JV Football Results

2008 JV Football

Game summaries:

Nov. 6: Wheaton 30, B-CC 22

Wheaton High School‘s JV football team beat B-CC 30-22 in a closely matched game at B-CC. The Barons ended their season 2-7. Both teams picked up substantial yardage on the ground. The Barons’ effort to even the score at the end through the air fell short.

Wheaton started the scoring with a long run on the third play of the game. A successful two-point conversion made it 8-0. But the Barons struck back quickly. Starting on the B-CC 34, Devon Reed picked up 8 yards, then Zack Saraf picked up another 8 for a first down at the 50. Reed then picked up 13 yards down the middle, quarterback Deandre Cooper ran for 14 more yards up the middle, then Kasey Coting picked up some more yardage and was brought down with his face mask. The penalty left the ball on the Wheaton 5, and Reed took it in from there. The extra-point attempt failed.

B-CC recovered the fumble on the ensuing kickoff on the Wheaton 45. After two fruitless runs, Cooper dropped back to pass, saw no receivers, then scrambled to the 31 for a first down. Reed then ran to the 5, then to the 3, but an incomplete pass ended that drive as the quarter ended.

Wheaton followed with a 94-yard drive in six plays, including a 26-yard touchdown run. The two-point conversion made it 16-6. Neither team made much progress on the next two series of downs. Kyle Johnstone, Jake O’Grady, John Mendoza, Matt Rybarczyk and Connor Savage played some tough defense to keep Wheaton at bay.

B-CC’s next possession, thanks to some penalties, began with great field position. They started on the Wheaton 25 yard line. Cooper quickly hit Jamal Strickland for a 27-yard touchdown pass. Strickland also scored on the two-point conversion, making it 16-14. The half ended with that score.

In the first drive of the second half, Cotting, Saraf and Reed did much of the heavy lifting, with Saraf taking the ball in for a 14-yard touchdown run. Reed took it in for the two-point conversion and a 22-16 B-CC lead. But that was to be all the scoring for the Barons. Using its impenetrable wedge formation, Wheaton plowed ahead, tying the score at 22. On the extra-point attempt, Wheaton once again used a wedge, but Saraf went around the line to tackle the runner from behind and prevent Wheaton from jumping into the lead. The third period ended with the score tied at 22.

Next time it had the ball, B-CC picked up more yardage, which included spectacular broken-field running by Cooper to avoid getting sacked behind the line of scrimmage. But a field goal attempt was no good when the drive stalled at the 34.

Wheaton did not stall, running for more yardage and upping the score to 30-22.

B-CC wasn’t done, even though little time was left. After an incomplete pass, Cooper failed to find any open receivers and weaved and bobbed to the Wheaton 34. Reed took the ball to the 47. Then O’Grady made a diving catch at the 17. A penalty brought the ball to the 12 as time wound down. But the next play proved fatal. Cooper threw the ball to a receiver who hadn’t turned toward the quarterback yet. A Wheaton player had, however, and grabbed the ball. That interception ended the game—and the Barons’ season.

- Reported by Stan Crock

Nov. 1: B-CC 7, Einstein 6

The B-CC Barons JV football team notched its second victory of the season by edging the Einstein Titans 7-6 at Einstein Saturday. Zach Saraf scored the Barons’ only touchdown with little time left in the first half on a 30-yard run. Deandre Cooper kicked what turned out to be the winning extra point.

Saraf, Kasey Cotting and Devon Reed picked up a lot of yardage on the ground for B-CC, but the Barons could not score again. The Titans defense always stiffened just in time to prevent serious damage. The same was largely true for the B-CC defense. Einstein picked up significant yardage on the ground, but was able to score only once, on a 40-yard pass play with about 2 minutes left.

That brought the score to 7-6, and Einstein went for a two-point conversion for the win. But Antonio Franco, Richard Fontaine, and Reed read the play well and stopped the runner well short of the goal line to preserve the lead.

Einstein tried an onside kick, but it went straight to John Mendoza, who grabbed it and fell on it. To reduce the risk of a turnover, quarterback Cooper even took a snap under center, instead of in the shotgun formation. The Barons simply ran the clock out to preserve the 7-6 victory.

The Barons next and final game will be at home against Wheaton at 5:30 Thursday, November 6.

