SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 , 2019. THE WASHINGTON POST EZ M2 D7
BY TRAMEL RAGGSWith another stifling defen-
sive performance and more than
enough offense to build a com-
fortable cushion, Wise had no
trouble with visiting Oxon Hill
on Friday.
The No. 8 Pumas got off to a
near-perfect start in their regu-
lar season finale in Upper Marl-
boro, scoring quickly on offense
and special teams as they rolled
to a 58-16 victory.
Wise (9-0) clinched the top
seed for the Maryland 4A South
region playoffs and improved to
12-1 all-time against the Clip-
pers.
“I knew this was going to
happen,” Wise senior tailback
Anthony Morales said. “All week
we had been practicing and
focusing on finishing out the
season strong, and I think the
scoreboard is proof that we did
that.”
The slow start was out of
character for Oxon Hill (7-2),
which has displayed a prolific
passing attack this season.
The Clippers finally came to
life after falling behind 21-0.
Quarterback Robert Montgom-
ery led a quick touchdown drive
capped by a two-yard run by
Dallas Simmons to get Oxon Hill
on the board. Montgomery and
the Clippers were on their way to
scoring a second consecutive
touchdown until Wise safety
Jalil Farooq jumped in front of a
pass intended for Malik Baker.
“When I saw the formation, I
kind of knew that they would
want to get [Baker] the ball, so I
just stepped and made the play
that we needed to make,” Farooq
said.
Unlike the Clippers, the
Pumas intended to run the ball
from the start. Playing with a
lead helped, and they continued
to feed their running backs on
the way to 227 yards and seven
touchdowns on the ground.“We felt like they couldn’t stop
us on the ground, so we just went
out there and tried to set the
tone,” Morales said.
For Oxon Hill, the loss had
little impact on the playoff
standings. The Clippers already
were guaranteed the No. 2 seed
in the Maryland 3A South re-
gion.
“We view this as an opportu-
nity to try out some new things
against a bigger, more athletic
team as we prepare for the
playoffs,” Oxon Hill Coach Craig
Jeffries said.For the fourth time in five
seasons, Wise finished the regu-
lar season undefeated. But fol-
lowing last year’s loss to Quince
Orchard in the state semifinals,
the Pumas aren’t getting over-
confident.
“Last year, those kids didn’t
believe that they could be beat,”
Coach DaLawn Parrish said. “But
these kids were here last year.
They know what it feels like to
lose and are laser focused be-
cause they never want to feel
that again.”
[email protected]PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY NONLEAGUE FOOTBALL
Pumas subdue Clippers on the ground
high schools
WISE 58,
OXON HILL 16BY MICHAEL ERRIGOFor evidence of how fast the
trajectory of a high school foot-
ball program can change, look no
further than Friday night’s
game between McLean and
Washington-Liberty.
On its surface, the game was a
cold November battle between
.500 teams that carried potential
playoff implications. But both of
these programs entered the sea-
son starved for wins and find
themselves in a state of transi-
tion as those victories have
arrived.
Coming into the season,
McLean (4-5, 1-3 Liberty District)
was riding a 21-game losing
streak and hadn’t put a crooked
number in the win column since
- Washington-Liberty (5-4,
3-1) had just three victories over
the past two seasons, its only win
in 2018 coming in a matchup
against the Highlanders.
On Friday night, the Generals
reasserted their supremacy over
host McLean, 42-0. They showed
they were a few steps ahead in
the rebuilding process, taking a
28-0 lead by halftime and
cruising from there.
“These wins aren’t easy, and
you have to savor and enjoy
them,” Generals Coach Josh
Shapiro said. “There has been a
lot of growing here.”
Junior Ahmad Williams had a
70-yard interception return for a
touchdown in the second quarter
and added two touchdown
receptions.
“It felt like a Madden scene,” a
laughing Williams said of his
pick-six. “I felt frozen up in the
air. And then I just had to try to
take it back.”
Both teams have benefited
from young players such as Wil-
liams turning into experienced
difference-makers after being
thrust into important roles early
in their careers. But the futility
that comes with that kind of
maturation process has lasting
effects.
McLean Coach John Scholla
said that he has had to remind his
team throughout the fall that the
fun they were having playing
football was normal, evenexpected.
