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n High school boy dies,two hurt in single-car wreck

BY TERRI HOGAN

STAFF WRITER

The Olney community is still reelingthis week, after a holiday weekend carcrash claimed the life of one teen andinjured two others.

Among those mourning the deathof 15-year-old Shawn Richard Gangloffwas Emily Levine, who said she was hisgirlfriend.

“He was so lovable, and always hada smile on his face,” Levine said Sun-day afternoon, as friends gathered ata makeshift memorial. “He made mefeel so loved and so happy, and when Iwasn’t with him, I missed him.”

They had been dating for twomonths, although they had been closesince the beginning of the year, and sheadmitted that she had liked him sinceseventh grade.

Levine said she had been with himthe night of the crash, which occurredearly Saturday, when the car the boyswere in left the road and struck a tree,a light pole and a telephone box, androlled over.

“I wish I had more time with him,”she said. “I’ve been visiting him hereand talking to him all weekend, andbrought him flowers and a note.”

It’s not yet clear what caused thecrash. Police and rescue personnel ar-rived at the area of Hines Road andMacduff Avenue in Olney at about 1:23a.m. and found the driver and the occu-pant of the front passenger seat trappedin the car, a 2011 Chrysler 200 convert-ible, according to the MontgomeryCounty Police Department.

Gangloff, of the 17600 block of Prin-cess Anne Drive, had been riding in theback seat and was thrown from the car.He died of his injuries at a local hospital

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Schoolmates on Sunday created this memo-rial for Shawn Gangloff at the crash site onHines Road in Olney.

n Feldman awaits court rulingto see if judge finds ‘ambiguity’

BY KATE S. ALEXANDER

STAFF WRITER

As Potomac residents await a hearing intheir suit to stop Pepco from cutting downtheir trees, lawmakers are questioning whatcan be done to control how the utility goesabout meeting its mandate for reliability.

The General Assembly in 2011 passeda law requiring utilities to improve reliabil-ity, but Pepco’s aggressive tree-cutting and

trimming to meet that mandate has the law’schief sponsor wondering if an amendment isneeded.

“There seems like there could be someambiguity and some gaps that would be ar-eas that we would take a look at,” Sen. BrianJ. Feldman said.

Feldman (D-Dist. 15) of Potomac waslead sponsor on the bill while serving in theHouse of Delegates.

“I want to see how this litigation plays outand where the court comes down. The courtmay find areas really in need of clarification.

Tree cutting may promptsecond look at Pepco law

n Montgomery getsmine-resistant truck;agencies acquire rifles

BY DANIEL LEADERMANSTAFF WRITER

Montgomery County PoliceChief J. Thomas Manger said hewas “horrified” when he saw im-ages of Ferguson, Mo., police ontop of an armored vehicle, point-ing weapons at protesters.

By now, the pictures havecome to define the conflict inFerguson: police dressed for bat-tle in camouflage riot gear andpointing rifles at crowds, someperched on top of tank-like ar-mored vehicles, the line betweensmall-town America and warzone suddenly hazy.

Protests sprung up after thefatal shooting of an unarmedblack teen by a white police of-ficer.

Use of this military equip-ment — often surplus gear ac-quired from the Pentagon — hasdrawn criticism from police lead-ers, civil-rights activists and late-night talk show hosts, butpolice in Montgomery County

say there’s a time and a place forit, as well as a right and a wrongway to employ it.

Montgomery County policehave three armored vehicles in-cluding a large, mine-resistanttruck, or MRAP — valued at$733,000 — that the departmentobtained from the federal gov-ernment in July.

“We use them when they’resupposed to be used, and wedon’t use them when theyshouldn’t be used,” Mangersaid. “You’d never see them in acrowd-control situation. You’dnever see them at a protest.”

This surplus military equip-ment — from armored vehiclesand guns to sleeping bags, filingcabinets and label makers — ispassed from the Department ofDefense to local law-enforce-ment agencies through the 1033program, initially established inthe early 1990s to support anti-drug activities.

The items are provided topolice at no cost, saving taxpay-ers money, Manger said.

Weapons and tactical equip-ment remain federal property.

County police: Werarely use surplusmilitary equipment

n Event to feature fruitnative to Maryland

BY RYAN MARSHALL

STAFF WRITER

It’s a fruit whose pulp can bescooped up like pudding, tasteskind of like a banana and wasa favorite of some of America’sFounding Fathers. It’s the paw-paw.

The Maryland-National Cap-ital Park and Planning Commis-sion festival will hold its secondPawpaw Festival on Sunday atthe Meadowside Nature Centerin Rockville.

The event will feature music,storytelling, crafts, games, expertstalking about pawpaw cultivationand a pawpaw tasting station.

Pawpaws also will be avail-able to purchase.

The pawpaw is native to theeastern U.S., although they’realso grown in other parts of thecountry including California andparts of the Pacific Northwest.

Despite a long history stretch-ing back to eastern AmericanIndians and being a favorite ofGeorge Washington and ThomasJefferson, the pawpaw is an enig-matic fruit.

The taste has been described

as a cross between mango andbanana, with hints of coconutand other tastes, although thespecific taste varies dependingon where and how the fruits aregrown, said Donna Davis, a for-ester with the Maryland Depart-ment of Natural Resources.

The texture is similar to thatof a very ripe banana, she said,leaving the “sweet, creamy, cus-tardy deliciousness” of the fruit’sflesh able to be scooped out witha spoon.

Yet despite the general sweet-ness of the pulp, the skin can bebitter to many and the entire fruitcan taste awful if eaten before it’sripe, Davis said.

“You have to have a little bitof finesse” about when you pickand eat them, she said.

Rockville festival willcelebrate the pawpaw

BY TERRI HOGAN

STAFF WRITER

More than 7,500 visitors joined hundredsof military and living history re-enactors andtown residents this weekend to celebrate thetown of Brookeville’s 200th anniversary of itsrole as U.S. Capital for a Day.

Brookeville was transformed into anauthentic period town whose Quaker popu-lation provided hospitality to governmentofficials, soldiers and refugees fleeing Wash-ington as British troops burned the Capitol,White House and city buildings in August1814.

On Saturday, re-enactors portrayingPresident Madison, Gen. John Mason, Attor-ney General Benjamin Rush — portrayed byMontgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett— and the Maryland Light Dragoons arrivedin a procession to the residence of Postmas-ter Caleb and Henrietta Bentley, where theywere given shelter and food.

Brookeville residents Duane and SandraHeiler have authentically restored the historicdwelling, now known as Madison House.Sandra Heiler was chairwoman of Brookev-ille’s War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission.

The Madison House is one of 11 build-ings in town that remain from 1814. The na-tion’s war plans, Senate papers, and gold andsilver from the city’s banks were allegedlyhidden beneath the floorboards in a secure

room that served as the post office.Brookeville’s U.S. Capital for a Day Cel-

ebration included dozens of demonstrationsof life in 1814, tours of archaeology sites atthe Madison House and Thomas Mill, a his-toric Quaker-style dinner, period children’sgames, music and storytelling.

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett par-ticipates in Brookeville’s bicentennial celebration,re-enacting the role of Attorney General RichardRush.

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President Madison, portrayed by historical performer John Douglas Hall, during Brookeville’s Capital fora Day Bicentennial celebration Saturday.

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ness Resources, 5-6 p.m., MarylandWomen’s Business Center, 51 Monroe St.,Suite PE-20, Rockville. Learn about thecenter and other resources in the com-munity for starting a business. Free. 301-315-8091.

End of the Year Summer Barbeque,5-7 p.m., Holiday Park Senior Center, 3950Ferrara Drive, Wheaton. Event with music,food and dancing celebrating eveningopenings. $5. 240-777-4999.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 4Authors Sarah Maas, Leah Cypress

and Jodi Meadows to Discuss Their Books,7-8:30 p.m., Bethesda Library, 7400 Ar-lington Road. Copies of their books willbe available for purchase through an ar-rangement with Politics and Prose Book-store. Free. 240-777-0637.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 5Book Launch Event, 6-9 p.m., Kensing-

ton Row Bookshop, 3786 Howard Ave. Anight of books, food and fun for KatherinePickett’s “Perfect Bound: How to Navigatethe Book Publishing Process Like a Pro.”Free. [email protected].

Outdoor Concert, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,Bethesda Health and Rehabilitation Cen-ter, 5721 Grosvenor Lane. Live entertain-ment by Oasis Island Reggae Band. Free.301-530-1600, ext. 2197.

South of the Border Fiesta, 8-11 p.m.,Dance Bethesda, 8227 Woodmont Ave.A night of Mexican food, dancing and aspecial spotlight performance. $18. [email protected].

SATURDAY, SEPT. 6Community Breakfast and Bake Sale,

7-10 a.m., St. Paul United MethodistChurch, 21720 Laytonsville Road, Laytons-ville. Breakfast includes pancakes, eggs,sausage, chipped beef and drinks. Dona-tions accepted. 301-509-2911.

Kensington Summer Concert, 10-11a.m., Howard Avenue Park. Featuringeclectic pop folk group GP Jams. Pre-sented by the Kensington Historical Soci-ety. Free. www.kensingtonhistory.org.

Resident Artists Open House, 11 a.m.-3p.m., Sandy Spring Museum, 17901 Bent-ley Road. View the work of current resi-dent artists. Live music, refreshments anditems for sale. Free. 301-774-0022.

53rd DC Greek Festival, noon-9 p.m.,

St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral,15100 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring.Hosted by The Sts. Constantine and HelenGreek Orthodox Church of Washington,D.C. Free admission; $6.50-$15 for foodoptions. 240-389-1366.

11th Annual Silver Spring Jazz Festi-val, 3-10 p.m., Veterans Plaza, 1 VeteransPlace, Silver Spring. Featuring New Or-leans’ own Preservation Hall Jazz Bandand an all-star jazz line-up. 240-777-6821.

Movie Night in the Park, 5-10:30 p.m.,St. Paul Park, Kensington. A fire safetyhouse with the Kensington VolunteerFire Department followed by “The LegoMovie” at 8:30 p.m. [email protected].

Drew the Dramatic Fool, 7 p.m., Mont-gomery College Cultural Arts Center, 7995Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. Presented bythe Department of Visual and Perform-ing Arts as part of the Takoma Park/SilverSpring Campus Performing Arts Show-case Series. $5 for students, $10 for non-students. www.montgomerycollege.edu/cac/tickets.

Enrich Your Marriage, 7-10 p.m.,Parent Encouragement Program, 10100Connecticut Ave., Kensington. A marriageworkshop for couples in a committed re-lationship. Co-sponsored by PEP and theWashington Area Chapter of Better Mar-riages. Free. 301-929-8824.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 7Christine Kitano and Timothy Denevi,

2 p.m., The Writer’s Center, 4508 WalshSt., Bethesda. Timothy Denevi reads from“Hyper: A Personal History of ADHD.” Heis joined by poet and Emerging Writer Fel-lowship recipient Christine Kitano, authorof “Birds of Paradise.” The reading will befollowed by a reception and book sign-ing. Free. 301-654-8664.

DivorceCare for Adults and Chilren,5-7 p.m., Grace United Methodist Church,119 North Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg. Asupport group for separated and divorcedmen and women as well as another sup-port group for children ages 6-12; the twogroups run simultaneously. $15 for work-book. 301-926-8688.

MONDAY, SEPT. 8Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support

Group, 6-7 p.m., Brightview FallsgroveAssisted Living, 9200 Darnestown Road,Rockville. Discuss problems and solutionsrelated to caregiving for loved ones andmeet others who are walking a similarpath. Free, RSVP requested. 240-314-7194.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 9Montgomery Hospice Drop-in Discus-

sion about Grief and Healing, 6:30-8 p.m.,1355 Piccard Drive, Rockville. For anyonemourning the death of a loved one. Free,registration required. 301-921-4400.

Unity Toastmasters Speaking Spiritu-ally, 7-8:30 p.m., Unity of Gaithersburg,111 Central Ave., Gaithersburg. Increaseself-confidence, become a better speakerand communicate more effectively. Freefor first-time guests. [email protected].

Concert Under the Stars, 7-8:30 p.m.,Rockville Senior Center, 1150 CarnationDrive. A performance by the RockvilleSwing Band. Sponsored by the SeniorCitizens Commission. Free. [email protected].

United States Air Force Band BrassQuintet, 8 p.m., Jewish Community Centerof Greater Washington, 6125 MontroseRoad, Rockville. An evening of new andold favorites from the Brass Quintet reper-toire. Free. 301-348-3779.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10Wednesday Wonders Storytime,

10-10:30 a.m., Wheaton Library, 11701Georgia Ave. Books, stretches, flannel-boards, songs and fingerplays. Program isrepeated at 11 a.m. Ages 2-5 with parent orcaregiver. Free. 240-777-0678.

How to Write the Resume That Getsthe Interview, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., RockvilleMemorial Library, 21 Maryland Ave. Learnthe process and components requiredto write a polished resume and discoverthe key ingredients to a well written coverletter. Sponsored by Montgomery Works.Pre-registration requested. 240-777-0140.

Preschool Storytime, 10:30-11:15 a.m.,Twinbrook Library, 202 MeadowhallDrive, Rockville. Picture books, finger-plays, action rhymes, movement with mu-sic and flannel board stories. Ages 2½ to 5.Free. 240-777-0240.

