This was a busy

week in the Dulles District. Halloween Night brought plenty of tricks and treats

to the players and fans. 2 games were decided in overtime and on the last play

of the game, one coach set a milestone as his team captured the district and

bragging rights for Leesburg were decided.

Stone Bridge (9-0) (6-0)

-63

Dominion (2-7) (0-6) -12

Bulldog Coach Mickey Thompson recorded his 100^th

career coaching victory as the Bulldogs locked up the Dulles District and

remained undefeated with 1 game to go. The Bulldogs spread their scoring spree

among 8 different players. Andrew

Winslow started the scoring with a 10-yard touchdown run. Stephen Eaton’s

extra point was all that Stone Bridge needed to get rolling, scoring 7 times in

the 1^st half. Eaton was 9 or 9 and extended his streak of extra

points to 42. He has only missed one in his career. Alex Runksi got the first of

his 2 scores with a 16-yard scamper in the 1^st, and Landon Gouveia

went in from 2 to round out the 1^st quarter scoring. The Bulldogs

only had the ball 16:00 minutes of the game but were able to score quickly on

several drives. Mike O’Brien hit Brian Calloway on a 5-yard pass and then ran

in from 6 yards out. Runski and Gouveia each had their second touchdown with

both going in from 2 yards out. The Bulldogs went in to the locker room leading

49-0. Several Bulldogs saw action in the 2^nd half. Shamar

Knight-Justice raced 36-yards for the first score of the 3^rd quarter

and Andrew Ryan rambled for 55 yards to round out Stone Bridges scoring. The

tough Bulldog defense gave up some yardage but did not let the Titans into the

end zone till late in the 4^th quarter. Chris Whipple connected with

Jonathan Barden on a 20-yard strike to put the Titans on the board. Cedric

“C.J.” Reaves continued to be a bright spot for Dominion and went in from 1

to get the Titans 2^nd score. The Titans used a combination of passers

to amass 123 yards passing, but the Bulldogs also picked off Dominion 4 times on

the night. Stone Bridge has won 25 of it’s last 35 games after going 3 and 7

their inaugural year. Thompson amassed his other wins while coaching one of the

areas premier programs at Park View. The

Bulldogs will look to complete a perfect season when they host the surprise

Broad Run Spartans in the Battle of Ashburn, on Friday night. Dominion will end

their season with the Heritage Pride.

Bulldogs: Gouveia 9-80, 2 TD; O’Brien

9-80, 1TD; Runski 5-43, 2 TD; Ryan 1-55, 1TD; Knight-Justice 1-36; 1 TD; Mazur

4-16; Rogers 2-6; Moser 1-4; Winslow 3-4, 1TD; Gates 1-0.

Titans: Reaves 24-84, 1TD; Addie 4-38;

Holdaway 3-4; Barden 1 (-5); Ali 1 (-12); Whipple 9-(-13).

Bulldogs: O’Brien 1-2, 5 yards, 1TD.

Titans: Whipple 2-12 60 yards, 1TD, 1Int;

Addie 2-6, 63 yards, 2 Int; Reaves 0-1, 1Int.

Bulldogs: Calloway 1-5, 1TD.

Titans: Barden 3-117, 1TD.; Caracciolo

1-6.

With possible playoff berths hanging in the

balance for both teams, this was probably the most watched game in the District.

