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Baby bundles in demand Rezoning in Clarksburg tops agenda

Clarksburg mom to host 5K run/walk to raise funds for infants BY

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Supplying newborn babies with the things they need to be safe and comfortable has become a passion for Jesica Roman of Clarksburg, who founded the nonprofit Baby’s Bounty Montgomery County in March 2013.

Roman hopes to raise $12,000 this year by hosting the second annual Baby Steps 5K run and walk on Sunday morning around the lake at the RIO Washingtonian Center in Gaithersburg.

Scheduled is a timed 5K race and an untimed walk/run, along with children’s activities. The registration fee is $40, and children younger than 13 are free.

Since founding Baby’s Bounty MC, which is affiliated with the nonpofit Baby’s Bounty in Las Vegas, Roman said the demand for its bundles has grown among local service agencies.

A County Council committee is expected to take up proposed rezoning in the Clarksburg Historic District area as part of implementing the approved Ten Mile Creek limited amendment to the Clarksburg Master Plan on Monday, Sept. 8 in Rockville.

The session before the Planning, Housing and Economic Development committee is scheduled for 2 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room at 100 Maryland Ave. in Rockville.

The county Planning Board has recommended

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BABY STEPS 5K n When: 7:30-11:30 a.m. Sunday n Where: Around lake at Rio Washingtonian Center, 9811 Washingtonian Boulevard, Gaithersburg (Meet near Joe’s Crab Shack and Uncle Julio’s Rio Grande Cafe) n Cost: $40 n For more information: babysbounty.org/ montgomery-county; click on “current events.”

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Jesica Roman of Clarksburg with daughter Reese, 3, prepares baby supplies for a client on Thursday afternoon in Derwood.

County’s Miracle League is up to bat Fall baseball season begins at Germantown field for special-needs players

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The Miracle League of Montgomery County will be rounding the bases to its third year at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at Germantown’s Washington Nationals Miracle Field, giving athletes with physical or mental challenges the opportunity to play baseball.

Dr. James Leder, the founder and CEO of

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Montgomery County’s league, isn’t exactly sure the reason he became so passionate about this project, but he does remember when he found out that Miracle Leagues existed around the country.

The journey began for Leder in 2006 at a Kiwanis International conference, an organization which focuses on community service, in Montreal. A member at the conference discussed a baseball league where he lived that catered to children with both mental and physical special needs.

“I can’t get this out of my mind. I can’t get this child in a wheelchair playing baseball out of my mind,” Leder recalled thinking after the

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IF YOU GO n What: American Legion Post 295 open house

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conference.

Though at first Leder didn’t think he could possibly get the support and funding to build the field, five years later on Aug. 1, 2011, Miracle Field opened at the South Germantown Recreational Park with the help from multiple contributors including the Montgomery County Department of Recreation and the Washington Nationals.

The field is made of a special rubberized material and has no seams, allowing wheelchairs and crutches to be easily maneuvered on the surface. If a child falls, the surface is

Without its own place to meet for many years, American Legion Post 295, which serves the GermantownGaithersburg area, has finally found a spot to land.

The post has leased the old Pumphrey-Mateny house bordering the main parking lot at the MARC station of Germantown Road (Md. 118).

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n Where: 19401 Walter Johnson Road, Germantown n When: 9-5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday n Admission: Free n For more information: amlegionpost295. org or contact Post Commander Robert Ouellette, Sr., at Americanlegionpo st295@gmail.com or 240-505-4660

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Students in Germantown, Silver Spring work for associate degrees

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About 45 Montgomery County ninth-graders have started a program this school year created to help them graduate from high school with two de-

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Amy Crowley, associate director of academic initiatives at Montgomery College, said county high school students have had the chance in the past to take Montgomery College courses but this program marks the first time they can knock out two years of college and earn an associate’s degree.

Both schools picked a STEM — science, technology, engineering, math — degree for their students to pursue.

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grees in hand.

Through honors, advanced placement and eventually college classes, the students at Northwest High School in Germantown and Northwood High School in Silver Spring are planning to earn associate degrees as well as a highschool diploma.

The program, which exists around the country, is making its first appearance in Montgomery County Public Schools and involves a partnership with

Crowley said the program’s STEM focuses to prepare students for fields where high demands for jobs are expected.

At Northwest High, assistant school administrator Matthew Paushter said the 29 freshman participating in the school’s program are working toward an associate degree in general engineering in either four or five years.

Middle College offered “a great opportunity to kick-start an engineering

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program at Northwest,” he said.

While the program is open to all students, he said, the school is encouraging students who would be their families’ first students and who are from a student group that is underrepresented in college — typically Hispanic and African-American students.

Christopher Hall, a 13-year-old ninth-grader at Northwest, said the

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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3 Orientation to Center and Small Business Resources, 5-6 p.m., Maryland Wom-

en’s Business Center, 51 Monroe St., Suite PE-20, Rockville. Learn about the center and other resources in the community for starting a business. Free. 301-315-8091.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 4 Authors Sarah Maas, Leah Cypress and Jodi Meadows to Discuss Their Books,

7-8:30 p.m., Bethesda Library, 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda. Copies of their books will be available for purchase through an arrangement with Politics and Prose Bookstore. Free. 240-777-0637.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 5 Upper Montgomery County Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary Bingo, 5 p.m.,

19801 Beallsville Road, Beallsville. Twenty games, specials, door prizes and raffles. $20. 301-916-3375.

Book Launch Event, 6-9 p.m., Kensington Row Bookshop, 3786 Howard Ave., Kensington. A night of books, food and fun for Katherine Pickett’s “Perfect Bound: How to Navigate the Book Publishing Process Like a Pro.” Free. chris@hoponpublishing.com.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 6 Community Breakfast and Bake Sale,

7-10 a.m., St. Paul United Methodist Church, 21720 Laytonsville Road, Laytonsville. Breakfast includes pancakes, eggs, sausage, chipped beef and drinks. Donations accepted. 301-509-2911.

Montgomery Village Foundation: Fall Flea Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., North Creek

Community Center, 20125 Arrowhead Road, Montgomery Village. Sellers must register in advance and provide all their own display equipment. Free admission for shoppers; $23 per resident and $28 per non-resident for vendors. edavis@mvf.org.

Germantown Community Flea Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Germantown MARC

Parking Lot, Route 118 and Bowman Mill Drive, Germantown. More than 100 vendors with everything from household goods to jewelry and electronics. Spon-

sored by the Germantown Historical Society, The Menare Foundation and Boy Scout Troop 1325. Free admission, $20 for vendor spaces. 301-972-2707.

Kensington Summer Concert, 10-11 a.m., Howard Avenue Park, Kensington.

Featuring eclectic pop folk group GP Jams.

Presented by the Kensington Historical Society. Free. www.kensingtonhistory.org.

Resident Artists Open House, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Sandy Spring Museum, 17901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring. View the work of current resident artists. Live music, refreshments and items for sale. Free. 301774-0022.

Green Cup Polo, noon-6 p.m., Capitol Polo Club, 14660 Hughes Road, Poolesville. Watch Team USA vs. Team Pakistan.

VIP brunch and reserved tailgate space available to purchase. Free general admission. www.greencuppolo.com.

Maryland Bluebird Society 10th Anniversary Picnic, 2-6 p.m., Black Hill Re-

gional Park, Shelter C, 20930 Lake Ridge Drive, Boyds. Featuring displays of nest boxes, feeders, take-home literature about bluebirds and other cavity-nesting birds.

Free. 301-972-3241.

Movie Night in the Park, 5-10:30 p.m., St. Paul Park, Kensington. A fire safety house with the Kensington Volunteer Fire Department followed by “The Lego Movie” at 8:30 p.m. dyerj@kvfd.org.

Enrich Your Marriage, 7-10 p.m., Parent Encouragement Program, 10100 Connecticut Ave., Kensington. A marriage workshop for couples in a committed relationship. Co-sponsored by PEP and the Washington Area Chapter of Better Marriages. Free. 301-929-8824.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 7 Montgomery Parks 2nd Annual Pawpaw Festival, noon-4 p.m., Meadowside

Nature Center, 5100 Meadowside Lane, Rockville. The festival will have a pawpaw tasting station and feature a variety of activities, games and music. $5. Register at www.parkpass.org or pay at the gate on the day of the festival.

DivorceCare for Adults and Chilren, 5-7 p.m., Grace United Methodist Church, 119 North Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg. A support group for separated and divorced

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Damascus Volunteer Fire Department Activity Center, 10211 Lewis Drive, Damascus. Lasts through Sept. 7. Free admission. www.damascusfair.org.

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MONDAY, SEPT. 8 Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support Group, 6-7 p.m., Brightview Fallsgrove

Assisted Living, 9200 Darnestown Road, Rockville. Discuss problems and solutions related to caregiving for loved ones and meet others who are walking a similar path. Free, RSVP requested. 240-314-7194.

SPORTS Public high schools open their football seasons this weekend.

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TUESDAY, SEPT. 9 Volunteer Open House, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., JCA Heyman Interages Center, 12320 Parklawn Drive, Rockville. Adults ages 50 and up are invited to visit and learn how they can contribute their skills and wisdom to make a difference in a child’s life.

Free. 301-949-3551.

Montgomery Hospice Drop-in Discussion about Grief and Healing, 6:30-8 p.m.,

1355 Piccard Drive, Rockville. For anyone mourning the death of a loved one. Free, registration required. 301-921-4400.

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Central Ave., Gaithersburg. Increase selfconfidence, become a better speaker and communicate more effectively. Free for firsttime guests. toastmastermz@gmail.com.

Concert Under the Stars, 7-8:30 p.m., Rockville Senior Center, 1150 Carnation Drive, Rockville. A performance by the Rockville Swing Band. Sponsored by the Senior Citizens Commission. Free. scenter@rockvillemd.gov.

United States Air Force Band Brass Quintet, 8 p.m., Jewish Community Center

of Greater Washington, 6125 Montrose Road, Rockville. An evening of new and old favorites from the Brass Quintet repertoire. Free. 301-348-3779.

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Damascus resident claims gold for twirling

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Robert Ouellette Sr. received the National Recruiter award. From left to right are National Commander Daniel Dellinger, Ouellette, his wife Cathy Ouellette, Past Department Commander Gary Vogt and Membership Chairman Kenneth E. Orrock.

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Robert Ouellete, Sr., of Poolesville, commander of American Legion Post 295 based in Germantown, was named National Recruiter of the Year on Aug. 27 at the national American Legion convention in Charlotte, N. C. Ouellette, who served in the U.S. Army from 1981 to 1998, said he recruited 480 people for Post 295 and other posts in Montgomery County and Maryland.

American Legion Post 295, which serve the Germantown and Gaithersburg areas, recently leased a two-story house near the Germantown MARC station as a home and meeting place.

Zachary Gerdes, the son of Mr. Patrick F. Gerdes and Lori A. Gerdes of Germantown, recently graduated from Amherst College in Amherst, Mass.

Gerdes, who majored in Environmental Studies, entered Amherst after graduating from Northwest High School in Germantown. He is one of the 474 seniors who received their degrees at the college’s commencement exercises in May. Founded in 1821, Amherst is a coeducational liberal arts college with 1,800 students from most of the 50 states and more than 30 other countries.

Melissa Nugent, 20, of Damascus and Jonathan Burkin, 24, of Arlington have become the first Americans to win the gold medal in senior pairs at the World Baton Twirling Championships held from Aug. 6 to 10 in Nottingham, England.

Nugent met Burkin, who is originally from Ohio, through different twirling competitions that they both attended and they became good friends. He began spending his summers living in Nugent’s parents house in Damascus so that he could be trained in Germantown by the coaches at Wheaton Dance Twirl Team.

“Olympic gymnasts will move to where the best coach is,” Burkin explained. “Maryland is kind of a hot bed for baton twirling, four or five of the best coaches in the world

“I didn’t know what to expect. The event that we won, in the history of twirling, it’s the first time the USA won.”

Melissa Nugent, World Baton Twirling Championships gold medalist are here.”

That training landed Nugent and Burkin in the final round of senior pairs at the world championships, which is comparable to the Olympics in the baton twirling world.

There, they were able to beat the Japanese pair by less than a point.

“I didn’t know what to expect. The event that we won, in the history of twirling, it’s the first time the USA won,” Nugent said.

Both Nugent and Burkin were nervous, but excited during the competition and were glad to have each other to rely on.

“I really enjoyed it. It was

the least stressful and most fun I’ve ever had in a high pressure twirling situation because I was doing it with my best friend,” Nugent said.

“It was comforting taking the floor with someone who you consider family because we could look at each other and see that we are okay,” Burkin agreed.

Burkin joked that it felt like they were holding the weight of the country on their shoulders, but they didn’t disappoint.

“It was the most surreal feeling because it had never happened before. It was our first world championships as a pair,” Burkin said.

Nugent, a junior at the University of Maryland where she twirls for the marching band, began baton twirling when she was 4 years old.

“I saw it in a parade in Damascus and I saw it on TV. My mom told me no for a year and I saw it again and she finally let me try it,” Nugent said.

Nugent explained that her mother and grandmother had twirled, so they knew the commitments that came with and were hesitant to let her start.

However, her persistence changed their minds and she has stuck with it ever since.

Burkin, who graduated from Mount St. Mary’s University in 2013 and now works at the American Physical Society in College Park, also began twirling at 4 years old after seeing the girl that led the band in his town twirl fire batons.

“I started bugging my parents about it saying that I wanted to twirl the sticks that were on fire,” Burkin said with a laugh. sschmieder@gazette.net

Many miss deadline for immunization records

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Esperanza Cornejo Valencia and Bonifacio de Perio Valencia

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LINDSAY A. POWERS STAFF WRITER

Bonifacio de Perio Valencia, 88, and his wife, Esperanza Cornejo Valencia, formerly Alzona, 87, both of Sunrise, Fla., and formerly of Montgomery County, died July 27 and July 28, 2014, respectively.

Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Rose of Lima Memorial Fund, St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, 11701 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg.

Thousands of Montgomery County Public Schools seventh-graders and their families missed a deadline to prove that students received vaccinations newly required by the state, county health officials said.

Those records were supposed to be submitted by Aug. 25, the first day of school. But as of Thursday, about 4,200 out of about 11,000 seventh-grade students still had not provided proof of getting one or both vaccines, said Joan Glick, senior administrator for school health services at the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services.

There was no new information on Tuesday.

This school year is the first that Maryland’s seventh-graders need to return to classes having met new state immunization requirements for

POLICE BLOTTER

Aggravated assault • On Aug. 14 at 8:30 a.m. near the 8400 block of Hawkins Creamery Road, Gaithersburg. The subject is known to the victim.

• On Aug. 19 at 2:30 p.m. in the 24200 block of Arena Stage Court, Damascus. The subject is known to

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The following is a summary of incidents in the Germantown area to which Montgomery County police responded recently. The words “arrested” and “charged” do not imply guilt. This information was provided by the county.

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the victim.

Residential burglary • 19500 block of Gunners Branch Road, Germantown, between Aug. 13 and 16. Forced entry, took property.

• 19200 block of Circlegate Drive, Germantown, on Aug. 19.

Vehicle larceny • Two incidents in Germantown on Aug. 12 or 13. Took loose items including a phone charger, beer and a soccer ball. Affected streets include Royal Crown Drive and Purple Aster Court.

meningococcal and Tdap vaccinations. Tdap refers to tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis.

Glick said students who did not meet the Aug. 25 deadline have another 20 days to get those shots either by a scheduled or walk-in appointment.

If a student still does not have the proper records by then, they will be “excluded,” or not allowed to attend school, she said.

With the 20-day grace period in effect, “nobody’s being excluded,” Glick said Thursday.

On Thursday and Friday, students with missing records had a letter sent home with them, notifying parents about what was needed, along with a copy of the immunization record the school has on file and a list of places to get immunizations, Glick said.

She said families can go to their own doctors or take advantage of county health centers in Silver Spring and Germantown. She said those two centers will take walk-ins Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Sept. 12.

The county health department is also planning to set up

clinics at some middle schools, she said.

Glick said the department took multiple measures to educate families about the new vaccine requirements and provide opportunities to receive the shots. The department sent a letter home to parents last school year informing them about the needed vaccinations and asking for immunization records, she said.

About 100 families total attended several clinics the department held in June to provide the vaccines.

Health officials also informed parents where they could get the shots over the summer and had robocalls put out through the school system and advertised on buses, among other measures, Glick said.

More than 120 students received one or both vaccinations at the school system’s Back-toSchool Fair on Aug. 23, she said.

Lorraine Lennon, who has a daughter in the seventh grade at Forest Oak Middle School in Gaithersburg, said she knows “the county did a lot of promoting” related to the new require-

ments, including a notice sent home in the spring, an email about two weeks before the school year started and fliers about shots offered at the backto-school fair.

“I think they did a pretty good job of communicating it,” said Lennon, a member of the school’s Parent Teacher Association.

She said she thinks factors contributing to the number of students missing records may be that some county families don’t have medical insurance or don’t have time to get the shots.

Eastern Middle School’s back-to-school night on Sept.

3 will include a reminder about the required immunization records, said Morris Panner, president of the Parent Teacher Student Association at the Silver Spring school.

Panner said he thinks that, with health care matters in particular, such transitions can be challenging for parents.

“I think that with new requirements, it’s always tough,” he said. lpowers@gazette.net

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Hillman students learn about entrepreneurship One of alleged ‘demon Scholarship program assassin’ killers was legally helps aspiring business Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs owners insane at time, doctor says n

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VIRGINIA TERHUNE STAFF WRITER

They may be young, but the students in the Hillman Entrepreneurs Program at Montgomery College know what they want to do in life, and that’s to own their own business.

That’s why they appreciated hearing a real-world account of how to achieve that goal from successful entrepreneur Rep. John K. Delaney (D-Dist. 6) of Potomac on Aug. 27 at the Germantown campus.

Delaney, who built and sold two companies, now represents the 6th Congressional District, which stretches from Bethesda through western Maryland.

“That talk helped a lot,” said Hillman student Sophia Li, of Germantown, in an email.

“I thought he would sit in the front desk and teach us .... like a lecture, but he talked informally, which made us feel more comfortable asking him questions,” she wrote.

“This was helpful for my career, and it made me start thinking about exactly what I want to do in the future,” she said.

Li, who plans to major in accounting, is one of 28 students this year in the Hillman Entrepreneurs Program at Montgomery College, which received $1.8 million in 2012 from the David H. and Suzanne G. Hillman Family Foundation to start the program over three years.

David Hillman is the founder and CEO of Southern Management Corp., a property and development company based in Vienna, Va. He started a similar program at Prince George’s Community College in 2006.

Now in its second year at the Germantown campus, the program is open to students in their second year at Montgomery College who want to transfer

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VIRGINIA TERHUNE STAFF WRITER

Former business owner Rep. John K. Delaney, D-Dist., talked with students in the Hillman Entrepreneurs Program about starting and running a business at Montgomery CollegeGermantown on Aug. 27.

Starting out: * be willing to take risks * search for business opportunities * read the business press * network at conferences, trade shows, job fairs to the University of Maryland.

The program requires the Montgomery College students take two entrepreneurial-related classes along with their other classes.

After they transfer to the University of Maryland at College Park, they must take four more entrepreneurial classes while pursuing their majors, which can range from business and computer science to civil and chemical engineering.

The Hillman program at Montgomery College covers twothirdsofstudents’tuitionandfees for up to 15 credits per semester and a prorated book stipend up to $500, said program director Rebecca Razavi in an email.

