Prince George’s Gazette High School Football Pick ‘Em

Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007

Prince George’s Gazette High School Football Pick ‘Em — Week 4

By Seth Elkin | Sports Editor

E-mail this article \ Print this article

The third full weekend of the high school football season left us wondering if a couple of new county powers have emerged in the southern part of the county.

First, take a look at Surrattsville, which ended five years of frustration against league rival Potomac in a convincing 35-8 victory. Everyone knows about Davin Meggett. The son of former NFL star Dave Meggett ran for three more touchdowns against the Wolverines, giving him five in three games. But you can’t overstate the impact of senior quarterback Andre Johnson, who gives the Hornets another dimension to their attack. After missing last season with an injury, Johnson has also run for five touchdowns so far this season.

Surrattsville has never made the playoffs in football, and while it’s still early, it seems the Clinton school’s luck is going to change this fall. Helping the Hornets’ cause is the fact that they don’t face defending state 3A champion Friendly this season. Their game against Forestville this weekend should be a good test, and then come October dates on the road against Douglass and Gwynn Park. Those two games should be entertaining as the Hornets chase a 1A South Region playoff spot.

McNamara sputtered in the second half, but held off O’Connell (Va.) last week, 33-28. The Mustangs are 3-1 as they head into Saturday’s home game against Good Counsel, one of the long-standing football powers in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference. Good Counsel is also 3-1 and is coming off a 14-11 loss to St. John’s (D.C.). It may be McNamara’s time to have a statement game.

Elsewhere in the county, the controversy swirling around the Eleanor Roosevelt football program hasn’t impacted the Raiders on the field. Roosevelt notched its third shutout in as many games this season, beating Parkdale, 25-0. It was Roosevelt’s 11th shutout in the last 13 games dating back to last season. The streak may very well continue on Saturday as the Raiders face a High Point team that has scored 14 points in three games this fall and is coming off a shutout loss to Bowie. Meanwhile, Roosevelt is still planning to appeal the one-year suspensions against head coach Rick Houchens and assistant Roman Morris for allegedly recruiting a player from outside of Roosevelt’s school boundaries.

The shutout loss left Parkdale winless in three games — and a tough three games it’s been. The Panthers started the season against defending state 4A champ Suitland, then faced perennial powers Charles H. Flowers and Roosevelt. Parkdale should have a good chance to turn things around the next two weeks with dates against Bladensburg on Saturday and Laurel on Oct. 5.

Got any thoughts on the season? Drop me an e-mail at selkin@gazette.net.

Prince George’s Gazette Sports Staff High School Football Pick ‘Em standings

Ted Black 44-6
Derek Toney 43-7
Seth Elkin 42-8
Terron Hampton 41-9
Adam Rubenstein 40-10

County 4A League

	Parkdale at Bladensburg	DuVal at Bowie	Wise at Flowers	High Point at Roosevelt	Oxon Hill at Laurel	Suitland at Northwestern
Seth Elkin	Parkdale	Bowie	Flowers	Roosevelt	Oxon Hill	Suitland
Adam Rubenstein	Parkdale	Bowie	Flowers	Roosevelt	Oxon Hill	Suitland
Ted Black	Parkdale	Bowie	Flowers	Roosevelt	Oxon Hill	Suitland
Terron Hampton	Parkdale	Bowie	Flowers	Roosevelt	Oxon Hill	Suitland
Derek Toney	Parkdale	Bowie	Flowers	Roosevelt	Oxon Hill	Suitland

County 3A-2A-1A League

Central at Cardozo (D.C.) Crossland at Douglass Largo at Fairmont Heights Potomac at Gwynn Park McDonough at Friendly Forestville at Surrattsville

Seth Elkin Central Douglass Fairmont Heights Gwynn Park Friendly Surrattsville

Adam Rubenstein Central Douglass Largo Gwynn Park Friendly Surrattsville

Ted Black Cardozo Douglass Fairmont Heights Gwynn Park Friendly Surrattsville

Terron Hampton Central Douglass Largo Gwynn Park Friendly Surrattsville

Derek Toney Cardozo Douglass Fairmont Heights Gwynn Park Friendly Forestville

Private Schools

Pallotti at St. Paul's Maryland Christian at Riverdale Baptist Good Counsel at McNamara DeMatha at St. John's

Seth Elkin St. Paul's Riverdale Good Counsel DeMatha

Adam Rubenstein Pallotti Riverdale Good Counsel DeMatha

Ted Black St. Paul's Riverdale Good Counsel DeMatha

Terron Hampton St. Paul's Riverdale Good Counsel DeMatha

Derek Toney St. Paul's Riverdale Good Counsel DeMatha