September SPARKLE Program: BookTalk on “Hollywood on the Potomac,” 2-4p.m., Silver Spring Civic Building, 1 Veter-

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Eagle Scout’s project tobenefit A Wider CircleNicholas Zolnerowich of

Olney, a Life Scout in Boy ScoutTroop 457, is hosting a furnituredrive to benefit A Wider Circleof Bethesda and Silver Spring,a nonprofit that works to helphomeless people transition intoapartments and houses by pro-viding them with necessities.

The collection will take placefrom 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday atSt. Patrick’s Catholic Church,4101 Norbeck Road, Rockville.

Zolnerowich requests gentlyused furniture including beds,dressers, tables, chairs, televi-

sions, lamps, kitchen items,towels and bedding. All itemsshould be in good condition. Acompete list is at awidercircle.org.

For those unable to drop offtheir donations, contact Zol-nerowich at [email protected] or 301-325-7396 toarrange pickup.

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cently graduated with doctor-ates in physical therapy fromMGH Institute of Health Pro-fessions in Boston, a health sci-ences graduate school: EllenLevy and Mayur Mistry.

n Public meetingscheduled for Sept. 11at Bethesda Metro office

BY ELIZABETH WAIBEL

STAFF WRITER

A public meeting to discussthe possibility of rebranding theWhite Flint-North Bethesda-Rockville-Kensington area alongRockville Pike is scheduled forSept. 11.

A presentation and forum todiscuss the process will be heldfrom 6 to 9 p.m. at Streetsense,3 Bethesda Metro, No. 140,Bethesda. Holly Sears Sullivan,president of the MontgomeryBusiness Development Corp.,and Streetsense, a brandingfirm, are scheduled to lead thediscussion.

The Friends of White Flintorganization posted detailsabout the event at its website,whiteflint.org. To attend themeeting, RSVP by Sept. 4 tohsullivan@montgomerybusi-

ness.org.Evan Goldman, vice presi-

dent for development at Fed-eral Realty Investment Trustin Rockville, said in July thatthe White Flint Partnershipwas planning a public meet-ing to discuss branding in andaround the White Flint SectorPlan area. The partnership is agroup of six development com-panies, including Federal Re-alty, that own land in the WhiteFlint area.

The partnership membersand others have been talk-ing about whether the area —called sometimes White Flint,sometimes North Bethesdaand occasionally Kensington— should rebrand itself to pro-mote a more cohesive and de-fined identity. The move likelywould not involve changingthe name of the area on postaladdresses, but would make iteasier to market the area, somehave said.

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n Silver Spring man’snewest project airsTuesday on PBS

BY PEGGY MCEWAN

STAFF WRITER

A chance invitation to joinjournalists on a trip for the an-nual hajj in Saudi Arabia in1997 opened the door to a newcareer for Alex Kronemer.

While on the trip, Kronemersaid, heconducteda few inter-views forCNN thatr e a c h e dhundredsof millionsof people.

“I wasstunned by

the reach of TV,” said Krone-mer of Silver Spring, who wasa writer.

Also on the trip he met aSaudi named Sami Angowi.

“[Angowi] was like an Indi-ana Jones character,” Kronemersaid. “He took me on an adven-ture in the desert and I got theback story of the Prophet Mu-hammad.”

Now an executive producerof docudramas for Unity Pro-ductions Foundation, Krone-mer and partner Michael Wolfeare on a mission to bring peace

through the media, he said, tocreate understanding and dia-logue between diverse religionsin the U.S.

Their ninth film, “Enemy ofthe Reich: The Noor Inayat KhanStory,” will be shown at 8 p.m.Tuesday on public television sta-tion WETA and at 8 p.m. Sept. 10on Maryland Public Television.It’s narrated by Academy Awardwinner Helen Mirren.

The true story is about aMuslim woman, Noor InayatKhan, who grew up in Paris andwhose family escaped to Brit-ain when the Nazis occupiedFrance in World War II. Khanjoined the British secret serviceand returned to France as ateletype operator, relaying in-

formation between the FrenchUnderground and the Britishgovernment.

Kronemer said he has lovedall the docudramas he andWolfe have made, but right nowNoor’s story is his favorite.

“I really felt a connectionwith the main character. I’m inawe of her,” he said. “She didthings the men she was with didnot do. After a mass arrest, sheescaped and though she wascaptured again, she never gavea single piece of information,not a single name. That’s why[the Nazis] killed her.”

Khan was eventually sentto the Dachau concentrationcamp in Germany, where shedied, along with tens of thou-

sands of Jews and other prison-ers, when she was just 29 yearsold.

“This is an important filmfor Jewish-Muslim dialogue,”Kronemer said.

Kronemer is no strangerto diverse faiths: his father wasJewish, his mother, Christian,and his wife, Luby Ismail, isMuslim. He studied compara-tive religion and theology atHarvard Divinity School. Nor ishe naive about the problems inthe Middle East, having workedin the State Department as Mid-dle East desk officer for humanrights, democracy and labor.

But somehow, after thattrip to Saudi Arabia, he felt itwould be good to make a movieon the life of Muhammad. Hemet Wolfe on an airplane andthe two joined to create “Mu-hammad: Legacy of a Prophet.”They also formed the nonprofitUnity Productions Foundation.

“Sept. 11 changed every-thing for everyone,” Kronemersaid. “When the film of Mu-hammad broadcast on TV, inDecember 2002, it had an im-pact. It felt like there was a needfor these films. We formed thefoundation so we could con-tinue the work.”

Part of that mission, besidesworking for peace, is to expandthe narrative between people,he said.

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n Bystander performed CPR after hecollapsed in Rockville park in May

BY RYAN MARSHALLSTAFF WRITER

Even when her husband was in a comaand no one was sure if he would live, MaryLiu knew she wanted to find the womanwho had tried to save his life and thank herfor giving him a fighting chance.

On May 14, Heather Von Kurtze sawMichael Liu of Rockville running in CollegeGarden Park in Rockville with his youngson in a jogging stroller when he collapsedand fell forward.

She ran over and asked if he was OK,but got no response.

Von Kurtze, of Rockville, yelled for herdaughter, Alexandra Hofacre, to get helpfrom the house next to the park and called911 on her cellphone.

Von Kurtze had learned CPR nearly 10years ago, and she began performing chestcompressions on Liu as she waited for helpto arrive.

An ambulance arrived fairly quickly,and after emergency responders worked onLui for a while, they took him to a hospital.

Von Kurtze never knew whether theman she had tried to save lived or died.

He spent 10 days in a coma but he lived,and on Thursday — his 32nd birthday —

he, his wife, Von Kurtze and Alexandra werereunited in a ceremony at the Travilah FireStation in Rockville.

Von Kurtze and Alexandra received thecounty fire department’s Everyday Hero

award, which Chief Steve Lohr said goes topeople who have distinguished themselvesin the course of their everyday actions.

When a person’s heart stops beating,the odds of surviving with a good quality oflife decreases after three or four minutes,Lohr said at the ceremony honoring VonKurtze and Alexandra and bringing the twofamilies together.

Performing CPR so soon after Liu col-lapsed gave him a much better chance ofsurvival, Lohr said.

Liu said he was later told that he wasn’tbreathing for about 10 minutes, and for thefirst few days he had no brain activity.

He spent 17 days in the hospital beforebeing released.

Doctors are still trying to figure outwhat type of heart issue he has, but he nowhas a defibrillator in case of any further epi-sodes.

Mary Liu, keeping an eye on the cou-ple’s 2-year-old son after the ceremony andpregnant with another child, said it was hermission to find out who had saved her hus-band’s life and reconnect with them.

When she met Von Kurtze on Thursday,her response was simple.

“I just said, ‘Thank you’ and gave her ahug,” Mary Liu said.

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Heather Von Kurtze and her daughter AlexandraHofacre, 9, of Rockville smile as Michael Liuof Rockville reads a letter to them during aceremony Thursday at the Travilah fire station inRockville. Behind them are Montgomery CountyFire Chief Steve Lohr and call-taker Jeff Turcell.

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STAFF WRITER

Police say a Silver Springman who died Sunday whilehiking near the Potomac Riverwas likely killed by falling rocks.

Rian Avarham Khalder, 25,of the 11300 block of Monti-cello Road was hiking with his14-year-old brother on an islandnear the Old Angler’s Inn boatramp in Potomac, according toa statement from the Montgom-ery County Police Department.

Khalder began climbingrocks, some of which - includ-ing a large boulder - gave wayand fell on him. Police and res-cue personnel arrived at about4:38 p.m. and found Khalderdead, according to police.

The Office of the Chief Medi-cal Examiner will perform anautopsy, but foul play is not sus-pected in the case, said Cpl. Re-becca Innocenti, a county policespokeswoman.

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BY TERRI HOGAN

STAFF WRITER

For Deborah Ellinghaus,returning to the Olney TheatreCenter for the Arts as its manag-ing director is like coming fullcircle.

The Columbia native, 40,who began her new role Aug. 26,recalls seeing many productionsat the Olney Theatre as a childwith her grandmother, whomshe credits with introducing herto the world of theater.

After spending almost 15years away from the area, shewas pleased when an opportu-nity arose for her and her familyto move back to Maryland.

“It feels like I have come fullcircle, and I am thrilled to havethe chance to make a differencein a place that has a whole lot ofmeeting to me,” she said.

Ellinghaus was involved intheater as a child. She received

a degree inspeech andc o m m u n i -cation fromthe Univer-sity of Mary-land, andthen studiedat a dramaschool inNew YorkCity.

“I attempted to be an actor,but found that I was a terriblewaitress,” she said. “I was fortu-nate that I had wonderful men-tors who told me that I would bevery good in development andarts management.”

Ellinghaus describes therole of managing director as thechief financial officer of the or-ganization.

“My responsibility is to en-sure we are operating responsi-bly and effectively and providinga sustainable environment sothat the art we produce can getdone and done according to ourmission,” she said. “My respon-sibility also includes buildingrelationships with our patrons,

our donors and our volunteers,and to grow those relation-ships into opportunities thatwill help advance the theater.”

She said that her main goalis to build the legacy of the Ol-ney Theatre.

“There is a rich historyhere, and a lot of people puttheir blood, sweat and tearsinto building this place and

keeping it going,” Ellinghaussaid. “We are at a critical point— we have to look at what wecan do to make this place live along, long time. It is 76 years old,but we can’t rest on our laurels.”

The theater has struggledfinancially in recent years, butEllinghaus said finances are al-ways a challenge in the industry.

“We are still making toughfinancial decisions and choices,and are committed to beingvery fiscally responsible,” shesaid. “Thanks to Artistic Di-rector Jason Loewith and theboard’s leadership, we are in amuch better place than we werea few years ago, and althoughwe still have work to do, we areheaded in the right direction.”

Ellinghaus is excited to workwith Loewith.

“He is an inspiring partnerand I am energized by his com-mitment to theater program-ming and education,” she said.

The sentiment is mutual.Loewith said Ellinghaus’

desire to help the organizationstrengthen and improve itscommitment to present a di-verse array of theatrical produc-tions that enrich, nurture andchallenge audiences, artists andstudents is inspiring.

“I am looking forward topartnering with her as we worktogether to grow and ensureOlney’s legacy in Montgom-ery County and the state ofMaryland; the metropolitanWashington, D.C., theater com-munity, and in the broader re-gional theater field,” he said.

Susan Finkelstein, boardchairwoman, is equally enthu-siastic.

“It is with great excitementthat we welcome Debbie to the[Olney Theatre Center] family,”Finkelstein said. “She bringsa depth of fundraising experi-

ence and an enthusiastic per-spective that will help build andstrengthen important relation-ships at Olney.”

Ellinghaus comes to thecenter from the University ofMaryland, College Park, whereshe was director of develop-ment for the College of Arts andHumanities since 2011.

Earlier, she spent six yearsas senior associate director ofdevelopment and alumni af-fairs at Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theatre in NewHaven, Conn.

Previously, she was directorof development at off-Broad-way’s Jean Cocteau RepertoryTheatre.

She currently chairs theDowntown Arts and CultureCommission in Columbia andsits on the boards of the InnerArbor Trust and the HowardCounty Board of Health. Elling-haus succeeds Amy Marshall,who ended her tenure this sum-mer.

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For the weeks of Aug. 20-28, theSandy Spring Volunteer Fire Depart-ment responded to the followingincidents:

From Station 4 (Sandy Spring)• On Aug. 20 at 4:28 p.m., 7900

block of Browns Bridge Road inHoward County to assist on a build-ing fire.

• On Aug. 21 at 5:53 a.m., 1700block of Ashton Road for a vehiclecollision.

• On Aug. 23 at 6:32 a.m.,Norwood Road and Ashton GreenDrive for a vehicle collision withinjuries.

• On Aug. 23 at 5:01 p.m.,19000 block of Mills Choice Roadin Gaithersburg for a building fire.

• On Aug. 25 at 6:13 p.m., Md.108 (Ashton Road) and Md. 650(New Hampshire Avenue) for acycle collision. Correct location wasMd. 108 (Laytonsville Road) andMd. 650 (Damascus Road), handledby Laytonsville District VolunteerFire Department.

• On Aug. 26 at 2:56 p.m., Lay-hill Road at Md. 200 for a vehiclecollision with injuries.

• On Aug. 28 at 6:08 p.m., NewHampshire Avenue and LethbridgeCourt for a vehicle collision, noinjuries.

From Station 40 (Olney)• On Aug. 22 at 1 p.m., 18101

Prince Philip Drive for a generalalarm with no fire.

• On Aug. 22 at 2:43 p.m.,4100 block of Norbeck Road for analarm with no fire.