- Reported by Stan Crock

Oct. 23: Poolesville 14, B-CC 6

The Poolesville Falcons defeated the B-CC Barons JV football team 14-6 at Poolesville on Thursday. It was remarkable that the game was close since the Barons lost their first-string quarterback, Shawn Williams, who was promoted to varsity, and their second-string quarterback, Kasey Cotting, who was injured in the third quarter.

Both teams’ offenses failed to mount sustained drives in the scoreless first period. In the second period, B-CC got great field position, taking over the ball at the Poolesville 24. Devon Reed picked up a few yards on the ground, then Zack Sharaf bulled his way to the 11 for a first down. But the offense stalled there, eventually trying a field goal attempt that never even got kicked as Poolesville broke through and collapsed on the ball.

At that point, Poolesville abandoned an ineffective running game and started to pass with some success. John Mendoza and Cotting made some good open-field tackles, but only after the Falcons picked up substantial yardage. One pass brought the ball to the Poolesville 36, then the B-CC 45, then the 35. A penalty for using the helmet to tackle brought the ball to the 14, and a pass over the middle produced a touchdown. The extra point was good for a 7-0 Poolesville lead.

Then B-CC started to pass. Cotting hit Matt Rybarczyk for an 11-yard pass to the B-CC 44, then hit Rybarczyk again for 15 yards, bringing the ball to the Poolesville 39. When Cotting couldn’t find open receivers, he ran to the 26. But he was sacked on the next play as the half ended.

After the Barons failed to move the ball much at the start of the second half, Poolesville showed once again that it could. Starting at its own 43, a pass brought the ball to the B-CC 47. Another pass brought the ball to the 33. After a penalty against the Falcons and a completed pass at the 36, another completed pass brought the ball to the 20. Then a diving catch brought the ball to the 6. A run up the middle picked up a couple of yards, and then a run around right end put the ball in the end zone. The extra-point kick was good, and the Falcons had a 14-0 lead. That’s how the third period ended.

But the Barons were undaunted, even after Cotting got hurt. With Deandre Cooper in at quarterback, the team had to make some adjustments. The first series made little headway, and on the next series, Cooper threw an interception, which Jake O’Grady’s tackle prevented from becoming a touchdown. Then Rybarczyk, Connor Savage, and Antonio Franco all made big tackles, forcing Poolesville to punt.

Then the Barons kicked into gear. A completed pass to Jamal Hill picked up 5, then a pass to Reed picked up a couple more, bringing the ball to the B-CC 17. Then Reed ran to the 30. A diving catch by Spencer Carle brought the ball to the Poolesville 41. A screen pass to Reed brought the ball to the 16. At that point, it looked as if Poolesville brought its first-string defense back in. So it was all the more satisfying when Cooper dodged his way through most of the Poolesville team and into the end zone for a touchdown. The two-point attempt failed, leaving the score 14-6. When Poolesville recovered the onside kick, the game was all but over.

The Barons’ next game will be at Einstein Nov. 1 at 10 a.m.

- Reported by Stan Crock

Oct. 16: Damascus 40, B-CC 0

With two of its best receivers promoted to the varsity, the B-CC JV football team found itself outmanned and outgunned by the Damascus Hornets, who beat the Barons at B-CC Thursday by a score of 40-0. The good news for B-CC was that the defense tackled a lot better when it made contact with Damascus runners than it had against Clarksburg. The bad news was that the Hornets’ line created huge holes, and their speedy running backs often made it into the secondary—and beyond—untouched.

Damascus scored early after intercepting a pass by Shawn Williams at the B-CC 30. The Hornets scored on an 11-yard run around left end as the runner made it into the end zone unscathed. The extra point was good, for a 7-0 lead.

Neither B-CC, which missed receivers T.J. James and Kenny Hill, nor Damascus made any progress on the next two series of downs. On the third series, Williams completed a 33-yard pass to Deandre Cooper at the Damascus 37. As the Barons continued their march, the quarter ended with the score 7-0.

The Barons never made it past the 25, and the Hornets took over there. Damascus then scored on a 6-play drive with the final play a run up the middle from the B-CC 35. The extra point was good, and that gave Damascus a 14-0 lead.