After finishing the first semester, students also become eligible for a $500 merit scholarship, she said. “[The] support is invaluable to many students who otherwise would be sacrificing their academic progress in order to work full time,” Razavi said in the email.

The program also lines up speakers and mentors and provides internships with local and regional companies and federal agencies, including E-Launchers, Afilon and Kitchology in Germantown, National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg and National Institutes of Health in Bethesda.

* master clear speaking, writing, working with teams, Excel spreadsheets * have a good idea * learn about a specific field * persist Once at the top: * lead by example, continue to earn the job * listen to employees, make them feel part of the team * motivate, build consensus * demand accountability from employees * be decisive, you’re the decision-maker

Razavi said she is working to establish additional internships with the mayor of Rockville, Team Results USA in Potomac and Computer Frontiers in Frederick.

“Historically, those who work with our students as interns have either hired them outright at the end of their internship or come back to the Hillman program looking for additional students,” Razavi said in the email.

Delaney said after attending Georgetown Law, he worked in a law office and became interested in business. He and two law school friends bought a small, failing home healthcare company that became HealthCare Financial Partners.

After they sold the company, Delaney started CapitalSource, a commercial lender in Chevy Chase, that he also sold.

“You’ve got to be someone who’s willing to take risks,” Delaney said to the students. “[You’ve got to have] the stomach for it – the ups are really high and the downs are really low ...,” he said. “It’s a bit of a roller coaster, but it’s exciting nevertheless.”

Delaney advised students to read the business press and keep an eye out for opportunities, then buy or start a business and develop an expertise in that field.

He also stressed the value

of persistence and of having a good idea and the ability to sell it.

“In the early days, you need to get some breaks,” he said.

“You need to convince someone to give you a contract.”

Anyone who wants to be a successful entrepreneur and CEO also needs to take responsibility for leading the company, Delaney said.

“At the end of the day, it’s you who has to make the decision,” he said. “Otherwise, nothing happens.”

Hillman student Zhihao Tian, who lives in Germantown, was struck by Delaney’s turn from law toward business.

“Society was his business school, and the managers and customers are the professors,” he said.

Tovohaja Rabemananjara, 20 who lives in the Twinbrook area of Rockville, was encouraged by the talk.

“It helps me believe in the possibilities,” said Rabemananjara, who is studying civil engineering. “In the long run, I want to run my own company.”

Now he also knows something about what it will take to get there.

“You have to have the abilities and willpower to go through with it,” he said. vterhune@gazette.net

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DAN MORSE

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Monifa Sanford, one of two Montgomery County women accused of stabbing four young siblings — two fatally — because they thought evil spirits had invaded the children’s bodies, was legally insane during the January attacks, according to a Maryland state psychiatrist.

The opinion, revealed in court Friday, increases the chance that Sanford, 22, could ultimately be committed to a secure, forensic hospital. But prosecutors also could challenge the opinion.

“She was in a delusional context when these allegations occurred,” David Felsen, Sanford’s attorney, said in court, citing the doctor’s report that he said “makes some pretty conclusive findings.”

Sanford’s co-defendant in the case — the children’s mother, Zakieya Avery, 29 — also has been evaluated by doctors, but those results have not been made public.

From the beginning, the stunning allegations underlying the case have suggested that mental illness may have played a strong role in what happened.

Sanford and Avery had taken to calling themselves “demon assassins,” authorities said.

Together, inside Avery’s Germantown townhouse the night of Jan. 16, they performed what they thought was an exorcism of Avery’s 1-year-old son, Norell, who they believed needed cleansing to be prepared for heaven, according to prosecutors’ presentations in previous court hearings.

Avery tried to snap Norell’s neck and choke him, according to prosecutors. When that didn’t work, she directed Sanford to get a knife from the kitchen.

They killed Norell and then became convinced that spirits had begun jumping among the children. They fatally stabbed Zyana, 2, and attacked Taniya, 5, and Martello, 8, both of whom survived.

Detectives charged both women with two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder.

The women have spent much of the past eight months locked in a psychiatric hospital undergoing evaluations.

Sanford, who stands 4 feet 8 inches tall, appeared in court Friday. She said few words, at one point responding “good morning” in a soft voice to Circuit Court Judge Cheryl McCally.

Peter Feeney, an assistant state’s attorney prosecuting the case, said his office would need two to three weeks to review the report and possibly speak with the doctor who wrote it.

In Maryland, a successful “insanity defense” yields a finding of “not criminally responsible.” The law essentially holds that people so delusional or mentally ill that they commit a crime but can’t comprehend that it’s a crime should be locked in a hospital, not a prison.

The state law reads: “A defendant is not criminally responsible for criminal conduct if, at the time of that conduct, the defendant, because of a mental disorder or mental retardation, lacks substantial capacity to: 1) appreciate the criminality of that conduct, or 2) conform that conduct to the requirements of law.” dan.morse@washpost.com

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Trial reversal in Montgomery Ex-Germantown resident County ranger homicide case convicted on child porn charges n

Prosecution plans appeal to state’s top court BY

DAN MORSE

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A Maryland appeals court reversed the conviction of Gary Smith, a former U.S. Army Ranger charged in 2006 with fatally shooting his roommate inside their Gaithersburg apartment — setting the stage for a third trial in the case.

In the latest iteration, filed Thursday, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled that Montgomery Circuit Judge Eric Johnson erred by not asking prospective jurors a question that defense attorneys wanted him to ask: “Is there any member of the panel who would be less likely to believe a witness simply because they were called by the defense?”

Omitting the question was grounds for reversal, according to the appeals court, which also addressed other possible trial errors. Among them, pros-

ecutors were permitted to admit evidence relating to Smith owning eight firearms and keeping ammunition in his apartment, issues that the appeals court termed “highly prejudicial” and, at best, only of limited relevance.

“We’re ecstatic to get another opportunity to prove Gary’s innocence,” said one of Smith’s attorneys, Andy Jezic.

Montgomery Deputy State’s Attorney John Maloney — who has twice tried Smith in the fatal shooting of Michael McQueen, another former Ranger — said that prosecutors will ask the state’s higher appellant court to reverse Thursday’s ruling.

If the ruling stands, the case would be sent back to Montgomery for a possible third trial.

“We’re confident that if he has to be tried again, he will again be found responsible for killing Michael McQueen,” Maloney said.

The case has significant trial-appeals-reversal history.

In 2008, Smith was convicted of depraved-heart, second-degree murder and use of

a handgun in the commission of a felony. During the trial, jurors watched a video recording of Smith speaking with detectives, during which Smith changed the details of his story but asserted that McQueen shot himself.

Prosecutors said that Smith shot McQueen at close range.

But that conviction was later reversed on a witness issue, setting the stage for a trial that began in 2012. This jury convicted Smith of a lesser charge — involuntary manslaughter — as well as use of a handgun in the commission of a felony. It was that trial that was the subject of the latest appeal.

Amid the appeals, Smith’s attorneys persuaded a different panel of judges to reduce Smith’s sentence — from the second trial — from 28 years to 15 years. Jezic said Smith will be eligible for a second parole hearing in two years.

A new trial in the case could start within eight months, Jezic said. dan.morse@washpost.com

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DANIEL LEADERMAN STAFF WRITER

A former Germantown resident who was once chief of cybersecurity for a federal agency was convicted of child pornography charges in a federal court in Nebraska Aug. 26.

Timothy DeFoggi, 56, the former acting director of cybersecurity at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, was charged as part of an ongoing investigation targeting three child pornography websites, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice.

DeFoggi registered as a member of a child pornography website on Mar. 2, 2012, and stayed a member until Dec. 8, 2012, when the website was taken down by the FBI. Authorities said DeFoggi used the site to access and solicit

Timothy DeFoggi, 56, the former acting director of cybersecurity at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, was charged as part of an ongoing investigation targeting three child pornography websites child pornography and traded private messages with other members, in which he said he was interested in the violent rape and murder of children.

He even suggested meeting another member in person to fulfill a shared fantasy of violently raping and murdering children, according to the Department of Justice.

Afterafour-daytrial,afederal jury convicted DeFoggi of engaging in a child exploitation enterprise,conspiracytoadvertiseand distributechildpornographyand accessing a computer with intent

to view child pornography.

DeFoggi is the sixth person convicted as part of the investigation. The administrator of all three websites also has been convicted of engaging in a child exploitation enterprise.

DeFoggi is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 7.

He worked as an IT specialist at HHS from September 2008 until January 2014, but it was not clear when he served as acting director of cybersecurity, according to the agency. dleaderman@gazette.net

State constitutional amendment has Montgomery County roots Voters to decide fate of measure on Nov. 4 ballot

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BY KATE S. ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER

In his 12 years as a Montgomery County Councilman, George Leventhal said the council has had to fill several vacancies, most recently when Councilwoman Valerie Ervin resigned in January.

While the county has a clear process for replacing those who resignordiewhileinoffice,Leventhal (D-At large) of Takoma Park said he noticed that the process for replacing a council member differs from replacing a county executive.

What began as idle speculation on Leventhal’s part about making the processes uniform became the catalyst for one of two ballot questions Maryland voters will answer when they visit the polls on Nov. 4.

According to the State Board of Elections, voters will be asked if they are in favor of authorizing chartercountiestoprovideforspecial elections to fill a vacancy in the office of chief executive officer or county executive and exempting a special election to fill a vacancy in the office of chief executive officer or county executive of a charter county from the constitutional requirement that elections for state and county officers be held on a specified four-year cycle.

Under current law, charter counties may only hold a special election for a council vacancy.

Specifically, should a council member die or resign in the first three years of their term, the county may hold a special election to replace that individual. If the individual vacates their office in the last year of their term, the council may appoint a replacement.

The last special election held to replace a Montgomery County Council member was 2009 when Don Praisner (D) died and Councilwoman Nancy Navarro (D-Dist.

4)ofSilverSpringwaselectedtoreplacehim.Praisnerwaselectedthe year before in a special election to succeed his wife, Marilyn Praisner (D), who also died in office.

But should a county executive resign or die at any point in his or her elected term, the vacancy is filled by council appointment, council attorney Bob Drummer said.

Appointment, Drummer said, is the only means to replace a county executive.

Leventhal said he felt the process for filling a vacant elected county office should be uniform.

“Appointments tend to be criticized by voters,” he said. “Voters tend to believe the seat belongs to them not to other electeds.”

Drummer said the state constitution dictates elections, therefore any changes require the General Assembly to propose an amendment.

Del. Anne R. Kaiser, who chairs the county delegation, proposed an amendment to change the process for filling an executive vacancy during the 2014 legislative session.

Kaiser (D-Dist. 14) of Calverton said the proposed amend-

ment initially met with some opposition, but that, as written, it applies to all charter counties in the state and has met with little resistance since.

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She noted, however, that it does not mandate that a county must hold special elections for a county executive vacancy, rather, it merely opens the door for the

counties that want to do so to change their laws to apply.

Leventhal said that if the amendment passes on Nov. 4, he will propose Montgomery County

amend its charter to establish a special election process for filling an executive vacancy.

Drummer said county voters would have to approve a charter

amendment on the next ballot.

The earliest a local change could go before voters is 2016. kalexander@gazette.net

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DANIEL LEADERMAN STAFF WRITER

Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger said he was “horrified” when he saw images of Ferguson, Mo., police on top of an armored vehicle, pointing weapons at protesters.

By now, the pictures have come to define the conflict in Ferguson: police dressed for battle in camouflage riot gear and pointing rifles at crowds, some perched on top of tanklike armored vehicles, the line between smalltown America and war zone suddenly hazy.

Protests sprung up after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen by a white police officer.

Use of this military equipment — often surplus gear acquired from the Pentagon — has drawn criticism from police leaders, civil-rights activists and late-night talk show hosts, but police in Montgomery County say there’s a time and a place for it, as well as a right and a wrong way to employ it.

Montgomery County police have three armored vehicles including a large, mine-resistant truck, or MRAP — valued at $733,000 — that the department obtained from the federal government in July.

“We use them when they’re supposed to be used, and we don’t use them when they shouldn’t be used,” Manger said. “You’d never see them in a crowd-control situation. You’d never see them at a protest.”

This surplus military equipment — from armored vehicles

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Montgomery County police recently acquired this mine-resistant armored vehicle through a Department of Defense surplus-property program, but have yet to use it. and guns to sleeping bags, filing cabinets and label makers — is passed from the Department of Defense to local law-enforcement agencies through the 1033 program, initially established in the early 1990s to support antidrug activities.

The items are provided to police at no cost, saving taxpayers money, Manger said.

Weapons and tactical equipment remain federal property.

Local agencies only pay for storage, transportation and maintenance of the items, according to Mimi Schirmacher, spokeswoman for the Defense Logistics

Agency, which administers the program. General items, such as office supplies and furniture, become the property of local police, Schirmacher said.

To receive a mine-resistant vehicle, local agencies must justify their need, as well as their ability to maintain and safely store it, the agency said.

Montgomery County has yet to deploy its mine-resistant vehicle. Officers have been trained to use the vehicle, which is armored but not armed, according to a statement from county police.

The county has had its two

smaller armored vehicles for more than 20 years. All three vehicles are for use only in hostage rescue or barricade situations, incidents with an active shooter, and situations involving bombs or explosives. The department has faced all three situations in recent years, county police say.

In 2010, a man armed with a gun and explosives took hostages at the Discovery Communication building in Silver Spring, leading to a four-hour standoff that ended when the man was shot and killed by a police sniper.

“We had to get officers into a

location where they could have been blown up [and] could have been shot at,” Manger said.

The smaller vehicles also were used during the March 2012 hunt for Philip Gilberti, whom police believed shot and killed his wife. Officers tracked Gilberti to a house in Rockville.

After unsuccessful attempts to contact him by phone and bullhorn, they moved an armored vehicle close to the home, so an officer could safely throw a small sentry robot through a window to search the home, Manger said. The robot found Gilberti dead of a self-inflicted gunshot

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wound, he said.

Montgomery County’s current inventory of items acquired through the 1033 program is small compared to what some other jurisdictions in the state have, according to data from by the Maryland State Police, which coordinates the program in Maryland. State police track all “sensitive” equipment — such as firearms and armored vehicles — that was obtained through the program and is currently in local agencies’ possession.

Even before the events in Ferguson, the 1033 program drew sharp criticism from the American Civil Liberties Union, which released a report on the militarization of police in June.

The report warned that if local law-enforcement agencies get military-grade weapons, they’ll want to use them, even if they aren’t needed.

The fact that Montgomery County police have this equipment wasn’t an immediate concern for Anita Neal Powell, president of the county’s NAACP chapter, because police and residents openly talk about issues in the community.

“I see it as a safety network,” Powell said. “We have a chief who believes in the community that he serves.”

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office obtained one M16 rifle and six M14 rifles earlier this year and the Takoma Park Police Department obtained two M14 rifles and a sight, according to the data.

Gaithersburg police used the program to get a utility truck.

Police in Chevy Chase Village obtained several reflex sights for patrol rifles. The department, which has 10 sworn officers, already owned seven rifles and used the surplus program to equip them with the new sights, making it easier for officers to aim accurately in low-light situations, said John M. Fitzgerald, the village’s police chief.

Many police departments have begun equipping officers with rifles rather than shotguns because they’re more accurate and let officers aim from farther away, Fitzgerald said.

Other agencies in Maryland, including the state police, the Baltimore County Police Department, and the sheriff’s offices in Carroll and Charles Counties, have acquired dozens of M16 rifles, according to the data.

Maryland State Police began its patrol rifle program in 2004 and has obtained 162 M16 rifles through the 1033 program, spokesman Greg Shipley said.

Of those, 20 are kept in reserve and 142 are assigned in the field, enough for one rifle for each shift in each area of the state, Shipley said. State police have about 1,500 troopers.

Rifles are intended to be used when confronting suspects who may be wearing body armor or may have barricaded themselves in a location and police need more precision than a shotgun can provide, Shipley said.

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Tree issue leads legislator to reconsider Pepco law As Potomac residents await a hearing in their suit to stop Pepco fromcuttingdowntheirtrees,lawmakers are questioning what can be done to control how the utility goes about meeting its mandate for reliability.

The General Assembly in 2011 passed a law requiring utilities to improve reliability, but Pepco’s aggressive tree-cutting and trimming to meet that mandate has the law’s chief sponsor wondering if an amendment is needed.

“There seems like there could be some ambiguity and some gaps that would be areas that we would take a look at,” Sen. Brian J. Feldman said.

Feldman (D-Dist. 15) of Potomac was lead sponsor on the bill while serving in the House of Delegates.

“I want to see how this litigation plays out and where the court comes down. The court may find areasreallyinneedofclarification.

service its customers.

Gregg Berman, a plaintiff in the case, said the utility appears to want to remove the trees, some which are too small to even reach the power lines, because the trees might some day fall and cause a problem. To the residents’ knowledge, no outage has been caused by the trees on their properties.

Berman said the utility has been pruning the trees for years.

Montgomery County Councilman Roger Berliner said the suit is emblematic of a broad concern with how Pepco has gone about meeting its reliability mandate.

And while Berliner (D-Dist.

1) of Bethesda, a former energy attorney, said he believes the suit will likely be decided on narrow grounds as it relates to the 1950s agreement, the case highlights a general desire for some protection

against what many view as the utility’s over-aggressive cutting of trees that don’t pose a threat to electric reliability.

“Unless these trees are dead or dying, the notion that you would take trees down because they might fall does strike me as a little extreme,” he said.

Berliner attempted to pass county legislation to provide protection against overly-aggressive tree management by utilities, but the absolute regulatory authority of the Maryland Public Service Commission when it comes to utilities put the kibosh on the bill.

When asked what the county can do, Berliner said, “We have no authority over Pepco.” kalexander@gazette.net

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I’m open-minded to looking at all that,” he said.

Residents in the Potomac Crest development approached Feldman with concerns when Pepco marked many large, mature trees on their properties for removal. The utility has cited a 1950s agreement as its permission to enter private property and cut or remove trees within 75 feet of the utility-owned right of way that abuts the development.

Several of those residents sued Pepco, asking a Montgomery County Circuit County judge to stop the utility from removing the trees before the legality of the agreement could be determined.

Feldman said he is waiting for the court to hear the case before he considers any legislative action.

A hearing in the case is scheduled for Oct. 9.

But when it comes to tree management, Feldman questioned what factors, if any, the utility takes into account before it decides to remove trees.

Pepco has declined to comment on the case. However, spokeswoman Courtney Nogas said the utility’s work is critical to providing safe and reliable electric

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Katrina Fiscus, 9, of Clarksburg, waves her flag as she watches the Gaithersburg Labor Day Parade on Monday afternoon.

Potomac Republican eyes District 15 delegate seat n

Education, transportation, business among platform issues

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To improve the interstate, he Eradicating the “school to is also proposing to add EZ Pass prison pipeline” in the educa- to high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) tion system is a major priority lanes and add contra lanes durfor Edmundson, who said there ing peak commute times. The is a high correlation between toll money could serve as more school suspension rates and in- funding for other transportation carceration, especially among projects, he said. black students. In all MontgomIn an effort to make Maryery County Middle Schools last land a more business-friendly year, about 8 percent of black state, Edmundson is focusing on students were suspended com- economic development. Reducpared to 3 percent or less of ing Maryland’s corporate and white students, The Gazette pre- personal income tax rates to be viously reported. competitive with Virginia is key One way to solve the prob- to making the state a desirable lem is to recruit more black male place for employment, according teachers, Edmundson said, since to Edmundson. they are likely to have a more “We’re both located right no-nonsense approach to deal- next to Washington, D.C. We ing with disruptive students and have to have a level playing field,” less likely to suspend over white he said. female educators.