Both stations• On Aug. 25 at 7:52 a.m.,

Route 108 and Queen ElizabethDrive for a cycle collision with noinjuries.

• On Aug. 27 at 9:15 a.m.,Georgia Avenue and Old BaltimoreRoad for a vehicle collision.

Units also responded to 124emergency medical calls and 22nonemergency service calls.


FIRE LOG

n Issue has led to discordwithin Olney association

BY TERRI HOGANSTAFF WRITER

After months of discussion,debate and divisiveness, theGreater Olney Civic Associationis expected to take a position onthe proposed bus rapid transitat its regular monthly meetingTuesday.

The meeting will be at theBuffington Re/Max Realty Cen-tre, 3300 Olney-Sandy SpringRoad, Olney. The agenda andmore information are at goca.org. The meeting is open to thepublic. The association held aspecial meeting Aug. 26 that be-gan with a closed executive ses-sion for voting representativesonly. President John Webstersaid the session was planned todiscuss some “internal organiza-tional issues.”

“We worked through thoseissues and the membership hadthe chance to process the infor-mation, and now we will moveforward,” he said.

The organization has under-gone turmoil in recent months,including the removal of PaulJarosinksi as the chairman of itsTransportation Committee.

Jarosinksi opposed the busproject, but Webster said hisremoval had nothing to do withhis position on issues. Instead, itwas an organizational move tobe more inclusive and commu-nicate more effectively, he said.

On Tuesday, the organiza-tion is set to take a position ona resolution developed by itsTransportation Committee andBRT Task Force described as a“compromise position that all11 members could unanimously

support.”The resolution, which rejects

the alternatives presented by theState Highway Administration ata workshop May 14, is availableon the association’s website.

“Hopefully we will vote forsomething,” Webster said.

Also on the agenda is a pre-sentation on a proposed Chick-fil-A restaurant at 18115 Georgia

Ave. just north of the intersec-tion of Md. 108. Chick-fil-A rep-resentatives offered a similarpresentation at the July 29 meet-ing of the Olney Town CenterAdvisory Committee. The up-dated presentation will addresssome of the issues brought up atthat meeting.

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Rockville music fans willhave a chance to swing underthe stars Tuesday.

The Concert Under the Starswill feature contemporary jazzbig band songs, along with tra-ditional swing music, from theRockville Swing Band directedby Rob Putt.

It will be held at 7 p.m.Tuesday in the park outside theRockville Senior Center, 1150Carnation Drive, Rockville.

The concert has been held forthe past three years, city spokes-woman Marylou Berg said.

Seating will be available, al-though concertgoers can alsobring their own chairs.

The concert is sponsoredby the Rockville Senior CitizensCommission, which serves as avoice for seniors in the city andholds various events throughoutthe year, Berg said.

The concert will be indoorsin case of rain.

For more information, call240-314-8810 or email [email protected].

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GlycoMimetics movingto Rockville complexGlycoMimetics, which is de-

veloping a treatment for sicklecell disease, is moving fromGaithersburg to Rockville.

The biotech, which wentpublic in January, signed a leasewith BioMed Realty Trust fora 33,800-square-foot buildingat the Center for Life Science |Shady Grove, a four-buildingcampus on Medical Center Drivein Rockville with about 214,700square feet of laboratory and of-fice space, according to a release.

GlycoMimetics has a part-nership with Pfizer to developrivinpansel to treat vaso-occlu-sive crisis, a painful complicationof sickle cell disease. The drug isabout to begin phase 3 trials.

Under the partnership, Gly-coMimetics received $15 millionfrom Pfizer in May and is slatedto receive $20 million morewhen the first phase 3 trial pa-tient receives the drug.

BioMed Realty of San Diego

acquired the Shady Grove com-plex in May 2010 and started re-developing three of the buildingsin mid-2011, completing themin early 2013. The campus nowfeatures a shared board room;a large, multipurpose meetingarea; and a fitness center.

Startups invitedto make video pitchEntrepreneurs who want to

pitch business plans to venturecapitalists and angel investorsare invited to make a three-min-ute video presentation in theStart-Up, Maryland! Pitch AcrossMaryland 3.0 bus when it stopsOct. 1 in Montgomery County.

The Montgomery CountyDepartment of Economic De-velopment and MontgomeryCounty Chamber of Commercewill host two stops: in the morn-ing at the National Institute forStandards and Technology’sNational Cybersecurity Centerof Excellence at the Universitiesat Shady Grove in Rockville andin the afternoon at UberOfficesin Bethesda.

Qualified videos from thebus’ three-week tour will beposted online for voting. A panel

of venture capitalists and angelinvestors also will select eightcompanies with the strongestpotential for growth. The start-ups will present Nov. 12 at theMaryland Entrepreneur Expo atthe BWI Airport Marriott, whenthe winner will be chosen.

A Rockville startup, Co-FoundersLab, won in 2012.

The application deadline forthe Montgomery County stopsis Sept. 15. Registration: tinyurl.com/m6z9ppy.

Washington Postnames publisher

Frederick J. Ryan Jr. of Po-tomac has been named pub-lisher of The Washington Post.

Previously, Ryan was presi-dent and COO of Allbritton Com-munications’ eight televisionstations, including Washington’sWJLA and NewsChannel 8. Healso was founding CEO of Polit-ico. Earlier, he was chief of staff toPresident Ronald Reagan.

He succeeds Katharine Wey-mouth, whose family ownedThe Post for 80 years, until itwas bought — along with TheGazette — by Amazon.com CEOJeffrey Bezos last year.

Tasly office newcontinental HQfor Chinese firm

Tasly Pharmaceuticals plansto hold a ribbon-cutting cer-emony Wednesday at its Rock-ville office to mark its officiallaunch as the North Americanheadquarters of Tasly HoldingGroup, a Chinese global tech-nology company.

Tasly develops treatmentsbased on traditional Chinesemedicine. Its products havebeen approved by nationalhealth regulatory authorities in34 countries.

Its herb-based treatment forstable angina pectoris is now ina phase 3 clinicial trial for U.S.regulatory approval, accordingto a company news release.

The company also plans thisfall to launch Deepure, a line ofnutraceuticals that are gluten-free and made without preser-vatives, artificial colors, flavors,sweeteners or gelatin.

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n Pair creates habitatsfor animals usingnative plants


About five years ago, thebackyard of Anne Goodman andJim Farrelly’s Rockville homewas all grass.

Now, both the front andbackyards are a lush, slightlyovergrown jungle of plants,grasses and bushes sprouting upalong their quiet suburban street.

More importantly for Good-man and Farrelly, the area iscrawling with life.

Various types of bees buzzaround goldenrod plants, whileorange and yellow milkweedbeetles cluster on the bottom ofa butterfly milkweed plant.

Goodman is happy to seevery few berries on an elderberrybush, a sign that they’ve beeneaten by birds or other animals.

Many of the plants in Good-man and Farrelly’s gardens arenative, an effort to provide coverand food for a variety of insectsand other animals.

Goodman and Farrelly’syards are part of their efforts to

get Rockville recognized by theNational Wildlife Federation’sCertified Wildlife Habitat pro-gram.

For that to happen, theyneed to get 23 more homes certi-fied to reach the necessary totalof 200, as well as create habitatsat a number of schools, parks

and other places in the city.To get a location certified,

volunteers must provide sourcesof food, water cover and a placefor animals and insects to raisetheir young, plus practice sus-tainable gardening techniquessuch as eliminating pesticides,conserving water and plantingnative species.

The city’s certification wouldmostly be a public relationsthing, but with the benefit of pro-viding insects and animals withplaces to live, Goodman said.

She and Farrelly are pas-sionate about providing habitatswith native, noninvasive plantsthat can support a variety of lo-cal wildlife.

Non-native plants aren’tnecessarily a bad thing, as longas they’re not invasive, Farrellysaid.

The problem comes whennon-native invasive plantscrowd out other species andwon’t let them grow, Goodmansaid.

Both retired — Goodmanfrom the U.S. Department of Ag-riculture and Farrelly from theFood and Drug Administration— they were looking for some-thing to do to keep active whena friend suggested volunteeringat a county greenhouse.

The county has made an ef-fort to have more native speciesin its parks, Goodman said.

One of the nice things aboutthe work is that it’s somethingthey can do together, Goodmansaid.

Since then, they’ve learnedmuch about how to identifyplants, and planted many variet-ies at their home. Goodman saidat one time they had nearly 100varieties of plants at their home,with more now.

Large sunflowers droop overa narrow stone path, near wherethe milkweed beetles are hang-ing out on a summer afternoon.

Creating habitats isn’t as in-timidating or involved as somepeople seem to think it is, Good-man said.

It’s more a matter of think-ing, “What can I do to go beyondwhat I have now?” she said.

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at Farmers and ArtistsMarket to be chili cook-off

BY TERRI HOGANSTAFF WRITER

The first-ever hot pepper-eating contest was a smokingsuccess Sunday at the OlneyFarmers and Artists Market.

Only three contestantsentered, but a large crowdgathered to watch the torture,said Janet Terry, the market’sfounder and president.

The winner was HardeepChowdhary and the runner-upwas Kingston Kodan, both ofSilver Spring. The third entrantwas Trung Nguyen of Burtons-ville.

Participants were allowedunlimited water, but were re-quired to eat each pepper intwo minutes or less. They hadto chew and swallow each pep-per, leaving nothing but thecap.

Each contestant had toconsume five peppers, in or-der from mildest to hottest:jalapeno, serrano, Jamaicanhot chocolate, fatali and ghostpepper. The tiebreaker, whichwas not needed, was a Trinidadscorpion hot pepper.

“Reports are that we hadour biggest crowd since [chef]

Carla Hall, so we will do it againnext year,” said Judy Newton, amarket committee member.

Market organizers thankedHomestead Farm, OrchardBreeze Farm, Atwater’s, and theOlney Theater for their supportof the contest.

The market’s next specialevent is the annual chili cook-off Oct. 5.

Contestants need to dropoff their entries by 10:30 a.m.;

judging begins at 11 a.m. Prizesare to be determined. Bowls ofchili will be sold following thejudging.

The Olney Farmers and Art-ists Market is open from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m. Sundays on the oldMontgomery General Hospitalgrounds, through Nov. 2. Moreinformation is at olneyfarmers-market.org.

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Contestants Trung Nguyen (left) of Burtonsville, Hardeep Chowdhary(second from right) of Silver Spring and Kingston Kodan (right) of SilverSpring eat cherry bomb peppers as Carl Fellows of Orchard Breeze Farm inOrrtanna, Pa., keeps time during Sunday’s hot pepper-eating contest at theOlney Farmers and Artists Market. Chowdhary won, as he alone finished aJamaican hot chocolate pepper. He won two tickets to the Olney Theaterand a $25 voucher to the farmers market.

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Five years ago, Anne Goodman andJim Farrelly of Rockville started toconvert their conventional lawn intoa variety of natural habitats forinsects, other animals and nativeplants.

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The following is a summary of inci-dents in the Rockville area to whichMontgomery County and/or Rockvillecity police responded recently. Thewords “arrested” and “charged” donot imply guilt. This information wasprovided by the county and Rockvillecity police media services office.

Sexual assault• On Aug. 14 at 10:30 p.m. in

the 14300 block of Georgia Avenue,Silver Spring. The subject is knownto the victim.

Strong-arm robbery• On Aug. 13 at 5:15 p.m. in

the 3500 block of Pear Tree Court,Aspen Hill. The subject is known tothe victim.

Aggravated assault• On Aug. 10 at 2:20 p.m. at CVS,

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• On Aug. 18 at 8:20 p.m. in the500 block of Eisner Street, SilverSpring. The subject is known to thevictim.

Commercial burglary• On Aug. 15 at 5:56 p.m. at

SunTrust Bank, 12345 Georgia Ave.,Silver Spring. Attempted forced en-try, took property.

• On Aug. 15 or 16 at Sunoco,11355 Seven Locks Road, Potomac.Forced entry, took property.

• On Aug. 16 at Inverness PoolAssociation, 7720 HeathertonLane, Potomac. Forced entry, took

property.• Between 9:40 p.m. Aug. 16 and

2:35 a.m. Aug. 17 at the Red Cross,15601 Crabbs Branch Way, Rockville.Forced entry, took nothing.

Residential burglary• 16600 block of Cypress Bay

Lane, Silver Spring, at 2:05 p.m.Aug. 12. Attempted forced entry,took nothing.

• 18100 block of MarksmanCircle, Olney, at 5:40 p.m. Aug. 14.The subject is known to the victim.

• 3200 block of McMahonRoad, Silver Spring, at 3:45 p.m.Aug. 15.

• 11300 block of Palatine Drive,Rockville, between 10:50 and 11:12a.m. Aug. 19. Forced entry, tookproperty.

• 10800 block of MaplecrestLane, Potomac, between Aug. 17and 19. Forced entry, took nothing.

Vehicle larceny• 2400 block of Glenmore

Terrace, Rockville, between 10:05p.m. Aug. 11 and 6:05 a.m. Aug. 12.Searched two vehicles, took a wallet.

• DarCars Nissan, 15911 Indi-anola Drive, Rockville, on Aug. 15or 16.

• DarCars Nissan, 15401 Freder-ick Road, Rockville, on Aug. 16 or 17.

• Farsta Court, Rockville, be-tween 6 p.m. Aug. 16 and 5 p.m.Aug. 17. No forced entry, took aniPod, mini e-reader and a leatherportfolio.

