Joe Sanders and Brian Henderson each ran for over 100 yards as the Massaponax High School football team topped James Monroe 30-20 for its first win of the season on Friday night.
Sanders answered JM touchdowns with big scoring runs on two occasions in the second half.
After the Yellow Jackets’ Jordon Juggins returned a fumble 40 yards for a touchdown to give the hosts a 12-10 lead in the third quarter, Sanders raced 21 yards to the end zone to put the Panthers back on top, 16-12.
In the fourth period, JM pulled within 23-20 on a 70-yard scoring pass from Ryan Wolfenbarger to Oneil Oussantidja. Sanders answered with a 44-yard touchdown scamper to seal the victory for Massaponax (1-2).
Sanders finished the night with 119 yards on 11 carries. Henderson had 108 yards on 16 attempts, as the Panthers racked up a total of 331 yards on the ground.
“He’s been a little bit banged up, so we were just playing him on defense kind of sparingly and then when we needed him on offense,” Massaponax head coach Shane Ludden said of Sanders. “I asked him if he was good to go in the second half, and he said, ‘Yeah, I’ve got you.’ The O-line opened some holes, and we were able to lean on him to make those big runs and put the game away there at the end.”
Daylin Dabney added a 45-yard interception return for a score in the fourth quarter.
Kenyon Monroe completed 7 of 12 passes for 105 yards with a touchdown and an interception for the Jackets (2-1). Jakhi Hayden was on the receiving end of Monroe’s scoring strike from 14 yards out in the first period.
Massaponax closes out nondistrict play with a home contest against Chancellor next Friday. James Monroe has a bye before opening up Battlefield District competition with a home matchup against Eastern View on Sept. 26.
Brooke Point 49, Potomac 18
A quartet of Black-Hawks had big nights in an easy nondistrict win over the visiting Panthers.
Anthony Robinson Jr. ran for a pair of touchdowns; Jaelyn Cox rushed for a score and returned an interception for another; Aviance Young Jr. caught a touchdown pass and threw one of his own; and Khien Kelly ran for a score and passed for another.
Brooke Point (2-1) will wrap-up nondistrict play at Spotsylvania next Friday.
Colonial Forge 47, Gainesville 14
Brock Brimhall threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more to key the Eagles’ nondistrict blowout of the homestanding Cardinals.
Brimhall was 13 of 15 for 195 yards through the air. He hooked up with Jeremiah Schneider, Jake Ashinhurst and TaySean Jones on scoring strikes of 38, 20 and 28 yards.
On the ground, Brimhall had four carries for 48 yards, opening the scoring with a 38-yard touchdown and closing it with a 1-yard plunge.
Forge (3-0) also scored on defense and special teams. Douglas Campbell returned an interception 49 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter, and Torie Martin took a kickoff return 88 yards for a score in the second period.
Colonial Forge will close out nondistrict competition with a home game against Oakton next Friday.
Courtland 42, Orange 0
Chieftain Watson and Tyrik Newman spearheaded a balanced offensive attack in the Cougars’ nondistrict victory over the visiting Hornets.
Watson completed 8 of 13 passes for 155 yards and three touchdowns. He connected with Josiah Patty (69 yards), Ahmari Boxley (35) and Keegan Parker (10) for scores.
Newman fueled Courtland’s ground game, carrying the ball 23 times for 121 yards and three touchdowns.
Courtland is on a bye next Friday before kicking off its Battlefield District slate at King George on Sept. 26.
Riverbend 70, King George 0
Camden Simmons and Mekhi Davis scored three touchdowns apiece as the Bears had no trouble with the host Foxes in nondistrict action.
Simmons took both of his rushing attempts to the end zone, scoring from 4 and 66 yards out. In between, he caught a 17-yard touchdown pass from Ian Shook Jr.
Not to be outdone, Davis scored in all three phases of the game. He returned a punt 60 yards, ran an interception back 20 yards and hauled in a 52-yard pass from Shook Jr.
Shook Jr. went 5 of 6 passing for 101 yards and also had a 57-yard scoring run.
Joshua Lautenschlager also got in on the action, rushing for 109 yards and a touchdown on nine carries, and Tyler Chappell added a 27-yard scoring scamper.
On defense, Aden Herndon returned a fumble 14 yards for a touchdown and recorded a tackle for a safety.
Riverbend (3-0) concludes nondistrict competition with a trip to Albemarle next Friday. King George (0-3) has a bye before opening Battlefield District play at home against Courtland on Sept. 26.
Patriot 42, Mountain View 7
The visiting Wildcats ran into a buzzsaw in a nondistrict road loss to the Patriots.
Bryce Lambert connected with Chris Gordon for a 59-yard touchdown pass to account for Mountain View’s only score of the evening.
Lambert completed 7 of 13 passes for 101 yards and an interception.
Mountain View (1-2) wraps up nondistrict action at Freedom-Woodbridge next Friday.
North Stafford 40, Gar-Field 7
The host Wolverines blew open a close game with a big second half on their way to a nondistrict victory over the Red Wolves.
Leading just 7-0 at halftime, North Stafford scored the first 26 points of the second half. Kenaz Sullivan got things started with a 3-yard touchdown run, then Antonio Hubbard returned a fumble 33 yards for a score. Jaron Owusu-Ansah caught a 24-yard touchdown pass from Alon Lester to make it 27-0 at the end of the third quarter, and Kayden Bowens scampered 7 yards to the end zone to make it 33-0 early in the final stanza.
Bowens’ 26-yard dash later in the period capped the scoring.
Sullivan also had a 48-yard interception return for a score in the second quarter to give the Wolverines (2-1) the early advantage.
North Stafford visits Woodbridge next Friday for its nondistrict finale.
Other Scores
Stafford 51, Osbourn Park 0