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District 15 covers much of western Montgomery County, from Clarksburg to North Potomac. The district starts in Bethesda, runs north just west of Rockville and follows the Potomac River on up to the Frederick County Line.

Dels. Kathleen Dumais of Rockville, David Fraser-Hidalgo of Boyds and Aruna Miller of Darnestown — all of whom are Democrats — currently represent District 15 and all are seeking reelection.

Republicans Flynn Ficker and Christine Thron, both of Boyds, are also candidates.

The general election is Nov. 4. jedavis@gazette.net

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Franchot wants another term because ‘he’s doing the job’ n

He takes pride in his iconoclast views

BY KATE S. ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER

The first time Peter V.R. Franchot ran to be comptroller of Maryland, even his own mother didn’t think he could win.

Franchot — a Democrat and, at the time, a delegate in District 20 — challenged incumbent comptroller and former governor William Donald Schaefer and then-Anne Arundel County Executive Janet Owens in the 2006 Democratic primary.

“She knew Schaefer because I had introduced her to him,” he said of his mother, Jenny Howell.

“And she was like ‘you’re going to be absolutely clobbered.”

Franchot’s wife, Anne Maher, believed Schaefer would annihilate him and he would return to the private sector, he said.

“It was a pretty uphill battle

from the start,” he continued.

Franchot was far from annihilated or clobbered, defeating both SchaeFranchot fer and Owens and advancing to the general electionwherevotersselectedhim as the next comptroller.

“I think the public saw me as an appealing alternative to something they didn’t like,” he said, attributing his success, in part, to personal back and forth between Schaefer and Owens during the campaign.

Franchot, 66, is seeking reelection for a third term in November, and said voters should be able to still see him as independent of Annapolis politics and a fiscal watchdog on even his own party.

“I’m not a robot and voters

did not send me down there to be a rubber stamp for the administration or for the leadership in the legislature,” he said. “I’m a Democrat but I’m not afraid to challenge my own party when I think spending is unjustified.”

Franchot faces Republican William H. “Bill” Campbell and write-in candidate Anjali Reed Phukan in the Nov. 4 election.

As comptroller, it is Franchot’s job to collect taxes, help oversee the state retirement and pension system, estimate revenue and serve on the Board of Public Works.

Franchot said he is running for re-election because, under his leadership, the average number of business days between when a Marylander files a tax returns and the refund is in his or her account is 2.2 days and because the office has collected $3.6 billion more in taxes from those who have avoided paying in the past.

“Fundamentally, I’m asking people to re-elect me because I

am doing the job,” he said.

In the election, pensions are a key issue for Franchot, who said he has worked to stabilize the state’s program.

In 2009, the recession sent the pension fund plummeting from about $40 billion to $26 billion in a few months.

That, he said, was a wake up call that change was necessary.

Franchot said he helped the state recover the fund by reallocating assets, decreasing the assumed rate of return on investment, increasing the number of women and minority money managers and eliminating “corridor funding” — a decade-old accounting method to smooth out losses and gains that proved detrimental to the fund’s stability by allowing lawmakers to underfund it — instead requiring the state to pay contributions recommended by an actuary.

While pensions remain underfunded, Franchot said he vigorously opposes further raids, like

the $200 million the legislature cut from the fiscal 2015 contribution.

He said he also opposed every tax increase in the last eight years except the tobacco tax.

Voters, he said, are concerned about the economy and share his moderate fiscal and social positions.

“They do not buy the competing views the Democrats and Republicans are presenting to them,” he said. “On the one hand the Democrats say the economy is doing OK, there are signs of progress and look at all the jobs we’ve created. They don’t buy that, they think that is a lot of political spin.

The Republicans say the sky is falling and we need to lower taxes by hundreds of millions or even billionsofdollars.Andtheydon’tbuy that either.”

As comptroller, Franchot said he has a bully pulpit at his disposal where he can raise tough questions about spending and the assertions by both parties.

“We need to stop the spin on

the economy,” he said. “We have a problem and need to work collaboratively together to fix the problem.”

“We are a great state,” he continued. “But we have a loose fiscal policy. ... Because we are so well intentioned about spending money on issues that are important to us, we don’t examine spending enough, we have too easily gone to tax increases, fee increases to pay for programs that are not efficiently overseen. As a result we have taken an extraordinary amount of revenue out of consumers’ pockets.”

As comptroller, he said he has advocated for a time-out from tax and fee increases, examining all spending, and changing the mindset that puts the public sector ahead of the private one.

Franchot holds a juris doctor from Northeastern University in Boston and a bachelor’s degree from Amherst College. kalexander@gazette.net

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George Gluck is running for the future but he wishes the United States could go back to the days of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

That is because, he said, FDR passed banking regulations that would have prevented the finan-

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Continued from Page A-1 Christopher Hall, a 13-yearold ninth-grader at Northwest, said the program got his attention when he heard about it in June. He said he’s eager to learn what he sees his dad put into practice when he does computer engineering work.

“I’m actually ready for it,” Christopher said of the program.

cial bubble that led to the current financial crises. “ H e p a s s e d banking regulations, Gluck undone by [President Bill] Clinton, that caused the financial bubble,” he said.

Gluck, 67, said he was a Democrat until Clinton signed

NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, eliminating duties and quantitative restrictions on trade between the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

“I left [the party],” he said.

“Clinton screwed labor here in this country.”

Now a member of the Green Party, Gluck, who lives in Rockville, is running for Congress to represent Maryland’s 6th District.

It’s a large district, running 182 miles from the far tip of West-

ern Maryland to the Beltway and River Road in Bethesda. It covers Allegany, Garrett and Washington counties, plus parts of Frederick and Montgomery counties.

He thinks it time for thirdparty candidates to break the two-party hold in Congress.

“The Democrats own the presidency and the Republicans own the House. It’s impossible to pass anything,” he said. “The fact that I am elected is enough to [make a difference]. It will be the beginning of what has to happen

to bring us back to normalcy.”

The Green Party, Gluck said, is not just about the environment.

“It’s absolutely more than ecology,” he said. “We’ll try to get laws passed that reflect the 10 principles of the party.”

Those principles include grassroots democracy, encouraging everyone to participate in government, social justice and equal opportunity for all, ecological wisdom, non-violence, decentralized government, com-

munity based economics including the adoption of a living wage, a respect for diversity, personal and global responsibility and a future focus and stainability, according to the party’s website: www.gp.org.

Gluck is running against the incumbent, Democrat John Delaney and the Republican candidate Daniel Bongino. The general election will be Nov. 4, with early voting Oct. 23-30.

“I know it’s going to be challenging.”

Delmer Padgett, assistant school administrator at Northwood High, said 15 ninth-graders at his school are looking to earn an associate degree in chemistry and biochemistry in the next four years.

“This is an intense pathway,” Padgett said. “It’s going to take a lot of dedication and hard work but it’s very in reach of students.”

The school is hoping to attract more students to the program, he said, and he thinks the topic may have sounded “a little scary” to some.

“I think once the community realizes what a gem we have here, it’s going to build,” he said.

Students will take honors and AP classes during their first two years of high school. By the time they are 11th-graders, they will be taking some Montgomery College courses with the professors meet-

ing them at their high school.

In their senior year, they will move to the college campus for their courses, though they will still take some AP classes at Northwood or Northwest. Those taking a fifth year will complete the program at Montgomery College.

The students will be able to turn to various supports to help them along, the coordinators said, such as extra help after class for their AP work. They will also take classes in the 10th

grade to help prepare them for college-level writing and for the Accuplacer assessment test.

The coordinators said the program is significantly cheaper than normal college tuition costs, but it does come with a price tag.

To get their degrees, Northwest students will pay about $7,350 with financial assistance from the school system and about $8,250 without aid, according to the school’s website.

At Northwood, a Middle College student receiving financial aid will pay about $3,500 for 63 credits, Padgett said. Without aid, it costs about $5,200.

Whether they complete the program or not, the students are able to take their earned credits with them, Crowley said.

“This is a win-win for the kids even if they don’t get the degree in four years,” she said.

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Continued from Page A-1 “In our first year of operation, we provided essentials to 100 babies in need,” she said in an email. “In the first quarter of our second year, the number of referrals had doubled.”

The nonprofit serves infants up to six months old born to low income and homeless families, to sexual assault and domestic abuse victims and to underage mothers, Roman said in the email.

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Continued from Page A-1 “The significance of this is that it provides an identifiable home for the organization,” said Post Commander Robert Ouellette, Sr. “It gives us a location where we can run our programs and where veterans in the local community can feel at home.”

The post will host an open house for members and the general public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday is also the day the Germantown Historical Society holds its monthly flea market at the MARC station parking lot.

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A Baby’s Bounty bundle, valued between $250 and $300, typically includes a new car seat, a pack-and-play playpen with a bassinet attachment, diaper bags, infant clothing, new bottles and pacifiers, a safe sleep sack, infant bathtub, baby toiletries and other items.

A nonprofit group called Bundle Up Baby and some women in Potomac knit or crochet a new blanket for each baby, and sometimes also available are front baby carriers for mothers, although they are expensive to supply, Roman said.

Baby’s Bounty currently receives 15 to 30 requests a month, which come through referrals from 31 local service agencies and groups, including the county’s Department of Health and Human Services, high schools, hospitals, rehab centers and shelters.

“We do follow the WIC guidelines,” Roman said about the federal nutritional program for women, infants and children.

“The mothers have to be on or below the poverty line, which is $21,000 a year [in income],” she said. “That’s super low, and

it’s heartbreaking to see women well below that, at $16,000.”

Sponsors of the Baby Steps event this year include Mid Atlantic Federal Credit Union in Germantown, The Gazette in Gaithersburg, John Seek Septic Tank Pumping in Gaithersburg, Intelice Solutions in Bethesda and Luxuira Salon and Spa in Ashton.

Baby’s Bounty accepts monetary contributions which Roman and her mother, Carol Findlay, of Laytonsville, use to buy supplies at local stores.

Findlay also heads the nonprof-

it’s board.

“We’re still all volunteer, including myself,” Roman said.

Baby’s Bounty MC accepts donations of gently used clothes, hats and jackets at its office on Crabbs Branch Way in Derwood, where Roman and Findlay assemble the bundles with the help of other volunteers.

The space in the Shoemaker Construction Group building is made available by the owner, a former president of the Damascus-based Free Riders Independent Motorcycle Club, where Roman’s husband is a member.

Roman said she started Baby’s Bounty MC after having two children of her own and more clearly understanding a mother’s need for a support network.

She reckons she spends between 15 and 30 hours a week running the nonprofit, but says the time is well spent.

“Our goal is to help the babies,” Roman said. “They’re so precious. You really do need a village [to raise a child]. I was looking for a way to be part of a village.”

“We’re hoping people going to the flea market will stop by, because we’re right here,” Ouellette said.

The house is located at 19401 Walter Johnson Road near the Germantown Historic District. Ouellette said the post has signed a one-year lease with the option to extend it another three years.

The two-story house will serve as home base for the post’s 487 members, which includes veterans from conflicts ranging from World War II to Afghanistan.

“We draw from Gaithersburg, Montgomery Village, Germantown and surrounding

areas,” Ouellette said.

“We have two members who served in the Iraq and Afghanistan era, and they’re very involved,” he said.

The building will also be home for Auxiliary Unit 295, which plans to start a library in the building with donated books about the military, he said.

To help pay the rent and continue to fund its youth programs, Post 295 plans to start hosting bingo games in mid-September on Wednesday nights for members and the public.

The post also plans to make the meeting room and hall in the house available for rent to the public, Ouellette said.

Also expected soon is the installation of instant ticket lottery machines regulated by the Maryland Lottery for players ages 18 and older.

The machines were authorized during the second special session of the 2012 Maryland General Assembly as a way to benefit veterans’ organizations, according to the Maryland Lottery website.

“It’s like playing Keno at a store, excepts it has bells and whistles,” said Ouellette.

Ouellette said the post has not decided yet whether they will make the machines available to the public.

“Many posts are only al-

lowing the post members and guests,” he said. “We have not set our policy as of yet.”

Proceeds will help continue to fund the cash prizes that the post awards to local winners of the national American Legion’s High School Oratorical Contest.

“We focus on Northwest, Quince Orchard and Seneca Valley high schools,” Ouellette said.

The post also runs junior and senior American Legion Baseball teams and participates in American Legion’s Boys State, a citizenship program that teaches students about government.

Ouellette said the new post location is a great place to help boost the post’s and the Ameri-

can Legion’s visibility.

“There are lots of people who come by here every day and drive around the Legion to park in the lower parking lot,” he said. “People walk within 50 feet of our door to get to the MARC station.”

Ouellette hopes it will also become a place where members can always feel welcome.

“It offers a place for individuals who served,” Ouellette said.

“They’re able to sit down next to someone and relate without having to speak [about specific experiences].”

“If you are a real baseball enthusiast, this is not for you because our primary goal is for the kids to have fun,” Leder said.

Leder said that the children

are able to play to their abilities and each of them are assigned buddies. Many of the buddies are students who are doing community service hours or family members of the players, who volunteer their time to guide the players through the game by being right there on the diamond with them, hitting the ball with them and going around the bases with them.

The league and its special field caters to children with physical disabilities that confine them to walkers or wheelchairs, while also providing support for children with autism or other special needs, allowing everyone to enjoy the sport.

“I do get something out of it

and if you come out and watch the kids, it’ll get to you too,” Leder said. “It’s an indescribable feeling to see a child in a wheelchair play. You see their eyes light up, you see their smile.”

Sean Ryan is the director of the league and his son, Joseph, 10, plays on the team.

“When the season is getting ready to open he wants to warm up, visit the field and get ready for opening day,” Ryan said.

“He’s made a very big improvement with his social skills by making friends with the buddies that come and help out.”

Joseph has autism. When he was around 5 years old, Ryan started looking for programs for him to join. They met Leder and

learned about what he was doing and Ryan decided he wanted to get on board.

“It was an easy fit for me to slide into volunteering, to help him move things along for everybody’s benefit,” Ryan said.

Two games are played each Saturday, one at 10:30 a.m. for children and another at noon for young adults. The older group usually comes via van from different group homes in the area, but this season Leder and Ryan said that they have been having a bit of trouble coordinating and finding the money to transport the players.

While the players who register come out to play when they can, the league isn’t up to ca-

pacity and both Leder and Ryan believe that if they spread the word, more people will come to play, come to be a buddy or donate so they can expand their reach.

On Aug. 28, just shy of a week from opening day, Ryan only knew of two children who registered. Registration will be available at the games and on opening day, but organizers are not sure who will come out just yet.

“We have a lot of work to do,” Ryan said. “The demand and need is still there, it’s just getting us out there and known.”

CLARKSBURG

Specifically asking for a zoning change is Hammerhill LLC, which owns the Hammerhill house and an adjacent lot on the southwest corner of Stringtown Road and Md. 355.

The owner is asking the county to change the zoning of the adjacent lot, currently zoned residential, to Commercial/ Residential Town (CRT) zoning, so that it can be used as a parking lot to allow the occupation of the Hammerhill house by a business.

“When you did the Ten Mile Creek plan, you realized you were trying to get some stimulus in the historic district and recommended a liberal use of the CRT zone in order to accomplish some infill,” said Hammerhill attorney, Jody Kline, at a public hearing on July 21.

The adjacent lot would not be eligible for parking if it were left with residential zoning, he said.

Kline also argued that Hammerhill’s large front lawn stretching down to Md. 355 is important to maintain as an entrance to the Clarksburg Historic District and Clarksburg town center and not be used for parking.

Kline also said that allowing the same zoning for both parcels would not violate the 15 percent impervious cap applied to properties east of I-270, which is recommended to only apply to lots larger than two acres.

For more information, visit montgomerycountymd.gov and search for County Council and committee agenda packets.

Obituary Jan Piwowarczyk, June 24, 1954 – August 8, 2014 Jan Piwowarczyk, fondly known as “JP”, 60 of Damascus entered into eternal rest on Friday, August 8th at his home in Damascus, Maryland. Jan was born June 24, 1954 in Hammond, Indiana, son of the late John “Ernie” Ernest Piwowarczyk and the late Dorothy Mackowiak Piwowarczyk.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 27 years, Leslie (nee Poole) Piwowarczyk, step-son Charlie Appleby, Jr (Kim), sisters and brother-in-laws Jill Nelms (David), Janell Williams (David), and Jolene Park (William), sister-in-laws Dawn Poole, Rebecca Heflin, Sharon Turner (Carl) and Curtis Poole (Beverly). He is also survived by grandchildren Brea and Ryan Appleby, and nieces and nephews, along with extended family members and great neighbors.

Jan grew up in the Derwood area and graduated from Gaithersburg High School and continued his education at Montgomery College where he received his AA degree. He loved all aspects of music; listening, going to concert venues, playing his bass guitars, and listening to friends playing. Jan was a member of several small bands in his playing days.

He was retired at the time of his death, and was a senior fax and copier technician. Jan loved to travel, which included cruising, eating out, and going to the beach.

A visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. A Celebration of Life memorial service will be held on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 11:00 am. Both events will be held at the Molesworth-Williams Funeral Home. 26401 Ridge Road. Damascus, Maryland. Since the wearing of jeans, black t-shirt or polo, jean shirt or anything blue was Jan’s signature wardrobe; please feel free to wear these in honor of him.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jan’s memory to The ALS Association - DC/MD/VA Chapter, 7507 Standish Place Rockville, MD 20855.

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It also recommends upzoning parts of the Clarksburg Historic District east of I-270 to encourage redevelopment and business growth, affecting more than two dozen properties.

The recommendations also impose a 6 percent impervious surface cap on land west of I-270 and a 15 percent impervious surface cap on properties east of I-270. Exempt are the properties in the Clarksburg Historic District straddling Frederick Road (Md. 355) north of Stringtown Road.

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Overseeing the police Montgomery County Councilwoman Cherri Branson reminded us of an idea – a good one, we believe – when we reported her desire that a police investigation of a Germantown teen’s arrest be made public. “It is imperative that residents of Montgomery County believe that the use of force is justified, examinations of the use of force are conducted with transparency and officers who use excessive force are held accountable,” she wrote.

She said the video of the young man’s arrest – in which a white officer allegedly manhandled a black teenager – reminded her that the county’s Charter Review Commission suggested the establishment of a Civilian Review Board to analyze complaints against Montgomery County police.

We think such a board could play a valuable role in Montgomery, for a number of reasons. But before we get to our reasons, we should note that at least one wise voice disagrees. County Councilman Phil Andrews, who chairs the County Council’s Public Safety Committee, doesn’t think much of the idea. There isn’t a record of sufficient problems to require it, he told us. Without those complaints, where’s the need?

We’ll grant him that. We don’t think a Citizens Review Board will be overly tasked with agendas loaded with community complaints. We do think it’s the kind a good government idea that should make Montgomery proud.

In a county where its citizens oversee school and planning decisions, where even the designation of rustic roads goes through a citizen-led panel, some oversight of the police force would seem to be part of Montgomery’s DNA. The Germantown teen’s arrest came shortly after Michael Brown, a black teenager, was shot and killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo. The incident has sparked weeks of protests. In the wake of the Ferguson incident, every community should ponder how its police force uses deadly force. But as the NAACP vigil in Rockville on Aug. 24 pointed out, Montgomery is not Ferguson, Mo. Anita Neal Powell, president of Montgomery County NAACP, stated Montgomery needs an ongoing conversation to avoid tragedies, like the shooting of Michael Brown.