• Three incidents on TowerOaks Boulevard, Rockville, on Aug.19 or 20. Arrest made.


POLICE BLOTTER

n GOP hopeful wantsto eliminate unnecessarygovernment intrusion

BY RYAN MARSHALL

STAFF WRITER

When John O’Malley workedat the Food and Drug Admin-istration, many of his co-work-ers moved from MontgomeryCounty and even Maryland toavoid the taxes levied by thecounty and state, he said.

Many of the people werehigh-wage earners, and wouldcommute from Pennsylvania orWest Virginia, O’Malley said.

He said increases in technol-ogy and telecommuting possi-bilities mean that more than everpeople can work for facilities inMontgomery County withouthaving to live here.

“Technology now is makingthat available,” he said.

The migration of high-earn-ing taxpayers out of the countyis a signal that Montgomeryneeds to lower taxes and focuson providing core governmentalresponsibilities such as roads,bridges, schools, police, fixingpotholes and removing snow, hesaid.

O’Malley,62, of SilverSpring is run-ning as a Re-publican forthe District4 Montgom-ery CountyCouncil seatheld byNancy Na-varro (D) of Silver Spring.

Now retired, O’Malley livesnear Ashton and operates a smallsheep farm.

While their families comefrom the same county in Ireland,he said he’s not aware of any rela-tion to the more famous O’Malleyin Maryland politics, Gov. MartinO’Malley (D).

They’ve never met, but hejokes that the governor mayhave partially cost him a spot onthe county’s Republican CentralCommittee in June’s primaryelection.

Asking Maryland Republi-cans to vote for anyone namedO’Malley may have been toomuch, he said.

He’s candid in saying thathe’s running for the council seatbecause the central committeeasked him to, but he also believesgovernment should limit its in-

volvement in people’s lives toproviding basic services.

The county has to balanceout net-positive taxpayers, whodon’t consume many county ser-vices, with net-negative taxpayerswho use more in services thanthey pay in taxes, he said.

To do that, Montgomerycan’t pursue policies that en-courage high-earners to leave thecounty, he said.

O’Malley said he understandsthe need for a reasonable level oftaxation, but believes Montgom-ery has gone too far. He points tomoney in the county budget forthe arts as an example of nones-sential spending.

“I’m in favor of the arts,”O’Malley said.

But when the county hasschoolchildren in portable trail-ers because of a lack of classroomspace, roads with potholes andneighborhoods that hire theirown snowplows to get them dugout faster after a storm, he seessuch spending as unnecessary.

O’Malley describes himselfas a civil libertarian, and said partof personal freedom means be-ing able to keep as much of yourmoney as possible.

His libertarian impulsesstretch into other areas.

On a national level, O’Malleysaid he’s troubled by the increasetoward what he called a surveil-lance state, in which people havebegun to “self-censor” what theysay on the phone, who they emailor what those messages containfor fear that the FBI, NationalSecurity Agency or other govern-ment agency might be listeningin.

On a local level, he said theCounty Council and county gov-ernment should not cooperatewith anything they see as a viola-tion of citizens’ privacy.

The government shouldn’t belistening to phone calls, O’Malleysaid. “If they want to know whatwe’re thinking, they can ask us,”he said.

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n Education, transportation,business part of platform

BY JENN DAVISSTAFF WRITER

Ed Edmundson thinks thatthe political system is broken anddysfunctional. Now, he’s takingaction to solve the problem.

Edmundson, a 48-year-oldRepublican from Potomac who isseeking a delegate seat in District15, is running his campaign withthe theme “Let’s Make Govern-ment Work Again.”

“I want people to feel like ifthey vote for me that I am goingto get things done. I’m going towork with the other side,” he said.“I really believe in transparency,in open communication, in ac-countability. I think that is miss-

ing right now.”Eradicat-

ing the “schoolto prison pipe-line” in theeducation sys-tem is a majorpriority for Ed-mundson, whosaid there is ahigh correlation between schoolsuspension rates and incarcera-tion, especially among black stu-dents. In all Montgomery CountyMiddle Schools last year, about8 percent of black students weresuspended compared to 3 per-cent or less of white students, TheGazette previously reported.

One way to solve the prob-lem is to recruit more black maleteachers, Edmundson said, sincethey are likely to have a more

no-nonsense approach to deal-ing with disruptive students andless likely to suspend over whitefemale educators.

“There’s just a more effectiveteacher-student relationship,” hesaid.

Transportation and the traf-fic problem on Interstate 270 areanother important part of hisplatform, Edmundson said. He isin favor of Bus Rapid Transit, andwould support other measuressuch as expanding Interstate 270,adding light rail and extendingMetro up north to Clarksburg.

To improve the interstate, heis also proposing to add EZ Passto high-occupancy vehicle (HOV)lanes and add contra lanes dur-ing peak commute times. Thetoll money could serve as morefunding for other transportationprojects, he said.

In an effort to make Mary-land a more business-friendlystate, Edmundson is focusing oneconomic development. Reduc-ing Maryland’s corporate andpersonal income tax rates to becompetitive with Virginia is keyto making the state a desirableplace for employment, accordingto Edmundson.

“We’re both located rightnext to Washington, D.C. Wehave to have a level playing field,”he said.

Offering tax incentives, im-plementing rational regulationsand streamlining permitting pro-cesses can also help to spur eco-nomic development, he said.

Edmundson, who is marriedand has one daughter, foundedhis own business, Earth Divas,in 2004. It is a fair trade companythat aims to end global poverty byteaching women in developingcountries, like Nepal, how to sewhandbags and other accessorieswith a sewing machine and thenpersuading U.S. businesses, likeWhole Foods, to sell those prod-ucts. All of the profits are paidback to the artisans, Edmundsonsaid.

District 15 covers much ofwestern Montgomery County,from Clarksburg to North Po-tomac. The district starts inBethesda, runs north just westof Rockville and follows the Po-tomac River on up to the Freder-ick County Line.

The general election is Nov. 4.

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n Defense attorney wants‘justice system,’ not legalsystem, for county

BY TIFFANY ARNOLD

STAFF WRITER

Dan Gaskill vowed to “turn the legalsystem into a justice system” if voterselect him to Montgomery County’s topprosecutor.

Gaskill, 47, a Republican from Sil-ver Spring, is a defense attorney and ischallenging Democrat incumbent JohnMcCarthy in the state’s attorney race inNovember.

Both candidates had no challengersin the June 24 party primaries.

Gaskill has ex-tensive experiencewith juvenile of-fenders and crimi-nal defense. Hewas part of a teamof attorneys to suesuccessfully Iranfor carrying outthe 1983 terroristattacks on Ameri-can service members in Beirut.

Gaskill said he entered the state’sattorney race on principle.

“I think John McCarthy is a veryhonorable guy with good integrity, andhe does a good job,” Gaskill said. “It’snot about John McCarthy. The thing is,we have a legal system in MontgomeryCounty and it really should be a justice

system.”Gaskill said a justice system entails,

in part, the creation of alternatives toexpensive incarceration for nonviolentoffenders. He said there should be bet-ter screening for which cases shouldeven proceed to trial.

“I had a guy in jail for 13 months fora double armed robbery,” Gaskill said.“It took me 20 minutes looking at theevidence to know that this guy did notdo it.”

Meanwhile, Gaskill said, the clientlost his job, his apartment and his fam-ily. His wife and kids had to move toGeorgia to live with relatives.

“It took the jury 20 minutes to de-termine he didn’t do it,” Gaskill said.“That’s not justice.”

He also pointed to the issue of sen-

tencing and arrest disparities — whyminorities are overrepresented in thecounty’s legal system.

“The state’s attorney has to standup for everybody,” Gaskill said. “We’reall equal.”

People should vote for him in No-vember, he said, because his workwith juveniles and as a defense at-torney has given him a new perspec-tive on the county’s criminal justicesystem.

Gaskill favors looser punishmentsfor possessing small amounts of mari-juana. Anything under an ounce, hesaid, should not be prosecuted.

In April, Maryland Gov. MartinO’Malley (D) signed a bill decrimi-nalizing marijuana, reducing thepenalty for having less than 10 grams

of marijuana from a criminal to a civiloffense.

“I don’t want to smoke it,” Gaskillsaid. “I enjoy sobriety. But if the guynext door wants to grow a pot plant andsmoke it with his friends, that’s none ofmy business.”

Gaskill served in the Marines andwas a sergeant. He is married with fourchildren and is a youth soccer coach.

From 1998 to 2000, he was a pro-gram coordinator at a juvenile drugtreatment facility, drawing on a bache-lor’s degree in sociology and a master’sdegree in social work.

He earned his law degree from theUniversity of Maryland in 2000.

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As a hearing officer with theMaryland Parole Commission,Leo Wayne Dymowski said hesees first hand the consequenceof the war on drugs.

Having just left a MarylandDivision of Corrections facilityin Jessup on Aug. 14, Dymowskisaid 10 of the 13 hearings heheld that day were for nonvio-lent drug offenders.

“It is just ridiculous,” hesaid. “If you wanted to keeppeople using drugs, you’d dowhat we’ve been doing. It’s verysuccessful if your goal is to keeppeople on drugs.”

Dymowski, 58, a Libertar-ian from Dundalk, is runningto be Maryland’s next attorneygeneral. He faces Democrat Sen.Brian E. Frosh (Dist. 16) of Som-erset and Republican Jeffrey N.Pritzker.

At the heart of Dymowski’splatform is ending the war ondrugs.

“I’ve always thought thatin a free society the govern-ment shouldn’t be able to tellyou what you can and cannotdo as long as you don’t hurtanybody else,” he said. “To seepeople separated from societywhen their only crime is to use asubstance that the governmentdoesn’t like, it’s just absurd.”

If elected, Dymowski wouldcombat the war on drugs as at-torney general by not having his

office han-dle appealsfor non-violent drugo f f e n d e r sand by in-vestigatingwhat he be-lieves is theover-polic-ing of drugsand the targeting of minorities.He said he also would sup-port efforts to legalize not justmarijuana — which lawmakersattempted to do in the 2014 leg-islative session — but all drugs.

The drug war hits close to

home for Dymowski, who saidhis sister struggled with drugaddiction.

“I don’t use drugs,” he said.“But I know the system we havenow doesn’t end the cycle, itperpetuates it.”

Dealers, he said, exerciselittle discretion when sellingand prohibition only makes thesubstance inherently valuableprompting dealers to risk 20 to30 years in prison just to makegood money selling it. Likewise,incarceration for drug offensesdisproportionately affects theblack community, he said, de-spite studies that show equal use

among whites.“I don’t want to put dealers

in jail. I want them to pay taxes,”he said.

In addition to legalizingdrugs, Dymowski supportseliminating controls on fire-arms. Like with nonviolent drugoffenses, if elected, he wouldnot have the attorney general’soffice handle appeals of caseswhere law-abiding citizenswere charged with possession ofguns, he said.

Dymowski said Maryland’sgun law, championed by Frosh,is not making the state safer.

He also opposes speed cam-

eras and the rain tax.As a Libertarian, Dymowski

said both the Democrats andRepublicans have failed theelectorate.

“Every vote for me is a votetelling a career politician thattheir time has come,” he said.

Dymowski said he was notalways a Libertarian, havingbeen both a Democrat and Re-publican in the past.

“Libertarian is the only con-sistent party,” he said. “It takesthe Democratic party’s philoso-phy on social issues, which isleave us alone, and it takes theRepublican party’s philosophyon financial issues, which is fis-cal conservatism. I think mostpeople in this country really arelibertarians and don’t know it.”

Dymowski is a former para-

trooper in the 82nd Airborne,and spent 15 years as a trial at-torney before becoming a pa-role hearing officer. He holds hisJuris Doctor from the Universityof Baltimore, a masters degreefrom University Maryland Col-lege Park, and a bachelor’s de-gree from UMBC. He lives inDundalk with his wife, Janice,and is actively involved in ani-mal rescue. Together they havethree rescue cats.

“Sometimes with politicsyou feel like you are completelywasting your time,” he said. “Butwith animals, I mean, if you res-cue one, to that animal, it’s themost important thing in theworld.”

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Local agencies only pay for stor-age, transportation and main-tenance of the items, accordingto Mimi Schirmacher, spokes-woman for the Defense LogisticsAgency, which administers theprogram. General items, such asoffice supplies and furniture, be-come the property of local police,Schirmacher said.

To receive a mine-resistantvehicle, local agencies must jus-tify their need, as well as theirability to maintain and safelystore it, the agency said.

Montgomery County has yetto deploy its mine-resistant vehi-cle. Officers have been trained touse the vehicle, which is armoredbut not armed, according to astatement from county police.

The county has had its twosmaller armored vehicles formore than 20 years. All three ve-hicles are for use only in hostagerescue or barricade situations,incidents with an active shooter,and situations involving bombsor explosives. The departmenthas faced all three situations inrecent years, county police say.

In 2010, a man armed with agun and explosives took hostagesat the Discovery Communicationbuilding in Silver Spring, lead-ing to a four-hour standoff thatended when the man was shotand killed by a police sniper.

“We had to get officers into alocation where they could havebeen blown up [and] could havebeen shot at,” Manger said.

The smaller vehicles alsowere used during the March 2012hunt for Philip Gilberti, whompolice believed shot and killedhis wife. Officers tracked Gilberti

to a house in Rockville. After un-successful attempts to contacthim by phone and bullhorn, theymoved an armored vehicle closeto the home, so an officer couldsafely throw a small sentry robotthrough a window to search thehome, Manger said. The robotfound Gilberti dead of a self-in-flicted gunshot wound, he said.

