Sherwood High School vs Rockville High School

Photo courtesy of Montgomery Community Media. Sherwood football has only given up seven points through three games this season. Meanwhile, it has put up 124 points on offense. This attacking barrage reared its head once more Friday, as the Warriors took down Rockville in dominant fashion, 49-0. Sherwood is now 3-0 on the season. It wasn’t long until Sherwood found their groove. On its first drive of the evening, quarterback Matthew Larsen lofted a 21-yard pass into Ram territory, setting the Warriors up for a red zone opportunity just minutes into the contest. Just plays later, the first score of the game came courtesy of Rocky ***, who found a soft spot in the zone with Larsen rolling out to his right. But the 14-yard touchdown was just the beginning of the onslaught. Sherwood didn’t always need deep, go-route passes to gain yards, instead leaning on short strikes — a 31-yard screen set up the Warriors in the red zone on their very next possession. The drive was promptly capped off with a similar concept on the opposite side of the field for a 13-yard score. *** continued his stellar evening later on a 40-yard reception, taking a bump after reeling the pass in on a go-route and plowing in for the score. His reception put Sherwood up 28-0 in just the second frame, effectively putting things out of reach. Rockville needed a response, and quickly, if it wanted to salvage the contest before halftime. But things went in the opposite direction. Adrian Hamilton read the Rams’ quarterback perfectly, executing a sideline-stepping pick-six to put the Warriors up by five scores. But there was still time to play in the second quarter, and Sherwood utilized the time to its advantage, with Caleb Hollowell taking a quick-hit pass 14 yards in for the score. A 1-yard touchdown rush late in the contest wrapped up what was a comprehensive, well-rounded performance from both sides of the ball for Sherwood. It will next take on Blake this Friday at 6:30 p.m. The Warriors took down the Bengals, who are also currently 3-0, 24-0 last year — this time around could serve as a much more competitive skirmish.