A Citizens Review Board could be the vehicle to start and continue that conversation, preventing minor dustups from becoming festering wounds that in turn lead to public protests.

When the right to know is assaulted Ferguson, Mo., is 800 miles from Montgomery County, but the hardline tactics of law enforcement there should concern every community in the country.

The Aug. 9 fatal shooting by police of an unarmed black teenager sparked days and nights of protest by outraged residents. Police responded with paramilitary force, shooting tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters and tear gas at a TV news crew.

Here, we’ll comment only on authorities’ attempts to clamp down and even incarcerate journalists who were in Ferguson to bear witness to the conflict and document it for news reports.

On Aug. 13 — the fifth day of protests — police arrested reporters Wesley Lowery of The Washington Post (a sister company to ours) and Ryan J. Reilly of the Huffington Post while they were lawfully in a McDonald’s, working on their coverage.

The police department’s cover story was “trespassing,” but there seemed to be the flimsiest of reasons for harassing these reporters and throwing them in jail. Lowery videotaped much of his interaction as police bullied him.

Not long after they were incarcerated, the reporters were freed — reportedly with no explanation and no paperwork. Officers refused to identify themselves or provide badge numbers, according to the reporters’ accounts.

We don’t normally weigh in on matters in other areas, but this apparent abuse of power is an attack on open government and the public’s right to know everywhere.

We stand with our colleagues, whose work in the middle of a supercharged atmosphere in Ferguson was dangerous enough.

We condemn totalitarian crackdowns on information, which are an assault on the First Amendment and the rights of the citizenry relying on the press to be informed.

At times like these, it helps for both sides — the government and the watchdog — to understand each other’s role and rights.

We greatly respect the work of law enforcement in trying to maintain order and protect the public.

Journalists expect and deserve civil treatment in return as they do their work. Random arrests and harassment are unacceptable in a society with free people and a free press.

As President Barack Obama said: “And here in the United States of America, police should not be bullying or arresting journalists who are just trying to do their jobs and report to the American people on what they see on the ground.”

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Why O’Malley can’t win Martin O’Malley is running for president. He’s handsome (never takes a bad photo), sings and plays the guitar, oozes Irish charm and sports a solid liberal record appealing to most Democrats: gun control, death penalty repeal, gay marriage, minimum wage increase, aid to illegals, decriminalized pot, environmental regulations, fracking moratorium.

He even gerrymandered a Republican out of Congress and chaired the Democratic Governors Conference.

He’s already campaigned in two dozen states including multiple visits to 2016 early primary states Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. He’s headlined fundraisers for Dem candidates across the nation and contributed $230,000 out of his own war chest. He’s dispatched his own campaign staff to three early primary states to help in this year’s local elections and to lay the groundwork there for his 2016 bid.

Oh, and he’s reportedly writing a book, a prerequisite for any White House hopeful.

But it’s all for naught. Here’s why O’Malley can’t win in 2016:

Money Last year O’Malley’s election PAC raised $1.7 million, mostly from Marylanders.

This year he’s raised another $900,000 with about $895,000 on hand, not enough to get

through the first rate, second worst primary. jobs rate and a state By comparison, hooked on casino Barack Obama gambling. raised $740 million for his 2008 Traction campaign includBut you’ll never ing $24.8 million see those attack ads in the first quarter because O’Malley of 2007. In four won’t get traction. months O’Malley will leave office and MY MARYLAND Despite all those early primary states lose his fundraising BLAIR LEE visits, he’s polling 1 leverage while most percent to 2 percent national donors are among Dems. He’s even runwaiting for Hillary Clinton. ning third in Maryland where most Dem officials are backing Baggage Hillary. And after next JanuOpposition researchers will ary’s inauguration, O’Malley is have a field day producing neg- out of office: no mansion, no office, no car, no troopers, no ative attack ads on O’Malley. visibility.

The taxpayer-financed Hilton Hotel he pushed through as mayor has lost $50 million Media scrutiny since it opened in 2008, his O’Malley, spoiled by MaryEast Baltimore Development land’s lapdog media, will run Inc. urban renewal project into a cut throat national press is a flub and his zero tolercorps that will expose his wild ance mass arrests of black city claims: his $9.5 billion budget residents resulted in the city cuts that were actually a $10 paying $870,000 to settle an billion increase, his $22 milNAACP/ACLU lawsuit (how lion tuition freeze which was will O’Malley explain that on funded by a $3.1 billion tax the campaign trail?). hike and the city he claims Then there’s the Baltimore to have rescued which ranks jail’s Black Guerilla famfourth in homicides and sixth ily scandal, the $260 million in violent crime.

Obamacare website fiasco Last week the National and the 40 new taxes and fees Geographic Channel featured costing Marylanders an extra a documentary crowning Bal$3.1 billion a year. O’Malley timore as the “heroin capital of leaves behind an underfunded America” with this narrative, state employee pension fund, a structural deficit, the nation’s “Baltimore, a tough town facing hard times. The steel mills second highest foreclosure

LETTERS TOT HE EDITOR

More reasons to talk to your kids about drugs When reviewing the data from the Maryland Youth Risk Behavior Survey [“Montgomery County student survey highlights drugs, food, bullying,” news, Aug. 6, and “Our children, by the numbers,” editorial, Aug. 13], it is essential for parents to keep three things in mind: the concept of high stakes; that adolescents from the most loving, caring families take foolhardy risks because it is part of normal adolescent development to take risks (even though the part of the brain that helps us think through whether acting a

risk or impulse is dangerous or not is not fully developed until around age 25); and that the number of middle school students engaging in drugs and other risky behaviors is growing at an alarming rate.

In sixth grade, for example, 3.4 percent (one out of 30) students “ever used marijuana”; 13.1 percent (one out of eight) “rode in a car driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol”); and 14.7 percent (one out of seven) “seriously thought about killing themselves.” The percentages increase in nearly all categories

of risky behaviors in the entire survey each year through twelfth grade.

In conversation, these can sound like insignificant odds, and therein lies the danger.

However, if your child is the one out of 30 (for example), it’s him or her 100 percent, plus your family, plus — possibly — other peers or bystanders and their families. And it does happen in the most caring and loving families.

I encourage all parents to have respectful, ongoing conversations with their tweens, teens and college students so

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they are clear about your expectations to earn your trust and why it is critical for them to get adult help when they know a peer is in harm’s way, be it from unsafe practices, bullying, drugs, or hearing them talk openly about selfharm, and to stay connected with their friends and their friends’ parents.

Patty Winters, Derwood The writer is the coordinator of the Brave and Bold Coalition, which tries to help parents help their children avoid alcohol and other drugs.

WSSC tortured neighborhood’s streets in to my home four years ago, WSSC was already tearing up the streets to work on utilities.

For four years this continued, with the same streets being

ripped up, repaired, and ripped up again. Finally they were paved clean. Then several portions ripped up again.

There is no way that proj-

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are gone. Entire neighborhoods stand deserted. On the streets people hustle to get by and for many the biggest hustle is the heroin hustle.”

All O’Malley’s months of campaigning and fundraising wiped out by one nationwide TV show.

Well, wink the pundits and wise guys, O’Malley is just following the Joe Biden playbook: run for president but settle for being Hillary’s running mate.

The problem is, Hillary doesn’t need him. O’Malley is too liberal, comes from a tiny blue state she’s going to easily win and doesn’t bring anything to the ticket (he bombed in both of his Democratic Convention speeches). Hillary needs a moderate male from a battleground state — someone like Florida senator Bill Nelson.

Come November 2016, Martin O’Malley will be looking for a job.

But don’t despair Marylanders. The 2016 president’s race may feature a Baltimore Marylander on the ticket — the Republican ticket. Dr. Ben Carson, someone who brings a lot to the table.

Blair Lee is chairman of the board of Lee Development Group in Silver Spring and a regular commentator for WBAL radio. His past columns are available at www.gazette.net/ blairlee. His email address is blairleeiv@gmail.com.

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I shudder to think what WSSC spent on a per-home in our neighborhood.

John D. Wilson, Silver Spring

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Examine the human experience through the lens of an explosive relationship during Round House Theatre’s run of “Fool for Love.”

The 1983 Sam Shepard play centers on the relationship between May and Eddie, two former lovers with a destructive history together. May has taken steps toward building a new life for herself when her ex comes knocking at her motel room door outside the Mojave Desert in an attempt to get her back.

Due to the nature of their relationship, May and Eddie make for intense characters who give the play depth and body, despite making up half of the total cast. The roles call for actors of a certain caliber, and prior to his appointment two years ago as producing artistic director for Round House Theatre, “Fool for Love” director Ryan Rilette had little luck finding suitable performers — until seeing Thomas Keegan and Katie deBuys perform in separate productions.

“It is a very fraught relationship, and they are roles that both require an emotional dexterity and a physicality not many actors have,” he said. “In other markets I never really had the right cast for it. I had a strong feeling the two of them were the people I had been waiting on.”

Rilette declined to hold auditions; with a cast of four, he had a feeling for who should make up the rest of the play. He recruited long-time Round House Theatre actor Marty Lodge as the Old Man, who interacts with and comments on the two lovers throughout the piece, and Tim Getman as Martin, May’s date that night.

May and Eddie capture the multi-dimensional emotions people typically face when confronting trying events. Rather than just feeling angry or sad, the two of them experience seemingly conflicting feelings

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From left to right, Tim Getman as Martin, fight choreographer Casey Kaleba and Thomas Keegan as Eddie rehearse Round House Theatre’s production of “Fool for Love.” throughout their discussion.

“It’s so raw emotionally,” said deBuys.

“These two people are so connected to one another, and at the same time their behavior separates them in this way that’s painful but so beautiful to watch.”

“They experience love and despair, passion and agony in the same moment — and that’s how we live,” added Keegan. “Though it’s surreal in its plot, it’s deeply human and relatable emotionally.”

The couple has more than 15 years of history together, a length of time difficult to capture by actors slipping into the skins of such passionate people. To remedy this, Keegan and deBuys — with the help of Rilette — dug deeper into what their characters were probably like, doing a lot of acting work that will go unseen by the audience.

“We did a lot of improvisational exercises

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Within the past few years, a relatively new beer style has become quite popular and is seeing a widespread increase in breweries making the style.

It is sometimes called Black IPA (Black India Pale Ale), sometimes called Cascadian Dark Ale, and lately versions are using the name American Black Ale (ABA).

The latter is the name used in the Brewers Association guidelines.

The earliest American version of this black, hoppy style appears to have been brewed by the Vermont Pub and Brewery in 1994 under the name Blackwatch IPA. The popularity of the style spread, often called a Black IPA. This name is an obvious oxymoron. A beer cannot be both a black ale and a pale ale. Further, the style has absolutely nothing to do with India, relying mostly on American bittering hops.

Brewers in the Pacific Northwest produced a similar style in the first decade of this century using Northwest hops in key flavor roles, with roasted malts providing color and flavor. The style celebrates the hops of Cascadia, a tongue-in-cheek name for a mythical republic in the Pacific Northwest, hence the name Cascadian Dark Ale. What differentiates the style from a Schwartzbier or a hoppy Porter or Stout? Obviously the Schwartzbier is a lager, not an ale, and does not have the hop profile that ABAs are noted for.

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Porters and Stouts use traditional bittering and aroma hops while the ABA uses Pacific Northwest hops noted for their citrus, spice, floral and high bitterness characteristics. The second difference is the use of dehusked dark malts to avoid the conflict between hop bitterness and the acrid flavor of conventional roasted malts. This avoids the harsher, burnt flavors in some robust porters and stouts. Finally, there is a much drier finish based on the malts and yeasts used.

While the Beer Judge Certification Program has yet to add the style to its guidelines, which were last updated in 2008, the Brewers Association guidelines for the Great American Beer Festival describe the style as being very dark to black with medium caramel malt and dark roasted malt aromas. The aroma accentuates hops with some fruity and floral notes. Moderate caramel malt and dark roasted malts are evident with medium to high hop bitterness (50-70 International Bittering Units) and 6.3-7.6 percent alcohol by volume (ABV).

Black Ale Reserve Special (7.5 percent ABV), brewed by Dark Horse Brewing in Marshall, Mich., has an alluring complex nose of roast, chocolate, and caramel with a hint of wine. This robust, smooth brew has a light caramel malt, roast and choco-

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DANCES Social Ballroom Dance, 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. ($16), Sept. 3; Tea Dance, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. ($6), Sept. 4; West Coast Swing Dancing with Dance Jam Productions, 9 p.m., drop-in lessons 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. ($15), Sept. 5; Social Ballroom Dance at 8 p.m., free Viennese Waltz lesson at 7 p.m. ($16), Sept. 7; Social Ballroom Dance, 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. ($16); Sept. 10; Tea Dance, 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ($6), Sept. 11, 2126 Industrial Highway, Silver Spring, 301-3261181, hollywoodballroomdc.com.

Scottish Country Dancing, 8 to 10 p.m.

Mondays, steps and formations taught. No experience, partner necessary, T-39 Building on NIH campus, Wisconsin Avenue and South Drive, Bethesda, 240-505-0339.

Glen Echo Park is at 7300 MacArthur Blvd.

Blues, Capital Blues: Thursdays, 8:15

p.m. beginner lesson, 9 to 11:30 p.m. dancing to DJs, Glen Echo Park’s Spanish Ballroom Annex, $8, capitalblues.org.

Contra, Sept. 5, Hilton Baxter calls to Montage with Jane Knoeck on piano and accordion, Rachel Bell on accordion and flute, Tom Santarsiero on guitar, mandolin, banjo, jaw harp and foot percussion - This dance will take place in the Bumper Car Pavilion, Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom, 7:30 p.m., $10, fridaynightdance. org.

English Country, Sept. 3, Susan Taylor caller, 8 p.m., Glen Echo Town Hall (upstairs), fsgw.org.

Swing and Lindy, Sept. 13, Craig Gildner and the Blue Sky 5, $18, $12 for those 17 and under, Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom, flyingfeet.org.

Waltz, Sept. 7, Elke, Paul, Ralph & Larry, with Larry Unger (banjo, guiar), Elke Baker (fiddle), Paul oorts (mandolin, button accordion, banjo, guitar), and Ralph Gordon (bass), waltztimedances.org.

Irish Dancing, “Ring of Kerry Irish Dance class winter session will begin on Sept. 9. Dancers meet on Tuesday’s from September until mid-December at Ridgeview Middle School. Beginning class starts at 7 p.m., followed by the more experienced class at 8:05 p.m. Cost is $40.

We do ceili and set dances and no partner is required to enjoy the lessons. For more information, email Jean at jtmwoods@

gmail.com or visit ringofkerrydancers. org. Dancers must be at least 8 years old to senior. Anyone under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

Contra, Carpe Diem Contra dance, Silver Spring Civic Bldg., Sept. 11, 7 to 10 p.m. Lively music with Janine Smith calling. Free to first time dancers, $5 students, $8 FSGW/Revels Members, $10 General.

7 to 7:30 p.m., Workshop; 7:30 to 10 p.m., Dancing for “Kids” of All Ages. Veterans Plaza at Fenton & Ellsworth, Park Freely at 801 Ellsworth Garage.

MUSIC & DANCE Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, Coco Montoya plus Bad Influence, Sept.

3; Back to School Funk Dance Party, Sept.

4; The Nighthawks plus Kelly Bell Band, Sept. 5; Nation Beat and Alma Tropicalia, Sept. 6; Jazz & Soul: Phaze II and Friends featuring Avon Dews and Songstress Lady K, Sept. 7; Ana Popovic, Sept. 12; Joe Clair Comedy Night featuring Tony Roberts and Eddie Bryant, Sept. 13; Patricia Barber Quartet, Sept. 10, call for prices, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. 240-330-4500, bethesdabluesjazz.com.

BlackRock Center for the Arts, Deanna Bogart, 8 p.m. Sept. 20, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown. 301-528-2260, blackrockcenter.org.

Fillmore Silver Spring, WMZQ presents Jana Kramer, Love & Theft & Natalie Stovall, Sept. 5; DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist, Sept. 8, 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. fillmoresilverspring.com.

Strathmore, Afternoon Tea, Sept. 9; Afternoon Tea, Sept. 10; Artist Seminars: Networking - The Who, What, When, Where & Why, Sept. 10; call for venue.

Locations: Mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda; Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, 301-581-5100, strathmore.org.

ON STAGE Adventure Theatre-MTC, “Stuart Little,” Sept. 19 through Oct. 26, call for prices, times, Adventure Theatre MTC, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, 301634-2270, adventuretheatre-mtc.org.

Imagination Stage, “The Night Fairy,” Sept. 24 through Oct. 26, call for prices, times, Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, imaginationstage.org.

Olney Theatre Center, “Colossal,” Sept.

3 through Sept. 28, call for prices, times, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney, 301-924-3400, olneytheatre.org.

The Puppet Co., “Rapunzel,” Sept. 19 through Oct. 12; Tiny Tots @ 10, select Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, call for shows and show times, Puppet Co. Playhouse, Glen Echo Park’s North Arcade Building, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., $5, 301-

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Round House Theatre, Bethesda, “Fool for Love,” Sept. 3 through 27, call for show times, 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda. $15 for general admission, $10 for subscribers, patrons 30 and younger and seniors. 240-644-1100, roundhousetheatre.org.

Silver Spring Black Box Theatre, 8641 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, 301-5888277, theatreconsortiumss@gmail.com.

Silver Spring Stage, “God of Carnage,” Sept. 19 through Oct. 11, Woodmoor Shopping Center, 10145 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, see website for show times, ssstage.org.

The Writer’s Center, Building Your Fire: How to Structure Your Story, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Sept. 5; Whodunit? How to Write a Mystery, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sept. 6; Dream, Draft, Develop: Follow Your Creative Compass, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sept. 6; Seeing Food, Work, War and Love: A Multicultural View of Poetry, 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Sept. 6; Elements of Fiction: Dialogue, 2 to 4:30 p.m., Sept. 6; Christine Kitano and Timothy Denevi, 2 to 4 p.m., Sept. 7; Collaborating with the Dead, 7 to 9 p.m., Sept. 8; Writing Short Stories, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Sept. 8, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, 301-654-8664, writer.org.

VISUAL ART Adah Rose Gallery, “So I Will Let It (The Ugly Wallpaper) Alone and Talk About The House,” through Sept. 28, 3766 Howard Ave., Kensington, 301-922-0162, adahrosegallery.com Glenview Mansion, The Sumi-e Society, Sept. 7 through Sept. 26, Rockville Civic Center Park, 503 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. rockvillemd.gov.

Marin-Price Galleries, John Aquilino, through Sept. 18, 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m.

Sunday, 7022 Wisconsin Ave., 301-7180622, marin-price.com.

Montgomery Art Association, Featured Artist: Robin Frosh, through Sept. 28, Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Westfield Wheaton Mall, 11160 Viers Hill Road, Wheaton, montgomeryart.org.

VisArts, Intimate Waterscapes - The Work of Julius Kassovic, Sept. 3 to Oct. 5; Fire from the Forge - A Tribute to Komelia Hongja Okim, Sept. 3 to Oct. 5, Gibbs Street Gallery, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville, 301-315-8200, visartsatrockville.org.

Washington Printmakers Gallery, The Painterly Print Exhibition, Linda Rose Larochelle, artist, Sept. 3 through Sept. 28, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, second floor, 8230 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, washingtonprintmakers.com.

NOTICE OF SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO FY14 CDBG FUNDING The public is invited to comment on the following information regarding projects funded by the City of Gaithersburg as a direct recipient of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.