Montgomery County’s cur-rent inventory of items acquiredthrough the 1033 program issmall compared to what someother jurisdictions in the statehave, according to data fromby the Maryland State Police,which coordinates the programin Maryland. State police trackall “sensitive” equipment — suchas firearms and armored vehicles— that was obtained through theprogram and is currently in localagencies’ possession.

Even before the events inFerguson, the 1033 programdrew sharp criticism from theAmerican Civil Liberties Union,which released a report on themilitarization of police in June.The report warned that if locallaw-enforcement agencies getmilitary-grade weapons, they’llwant to use them, even if theyaren’t needed.

The fact that MontgomeryCounty police have this equip-ment wasn’t an immediateconcern for Anita Neal Powell,president of the county’s NAACPchapter, because police and resi-dents openly talk about issues inthe community.

“I see it as a safety network,”Powell said. “We have a chief whobelieves in the community thathe serves.”

The Montgomery CountySheriff’s Office obtained one M16rifle and six M14 rifles earlier this

year and the Takoma Park PoliceDepartment obtained two M14rifles and a sight, according to thedata.

Gaithersburg police used theprogram to get a utility truck.

Chevy Chase Village policeobtained several reflex sights forpatrol rifles. The department,which has 10 sworn officers, al-ready owned seven rifles andused the surplus program toequip them with the new sights,making it easier for officers to aimaccurately in low-light situations,said John M. Fitzgerald, the vil-lage’s police chief.

Many police departmentshave begun equipping officerswith rifles rather than shotgunsbecause they’re more accurateand let officers aim from fartheraway, Fitzgerald said.

Other agencies in Maryland,including the state police, theBaltimore County Police Depart-ment, and the sheriff’s offices inCarroll and Charles Counties,have acquired dozens of M16rifles, according to the data.

Maryland State Police be-gan its patrol rifle program in2004 and has obtained 162 M16rifles through the 1033 program,spokesman Greg Shipley said.Of those, 20 are kept in reserveand 142 are assigned in the field,enough for one rifle for each shiftin each area of the state, Shipleysaid. State police have about1,500 troopers.

Rifles are intended to be usedwhen confronting suspects whomay be wearing body armor ormay have barricaded themselvesin a location and police needmore precision than a shotguncan provide, Shipley said.

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Sunday, according to police.The driver, Austin Donovan Hall, 17, of the

3400 block of Tanterra Terrace in Brookeville, andthe front passenger, Maxwell Elliot Dechter, 17,of the 800 block of Lindsey Manor Lane in SilverSpring, were hospitalized with serious injuries, po-lice said. Hall has since been released; Dechter wasin critical condition Tuesday at the University ofMaryland Medical Center in Baltimore, said hos-pital spokeswoman Karen Lancaster.

The crash is still under investigation, but po-lice think Hall and Dechter were wearing seat beltsbut Gangloff was not, said Cpl. Rebecca Innocenti,a county police spokeswoman.

Funeral arrangements have not been dis-closed.

‘You wouldn’t forget him’As rain fell Sunday afternoon, a steady stream

of teens arrived and huddled beneath the tree atthe memorial, sharing memories, tears and evena few smiles.

The memorial included several lacrosse sticks;T-shirts from Olney Elementary, Rosa Parks Mid-dle and Sherwood High schools; candles; balloons;flowers; stuffed animals; an umbrella; a tissue box;and even some pieces of debris from the crash.

Levine and three other girls, all high school ju-niors from Olney, brought flowers, a large butterflyballoon and a note to Gangloff, which they tackedto the tree.

Debbie Sostman said Gangloff found some-thing positive in any situation.

“He influenced you to be a better person,” shesaid. “He was on the lacrosse team, and was friendswith a lot of people, even kids in different grades.”

“Shawn was kind of the class clown, but in thebest of ways,” Sostman said. “If you met him, youwouldn’t forget him. He left an impression on you.”

Savannah Hartzoge said she never recalledseeing Shawn angry about anything. She drovehim and the others to school each morning, andshe had math class with him.

“It’s going to be really sad not having him inthe car with us or next to me in math class tomor-row,” she said.

Help for familyThe Olney community sprang into action this

weekend.Debbie Doherty is one of a large group of peo-

ple working to arrange meals and other necessitiesfor the Gangloff family.

Doherty said the Gangloffs are well known, asShawn’s mother, Allison, is a teacher at Olney El-ementary School and his father, Rick, also works inthe county school system.

“We are putting together a webpage on www.lotsahelpinghands.com to arrange for meals, do-nations and other things you hope you will neverneed,” she said.

Once it is established, the information will beposted on the Olney-Brookeville Exchange YahooGroup.

Doherty said she is aware of another groupworking to set up something similar for the Dech-ter family.

“And Austin’s family, too,” she said. “We know

they are not dealing with the same issues, but weknow it is going to be hard for him and his familyso we are trying to reach out to them, as well.”

The events of this weekend hit close to homefor Bart Popeck, an Olney resident and teacher,whose son Alex, also a Sherwood student, diedfrom injuries suffered in a car crash in 2011.

“Once again Olney is proving itself to be themost caring and supportive community imagin-able,” Popeck said. “Within 72 hours of a terribleaccident, arrangements have been made for theaffected families to have homemade meals deliv-ered regularly, gas and parking funds made avail-able to offset extensive trips to the hospital, andeven cutting their grass. Olney comes together tosupport its own in stunning fashion. I call this ‘Ol-ney Up.’”

Sherwood High School Principal WilliamGregory said he is heartbroken.

“It’s just a tragedy,” he said. “Max is still inthe hospital with serious, critical injuries, but hismother told me he is hanging in there, so ourthoughts and prayers are with him and his family.

He called Hall “a real good kid — very friendlyand charismatic, as is Max.”

Gregory recalled a conversation he had withGangloff on the second day of the school year lastweek.

“We talked about goals and expectations forhis junior and senior years, and his excitementabout being at Sherwood,” Gregory said. “Havinghad that conversation, this really hurts.”

He met with staff before school started Tues-day, even though he had been in contact withthem through the weekend.

“Even though everyone knew what had hap-pened, we needed to be together,” he said.

Students sent online messages about wear-ing Sherwood gear to school in honor of the threeboys, and staff got the message, too.

“It was such a sign of unity to see all the Sher-wood blue,” Gregory said.

Gregory addressed the school through thepublic address system Tuesday morning. The au-ditorium was opened for students to come and gothroughout the day, with the school district’s crisisteam and school staff available.

“Sherwood is a strong community,” Gregorysaid. “We are united in good times, and when weneed to be in bad times.”

Beyond the school community“This type of incident can be especially trying

on fire and rescue personnel whenever there areyoung victims, and even more so when there aremultiple patients,” said Michael Kelly, chief of theSandy Spring Volunteer Fire Department, who re-sponded to the crash.

“Since many of our members live in the sur-rounding area, there is a greater likelihood thatthey are rescuing people they may know or knowof,” he said.

Kelley said that just as the public schools oftenhave counselors on hand following such incidents,the fire and rescue service has critical incidentstress management teams available to help mem-bers when needed.

Staff Writer Daniel Leaderman contributed tothis report.

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The website for the Califor-nia Rare Fruit Growers warnsthat they’re best eaten fresh andthat “the ripe fruit is very per-ishable with a shelf life of twoor three days,” but can keep forseveral weeks if refrigerated.

The fruit’s short shelf lifeis an impediment to its beingshipped and stored, potentiallyholding back its potential to be-come more widely known, saidSheri Crabtree, research andextension associate at the Ken-

tucky State University’s Collegeof Agriculture Food Science andSustainable Systems.

She said the fruit is growingin popularity, but is still in the“early stages” of being cultivatedfor larger-scale consumption.

Pawpaws are high in vita-min C and antioxidants, andrelatively high in potassium, shesaid.

Although the fruit is nativeto the U.S., the other membersof its family are tropical, and thefruit can give off a sweet, tropicalaroma, Crabtree said.

Jefferson and Washingtonboth loved the fruit, and Jeffer-son planted pawpaws at Monti-cello in Virginia, Crabtree said.

Daniel Boone also ate paw-paws, and Lewis and Clarkwrote in their journals aboutrunning out of rations on theirreturn trip from the West Coastand surviving for a time on paw-paws, she said.

The relatively long, coolspring and cool summer meansthat pawpaw season, which usu-ally runs from late August untillate September, will get started alittle later than usual, Davis said.

But while the pawpawsmay not be around for long, theshortness of the season provides“something to look forward to,”she said.

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I’m open-minded to looking at allthat,” he said.

Residents in the PotomacCrest development approachedFeldman with concerns whenPepco marked many large, ma-ture trees on their properties forremoval. The utility has cited a1950s agreement as its permis-sion to enter private property andcut or remove trees within 75 feetof the utility-owned right of waythat abuts the development.

Several of those residentssued Pepco, asking a Montgom-ery County Circuit County judgeto stop the utility from removingthe trees before the legality of theagreement could be determined.

Feldman said he is waiting

for the court to hear the case be-fore he considers any legislativeaction. A hearing in the case isscheduled for Oct. 9.

But when it comes to treemanagement, Feldman ques-tioned what factors, if any, theutility takes into account before itdecides to remove trees.

Pepco has declined to com-ment on the case. However,spokeswoman Courtney Nogassaid the utility’s work is critical toproviding safe and reliable elec-tric service its customers.

Gregg Berman, a plaintiff inthe case, said the utility appearsto want to remove the trees, somewhich are too small to even reachthe power lines, because the treesmight some day fall and cause aproblem. To the residents’ knowl-edge, no outage has been caused

by the trees on their properties.Berman said the utility has beenpruning the trees for years.

Montgomery County Coun-cilman Roger Berliner said thesuit is emblematic of a broadconcern with how Pepco hasgone about meeting its reliabilitymandate.

And while Berliner (D-Dist.1) of Bethesda, a former energyattorney, said he believes the suitwill likely be decided on narrowgrounds as it relates to the 1950sagreement, the case highlights ageneral desire for some protec-tion against what many view asthe utility’s over-aggressive cut-ting of trees that don’t pose athreat to electric reliability.

“Unless these trees are deador dying, the notion that youwould take trees down becausethey might fall does strike me asa little extreme,” he said.

Berliner attempted to passcounty legislation to provide pro-tection against overly-aggressivetree management by utilities, butthe absolute regulatory authorityof the Maryland Public ServiceCommission when it comes toutilities put the kibosh on the bill.

When asked what the countycan do, Berliner said, “We haveno authority over Pepco.”

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The first time Peter V.R. Franchot ranto be comptroller of Maryland, even hisown mother didn’t think he could win.

Franchot — a Democrat and, at thetime, a delegate in District 20 — chal-lenged incumbent comptroller and for-mer governor William Donald Schaeferand then-Anne Arundel County Execu-tive Janet Owens in the 2006 Democraticprimary.

“She knew Schaefer because I hadintroduced her to him,” he said of hismother, Jenny Howell. “And she waslike, ‘You’re going to be absolutely clob-bered.”

Franchot’s wife, Anne Maher, be-lieved Schaefer would annihilate himand he would return to the private sec-tor, he said.

“It was a pretty uphill battle from thestart,” he continued.

Franchot, who lives in Takoma Park,

was far from an-nihilated or clob-bered, defeatingboth Schaefer andOwens and advanc-ing to the generalelection where vot-ers selected him asthe next comptrol-ler.

“I think thepublic saw me as an appealing alterna-tive to something they didn’t like,” hesaid, attributing his success, in part, topersonal back and forth between Schae-fer and Owens during the campaign.

Franchot, 66, is seeking re-electionfor a third term in November, and saidvoters should be able to still see him asindependent of Annapolis politics and afiscal watchdog on even his own party.

“I’m not a robot and voters did notsend me down there to be a rubberstamp for the administration or for theleadership in the legislature,” he said.“I’m a Democrat but I’m not afraid tochallenge my own party when I thinkspending is unjustified.”

Franchot faces Republican WilliamH. “Bill” Campbell and write-in candi-

date Anjali Reed Phukan in the Nov. 4election.

As comptroller, it is Franchot’s jobto collect taxes, help oversee the state re-tirement and pension system, estimaterevenue and serve on the Board of Pub-lic Works.

Franchot said he is running for re-election because, under his leadership,the average number of business daysbetween when a Marylander files a taxreturns and the refund is in his or her ac-count is 2.2 days and because the officehas collected $3.6 billion more in taxesfrom those who have avoided paying inthe past.

“Fundamentally, I’m asking peopleto re-elect me because I am doing thejob,” he said.

In the election, pensions are a key is-sue for Franchot, who said he has workedto stabilize the state’s program.

In 2009, the recession sent the pen-sion fund plummeting from about $40billion to $26 billion in a few months.

That, he said, was a wake up call thatchange was necessary.

Franchot said he helped the staterecover the fund by reallocating assets,decreasing the assumed rate of return

on investment, increasing the numberof women and minority money manag-ers and eliminating “corridor funding”— a decade-old accounting method tosmooth out losses and gains that proveddetrimental to the fund’s stability byallowing lawmakers to underfund it —instead requiring the state to pay con-tributions recommended by an actuary.

While pensions remain under-funded, Franchot said he vigorously op-poses further raids, like the $200 millionthe legislature cut from the fiscal 2015contribution. He said he also opposedevery tax increase in the last eight yearsexcept the tobacco tax.

