Author: Damon Anderson

Damon Anderson is an army veteran and 1992 graduate of Quince Orchard High School who has covered MoCo public high school football for 15 years. Damon and Kevin Grant also started the first ever podcast covering local high school football.

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High School Football Game of the Week: Oakdale at Damascus

By Damon Anderson

Damascus (3-0) has spent the last two seasons trying to close the gap on Oakdale 3-0).That gap is still pretty wide. The Hornets were beaten by a combined 92-0 in two meetings with the Bears last season, so there is no shortage of motivation heading into Friday night’s showdown between two unbeaten teams. The question is whether Damascus has closed enough ground to make this one a game.

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Game of the Week: Quince Orchard vs. Stone Bridge Part 4

By Damon Anderson

Can the Bulldogs finally clear the Cougar fence? For three years, Quince Orchard Cougars and Stone Bridge Bulldogs have played essentially the same game. Stone Bridge brings a defense capable of making Quince Orchard uncomfortable. QO eventually finds a way. The Bulldogs’ offense never quite finds one.

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MCPS

High School Football Week 2 Preview and Predictions

By Damon Anderson

Week 1 gave us some early answers. Week 2 should tell us whether those answers hold up against better competition. Several games this week should give us a clearer picture of the county’s contenders, while others offer teams a chance to establish themselves after uneven or inconclusive opening performances.

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2026 Week 1 High School Football Scores

By Damon Anderson

Below you’ll see the most recent updates or final scores that we have of the 2026 week 1 MCPS football games. The scores will be updated as we receive them. If a score isn’t listed, it’s because we haven’t yet received a report from the game that we can confirm. An ‘F’ signifies the score is confirmed as being final:

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High School Football Game of the Week: Paint Branch at Quince Orchard

By Damon Anderson

Crazy now to think that, this time last year, there was a legitimate argument to be made that Paint Branch might finally catch Quince Orchard at the right moment. The Panthers had reason to believe the Cougars’ standard had slipped just enough.  Then reality hit as Quince Orchard defeated Paint Branch 42-7.

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