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MoCo Thursday Night Showdown - Sherwood vs Clarksburg

🏈 KENNEDY CRUISES PAST SPRINGBROOK! 🏈 Kennedy came out firing Friday night, rolling past Springbrook 40-8 in a strong varsity football performance! 💚💛 The Cavaliers improve to 3-1, while the Blue Devils move to 1-3. Great effort from both teams under the Friday night lights! 🔥 #MoCoSports #CountySportsZone #KennedyCavs #Springbrook #VarsityFootball

Potomac High School 26 - 28 Oxon Hill High School

Walt Whitman High School 14 - 35 Winston Churchill High School

🏈 FINAL Kennedy 28, Watkins Mill 26 Kennedy rallies late to edge Watkins Mill, 28–26, in a tightly contested matchup. The Cavaliers hold on for the two-point victory after a back-and-forth game. Kennedy: 28 Watkins Mill: 26 #MCPSSports #Football #CountySportsZone #Kennedy #WatkinsMill

Springbrook High School 0 - 41 James Hubert Blake High School

Parkdale High School 6 - 27 Potomac High School

DuVal High School 0 - 35 Oxon Hill High School

Springbrook High School 0 - 56 Wheaton High School

James Hubert Blake High School 25 - 13 Walt Whitman High School

Paint Branch High School 59 - 0 Einstein High School

Largo High School 20 - 21 Oxon Hill High School

Col. Zadok Magruder High 0 - 57 Sherwood High School

Sherwood Wins Scrimmage Match At Northwest 21-3 8/28/2026 Sherwood continues to show off its raw talent as it nears its first game of the season at Magruder High School.

On December 4, the Sherwood Warriors faced off against the Mervo Mustangs in the 4A/3A MPSSAA state championships, with the Mustangs claiming the state title in a 40-20 victory. The game kicked off with the Warriors electing to receive the ball first in this tight championship matchup. Sherwood focused early on running plays on the first drive, but was forced to punt after the Mervo defense held. Quarterback #5 Jaylen Solomon rushed outside the pocket and searched to find a man downfield, barely avoiding the Gladiators' pressure. The Mustangs put the first points on the board after a 25-yard touchdown to #81 Dennis Perry. The Mustangs went for two and quickly succeeded. Sherwood would be forced to punt for a second time with the first quarter ending 7-0, back in Mustang possession. Mervo opened the second quarter by moving up to Sherwood’s 4-yard line and adding to the lead with a 4-yard rushing touchdown by Solomon, putting the score to 14-0 with 7:49 remaining. Sherwood needed to match the energy the Mustangs were giving, but couldn’t do so, going 3-and-out for the third time straight, punting once more. Solomon’s rushing speed was the X-factor 7 minutes into the quarter, where Sherwood allowed too many openings for Solomon's rushing ability to shine. More fuel was added to the fire, with Mervo going up 22-0 with a minute left in the half, scored by #1 Tywon Baker on an 11-yard post route receiving touchdown. The first half ended with a 22-0 dominant Mervo lead. The second half kicked off with turnover madness, where Sherwood stripped the ball out of Mervo’s running back #3 Kaden Foster, recovering the ball and gaining possession. It only took seconds for Mervo to pick off Sherwood from #22 Tyler Ford, but Sherwood was able to bring out Mervo’s punting unit for the first time of the game. Minutes later, Mervo recovered a stripped ball on Sherwood, picked up by #9 Brian Guerrero. With 6:01 left in the half, Solomon recorded a hat-trick of rushing touchdowns with a 4-yard rushing score, bringing the deficit to 28-0. Sherwood was starting to show signs of life, moving up to the Mervo 19-yard line and recording its first touchdown of the game, a 19-yard passing touchdown to #5 Tommy Hanrahan. Sherwood cut the lead down to 28-6. With 7 seconds left in the quarter, Solomon was picked off a screen pass by Sherwood defender #24 Jayden Sellman. A 50-yard return was stopped at Mervos' 3-yard line. A fumble almost handed Mervo the ball once again, but the Sherwood offense recovered. The third quarter ended 28-6 with Sherwood in possession. At the start of the fourth quarter, a one-handed catch from #0 Jefferson Serkem allowed the Gladiators their second touchdown of the game. The 2-point attempt was no good, and the score was shortened to 28-12. Momentum started to shift towards Sherwood after Solomon lost the ball on a scramble, giving Sherwood the ball back in hopes of a comeback. Sherwood moved the ball downfield to Mervo’s 2-yard line for a 41-yard gain. The lead turned into a one-score game as Sherwood cut the lead from a two-yard rushing touchdown and completed the two-point attempt. The score turned 28-20 with a one-possession game. Solomon set the standard straight, breaking multiple tackles and scoring a 32-yard rushing touchdown to prevent any comeback hopes for the gladiators. The lead grew up to 14 with a 34-20 score. Sherwood gained possession of the ball again and was forced to run a play on 4th and 1. The gladiators were just short ruled by the chain team and gave Mervo the ball at Sherwood’s 30-yard line. Mervo set the dagger into the game, scoring a 22-yard rushing touchdown and bringing the score to 40-20. Time remaining hit 0 as the Mervo Mustangs finished the game as state champions, coming victorious at 40-20.