“The kids have been telling
me, ‘Coach, everyone’s so excited,’
and I’m like: ‘Yeah! Football is
fun!’ ” Scholla said.
Scholla and his staff knew this
year’s team would have the ex-
perience and talent necessary to
break the spell of misery at
McLean. After the final game of
last year, he thanked the seniors
and then spoke to the underclass-
men about the change that was
sure to come.
“I told them: ‘Guys, we’re going
to win games next year. The
losing stuff is going to stop. Buthow many we win will be com-
pletely up to you this offseason,’ ”
Scholla said. “And they’ve re-
sponded well to it. They have a
taste for winning now.”
For Washington-Liberty, a con-
tender before things started to
head south in 2017, last fall’s 1-9
campaign provided motivation
to work hard this year, to make
November games such as this one
count for something again.
“This is my first experience
playing these type of games [late
in the season],” Williams said.
“We’ve made the change.”
[email protected]VIRGINIA LIBERTY DISTRICT FOOTBALL
Generals achieve higher rank in clash with rivals
WASH.-LIBERTY 42,
MCLEAN 0BY KYLE MELNICKWhen midfielder Elena Mi-
chael’s shot hit the back of the net
Friday afternoon, the Sidwell
Friends girls’ soccer players and
coaches jumped around their
bench.
“I think I pulled a hamstring,”
Coach Ryan Alexander said in the
middle of the jubilation.
But a minor injury wasn’t go-
ing to damper the Quakers’
mood: Sidwell Friends was min-
utes away from winning its sec-
ond consecutive Independent
School League Class AA champi-
onship. Michael’s goal put the
finishing touches on the Quakers’
3-0 victory over Georgetown Day
at Potomac School in McLean.
“It feels great, especially as a
senior,” Michael said. “This is
how I wanted to finish off my
high school soccer career.”
Sidwell Friends (14-1-1) carried
lofty expectations into the sea-
son. In addition to winning the
ISL title last year, the Quakers
won their first D.C. State Athletic
Association championship, and
they returned the majority of
their starters. The Quakers felt
that burden early, dropping their
second game of the season to
Georgetown Visitation. That
pressure faded as the season
progressed and they kept win-
ning.
“They put pressure on them-
selves,” Alexander said of his
players. “It did take us a little bit
to cope with that mentality.”Last season, Sidwell Friends
needed overtime to win the ISL
title against Georgetown Visita-
tion. There was no drama Friday
against the Grasshoppers (15-2),
whom Sidwell Friends beat for
last year’s DCSAA championship.
Sidwell Friends forward Kiki
Rice scored twice in the first half.
When the Quakers beat George-
town Day last month, she noticed
the Grasshoppers’ goalkeeper ran
out of the box and dived for balls,
so Rice crossed her over twice for
her team-leading 14th and
15th goals.
Rice was a target of opposing
defenses often this season after
she had 42 goals and 12 assists to
earn first-team All-Met honors as
a freshman last year.
“There’s a little bit of pressure,
but I just focused on doing what I
can do to help my team win,” shesaid. “That doesn’t necessarily
mean the same amount of goals
as last year.”
Rice’s goals gave Sidwell
Friends a cushion before Michael
added her 13th of the season. As
the players celebrated after the
game, Alexander put the victory
in perspective.
“Focus, focus,” he told his play-
ers. “We still got D.C. states.”
Sidwell Friends could meet
Georgetown Day again in the
DCSAA tournament, which be-
gins Tuesday. But the players
savored this win, staying on the
field for about 15 minutes to take
photos. As her teammates de-
parted, Michael grabbed the
black championship banner,
threw it over her back and used it
as a cape while she ran around
the field.