Voters, he said, are concerned aboutthe economy and share his moderate fis-cal and social positions.

“They do not buy the competingviews the Democrats and Republicansare presenting to them,” he said. “Onthe one hand the Democrats say theeconomy is doing OK, there are signs ofprogress and look at all the jobs we’vecreated. They don’t buy that, they thinkthat is a lot of political spin. The Repub-licans say the sky is falling and we needto lower taxes by hundreds of millions oreven billions of dollars. And they don’t

buy that either.”As comptroller, Franchot said he has

a bully pulpit at his disposal where hecan raise tough questions about spend-ing and the assertions by both parties.

“We need to stop the spin on theeconomy,” he said. “We have a problemand need to work collaboratively to-gether to fix the problem.”

“We are a great state,” he contin-ued. “But we have a loose fiscal policy.... Because we are so well intentionedabout spending money on issues thatare important to us, we don’t examinespending enough, we have too easilygone to tax increases, fee increases topay for programs that are not efficientlyoverseen. As a result we have taken anextraordinary amount of revenue out ofconsumers’ pockets.”

As comptroller, he said he has ad-vocated for a time-out from tax and feeincreases, examining all spending, andchanging the mindset that puts the pub-lic sector ahead of the private one.

Franchot holds a law degree fromNortheastern University in Boston and abachelor’s degree from Amherst College.

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Rockville is looking forvolunteers willing to spendone hour a week mentoring el-ementary school students dur-ing the new school year.

The mentors must be atleast 16 years old with a reli-able source of transportationand be willing to commit tocoming in each week, said KateBouwkamp, director of com-munity programs for the city.

Consistency in makingthe weekly mentoring ap-pointments each week fromOctober through May is vital,Bouwkamp said.

The program is being con-ducted at two Rockville-areaelementary schools and at theTwinbrook Community Recre-

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ing for 13 mentors per site.Mentors will meet with

their students an hour perweek and offer help withhomework, play games, makecrafts and talk with the stu-dent.

People interested in beingmentors must have an inter-view, background check andchild welfare check beforethey’re accepted into the pro-gram, Bouwkamp said.

High school students whomentor can earn student ser-vice learning hours.

For more information,contact Bouwkamp at 240-314-8317 or [email protected].

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n Tilden official makesa difference for kids

BY PEGGY MCEWANSTAFF WRITER

Many schools have a GreenTeam to turn off lights, collectrecyclables and help reducewaste, but Tilden Middle Schoolin North Bethesda has a GreeneTeam — and it does way morethan that.

The team works to turn onthe lights of learning, make theschool a safer place and ensurethat no student feels as if he is justmarking time at school.

The team is the work of Keith

Greene, the school’s security offi-cer, who believes that every childis to be cherished and can be suc-cessful when given adequate sup-port, according to Principal IrinaLaGrange.

Eighth-grader Isaiah Bakerjust transferred to Tilden fromPrince George’s County and isone of the few new members ofthis year’s Greene Team. Whenschool begins, the team is usuallysmall — just seventh- and eighth-graders who were members theyear before ask to be included —and gradually the group grows.By the end of the 2013-14 schoolyear, more than 200 studentswere on the team, Greene said.He writes their name in a note-

book and gives them a pencil forjoining.

“I say, ‘Don’t use it until youtake the SATs,’” he said.

This year, Greene noticedIsaiah was new and a little lost,so he took him under his wing.It’s something Isaiah is gratefulfor. He is learning that being onGreene’s team includes a respon-sibility to himself and his school.

“It’s important to me becausethe future me wants to do thiskind of thing, take myself seri-ously,” Isaiah said.

Greene said he enlists thehelp of students, because he can-not be everywhere and know ev-erything.

“They keep me informed ofstranger danger — people are notallowed on the track or bleach-ers during the school day — helpkeep the halls clear and safe, tellme if a bathroom or the cafete-ria needs cleaning, if someone isfeeling sad or if something is go-ing on between two kids,” Greene

said of the students who make uphis team. “We have 800 kids hereand I know a little about eachkid.”

He knows more than a little

about about some, and some-times he goes beyond the schoolwalls to help.

Misk Al-Ameen said Greenewas very caring and encourag-

ing when he learned her familymembers, who are from Iraq andJordan, were studying to becomeU.S. citizens.

“He was always asking howwe were doing,” Misk said. “Hewas there when we becameAmerican citizens this pastspring.”

Greene, who is 57 and livesin Laurel, spent time in the Armyand worked for years as a correc-tions officer before joining Mont-gomery County Public Schoolsnine years ago. He has been atTilden ever since, he said.

This year, LaGrange nomi-nated him for the district’s De-partment of School Safety andSecurity Employee RecognitionProgram, which honors securityassistants for outstanding work.He received the award Aug. 22 atthe department’s back-to-schooltraining meeting.

LaGrange’s nominating letterreads, in part:

“I highly recommend Mr.Keith Greene ... due to his ex-ceptional leadership skills anddedication to the students. Aboveall, Mr. Greene is kind, patient,thoughtful and committed to stu-dents and as a result they don’twant to let him down.”

Justin Bobb, an eighth-grader, echoed La Grange’s re-marks.

“I think he’s always showingthe respect someone wants toget,” Justin said. “He deserves allthe respect he gives us.”

La Grange said Greene is sopopular with the students that hegets a standing ovation whenevershe introduces him.

Kira Schiff, a seventh-grader,said she wanted to honor Greenelast year, so she dressed up likehim for Halloween, even carryinghis famous notebook.

“That was great,” Greenesaid. “I enjoy what I do. It’s fun.Sometimes I think I was meant todo this.

Maybe it’s his philosophythat helps him relate to the stu-dents and their needs.

“We don’t have any trouble-makers [at Tilden],” he said. “Wejust have some that need a littlemore attention.”

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Keith Greene, security officer at Tilden Middle School in North Bethesda,greets a student in the dropoff area before school on Tuesday.

n Whooping coughreported at schoolsin Rockville, Potomac

BY LINDSAY A. POWERSSTAFF WRITER

Thousands of Montgom-ery County Public Schools sev-enth-graders and their familiesmissed a deadline to prove thatstudents received vaccinationsnewly required by the state,county health officials said.

Those records were sup-posed to be submitted by Aug.25, the first day of school. Butas of Thursday, about 4,200 outof about 11,000 seventh-gradestudents still had not providedproof of getting one or both vac-cines, said Joan Glick, senioradministrator for school healthservices at the MontgomeryCounty Department of Healthand Human Services. There wasno new information on Tuesday.

This school year is the firstthat Maryland’s seventh-graders

need to return to classes havingmet new state immunization re-quirements for meningococcaland Tdap vaccinations. Tdaprefers to tetanus, diphtheria andpertussis.

Glick said students who didnot meet the Aug. 25 deadlinehave another 20 days to getthose shots either by a sched-uled or walk-in appointment. Ifa student still does not have theproper records by then, they willbe “excluded,” or not allowed toattend school, she said.

With the 20-day grace pe-riod in effect, “nobody’s beingexcluded,” Glick said Thursday.

On Thursday and Friday,students with missing recordshad a letter sent home withthem, notifying parents aboutwhat was needed, along with acopy of the immunization re-cord the school has on file anda list of places to get immuniza-tions, Glick said.

She said families can go totheir own doctors or take advan-tage of county health centers in

Silver Spring and Germantown.She said those two centers willtake walk-ins Monday throughFriday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. untilSept. 12.

Whooping cough surfacesAs many as a dozen students

at four county schools have beenconfirmed or are suspected tohave pertussis, also known aswhooping cough, officials said.

The students are at JuliusWest, Cabin John and RobertFrost middle schools and ColdSpring Elementary School, saidDana Tofig, a school districtspokesman.

“It is believed that all of thecases are related to studentswho attended the same summercamp where they were exposedto pertussis,” Tofig said in anemail Friday.

Dr. Ulder J. Tillman, thecounty’s health officer, said Fri-day that three cases had beenconfirmed. Another nine stu-dents are suspected to have the

disease, she said.“They’ve been exposed

to a case and they have thesymptoms of the characteristiccough,” Tillman said.

Mary Anderson, a Mont-gomery County Health and Hu-man Services spokeswoman,said Friday that it is “quite pos-sible” more cases will show up.

“Pertussis is highly con-tagious,” she said. “It spreadsfrom coughing, and I think kidsare not always the best when itcomes to covering their cough.”

On Tuesday, Anderson saidshe did not know of any newcases.

Letters have already beensent or will be sent home tofamilies with children at the fourschools, Tofig said Friday.

If diagnosed with whoop-ing cough, a student needs to betreated with antibiotics for fivedays before they can return toschool, she said. Pertussis canturn into pneumonia.

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ObituaryNancy Bille Bleggi, ofGaithersburg, passed onAugust 23, 2014, in homehospice surrounded by herfamily and beloved dogs.

Nancy was born in St.Marys, PA and marriedScott Bleggi, whosurvives. She waspredeceased by an infant

son in 1982 and a daughter, Gina Marie, in 2010.In addition to her husband, she is survived by herdaughter, Jillian, of Washington, DC, and a sister,Mary Jo Turner, of Clearfield, PA.

She was a tireless advocate for improved educationand therapy services for the disabled in the metroarea and overseas. Her family and friendsremember her strong spirit and bravery in the faceof adversity. She approached life’s challenges withdetermination and a sense of humor, and helpedinspire those who knew her, especially manyfellow parents of children with special needs.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made toMontgomery Hospice Care, 1335 Piccard Drive,Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850, or online atmontgomeryhospice.org

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Notice is hereby given that the City of Rockville Mayor and Council will conduct a public hearingon Monday, September 15, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as it may be heard, in theMayor and Council Chambers, Rockville City Hall, 111 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, Maryland,in connection with proposed revisions to Section 21-20, Waivers, and Section 21-60, BusinessDistrict Roads, of the Rockville City Code.

The Mayor and Council is inviting testimony on the proposed changes to Sections 21-20 and21-60, which would provide consistency with current industry practices and addressshortcomings in the application of the existing code. The proposed code language revision isintended to bring into compliance future business district road designs. Said amendmentswould, among other things, create two business district road classifications, Class I and ClassII. Said amendments would also amend the width requirements of business district roads basedon class, and also amend the construction standards and specifications for business districtroads. In addition, the proposed amendments would allow the Director of Public Works toapprove waivers for right of way and/or pavement width requirements for business district roadsunder certain circumstances. Modifications may be made to the proposed revisions after thepublic hearing.

The Rockville City Code may be accessed via the City’s web site at: http://www.rockvillemd.gov/index.aspx?nid=124.

Persons wishing to testify at the hearings are asked to call 240-314-8280 before 4:00 p.m. onthe date of the hearing to have their names placed on the speakers’ list. Written comments maybe emailed to the Office of the City Clerk at cityclerkrockvillemd.gov, or by regular mail to 111Maryland Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20850. More detailed information can be found bycontacting Gregory Lyons, Transportation Engineer at 240-314-8506 [email protected].

MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF ROCKVILLEBy: Sara Ferrell, Acting City Clerk

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Overseeingthe police

When the rightto know is assaulted

OUROPINIONS

LET TERS TOTHEEDITOR

More reasons to talk to your kids about drugs

Martin O’Malley is runningfor president. He’s handsome(never takes a bad photo), singsand plays the guitar, oozesIrish charm and sports a solidliberal record appealing tomost Democrats: gun control,death penalty repeal, gay mar-riage, minimum wage increase,aid to illegals, decriminalizedpot, environmental regula-tions, fracking moratorium.He even gerrymandered a Re-publican out of Congress andchaired the Democratic Gover-nors Conference.

He’s already campaignedin two dozen states includingmultiple visits to 2016 earlyprimary states Iowa, NewHampshire and South Caro-lina. He’s headlined fundrais-ers for Dem candidates acrossthe nation and contributed$230,000 out of his own warchest. He’s dispatched his owncampaign staff to three earlyprimary states to help in thisyear’s local elections and to laythe groundwork there for his2016 bid.

Oh, and he’s reportedlywriting a book, a prerequisitefor any White House hopeful.But it’s all for naught. Here’swhy O’Malley can’t win in2016:

MoneyLast year O’Malley’s elec-

tion PAC raised $1.7 million,mostly from Marylanders.This year he’s raised another$900,000 with about $895,000on hand, not enough to get

through the firstprimary.

By comparison,Barack Obamaraised $740 mil-lion for his 2008campaign includ-ing $24.8 millionin the first quarterof 2007. In fourmonths O’Malleywill leave office andlose his fundraisingleverage while mostnational donors arewaiting for Hillary Clinton.

BaggageOpposition researchers will

have a field day producing neg-ative attack ads on O’Malley.The taxpayer-financed HiltonHotel he pushed through asmayor has lost $50 millionsince it opened in 2008, hisEast Baltimore DevelopmentInc. urban renewal projectis a flub and his zero toler-ance mass arrests of black cityresidents resulted in the citypaying $870,000 to settle anNAACP/ACLU lawsuit (howwill O’Malley explain that onthe campaign trail?).

Then there’s the Baltimorejail’s Black Guerilla fam-ily scandal, the $260 millionObamacare website fiascoand the 40 new taxes and feescosting Marylanders an extra$3.1 billion a year. O’Malleyleaves behind an underfundedstate employee pension fund,a structural deficit, the nation’ssecond highest foreclosure

rate, second worstjobs rate and a statehooked on casinogambling.