The Sherwood Warriors had a big win over The Richard Montgomery Rockets on thursday night! Sherwood's defense was just too powerful for RM to handle. Now both teams moved on to the playoffs, as RM is facing off against the Seneca Valley Screaming Eagles this Thursday. To see a complete bracket picture, click here: countysports.zone/playoffs?season=2025-2026&sportId=v1-uj… See more from SHS vs. RMHS here: www.instagram.com/p/DQqMqtQDoKp/?img_index=1

Photo courtesy of Lauren Sheintal Sports Photos. Quince Orchard, the perennial crowning jewel of Montgomery County football, looked to be running away with things once again. It was a much-heralded matchup against undefeated Sherwood, marking a hotly-contested game consisting of two unbeaten teams. But the Cougars got the upper hand early. Despite some occasional early pressure and a sack from the Warriors, Quince Orchard Will Drakeford operated relatively cleanly from the pocket. This was emphasized in his two touchdown tosses to a favorite target of his, tight end Diego Rodriguez. But the barrage didn’t stop there. The Cougars’ special teams play also got the best of Sherwood early, as Rico Jackson ran back a kickoff for six. By the third quarter, Quince Orchard led 21-0, and it appeared as though the powerhouse would steamroll to another relaxing victory. Until it didn’t. Sherwood quarterback Matthew Larsen suddenly got the hot hand. With just under four minutes left in the third frame, he uncorked a deep ball to the left side of the field, hitting his receiver in stride for a 46-yard touchdown. Then, to start the fourth quarter, a play-action fake opened up the middle of the field, and Larsen hit his man in stride for a 59-yard score. The game was starting to unravel at the seams for Quince Orchard. And it all came to a head just a minute later on Sherwood’s stellar game-tying drive, which featured an 18-yard pass, 12-yard run and 25-yard opposite field dish for a touchdown. And with eight minutes left, the score was knotted. On the ensuing drive, Quince Orchard’s rushing attack took command, with multiple slices up the middle chewing both yardage and clock. Jaheim Bond ultimately broke free approaching five minutes left in the game, taking a carry with multiple Sherwood defenders on his back and dragging them down deep in the red zone. He punched it in just one play later, nearly untouched. Searching for a response, Larsen instead threw an interception that was returned all the way back to Sherwood’s 15-yard line. And much like last time, it took just one more play for the Cougars to punch it in — J.J. Williams was the recipient of this handoff. Sherwood tacked on one more score to end the contest, but it didn’t have much time to do much else with less than two minutes on the clock, leaving Quince Orchard perfect on the season.

Tonight the Kennedy Cavaliers beat the Northwood Gladiators 35-14 marking their 3rd Consecutive Win of the season! Northwood was getting cocky and players were talking a lot of trash. But guess all that talk didn’t translate into points on the board‼️ Exceptional remarks to the following players, Running Back - Ashad Davis #4 with his carefully precise play making, eye opening tackles and his excellent touchdown. “ I felt happy and I wouldn’t have done it without my line” - Davis #4 Outside Linebacker - Luke Pepperman #27 for his tackles and sack. “ They faked a run and threw a wr screen and I read the play because I recognized it from film study and made the tackle on the wr causing the play of downs to be 4th down” - Pepperman #27 Defensive End - Ryan McGhee #6 with SEVEN tackles, two sacks, and a force fumble. “ It was a running clock in the 4 quarter and I realized the formation in film so I knew what was gon happen, And I make the sack easy“ - McGhee #6 And a special shout out to the Defensive Line which really helped team out with run stopping and getting pressure on the Gladiators Quarterback. Great win tonight Cavaliers.

Amazing win tonight by the Kennedy Cavaliers making a comeback against Springbrook. Notable remarks to players Davis #4 for his amazing running back skills on the field & Williams #1 when he caught an interception and ran it all the way back for a touchdown. Great Job Cavaliers!