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PREVIEW OF LANDON v. McDONOGH [10/2 home 1PM]SENIOR PROFILE & BEAR TRACKS
McDonogh Schoolof Owings Mill, MD (orange and black Eagles) has a number of well know alumni/ae. A quick google search produces names like former US Sen. Joe Tydings, former US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton,Pam Shriver (exceptional tennis player and part owner of the Baltimore Orioles, ex Hoya Dajuan Summers of the Detroit Pistons, and former Terp, Darrius Heyward-Bey of the Oakland Raiders.
Try the same search in the Baltimore Sun, Max Preps.com, SportsPower.com or the other HS sports internet sources of information and there is a paucity of information—no roster, only two players’ college recruiting pages(Haki Dennis, a 5’7” DB and Allen Jackson, Junior TE/DE, 6’5”), no 40 yard times, no jersey numbers, player heights or weights. The simple search does show that the Eagles are good:
They beat WCAC Gonzaga (3-1), 34-20 in both team’s opener,
Haverford of Philadelphia, PA (0-3)felt the Eagles’ talons in a 48-21 loss,
Penn Charter(1-2), also of the InterAc League, did not fare well against the Maryland School, 7-37, and
Woodberry Forest (2-1), the Bears’ opponent on 10/9, was in hospitably treated by the home team, 35-7.
SportsPower.com ranks the team #8 in Maryland and the Baltimore Sun spots them as #10 in Charm City.
More research reveals names like Jabari Weems (who caught a lateral pass and then threw a 55 yard pass too), Denzel Walker, Miles Crump, Allen Jackson and Haki Denis, but little else about them.
Sorting through a number of articles, one name comes to the fore—Joel Jorgensen, a 6-3, 180# junior quarterback. For the past three years, the Eagles were led by Rudy Johnson, now on the University of Buffalo team. In his first start, he faced the Gonzaga QB, Kevin Hagen (who is heading to Stanford) and bested him by throwing 4 TD’s against the Purple Eagles in the I-95 Classic. Against the ‘Fords he had 3 running TDs and 3 passing. The local press in Philly dubbed Joel “Air Jorgensen” and his coach said that his junior signal caller has a “strong athletic IQ”.
The Quakers of PC saw him score 2 TDs on the ground and 1 through the air. There are no accounts of the Woodberry Forest game so his track record against the Orange, VA team is unknown. On Saturday, the Bears fast, deep secondary and defense will be tested; the home team’s running attack will keep the ball away from the Eagles!!!
Go Bears!!!
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FROM DC SPORTS FAN:
IAC Player of the WeekLandon Offensive LineThe Bears improved to 3-0 Saturday by defeating Riverdale Baptist 38-7, and Landon’s line led the way. The Bears had five different players combine to rush the ball 27 times for 184 yards and five touchdowns.
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SENIOR PROFILE
WILL LACO #4 senior WR/DB
1. When did you start playing football?
I started playing for Maplewood when I was 8 years old.
2. What is your time in the 40 yd. dash and what’s your best bench weight?
My 40 time is a 4.8 and my bench is 190
4. What is your favorite college football team and college football player?
My favorite college football team is Penn State, but my favorite player is the QB for Michigan, Denard Robinson because he gets as many rushing yards as passing yards.
5. What other sports do you play at Landon? Which is your favorite moment during any Landon sports event in which you played?
Iplay lacrosse in the spring, and my favorite moment was definitely getting an assist in the victory over Prep last year after being down 5-0.
6. What is/are your favorite course(s) at Landon? Do you intend to pursue it at college?
I like my painting class because it makes me feel less stressed. I might paint a little in college but nothing serious.
7. Tell about your favorite non-sports related activity (community work, art/music project, paper, debate, poem, extracurricular activity, etc.) while at Landon (includes anything off campus).
This yearI am one of the senior leaders of the Ivymount community service project where Landon kids go to hangout and form a relationship with autistic kids at the Ivymount School.
8. Tell us one thing (interesting) that your teammates do not know about you.
I played 7 sports in 3rd grade. [NOTE: anyone who can name all the sports, send an email to BSN and the 1st right answer will get an autographed picture of #4.]
BEAR TRACKS
Will SnyderwineDuke, Redshirt Junior PK #96
3 for 3 on PATs in Duke 21 loss to Army 35
3 kickoffs total of 185yds 1 for a touchback average kick 61.7
Jeffrey Izonis on the Brown roster; look for #33 in future games.
Patrick Hunt#32 LB had an assist on a tackle in Davidson’s loss to Jacksonville.
Delonte Wellington#9 had 10 yards on six carries in his first game as a Trinity‘s 33-6 win over Colby.
Gus Umanzor#59 started, brother Jon#57 contributed a solo tackle andEvan Dodson#63 played in Dickinson’s 41-16 win over McDaniel. The Red Devil’s scout for BSN did not mention another Bear on the team, #92Mike Kogelschatz, DL.
David Amaro
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60 started as the LT (all important “Blind Side”) in the U of C’s Maroon’s loss 14-31 to #20 Wabash
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Late Saturday scores
EHS v. FUMA cancelled after an Episcopal player was diagnosed with a staph infection. Maroon Coach Mark Gowin said after it was learned the player had MRSA, school officials cancelled practice last Friday and Saturday’s game as a precaution
St. Mary’s Ryken 29 @ StA 34
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