TractionBut you’ll never

see those attack adsbecause O’Malleywon’t get traction.Despite all thoseearly primary statesvisits, he’s polling 1percent to 2 percent

among Dems. He’s even run-ning third in Maryland wheremost Dem officials are backingHillary. And after next Janu-ary’s inauguration, O’Malley isout of office: no mansion, nooffice, no car, no troopers, novisibility.

Media scrutinyO’Malley, spoiled by Mary-

land’s lapdog media, will runinto a cut throat national presscorps that will expose his wildclaims: his $9.5 billion budgetcuts that were actually a $10billion increase, his $22 mil-lion tuition freeze which wasfunded by a $3.1 billion taxhike and the city he claimsto have rescued which ranksfourth in homicides and sixthin violent crime.

Last week the NationalGeographic Channel featureda documentary crowning Bal-timore as the “heroin capital ofAmerica” with this narrative,“Baltimore, a tough town fac-ing hard times. The steel mills

are gone. Entire neighbor-hoods stand deserted. On thestreets people hustle to get byand for many the biggest hustleis the heroin hustle.”

All O’Malley’s months ofcampaigning and fundraisingwiped out by one nationwideTV show.

Well, wink the pundits andwise guys, O’Malley is just fol-lowing the Joe Biden playbook:run for president but settle forbeing Hillary’s running mate.

The problem is, Hillarydoesn’t need him. O’Malley istoo liberal, comes from a tinyblue state she’s going to easilywin and doesn’t bring anythingto the ticket (he bombed inboth of his Democratic Con-vention speeches). Hillaryneeds a moderate male from abattleground state — someonelike Florida senator Bill Nelson.Come November 2016, MartinO’Malley will be looking for ajob.

But don’t despair Mary-landers. The 2016 president’srace may feature a BaltimoreMarylander on the ticket — theRepublican ticket. Dr. Ben Car-son, someone who brings a lotto the table.

Blair Lee is chairman ofthe board of Lee DevelopmentGroup in Silver Spring and aregular commentator for WBALradio. His past columns areavailable at www.gazette.net/blairlee. His email address [email protected].

Why O’Malley can’t win

Ferguson, Mo., is 800 miles from Montgomery County,but the hardline tactics of law enforcement there shouldconcern every community in the country.

The Aug. 9 fatal shooting by police of an unarmedblack teenager sparked days and nights of protest by out-raged residents. Police responded with paramilitary force,shooting tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters and teargas at a TV news crew.

Here, we’ll comment only on authorities’ attempts toclamp down and even incarcerate journalists who were inFerguson to bear witness to the conflict and document itfor news reports.

On Aug. 13 — the fifth day of protests — police arrestedreporters Wesley Lowery of The Washington Post (a sistercompany to ours) and Ryan J. Reilly of the Huffington Postwhile they were lawfully in a McDonald’s, working on theircoverage.

Thepolice department’s cover story was “trespass-ing,” but there seemed to be the flimsiest of reasons for ha-rassing these reporters and throwing them in jail. Loweryvideotaped much of his interaction as police bullied him.

Not long after they were incarcerated, the reporterswere freed — reportedly with no explanation and no pa-perwork. Officers refused to identify themselves or providebadge numbers, according to the reporters’ accounts.

We don’t normally weigh in on matters in other areas,but this apparent abuse of power is an attack on open gov-ernment and the public’s right to know everywhere.

We stand with our colleagues, whose work in the mid-dle of a supercharged atmosphere in Ferguson was danger-ous enough.

We condemn totalitarian crackdowns on information,which are an assault on the First Amendment and therights of the citizenry relying on the press to be informed.

At times like these, it helps for both sides — the gov-ernment and the watchdog — to understand each other’srole and rights.

We greatly respect the work of law enforcement in try-ing to maintain order and protect the public.

Journalists expect and deserve civil treatment in returnas they do their work. Random arrests and harassment areunacceptable in a society with free people and a free press.

As President Barack Obama said: “And here in theUnited States of America, police should not be bullyingor arresting journalists who are just trying to do their jobsand report to the American people on what they see on theground.”

Montgomery County Councilwoman Cherri Bransonreminded us of an idea – a good one, we believe – whenwe reported her desire that a police investigation of a Ger-mantown teen’s arrest be made public. “It is imperativethat residents of Montgomery County believe that the useof force is justified, examinations of the use of force areconducted with transparency and officers who use exces-sive force are held accountable,” she wrote.

She said the video of the young man’s arrest – in whicha white officer allegedly manhandled a black teenager – re-minded her that the county’s Charter Review Commissionsuggested the establishment of a Civilian Review Board toanalyze complaints against Montgomery County police.

We think such a board could play a valuable role inMontgomery, for a number of reasons. But before we getto our reasons, we should note that at least one wise voicedisagrees. County Councilman Phil Andrews, who chairsthe County Council’s Public Safety Committee, doesn’tthink much of the idea. There isn’t a record of sufficientproblems to require it, he told us. Without those com-plaints, where’s the need?

We’ll grant him that. We don’t think a Citizens ReviewBoard will be overly tasked with agendas loaded withcommunity complaints. We do think it’s the kind a goodgovernment idea that should make Montgomery proud.In a county where its citizens oversee school and planningdecisions, where even the designation of rustic roads goesthrough a citizen-led panel, some oversight of the policeforce would seem to be part of Montgomery’s DNA.

The Germantown teen’s arrest came shortly afterMichael Brown, a black teenager, was shot and killed bya white police officer in Ferguson, Mo. The incident hassparked weeks of protests. In the wake of the Fergusonincident, every community should ponder how its policeforce uses deadly force. But as the NAACP vigil in Rockvilleon Aug. 24 pointed out, Montgomery is not Ferguson,Mo. Anita Neal Powell, president of Montgomery CountyNAACP, stated Montgomery needs an ongoing conversa-tion to avoid tragedies, like the shooting of Michael Brown.A Citizens Review Board could be the vehicle to start andcontinue that conversation, preventing minor dustupsfrom becoming festering wounds that in turn lead to pub-lic protests.

Gordie Brenne’s letterabout weak cost controls atWSSC fits what I’ve watched[“WSSC water rate torture,” let-ters, Aug. 27.]. When I moved

in to my home four years ago,WSSC was already tearing upthe streets to work on utilities.For four years this continued,with the same streets being

ripped up, repaired, and rippedup again. Finally they werepaved clean. Then several por-tions ripped up again.

There is no way that proj-

ect was done cost-effectively.I shudder to think what WSSCspent on a per-home in ourneighborhood.

John D. Wilson, Silver Spring

WSSC tortured neighborhood’s streets

When reviewing the datafrom the Maryland Youth RiskBehavior Survey [“Montgom-ery County student surveyhighlights drugs, food, bully-ing,” news, Aug. 6, and “Ourchildren, by the numbers,”editorial, Aug. 13], it is essen-tial for parents to keep threethings in mind: the conceptof high stakes; that adoles-cents from the most loving,caring families take foolhardyrisks because it is part of nor-mal adolescent developmentto take risks (even though thepart of the brain that helps usthink through whether acting a

risk or impulse is dangerous ornot is not fully developed untilaround age 25); and that thenumber of middle school stu-dents engaging in drugs andother risky behaviors is grow-ing at an alarming rate.

In sixth grade, for example,3.4 percent (one out of 30) stu-dents “ever used marijuana”;13.1 percent (one out of eight)“rode in a car driven by some-one who had been drinkingalcohol”); and 14.7 percent(one out of seven) “seriouslythought about killing them-selves.” The percentages in-crease in nearly all categories

of risky behaviors in the en-tire survey each year throughtwelfth grade.

In conversation, these cansound like insignificant odds,and therein lies the danger.However, if your child is theone out of 30 (for example), it’shim or her 100 percent, plusyour family, plus — possibly— other peers or bystandersand their families. And it doeshappen in the most caring andloving families.

I encourage all parents tohave respectful, ongoing con-versations with their tweens,teens and college students so

they are clear about your ex-pectations to earn your trustand why it is critical for themto get adult help when theyknow a peer is in harm’s way,be it from unsafe practices,bullying, drugs, or hearingthem talk openly about self-harm, and to stay connectedwith their friends and theirfriends’ parents.

Patty Winters, DerwoodThe writer is the coordi-

nator of the Brave and BoldCoalition, which tries to helpparents help their childrenavoid alcohol and other drugs.

MY MARYLANDBLAIR LEE

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n ABAs have become quitepopular recently

Within the past few years,a relatively new beer style hasbecome quite popular and isseeing a widespread increasein breweries making the style.It is sometimes called Black IPA(Black India Pale Ale), some-times called Cascadian Dark Ale,and lately versions are using thename American Black Ale (ABA).The latter is the name used in theBrewers Association guidelines.

The earliest American ver-sion of this black, hoppy styleappears to have been brewed bythe Vermont Pub and Breweryin 1994 under the name Black-watch IPA. The popularity of thestyle spread, often called a BlackIPA. This name is an obvious oxy-moron. A beer cannot be both ablack ale and a pale ale. Further,the style has absolutely nothingto do with India, relying mostlyon American bittering hops.

Brewers in the Pacific North-west produced a similar style inthe first decade of this centuryusing Northwest hops in key fla-vor roles, with roasted malts pro-viding color and flavor. The stylecelebrates the hops of Cascadia,a tongue-in-cheek name for amythical republic in the PacificNorthwest, hence the name Cas-cadian Dark Ale.

What differentiates the stylefrom a Schwartzbier or a hoppyPorter or Stout? Obviously theSchwartzbier is a lager, not anale, and does not have the hopprofile that ABAs are noted for.There are really three main dif-ferences between the style andPorters or Stouts. The first differ-ence is the volume of hop bitter-ness and the type of hops used.Porters and Stouts use traditional

bittering and aroma hops whilethe ABA uses Pacific Northwesthops noted for their citrus, spice,floral and high bitterness charac-teristics. The second difference isthe use of dehusked dark malts toavoid the conflict between hopbitterness and the acrid flavor ofconventional roasted malts. Thisavoids the harsher, burnt fla-vors in some robust porters andstouts. Finally, there is a muchdrier finish based on the maltsand yeasts used.

While the Beer Judge Certi-fication Program has yet to addthe style to its guidelines, whichwere last updated in 2008, theBrewers Association guidelinesfor the Great American Beer Fes-tival describe the style as beingvery dark to black with mediumcaramel malt and dark roastedmalt aromas. The aroma accen-tuates hops with some fruity andfloral notes. Moderate caramelmalt and dark roasted malts areevident with medium to highhop bitterness (50-70 Interna-tional Bittering Units) and 6.3-7.6percent alcohol by volume (ABV).

Black Ale Reserve Special(7.5 percent ABV), brewed byDark Horse Brewing in Marshall,Mich., has an alluring complexnose of roast, chocolate, andcaramel with a hint of wine. Thisrobust, smooth brew has a lightcaramel malt, roast and choco-late front which segues into amiddle with added bitter hopsand a small increase in choco-late. In the finish the hops growslightly while the chocolate in-creases to medium. In the after-

All hail the greatAmerican Black Ale

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n Shepard’s play focuses ondestructive relationship

BY KIRSTY GROFFSTAFF WRITER

Examine the human experience throughthe lens of an explosive relationship duringRound House Theatre’s run of “Fool forLove.”

The 1983 Sam Shepard play centers onthe relationship between May and Eddie,two former lovers with a destructive historytogether. May has taken steps toward build-ing a new life for herself when her ex comesknocking at her motel room door outsidethe Mojave Desert in an attempt to get herback.

Due to the nature of their relationship,May and Eddie make for intense characterswho give the play depth and body, despitemaking up half of the total cast. The roles callfor actors of a certain caliber, and prior to hisappointment two years ago as producingartistic director for Round House Theatre,“Fool for Love” director Ryan Rilette hadlittle luck finding suitable performers — un-til seeing Thomas Keegan and Katie deBuysperform in separate productions.

“It is a very fraught relationship, andthey are roles that both require an emotionaldexterity and a physicality not many actorshave,” he said. “In other markets I never re-ally had the right cast for it. I had a strongfeeling the two of them were the people Ihad been waiting on.”

Rilette declined to hold auditions; with acast of four, he had a feeling for who shouldmake up the rest of the play. He recruitedlong-time Round House Theatre actorMarty Lodge as the Old Man, who inter-acts with and comments on the two loversthroughout the piece, and Tim Getman asMartin, May’s date that night.

May and Eddie capture the multi-di-mensional emotions people typically facewhen confronting trying events. Rather thanjust feeling angry or sad, the two of themexperience seemingly conflicting feelingsthroughout their discussion.

“It’s so raw emotionally,” said deBuys.“These two people are so connected to one

another, and at the same time their behaviorseparates them in this way that’s painful butso beautiful to watch.”

“They experience love and despair, pas-sion and agony in the same moment — andthat’s how we live,” added Keegan. “Thoughit’s surreal in its plot, it’s deeply human andrelatable emotionally.”

The couple has more than 15 years ofhistory together, a length of time difficultto capture by actors slipping into the skinsof such passionate people. To remedy this,

Keegan and deBuys — with the help of Ri-lette — dug deeper into what their charac-ters were probably like, doing a lot of actingwork that will go unseen by the audience.

“We did a lot of improvisational exercisesjust to explore what May and Eddie were like10 years ago, when they lived together, thelast time Eddie had to leave,” said deBuys.“It built so many layers of understanding —little things we would say to each other that

Drowning in the desert

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From left to right, Tim Getman as Martin, fight choreographer Casey Kaleba and Thomas Keegan asEddie rehearse Round House Theatre’s production of “Fool for Love.”

