Offensive Player of the Week: Mike Cresham, Wootton
Let’s just say this, nobody has ever had a better passing performance than Cresham had this week. The Wootton senior broke the Maryland state record for passing yards in a game by throwing for 451 yards in a 36-7 win over Blair.
Defensive Player of the Week: Paul Okeyo, Walter Johnson
Okeyo was dominant against Poolesville, recording 11 tackles in his first-ever high school win. He also receives this award for continuously playing hard and believing in his team even when it didn’t exactly make his high school games enjoyable.
Special Teams Player of the Week: Mark Magus, Damascus
Mark Magus was 7-for-7 on extra points – extending his Maryland state record for most career extra points — and booted a 29-yard field goal, hauled in a 15-yard pass, made three tackles and had seven touchbacks.
Offensive Play of the Week: Zack Splain, Sherwood
On third-and-17, the snap went past Splain. He recovered it on the run, shook off one defender, leapt and threw at the same time while being hit and somehow found Steven Gamble for a 37-yard touchdown pass and Sherwood’s first touchdown.
Defensive Play of the Week: Sosthene Kapepula, Sherwood
Kapepula scooped up a bouncing fumble and returned it 45 yards for Sherwood’s second touchdown.
Special Teams Play of the Week: Gabriel Leal, Magruder
OK so there usually isn’t a STPW award but since there was so much special special teams play this week I decided to create it for this week only. It’s my MMQ and I can do it if I want! Anway, Leal pulls it out with his first career field goal on his first career attempt, a 31-yarder that gave Magruder a 10-7 win over Churchill. That’s just storybook stuff right there.
Hit of the Week: Paul Okeyo, Walter Johnson
Okeyo is an absolute wrecking ball and coaches from around the county have recognized it. Okeyo, who says he wants to go to Bowie, leveled several Poolesville runners but the one hit “see video” was just nasty.
Special metion goes out to Steven Gamble of Sherwood, who also can lay the wood and did so several times against QO. Again, see the video.
Quote of the Week: Coach Tom Mulholland, Walter Johnson
“Did an elephant slide off my back?”
It was worth
another day’s wait for this one. The two teams were fired up right from
the start and so were the packed Sherwood bleachers in a meeting of two
undefeated teams. The two teams slugged it out with Sherwood
capitalizing on two big plays.
Runner-Up: Walter Johnson 40, Poolesville 15
OK,
so it wasn’t the most thrilling game but the post-game celebration was
absolutely classic and will be remembered by everybody present for
quite some time, including by this MMQ reporter.
Clarksburg 32, Rockville 14
Cody Martin threw for 148 yards and Mark Small rushed for 103 as Clarksburg overcame Crusoe Gongbay’s 200 yards rushing with a balanced offense.
Damascus 38, B-CC 3
The Swarmin Hornets did just fine without Connor Frazier in their first full game with him out.
Einstein 44, Watkins Mill 42 (2OT)
Malcolm Crockett, who was previously injured during the game, ran for a
touchdown on fourth down in the second overtime and the Titans held on
a two-point conversion to tie the game, giving Einstein a homecoming
win.
Magruder 10, Churchill 7
This was quite an upset, especially considering that Churchill was coming off a big win over Northwest. Marquis Morgan ran 28 times for 130 yards and a touchdown and of course give it up for Gabriel Leal and his field goal.
Northwest 30, Gaithersburg 22
The Jaguars special teams, a weak spot last year, forced two turnovers and blocked a punt and a
field goal. Quarterback Jarrhett Butler threw for 157 yards and two
touchdowns.
Paint Branch 41, Wheaton 0
Tracy Martin Jr. has done well since taking over at quarterback full
time. He passed 13 times for 158 yards and ran 10 times for 158 yards
on Friday.
Seneca Valley 50, Kennedy 0
Seneca Valley is now just one of two undefeated teams in Montgomery County. Mark Henderson notched three touchdowns and George Lerch threw for three and ran in another as Seneca Valley avenged a loss to Kennedy from last year.
Springbrook 38, Blake 14
Miles Gray ran for 170 yards on 23 carries as Springbrook improves to
5-2 on the year. Mitchell Pollard had three touchdowns, including one
on a fumble recovery in the end zone.
St. George’s Tech 48, Northwood 14
The Gladiators are struggling right now. On the flip side, I did see
quarterback Jimmy Hessler and his dad at the Sherwood game, if that
means anything – which it doesn’t.
Whitman 25, Richard Montgomery 20
Anthony Young-Wiseman ran for an 89-yard touchdown and caught two touchdown passes from sophomore quarterback Henry Kuhn.
Wootton 36, Blair 7
Despite Wootton’s offense being off the mark in the first quarter, it more than made up for it the rest of the game. Mooney just looks unstoppable at times.
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