By Phil Murphy
Senior Multimedia/Content Manager, Washington D.C. Metro Area
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Chantilly (2-1) at Woodson (2-1)
Speaking of possible first-round Division 6 playoff meetings, the Chargers travel down Route 50 — past my house — to visit the Cavaliers this week.
Woodson won the last two meetings in this series, 20-7 in 2003 and 42-8 in 2004. Chantilly’s last win came Halloween Night in 1998 as running backs Derek Sampson and Marchello Squirewell each went over 100 yards and scored twice.
Be impressed. It’s what I do.
Though it will always cost the Chargers PowerPoints, their Week 1, last-second loss at South County may prove a blessing in disguise. The focus has been off Chantilly the last two weeks and it has taken advantage with a pair of mechanical wins over Langley and West Potomac.
Woodson, meanwhile, went from cloud nine to whatever the opposite of cloud nine is in the last two weeks — quick search of Google says the origin of that colloquialism is unknown.
It had a thrilling road win over Lake Braddock in Week 2, but was derailed by Lee last week. The passing game which posted a school-record 504 yards against the Bruins was limited to 20-percent of that — not including 62 yards in the final :29 seconds — against the Lancers.
The Cavalier aerial attack needs to double the output from last week — and all signs suggest they will — for their winning streak in the series to be extended to three.
To run the winning streak this season to three, the Chargers would be well-served to take a page out of the ’98 playbook. Spreading the love between easier-to-pronounce tailbacks, plus a 6-for-6 passing night from junior quarterback Carson Romine — a la quarterback Jim Devine 11 years ago — should urge Chantilly to victory.
And for better or worse, it would urge them back into the Northern Region limelight, too.
Email: pmurphy@digitalsports.com
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