After a scoreless 1^st quarter, Jared Develli intercepted a John

Sheehan pass and returned it for a 15-yard touchdown; his extra point put the

Patriots on the board first. Develli then kicked a 24-yard field goal to put

Park View up 10-0. The Vikings hung tough and John Sheehan hit Justin Wisch on a

35-yard touchdown pass and with Sheehan’s extra point, the Vikings trailed by

3 and went into the locker room down 10-7. Steven Blankenship hit Roscoe Johnson

on a 6-yard touchdown pass, and Develli’s extra point put the Patriots back up

by 10 at the end of the 3^rd quarter. Sheehan nailed a 28-yard field

goal; to pull the Vikings back to within one score. After holding the Pats,

Loudoun Valley put together an impressive drive capped off with a Brett Mottice

4-yard scamper into the end zone, with Sheehan converting the game was tied, but

Park View would have time to score. It looked like Park View would regain the

lead when they lined up for a 28-yard Develli field goal attempt. To the home

crowd’s delight the kick was wide left and Valley dodged a bullet. Loudoun

Valley could not score and the game went into overtime. Park View took

possession first and was unable to cross the goal line in 3 attempts starting at

the 10. On 4^th and goal from the 4 Develli redeemed his earlier miss

by knocking down the field goal to put Park View up by 3. The Vikings took over

and John Sheehan rolled out and went in on third down to cap the come from

behind victory for the Vikings. The win likely secured Loudoun Valley a playoff

berth, however the pairings have not been finalized. Loudoun Valley will host

their archrivals Loudoun County this Friday at Leonard Stadium to close out

their regular season. Park View travels to Potomac Falls to close out their

schedule.

Vikings: Mottice 20-86, 1TD; J. Sheehan

9-36, 1TD; Schonder 9-28; Wilson 2-15.

Patriots: Dudinski 11-30; James 9-16;

Blankenship 4-7; Laird 2-6; Daza 1-(-4).

.

Vikings: Sheehan 15-20, 128 yards, 1TD, 1

Int.

Patriots: Blankenship 12-16, 177 yards,

1TD.

Vikings: Adams 5-47; S. Sheehan 3-15;

Jones 3-21; Damewood 2-15; Wisch 1-35, 1TD; Schonder 1-(-5).

Patriots: Daza 7-82; Johnson 3-21, 1TD;

Geiger 2-74.

Potomac

Falls

(6-3) (4-2) -34

Broad Run (6-3) (3-3) -

28

Like the Vikings vs. Patriots, this game was a

thriller for the fans and came down to a last second touchdown. With Park View

losing, third place in the district would be up for grabs to the winner of this

contest. The Panthers struck first with Chris Jaeger going in from 10-yards out.

Michael Golino’s extra point made the score 7-0. The Districts Leading Rusher,

Michael Coleman coming off a 4 touchdown game against Dominion, had another 4

today, 2 in the 1^st quarter with a 58-yard run and a 5-yard reception

from Kyle Hopeck, David Heenan’s 2 extra points made the score 14-7 Spartans

at the end of the quarter. Rick Fisher had another good day with 2 scores for

the Panthers, getting his 1^st, a 5-yard pass from Joe Reilly. Coleman

scored on a 46-yard scamper and the Spartans went into the half leading by 8,

21-13.

Potomac

Falls

came back and tied the score with Reilly hitting Fisher again on a 5-yard pass;

he then hit Adrian Tracey for the 2 point conversion. The 3^rd quarter

ended tied. In the 4^th Coleman went in from 2 and Reilly threw his 3^rd

TD of the day hitting John Veselick for a 5 yard pass. After

Potomac

Falls

tied the game again it appeared to be headed for overtime. With 15 seconds to

go in the game Brandon Jackson stripped the ball and raced 70 yards for the

winning score. It was a heartbreaking loss for the Spartans, and they hope to

recover as they travel down Ashburn Farms Parkway to play cross-town rival,

undefeated

Stone

Bridge

in the Battle of Ashburn.

Potomac

Falls

ends their regular season hosting Park View.

Panthers: Bailey 14-49; Jaeger 2-9, 1TD;

Coe 2-5; Reilly 4-4 .

Spartans: Coleman 25-231, 3TD; Lawlor

11-50; Nelson 1-(-2).

Panthers: Reilly 16-27, 138 yards, 3 TD, 2

Int.

Spartans: Hopeck 3-10, 18 yards.

Panthers: Fisher 8-56, 2 TD; Veselick

5-49, 1TD; Coe 1-18; Calloway 1-5; Tracey 1-2 (2 pts.).

Spartans: Coleman 2-10, 1TD; Field 1-8.