B-CC made little headway when it got the ball back, but the defense lifted its game when Damascus took over the ball on the B-CC 40. After a run that picked up six yards, Matt Rybarczyk threw the Hornets for a loss back to the 39. A run plus a penalty brought the ball to the 19. After an incomplete pass— Damascus ran far better than it passed—Zack Saraf and Kasey Cotting caught a receiver behind the line for scrimmage for a loss. The half ended with the score 14-0.

In the second half, Damascus quickly got into the B-CC red zone and scored from the 3. Damascus missed the extra point, leaving the score 20-0.

Once again, B-CC’s offense could not get untracked and punted. Damascus eventually took it in from the 2, and the kick was good for a 27-0 advantage.

On the next series, the Barons managed to move the ball after starting at their own 9. After an offsides call against Damascus, Williams completed a pass to Jake O’Grady at the 20, then another one to O’Grady at the 23. After that, Williams aired it out to Cooper at the Damascus 44. A run brought the ball to the 40. Williams then threw two incompletions. On fourth down, Damascus made its only dumb move of the game. A defensive back intercepted the pass at the Damascus 6. If the defender had just knocked the ball away, the Hornets would have taken over at the original line of scrimmage, the 40.

The third quarter ended with the score 27-0 as Damascus started another drive, which ended with a 29-yard scoring run. The kick was no good, leaving the score 33-0. Damascus scored one last time on a 24-yard run, and the extra point made it 40-0.

- Reported by Stan Crock

Oct. 11: Clarksburg 39, B-CC 7

The Clarksburg Coyotes blocked, tackled and ran their way to a 39-7 victory over the B-CC JV football team at B-CC Saturday. In football as in life, the basics—blocking and tackling—help determine success. Clarksburg’s offensive line blocked well, opening gaping holes for its elusive running backs. And the Barons tackled high instead of low, enabling the Coyote runners to keep their legs churning and either pick up a few additional yards or break away for long runs and touchdowns.

The Barons showed more of a running game than in previous outings. But the passing game was not as much of a threat against a fine Clarksburg defensive backfield. It picked off three of quarterback Shawn Williams’ passes, running two of them back for touchdowns.

The Barons started off well, with running back Kasey Cotting picking up 16 yards on the kickoff return. He picked up another 6 yards on the first play from scrimmage, and two plays later, Williams completed a 7-yard pass to TJ James for a first down at the B-CC 35. But the offense sputtered after that. Fortunately, the Clarksburg offense didn’t do any better when it got the ball. There were no sustained drives until the end of the first quarter, which ended with the score 0-0 and Clarksburg on the B-CC 11. Despite a penalty that put the ball on the 22, it took Clarksburg’s big and effective line only three plays to enable one of the Coyotes’ speedy backs, Kizon Garrett, to score. The extra point was good, giving Clarksburg a 7-0 lead.

Cotting continued to grind out yards on the ground, picking up a first down, but the Barons couldn’t pick up a second one. And then the wheels fell off. Clarksburg ran the ensuing punt back for a touchdown. It missed the extra-point kick for a 13-0 lead. Then Clarksburg intercepted a pass on the Barons’ first play from scrimmage and ran it back for a touchdown. Connor Savage blocked the extra point, but suddenly Clarksburg was ahead 19-0. A 22-yard pass to James at the Clarksburg 39 and a Clarksburg interception were the only other notable plays as the half ended with the score 19-0.

The second half started out all Clarksburg. Its other fast back, Moses Anoh, picked up 47 yards to bring the ball to the B-CC 30, and Garrett eventually took it into the end zone with some adept open-field running. He then took in the two-point attempt and gave Clarksburg a 27-0 lead.

Clarksburg proved to be not only good but also lucky. After the Barons had picked up some yardage on the ground, a pass to James, which would have gained some nice yardage, bounced off his hands and into the arms of a Clarksburg defensive back, who ran it back more than 50 yards for a TD. The extra point failed, leaving the score 33-0.

Another stroke of luck benefited Clarksburg on a freak play on the next kickoff. The kick was a hard line drive that bounced off a B-CC lineman and back toward Clarksburg, which recovered the ball on its own 47. On the next play, Garrett weaved and bobbed his way into the end zone. The kick was no good, but Clarksburg had built a 39-0 edge. That’s how the third quarter ended.

