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Posted by Matt Brooks at 1:31 p.m. on November 20, 2008
Thursday Throwdown
Welcome back to the Thursday Throwdown, folks. We know you missed us yesterday when we skipped our Top Five for the first time since August, but with no movement and only our top three still standing, we figured it's time to focus on what we've got before us - two great matchups that will decide regional championships and state semifinal spots. Today we'll take a closer look at Potomac Falls-Broad Run II by breaking down the matchups at the quarterback, running back, wide receiver and defensive positions. This might look pretty familiar to those of you who read us regularly since we essentially did the exact same thing before the first matchup on October 24. Well, it's a new day and we expect a different type of game Friday night - and Panther fans are certainly hoping for a different result than the 38-0 rout they witnessed in Week 9. Tenorio and I will alternate teams with each position and as always, we're just debating for the sake of argument. Let us know what you think in the polls below each matchup and the comments section below. I'll be front and center for this game tomorrow night and I'm looking forward to a good one. Read more of this post »
Posted by Matt Brooks at 12:00 p.m. on November 19, 2008
Bladel, Walker Sign Letters of Intent
Stone Bridge senior outfielder Johnny Bladel and Loudoun Valley senior catcher Wes Walker both signed their letters of intent this week to play NCAA Division I baseball next season. Read more of this post »
Posted by Paul Tenorio at 4:20 p.m. on November 18, 2008
BREAKING NEWS: Freedom's McIntyre Resigns
Freedom issued a release via e-mail announcing the resignation of football coach Tom McIntyre today. McIntyre, who has coached Freedom since 2005, will remain a teacher at the South Riding school and steps down with a 5-25 career record in the program's three varsity seasons. Freedom opened in 2005 but played a junior varsity schedule, finishing 9-1 that season. Read more of this post »
Posted by Matt Brooks at 1:34 p.m. on November 18, 2008
Top Performers - Regular Season Recap
With the regular season complete and our season-long competition finished, today on Top Performers we look back at the best individual performances from the regular season that was. As we did all season, we'll select a quarterback, a running back, a wide receiver, a place kicker, a defense, an offensive line and a playmaker. Since some of these were very close calls, we'll also include runners-up in each category. Inevitably, we had to overlook several great games in the process, but if there's a particular performance you adamantly feel deserved to be included, let us know in the comments section below. Remember, these are just individual game performances. Our Loudoun All-Extra teams will be unveiled at the conclusion of the season. Now let's get to the good stuff... Read more of this post »
Posted by Matt Brooks at 1:29 p.m. on November 17, 2008
Monday (Afternoon) Quarterback
Welcome back to the Monday (Afternoon) Quarterback. After a busy first weekend in the regional playoffs, two teams are out and three teams moved on, with two of those squads - Potomac Falls and Broad Run - set to do battle again this Friday night in Ashburn. Today we'll take one final look at the two teams whose seasons came to an end, Briar Woods and Loudoun County and hit on a few of our observations from Broad Run and Potomac Falls' wins on Friday night as we look ahead to their rematch. So let's get right to it... Read more of this post »
Posted by Paul Tenorio at 1:14 p.m. on November 14, 2008
Game of the Week: Breakdown
Happy Friday! If it's Friday that means it's gameday...and if it's gameday that means it's time for the Breakdown. We'll do things a bit differently on the blog today, spreading our love to all the playoff games and not just our Game of the Week. Loudoun County - Broad Run will get a little extra attention, and then we'll give you keys for other games. Read more of this post »
Posted by Paul Tenorio at 2:39 p.m. on November 13, 2008
Thursday Throwdown
Welcome to the Thursday Throwdown. As you may be well familiar with this blog, you probably know that in this space every week Brooks and I debate about a number of different things. We'll do so again today, taking a look at who we feel will be key players from the Loudoun County-Broad Run match-up in detail and also selecting other key players from around the Loudoun County playoffs in one-line format. Read more of this post »
Top Five Football Power Poll - (Playoffs!)