The First Annual Battle of Leesburg was held

tonight at Raider Field and

Loudoun

County

came out on top 20-7, in front of a festive Halloween crowd that included not

one but two costumed marching bands. When the Captains from both teams went to

the center of the field, one thing was different from every other Raider coin

toss this year. Co Captain, Senior Running Back / Defensive Back, Aaron Huber

was on crutches. Huber sprained his MCL last week against Park View, and

according to Raider Trainer Chris Furr, “Aaron had an MRI today and will be

reevaluated this week to see if surgery is required, it’s a tough break,

he’s a very good kid and is a great leader.” Furr, a former Washington

Redskins Assistant Trainer, will be working along with Huber’s Doctors to make

sure he gets the best rehabilitation program that they can provide. The Raiders

took the opening kickoff and marched systematically down the field. With

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6:04

left in the 1^st Quarter Scott Spurrier went around left end for a

7-yard touchdown and Abe Jebeile’s extra point made the game 7-0 Raiders. As

both teams battled back and forth for field position the quarter ended at 7-0.

The Raiders continued to move the ball and with

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10:54

in the 2^nd quarter Grant Jones broke lose for a 33-yard touchdown

run and Jebeile’s point after made it 14-0. Both team’s defenses stiffened

and went in at the intermission with the Raiders leading 14-0. In the 2^nd

half Heritage started to go to the air with some success as Brian Bell worked a

variety of targets. With defenses tightening the score still remained 14-0 at

the end of the 3^rd quarter. Heritage was mounting a strong drive when

the Raiders held on downs with

10:06

to go in the game. After turning the ball over to Heritage near midfield the

Pride got on the scoreboard when Brian Bell hit Robert Rector on a broken play

for an 18-yard touchdown pass with

5:15

to go in the game. Daniel O’Connell’s extra point pulled Heritage within 7.

The Raiders were able to put the game out of reach when Daniel Slack raced 11

yards for the backbreaking score with time running out. When the final gun

sounded the Raiders had a 20-7 victory and claimed the bragging in rights in

what Raiders Coach Pat McManus says is sure to be a rivalry in the making.

“It’s going to be a big annual rivalry”, and with preparations for their

biggest rivalry in history next week, Loudoun Valley, there was not much time

for celebration. Watching the players after the game, you could see there were

several friendships off the field, but on the field both teams played with

intensity all game long. When asked to evaluate his teams performance, Heritage

Head coach Wes Driskell had this to say: “We made some mental mistakes in the

first half that definitely hurt us, then we made some good things happen in the

2^nd half, if we are going to be competitive in the Dulles District we

have to find a way to eliminate the mental mistakes.”

Raider Head Coach Pat McManus was already meeting with his staff to

discuss

Loudoun

Valley

strategy after the Raiders had departed the locker room, he said “I’m proud

of our kids tonight; they hung in there and made some big plays. Our defense was

in the right spots and were able to make the plays when they needed to.”

Asked about losing one of his co captains to injury he had this to say,

“When a player goes out for the season, there are two things they can do. One

is to pack it up and leave, the other is to stick around and support your

teammates. Aaron chose to do that, he is there for his teammates and he shows

why he was chosen as a Captain.” As

the Raiders prepare to go to Purcellville and end the season with their

archrivals the Loudoun Valley Vikings, Heritage will end their first season of

Dulles District play against another newcomer, Dominion.

Rushing:

LC:

Slack 14-94, 1 TD; Spurrier 11-74, 1TD; Sweeny 17-44; Jones 3-35, 1TD; Kernus

5-29; Bridges 1-1.

Her:

Smith 4-20;

Bell

5-11; Lucas 4-5; Stinger 1-(-6).

Passing:

LC:

Jones 2-4, 28 yards, 2int. Kernus 1-1, 8 yards.

Her:

Bell

13-34, 140 yards, 1 TD.

Receiving:

LC:

Hetrick 1-17; Slack 1-11; Sweeney 1-8.

Her:

Hunter 3-50; Rector 4-46, 1TD; Stinger 4-31; Cadwell 1-9.

normal">DULLES DISTRICT STANDINGS

Statistics for this report complied from the following

sources: Denis Eaton, The Washington Post, Loudoun Valley Football and The

Virginia High School League.

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