B-CC eventually scored on a 3-yard toss to Kenny Hill. He kicked the extra point, which produced the final 39-7 tally.

Williams finished 8-for-13 for 52 yards, with a touchdown and three interceptions. Kotting rushed for 50 yards on 11 attempts, and the Barons gained a total of 91 yards on 22 rushes. It’s probably the first time this season the Barons have gained more on the ground than in the air.

The next game is Thursday, Oct. 16, at home against Damascus. Kickoff is at 5:30.

- Reported by Stan Crock

Oct. 2: B-CC 12, Kennedy 6

Quarterback Shawn Williams, a posse of receivers, and a defense that bent but didn’t break when it counted led the B-CC JV football team to a 12-6 victory over Kennedy High on Thursday. The key to the victory was a critical goal line stand with under a minute left. Kennedy had first and goal at the 4, but the B-CC defense stifled the Cavaliers and sealed the victory for the Barons.

The game showed significant progress for the Barons. The defense didn’t allow a touchdown, with the Cavaliers’ only score coming on a kickoff return. And Williams, who was injured in the first game of the season, showed the kind of offensive capability on display in the Paint Branch game before he was hurt. He completed 10 of 17 passes for 113 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. The only worrisome stat was the weak ground game, which netted only about 30 yards.

Williams took to the air on the third play of the game, completing a 25-yard pass to Kenny Hill at the Kennedy 11. On the next play, Hill ran around left end for a touchdown, but a penalty brought the ball back to the 15. Zack Saraf ran up the middle to the 11, and a screen pass to T.J. James brought the ball to the 5. After an incomplete pass and fumble, which B-CC recovered, Williams spotted James in the end zone for the touchdown. Hill’s extra-point kick was long enough but wide, leaving B-CC ahead 6-0.

When Kennedy got the ball back, it had an ominous start. The quarterback ran around right end for 18 yards on the first play. But the Cavaliers picked up a total of four yards on the next two running plays. On third down, a pass was incomplete due to pressure from Matt Rybarczyk and #61 (the names and away-game numbers of several players are not on the home-game roster, so I have no clue who they were). On fourth down, the hike from center was high, and #61, Connor Savage, and Kasey Cotting converged on the punter, enabling B-CC to take over on the Kennedy 30-yard line. Williams lost no time, airing out the ball on first down for a 30-yard touchdown pass to Hill. A two-point conversion attempt failed, leaving the Barons ahead 12-0.

The efficient offense and stout defense led B-CC rooters to think that this could be a real rout. Silly us. Kennedy’s speediest back ran the post-touchdown kickoff back 85 yards for a touchdown. But Savage stopped the runner attempting a two-point conversion, leaving B-CC with a 12-6 lead. That’s how the first quarter ended.

On the next series, an overthrown pass to James , a run by Luke Feldman for no gain and a completed screen pass to Saraf for no gain forced B-CC to punt. But a bad hike to James forced him to try to run, and Kennedy took over on the B-CC 40.

Kennedy completed a pass to the 13, then bulled its way up the middle for two more yards. But in a stunning play, as Rybarczyk nailed the quarterback for a loss, he ripped the ball out of the QB’s hand and held it up for all to see. The refs ruled it was not a fumble for reasons that are unclear, so Kennedy retained the ball on the B-CC 28. Julian Schechter and #61 stuffed the run on the next play, forcing the Cavaliers to punt. A perfect short punt left the ball at the B-CC one-yard line.

But the Barons showed poise and guts as they dug themselves out of that hole. A Saraf run to the 8 and a pass interference call brought the ball to the B-CC 22. Feldman picked up a yard, Saraf picked up 3, and then Williams threw to Hill, who ran the ball out to the B-CC 46. Williams followed that with incomplete passes to James and Hill and a completion to Jamal Strickland, which picked up only a yard. A fake punt almost was fumbled, and Kennedy took over on the B-CC 45.

But the B-CC defense kicked it up a notch. #61 put pressure on the quarterback, and Feldman nailed him, limiting the gain to a yard. On the next play, Rybarczyk hit the quarterback as he was throwing, and the resulting incompletion ended the half, with B-CC ahead 12-6.