Gaithersburg’s Citizen Participation Plan, part of its Five-Year Consolidated Plan, requires the City to provide citizens, public agencies, and other interested parties a reasonable opportunity to provide comments on any amendments. The City is required to publish a summary of the amendment, make a copy available for review, and provide a 30-day public comment period.

In accordance with Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, and Gaithersburg’s Citizen Participation Plan, notice is hereby given that the City is proposing an amendment to the recommended use of FY14 CDBG funding previously advertised for public comment and submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The amendment will: • Reallocate FY14 CDBG funds in the amount of approximately $90,000 to a renovation project at Seneca Heights Apartments at 18705 N Frederick Avenue. This project will include renovations to improve the kitchens for 17 eligible families at the property.

• Reallocate approximately $90,000 from improvements to the Gaithersburg Aquatic Center at Gaithersburg Middle School. Sufficient local funds were used to complete this project.

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Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale (8.7 percent ABV) is made in Escondido, Calif., by Stone Brewing. The mostly bitter hop with a mild roast bouquet presages the same flavored front. The hops increase modestly in the middle and again in the finish where the malt is evident in the background, trying to provide balance. There is no change in the aftertaste.

The high alcohol level is well blended and not noticeable in this pleasant but one note beer. Ratings: 7/7.

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Shepard’s work as a playwright was mostly masculine and male-dominated; the role of May is said to have been his first real attempt at writing a full, complex female character. While the backdrop of the ‘80s has its influence in such a portrayal, it represents a departure from other work as well as a counterpoint to Eddie, Martin and the Old Man — all presented as powerful, strong, big men in personality and appearance.

“Shepard writes a real understanding for actors and what they can do on stage,” said Rilette. “These characters allow actors to push the boundaries of extremes in terms of violence, sex and emotion.

Some playwrights answer every question for the audience; Sam tends to ask more questions than he provides answers to.”

With a cast of four, the stage could seem a little bare; however, with the work the set and costume designer Meghan Raham and the assistance of other members of the crew to put the scenery and entire look together, the theater allows for a well-rounded approach to the piece and creating a convincing backdrop for the unfolding drama.

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In the aftertaste the hops dominate as the other flavors taper. Ratings: 8/8.

Grainstorm (7.4 percent ABV), brewed by Boulevard Brewing in Kansas City, Mo., is made with malted rye in the mash. The bitter hop, rye, and roast nose leads to a medium bitter and rye front.

The middle adds a soft caramel malt and a muted roast. The roast increases a trace in the finish with the rye and bitter hops dominating in the restrained malty aftertaste. Ratings: 7.5/7.

‘FOOL FOR LOVE’ n When: 3, 7:30 and 8 p.m. Sept.

3-27; check website for specific times. n Where: Round House Theatre, 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda n Tickets: $25-$50 n For information: roundhousetheatre. org; 240-644-1100

“It’s very easy to focus on the actors, the director, the playwright, but I feel fortunate that Ryan has assembled a crack team of artists, from costume and set to sound,” said Keegan. “Everyone is working toward a beautiful common goal, but it’s easy for those building the set to lose recognition. We never would be able to do it without these people who built the world for us.”

The overall experience makes for a performance guaranteed to make the audience reflect on their own emotions and feelings, bringing even a fiery relationship such as that of May and Eddie close to home.

“There are some plays that have a strong moral message or takeaway; this one reminds you what it means to be a human being” Rilette said. “It is an emotional workout, and that’s our goal with this production, is to make it an incredibly exciting and emotional journey for the audience as much as for the actors. In some ways I hope the audience is speechless.” kgroff@gazette.net

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Mike (Michael Patrick Thornton of ABC’s “Private Practice”) poses with the Players of Olney Theatre Center’s production of the National New Play Network rolling world premiere of “Colossal.”

Does this sound familiar — D’oh! Do we have to go see a show?

The football game is on! The day you’ve been waiting for is finally at hand!

The Olney Theatre Center is set to open Andrew Hinderaker’s “Colossal,” starting Wednesday and running through Sept. 28. The Olney Theatre Center will be the first location for the Rolling World Premiere of the show.

The play focuses on Mike, who becomes paralyzed after taking a hit in a college football game and has to overcome his personal demons. Of course, since the show deals with football, it’s going to

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Iconic painter, Baltimore resident Grace Hartigan is the focus on the latest fine art exhibit at Strathmore, which opens Saturday.

The Mansion at Strathmore is set to unveil its latest exhibit, “Grace Hartigan: A Survey 1966-2007,” on Saturday.

Largely a self-taught painter, Hartigan’s career began at the New York School, where she became friends with legendary artists such as Jackson Pollock. The exhibit, however, will focus on her independent aesthetic development.

Hartigan married Dr. Winston Price and moved from New York to Baltimore in 1960.

From 1965 until her death in 2008, she served as a teacher at and director of MICA’s (the Maryland Institute College of Art) LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting.

For more information about the exhibit, visit stratmore.org or call 301-581-5100.

have football elements. The play itself is structured like a football game, with four quarters, a preshow training session and a halftime show. Oh, and Mike relives the memory of the accident with the help of a live football squad onstage, in pads and helmets.

Hinderaker wrote the play for actor Michael Patrick Thornton, who suffered a spinal stroke in 2003. Thornton will be playing Mike in the show. He previously starred in the “Grey’s Anatomy” spin-off, “Private Practice.”

For more information, visit olneytheatre.org or call 301-924-3400.

The blues, from Coco

Coco Montoya has had a solid career as a blues musician — even though he took time off from playing in the early 1980s to be a bartender. Hey, sometimes playing the blues give you, well, the blues.

Luckily, Montoya couldn’t stay away from playing music for too long. He’s been out performing ever since and is celebrating the release of his latest live album “Song From the Road,” with a performance at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club in Bethesda on Wednesday.

The album was recorded live in 2013 at the famous Triple Door in Seattle.

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Tickets for the show are $20. For more information, visit bethesdabluesjazz.com.

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Drew the Dramatic Fool will open Montgomery College’s 2014-2015 Performing Arts Series on Saturday.

Foolishly dramatic

There’s a good linage of dramatic fools in the world of entertainment. If you go back far enough, Shakespeare’s Falstaff could be considered quite the dramatic fool. And if you’ve ever seen Jerry Lewis perform as the Nutty Professor, well, you get the idea.

Drew is a dramatic fool — at least, that’s his name. The Montgomery College Department of Visual and Performing Arts in Takoma/Silver Spring present Drew the Dramatic Fool on Saturday at the Cultural Arts Center.

Mr. Dramatic Fool studied at a host of institutions, including the University of Michigan, Columbia College, and The Art Institute of Chicago. He studied theatrical clowning at Ohio University and in Paris.

The show is a hoot and a half for the whole family.

For more information, visit montgomerycollege.edu or call 240-567-5775.

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The one thing that comes with the championship trophy, is a target that every other 4A school in the state is pointing at.

Some of the Jaguars weren’t even born yet the last time a 4A champion won back-to-back state titles. Seneca Valley did it in 1997 and 1998 as a 4A school. Then, for good measure, the Screaming Eagles won it again in 1999 as a 3A program.

Northwest coach Mike Neubeiser said he knows his Germantown team will get the best effort from everyone this season.

“I used to talk to [former Quince Orchard coach Dave] Mencarini about this all the time, when he was at QO, and they were going to state championships year-after-year there,” Neubeiser said. “...[Mencarini] said each week, it didn’t matter how much film they watched.

No matter what they watched, the team they would play would come out and run something totally different, because they had to do something special for

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Well, I expect that to happen to us a little bit. I think teams will come out and they’ll put in special wrinkles just to play us, probably.”

Mencarini led Quince Orchard to three title games and helped turn around the Gaithersburg school’s program, making him one of the best coaches in the county. Even he couldn’t repeat after his Cougars went undefeated and won the 2007 crown.

Terry Changuris was the coach at Seneca Valley when they won those titles in the 1990s. He said winning his first was harder than the second, mainly because he was a year less experienced the first time around.

Changuris said that during his second championship run, he followed the formula of success that he molded over the prior years.

Changuris said there is a learning curve to becoming a good head coach,

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but he believes that Neubeiser has a good chance of repeating this season because he has discovered his own formula for success. “[Neubeiser] was a highly successful defensive coach [at Gaithersburg High School]. And I know from my days at Seneca Valley, that going against a Mike Neubeiser-coached defense was always a very difficult task,” Changuris said. “And I think now that his kids have grown, and he’s been able to commit more time to being a head coach, he’s gone through the learning process. And now that he’s won one, I think there’s a strong possibility he could win another.”

Changuris said outside pressure following the first championship never equated to the pressure he put on himself. Neubeiser agreed saying,

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As eighth graders, current Seneca Valley High School sophomore running backs Adrian Feliz-Platt and Darius Golston were teammates on the Montgomery Village Sports Association 14-under state champion football squad. But even the pinnacle of youth football is no comparison to what lies ahead at the high school varsity level, the pair said.

There can be a drastic difference between a 14- or 15-year-old boy entering high school and a 17- or 18-year-old on the verge of college and adulthood. For that reason, most high school football players aren’t typically called up to the varsity squad until they are juniors and even then, Seneca Valley coach Fred Kim said, it is mostly about preparing to be starters as seniors.

But Feliz-Platt and Golston, uniquely, Kim said, were ready to stand up to that level when they ar-

rived at the Germantown school a year ago. They were two parts of a multi-faceted offense that was led by experienced quarterback and 2014 graduate Calvin Reighard and averaged 33.8 points per game. This year, the two will be the focal point of the 12-time state champion Screaming Eagles’ offensive scheme as they look to get back to the postseason — the 16-time region champions missed the playoffs in 2013 for the first time in four years.

“These guys are only sophomores and they’re playing at a senior level,” Kim said. “[When you decide to keep a freshman on varsity] what you look for first is: Can these kids handle it physically? [Feliz-Platt] and [Golston] are exceptional athletes. They were much more than typical freshmen.

They played multiple years in the youth leagues, so when they came in they had a combination of good football acumen and good physical ability.

These guys are only sophomores and they’re playing at a senior level.”

Feliz-Platt and Golston — both admitted they were nervous to start 2013 — provide an excellent dynamic in the backfield. The former is the shifty running back with great speed,

incredible instincts and field vision.

The 5-foot-9, 295-pound Golston is the “bruiser,” Kim said. He’s a combination of brute strength and athleticism and might even lend his overall football moxy to the tight end and wide out positions, Kim added.

The contrasting styles should help Seneca Valley be tough to predict and defend and scoring will be even more important this fall as the Screaming Eagles graduated most of a defense that gave up only 9.6 points per game last fall.

“The old adage goes that defense wins championships and we don’t know yet how ours will hold up,” Kim said. “Offensively we’ll be able to score. We don’t know if we’ll be able to stop others from scoring so that will be key.”

Much of Feliz-Platt and Golston’s success, they said, will hinge on what Kim described as “the biggest offensive line we’ve had in years.” The Screaming Eagles’ front line, led by 270-pound Mike Elbert, 6-foot3, 270-pound James Puhnaty and 240-pound Michael Hite, doesn’t just have size, it has experience and overall athleticism.

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It can be hard to imagine that an offense with a record-setting quarterback from a season ago can actually be better.

But that’s exactly what Rockville High School has the potential to do this fall with key position players returning for their senior year.

It all starts with quarterback Chuck Reese, who threw for 2,932 yards last sea-

son, the third most in the area, and 37 touchdowns.

Reese said he is excited about the growth that has taken place with the team over the offseason.

“Practice has definitely picked up since last year, significantly,” Reese said.

“Because last year we just started to install a new offense in the offseason. We [had] just started with the whole wristband thing and calling plays. ... This year, it’s just like rapid fire.”

Rockville would eventually get the offense down by the time the season started last year.

On Oct. 25, Reese set a state record for touchdownpassesinonegame(8)against

Col. Zadok Magruder.

In order to put up the numbers that he did, Reese needed good wide receivers to throw the ball to. Reese had that in Louison Biama, Spencer Brigman, Anthony Albert and Joey Cornwell, all of whom are returning seniors.

Cornwell said chemistry doesn’t properly describe the bond that this group has.

“Iwouldn’tcallitplainoldchemistry,” Cornwell said. “It’s a family, a brotherhood. As receivers, we are crisp with how we run our routes so that Chuck makes smart decisions. And as long as we keep consistency and good pace, records will [continue] to be broken.”

Defensively, the Rams are returning six starters from last season, so they figure to show improvement on that side of the ball. But coach Seth Kenton said they team will still “air it out.”

So expect Rockville to win most games by simply scoring a lot of points, not because they shut opponents out.

Rockville, however, does figure to be a little more balanced offensively. Reese said that 200-pound running back Kahan Louissaint provides the team with a component that they lacked last year and that opposing defenses took advantage of.

“Last year, what we weren’t able to do — like when Damascus and Seneca [Valley] played us — they would man up

across with two safeties over the top. And they would make us throw into a cloud zone. But we didn’t have a big enough running back to be able to pound the ball in the middle with only one linebacker,” Reese said. “But now, with Kahan at running back, we seriously think that if teams spread out and cover our receivers, this kid’s going to run for 100 yards a game.”

Reese said he wants to lead this team to the playoffs in his final year under center and the biggest key to that happening may be the offensive line.

“I think we’ll be over .500,” Kenton said. “We’ll see what happens.” pgrimes@gazette.net

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COUNTY’S EXCLUSIVE BACK-TO-BACK CLUB Only four schools in Montgomery County have been able to win back-to-back state championships since the current format was adopted in 1974. Seneca Valley has done it four times, and Springbrook did it twice.

KENT ZAKOUR STAFF WRITER

Most football coaches, when asked for the most important position on their team usually answer the offensive line.

“It all starts up front,” second-year Montgomery Blair High School coach Andrew Fields said. “If we don’t block, we won’t be able to do anything.”

And that notion is exactly why the Blazers are optimismic this fall. With seniors Garrett Kapstein (6-foot-3, 270 pounds), Nick Dayhoff (6-2, 225) and Marcus Forrester (511, 270) returning as starters at right tackle, right guard and left tackle, respectively, this fall, Blair has its sights, perhaps realistically, set on making the playoffs for the first time in school history. The Silver Spring school that opened in 1935 and is the county’s fiftholdest school went 5-5 last year.

“We just trust each other completely,” Forrester said.

“We hang out outside of football and that just helps us even more on the field because we trust each other that everyone is going to make the right calls and get their blocks.”

Add in senior Sam Norwood, who converted from tight end to left guard during the offseason, and junior center Tyler Kang, who said the

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Montgomery Blair High School’s offensive line could be the key to the team’s success this fall. veterans have been helpful transitioning to varsity from junior varsity, and Fields believes the unit, known as the Trench Squad, is the strongest on his team.

“It’s all about being the unsung hero,” Dayhoff said.

“We don’t get our names in the paper, we don’t get the attention, but at the end of the day, if we score and win and see our teammates in the end zone, we get as much glory out of that.”

The veteran line will be tasked with protecting firstyear sophomore quarterback Desmond Colby and opening holes for a stable of running backs, including seniors Malik Brooks (5-9, 175) and Yonis Blanco.

“As a new quarterback, it’s great to know I won’t have to worry about being protected,” Colby said. “It makes our job a lot easier.”

And if they perform well, by all accounts, the line will be lobbying for some free food from their teammates and coaches. In fact, co-offensive line coaches Nathan Cooper and Everett Cammack, have agreed to take the unit out for chicken wings and pizza following successful results this fall.

“If we have a good game, we are going to go eat,” said Cooper, who added that the group is the best he’s coached during his eight-year career. “If we have a bad one, we are going

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to fix it.”

Added Cammack: “The Oline, I feel, is the heart of the team. ... The game will go as good as we play.”

On the field, the line said it hopes the rest of the offense will put up strong statistical numbers, but there is just one main goal.

“Playoffs, that’s all we’re focused on,” Norwood said. “It would mean so much for everybody.”

Kapstein, agreed, and summed their thoughts up, perhaps, the best.

“We are just looking to make a better name for Blair,” he said. kzakour@gazette.net

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BY ERIC GOLDWEIN STAFF WRITER

Gaithersburg High School football’s Kamonte Carter gave opposing quarterbacks fits last season, powering and finessing his way past offensive linemen to help the Trojans finish 8-3.

But with much of the seniorladen 2013 team gone, players are stepping into new, and in some cases, expanded roles.

For Carter, a 6-foot-4, 248-pound senior whose primary position is defensive end, that means taking snaps at quarterback and leading an offensive unit that returns just three starters.

Though Carter’s primary position is defensive end, he has quarterback experience. He backed up Nick DeCarlo last fall and he started for part of the 2012 season.

Now, he’s faster and stronger than before, he said. He’s also been working closely with his teammates this offseason to develop a rhythm in the passing game.

“Switching from aggressive mode to maybe a more focused mode, that’ll probably be the hardestpartaboutit,”saidCarter, a Penn State recruit.

The Trojans’ ground game is also getting a makeover. With Solomon Vault (Northwestern University) gone, senior Zavae Johnson, a 5-11, 175-pound running back, should fill the void.

Johnson said playing behind Vault, who missed part of last season due to injury, helped him

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Gaithersburg High School varsity football’s Kamonte Carter warms up before Friday’s scrimmage against Walt Whitman. gain a better understanding of the position.

“I used to watch him and how his vision — [he’d] look for the hole, instead of just running to a certain spot,” said Johnson, also a cornerback. “... He taught me how to be patient and look for the holes.”

Gaithersburg coach Kreg Kephart said several players from last year’s 8-1 junior varsity team are moving up to varsity, including receiver Cortez Ervin and quarterback Petey Gaskins, who narrowly missed out on the start-

ing job and may end up getting snaps under center this season.

“I know we had a lot of talent on the junior varsity team and I believe that we’ll pretty much pick up where we left off last year,” Carter said.

The Trojans return only two defensive starters. That includes Carter, an All-Gazette honorable mention,whocouldbeleanedon more this fall.

“Defensively he looks really good,” Kephart said. “He should dominate most teams he plays if he’s got his mind right.”

The Trojans’ season opener against Sherwood is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday in Sandy Spring. It’s their first official game since November, when they lost in the 4A West Region semifinals to eventual 4A state champion Northwest of Germantown.

“I believe we can match the level of play we had last year, and maybe even surpass it,” Johnson said. “... I feel like once everyone gets up to speed, we’ll definitely be a threat.” egoldwein@gazette.net

“We kind of expect a lot from these [players]. And when they don’t perform, you kind of look in the mirror, and you try to figure out what you can do better.

And you’re constantly trying to work things. You try not to take it out on your wife and kids.”

The Jaguars dominated passing leagues this summer with a 30-0 record. But once they put the pads on earlier this month the real practice began, little have they resembled the team that caught everyone off guard last season to capture the championship.

Whether it’s laziness, complacency, or ego, these are some of the things that Neubeiser will be tasked with fixing before the first game of the season on Friday against Col. Zadok Magruder.

“I’m just hoping our guys step up a little bit. We haven’t been looking so good in practice,” Neubeiser said. “We got to find out if we can play with pads on now.”

But one thing Neubeiser has going for him is junior quarterback Mark Pierce, a vocal leader who isn’t afraid to call out his teammates when they slip up. Pierce acknowledged that practices haven’t been good, but said that the team isn’t approaching the season as if they’ve already won a championship.

“We’re having a rough time with our practices and stuff, and we haven’t been practicing very well. So, our main focus right now is to get better every day, and focus on one day right now,” Pierce said. “We’re definitely not at the level we should be right now, and we do not look like a state championship team. So, we have a lot of improving to do. [Winning another championship is] definitely the ultimate goal, but we have a lot of work to do.”

