Montgomery County football Week 4 game picks

Image: Former QO quarterback Doc Bonner (10) and his QO co-captains shake hands with the Bullis captains ahead of what was the best game in Montgomery County last year. The two will meet again this week. Photo by MyMCMedia. By Matt Cohen QO. Bullis. Week 4 will feature a rematch of what was the game of the year in Montgomery […]

Undefeated Churchill is taking Montgomery County by storm

Image: Churchill running back Patrick Richardson carries the football in his Bulldogs’ Week 2 game against Wootton. Photo by Mike Clark of the Montgomery Sentinel. By Matt Cohen In the last three seasons, the Winston Churchill Bulldogs have won just nine games, 2-8 in 2015, 2-8 in 2016, though under first year head coach Willie Williams in 2017, Churchill […]

Montgomery County football Week 3 game picks

By Matt Cohen Image: Churchill quarterback Michael Janis runs with the football in his Bulldogs’ big win over Wootton. Photo by Mike Clark Week 3 is here, and it features two Thursday night kickoffs (Einstein at Sherwood, Clarksburg at QO). Before diving into Week 3, here’s what I took away from Week 2. Churchill is the real […]

Montgomery County football Week 2 game picks

By Matt Cohen Image: Northwest players huddle after taking the field against Wootton for the first game of the season. Photo taken by Ed Sheahin Week 2 is here. Not to toot my own horn (well, it is my website), but I did pretty well on my picks last week, going 14 for 14 (Ok, well technically I […]

Sherwood ace Ben Vok commits to Frostburg State

By Matt Cohen Ben Vok pitches against Blair during his junior season at Sherwood The best starting pitcher in Montgomery County has made his college commitment. Ben Vok is a rising senior playing for the Sherwood Warriors. After one more dominant season on the mound in Montgomery County, he’ll be heading to play at Frostburg State. […]

MoCo football Week 1 game picks

By Matt Cohen Damascus head coach Eric Wallich holds up the 2017 state championship trophy after his Hornets won their third in a row. They’ll be looking to extend their 42 game win streak in Week 1. Photo by Michael Cornejo Tonight, the 2018 Maryland high school football season gets underway. A few private schools already […]

B-CC wing Nathan Messer commits to William & Mary

By Matt Cohen He was one of the biggest keys behind B-CC soccer’s magical run to a state title, and now, Nathan Messer has made his college commitment. On the night of August 7, Messer announced he was committing to William & Mary, a Division I school in the Colonial Athletic Association conference (CAA). Messer […]

Youthful Gaithersburg ready to run 4A West for years to come

By Matt Cohen Rising sophomore Jao Ituka rises for a lay up in the Maryland Elite summer league all-star game. Photo by George Smith. Gaithersburg entered the 2017-18 season without many expectations. It was a team that looked to be in a rebuilding mode, littered with unknown faces. A freshman duo emerged, Jao Ituka and […]

Mason Levin: Montgomery County’s next big thing

By Matt Cohen Mason Levin pitches in Whitman’s playoff game against B-CC. Photo by George Smith When Whitman edged out a 19-16 win over WJ in the first round of the 2018 playoffs, it looked like Whitman would be exhausted heading into their next game. They had used many of their top bullpen arms, and would […]

Damascus RB/S TD Ayo-Durojaiye racking up FBS offers

By Matt Cohen TD Ayo-Durojaiye (34) scores a touchdown in Damascus’ 2017 2A state championship game win over Gwynn Park, photo via Ayo-Durojaiye’s Twitter account TD Ayo-Durojaiye was the leading rusher on a machine of a Damascus football team. The dynamic ballcarrier was a big reason for Damascus’ third straight undefeated season in 2017, and colleges in […]