Friday, November 9, 2012
Quince Orchard head football coach Dave Mencarini and varsity swim and dive coach Todd Garner are finalists in The Gazette's favorite coach contest.
Two Gaithersburg coaches are finalists in The Gazette's "My Favorite Coach Contest." Quince Orchard High School's Dave Mencarini, head varsity football coach, and Todd Garner, varsity swimming and diving coach, are among the finalists for boy's varsity coaches, joining coaches from James Hubert Blake, Clarksburg, Paint Branch, Sherwood and Northwest High Schools. The contest also named finalists for boy's junior varsity, girl's varsity and junior varsity coaches, although no other Gaithersburg area coaches were named finalists. Visit The Gazette for profiles of the coaches and to vote for the your favorite coach.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Trojans blow 14-point halftime lead, fall to Northwest. Quince Orchard and Watkins Mill each dominate opponents.
The narrative is the same each week: two Gaithersburg-area high schools win big while another falls in dramatic fashion. Northwest 31-Gaithersburg 21 Paced by running back Soloman Vault's three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving), Gaithersburg managed to build a 21-7 halftime lead over rival Northwest on Saturday afternoon, but the tide shifted in favor of the Jaguars in the second half. Northwest rang up 24 unanswered second half points and shut out the Trojans for the final two-plus quarters. Gaithersburg dropped to 2-5 with the loss and Northwest extended its win streak to three games while improving to 5-2. Quince Orchard 42-Richard Montgomery 0 In a year in which Richard Montgomery has exceeded expectations, Dave Mencarini's …
Monday, October 8, 2012
Quince Orchard and Watkins Mill earn decisive victories Friday while Gaithersburg falls a point short against Clarksburg.
Gaithersburg-area high school football teams wrapped up a successful week on the gridiron, winning two of three Friday night match ups. Unfortunately the lone loss came with some drama and heartbreak. Clarksburg 13-Gaithersburg 12 Trailing 13-6 in the fourth quarter, Gaithersburg High School running back Solomon Vault took off for a 52-yard touchdown run to cut the Trojan deficit to 1 point against Clarksburg. Trojan head coach Kreg Kephart elected to go for the two point conversion and a one point lead rather than attempt a game-tying extra point. Gaithersburg's pass attempt failed and the Coyotes held on for the win, Clarksburg's first since Oct. 14, 2011. Quince Orchard 46-Whitman 3 Quince Orchard got off to a fast start, paced by two …
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Junior quarterback Mikey Murtaugh suffers torn ligament in his right knee against Paint Branch, The Gazette reports.
Quince Orchard's attempt to return to the Maryland 4A state championship game took a big hit Monday as an MRI revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the right knee of junior starting quarterback Mikey Murtaugh, The Gazette reported. Murtaugh was injured on the Cougars' opening drive of Friday night's 34-0 win over previously unbeaten Paint Branch. The quarterback was replaced by junior Tobin Pagley, who rushed for two touchdowns and threw one more. Quince Orchard coach Dave Mencarini told Patch after the game he believed Murtaugh's injury to be serious, and Monday's procedure confirmed the worst. The Cougars are forced to move forward without Murtaugh, a player who Mencarini speculated would lead his offense. The Cougars' head coach…
Friday, September 14, 2012
Short-handed Cougars clamp down on Pathers' attack and grind out 34-0 blowout in battle of unbeaten teams.
Story by Matt Papuchis; photos by Sebastian Montes It was a night where unsung heroes needed to step up. Heading into Friday night's game, Quince Orchard was already playing without arguably its biggest offensive weapon, thanks to Tyrell Williams' injury in the season opener against Sherwood that has forced the Cougars' top running back to miss two straight starts. But when Mikey Murtaugh went down on the team's opening drive, the Cougar faithful held its collective breath as fans watched their starting quarterback being carried off the field. How would the county's most accomplished team over the last five years respond? Both reserve running back Manuel Brown and back-up quarterback Tobin Pagley rushed for two touchdowns apiece and …
Matchup of unbeaten teams edges Walter Johnson-Springbrook.
Move aside, Watkins Mill, there's a new big cat in town. After the Wolverines were featured in the first two Montgomery County Patch Games of the Week, the Quince Orchard Cougars have won the week 3 poll for its Friday night matchup against Paint Branch. Quince Orchard-Paint Branch, which won 35 percent of the vote, is one of only two games featuring unbeaten teams this week. The other is Wootton-Damascus, which won only 7 percent. Walter Johnson-Springbrook was week 3's runner up with 21 percent of the vote. The Cougars are coming off a 55-0 drubbing of Montgomery Blair in week 2 and a convincing 28-12 win over Sherwood to open the season. Paint Branch has easily handled two Rockville schools, first defeating Rockville High School 41-18, …
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 …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Junior Linebacker is among the most highly recruited Cougar athletes in school history.
It's been a busy offseason for Quince Orchard's Marcus Newby. Since last football season ended, the standout linebacker, currently a junior, has spent much of the winter and spring entertaining offers from some of the country's top college football programs — Oklahoma, Nebraska, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, and Maryland to name a few — making him one of the most highly sought after recruits in QO history. According to Rivals.com, defending national champion Alabama and Ohio State have also shown interest. But so far, the 6-foot-1, 207-pound Newby is remaining humble and focused. And while the offers have been pouring in, Newby is not letting that detract from his main goal for his upcoming senior season at QO. "I'm just taking …
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Rivals.com caught up with Quince Orchard Head Coach Dave Mencarini to break down the recruiting prospects for his 2013 senior class.
The start of football season is still months away, but the recruiting trail never takes a break. The 2011 Maryland 4A Division runner-ups return a quality senior class for the 2012 season and Quince Orchard Head Coach Dave Mencarini has high hopes for many of his class of 2013 seniors to continue playing football in college, according to a report on Rivals.com. The group features three players predicted by Rivals to play NCAA Division I football, led by linebacker Marcus Newby. Newby, a four-star prospect ranked 19th nationally at his position, has received 11 scholarship offers from Division I programs including Maryland, Virginia Tech, Ohio State, Penn State, and Nebraska (1996 QO alum John Papuchis was named defensive coordinator at …
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