B-CC kicked off to start the second half, and its defense held, with Rybarczyk, Cotting, and Hill in on successive tackles. After a punt, B-CC took over on its own 26. Hill picked up four yards, and Feldman picked up 5 more. Williams passed to Hill for a first down at the 41. Three incomplete passes forced B-CC to punt, and Kennedy took over on its own 46.

On the first play of the series, the Kennedy quarterback was injured. That was not a good omen for the Cavaliers because his speed, execution, and leadership would be critical to the team’s fortunes. Indeed, gang tackling started right away. Savage, #61, and #70 all were in on the stop on the next play. On the next play, #61, Antonio Franco, and Rybarczyk teamed up to throw Kennedy for a loss to the 39. Kennedy punted, and B-CC took over on its own 25.

Hill was thrown for a loss on an option play, putting B-CC back to the 16. Williams unleashed a bomb to the 44, where Jake O’Grady had run a perfect sideline pattern and was there for the catch in one of the best executed plays this season. The third quarter ended with the Barons still leading 12-6.

The Barons made little headway after that and punted the ball to the Kennedy 25. The Cavaliers’ quarterback was back in the game at this point, but seemed to be limping slightly. That didn’t affect his ability to hand off the ball, though. The first play was a run up the middle for 10 yards. Then another run up the middle gained 8. Then came an incomplete pass as James and Hill provided close pass coverage. The next pass was complete to the B-CC 45, and James made a tough open-field tackle. A run brought the ball to the 38 as #59 made the stop. Another run up the middle brought the ball to the 27 as the clock ticked down. Hill stopped the quarterback on a run around the left end, but not before he got to the 20. Schechter and Savage stopped Kennedy for no gain on the next play, but the Cavaliers picked up 5 on the following play, with Feldman and Saraf in on the tackle. With first down and 10 on the 15, the Kennedy quarterback ran again and got to the 4 before Hill pushed him out of bounds.

Kennedy had first and goal with under a minute. On the first play, #61 stopped the runner at the 3. On the second play, Franco wrapped up the runner. On third down, it was Savage and several others. That left fourth down at the 4 with four seconds to go. Kennedy tried a sweep around right end, but when the refs untangled the bodies, Kennedy’s runner had fallen short. And the Barons had their first victory of the season.

The next game is at home against Clarksburg at 10 a.m. October 11.

- Reported by Stan Crock

Sept. 9: Paint Branch 33, B-CC 32

Sophomore quarterback Shawn Williams passed for four touchdowns and ran for one more as the Barons JV football team built a 32-14 lead over Paint Branch in the third period Tuesday at Paint Branch. But it was all downhill after that. The defense got tired, Williams got hurt, and Paint Branch fought back to eke out a 33-32 win.

Williams passed for more than 250 yards, with one interception. He picked off where he ended last season, exploiting the great pass protection his offensive line often provided. When the protection broke down, he was poised enough to roll out to both the left and right until he found an open receiver. Kenny Hill was often on the receiving end, catching 6 passes for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Deandre Cooper caught three passes for 71 yards and a TD, while T.J. James caught three passes for more than 50 yards, including one touchdown.

The defense, led by Connor Savage, Julian Schechter, Zack Saraf, and Kyle Johnstone, held the fumble-plagued but lightning-quick Paint Branch for nearly three quarters of the game. But in the third quarter, the Panthers started to come back. They ran up the middle, they ran around left and right ends, and they started to execute pass plays.

First game JV jitters were evident at the beginning of the game. Paint Branch received the opening kickoff, but eventually fumbled, with Johnstone recovering the fumble. Then the Barons fumbled it back. A hard tackle by Schechter led to another Panther fumble, which Saraf recovered. This time, though the Barons scored on a toss by Williams to James. A two-point conversion attempt failed, leaving B-CC with a 6-0 lead.

A hard tackle by Savage led to another Panther fumble, which B-CC recovered on the Paint Branch 25. A 15-yard pass to Kane Borders brought the ball to the 10. After a short run, Hill caught a pass in the end zone to make the score 12-0. A successful two-point conversion on a screen pass to Saraf gave the Barons a 14-0 lead.