[email protected]INDEPENDENT SCHOOL LEAGUE CLASS AA GIRLS’ SOCCER FINAL
Rice scores twice as Quakers repeat as champions
SIDWELL FRIENDS 3,
GEORGETOWN DAY 0SCOREBOARDTRAMEL RAGGS/THE WASHINGTON POST
Wise (9-0) ran for 227 yards and seven scores, sealing the top seed for the Maryland 4A South playoffs.MICHAEL ERRIGO/THE WASHINGTON POST
“These wins aren’t easy, and you have to savor and enjoy them,” said Generals Coach Josh Shapiro, left.BOYS' SOCCER
PRIVATE
Good Counsel 4, St. Mary's Ryken 0
VISAA DIVISION I O'Connell 6, Blue Ridge 0
Potomac School 4, Saint Paul 0
GIRLS' SOCCER
MARYLAND
Calvert 5, Kent Island 2
PRIVATE
Bullis 2, Maret 1
FOOTBALL
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Ballou 34, Eastern 6
Dunbar 36, Wilson 18
McKinley 41, Cardozo 0
Ron Brown 14, Bell 6
MARYLAND
Arundel 38, Broadneck 34
Damascus 53, Blair 0
Einstein 26, Northwood 0
Friendly 30, Surrattsville 12
Glenelg 43, Long Reach 6
Huntingtown 47, Great Mills 6
La Plata 32, Calvert 2
Lackey 28, Thomas Stone 14
Magruder 7, Wheaton 0
Marriotts Ridge 35, Atholton 7
North Point 41, Northern 20
Northeast 9, Chesapeake 7
Northwest 57, Wootton 6
Oakland Mills 56, Wilde Lake 28
Old Mill 21, Annapolis 20
Paint Branch 42, Kennedy 0
Patuxent 27, Westlake 6
Potomac (Md.) 36, Gwynn Park 28
Quince Orchard 47, Walter Johnson 7
Reservoir 34, Mount Hebron 7
Richard Montgomery 42, Bethesda-Chevy Chase 14
River Hill 14, Howard 7
Rockville 22, Blake 6
Sherwood 42, Springbrook 0
South River 49, North County 7
Southern 8, Severna Park 7
St. Charles 45, Chopticon 28
Watkins Mill 34, Poolesville 21
Whitman 35, Gaithersburg 7
Wise 58, Oxon Hill 16
VIRGINIA
Brentsville 34, Skyline 28
Broad Run 24, Briar Woods 7
Chantilly 31, Centreville 24
Colgan 41, Osbourn Park 10
Dominion 13, Loudoun County 9
Forest Park 41, Potomac (Va.) 14
Freedom-Woodbridge 68, Gar-Field 7
Hayfield 30, Annandale 7
Independence 88, Park View 8
James Madison 41, Oakton 0
Lake Braddock 49, West Springfield 35
Mount Vernon 33, T.C. Williams 6
Patriot 20, Stonewall Jackson 13
Riverside 21, Rock Ridge 13
Robinson 22, W.T. Woodson 19
South County 44, Fairfax 6
Stone Bridge 41, Potomac Falls 0
Tuscarora 35, Loudoun Valley 0
Washington-Liberty 42, McLean 0
Westfield 41, West Potomac 0
Woodbridge 28, Hylton 6
Woodgrove 56, Freedom-South Riding 0
Yorktown 31, South Lakes 10
PRIVATE
Calvert Hall 31, Avalon 13
Maret 42, Sidwell Friends 0
Pallotti 14, Concordia Prep 13
St. Edwards (OH) 36, National Christian 14
St. Mary's Ryken 48, Paul VI 8
GIRLS' TENNIS
VIRGINIA
Sidwell Friends 4, Potomac (Va.) 3
VOLLEYBALL
PRIVATE
Flint Hill def. Episcopal (25-14, 25-9, 25-10)
FIELD HOCKEY
PRIVATE
Good Counsel 1, Holy Cross 0
Holton-Arms 3, St. Stephen's/St. Agnes 2FOOTBALL
MARYLAND
MAGRUDER 7, WHEATON 0
Wheaton (3-5, 1-0) ............0 0 0 0 — 0
Magruder (5-4, 0-0) ...........0 0 7 0 — 7
M: Proctor 9 run ( Guzman kick )
RUSHING LEADERS: M: Baxter 19-83, David 10-33,
Proctor 3-17, Barclay 2-5.
RECEIVING LEADERS: M: Rose 2-28.
