Northern Virginia Week 7 High School Football Recap - Slade Scores 8 TD's In 64-35 Win Over Colgan

Week 7 of Northern Virginia football action was highlighted by jaw-dropping performances,
including one from a Hayfield Hawk named Monty, who threw seven touchdowns and knocked Mount Vernon from the ranks of the unbeaten.

Madison and Westfield battled in the trenches, combining for only 16 points, a number that was tripled by Hylton’s Ricky Slade, who scored eight touchdowns on his own against Colgan as they ran away with a 64-35 win.

Freedom (49-13 over Forest Park) and Woodbridge (48-0 over Potomac) both won on Friday, setting up a battle of 6-0 teams next weekend at Freedom to determine the best team in Woodbridge.

All of the other undefeated teams held their status, and now Colonial Forge (7-0), Eastern View (7-0), Broad Run (6-0), Stone Bridge (6-0), George Mason (5-0) and Flint Hill (5-0) also sport unblemished records.

And the most surprising team in Northern Virginia remains the Marshall Statesman, whose record under Coach George Masten is now 5-1 after nipping Annandale 41-40. West Springfield is 5-1 a year after finishing 2-8, and they manhandled Fairfax 46-14 on Friday. Suddenly their game against South County next week could assure the Spartans of a playoff spot, and push the Stallions to the brink of extinction where playoffs are concerned.

Westfield 10, Madison 6

A 25-yard touchdown pass from Noah Kim to Taylor Morin broke open a 3-all tie and the Bulldogs held on to defeat James Madison 10-6 to remain unbeaten.

Eugene Asante led the ground game with 31 carries for 130 yards. Kim completed 11 of 19 passes for 90 yards, while Morin caught six balls for 49. For Madison (5-2), Brandon Walker carried 21 times for 126 yards, while David Louden booted two field goals, both from 35 yards.

Freedom 49, Forest Park 13

A.J. Felton tossed three touchdowns and ran for two others as Freedom rolled to an easy win over Forest Park on Friday.

Felton passed for 275 yards and scrambled for 103, as Freedom’s offense totaled 552. Erik Surratt caught three touchdowns for the Eagles while Bobby Jones-Scales added the other.

Woodbridge 48, Potomac 0

Antevious Jackson threw for five touchdowns, two to Andrew Hardin and Dashaun Jenkins, as Woodbridge stayed undefeated, blanking Potomac 48-0.

Corey James caught Jackson’s other touchdown pass, while Jenkins also returned an interception for a pick-six score.

Jackson finished with 17 of 18 completions for 304 yards, and has now thrown for 10 touchdowns in the past two games.

Hayfield 63, Mt. Vernon 41

Monty Byers threw seven touchdowns to lead the Hawks to a decisive win over the previously undefeated majors.

Byers connected with scoring passes to five different receivers including Brian Cobbs, who scored on passes from five and 17 yards. Kylan Booker added 116 yards rushing on 15 carries with a pair of rushing touchdowns for Hayfield, who raised their mark to 4-2.

Major quarterback Tim Heitzel threw for three scores and ran for two others as Mount Vernon fell to 5-1.

Stone Bridge 47, Briar Woods 7

Mason Tatum threw for four touchdowns, three to Daniel Thompson, as Stone Bridge maintained its perfect record and #2 ranking on the VHSL Reference ratings, skating past Briar Woods 47-7.

Thompson caught four passes for 81 yards, while Tyrese Johnson added four for 61 and a touchdown. Nick Mell led all Bulldog rushers with 119 yards and a score.


Hylton 64, Colgan 35

Ricky Slade put on a rushing clinic on Friday, carrying 13 times for 343 yards and five touchdowns as Hylton rolled over Colgan 64-35.

Slade also caught a pass for a score and returned two kickoffs for TD’s, giving the Penn State-bound senior a school record eight touchdowns for the game, tying his own mark. Along with a two-point conversion, Slade scored 50 points by himself.

