Monday, September 10, 2012
Wolverines held the Hornets in check in the first half, but Zach Bradshaw's big plays and the Hornets' running game powered Damascus to a 35-0 Week 2 win.
Watkins Mill had a season-defining upset in mind when Damascus headed into Wolverine Stadium on Friday for a battle between 3A West division foes that had rolled to big wins in Week 1. And for the better part of three quarters, a win didn't seem beyond the Wolverines' reach. But behind Damascus's bruising run game—and a pair of Zach Bradshaw highlights—the Swarmin’ Hornets' turned the hard-fought first half into a fourth-quarter blowout, handing the Wolverines a 35-0 defeat in their 2012 home opener. Watkins Mill (1-1) had its chances early on, as Damascus was slow get in gear. Four times in the first half, the Swarmin’ Hornets crossed into Watkins Mill territory. Two of those drives faltered on 4th down, and one turned Watkins Mill’s way …
Friday, September 7, 2012
Edges Northwest-Seneca Valley, the Battle for Germantown.
For the second week in a row, Watkins Mill football support poured in to upset a marquee matchup in the Patch Montgomery County Football Game of the Week Poll. With 41 percent of the vote, Watkins Mill-Damascus will be featured as the Patch Game of the Week. Gaithersburg-Springbrook was second with 18 percent and the highly anticipated Battle for Germantown between Northwest and Seneca Valley finished third with 13 percent. The Wolverines are coming off a 42-14 win over Poolesville in Week 1 and head coach Kevin Watson said a win over Damascus would be a breakthrough win for his program. PREVIEW: Watkins Mill v. Damascus Damascus (1-0) is coming off a 41-6 drubbing of Clarksburg. The Gazette's No. 3-ranked team scored all of its points in …
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Which Week 2 high school football game should be featured as the Patch Game of the Week in Montgomery County?
One week down, nine to go. High school football is officially underway in Montgomery County and Patch wants your help deciding what the biggest game is each week. In our inaugural Montgomery County Patch High School Football Game of the Week poll, readers selected Watkins Mill-Poolesville and the Wolverines rolled to a 42-14 victory. Voting for week two games is currently open and will close at 11:59 p.m. Thursday. The game selected as week two's game of the week will be announced Friday morning. In the event of a tie, we'll be relying on your comments to make a decision. Whichever game or school has the most support in the comments will win the tiebreaker. Vote for the Week 2 Montgomery County Patch High School Football Game of the Week …
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Edges highly anticipated Quince Orchard-Sherwood matchup.
In the inaugural Patch Montgomery County Football Game of the Week Poll, a surprising upstart edged out two of the county's elite programs to be selected as the Week 1 Game of the Week Friday night. With 46 percent of the vote, Watkins Mill-Poolesville knocked off Quince Orchard-Sherwood (26 percent) and the rest of the county to be nominated as GOTW. Quince Orchard is coming off a 13-1 season in which its only defeat came in overtime of the state championship. Cougars head coach Dave Mencarini told Patch he believes his program and Sherwood are the county's winningest over the last eight years. Instead, Patch will travel to Poolesville High School for a rematch of last year's season-opener between the Falcons and Wolverines, which …
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Which Week 1 high school football game should be featured as the inaugural Patch Game of the Week in Montgomery County?
A new school year. A clean slate. Friday Night Lights. As Montgomery County Public Schools prepare to open its doors to students on Monday, Aug. 27, athletes across the county have been preparing for their respective seasons, officially as early as Aug. 11, unofficially for longer. In a new fall feature, Montgomery County's Patch sites will be selecting a high school football Game of the Week, but we need your help and it's really easy. We'll post a poll every week listing the games across the county. All you need to do is vote for your selection as the Montgomery County Patch High School Football Game of the Week. Polls will close for each week at 11:59 p.m. the Wednesday before kickoff. (For example, week 1 games begin on Friday, Aug. …
Friday, October 21, 2011
After a 28-7 loss to B-CC last week, Wootton must win against Watkins Mill to keep its playoff hopes alive.
Wootton Patriots head coach Eddie Tolliver tries not to pay much attention to the standings. He leaves that to his assistants, he says. But following a 28-7 loss at Bethesda Chevy-Chase last week, Tolliver's team is running out of time in the 2011 season. Beginning with tonight's game against Watkins Mill, the Patriots need to win out their final three games (WM, Churchill, and Gaithersburg) or win two of three and get some help from other teams in the county. To have any chance to advance, Wootton needs its quarterback to rebound from his worst game of the season. Tolliver pulled his starter, Chris Papadopoulos, for the first time this season after throwing two first half interceptions against B-CC. Papadopoulos later re-entered the game…
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Patriots can win three in a row for the first time since the 2008 season.
Sitting above .500 for the first time this season, the Wootton Patriots football team has the opportunity to accomplish another feat for the first time since 2008 when they travel to Blake High School to face the Bengals this evening. Not since that season, which featured Wootton’s last playoff birth and only one since 1991, have the Patriots managed to win three consecutive football games. While head coach Eddie Tolliver likes to focus on one game at a time, he recognizes the importance of such a streak. “I really don’t look ahead towards the playoffs but it would be a good win for the kids,” the second-year head coach said. “Having three wins in a row and a 4-2 record six games in would really give us some momentum going into next week…
Friday, September 23, 2011
Wootton hosts Richard Montgomery Friday night and looks to rebound from last week's loss to Damascus.
It was a quiet bus ride back from Damascus last Friday night. Heading into last week's game against the Hornets, the Wootton Patriots football team had high expectations as it prepared to take on one of the county's top programs. And with good reason. Boasting the county's top-rated quarterback in Chris Papadopoulos, Wootton entered the game with confidence, fresh off a 30-14 win over Kennedy the week before. But the Hornets jumped out to an early 21-0 lead and the Patriots were never able to recover, losing 49-12 and falling to 1-2 on the season. It's a new week though and the Patriots return home for the first time since the season opener, poised to return to .500 as they welcome the 1-2 Richard Montgomery Rockets. To prepare for the …
Saturday, October 16, 2010
The Patriots earned their first win of the season in incredible fashion on Friday.
It took an extra four periods on Friday night, but the Wootton High School Patriots finally earned their first victory of the season. The Churchill Bulldogs made the quick four-mile trek up the road to Wootton on Friday, hoping to extend their winning streak to five games. Considering the home team's 0-6 record entering the contest, a victory for Churchill seemed to be a given. The Patriots however, started strong and never let up, eventually winning 48-42 in four overtimes. Wootton scored the first two touchdowns of the game, both on short runs. A failed extra-point attempt on the second score gave the Patriots a 13-0 lead in the second quarter. Churchill fired back with two quick scores of their own, one a fumble recovery and the other …
Tim
7:17 pm on Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Look out for Jr Gibson he is a major threat has a lot to prove Comein back from an injury I'm sure he is going to lay it all out on Friday vs Damascus more ›