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A week after Bethesda-area neighbor Walter Johnson picked up its first win of the football season against Poolesville, Bethesda-Chevy Chase pulled the same trick, topping the host Falcons, 40-14.

"I feel about 30 pounds lighter," B-CC coach Joe Allen said. "I've got this monkey off my back. But WJ got it off before I did."

Sophomore running back Matt Bookman broke out for 230 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries, and was pulled with 7 minutes left in the game. But the Barons (1-7 overall, 0-5 Montgomery 3A West Division) led just 14-6 at halftime, on Bookman scoring runs of 21 and 13 yards.

"We started out kind of sluggish because of the long ride," Allen said. "But once we established things, we were able to consistently drive the ball down the field. … Our gameplan coming in was to run the ball on the edges because we knew they couldn't handle our athletes in space."

The Barons added four rushing touchdowns in the second half, and quarterback Jake Boross (6 of 12, 75 yards) found Sean Lee on a 19-yard touchdown pass.

Senior linebacker Noah Joseph made 14 tackles, including eight solo and one behind the line of scrimmage, going over the 100 mark after just eight games. Joseph hopes to play next season in the Ivy League, and is seriously considering Brown (R.I.) University.

Both scores for Poolesville (0-8, 0-2 2A/1A Division) came on the legs of Jason Beck, who rushed for 171 yards. Beck answered B-CC's score on its first drive with one of his own on Poolesville's second, making it 7-6, and added a second late in the game. Beck also led the Falcons in tackles.