Welcome back to the Top Five Football Power Poll for our final regular-season installment. With Loudoun County's big win at Heritage on Friday, they secured a spot in the playoffs and the fifth spot in our rankings. All five teams are postseason-bound with No. 1 Stone Bridge moving on to the second round of the AAA Northern Region playoffs with its rout of Jefferson. This week, the Bulldogs take on Tenorio's mighty Majors, who just squeaked by my beloved Washington-Lee Generals. Expect another beatdown in Ashburn. (But not as bad a beat-down as would have been administered to the Generals. - PT) With the second season upon us, today we'll take a look at the strengths and weaknesses of each team to highlight what they need to exploit and what they need to improve in order to make their playoff run last into December. Read more of this post »
2008 All-Dulles District Football Teams
The 2008 All-Dulles District football teams were announced this morning, and Extra Points has them here for you today. Broad Run's Breon Earl and Kenny McAdow took home D4 Player of the Year honors, while Briar Woods' Jake Ashton and Ray Taliaferro grabbed the D3 awards. Check out who else received recognition. Read more of this post »
Posted by Paul Tenorio at 1:00 p.m. on November 11, 2008
Top Performers - Season Finale
Welcome back to our final regular season installment of Top Performers. We've had far too many stellar individual and team performances to count this season and we'll be sure to hit you with the top performances from our top performers in the next couple weeks. Read more of this post »
Posted by Matt Brooks at 12:53 p.m. on November 11, 2008
Bulldogs' Bladel to Play Baseball at JMU
Stone Bridge senior outfielder John Bladel has accepted an offer to play baseball at James Madison University next season. As a junior, Bladel was a key component on the Bulldogs' first-time Liberty District championship squad, producing at the plate and in the field for Coach Sam Plank. Bladel was named Liberty District Co-Player of the Year in 2007 and also racked up First Team All-Northern Region and honorable mention All-State honors. Stone Bridge will host a signing ceremony for Bladel on Monday at 4 p.m. in the school library. Read more of this post »
Posted by Paul Tenorio at 1:00 p.m. on November 10, 2008
Monday (Afternoon) Quarterback
Welcome back to the Monday (Afternoon) Quarterback. ... With the playoffs upon us, we'll be paying plenty of attention to the five teams that have qualified for the postseason -- Briar Woods, Broad Run, Loudoun County, Potomac Falls and Stone Bridge. So today, Extra Points will take one last look at the five teams that didn't make the playoffs. We'll look back at this season, take a glance ahead, and we'll tell you one or two players you should keep an eye on next season. Read more of this post »
Chase Williams Featured on NBC
Before Friday's County-Heritage game, the local NBC affliate profiled Chase Williams. Read more of this post »
Posted by Paul Tenorio at 2:25 p.m. on November 7, 2008
Game of the Week: Breakdown
Welcome back to the Game of the Week: Breakdown, where today we'll break down the match-up in the Battle of the Burg, Heritage-Loudoun County. The Raiders have a shot at the playoffs with a win, while Heritage will look to send Coach Wes Driskill out a winner. Let's get down to it. Read more of this post »
Posted by Paul Tenorio at 5:21 p.m. on November 6, 2008
P. Thompson, Olson Named District Players of the Year
Stone Bridge quarterback Patrick Thompson was named Liberty District Player of the Year and Bulldogs linebacker Mike Olson was selected as the Defensive Player of the Year, Extra Points has learned. Read more of this post »
Posted by Paul Tenorio at 3:32 p.m. on November 6, 2008
Thursday Throwdown
Welcome back to the Thursday Throwdown, where Brooks and I battle things out about a number of different issues or questions pertaining to Loudoun County football. Today, we'll use tomorrow's Rivalry Week games as the theme to the Throwdown. What's the Best Rivalry? The Best Atmosphere? The Best Chance for an Upset? And then, Brooks and I get personal, as our two almae matres (check out that Latin)/alma maters -- Washington-Lee and Mount Vernon -- meet in the Northern Region playoffs...let's get this thing going. Read more of this post »
