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After countless hours of preparation, the grind meets the pavement on Friday and Saturday for every team that didn’t kickoff the 2017 regular season last weekend. This week, our number one, St. Frances, hosts the top dog in all of Virginia — Bishop Sullivan Catholic. No. 3 St. John’s (D.C.) treks out to California to challenge De La Salle, one of the top units in the country. You can watch that game on ESPNU at 11 p.m. EST.
There are three Top 25 matchups and a host of other intriguing matchups, and fortunately for you, MSA is on the job.
Our Game of the Week pits a Class 4A East matchup between No. 17 North Point and No. 18 Old Mill (state media poll rankings). After a 9-2 season last fall, the Eagles return one of the top offensive lineman nationally in Rasheed Walker (10 Power-5 offers) and other impact players, like cornerback Chelen Garnes (offer from Navy), quarterback JeMichael Jones (Howard commit) and receiver Johnathan Riley. Old Mill, meanwhile, looks to avenge an upset loss in the first round of the playoffs last fall, which spoiled a 10-0 regular season.
We’ll also have reporters at the following contests on Friday: Kyle Parsons covers a Montgomery County clash between No. 8 Damascus and unranked Blake, Brooks Warren is stationed at No. 11 Northwest vs. Wootton and Chapin Jewell covers an intriguing 1A game in Cumberland between Alleghany and Dunbar. On Saturday, Tom Peace heads out to report on No. 14 Calvert Hall vs. Dundalk at 7 p.m., Josh Mitchell will update us on No. 21 Fort Hill at USO in Pittsburgh (2 p.m. start) and I will be covering a juicy Class 3A matchup between Milford Mill and Tuscarora (1 p.m. start).
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BREAKFAST LINKS
— MSA high school football power rankings: Week 1
— MIAA preview: Once again, everybody is chasing St. Frances
— No. 7 Gonzaga (D.C.) forces six turnovers in dismantling of No. 14 Gilman, 38-0
— Opener between No. 6 McDonogh and No. 21 Pallotti cancelled
— No. 3 St. John’s (D.C.) tops Jones (Fla.) to open season, 49-30
— No. 1 DeMatha comes up short in 35-23 loss to reigning national champion Bishop Gorman (Nev.)
— Get to know Caleb Williams, Gonzaga’s freshman quarterback
FRIDAY, SATURDAY 1 (MSA rank/state media poll rank, game and time)
1 / 2 St. Frances (2-0) 29, Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Va.) 8
Chad Ricardo on Twitter
Post game @sfafoootball_md https://t.co/uFjzZ6caVS
2 / 1 DeMatha (1-1) 28, Avalon (0-1) 0
WashPost HS Sports on Twitter
@DeMathaFootball Coach Elijah Brooks on his team’s 28-0 win over Avalon. https://t.co/Jzb4GmZgyM
3 St. John’s (D.C.) (1-0) 21, De La Salle (Calif.) 7 — Halftime, live on ESPNU
5 / 5 Archbishop Spalding (1-0) 56, NR / 24 Annapolis 14
Viera (Fla.) 21, No. 6 Gonzaga (D.C.) (1-1) 6
7 / 4 McDonogh (1-0) 21, La Salle College (Pa.) 9
8 / 6 Damascus (1-0) 41, Blake (0-1) 17 — CLICK FOR STORY
9 / 8 Quince Orchard (1-0) 55, Bethesda-CC (0-1) 7
10 / 7 Good Counsel (1-0) 23, 24 / NR Gilman (0-2) 10
WashPost HS Sports on Twitter
@gcfootball Coach Andy Stefanelli on earning a win over his alma mater, Gilman: “It’s a great feeling.” https://t.co/zfpEllprXC
11 / 11 Northwest (1-0) 53, Wootton (0-1) 36 — CLICK FOR STORY
13 / 10 Walkersville (1-0) 59, New Era Academy (0-1) 0
16 / 21 Linganore (0-0) 64, Archbishop Curley (0-1) 6
17 / 23 Riverdale Baptist (2-0) 35, Ballou (D.C.) 9
NR / RV St. Mary’s Ryken (2-0) 23, 19 / RV Pallotti (0-1) 6
22 / 12 Franklin (1-0) 52, Woodlawn (0-1) 0
23 / 18 Sherwood (1-0) 37, Magruder (0-1) 0
25 / 17 North Point (1-0) 42, NR / 18 Old Mill (0-1) 0 — CLICK FOR STORY
Kyle McFadden on Twitter
Chelen Garnes rips through the line of the scrimmage and takes it to house — 68 yards — to put North Point up 14-0 on Old Mill. https://t.co/iijjd0JPs8
NR / 22 Seneca Valley (1-0) 42, Rockville (0-1) 0
NR / NR Alleghany (1-0) 49, NR / RV Dunbar (0-1) 42 — CLICK FOR STORY
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
4 / 3 Wise (1-0) 57, Surrattsville (0-1) 0
12 / 20 Bullis (1-0) 37, Archbishop Carroll (D.C.) 0
14 / 13 Calvert Hall (2-0) 42, Dundalk (0-1) 7 — CLICK FOR STORY
15 / 15 Georgetown Prep (1-0) 35, Bishop O’Connell (Va.) 7
MonumentalSportsNet on Twitter
FINAL Georgetown Prep – 35 Bishop O’Connell – 7 Check out the highlights ⬇️ https://t.co/fGSkqRL9KI
Chopticon (1-0) 35, 18 / 9 Oxon Hill (0-1) 32
Chopticon Football on Twitter
@SMAC_Football
20 / RV Mount St. Joseph (1-1) 40, Cardinal O’Heara (Pa.) 8
https://twitter.com/CoachRichHolzer/status/904138132936937476
21 / 14 Fort Hill (1-0) 75, University Prep/Sci-Tech/Obama Academy (Pa.) 6
Fort Hill Sentinels on Twitter
The #Sentinels defeat U.S.O. 75-8 for their 26th straight win, start the season 1-0. #GoBigRed
NR / 19 Howard (1-0) 34, Glenelg (0-1) 0
((( Jacob Bogage ))) on Twitter
@HowardLionsFB Howard 34- Glenelg 0 FINAL The Elgard trophy comes home to Ellicott City. #allmets
NR / 25 Broadneck (1-0) 56, Bowie (0-1) 6
NR / RV Tuscarora (1-0) 38, NR / RV Milford Mill 14 (0-1) — CLICK FOR STORY
Kyle McFadden on Twitter
Post-game interview from today with @THSTitans RB Aris Hilliard, who amassed 396 all-purpose yards & 4 TDs. @2pleasant, your guy did WORK. https://t.co/gKvx8pZMAZ