Marshall 41, Annandale 40

The Statesmen needed an overtime period, but nipped the Atoms as quarterback Andrew Margiotta scored on a five-yard run.

Brandon Gonzales-Pinto led Marshall (56-1) with 178 yards rushing, while Aidan Platter added three catches for 67, including a 33-yard scoring reception.

Colonial Forge 36, Massaponax 7

The Eagles were scoreless in the first half, but ran away in the second with a five touchdown effort to spank Massaponax 36-7. 

Ethan Garwood completed 13 of 15 passes for 228 yards, including a touchdown to Zack Kindel. Ernesto Bowen (107 yards), Laim Kauthen and Josh Sarratt scored rushing touchdowns for Colonial Forge, who improved to 7-0.

Eastern View 63, Chancellor 7

The Cyclones (7-0) built up a 42-0 halftime lead and cruised to an easy home win in Culpeper.

Trey Holmes rushed for 165 yards, while Eastern View scored on every possession except its last. Junior quarterback Matt Lowery ran for a touchdown from 17 yards.

Flint Hill 49, Sidwell Friends 6

Jordan Houston passed the 1,000 yard rushing mark in just the Huskies fifth game of the season, as the VISAA’s number one ranked team blasted the Quakers from D.C.

Houston ran for 202 yards, while quarterback Miles Thompson added 51 on the ground and passed for 100 yards on five of 11 completions with two TD’s. Houston also returned a punt 67 yards.

West Springfield 46, Fairfax 14

West Springfield upped its record to 5-1, opening up a 38-7 lead after three quarters and easily beating Fairfax 46-14. 


Other weekend scores

Battlefield 27, Osbourn 9
Broad Run 54, Booker T. Washington (Norfolk) 19
Centreville 26, Oakton 20
Concordia Prep 35, Bishop Ireton 28
Courtland 35, King George 0
Falls Church 16, Lee 13
Fredericksburg Christian 36, Randolph-Macon Academy 20
Freedom-South Riding 45, Rock Ridge 19
Heritage 56, Park View 8
John Champe 7, Potomac Falls 0
John Paul the Great 35, Jefferson 6
Lake Braddock 28, Robinson 7
Landon 39, O’Connell 0
Loudoun County 28, Loudoun Valley 21
Marshall 41, Annandale 40
Mountain View 15, Brooke Point 7
Osbourn Park 27, Gar-Field 26
Patriot 39, Stonewall Jackson 12
Potomac School 27, Saint James 23
South Lakes 42, Langley 7
Spotsylvania 26, Caroline 19
St. Albans 17, Paul VI 16
Stafford 21, Riverbend 10
Stuart 42, Edison 9
W.T. Woodson 29, South County 21
Woodgrove 50, Riverside 20

Northern Virginia Week 6 High School Football Recap - North Stafford Tops Stafford 55-14

Few things changed in Week 6 of Northern Virginia high school football action. Only one undefeated team fell out of the ranks, when Stafford fell 55-14 to rival North Stafford. Otherwise, Colonial Forge (6-0), Eastern View (6-0), Broad Run (5-0), Mount Vernon (5-0), Stone Bridge (5-0), Woodbridge (5-0) and Flint Hill (4-0) are still perfect, although Broad Run and Mount Vernon had a free week.

Another team who remains unbeaten is Freedom-Woodbridge (5-0), who played the most exciting game of the weekend, as they built up a huge lead over Hylton, but had to hang on to survive a 48-42 nail biter.

Culpeper’s Eastern View, with a 51-11 win over Spotsylvania last weekend, has now beaten its six opponents by an average of just under 42 points.

If the VHSL-Reference rankings hold true to form, Westfield and Stone Bridge should maintain their 1-2 positions in the state, while Broad Run (#4), Colonial Forge (#6) and Madison (#9) will at least hold their spots and Centreville (#12) could bump into the top-10 after its 40-22 win over #32 West Potomac.