Posted by Matt Brooks at 11:20 a.m. on November 6, 2008
Heritage's Driskill to Step Down
Late Wednesday afternoon Heritage football coach Wes Driskill announced he will step down at the end of the season, Gameday Magazine reported. LoudounExtra.com confirmed this with Heritage Athletic Director Ron Petrella Thursday morning. Petrella said Driskill's reasons for stepping down are primarily family related. Driskill currently has one son running cross country and another playing football for Stone Bridge, and a daughter currently in college. And he expressed his desire to spend more time with them. Read more of this post »
Posted by Matt Brooks at 2:35 p.m. on November 5, 2008
Top Five Football Power Poll - Week 11
This week is rivalry week in the league with a possible final playoff seed on the line and pride ripe for the picking. The Battle for the Burg could land a fourth team a spot, while Broad Run and Park View renew a rivalry that the two teams split a year ago. The Panthers look to complete the Sterling two-step at Dominion and Briar Woods and Freedom tangle in the Bird Bowl. All these made-up game names, overflowing with alliteration, have got us feeling all lyrical and English-majory. (One of us also worked 15 hours yesterday covering the election in Loudoun County, so we're not working on regular sleep here, people.) So today, for your reading pleasure, we've thrown together haikus on each of our top teams. If you don't remember that high school poetry lesson, the format is based on syllables per line. The pattern is 5-7-5. Keep in mind, neither of us were English majors and there's a reason why we cover sports and don't have any poetry anthologies out...yet. Read more of this post »
Posted by Ed Guzman at 1:46 a.m. on November 5, 2008
Stone Bridge, Valley Volleyball March On
Bulldogs and Vikings advance to the next round of their regional tournaments. Heritage falls in five games to Western Albemarle in the Region II tournament. Read more of this post »
Posted by Paul Tenorio at 2:48 p.m. on November 4, 2008
Top Performers -- Week 11
Welcome back to Top Performers. While Brooks has claimed a victory for the season (cutting this blog short at the start of the postseason though ... Read more of this post »
Posted by Ed Guzman at 8:53 a.m. on November 4, 2008
Stone Bridge Volleyball Advances
Bulldogs beat Washington and Lee in three games and will host West Springfield in a Northern Region quarterfinal match on Tuesday. Read more of this post »
Posted by Matt Brooks at 2:42 p.m. on November 3, 2008
Monday (Afternoon) Quarterback
Welcome to the Playoff Edition of Monday (Afternoon) Quarterback! We hope you all had an enjoyable weekend watching some exciting high school, collegiate and professional football. How bout them Red Raiders? Today, with the Northern Region regular season complete and the final week of the schedule upon us for our other nine teams, we'll take a look at the playoff picture as it's shaping up. The power points system makes it a bit complicated, but let's first take a look at what we know and then breakdown each team that is currently in the playoffs and those that have a chance of extending their season with a win on Friday, and perhaps some help. Read more of this post »
Posted by Ed Guzman at 9:31 a.m. on November 3, 2008
Volleyball Regional Information
Loudoun County beats Heritage for the Dulles District tournament title over the weekend, and Stone Bridge opens Northern Region play on Monday at home. Read more of this post »
Posted by Paul Tenorio at 2:19 p.m. on October 31, 2008
Game of the Week: Breakdown
Welcome to The Breakdown, where we'll take a look at tonight's Liberty District match-up between No. 2 Stone Bridge and Woodson (7-2, 6-0), which is enjoying its best season since 2004. Matt Brooks will take a look at the Bulldogs offense, I'll talk defense and we both breakdown the Keys to the Game... Read more of this post »
Posted by Ed Guzman at 10:02 a.m. on October 31, 2008
Stone Bridge Wins Liberty Tournament
Bulldogs storm back from two-game deficit to beat Langley in district tournament final. In the Dulles tournament, Loudoun County and Heritage will meet again in Saturday's final. Read more of this post »
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