QUINCE ORCHARD 47, WALTER JOHNSON 7
Quince Orchard (9-0, 0-0) ..14 12 21 0 — 47
Walter Johnson (7-1, 0-0) .0 7 0 0 — 7
QO: Cooper 1 run ( Burke kick )
QO: Cooper 6 run ( Burke kick )
QO: Luke 21 pass from Plummer ( kick failed )
WJ: 25 fumble return ( kick )
QO: Swigart 24 pass from Plummer ( kick failed )
QO: Robinson 50 kickoff return ( Burke kick )
QO: Cooper 1 run ( Burke kick )
QO: Luke 35 pass from Plummer ( Burke kick )
RUSHING LEADERS: QO: Cooper 13-117, McBride 4-26,
Hackey 1-8.
PASSING LEADERS: QO: Plummer 7-10-1-157.
RECEIVING LEADERS: QO: Swigart 3-67, Luke 2-56,
Moran 1-18, Jones 1-16.
WATKINS MILL 34, POOLESVILLE 21
Poolesville (2-5, 0-0) .........0 14 0 7 — 21
Watkins Mill (6-3, 1-0) ......8 14 6 6 — 34
WM: Rush 30 pass from Cross ( Lewis pass from Cross )
WM: Sayeh 8 run ( Rush pass from Cross )
WM: Rush 59 pass from Cross ( run failed )
WM: Lewis 79 kickoff return ( pass failed )
WM: Rush 10 pass from Cross ( run failed )
RUSHING LEADERS: WM: Sayeh 14-96, Cross 11-41.
PASSING LEADERS: WM: Cross 22-34-0-286.
RECEIVING LEADERS: WM: Cross 11-178, Sayeh 7-65,
Sykes III 3-33.
VIRGINIA
HAYFIELD 30, ANNANDALE 7
Hayfield (1-7, 0-0) .............0 0 24 6 — 30
Annandale (0-8, 0-0) .........7 0 0 0 — 7
A: Agyeman 4 run ( Scott kick )
RUSHING LEADERS: A: Agyeman 28-154, Salisbury
10-41, Laatour 2-20, Asante 3-5.
RECEIVING LEADERS: A: Laatour 3-46, Boyd 1-19, Berry
2-17, Weaver 1-10.
YORKTOWN 31, SOUTH LAKES 10
South Lakes (5-3, 0-0) .......0 7 3 0 — 10
Yorktown (8-1, 4-0) ...........7 3 0 21 — 31
SL: 20 run ( kick )
SL: 27 field goal ( kick )
Y: Wilson 1 run ( Garufi kick )
Y: Garufi 30 field goal
Y: Altubire 9 run ( Garufi kick )
Y: Patterson 73 pass from Wilson ( Garufi kick )
Y: Patterson 61 pass from Wilson ( Garufi kick )
RUSHING LEADERS: Y: Wilson 7-47, Altubire 18-47,
Patterson 2-9.
PASSING LEADERS: Y: Wilson 20-25-0-269.
RECEIVING LEADERS: Y: Patterson 7-177, Rotker 5-58,
Rindfusz 3-13, Perry-Elem 2-12, Roberts 1-7.
WESTFIELD 41, WEST POTOMAC 0
Westfield (9-0, 0-0) ...........7 28 6 0 — 41
West Potomac (3-6, 0-0) ...0 0 0 0 — 0
W: Legall 5 run ( Williams kick )
W: Legall 63 run ( Williams kick )
W: Caleb 30 interception return ( Williams kick )
W: Legall 2 run ( Williams kick )
W: Legall 25 run ( Williams kick )
W: Gabe 12 run ( kick failed )
RUSHING LEADERS: W: Legall 11-171, Gabe 12-84,
Ridings 3-11, Richards 1-9, Richie 1-9.
PASSING LEADERS: W: Kim 6-10-null-120.
RECEIVING LEADERS: W: Soto 3-59, Howard 2-54, Gabe 1-7.
PRIVATE
MARET 35, SIDWELL FRIENDS 0
Sidwell Friends (1-8, 0-4) ..0 0 0 0 — 0
Maret (4-3, 1-2) .................20 15 0 0 — 35
RUSHING LEADERS: SF: Brown 5-8.
PASSING LEADERS: SF: Young 5-15-1-45.
RECEIVING LEADERS: SF: Brown 2-20, Schwartz 1-18,
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