“Any time you have a really good quarterback, you have a good chance,” said Neubeiser, who also gave credit to his starting offensive line and running back E.J. Lee, who he said looks ‘phenomenal.’

“The key last year — there were a few things. The first thing, our kids were really tough. We didn’t have a lot of injuries. We really had very few injuries, which you kind of have to get lucky a little bit with that.

And our kids just improved every week. They kept getting better and better and better.

So they were real coachable.

And they were hungry. They were real hungry last year. So it all just kind of gelled together as one of those things, we just came together late. Kind of a perfect storm for us. And I think this year, I think we’re capable of being a really good football team.” pgrimes@gazette.net

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Seneca Valley High School’s Adrian Feliz-Perez carries the ball in Friday’s scrimmage against Paint Branch.

YOUNG

Continued from Page B-1 While the running game led by Feliz-Platt and Golston look to be Seneca’s strength, the Screaming Eagles are not one dimensional by any means. They will be led by a young quarterback, Zack Robinson, and he is surrounded by several returning receivers, including Andrew Magnuson and Donovan Beckett-Simms.

While every high school football player wants to be in on every snap, Kim commended the

camaraderie between Feliz-Platt and Golston. They’ve worked together to win a state title before and the two said they have every intention of leading Seneca Valley down that same path.

“They’re good friends and they understand each other’s roles,” Kim said. “It’s not one guy saying, ‘Give me the rock, give me the ball.’ They just do what the offense is set to do, they don’t worry about that. ... I can’t want to see what these guys can do.” jbeekman@gazette.net

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PRESEASON HOW THEY RANK Rank School

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Good Counsel Northwest Damascus Bullis Clarksburg Quince Orchard Seneca Valley Paint Branch Sherwood Montgomery Blair

FEARLESS FORECASTS Record

Points

1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

60 54 48 42 35 30 25 14 12 5

Also receiving votes: Gaithersburg 2; Landon 2; Springbrook 1.

The rankings are compiled from votes by the six members of The Gazette sports staff.

TOP RETURNING PLAYERS Player, school Devonte Williams, Bullis Dage Davis, Georgetown Prep

RUSHING

Carries Yards 198 1,535 193 1,432

PASSING Player, school Comp Chuck Reese, Rockville 256 Sam Ellis, Wootton 194 Renzo Farfan, Richard Montgomery 118 Dwayne Haskins Jr., Bullis 72 Player, school Trevon Diggs, Avalon Joey Cornewell, Rockville Louison Biama, Rockville Ryan Stango, Paint Branch Anthony Albert, Rockville

RECEIVING

Avg. 7.8 7.4

TDs 20 19

Att. Yards 415 2,932 375 2,886 217 1,324 128 1,130

Int. 15 15 6 5

TDs 37 24 14 14

Carries Yards 78 1,103 59 736 45 758 40 640 57 604

Avg. 14.1 12.5 16.8 16.0 10.6

TDs 13 7 6 8 11

STATE TITLES BY COUNTY

The current state championship format for high school football in Maryland started in 1974. Since then, Montgomery County has won the most championships. A look at how many state championships the top seven counties have won since 1974:

Montgomery

45

Prince George’s

20

Frederick

16

Allegany

13

Howard

12

Balt. City 10 Balt. Co. 8 Other counties: Harford, Washington, and Charles 6; Arundel 5; Dorchester and Wicomico 3; Worcester, Kent and Cecil 2; Calvert 1.

Source: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association

The Gazette sports staff picks the winners of this week’s football games involving Montgomery County teams.

All games record includes picks made in Prince George’s County. Here are this week’s selections: Montgomery County record All games

Gaithersburg at Sherwood James H. Blake at Walt Whitman Col. Zadok Magruder at Northwest Bethesda-Chevy Chase at Winston Churchill Richard Montgomery at Rockville Thomas S. Wootton at Walter Johnson Albert Einstein at Damascus Seneca Valley vs. Wheaton Frederick at Watkins Mill Poolesville at Northwood Montgomery Blair at John F. Kennedy Quince Orchard at Clarksburg Springbrook at Paint Branch St. Frances at Good Counsel Landon at Boys Latin Georgetown Prep at Bishop McNamara Mount St. Joseph’s at Bullis Avalon at Pallotti

Midway through the fourth quarter Friday a breeze blew the football off the tee as Jamie Evans was attempting to kick off for Good Counsel.

It was one of the few things that didn’t go as planned for the Falcons.

Junior quarterback Andres Castillo threw three touchdown passes in the first half and the Falcons routed host Woodrow Wilson (Washington, D.C.) High School, 49-13. Senior Keon Paye had touchdown catches of 44 and 76 yards and junior running back Jonathan Lee scored twice as Good Counsel scored on every possession before running out the clock on the Wilson 9-yard line to end the game.

“The kids played great. I did not expect this kind of game,” Falcons coach Bob Milloy said. “I’ve seen Wilson scrimmage four times and they’re good. We just kind of caught them off guard right away.”

Lee rushed for 111 yards on 15 carries.

— HARVEY VALENTINE

Prince Grimes

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Gaithersburg Whitman Northwest B-CC Rockville Wootton Damascus Seneca Watkins Mill Pooesville Blair Clarksburg Springbrook Good Counsel Landon McNamara Bullis Avalon

Sherwood Whitman Northwest B-CC Rockville Wootton Damascus Seneca Watkins Mill Poolesville Blair Clarksburg Springbrook Good Counsel Boys Latin McNamara Bullis Avalon

Gaithersburg Whitman Northwest Churchill R. Mont.

W. Johnson Damascus Seneca Frederick Poolesville Blair Q. Orchard Paint Branch Good Counsel Boys Latin Geo. Prep Bullis Pallotti

Gaithersburg Whitman Northwest B-CC Rockville Wootton Damascus Seneca Watkins Mill Poolesville Blair Clarksburg Springbrook Good Counsel Landon McNamara Bullis Avalon

Sherwood Whitman Northwest Churchill Rockville Wootton Damascus Seneca Watkins Mill Poolesville Blair Clarksburg Paint Branch Good Counsel Boys Latin Geo. Prep Bullis Pallotti

Gaithersburg Whitman Northwest B-CC Rockville Wootton Damascus Seneca Watkins Mill Poolesville Blair Clarksburg Springbrook Good Counsel Landon McNamara Bullis Avalon

Hoyas honor former teammate who died; rally from 17 points down

BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN STAFF WRITER

It was the end of an emotional week for the Georgetown Prep football team. On Aug. 25 the Little Hoyas learned that a former teammate and 2014 graduate of the North Bethesda school, Abraham Pishevar, who was starting his freshman year at Case Western Reserve University, was one of four men killed in a plane crash in Ohio.

What should’ve been an exciting time for the team as it geared up for Friday’s start to the fall season — Prep opened at home against Virginia’s Fork Union Military Academy — turned into a time of mourning.

But, trailing 20-3 early in the third quarter — coach Dan Paro credited early season nerves in addition to the effects of recent events — the Little Hoyas found a way to turn their emotions into a positive and passionate performance on the football field and it resulted in a remarkable 27-26, come-from-behind victory.

“It’s been a long week, it’s been hard to practice all week when dealing with this,” Paro said. “This is a young man that

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Junior running back leads Bears to season-opening rout

The Landon School football team scored touchdowns on each of five first-half possessions en route to a 43-7 rout Friday of visiting Annapolis Area Christian. The Bears (1-0) racked up 311 offensive yards, all coming on the ground, as the Eagles (0-1) could not solve the wing-T option.

“It starts with our offensive line, those guys are all returners for the most part,” Landon coach Paul Padalino said. “We are a run team first, that’s what we are going to be, and the guys up front get it started. Those front seven guys got after it today.”

Junior running back Josh Hunter — who finished with 113 yards and a pair of touchdowns — also pointed to the line as the key factor in the Bears victory, particularly tackles Joey Tabb and Steven Gee. Next up for the Bears is Boys Latin, which beat Landon 10-3 last season.

— KYLE RUSSELL

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The Landon School’s Johari Johnson (back) forces Annapolis Area Christian’s Chayce Branson to fumble during Friday’s game at Landon in Bethesda.

Turnover sparks Avalon to victory Just minutes into his tenure with The Avalon School, Trevon Diggs demonstrated why he’s one of Maryland’s top recruits, and why the Black Knights — with a new coach, and a dozen-plus transfers — are going to be a contender in the Capital Area Football Conference.

In the first quarter against Potomac School, the junior transfer jumped a pass and returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown, one of his three on the evening. Diggs, a cornerback and receiver, added another interception and two receiving touchdowns to lead the Black Knights to a 33-0 victory Friday in McLean, Va. “I just read it. Just read it. I knew if I played deep he was going to throw short,” Diggs said.

— ERIC GOLDWEIN

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Georgetown Prep’s Dage Davis runs against Fork Union Friday. we all loved dearly and unfortunately, we have to bury him [Saturday], so everyone’s real emotional. I’m just really proud for the guys because they had that spirit and they knew Abe was with them.”

Paro noted an inspired performance from senior fullback Ryan Rudasill, who was close

friends with Pishevar. Rudasill — chants of “Rudy” reverberated in the Little Hoyas’ stadium — rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries and took on a heavier load, especially, in the first half while Fork Union focused on standout running back Dage Davis.

It was then Davis’ 45-yard

touchdown run on his first play back from leg cramps late in the third quarter that gave Prep some light. Davis finished with 186 yards rushing, 151 of them in the second half.

After holding Fork Union to four plays on its game-opening series, Georgetown Prep fumbled a lateral that Blue Devils’ defensive back Micah Keels picked up and returned 48 yards to give his team a 7-0 lead. Prep had ample opportunity to even the score late in the second quarter but was unable to score on two attempts from the 1-yard line. A 25-yard field goal from junior kicker Brian Dolan got the Little Hoyas on the board, 7-3.

Added Paro: “We knew that it’s a four quarter game. There’s been a tradition here to play hard for four quarters. We had to keep believing that something was going to happen. They didn’t turn the ball over the entire first half.

Then we got that one turnover and we’re thinking if we can get one turnover, anything could happen.” jbeekman@gazette.net

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Rockville’s Chuck Reese

Wootton’s Sam Ellis 2,886 yards

2,932 yards

Two Montgomery County quarterbacks came very close to throwing for 3,000 yards last season. Both return this year.

24 TDs

37 TDs 61.7%

52.0%

2A

Joel Hessels Coach:

Will Gant (4th year) Last season: 7-4 Returning starters:

7 offense; 6 defense Last playoff appearance: 2013

Schedule 9/5 at Northwood 9/12 vs. Kennedy 9/19 at S. Hagerstown 9/26 vs. W. Johnson 10/2 vs. Catoctin 10/10 at R. Mont.

10/17 at Brunswick 10/24 vs. Wheaton 10/31 at Boonsboro 11/7 vs. Rockville

3A

Coach: Neal Owens (1st year) Last season: 4-5 Returning starters:

6 offense; 6 defense Last playoff appearance: 1998

Schedule 9/5 at Damascus 9/12 at N. Harford 9/19 vs. Rockville 9/26 vs. Northwood 10/2 at Paint Branch 10/10 vs. Kennedy 10/17 vs. Wheaton 10/24 at Blair 10/31 vs. Seneca Valley 11/7 at Watkins Mill

Coach: Fred Kim (11th year) Last season: 7-3

Returning starters:

8 offense; 3 defense Last playoff appearance: 2012

Schedule at Wheaton* vs. Rockville vs. Northwest at B-CC vs. Sherwood vs. Watkins Mill at Northwood at Damascus at Einstein vs. Blake

DAMASCUS

Jalen Christian Coach: Eric Wallich

(7th season)

Last season: 9-2 Returning starters:

7 offense; 8 defense Last playoff appearance: 2013

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Poolesville High School quarterback Steven Morningstar returns to lead the Falcons this fall.

— KENT ZAKOUR

3A

Einstein is a program that has been mired in mediocrity for most of its existence, but for first-year coach Neal Owens, he has first-hand experience winning at the Kensington school.

As an assistant on the late-Ed Ashwell’s staff in 1998, the Titans went 9-1 in the regular season and made the playoffs for their first and only time.

Owens said he believes the program, fresh with powder blue helmets and home jerseys, can get back into playoff contention.

“Our first 11, I think, can compete with anyone in the county, but after that we need to develop depth,” Owens said. “We can win here.”

Junior Stefano Rodriguez (5-10, 160), who is very mobile and accurate, according to Owens, should start at quarterback and direct the option offense. His primary receiver should be classmate Jamal Lodge (6-0, 175) and will be protected by an offensive line anchored by bookend senior tackles Gil Reynolds (6-6, 340) and Spencer Fye (6-2, 260). Junior David Sangwa (5-9, 180), who transferred from Kennedy, is expected to start at running back.

Senior Damien Monroe (5-10, 220) and Sangwa will be at the heart of the 3-4 defense at inside linebacker. Lodge is expected to lead the secondary at safety.

— KENT ZAKOUR

With eight starters returning on offense and only three on defense, time of possession will be crucial for Seneca Valley this fall.

“Our offense has to control the football,” coach Fred Kim said. “Keep our inexperienced defense off the field. And obviously score some points. “Even if we don’t score on every drive, if we can get good field position and punt deep in our opponent’s territory, then we should be in pretty good shape.” One of the few offensive openings is at quarterback, where 5-foot-11, 185-pound junior James Chase and sophomore Zack Robinson (5-11, 175) are competing for playing time. The winner will work with experienced backs and receivers, including Adrian Feliz-Platt, and behind a veteran offensive line that returns three starters. “We’ve actually got some size this year,” Kim said. “First time in a long, long time. Traditionally we have very small linemen. [This year] we can actually compete interior line-wise with other teams.”

The secondary, where senior M.J. Robinson (5-7, 160) and Jamal Ofori (6-0, 160) return, will be a strength on a defense that will include players up from junior varsity.

“Underclassman always surprise you, so you never know,” Kim said. “You’ll have some guys who come out of nowhere to do real well.”

— HARVEY VALENTINE

Schedule 9/5 vs. Einstein 9/12 vs. Northwood 9/19 at Q. Orchard 9/26 at Watkins Mill 10/2 vs. Clarksburg 10/10 at Whitman 10/16 at Rockville 10/24 vs. Seneca Valley 10/31 at Wheaton* 11/7 vs. Churchill

3A

NORTHWOOD

K’yon Giles Coach: Dennis

Harris (9th year) Last season: 2-8

Returning starters:

4 offense; 3 defense Last playoff appearance: 1982

Schedule 9/5 vs. Poolesville 9/12 at Damascus 9/20 vs. Blair 9/26 at Einstein 10/2 at Rockville 10/10 vs. Seneca Valley 10/17 at W. Johnson 10/24 vs. Kennedy 10/31 vs. Watkins Mill 11/7 at Wheaton*

3A

SENECA VALLEY

Adrian Feliz-Platt

9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/2 10/10 10/16 10/24 10/31 11/7

Coach Will Gant has guided the Falcons to the 2A West Region playoffs two consecutive seasons and the run doesn’t appear to be ending. Poolesville, with a roster of just 29 midway through camp, has found a way to be competitive and stay injury-free.

“It’s not an excuse anymore,” senior receiver and defensive back Joel Hessels said.

“It is just what we do up here.”

The Falcons return 14 total starters, including senior quarterback Steven Morningstar. With his experience and Hessels and classmate Sean Parker also returning, look for Poolesville to pass the ball a little more this fall. Senior Jon Bateky, a Rutgers University recruit, should also be a receiving threat as he moves to tight end from the offensive line.

Juniors Jonathan Hetrick and Trey Willis, and senior Nic Fisher will split carries behind a solid offensive line.

Bateky headlines the defense and will move around along the line. Alex Dahlen, Fisher and Willis should start at linebacker with Parker and Kevin Rakow being key components in the secondary.

Senior Brandon Bush (LT) and juniors Dylan Landis (LG), Jackson Purdy (C), Kyle Wilkins (RG) and Trevor Magaha (RT) comprise the offensive line and will rotate through on defense.

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3A

POOLESVILLE

For the first time in four years 2014 graduate Charles Hennessey will not be calling the plays for the Gladiators. But transfers Thomas Joffray and Jason Clingman bring attributes to the program and should fit right in to Northwood’s traditional up tempo offense, coach Dennis Harris said.

The Gladiators will continue to rely on an athletic corps of receivers that includes returners Fofie Bazzie, K’yon Giles and Christian Greaves. Running will be done by committee, Harris said. Andrew Perry, Tae Leeks and Devon Carr give the Gladiators depth in the backfield, the coach added.

For that to be effective, the mostly new offensive line is going to need to gel quickly.

Specialty teams could be Northwood’s biggest strength; kicker Christian Reyes averaged 40.6 yards per punt a year ago, was 13 for 13 on extra point attempts and converted all field goal attempts.

On the defensive line, Reyes tallied 39 tackles and will again anchor a defense looking to be a little more aggressive this fall.

“This year we’re going to be a lot more attacking on defense,” Harris said. “Hopefully we’re not going to give up the things we’re not trying to give up.”

— JENNIFER BEEKMAN

Coach: Seth Kenton

(3rd year)

Last season: 5-5 Returning starters:

5 offense; 6 defense Last playoff appearance: 2010

Schedule 9/5 vs. R. Mont.

9/12 at Seneca Valley 9/19 at Einstein 9/26 vs. Wheaton 10/2 vs. Northwood 10/10 at Watkins Mill 10/16 vs. Damascus 10/24 vs. Magruder 10/31 at Wootton 11/7 at Poolesville

3A

Isaiah Offutt Coach: Kevin Watson (4th year) Last season: 4-6

Returning starters:

4 offense; 6 defense Last playoff appearance: 1999

Schedule 9/5 vs. Frederick 9/12 at Gaithersburg 9/20 at Wheaton* 9/26 vs. Damascus 10/2 at Springbrook 10/10 vs. Rockville 10/16 at Seneca Valley 10/24 vs. S. Hagerstown 10/31 at Northwood 11/7 vs. Einstein

This season, the Watkins Mill offense should feature a freshman starting at quarterback.

Markel Grant, a 6-foot-3, 170-pounder with a strong arm, is scheduled to lead the Wolverine attack.

Coach Kevin Watson says Grant reminds him of former Northwest star/Virginia Tech letterman Ike Whitaker. In front of Grant, three starting linemen return — seniors Luke Moon (6-0, 190), Cain Mullens (6-0, 220) and junior Neil Alban (6-1, 260).

Senior Isaiah Offutt will be a key running back and play linebacker on the defensive unit, while track athlete Gradi Tshilombo will give Grant a speedy target.

Defensively, Moon and Mullens play linebacker and Alban returns at defensive tackle.

Junior Clarence McNeary (5-11, 185) should man another linebacker spot, Tshilombo will get the nod at free safety and sophomore Good Counsel transfer Brian McNeary will assist in the defensive backfield at cornerback and should also play wide receiver on offense.

Senior Adrian Torres (5-7, 150) should start as well.

“We’re looking pretty good so far. We don’t have that flashy superstar player, but they do what is asked of them,” Watson said.

— JOHN HARRIS III

— HARVEY VALENTINE

ROCKVILLE

Chuck Reese

WATKINS MILL

Despite returning most of a team that lost two games by a total of two points last year, Damascus coach Eric Wallich is cautious as the season approaches. “You’re just never sure about the chemistry of a team,” he said. “We do have to replace the quarterback (three-year starter Chase Williams). He only threw one interception last year.”