Paint Branch got good field position on the ensuing kickoff, starting out on the B-CC 48. And when Paint Branch didn't fumble, it was effective. A run picked up 21 yards. A pass picked up four. A run up the middle picked up 10, putting the ball on the 13. Then a Paint Branch receiver made a spectacular diving catch for the touchdown. The Panthers' extra-point kick was good, and the score was 14-7.

The Barons came roaring back. Starting on their own 33, they picked up four on a pass and two on a run. Then Williams threw a TD strike to Hill from the 39 for a 20-7 lead. Williams completed a pass to James for the two-point conversion, but a penalty nullified the play. A second pass attempt was incomplete.

When Paint Branch got the ball back, it pretty much stuck to the ground. Its one pass attempt was incomplete when Johnstone put pressure on the quarterback. But the ground game worked. The Panthers picked up two first downs, then a running back bounced off several tacklers to take it into the end zone. The extra point made it 20-14.

The next series for the Barons may have been the savviest of the game. Taking over on the B-CC 36, Williams threw a 29-yard pass to Cooper. A pass to John Mendoza picked up 6 more. After that came two incomplete passes. On the next play, though, Williams had an unusually long count before calling for the hike, long enough to draw the Panthers offside and give B-CC a first down at the 24. A run that picked up nothing and an incomplete pass left B-CC with third and 10. Paint Branch forced Williams to scramble, and he rolled out almost to the sideline before spotting Cooper for a touchdown pass. The series was a sign of Williams' maturity and composure. An incomplete two-point attempt left the score 26-14.

On Paint Branch's second play, Hill intercepted at the B-CC 35.

On the next play, James made a spectacular grab, juggling the ball, but keeping it away from the defender and eventually reeling it in for a 37-yard completion. Hill picked up 18 on another pass after spinning off several would-be tacklers. A pass to Borders brought the ball to the 4, but a delay-of-game call against the Barons brought it back to about the 8. The Barons were called for delay of game several times. The Panthers then intercepted a pass in the end zone, ending B-CC"s drive and ending the half with the score 26-14.

On the first series of the second half, highlights included an 18-yard pass to Cooper, a quarterback draw for 10 yards to the 4, and Williams' run around the left end for the TD. That made the score 32-14, and it stayed that way when Hill caught an extra-point pass but was stopped short of the goal line.

Unfortunately, that was the last of B-CC's scoring. And the rest was all Paint Branch. As usual, Paint Branch started in good field position, with the ball on the B-CC 32. The defense pressured the Panthers into a fumble, which Paint Branch recovered on the 41. But its running game led to another score and extra point, making the tally 32-21.

On the next set of downs, it was B-CC with butterfingers. B-CC fumbled, enabling the Panthers to get the ball back at the B-CC 37. Paint Branch scored on a pass, but the Barons blocked the extra point, leaving the score 32-27 at the end of the third quarter.

The next series was disastrous for the Barons. Williams got sacked, spraining both his knee and ankle, and was lifted off the field. With their only experienced quarterback on the sidelines, the Barons' offense sputtered. Paint Branch kept the ball on the ground, picking up 13 on a sweep around left end, then 18 when the Barons' defense ran the quarterback out of the pocket, then 12 on a run up the middle. Another run up the middle produced the final touchdown and a 33-32 Paint Branch lead.

B-CC made little headway when it got the ball back and punted to the Panthers, who took over at the B-CC 37. Paint Branch picked up 7 on a run on the first play, but with the clock running down, the B-CC defense stiffened. Schechter stopped a run up the middle, Matt Rybarcyzk made another stop, and Schechter helped stop another run on fourth down.

B-CC rotated quarterbacks—freshman Nick Halo and sophomore Cooper—but neither could get traction for the offense. Paint Branch took over on downs, and the game soon ended.

The injury to Williams prompted Coach Mack to think about revamping his pass-oriented spread offense. That might help the running game, which was basically non-existent Tuesday night, and give the Barons a more diversified offense.

Coach Mack was pleased with the offense—with good reason.

"Everything was working in the first half," he said. But he said conditioning became a problem as the game wore on. "The defense has to pick it up," he said. "I'm disappointed," he added. "I thought we had it."

The offense started far more quickly than it did last year, partly because Williams and his receiver corps have worked together for a season now. Their timing is far better than it was a year ago. Good as the offense was, Paint Branch taught the Barons two key lessons: never give up and never let up.

- Reported by Stan Crock

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