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Week eight encounters:
Week eight. The week that will loom large in the minds of two teams and two coaches during the this particular practice week leading to the Saturday showdown between Charles H. Flowers and Eleanor Roosevelt in a 4A contest. And as week eight approaches, ironic, that in fact, it is win number eight that both teams are after. Both squads earned its respective wins this past weekend as Roosevelt protected its home field defeating Northwestern (2-5) 35-6, last Saturday. Roosevelt's defensive efforts were led by Derrick Thomas as he pulled in three interceptions. As a unit, the defense totaled five interceptions as Dominic Shepard and Don Davis each gathered an interception as well.
Flowers goes into the week 8 battle with undefeated counterpart Roosevelt after it defeated High Point (0-7) last Saturday 59-0 to improve to 7-0. Its defense has only given up 26 points total on the year with four shutouts. The stingy defensive unit, however, will be put to the test as it will go up against a Raiders offense averaging 38 points per game. Flowers boasts a potent offense itself as the Jaguars are averaging 34 points per game on the offensive side of the ball, which should make for an interesting matchup of the two undefeated teams.
Another even matchup in week 8 puts two 3-4 teams together as Forestville is set to visit Central Saturday afternoon. Forestville looks to rebound from its 46-0 loss at Potomac (4-3) last Saturday, as Central (3-4) is coming off of a 46-14 victory over Surrattsville (2-5). Central looks to link together two straight wins for the first time all season, and the Knights of Forestville will attempt to end a three-game losing streak that comes on the heels of a two-game win streak earlier in the season.
Crossland (2-5) will celebrate its homecoming Saturday as it hosts Potomac, and will attempt to bounce back from its 41-12 loss last Friday at the hands of Largo (4-3). Potomac's offense was clicking on all cylinders last Saturday as Jeramie Best and Devonta Tabannah led Potomac with two touchdowns each in its victory over Forestville.
Gwynn Park (6-1) was barely nudged by out-of-conference foe Urbana on the road last Friday night 27-28, and looks to rebound from its lone loss of the season Saturday as it makes the short trip to visit Surrattsville.
A handful of teams will be looking for its respective first wins of the season after dropping to 0-7 last week. Fairmont Heights, 0-7 after losing last week to Friendly (6-1) 32-0, will visit Frederick Douglass-PG (5-2) in hopes of getting the first win, and High Point will also look to earn its first win of the season hosting DuVal (4-3) scheduled for Friday night. Parkdale, also 0-7, will visit Henry Wise (4-3) Saturday afternoon in its best effort to earn its first win as well.
Friendly is currently tied with Huntingtown of the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference for the No. 1 seed in the 3A South which makes its game Friday night at home against Largo seemingly a must-win. After its strong offensive showing against Fairmont Heights last Saturday, Friendly will face another team that had its own respective good offensive showing in Largo, as it put 41 points on the scoreboard against Crossland on last Friday night.
Suitland (6-1) earned a shutout last Saturday earning a 48-0 victory over Bowie (3-4), and will attempt to put its defensive prowess on display again hosting Laurel on Saturday. Wise defeated Laurel (2-5) last week 43-0. Bowie will visit Oxon Hill (4-3) on Saturday as the Clippers defeated Bladensburg (3-4) 40-13 last Saturday, and Bladensburg will visit Northwestern on Saturday afternoon to round out the week 8 schedule.
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