And the most surprising team in Northern Virginia might be the Marshall Statesman, whose record under Coach George Masten raised to 4-1 after its 47-17 win over Stuart. Annandale, 3-7 last season, is 3-2 with its 48-20 victory over Washington-Lee. West Springfield is 3-1 one season after finishing 2-8, while Fairfax is 3-2, after going winless in 2016. Annandale and West Springfield do battle next week, so one team will earn its fourth win.

Freedom-Woodbridge 48, Hylton 42

The Eagles bolted to an early 28-7 lead in the first quarter against their county rival, but watched as Hylton clawed back. First, Ra’Quan Johnson returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. Later, Ricky Slade hauled in a 24-yard touchdown pass, and the F-W lead was down to a single touchdown.

Slade, a Penn State commit, was bamboozled by the Eagle defense and gained a season-low minus-four yards on seven carries.

The Bulldogs maintained their momentum, with the help of its defense. Eric Roy returned a pass 65 yards for a pick-six, giving Hylton its first lead of the game at 35-28. But A.J. Felton fired the game’s deciding pass, hitting Eric Surratt down the sideline, and Surratt kept his feet in bounds to score from 33 yards out.

North Stafford 55, Stafford 14

Devyn Ford ran for five touchdowns and 117 yards as North Stafford crushed its rival to knock the Indians from the undefeated ranks.

Four of Ford’s touchdowns came in the first half as the Wolverines (5-1) worked up a 35-0 halftime lead to put the game’s outcome in certainty before the second half kickoff. North Stafford tallied 423 yards, with 313 coming from its ground game.

North Stafford set the tone early, scoring on its first drive, a 61-yard effort, capped Ford’s three-yard run. As Ford told John Hollis of the Free-Lance Star, “The first drive always sets the tone for the game.”

Westfield 46, Patriot 33

Eugene Asante and Taylor Morin scored twice to lead the state’s top-ranked team to a 33-7 cushion after three quarters as the Bulldogs stayed unbeaten.

Through six games, Kyle Simmons’ team is 6-0, and looking better than at the same point last season when they were 4-2, but slumping. That team won the 6A state title, and this year’s squad is in strong position to win a three-peat.

Asante (24 rushes, 195 yards) scored on runs of 59 and 25 yards. Morin caught a 40-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Noah Kim (9-12, 140 yds. 2 TD), and also ran back a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown. Kim scored the game’s first touchdown on a one-yard keeper.

Patriot running back Ike Onwuka ran for three touchdowns, from 28, 20 and one yard.

Robinson 42, Hayfield 7

Another surprising team this season has been the Rams of Robinson, who picked apart a strong Hayfield team with relative ease last Thursday.

Robinson (3-2) scored all of its points on the ground, netting 323 rushing yards and six touchdowns. Asa Ballenger (14 carries, 44 yards) scored three times, on a pair of one-yard runs and a three-yarder. Reid Scarborough (18-84) tacked on two scores, while leading rusher Jacquez Stewart scored the other TD on a 15-yard scamper. Stewart gained 94 yards on 14 carries.

On defense, Robinson held the explosive Hawk offense to 135 yards, and standout receiver Brian Cobbs netted just 32 yards on four catches.

Colonial Forge 42, Brooke Point 14

Ethan Garwood threw two touchdowns and ran for another as Colonial Forge upped its record to 6-0 with a 28-point win over their Stafford rival.

Garwood (10-15, 187 yds. 2 TD, int.) found D.J. Dennis for a 43-yard touchdown pass, helping the Eagles build a 35-7 halftime lead. Paten Rodier caught the other scoring pass, from four yards.

Josh Sarratt ran for a 22-yard score and at cornerback recovered a fumble and returned it 45 yards for the Forge’s final score.

Annandale 48, Washington-Lee 20

Tyler Rush lived up to his name, gaining 275 yards on the ground and a touchdown, while Devin Gill threw for three touchdowns, two to Ahmed Ibrahim. Alexander Cromwell added a 25-yard interception return for the Atoms (3-2).

