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.