The job belongs to 6-foot, 185-pound senior Derrick Gibson.

“He started at safety last year, Wallich said. “He’s a real tough kid. Just a good football player in general. Can kind of do anything.”

Gibson will have plenty of help, including junior running back Jake Funk (5-11, 190) and a standout wide receiver/defensive back, senior Jalen Christian (5-10, 165).

“We have a lot of talent at the skill positions. I think we have about as good a running back as anybody in the state,” Wallich said. “I think we have as good a receiver as anybody in the state.”

The Hornets return eight defensive starters, including senior linebacker Ari Cacopardo (5-11, 190) and junior linebacker Da’Quan Grimes (5-11, 195).

“Offensive and defensive line, they have to step up this year,” Wallich said, “And we’ll go as far as they can take us.”

The name of the game here is offense.

Rockville should score a lot of points with quarterback Chuck Reese returning for his senior year.

But not only is Reese returning, so are all of his receivers: Louison Biama, Spencer Brigman, Anthony Albert and Joey Cornwell are all seniors.

His classmates helped Reese break a single-game touchdown record last season with eight touchdown passes thrown against Col. Zadok Magruder. All told, he passed for 2,932 yards in 2013.

Cornwell said: “It’s a family — a brotherhood.

“As receivers we are crisp with how we run our routes so that Chuck makes smart decisions. And as long as we keep consistency and good pace, records will [continue] to be broken.”

The one area of uncertainty on the offensive unit is its new starting offensive line.

But so far during practices, they haven’t shown any signs of failing the team’s goal of making the playoffs.

Defensively, Rockville should be improved with six starters returning, including defensive end Kahan Louissaint, who should also handle running back duties.

— PRINCE J. GRIMES

WHEATON

Dominyck Sims Coach: Ernie

Williams (3rd year)

Last season: 1-9 Returning starters:

4 offense; 3 defense

Last playoff appearance: 1996

Schedule 9/5 vs. Seneca Valley* 9/12 at Magruder 9/20 vs. Watkins Mill* 9/26 at Rockville 10/2 at Kennedy 10/11 vs. Blair* 10/17 at Einstein 10/24 at Poolesville 10/31 vs. Damascus* 11/7 vs. Northwood* * at Blair

Wheaton’s intentions this fall are quite simple, coach Ernie Williams said: Break the losing streak. While the Knights won four games in 2012 before last year’s onewin campaign, the program has not produced a winning record since 2006.

But this is almost an entirely new team and while that means less varsity experience, it also allows for a fresh start.

Wheaton will be experimenting with a no-huddle offense and Williams said the coaching staff will get creative this fall on both offense and defense in order to cater to the strengths of a team that doesn’t have a ton of size, overall, but good athletes to work with.

Junior running back Dominyck Sims, one of few returning players, will be the focal point of Wheaton’s run-first offense. He rushed for about 700 yards a year ago as a sophomore. Quarterback Xavier Howard is also quick on his feet and will have some plays designed for him as well, Williams said. Linebacker Dontrey Tyler is a sideline to sideline playmaker and will anchor the Knights’ 4-2-5 defense that will look to put a lot of pressure on the ball. Williams said he also expects a breakout year for Carey Brown, the team’s Mr. Everything.

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BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE

Samuel Loebig Coach: Josh Singer (2nd year) Last season: 4-6 Returning starters:

4 offense; 8 defense Last playoff appearance: 2012

Schedule 9/5 at Churchill 9/12 at Wootton 9/19 vs. Whitman 9/26 vs. Seneca Valley 10/2 at Blair 10/10 at Q. Orchard 10/17 vs. Clarksburg 10/24 at Paint Branch 10/31 vs. R. Mont.

11/7 vs. W. Johnson

4A

Coach: Joe Allen (6th year) Last season: 1-9

Returning starters:

7 offense; 7 defense Last playoff appearance: 2012

Schedule 9/5 vs. B-CC 9/12 at W. Johnson 9/19 at Wootton 9/26 vs. Paint Branch 10/2 vs. Q. Orchard 10/10 at Gaithersburg 10/17 vs. R. Mont.

10/24 at Springbrook 10/31 vs. Whitman 11/7 at Damascus

Yonis Blanco Coach: Andrew

Fields (2nd year) Last season: 5-5

Returning starters:

6 offense; 6 defense Last playoff appearance: Never

Schedule 9/5 at Kennedy 9/12 vs. Sherwood 9/20 at Northwood 9/26 vs. Springbrook 10/2 vs. B-CC 10/11 at Wheaton* 10/17 vs. Paint Branch 10/24 vs. Einstein 11/1 at Blake 11/7 at Whitman

Blair is one of the oldest high schools in Montgomery County and the football program has never made the playoffs. By all accounts, however, 2014 may be the year that changes as optimism is at an all-time high within the program under second-year coach Andrew Fields.

“We beat the teams, at least to us, we thought we could beat last year,” Fields said.

“Now we have to take that next step to get where we want to go. And to a man, I think everyone would be disappointed if we [failed to make the playoffs].”

Blair will field a veteran team this fall, highlighted by experienced players along the offensive line in returning senior starters Nick Dayhoff (6-2, 225, RG), Marcus Forrester (5-11, 270, LT) and Garrett Kapstein (6-3, 270, RT).

They will be charged with protecting first-year sophomore quarterback Desmond Colby and opening holes for a stable of running backs, including seniors Malik Brooks (5-9, 175) and Yonis Blanco (5-8, 170).

Blanco, classmate Aaron Clingman and sophomore Eric Zokouri will key the linebacker positions in the 3-4. Senior D.J. Anderson (CB) and junior Chris Green (FS), who led the team with seven interceptions last year, will lead the secondary.

— KENT ZAKOUR

While it’s cliché, the Churchill football program has nowhere to go but up after a frustrating 2013 campaign.

Then-junior running back Blake Dove went down with an early season injury, and the Bulldogs’ season went downhill fast after winning the 2012 4A South Division.

“Last year we took our lumps, but there were a few plays in a few games last season that could have changed the season for us,” Allen said. “We’ve got a very fast team, and our backs are as fast as any in the county.”

Allen mentioned Dove (5-10, 190), Andrew Zuckerman (5-9, 180), Marquette Lewis (5-8, 170) and Juwan Hamelin (5-11, 160) as the main offensive threats possessing their own unique talents. Junior starting quarterback Colin Smyth (6-2, 175) started the final game of the season last year and drew solid reviews from Allen.

Junior Adam Johnson (5-10, 230), and seniors James Kalvritinos (6-1, 210) and Alec McGee (5-10, 280) are expected to start on the offensive line. Senior wide receiver Jesse Locke (6-3, 200), senior running/back defensive end Gulian Groce (6-0, 200), junior cornerback/ wide receiver Elliot Sloate (5-11, 175) and senior Alex Roberts (5-11, 190) are all expected to start.

— JOHN HARRIS III

Coach: Kreg Kephart (15th year) Last season: 8-3 Returning starters:

3 offense; 2 defense

Last playoff appearance: 2013

Schedule 9/5 at Sherwood 9/12 vs. Watkins Mill 9/19 vs. Clarksburg 9/26 at Northwest 10/2 at Wootton 10/10 vs. Churchill 10/17 vs. Magruder 10/24 at Q. Orchard 11/1 vs. W. Johnson 11/7 at Paint Branch

— ERIC GOLDWEIN

COL. ZADOK MAGRUDER

Bryan Juarez Coach: Ray Fowle (1st year) Last season: 1-9

Returning starters:

5 offense; 6 defense

Last playoff appearance: 2007

Schedule 9/5 at Northwest 9/12 vs. Wheaton 9/19 at Blake 9/26 vs. Q. Orchard 10/2 at W. Johnson 10/10 vs. Sherwood 10/17 at Gaithersburg 10/24 at Rockville 10/31 vs. Clarksburg 11/7 vs. Randallstown

Coach: Tony Nazzaro (13th year) Last season: 1-9 Returning starters:

4 offense; 4 defense Last playoff appearance: 2012

Schedule 9/5 at Whitman 9/12 vs. Paint Branch 9/19 vs. Magruder 9/26 at Clarksburg 10/2 vs. Northwest 10/10 at Springbrook 10/18 at Kennedy 10/24 vs. Sherwood 11/1 vs. Blair 11/7 at Seneca Valley

Coach: Larry Hurd (9th season) Last season: 7-4

Returning starters:

6 offense; 7 defense Last playoff appearance: 2013

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Clarksburg High School’s Tavis Holland is one of the top returning players in the county this fall.

Col. Zadok Magruder is on its third coach in as many years but Ray Fowle is a former Colonel — he graduated from the Rockville school in 2004 — eager to reinvent a program that hasn’t produced a winning season since reaching the Class 4A West Region semifinals in 2007.

“We know it’s not going to happen overnight,” Fowle said. “But these guys have really bought in. I tell them every day they’re the foundation of what we’re trying to build here.”

With several two- and three-year starters on tap — and about double the players out for tryouts — preseason has looked promising.

Third-year starting running back, junior Bryan Juarez will be the team’s workhorse, Fowle said.

At 5-foot-10, Juarez efficiently uses every one of his 175 pounds to power up the field.

The Colonels will present a predominantly ground-based offense in which second-year quarterback Jesse Wood will also play a major role. But Wood is capable of throwing the football and one of his main targets will be senior wide receiver Brent Martin, who as a linebacker will likely set a new program record for career tackles.

Wood and Juarez will be working behind a fairly big offensive line led by third-year starter Carlos Flores (6-3, 275).

— JENNIFER BEEKMAN

Devin Andrews Coach: Carlos

Smith (4th year) Last season: 3-7

Returning starters:

1 offense; 2 defense Last playoff appearance: 2007

Schedule 9/5 vs. Blair 9/12 at Poolesville 9/19 at Paint Branch 9/26 vs. Nat. Christ.

10/2 vs. Wheaton 10/10 at Einstein 10/18 vs. Blake 10/24 at Northwood 10/31 vs. Springbrook 11/7 at Sherwood

4A

This will be another rebuilding year for a team that didn’t have much success last season.

Kennedy will be young and inexperienced and focus on protecting the ball and trying not to beat themselves.

Starting quarterback Duy Ha is a senior, but the first snap he takes of the season will be his first at the varsity level. He is also the kicker.

If Ha can take care of the ball, senior wide receiver Devin Andrews can make plays once the ball is in his hands.

Running back Tavon Sanders will be the workhorse for an expected balanced offensive attack.

“The main focus is to try to be consistent, and not make mistakes and beat ourselves.

We are young,” coach Carlos Smith said. “We do multiple sets [on offense].

“So you can’t say we do one thing. But just being consistent in what we do. Keep the fundamentals, keeping it basic.”

Defensively, Kennedy lacks size. Players should have to trust the play-calling and be where they’re supposed to be in the 4-3 and 3-4 sets.

Senior linebacker Harold Kwigova will lead the charge.

— PRINCE J. GRIMES

RICHARD MONTGOMERY

Renzo Farfan Coach: Josh Klotz

(2nd year)

Last season: 2-8 Returning starters:

8 offense; 8 defense Last playoff appearance: 2005

Schedule 9/5 at Rockville 9/12 vs. Northwest 9/19 vs. W. Johnson 9/26 at Sherwood 10/2 vs. Whitman 10/10 vs. Poolesville 10/17 at Churchill 10/24 vs. Wootton 10/31 at B-CC 11/7 at Clarksburg

Schedule 9/5 vs. Q. Orchard 9/12 at Springbrook 9/19 at Gaithersburg 9/26 vs. Blake 10/2 at Damascus 10/10 vs. Wootton 10/17 at B-CC 10/24 vs. Northwest 10/31 at Magruder 11/7 vs. R. Mont.

4A

JOHN F. KENNEDY

As far as two-win seasons go, last year’s was a good one.

With a new coach, Josh Klotz, and a small senior class, a young Richard Montgomery team stayed competitive but fell on the wrong end of several close games; four of their losses came by a combined 13 points.

The Rockets return most of their starting lineup, but will be young again with just 12 seniors.

One of them is Renzo Farfan, a “classic drop back quarterback” with great vision, Klotz said.

Farfan could take another step forward after helping the Rockets put up 22 points per game in the 2013 season.

“He’s a student of the game and he pays a lot of attention to detail,” Klotz said. “... The biggest improvement is probably his footwork and his ability to read progressions.”

The Rockets return four starting offensive linemen and all starting linebackers. Look for the speedy Alex Fehlinger, who ran for the Rockville school’s track and field team, to make an impact at running back.

“It’s been rewarding because we’ve seen the growth from last year in our first year to this year in our second year,” Klotz said. “...

We’re getting there.”

— ERIC GOLDWEIN

Coach: Greg Kellner

(1st year)

Last season: 1-9 Returning starters:

5 offense; 5 defense

Last playoff appearance: Never

Schedule 9/5 vs. Wootton 9/12 vs. Churchill 9/19 at R. Mont.

9/26 at Poolesville 10/2 vs. Magruder 10/11 at Fort Hill 10/17 vs. Northwood 10/24 vs. Whitman 11/1 at Gaithersburg 11/7 at B-CC

Offensive balance will be Clarksburg’s goal as the Coyotes try to put together consecutive playoff appearances.

Senior running backs Tavis Holland (5foot-8, 165 pounds) and Tyler Fenslau (6-0, 205) combined to rush for more than 1,500 yards last season, but it’s the continued development of senior quarterback Joe Nacci (6’1”, 170) that coach Larry Hurd sees as a key this season.

“Our quarterback has really taken steps every year that he’s been the starter and this year he looks outstanding in the preseason,” Hurd said. “We want to be a team that can throw the ball just as much as we run the ball.”

Clarksburg returns its starting linebackers: seniors Peter Limber (5-11, 210), Andre Brock (5-11, 210) and Terrell Drakeford (6-0, 190).

“That’s going be the cornerstone of our defense,” Hurd said. “We’ve got a lot of kids who’ve played a lot of varsity games, and it’s their senior year now.”

Hurd said the Coyotes didn’t lose many players, but those they lost were key kids.

“We’re really looking at kids like [guard/ nose tackle] Brett Martin [to step in],’ he said.

“He’s 6-2, 300 pounds. He’s gotten much stronger in the weight room and he’s really coming on.”

— HARVEY VALENTINE

Expect an improvement from Walter Johnson this year because new coach Greg Kellner has a stable of offensive players he believes can make big plays.

Kellner said he wants to get the ball in the hands of wide receivers Delano MunozWhatts, Christian Campbell and Peter Caggiano.

The question the Wildcats tried to answer during training camp is who will be doing the passing.

Quarterbacks Kedar Rollins and Ben Lake have been competing for a chance to be the starter this year.

Whoever wins the job won’t likely have to go out and win games, they will probably just need to do enough not to lose games.

Last year, in his fifth year as an assistant coach for the Wildcats, Kellner witnessed a team go winless on the field.

The one victory was a forfeit by Thomas S. Wootton for using an ineligible player.

This year, he expects WJ to actually win some games.

Running backs Trenton Moore and James Rorie should help with that cause.

Both are expected to contribute on offense and lead the defense at linebacker.

— PRINCE J. GRIMES

NORTHWEST

E.J. Lee Coach: Mike

Neubeiser (4th year)

Last season: 12-2 Returning starters:

7 offense; 7 defense Last playoff appearance: 2013

9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/2 10/10 10/16 10/24 11/1 11/7

— JENNIFER BEEKMAN

WALTER JOHNSON

Delano Munoz-Whatts

4A

While the rest of Montgomery County has witnessed Blake’s struggles for most of the 2000s, last year’s 1-9 record was an anomaly for most of the guys on this year’s team. Blake posted winning seasons in 2011 and 2012 for the first time since 2004 and even made the postseason in the latter.

Winning is not foreign to the players on this year’s squad, coach Tony Nazzaro said, but building confidence with early season success will be vital.

Though the Bengals only return four starters on each side of the ball, everything has run a bit smoother for Blake with much better cohesion, Nazzaro said.

Senior Cameron Payton, last year’s backup quarterback, could start under center this fall but Jake Silverman and Julian Carter are also options to call plays in Blake’s more balanced offensive scheme.

Ty Mason is a game-changing type player who will anchor the backfield and serve as a kick and punt returner, Nazzaro said. He’ll work behind an offensive line with some decent size, led by Wyatt McInturff and Markel Hawkins — the two are also important cogs up front in the Bengals’ 4-3 defense.

Deondray Sumpter and Bryan Pharaon provide two playmaking targets at wide receiver.

CLARKSBURG

Tavis Holland

4A

Gaithersburg coach Kreg Kephart said he shouldn’t have to convince his Trojans that they can contend this year despite losing most of their starting offensive and defensive players from last year’s playoff team to graduation.

“They should believe in themselves and have the confidence to step on the field and step into their [roles],” Kephart said.

There’s not much remaining from last year’s 8-3 squad, which defeated Northwest in the regular season and lost to the eventual 4A state champions in the playoffs; quarterback Nick DeCarlo, tailback Solomon Vault, along with All-Gazette linemen Anthony Combs and Avery Taylor highlight the talent that graduated in 2014.

But the Trojans return several key players and will get a number of contributors from the junior varsity team that went 8-1, including junior quarterback Petey Gaskins.

“He’s smart, he’s a leader, he understands the offense real well,” Kephart said. “... He’s a solid kid and hopefully he can execute the things we need him to do.”

Gaskins is competing with Kamonte Carter, a Penn State recruit and star defensive lineman, for the starting quarterback spot.

“Defensively [Carter] looks really good,” Kephart said. “He should dominate most teams he plays if he’s got his mind right.”

JAMES H. BLAKE

Ty Mason

4A

GAITHERSBURG

Kamonte Carter

4A

— JENNIFER BEEKMAN

4A

MONTGOMERY BLAIR

WINSTON CHURCHILL

Blake Dove

4A

It was a mid-season change to a Navy-style triple-option offense during B-CC’s 2011 run to the Class 4A West Region semifinals that brought the Barons back into the Montgomery County football conversation for the first time since the mid-1990s.

But after missing playoffs last fall for the first time in three years, second-year coach Josh Singer is shaking things up.

“I think after our scrimmage last night the secret’s out, we changed our system,” Singer said. “We’re working to distribute the football a little more equitably, making people defend all five skill players out there who are eligible to touch the football.”

Junior Ryan Dimmick, who was brought up to varsity late last fall, will take over as quarterback.

It’s Dimmick’s versatility that allowed Singer to even consider the change, he said. So did multifaceted skill players such as 6-foot, 180-pound slot receiver Ford Price and wide receiver Jordan Miller (6-1, 180).

“Teams are going to have to see multiple looks, they can’t just prepare for us to have nine guys at the line of scrimmage,” Singer said.

Sam Loebig (6-3, 280) and Jackson Price (62, 230) anchor a sizeable defensive line.

4A

Schedule vs. Magruder at R. Mont. at Seneca Valley vs. Gaithersburg at Blake vs. Paint Branch at Wootton at Clarksburg vs. Q. Orchard vs. Springbrook

The way Northwest quarterback Mark Pierce dominated last November, leading the Jaguars to their second state football title, fans might think there wasn’t much room to improve.

“He’s been working hard at getting better,” coach Mike Neubeiser said. “It’s the little things, his mechanics, run support. He wanted to give his coaches more options if we need him to run. His velocity throwing the ball is a lot better.”