Flint Hill 50, St. Albans 0

On Saturday, the VISAA top-ranked Huskies stormed to a blowout of the DC private school.

Jordan Houston ran for 202 yards and three touchdowns, giving the junior over 800 ground yards for the season. Miles Thompson completed six of seven passes for 192 yards and three touchdowns, with scoring strikes to Mark Lewis (three catches, 102 yards), Jamarian Hawkins and a 73-yard bomb to Justice Ellison.

James Shumway recovered a fumble for a touchdown for the Huskies (4-0).

Madison 26, South County 16

Brandon Walker carried 31 times for 103 yards and a touchdown, and the Warhawks handled South County in a non-district game.

Patrick Berry completed 12 of 21 passes for 202 yards and two touchdowns, one to John Finney (3-96) and the other to Andrew Deniken (3-60). In all, the Warhawks (5-1) gained 346 yards.

Marshall 47, Stuart 17

Andrew Margiotta ran for 262 yards and two touchdowns to spark a Statesmen ground attack that totaled 582 yards and six scores to lead Marshall over Stuart 47-17.

Brandon Gonzales added 198 rushing yards and two TD’s while Colin Nininger tacked on 97 and a score, with Leron Allen adding the sixth run for a TD for Marshall (4-1).

Centreville 40, West Potomac 22

Centreville raised its record to 5-1 behind a ground attack that gained well over 325 yards and five scores.

Bassie Kanu led the Wildcats with 165 yards and a TD. Jordan Wright (16-89) and quarterback Presley Egbers each ran for two touchdowns, while Tre Maxwell ran back an interception 12 yards for the Cats other score.

Dominion 56, Riverside 7

Thomas Jarman threw for six touchdowns and 330 yards as the Titans rolled over Riverside 56-7.

Trey Hayes (3-120) and George Richardson (4-102) both caught two touchdown passes, while Alex Wertz caught his lone pass for a 50-yard TD and Kyle Kivinski grabbed Jarman’s other moneyball. Dominion also ran for 137 yards, with Wertz’ 72 leading the way for Karl Buckwalter’s 4-2 squad.

Other weekend scores

Annandale 48, Washington-Lee 20

Benedictine 48, O’Connell 7

Briar Woods 22, Freedom-South Riding 7

Centreville 40, West Potomac 22

Collegiate 16, Episcopal 7

Colonial Beach 22, West Point 6

Courtland 39, Chancellor 23

Eastern View 51, Spotsylvania 11

Edison 34, Wakefield 21

Falls Church 34, Herndon 27

George Mason 34, Brentsville 20

Heritage 20, Loudoun Valley 13

John Handley 48, Fauquier 27

John Paul the Great 35, Lancaster 0

King George 16, James Monroe 14

Lake Braddock 51, Oakton 31

Lee 56, Jefferson 0

Madison 26, South County 16

Millbrook 40, Kettle Run 13

Potomac 47, Gar-Field 12

Quantico 47, Richmond Christian 7

Riverbend 34, Massaponax 7

Robinson 42, Hayfield 7

St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes 32, Bishop Ireton 0

Stone Bridge 42, Potomac Falls 14

Tuscarora 42, Rock Ridge 6

West Springfield 49, McLean 14

Woodbridge 48, Stonewall Jackson 6

Woodgrove 50, Park View 0

Yorktown 42, Chantilly 21

Northern Virginia Week 5 High School Football Recap

Week 5 was not a good one for some of Northern Virginia’s undefeated teams, several of which were throttled in Friday night action.

South Lakes, arguably the best team in Fairfax County on Thursday, suffered a 30-14 loss at the hands of Centreville, despite doing a good job of keeping Wildcat running back Bassie Kanu in check.

Others weren’t as fortunate. West Springfield, mistakenly neglected in this column as a 3-0 team last week, didn’t live to see a fourth week without a loss as Westfield rambled to a 45-7 stomping of the Spartans. Yorktown was also dismissed from the undefeated ranks in unfavorable fashion as Lake Braddock earned its first win of the season with a 37-6 thrashing of the Patriots.

