The Game of the Week in Montgomery County lived up to its billing, at least for a while. Under the Friday night lights in Gaithersburg, the undefeated Quince Orchard Cougars once again asserted their dominance over archrival Northwest, pulling away for a 35-16 victory to move to 8-0 on the season.
The stage is set for the 2025 Montgomery County Volleyball Championship as the top-seeded Wootton Patriots (13-1) take on the Richard Montgomery Rockets (12-2) on Monday, October 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM at Quince Orchard High School.
The Montgomery County Students Information Technology Foundation (MCSITF) and Network Operations students will hold their annual Computer Lab Gifting Ceremony on Thursday, November 20, at Thomas Edison High School of Technology in Silver Spring.
Takoma Park Middle School teacher Joe Evans, a longtime Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) educator, will appear as a contestant on Jeopardy! on Tuesday, November 4, representing Montgomery County on one of America’s most beloved quiz shows.
Below you’ll see the most recent updates or final scores of the 2025 week 8 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:
Students and staff at Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg were evacuated from the main building early Friday afternoon following a water main break that impacted building systems, according to a message sent by school administration.
There’s a stubborn myth about this series: that because Quince Orchard has owned the win column, every regular-season meeting since 2014 and 13 of the last 15 overall, the Cougars simply roll through the Jaguars. Anyone who’s watched even one of these games knows the truth: history sits on the scoreboard, but the drama lives on the field. QO may more often leave with the W, but rarely without a fight. Last year’s game, a Northwest comeback that pulled within 15 yards of a tying score in the closing minutes, was the clearest reminder that these two teams bring out something different in each other. Expect more of the same Friday night in the Cougar Dome.
Montgomery County will hold a Spanish-language Community Conversation about the Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget on Monday, Oct. 27, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Gaithersburg High School, 101 Education Blvd. in Gaithersburg.
A fundraiser has been launched to support the family of the Odessa Shannon Middle School student who was seriously injured on Wednesday, October 22, during a physical education class in Silver Spring. According to his mother, Emily Diaz, the funds will help cover medical expenses and any specialized items her son may need during his recovery. (more…)
As the calendar turns toward late October, playoff positioning, rivalries, and bragging rights take center stage across Montgomery County. A few division titles could effectively be decided this weekend, while several teams fight for postseason seeding. Here’s your full slate of previews and predictions for Week 8.