The Post Top 20: DeMatha finishes strong; Broadneck, Northwest surge up rankings after upsets
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Version 0 of 1. 1. Damascus (12-0) Last week: 1 Jake Funk and Markus Vinson combined for six touchdowns and 269 rushing yards in a 45-3 win over Seneca Valley. Next up: Friday vs. Reservoir (9-3), 7 p.m. in Maryland 3A state semifinals. 2. South County (12-0) LW: 2 DeMarcus Ramsey rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns to spark the Stallions in a 42-9 win against West Potomac. Next up: Saturday vs. No. 20 Robinson (9-3), 1:30 p.m. in Virginia 6A North region semifinals. 3. DeMatha (11-1) LW: 3 Lorenzo Harrison rushed for 243 yards and three touchdowns and the Stags forced four turnovers to beat then-No. 14 Good Counsel, 48-17, clinching their third straight WCAC title. Next up: Season complete. 4. Wise (12-0) LW: 5 The Pumas trailed at halftime for the first time this season before pulling away for a 33-14 win over then-No. 20 Eleanor Roosevelt. Next up: Friday vs. No. 12 Northwest (9-3), 7 p.m. in Maryland 4A state semifinals. 5. Lake Braddock (11-1) LW: 6 The Bruins grinded out a 13-10 win over Battlefield behind a Peyton Scott touchdown reception. Next up: Saturday vs. No. 7 Westfield (11-1), 1:30 p.m. in Virginia 6A North region semifinals. 6. Tuscarora (12-0) LW: 7 James Douglas carried the ball 41 times for 251 yards and four touchdowns as the Huskies erased a 21-7 first-quarter deficit for a 42-27 win over Atlee. Next up: Friday vs. North Stafford (9-3), 2 p.m. in Virginia 5A North region semifinals. 7. Westfield (11-1) LW: 8 Tavon Greene ripped off a 70-yard kickoff return in the fourth quarter to rally the Bulldogs past South Lakes, 24-13. Next up: Saturday at No. 5 Lake Braddock (11-1) in Virginia 6A North region semifinals. 8. Howard (12-0) LW: 11 Casey Crawford threw four touchdown passes in a 34-14 win over then-No. 12 Sherwood, and Howard won back-to-back region titles for the first time since 1975. Next up: Friday vs. No. 9 Broadneck (10-2), 7 p.m. in Maryland 4A state semifinals. 9. Broadneck (10-2) LW: 19 After Keante Coates returned the opening kickoff for a 99-yard touchdown, the Bruins defense pitched a shutout in a 7-0 win against then-No. 4 Old Mill. Next up: Friday at No. 8 Howard (12-0), 7 p.m. in Maryland 4A state semifinals. 10. Gonzaga (9-2) LW: 10 After falling in the WCAC semifinals, the Eagles will have a shot at defending their DCSAA Class AA title . Next up: Saturday vs. Friendship Collegiate (6-5), 12 p.m. in DCSAA Class AA semifinals at Catholic. 11. Old Mill (11-1) LW: 6 In their second meeting of the season with then-No. 19 Broadneck, the Patriots came up short in a 7-0 loss in the Maryland 4A East region final. Next up: Season complete. 12. Northwest (9-3) LW: NR Quarterback Mark Pierce improved to 10-0 in the playoffs after leading the Jaguars to a 50-40 victory at then-No. 9 Quince Orchard. Next up: Friday at No. 4 Wise (12-0), 7 p.m. in Maryland 4A state semifinals. 13. Quince Orchard (10-2) LW: 9 Sophomore quarterback Doc Bonner’s 206-yard, four-touchdown game wasn’t enough in a 50-40 loss to Northwest. Next up: Season complete. 14. Champe (11-0) LW: 16 A 20-yard field goal by William Nichols with 36 seconds remaining lifted the Knights to a 16-13 victory over George Washington-Danville. Next up: Saturday vs. Salem (11-0), 2 p.m. in Virginia 4A West region semifinals. 15. Sherwood (10-2) LW: 12 The Warriors fell 34-14 to then-No. 11 Howard in the Maryland 4A North region final, marking their first on-field loss of the year. Next up: Season complete. 16. Good Counsel (7-5) LW: 14 Despite a strong showing by Owen Peters (nine catches for 93 yards and one touchdown), the Falcons could not keep up with No. 3 DeMatha in a 48-17 loss in the WCAC final. Next up: Season complete. 17. Wilson (11-1) LW: 17 Steven Williams threw for 360 yards and five touchdowns in the Tigers’ 37-34 win over Ballou in the DCIAA Stars semifinals. Next up: Thursday vs. H.D. Woodson (7-4), 11 a.m. at Eastern in the Turkey Bowl. 18. St. John’s (7-4) LW: 15 The Cadets, who lost to eventual champion DeMatha in the WCAC semifinals, featured two Under Armour All-Americans on their roster in defensive end Terrell Hall and linebacker Aaron Hansford. Next up: Season complete. 19. Seneca Valley (10-2) LW: 13 The Screaming Eagles’ playoff run came to an end with a 45-3 loss to No. 1 Damascus in the Maryland 3A West region final. Next up: Season complete. 20. Robinson (9-3) LW: NR A 29-yard pass by Alex Miller to Wes Richmond in the final minute lifted the Rams to a 31-24 win against Chantilly. Next up: Saturday at No. 2 South County (12-0), 1:30 p.m. in Virginia 6A North region semifinals. Dropped out: No. 18 Hylton (9-3), No. 20 Eleanor Roosevelt (9-3) On the bubble: Potomac (Md.) (10-2), Stone Bridge (8-4), Woodgrove (11-1), Patuxent (10-2), Reservoir (9-3), Forestville (7-5) |