Hayfield and North Stafford also dropped their first game of the season, but not without a fight as their contests turned into instant classics. The Hawks battled back and forth with South County before falling 31-28, while the Wolverines gave Massaponax all it could handle before ending up with the short side of a 49-45 decision.

However, Broad Run (5-0), Mount Vernon (5-0), Colonial Forge (5-0), Eastern View (5-0), Stone Bridge (4-0), Stafford (5-0), Woodbridge (4-0), George Mason (4-0) and Flint Hill (3-0) kept their perfect marks in check. Flint Hill’s win was especially impressive as the Huskies knocked off defending VISAA champion Collegiate 41-28 behind almost 400 yards of rushing and receiving by Jordan Houston.

In the cases of Mount Vernon and Stafford, the Majors, under coach Monty Fritts, reached 5-0 for the first time since 1986, while Mo Hampton’s Indians have created a first for Stafford which has never won its first five games.

Culpeper’s Eastern View, behind their two-way sparkplug D’Ago Hunter, has beaten its five opponents by an average of 42 points.

South County 31, Hayfield 28

In the battle between wide receivers Dillon Spalding of South County and Brian Cobbs of Hayfield, it was Spalding and his Stallions who emerged victorious on Friday, as South County edged the Hawks 31-28.

Spalding’s nine-yard touchdown run gave his team a 31-21 lead in the fourth quarter and iced the win. Before that, the uncommitted Spalding scored on a 23-yard reception from Michael Tull in the first quarter, and 97-yarder in the second. Seth Dunn also had a 55-yard touchdown pass from Tull in the second quarter as the Stallions worked up an 18-7 halftime lead.

Cobbs, who has committed to Maryland, scored a touchdown on a 10-yard pass from Monty Byers and led the Hawks with 76 rushing yards on 11 carries. J.J. Pailin and Kylan Booker also ran for scores, while Rayjuon Pringle opened the game for Hayfield with a 96-yard kickoff return for a score.

Massaponax 49, North Stafford 45

North Stafford’s Devyn Ford ran for 237 yards and a touchdown, while quarterback Devin Ravenel added 187 yards and three touchdowns, but the Wolverines were shut out in the fourth quarter and dropped a 49-45 squeaker to Massponax.

The loss drops North Stafford (4-1) from the unbeaten ranks while Massaponax is also 4-1.

Panther quarterback Ben Morley, replacing injured Sean Schickel, put on an offensive display in his second start, running for four touchdowns, including the game-winning eight-yarder in the final stanza. Morley finished the game with 135 yards, and a 31-yard touchdown pass to Lawrence Culbreath.

Centreville 30, South Lakes 14

Centreville (4-1) used a 17-point third quarter to run away from the South Lakes Seahawks, dropping the Reston school from the list of unbeatens.

Trailing 14-13 at the half, the Wildcats went to work. Presley Egbers (8-11, 86 yds. 2 TD passing) scored on a one-yard keeper, and then tossed a 10-yard scoring pass to Keenan Anunay. Griffin Greer’s 35-yard field goal finished the scoring.

Defensively, the Wildcats held the Seahawks (4-1) powerful pair of backs, Spencer Alston (58) and Albert Mensah to 87 yards, although the pair only carried 19 times. The Seahawks returned the favor, holding Bassie Kanu, who gained 315 yards in the past two games, to 34 yards on 21 carries. However, Jordan Wright picked up the slack, gaining 107 yards and a TD on 11 carries.

Stone Bridge 59, John Champe 28

Stone Bridge used a balanced running attack to gain 375 yards on the ground and defeat Champe with surprising ease. Nick Mell gained 134 yards with a pair of touchdowns, while Josh Lawyer added 61 with three scores. Kyle Tokarchik (6-81) and Tyrese Johnson (7-60) also contributed heavily and Santana Moss Jr. scored a touchdown on the ground.

