Friday, September 7, 2012
Edges Northwest-Seneca Valley, the Battle for Germantown.
For the second week in a row, Watkins Mill football support poured in to upset a marquee matchup in the Patch Montgomery County Football Game of the Week Poll. With 41 percent of the vote, Watkins Mill-Damascus will be featured as the Patch Game of the Week. Gaithersburg-Springbrook was second with 18 percent and the highly anticipated Battle for Germantown between Northwest and Seneca Valley finished third with 13 percent. The Wolverines are coming off a 42-14 win over Poolesville in Week 1 and head coach Kevin Watson said a win over Damascus would be a breakthrough win for his program. PREVIEW: Watkins Mill v. Damascus Damascus (1-0) is coming off a 41-6 drubbing of Clarksburg. The Gazette's No. 3-ranked team scored all of its points in …
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Mencarini: "We’ve lost great players every year and the thing I take pride about in my program is we’ve always had kids that will be here to fill those roles."
Friday night marks the first time Quince Orchard's varsity football team takes the field since an overtime defeat to Old Mill in the 2011 state championship game. Cougars' head coach Dave Mencarini spoke with Patch to preview the season. In Part II of our Q&A (below) Mencarini gives Patch an inside look at his roster. In Part I, Mencarini reflects on last season and looks at the competition in Montgomery County for this season. Gaithersburg Patch: What players did you lose and need to fill a void in the lineup? Who do you see stepping up in those roles? Quince Orchard Head Coach Dave Mencarini: Well obviously you talk about running back, we lost a major component of our offense last year in Mark Green, who, as you know, is the all-time …
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Mencarini: "I think our kids have a hard time understanding that we get everyone’s best shot every Friday night."
Friday night marks the first time Quince Orchard's varsity football team takes the field since an overtime defeat to Old Mill in the 2011 state championship game. Cougars' head coach Dave Mencarini spoke with Patch to preview the season. In Part I of our Q&A (below) Mencarini reflects on last season and looks at the competition in Montgomery County for this season. In tomorrow's Part II, the QO coach looks at his roster and discusses his team's goals and expectations. Gaithersburg Patch: You're coming off a great season in 2011, falling just short of the state title. What do you hope your returning players learned from the run last season that they carry over to 2012? What are some things you hope to improve? Quince Orchard Head Coach …
