Heading into the regular season, we recognize the top 30 senior prospects in and around Northern Virginia. Continuing our countdown at number 22 is Freedom quarterback Quest Powell.
#22 Quest Powell (2020 QB 6-1 175) – Freedom (Woodbridge) High School
As the song goes, sometimes you get one shot, one opportunity to get everything you ever wanted.
Last season, Quest Powell stepped up as A.J. Felton’s understudy, grabbed his one shot and flourished.
Powell had huge shoes to fill, as Felton accounted for over 3,900 yards of offense and 48 touchdowns in his senior year with the Eagles. Yet even Felton couldn’t match his successor in one category – reaching the Class 6 state championship.
Even though Powell and the Eagles dropped a decision to a record-setting Manchester team, the quarterback left his own mark in Freedom football history. Powell threw for over 2,000 yards and 26 touchdowns, while the Eagle offense rebounded from an opening-game 42-28 loss to Lake Taylor to run off 13 straight wins before the disappointing 49-7 defeat at the hands of the Lancers.
Powell has grown into his role and helped Freedom average just over 40 points per game last year. Physically, he also appears to be fitting into his position, with a senior roster listing considerably larger than last season’s 5-10 and 145.
However, Powell has lost two key cogs in his offense – lineman Josh Fuga (Virginia Tech) and running back Tyquan Brown, who left Darryl Overton’s squad as the single leading rusher in Prince William County history, with over 6,600 yards on the ground.
Still, some key players will be at his disposal, including junior wide receiver Umari Hatcher, who’s diving late-game touchdown sealed the Region 6D final for the Eagles last November. It also served as a key moment in Powell’s maturation process behind center as the touchdown came on his audibled play.
Freedom opens its season on August 30 with a home tilt against Hayfield, and its standout QB, Chase Soper.
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