Mason Tatum threw for 143 yards and a touchdown to Daniel Thompson, who caught six balls for 135 yards.

The Bulldogs remain undefeated at 4-0, while Champe (3-2) has dropped two after winning its first three games.

Battlefield 38, Chantilly 7

Jonah Seagears scored two touchdowns – one on a 17-yard pass from Graham Walker, and the other on a 50-yard punt return to lead the Bobcats (4-1) to an easy win over the winless Chargers. Aman Casey (10 carries, 68 yards) added a rushing touchdown.

Flint Hill 41, Collegiate 28

Junior Jordan Houston ran for 281 yards and three touchdowns and added two catches for 107 more, including a 95-yard touchdown pass from Miles Thompson to lead the Huskies (3-0) to a win over last season’s VISAA champion, Collegiate of Richmond.

Thompson finished the day 12 of 23 for 220 yards, while Justin Duenkel added a pair of 40-yard field goals.

Lake Braddock 37, Yorktown 6

Ben Dizon ran for 128 yards and a touchdown, while Jack Darcy threw touchdowns to Jordan Cobb (8 catches, 91 yards) and Matt Hibbner, as the Bruins (1-3) won their first game of the season over previously undefeated Yorktown (3-1)

Mount Vernon 35, Wakefield 0

Jordyn Reid carried 21 times for 121 yards and three touchdowns, while Tim Heitzel (11-20, 218 yards) threw two scoring balls to Darrien Newton (5 catches, 138 yards), as the Majors bumped their record up to 5-0 for the first time in 31 years.

Madison 38, Washington-Lee 7

Quarterback Patrick Berry completed six of seven passes for 116 yards and three touchdown passes to lead Madison (4-1) over winless W-L. Berry’s scoring passes covered four and 16 yards to John Finney and 19 to Andrew Deniken.

Bobby Williams and Brandon Walker ran for one and five-yard TD scores for the Warhawks.

Westfield 48, West Springfield 7

Gavin Kiley and Bizzet Woodley caught touchdown passes from Noah Kim and the Bulldogs cruised to a 41-point win over previously unbeaten West Springfield.

With the win, the Dogs are still unbeaten at 4-0. Kim (eight rushed, 58 yards) also ran for two touchdowns.

Stafford 21, Mountain View 17

Lovell Armstead scored the game-winning touchdown on an 18-yard screen pass from Jalen Smith to push the Indians to its first 5-0 start in school history.

Armstead accounted for all three of Stafford’s touchdowns and finished the contest with 210 yards on the ground. Stafford gained 475 yards and will square off against 4-1 North Stafford next Friday.

Other weekend scores

Bishop O’Connell 42, Bishop Ireton 7

Broad Run 56, Rock Ridge 34

Colonial Forge 14, Riverbend 6

Dominion 38, Heritage 21

Eastern View 55, Courtland 13

Edison 41, Jefferson 7

Fairfax 21, Annandale 20

Fredericksburg Christian 36, Sidwell Friends 27

Freedom (Woodbridge) 64, Osbourn 0

George Mason 62, Manassas Park 32

Hylton 58, Gar-Field 0

James Monroe 43, Chancellor 7

King George 28, Caroline 13

Loudoun County 31, Riverside 14

Loudoun Valley 62, Park View 28

Marshall 43, Falls Church 24

Oakton 48, Langley 7

Osbourn Park 13, Herndon 7

Patriot 42, T.C. Williams 26

Paul VI 28, John Paul the Great 7

Potomac 55, Colgan 42

Potomac Falls 31, Freedom-South Riding 15

Potomac School 24, St. Albans 21

St. Stephens/St. Agnes 36, Fork Union 34

Stafford 21, Mountain View 17

Stuart 48, McLean 20

Tuscarora 36, Briar Woods 23

W.T. Woodson 40, Lee 14

Woodbridge 34, Forest Park 15