Offensive Player of the Week: Curran Chabra, Churchill
Chabra was nearly perfect Friday night – in fact he would have had a perfect passer rating by NFL standards. He went 10-of-12 for 253 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions as the Bulldogs rolled over Northwest in a game that cemented Churchill as a 4A championship contender.
Defensive Player of the Week: Mike Cresham, Wootton
The always-aggressive and high-motor Cresham registered a 71-yard interception return for a touchdown for Wootton’s first score and anchored a defense that shut out a very solid Rockville squad.
Special Teams Player of the Week: Serge Kona, Gaithersburg
Kona returned a punt 70 yards for a touchdown as the Trojans rebounded from a tough loss against Quince Orchard with a 31-6 victory over Blake.
Offensive Play of the Week: Malcolm Crockett, Einstein
Crockett plunged into the end zone late in the fourth quarter on a three-yard run to give Einstein a comeback 22-18 win over Northwood. Crockett, who also had a 78-yard touchdown run, carried the ball 36 times for 302 touchdowns and three touchdowns.
Defensive Play of the Week: Marcus Pollard, Springbrook
Pollard intercepted a Paint Branch pass in the end zone to seal a 15-12 Blue Devils victory.
Quote of the Week: Ryan Quinn, Churchill
“We came into the season, no one thought we were going to be great. I think we’ve shown the county we’re for real.”
Game of the Week: Richard Montgomery 38, Walter Johnson 30
In a battle of winless teams, Richard Montgomery scored three straight touchdowns and Walter Johnson couldn’t fully come back. One Rockets touchdown pass was caught after the ball bounced off the receiver’s own helmet.
Churchill 49, Northwest 27
The Bulldogs made a big statement against a good Northwest team. Curran Chabra, Ryan Quinn and Danny Holzman are a three-headed monster for Churchill.
Clarksburg 25, Bethesda-Chevy Chase 14
The Coyotes pulled away from the winless Barons with three unanswered touchdowns, two coming on passes from Cody Martin to Andrew Veith.
Damascus 41, Magruder 19
With sophomore quarterback Connor Frazier injured on the sidelines, Damascus junior running back Brian Lucas rushed 20 times for 289 yards and four touchdowns.
Einstein 22, Northwood 18
The Titans got their third win of the season in comeback fashion as sophomore Malcolm Crockett ran 36 times for 302 yards and the game-winning score.
Gaithersburg 31, Blake 6
The Trojans responded to a blowout loss at the hands of Quince Orchard by taking it out on Blake. Running back Axel Ofori ran 15 times for 216 yards and two touchdowns.
Kennedy 14, Watkins Mill 8
The Cavaliers handed the Wolverines their second-straight win while coming off a bye week with a noteworthy performance.
Quince Orchard 47, Whitman 6
The Cougars got two touchdowns a piece from running backs Ben Sasu and Dawuan Genius and Travis Hawkins caught a 23-yard pass for a touchdown.
Samuel Banks 20, Poolesville 0
The Falcons are still searching for their first win. Luckily they face off against winless Walter Johnson next week and somebody’s got to break their streak.
Seneca Valley 49, Wheaton 0
The Screamin’ Eagles remained undefeated and quarterback George Lerch had one of his finest days of the season, completing 5-of-9 passes for 146 yards and two touchdowns.
Sherwood 35, Blair 7
The Warriors didn’t need any late-game theatrics this time as they built a 35-0 lead at one point. Quarterback Zack Splain continued his torrid play, going 10-for-12 for 175 yards and three touchdowns to Chris Everett of 11, 9 and 13 yards, respectively.
Springbrook 15, Paint Branch 12
The two teams traded scores and it looked like Paint Branch might have the final say until Mitchell Pollard intercepted a pass in the end zone to seal the game. Springbrook’s Phoenix Butler-Poole was 10-of-15 for 85 yards and had the game-winning touchdown pass.
Wootton 20, Rockville 0
After the Patriots defense was shredded by Northwest the week before, it responded by shutting out a solid Rockville team. Mike Mooney completed 21-of-31 passes for 255 yards.
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