This weekend’s “Game of the Week” didn’t quite live up to expectations, but did see one more team knocked from the unbeaten ranks as Freedom (7-0), behind A.J. Felton, stormed past previously undefeated Woodbridge 41-14.
Otherwise, Westfield (7-0), Colonial Forge (8-0), Eastern View (8-0), Broad Run (7-0), Flint Hill (6-0), and Stone Bridge (7-0), are still perfect, and each team won convincingly, with Westfield’s 34-14 win over Oakton being the only game that didn’t finish with a running clock.
Lake Braddock appears to be back on track, winning its fourth straight game after opening the season with three losses. Robinson defeated Fairfax 31-7 to earn its fourth victory, matching last season’s total.
Among the one-loss teams, Battlefield, North Stafford and South Lakes are no surprise. Mount Vernon is solid at 6-1 after a 5-6 campaign in 2016, but Marshall and Yorktown, 5-6 and 4-6 last season, are also rolling along at 6-1. The Patriots’ 31-20 win over Langley last weekend also marked a milestone – Coach Bruce Hanson’s 250th win.
Freedom 41, Woodbridge 14
This game was supposed to be closer. Freedom quarterback A.J. Felton personally made sure it wasn’t.
Felton ran for four scores, and threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to Erik Surratt as the Eagles (7-0) quickly closed the door of opportunity on the Vikings, building up a 21-0 halftime lead, and then answering Woodbridge’s 14-point rally with three more scores.
Felton ran for 190 yards on 11 carries, including scoring runs of 65, 57 and 47 yards. Woodbridge, whose defense entered the game with an 6.7 points per game average, allowed one more point than they had the entire season, as the Eagles ground out 378 yards, with Felton adding 147 more through the air.
Jason Hawkins returned an Antevious Jackson 70 yards for the Eagles other score. Jackson, who had thrown 10 touchdowns in the past two games, only tossed one on Friday, as part of a six of 24 passing night for 53-yards, replete with three interceptions.
Woodbridge dropped their first game of the season and now stands at 6-1.
Colonial Forge 42, Stafford 7
The Eagles maintained their claim as the other top football team south of the Occoquan River with a 42-7 drubbing of Stafford on Friday.
Ethan Garwood completed 15 of 20 passes for 304 yards and four touchdowns to pace Forge (8-0), who built up a 35-0 lead at the intermission.
Two of Garwood’s TD passes went to D.J. Dennis, who finished the night with five receptions for 113 yards. Zack Kindel grabbed a 76-yard TD pass, while Josh Sarratt was the recipient of the other scoring ball – a 34-yarder in the first quarter. Liam Kauthen added a five-yard scoring run.
The Indians, who opened the season 5-0, have now lost two straight, and avoided a shutout when Jalen Smith connected with Landon Woodson for a 50-yard score midway through the final quarter.
Yorktown 31, Langley 20
The Patriots held on to their share of the Liberty District lead, while giving their head coach Bruce Hanson his 250th career win on Friday.
Davis Patterson scored by air and ground. Patterson’s eight-yard TD reception from Will Porter helped Yorktown gain a 21-7 halftime edge, while a 59-yard scoring run in the second half added insurance points for Hanson, whose career record after 38 seasons is 250-163-2, with 220 wins coming during his 32 years at the Arlington school.
Tanner Wall scored on a 23-yard run, while Adam Luncher added an eight-yarder. Luncher also booted a 28-yard field goal to close the Patriots’ scoring.
Madison 49, Chantilly 7
Madison had little trouble against a winless Charger team, pounding out over 300 yards and five touchdowns on the ground to decimate Chantilly 49-7.
Brandon Walker led the Warhawks with 98 yards and a score, while Casey Koshuta added 55 yards and two TD’s. Bobby Williams and Pepe Conforti also scored on touchdown runs.
Patrick Berry completed only four passes, but they went for 115 yards, including a 42-yard scoring throw to John Finney.
With the win, Madison’s record improves to 6-2.
Marshall 49, George Mason 8
Quarterback Andrew Margiotta ran for three scores, while Brandon Gonzales, LaRon Allen, Kyle Burke and Aidan Platter also found the end zone on the ground as the Statesmen improved to 6-1 in a non-conference win over George Mason, their “down the street” Route 7 rival who started their season 5-0.
North Stafford 41, Mountain View 9
Devin Ravenel ran for two touchdowns and threw for a third to lead the Wolverines over Mountain View.
Ravenel completed seven of 10 passes for 150 yards, including the scoring play, a 42-yard pass to Holt Eagen. Ben Camden booted two field goals, while Devyn Ford added 133 yards and a touchdown rushing for North Stafford (6-1).
Flint Hill 42, Bishop Ireton 0
For the second straight week, Flint Hill shut out its opponent, this time blanking the winless Cardinals 42-0.
The Huskies (6-0) will remain in their #1 ranking in the VISAA Division I polls. Miles Thompson threw for 158 yards on 10 of 15 passing, along with four touchdown passes. Elijah Wasson caught two of the scores, while Mark Lewis and Jaylin Hertz grabbed the other touchdowns. Jordan Houston, who gained over 1,000 yards rushing in the first five games, was “held” to 111, as the Huskies built up a 35-0 halftime lead and played the rest of the game with a running clock.
Ireton, only two years removed from VISAA playoff action, has lost 15 of its last 17 games.
Woodgrove 28, Dominion 12
Bailey Burton threw for 171 yards and two touchdowns as Woodgrove pulled away from its Loudoun rival in the fourth quarter.
Dominion (4-3) pulled to within 14-12 in the second quarter on George Richardson’s second touchdown reception from Thomas Jarman. After a scoreless third stanza, the Wolverines pulled ahead on Ben Castellano’s 41-yard touchdown reception. Burton scored the game’s final points on a one-yard keeper for a TD.
Woodgrove (5-2) will face Heritage (6-2) in a crucial matchup next Friday.
Other Scores
Battlefield 35, Osbourn Park 7
Brentsville 7, William Monroe 6
Broad Run 44, Parkdale 6
Brooke Point 7, Massaponax 3
Chancellor 23, King George 21
Colgan 56, Gar-Field 12
Collegiate 42, O’Connell 7
Courtland 44, Fauquier 9
Culpeper 14, Warren County 3
Eastern View 63, Caroline 0
Episcopal 51, St. Albans 13
Essex 24, Colonial Beach 22
Falls Church 49, Edison 19
Georgetown Prep 45, St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes 7
Hayfield 27, T.C. Williams 21
Heritage 28, Riverside 7
Herndon 23, McLean 12
Hylton 57, Potomac 3
James Monroe 42, Spotsylvania 3
Jefferson 19, NVK 7
John Champe 39, Briar Woods 0
John Paul the Great 19, Concordia Prep 8
Lake Braddock 29, W.T. Woodson 5
Lee 34, Wakefield 14
Loudoun County 63, Park View 12
Loudoun Valley 49, Jefferson 6
Mount Vernon 28, Stuart 14
Patriot 21, Forest Park 10
Potomac School 14, Maret 7
Robinson 31, Fairfax 7
Skyline 37, Manassas Park 12
South County 35, West Springfield 7
South Lakes 44, Washington-Lee 0
St. Christopher’s 27, Paul VI 0
Stone Bridge 48, Rock Ridge 7
Stonewall Jackson 18, Osbourn 13
Tuscarora 48, Freedom-South Riding 26
West Potomac 46, Annandale 7
Westfield 34, Oakton 14
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