Football: Top 10 Plays - Week 10

By Phil Murphy
Senior Multimedia/Content Manager, Washington D.C. Metro Area

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Week 10 Top 10 Plays
Hon. Mention — Nebrich Running 4 x 400
Lake Braddock junior — and Patriot District Offensive Player of the Year — Michael Nebrich ran for four scores on the same night he threw for 400 yards against rival West Springfield.

Hon. Mention — Hughes Caps Breakout Season
Falls Church senior Marcus Hughes rushed for over 1,800 yards this year. This pinballing, 39-yard run against Stuart capped his dream season.

Hon. Mention — Price Gets Right
South Lakes junior Sean Price skies for a 16-yard, sideline grab even with defensive pass interference at Stone Bridge Friday.

Hon. Mention — Flair Jordan

Yorktown sophomore Jordan Smith reads this bubble screen by Washington-Lee to perfection, jumps the pass and returns it 20 yards for a touchdown late in the first quarter Friday.

Hon. Mention — UnMask’ed

Oakton sophomore Tuck Masker catches junior quarterback Jimmy Boone in open space with a second-quarter pass, shakes a defender to the ground and goes 20 yards for a touchdown.

Hon. Mention — Rigans Weekly Appearance

Hayfield had a handful of highlight-reel touchdowns in its win at Edison Friday, including this 15-yard scamper by senior Rayshawn Rigans as part of 28 straight points by the Hawks.

No. 10 — Davis Wins for Winless
Wakefield junior Terry Davis goes 9 yards for the game-winning touchdown at Mount Vernon with 1:53 remaining, lifting the Warriors to their first win, 34-29.

No. 9 — Hold the Salimi
Creativity turned to disaster for Stuart on this screen pass as the receiver tossed it back to the quarterback, who was forced into the end zone. Falls Church senior Kyle Ruttkay applied the pressure, forcing a desperation heave that junior Ali Salimi intercepted at the 1-yard line for a bizarre touchdown.

No. 8 — McCallum Broken Play Improv
Twice, Hayfield senior Anton McCallum experienced miscommunication with his offensive backfield on red-zone triple options and twice he turned broken plays into touchdowns.

No. 7 — Highlanders Make Stand
In overtime of the Rotary Cup game, Langley elects to go for two points and the win after the should-be game-tying touchdown at McLean. The Highlanders, though, led by senior Riley Beiro and junior Thomas Overby, blow up the two-point try lifting McLean to the win and into the playoffs.

No. 6 — Greatest Hits
Hughes Lowers Shoulder
Falls Church senior Marcus Hughes lays out the Stuart running back in the Jaguars’ 42-20 win in the Bell Game.

Nubong Ding Dong
Lake Braddock senior defensive back Peres Nubong derails a West Springfield pass attempt, flattening the receiver in the first quarter of the Bruins’ 42-13 road win.

Ozycz’ Doty Deeds
Herndon senior quarterback Zack Ozycz is also the up-man on punt protect. He laid into the would-be punt-blocker in the second quarter of the Hornets’ 30-10 road loss to the Bulldogs Friday.

No. 5 — Rositano Blind TD Catch
With a South Lakes defensive back face-guarding, Stone Bridge junior Spenser Rositano somehow caught this 34-yard touchdown pass from junior Kyle Gouveia. The Bulldogs beat the Seahawks, 45-22, to lock up their fifth Liberty District title in as many seasons.

No. 4 — Harper Sideline-to-Sideline TD
Edison senior Angus Harper took this weakside pitch from the far sideline to the near, covering 61 yards and crossing the path of nearly every Hayfield defender. Still, the Eagles fell to the Hawks, 28-21, and into a three-way tie for second in the National District.

No. 3 — Sheriff of Nottingham
Yorktown seniors Sam Nottingham and C.J. Bartholomew linked up for an 11-yard touchdown with :09 seconds left before halftime, stretching the Patriots’ lead to 21-10 at the half. The Generals have not won in this series since 1982.

No. 2 — Kiffe Toe-Tap TD
Langley senior tight end Joey Kiffe pulled down this 12-yard touchdown pass from junior Braden Anderson, tapping both feet in-bounds, though he needed just one. Still, the Saxons fell to the Highlanders, 35-34, in overtime.

No. 1 — Riled Up
Robinson senior Connor Riley gained nearly one-fourth of his yards for the season at Centreville in Week 10. On just seven carries, Riley rolled up 305 yards and four touchdowns. His first two carries went for 179 yards and two scores, raising his yards per carry for the season from 5.97 to 7.05. He ran for scores of 94, 85, 50 and 55 yards Friday.