Pierce, now a junior, threw for 261 yards and two touchdowns in the state championship victory against Suitland. Another star from that game, senior running back E.J. Lee, also returns and should keep the defenses from focusing only on the passing game. Lee had 52 combined yards rushing and receiving and two touchdowns in the title game. Troy Lefeged and Jamar Wilson take over as starting receivers. Neubeiser said they’ll have a good offensive line to work with, anchored by senior T.J. Patterson (6-foot, 240 pounds).

Senior inside linebacker Brendan Thompson and junior cornerback Martin Foray lead the defense. Other key players who will contribute are senior receiver/linebacker Brandon Williams, lineback Chuk Anya, kicker Diego Melendez, defensive end Aleck Rosemond, returner Kwabena Asamoah, and receiver Aaron-David Beidleman.

— KEN SAIN

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEW 4A

Ryan Stango Coach: Mike Nesmith (8th year) Last season: 11-2

Returning starters:

3 offense; 3 defense Last playoff appearance: 2013

Schedule 9/5 vs. Springbrook 9/12 at Blake 9/19 vs. Kennedy 9/26 at Churchill 10/2 vs. Einstein 10/10 at Northwest 10/17 at Blair 10/24 vs. B-CC 10/31 at Sherwood 11/7 vs. Gaithersburg

4A

Coach: Adam Bahr (3rd year) Last season: 5-5 Returning starters:

6 offense; 5 defense

Last playoff appearance: 2010

Schedule 9/5 at Paint Branch 9/12 vs. Clarksburg 9/19 vs. Sherwood 9/26 at Blair 10/2 vs. Watkins Mill 10/10 vs. Blake 10/16 at Whitman 10/24 vs. Churchill 10/31 at Kennedy 11/7 at Northwest

— ERIC GOLDWEIN

Kyle Green Coach: John Kelley

(1st year)

Last season: 10-2 Returning starters:

2 offense; 2 defense Last playoff appearance: 2013

Schedule 9/5 at Clarksburg 9/12 vs. Whitman 9/19 vs. Damascus 9/26 at Magruder 10/2 at Churchill 10/10 vs. B-CC 10/16 at Sherwood 10/24 vs. Gaithersburg 11/1 at Northwest 11/7 vs. Wootton

4A

Springbrook coach Adam Bahr wants to control time of possession.

So, even though the Blue Devils have a third-year starter at quarterback in Neiman Blain, don’t expect the team to stray too far from a run-first mentality.

Make no mistake about it, the team trusts Blain to make every throw on the field. And he has a receiver in Jabree Ray who can make all the catches.

When it comes to running the football, Tyler Stewart will take the bulk of the carries, but Jordan Gillespie and fullback Sean Cazeau will also see some time in the backfield.

Ray also plays safety on a defense that Bahr said will be pretty strong up the middle.

Senior Clinton Ngang should be the starting middle linebacker, and he joins Gillespie and defensive end Jayvon Jackson on a front seven that can be really good.

Bahr said Ngang could surprise people this year. “He’s a three year varsity guy. He does whatever we ask. He weighs 150 pounds. Last year he was our starting center because we had a hole at center.

And he played linebacker last year. Clinton has a great nose for the football. And he’s our long-snapper.

He’s in the rotation at tight end. So I think he can open some eyes defensively.”

— PRINCE J. GRIMES

4A

QUINCE ORCHARD Dave Mencarini left behind most of his assistant coaches when the former coach left the Gaithersburg school for Urbana after last season. One of those assistants, defensive coordinator John Kelley, takes over the program.

“I have a lot more emails in my inbox than I did before,” Kelley said.

Only three of the coaches from last season are no longer at QO, including Mencarini and his father.

“I hope no one will notice a difference,” Kelley said about this team. “We’re still going to play physical football. Face it, this program didn’t need an overhaul.”

The coaches may be the same, but that’s not the case for the players with only four returning starters.

The Cougars will focus on running the football with senior tailback Kyle Green, who had more than 600 yards last year backing up Kevin Joppy. Junior quarterback Carson Knight takes over the offense and senior receivers Nate Hill and Troy Porter will be his top targets.

Leading the defense is one of Maryland’s top recruits, senior defensive lineman Adam McLean (6-2, 300). With most opponents avoiding McLean’s half of the field, senior linebackers Xavier Twine and Jason Heyn figure to lead the Cougars in tackles.

— KEN SAIN

Evan Smith Coach: Jim Kuhn (8th year) Last season: 7-3

Returning starters:

7 offense; 2 defense Last playoff appearance: 2009

Schedule 9/5 vs. Blake 9/12 at Q. Orchard 9/19 at B-CC 9/26 vs. Wootton 10/2 at R. Mont.

10/10 vs. Damascus 10/16 vs. Springbrook 10/24 at W. Johnson 10/31 at Churchill 11/7 vs. Blair

The Vikings narrowly missed the postseason in 2013, as Clarksburg edged them for the final 4A West Region playoff spot. Kuhn thinks his team can finish what it started during that late run.

“It’s definitely our goal to build on that late season success, Kuhn said.

Whitman has a veteran quarterback, a rugged ball carrier and a matchup problem for defenses at tight end.

Senior Evan Smith (5-foot-10, 165) started all of last season at quarterback gaining valuable playing time.

Tight end Anton Casey (6-5, 225) has committed to play at Brown University and “is too strong for safeties and too fast for opposing linebackers to cover,” according to Kuhn.

Senior Jacob Pittsenberger (5-11, 190), who starts at linebacker, will also be counted upon to carry the load at running back. Senior offensive tackles Alec Gould (6-2, 205) and Alex Spear (6-3, 215), guard Jonah Brain (5-11, 205) and center Riley Lewis (5-10, 300) anchor the offensive line.

“Having most of our line back and our quarterback back is big,” Kuhn said. “Last year [Smith] played the role of not losing the game. Now we will be looking for him to make the big plays [consistently].”

— JOHN HARRIS III

Coach: Tyree Spinner (1st year) Last season: 5-5

Returning starters:

2 offense; 3 defense

Last CAFC championship: 2012

Schedule 8/29 def. Potomac (Va.) 9/8 at Pallotti 9/12 at Cesar Chavez 9/19 vs. Annap. Area 9/26 at SJCP 10/2 at Bullis 10/10 vs. Nat. Christ.

10/17 vs. R. Baptist 10/24 vs. Md. Christ.

10/31 at Perry Street

Coach: Dan Paro (18th year) Last season: 4-6

Returning starters:

7 offense, 9 defense Last IAC title: 2003 Schedule 8/29 def. Fork Union 9/6 at McNamara 9/13 vs. Gonzaga 9/20 at SS/SA 10/3 at St. Albans 10/10 vs. RF Lewis 10/17 vs. Episcopal 10/24 at R. Baptist 11/1 vs. Landon 11/7 at Bullis

Coach: Chris Grier

(2nd year)

Last season: 7-4 Returning starters:

9 offense; 3 defense Last playoff appearance: 2013

9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/2 10/10 10/16 10/24 10/31 11/7

Schedule vs. Gaithersburg at Blair at Springbrook vs. R. Mont. at Seneca Valley at Magruder vs. Q. Orchard at Blake vs. Paint Branch vs. Kennedy

The amount of returning starters is actually greater than listed for the Black Knights, as 11 additional players started last fall for other high schools prior to transferring to Avalon this summer. Five players on offense and six on defense joined the Black Knights to play for Tyree Spinner, who previously coached Thomas S. Wootton to a 9-11 record in two seasons from 2011-13. Spinner expects a solid effort from both the offense and defense this year, with depth being the only real hindrance to this team.

One of the most notable transfers is wide receiver Trevon Diggs, who came from Wootton along with Spinner. Diggs is a big-play threat, and along with running back Daqwan Hill, he will help senior quarterback Bryan Strittmatter, who transferred from Winston Churchill, on offense. Defensively, Avalon’s best athletes are in the secondary. So they want to stop the run, Spinner said, in order to force opponents to pass the ball.

“As far as expectations, we intend to win the championship for our division, the CAFC. As well as go undefeated,” Spinner said.

“We’re still gelling right now, trying to get the chemistry together. So we’re still behind the eight ball. We always have room to improve, but overall I’m happy with the guys’ effort and attitude on a daily basis.”

— PRINCE J. GRIMES

— JAMES PETERS

— HARVEY VALENTINE

Sam Ellis Coach: Eddie

Tolliver (3rd year)

Last season: 5-5 Returning starters:

4 offense, 4 defense Last playoff appearance: 2008

Schedule 9/5 at W. Johnson 9/12 vs. B-CC 9/19 vs. Churchill 9/26 at Whitman 10/2 vs. Gaithersburg 10/10 at Clarksburg 10/16 vs. Northwest 10/24 at R. Mont.

10/31 vs. Rockville 11/7 at Q. Orchard

Sure, it’s easy to focus on the players that won’t be playing for Wootton this fall. Arguably the county’s best receiver, junior Trevon Diggs, and five other former Patriots followed former coach Tyree Spinner to his new post at Avalon in Gaithersburg. But there would be no point in that because Wootton is ready to move on.

The Patriots return third-year quarterback Sam Ellis, who set a Maryland state record with 557 passing yards in a single game last fall, and will go back to a spread offense that has produced some of Wootton’s more successful seasons. Six-foot-4, athletic receiver Kingsley Ofori is poised for a breakout year and Jack Pykosh will be another good option at tight end/receiver.

“We’re going to run people up and down the field, try to tire them out,” said Eddie Tolliver, who also coached Wootton in 2010-11.

But Wootton will still be about 40 percent ground game, Tolliver said. And the Patriots will use a plethora of running back options — Dean Spitz, Cameron Outten, Michael Amobi and Michael Lui — each with his own strengths. They’ll run behind an offensive line led by experienced and hard-hitting 6-foot, 220-pound Patrick Bernardo. Bernardo will also anchor a versatile defense that will give opponents different looks.

Coach: Pat Cilento

(5th year)

Last season: 9-1 Returning starters:

5 offense, 5 defense

Last IAC title: 2013

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Damascus High School junior running back Jake Funk returns to lead the Swarmin’ Hornets this fall.

Keon Paye Coach: Bob Milloy

(14th year)

Last season: 6-5 Returning starters:

4 offense; 6 defense Last WCAC title:

2012

Schedule 8/29 def. Wilson 9/5 vs. St. Frances 9/12 vs. Calvert Hall 9/19 at Gilman 9/27 at Gonzaga 10/3 vs. DeMatha 10/10 vs. McNamara 10/18 at St. John’s 10/25 at Arch. Carroll 10/31 at O’Connell

Schedule 9/6 vs. Mt. St. Joseph 9/12 at Spalding 9/19 vs, St. Mary’s 9/26 vs. Friend. Coll.

10/2 vs. Avalon 10/10 at SS/SA 10/18 at St. Albans 10/24 at Landon 10/31 at Episcopal 11/7 vs. Geo. Prep

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GOOD COUNSEL Good Counsel was taken out of the playoffs by one point last year by rival and eventual champion DeMatha Catholic.

The Falcons opened the 2014 season on Friday with a dominating victory at Wilson High School (Washington, D.C.).

The team returning is relatively young and could be about a year removed from reclaiming the WCAC crown it held for four seasons before last year.

According to offensive coordinator Tom Crowell, they’re good, but they’ll be really good next year.

Returning at quarterback is junior Andres Castillo.

He’ll be joined by junior running back Jonathan Lee. Both started games last year and showed the abiltiy to make plays.

Lee has a quick burst through the hole, and at roughly 5-foot-11 and 187 pounds, he is tough to bring down on the other side.

Castillo has the ability to make plays with his legs, in addition to airing the ball out.

He’ll have senior wide receiver Keon Paye, who is being recruited by D-I colleges, to throw the ball to.

Payne, who also plays safety, and 6-foot3, 200-pound junior linebacker Keandre Jones will be leaders on the defense.

— PRINCE J. GRIMES

— JENNIFER BEEKMAN

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For the first time in 10 years, the Georgetown Prep football team is ending practice sessions with the once-familiar chant of “IAC, IAC.” A long-time powerhouse in the Interstate Athletic Conference, the Little Hoyas were forced out of the league because of competitive balance and then spent a brief time in the Baltimore-based MIAA A Conference before playing an independent schedule the past two seasons. “It’s great to be back where we should be,” Paro said.

Leading Georgetown’s return to the IAC will be a host of returning starters, including two-way competitors Dage Davis (5-foot-10, 178 pounds), David Forney (6-3, 289) and Paul Triandifilou (5-11, 225). Davis rushed for 1,434 yards (7.5 yards per carry) and accounted for 19 total touchdowns. A fine defensive back as well, Paro hopes some other running backs emerge to help offset Davis’ load.

Forney and Triandifilou will anchor an inexperienced offensive line. Forney’s blocking helped Georgetown rush for 2,282 yards a year ago. Traiandifilou looks to solidify the defensive line at nose guard and he will be joined by several veteran defenders, including linebackers Jack Stanton (5-10, 190) and Austin McDonald (5-11, 185) and backs Kahlil Osman (5-9, 185) and Tyson Porter (6-0, 186).

Experience, depth and a full offseason program are reasons for optimism at Sherwood.

Coach Chris Grier didn’t get the job until April of 2013, yet still led the Warriors to a playoff berth last season. “We were behind the eightball when we got started,” he said. “This year we’ve had a fantastic offseason. One of the best people have ever seen at Sherwood I’ve been told. We’re light years beyond where we were last year at this time.

“We’re stronger than we were last year, and hopefully faster.”

On offense, senior quarterback Neven Sussman (6-foot-3, 205 pounds) returns. A transfer from North Carolina last summer, he also benefitted from a full offseason program.

“He’s really come along physically,” Grier said.

The Warriors lost top running back Elijah Spotswood to graduation, but Grier feels sophomore Travis Levy (5-11, 182), who averaged six yards a carry last season, is “the guy to carry the torch.”

Sherwood also returns a veteran group up front. Three-year starter Tim Kress (6-4, 260) leads the offensive line, and DT Zach Stubblefield (6-0, 250), also three-year starter, anchors the defensive front.

Senior LB Troy Berkheimer (5-9, 175) returns, and led the team in tackles a year ago.

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Paint Branch didn’t just lose its star quarterback, Gaston Cooper. The Panthers, who reached the 4A state semifinals last season, also graduated All-Gazette receiver Javonn Curry, multi-purpose threat Johnny Littlejohn, receiver Javan Grafton (468 receiving), most of its offensive line and the majority of its defense. That could make the upcoming season a challenge, particularly early on, coach Mike Nesmith said.

“Both sides [offense and defense] are equally inexperienced,” said the eighth-year coach. “We have new players all over the place.”

The Panthers do return several talented players. Look for wideout Ryan Stango to take on a greater role in the offense after recording 667 receiving yards last season. Running back Darryl Hill Jr., who rushed for 403 yards and had nine total touchdowns, is expected to lead the ground game. Armani Ceballos and Danon Davis-Cray are competing for the quarterback starting spot and the rights to replace Cooper, the All-Gazette Player of the Year.

Junior linebacker Jordan Hill could play a big role on a defense that brings in eight new starters, Nesmith said.

“If we mature then we’ll be a good football team this year. If not we could definitely struggle, because we’re so young,” Nesmith said.

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The Bullis football team returns some key skill position players, but scratch a little deeper and a second-straight Interstate Athletic Conference title is no guarantee. “We lost a lot [to graduation],” coach Pat Cilento said. “People don’t see that because of the big-name recruits.” Those big-name recruits are junior quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr., running back Devonte Williams and defensive end/ tight end Jonathan Holland. Haskins spent the summer going to camps and impressing coaches to the point that he has 23 scholarship offers from A (Arizona State) to W (Wisconsin), according to Rivals.com, a college recruiting website. Williams rushed for 1,535 yards and 23 touchdowns last year with a 7.8 yards per carry average. Holland, who is 6-foot-3, 235 pounds, committed to playing at Penn State.

Senior defensive end Julian James (Davidson) also returns to anchor the defense.

And there are more top recruits coming, including sophomore linebacker Damani Neal (earned All-IAC as a freshman) and the player Cilento calls the next big Bullis recruit, junior receiver/linebacker Cameron Brown.

Cilento said, however, that his team could be just one injury away from trouble, especially with a schedule that faces strong nonleague opponents (including Mount St. Joseph and Archbishop Spalding).

— KEN SAIN

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Last season: 4-5 Returning starters:

9 offense, 7 defense Last IAC title: 2012 Schedule 8/29 def. Annap. Area 9/6 at Boys Latin 9/12 at Pallotti 9/19 vs. Paul VI 9/26 vs. St. Paul’s 10/2 at Episcopal 10/18 vs. SS/SA 10/24 at Bullis 11/1 at Geo. Prep 11/8 vs. St. Albans

Numerous injuries to key players led to a slow start for Landon a year ago — one win in its first five games — but as the Bears’ health improved so did its performance on the field, including back-to-back seasonending wins against rival Georgetown Prep and St. Albans. With 20 seniors returning this fall, including several on what should be a powerfully-built offensive line, the Bears will likely challenge for their second Interstate Athletic Conference title in three years.

“They are great kids and great players,” coach Paul Padalino said.

Leading the team’s wing-T, run-heavy offense will be returning linemen Peter Millspaugh (6-2, 235), Thomas Evans (6-5, 230), Paul Padalino (6-0, 225), Steven Gee (6-1, 225) and Ian Dabney (5-11, 201). They are joined by tight end Keith Simms (6-3, 222) and they will clear the way for talented running backs Johari Johnson (5-10, 170) and Colton Rupp (5-9, 192) and quarterback Robinson Adkins (5-11, 145). Sims and Padalino return to anchor the team’s 50-base defense at end and linebacker, respectively, with Johnson and Adkins securing the backfield. Linebacker/safety Thomas Crittenberger (6-0, 200), Kolby Williams (6-2, 240) and Luke Kurtz (5-9, 150) return to the starting lineup on defense as well.

— JAMES PETERS

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Careers 301-670-2500

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Order Entry Clerk

The Gazette Newspaper is seeking to connect with an entry-level order entry clerk in the Gaithersburg, MD area who wants to utilize their strong data entry skills coupled with their billing experience in a fast-paced, challenging environment.

This person will be responsible for the data entry of all advertising insertions for our weekly newspapers, while maintaining a high accuracy rate. They will also produce reports in an electronic format by utilizing the system tools for resolution. Identify trends and ways to help prevent billing exceptions and notify management of any suggestions.

Candidates should be well organized, be able to multi-task, and work exceptionally well in a team environment. High School diploma or equivalent required. Minimum of two (2) years experience in accounts receivables or similar data entry experience preferred. Must be proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Basic understanding of newspaper terminology.

To become part of this high quality team, send resume and salary requirements to: HRJobs@gazette.net.

We offer a competitive compensation & comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, pension, 401(k) & tuition reimbursement. EOE No phone calls.

BRICK LAYER

An established Chimney Company looking for an experienced brick layer.

Knowledge of chimney’s is a plus. Must be available Monday-Saturday, Saturdays are mandatory. Looking to hire as soon as possible. If interested please call Gene

301-370-3757

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Mail Clerk

Wholesale optical lab in Silver Spring has an opening for a PT Mail Clerk to work in our computerized Mail Dept shipping eyewear.

Excellent salary, no heavy lifting.

Hours: Mon-Fri 3-8pm Call Rhonda: 301-585-9060 (ext. 116) Part-Time

Work From Home

National Children’s Center Making calls. For more info please call Weekdays between 9a-4p No selling! Sal + bonus + benes.

Call 301-333-1900

Medical Receptionist

PT, Falls Grove, Experience Required.

Please send resume to:

ajerryfriedmanmdpa@gmail.com

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Automotive Call 301-670-7100 or email class@gazette.net

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