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IN THE ARTSFor a free listing, please submitcomplete information to [email protected] at least 10 days in ad-vance of desired publication date.High-resolution color images (500KBminimum) in jpg format should besubmitted when available.

DANCESSocial Ballroom Dance, 8:30 to 11:30

p.m. ($16), Sept. 3; Tea Dance, 12:30 to 3:30p.m. ($6), Sept. 4; West Coast Swing Danc-ing with Dance Jam Productions, 9 p.m.,drop-in lessons 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. ($15),Sept. 5; Social Ballroom Dance at 8 p.m.,free Viennese Waltz lesson at 7 p.m. ($16),Sept. 7; Social Ballroom Dance, 8:30 p.m.to 11 p.m. ($16); Sept. 10; Tea Dance, 12:30p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ($6), Sept. 11, 2126 Indus-trial Highway, Silver Spring, 301-326-1181,hollywoodballroomdc.com.

Scottish Country Dancing, 8 to 10 p.m.Mondays, steps and formations taught. Noexperience, partner necessary, T-39 Build-ing on NIH campus, Wisconsin Avenueand South Drive, Bethesda, 240-505-0339.

Glen Echo Park is at 7300 MacArthurBlvd.

Blues, Capital Blues: Thursdays, 8:15p.m. beginner lesson, 9 to 11:30 p.m. danc-ing to DJs, Glen Echo Park’s Spanish Ball-room Annex, $8, capitalblues.org.

Contra, Sept. 5, Hilton Baxter calls toMontage with Jane Knoeck on piano andaccordion, Rachel Bell on accordion andflute, Tom Santarsiero on guitar, mandolin,banjo, jaw harp and foot percussion - Thisdance will take place in the Bumper CarPavilion, Glen Echo Park Spanish Ball-room, 7:30 p.m., $10, fridaynightdance.org.

English Country, Sept. 3, Susan Taylorcaller, 8 p.m., Glen Echo Town Hall (up-stairs), fsgw.org.

Swing and Lindy, Sept. 13, Craig Gildnerand the Blue Sky 5, $18, $12 for those 17and under, Glen Echo Park Spanish Ball-room, flyingfeet.org.

Waltz, Sept. 7, Elke, Paul, Ralph & Larry,with Larry Unger (banjo, guiar), Elke Baker(fiddle), Paul oorts (mandolin, button ac-cordion, banjo, guitar), and Ralph Gordon(bass), waltztimedances.org.

Irish Dancing, “Ring of Kerry IrishDance class winter session will begin onSept. 9. Dancers meet on Tuesday’s fromSeptember until mid-December at Rid-geview Middle School. Beginning classstarts at 7 p.m., followed by the more ex-perienced class at 8:05 p.m. Cost is $40. Wedo ceili and set dances and no partner isrequired to enjoy the lessons. For more in-formation, email Jean at jtmwoods@gmail.

com or visit ringofkerrydancers.org. Danc-ers must be at least 8 years old to senior.Anyone under 16 must be accompanied byan adult.

Contra, Carpe Diem Contra dance,Silver Spring Civic Bldg., Sept. 11, 7 to 10p.m. Lively music with Janine Smith call-ing. Free to first time dancers, $5 students,$8 FSGW/Revels Members, $10 General.7 to 7:30 p.m., Workshop; 7:30 to 10 p.m.,Dancing for “Kids” of All Ages. VeteransPlaza at Fenton & Ellsworth, Park Freely at801 Ellsworth Garage.

MUSIC & DANCEBethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club,

Coco Montoya plus Bad Influence, Sept. 3;Back to School Funk Dance Party, Sept. 4;The Nighthawks plus Kelly Bell Band, Sept.5; Nation Beat and Alma Tropicalia, Sept. 6;Jazz & Soul: Phaze II and Friends featuringAvon Dews and Songstress Lady K, Sept.7; Ana Popovic, Sept. 12; Joe Clair ComedyNight featuring Tony Roberts and EddieBryant, Sept. 13; Patricia Barber Quartet,Sept. 10, call for prices, 7719 WisconsinAve., Bethesda. 240-330-4500, bethesdab-luesjazz.com.

BlackRock Center for the Arts, DeannaBogart, 8 p.m. Sept. 20, 12901 Town Com-mons Drive, Germantown. 301-528-2260,blackrockcenter.org.

Fillmore Silver Spring, WMZQ pres-ents Jana Kramer, Love & Theft & NatalieStovall, Sept. 5; DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist,Sept. 8, 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring.fillmoresilverspring.com.

Strathmore, Afternoon Tea, Sept. 9; Af-ternoon Tea, Sept. 10; Artist Seminars: Net-working - The Who, What, When, Where& Why, Sept. 10; call for venue. Locations:Mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike, NorthBethesda; Music Center at Strathmore,5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda,301-581-5100, strathmore.org.

ON STAGEAdventure Theatre-MTC, “Stuart Little,”

Sept. 19 through Oct. 26, call for prices,times, Adventure Theatre MTC, 7300 Ma-cArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, 301-634-2270,adventuretheatre-mtc.org.

Imagination Stage, “The Night Fairy,”Sept. 24 through Oct. 26, call for prices,times, Imagination Stage, 4908 AuburnAve., Bethesda, imaginationstage.org.

Olney Theatre Center, “Colossal,” Sept.3 through Sept. 28, call for prices, times,2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney,301-924-3400, olneytheatre.org.

The Puppet Co., “Rapunzel,” Sept. 19through Oct. 12; Tiny Tots @ 10, selectWednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, callfor shows and show times, Puppet Co.Playhouse, Glen Echo Park’s North Arcade

Building, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., $5, 301-634-5380, thepuppetco.org.

Round House Theatre, Bethesda, “Foolfor Love,” Sept. 3 through 27, call for showtimes, 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda.$15 for general admission, $10 for sub-scribers, patrons 30 and younger andseniors. 240-644-1100, roundhousetheatre.org.

Silver Spring Black Box Theatre, 8641Colesville Road, Silver Spring, 301-588-8277, [email protected].

Silver Spring Stage, “God of Carnage,”Sept. 19 through Oct. 11, Woodmoor Shop-ping Center, 10145 Colesville Road, SilverSpring, see website for show times, ssstage.org.

The Writer’s Center, Building Your Fire:How to Structure Your Story, 7:30 to 9:30p.m., Sept. 5; Whodunit? How to Writea Mystery, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sept.6; Dream, Draft, Develop: Follow YourCreative Compass, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,Sept. 6; Seeing Food, Work, War and Love:A Multicultural View of Poetry, 1 p.m. to3:30 p.m., Sept. 6; Elements of Fiction: Dia-logue, 2 to 4:30 p.m., Sept. 6; Christine Ki-tano and Timothy Denevi, 2 to 4 p.m., Sept.7; Collaborating with the Dead, 7 to 9 p.m.,Sept. 8; Writing Short Stories, 7:30 to 10p.m., Sept. 8, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda,301-654-8664, writer.org.

VISUAL ARTAdah Rose Gallery, “So I Will Let It (The

Ugly Wallpaper) Alone and Talk About TheHouse,” through Sept. 28, 3766 HowardAve., Kensington, 301-922-0162, adahrose-gallery.com

Glenview Mansion, The Sumi-e Society,Sept. 7 through Sept. 26, Rockville CivicCenter Park, 503 Edmonston Drive, Rock-ville. rockvillemd.gov.

Marin-Price Galleries, John Aquilino,through Sept. 18, 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mon-day through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sun-day, 7022 Wisconsin Ave., 301-718-0622,marin-price.com.

Montgomery Art Association, FeaturedArtist: Robin Frosh, through Sept. 28, Mon-day through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.,Sunday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Westfield Whea-ton Mall, 11160 Viers Hill Road, Wheaton,montgomeryart.org.

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were related to items in the script. Nowwhen we encounter those lines, there’sso much more meaning to them.”

Shepard’s work as a playwright wasmostly masculine and male-dominated;the role of May is said to have been hisfirst real attempt at writing a full, com-plex female character. While the back-drop of the ‘80s has its influence in sucha portrayal, it represents a departurefrom other work as well as a counter-point to Eddie, Martin and the Old Man— all presented as powerful, strong, bigmen in personality and appearance.

His acting background also con-tributed to an enriching experience forthe cast members of productions of hisplays, written with the knowledge of thetheater world from a performance per-spective.

“Shepard writes a real understand-ing for actors and what they can do onstage,” said Rilette. “These charactersallow actors to push the boundaries ofextremes in terms of violence, sex andemotion. Some playwrights answer ev-ery question for the audience; Sam tendsto ask more questions than he providesanswers to.”

With a cast of four, the stage couldseem a little bare; however, with thework the set and costume designerMeghan Raham and the assistance ofother members of the crew to put thescenery and entire look together, the the-ater allows for a well-rounded approachto the piece and creating a convincingbackdrop for the unfolding drama.

“It’s very easy to focus on the ac-tors, the director, the playwright, but Ifeel fortunate that Ryan has assembled acrack team of artists, from costume andset to sound,” said Keegan. “Everyoneis working toward a beautiful commongoal, but it’s easy for those building theset to lose recognition. We never wouldbe able to do it without these peoplewho built the world for us.”

The overall experience makes for aperformance guaranteed to make theaudience reflect on their own emotionsand feelings, bringing even a fiery rela-tionship such as that of May and Eddieclose to home.

“There are some plays that have astrong moral message or takeaway; thisone reminds you what it means to be ahuman being” Rilette said. “It is an emo-tional workout, and that’s our goal withthis production, is to make it an incred-ibly exciting and emotional journey forthe audience as much as for the actors.In some ways I hope the audience isspeechless.”

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Does this sound familiar —D’oh! Do we have to go see a show?The football game is on! The dayyou’ve been waiting for is finally athand!

The Olney Theatre Center isset to open Andrew Hinderaker’s“Colossal,” starting Wednesdayand running through Sept. 28. TheOlney Theatre Center will be thefirst location for the Rolling WorldPremiere of the show.

The play focuses on Mike, whobecomes paralyzed after taking ahit in a college football game andhas to overcome his personal de-mons. Of course, since the showdeals with football, it’s going to

have football elements. The playitself is structured like a footballgame, with four quarters, a pre-show training session and a half-time show. Oh, and Mike relivesthe memory of the accident withthe help of a live football squad on-stage, in pads and helmets.

Hinderaker wrote the play foractor Michael Patrick Thornton,who suffered a spinal stroke in2003. Thornton will be playingMike in the show. He previouslystarred in the “Grey’s Anatomy”spin-off, “Private Practice.”For more information, visit olney-theatre.org or call 301-924-3400.

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Drew is a dramatic fool — atleast, that’s his name. The Mont-gomery College Department ofVisual and Performing Arts inTakoma/Silver Spring presentDrew the Dramatic Fool on Sat-urday at the Cultural Arts Center.Mr. Dramatic Fool studied at ahost of institutions, including theUniversity of Michigan, Colum-bia College, and The Art Instituteof Chicago. He studied theatricalclowning at Ohio University andin Paris.

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The Mansion at Strathmoreis set to unveil its latest exhibit,“Grace Hartigan: A Survey1966-2007,” on Saturday.

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Hartigan married Dr. Win-ston Price and moved fromNew York to Baltimore in 1960.From 1965 until her death in2008, she served as a teacherat and director of MICA’s (theMaryland Institute Collegeof Art) LeRoy E. HoffbergerSchool of Painting.

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n Jaguars try to becomethe first 4A school since 1998to win consecutive titles

BY PRINCE J. GRIMESSTAFF WRITER

Northwest High Schoolenters this season as thedefending Class 4A statechampions in football.The one thing that comeswith the championship

trophy, is a target that every other 4Aschool in the state is pointing at.

Some of the Jaguars weren’t evenborn yet the last time a 4A championwon back-to-back state titles. SenecaValley did it in 1997 and 1998 as a 4Aschool. Then, for good measure, theScreaming Eagles won it again in 1999 asa 3A program.

Northwest coach Mike Neubeisersaid he knows his Germantown teamwill get the best effort from everyone thisseason.

“I used to talk to [former QuinceOrchard coach Dave] Mencarini aboutthis all the time, when he was at QO, andthey were going to state championshipsyear-after-year there,” Neubeiser said.“...[Mencarini] said each week, it didn’tmatter how much film they watched.No matter what they watched, the teamthey would play would come out andrun something totally different, becausethey had to do something special for

Quince Orchard.Well, I expect that tohappen to us a littlebit. I think teamswill come out andthey’ll put in specialwrinkles just to playus, probably.”

Mencarini led Quince Orchardto three title games and helped turnaround the Gaithersburg school’sprogram, making him one of the bestcoaches in the county. Even he couldn’trepeat after his Cougars went unde-feated and won the 2007 crown.

Terry Changuris was the coach atSeneca Valley when they won those titlesin the 1990s. He said winning his firstwas harder than the second, mainly be-cause he was a year less experienced thefirst time around.

Changuris said that during his sec-ond championship run, he followed theformula of success that he molded overthe prior years.

Changuris said there is a learningcurve to becoming a good head coach,

but he believes that Neubeiserhas a good chance of repeatingthis season because he has discov-ered his own formula for success.

“[Neubeiser] was a highly suc-cessful defensive coach [at Gaithers-burg High School]. And I know frommy days at Seneca Valley, that goingagainst a Mike Neubeiser-coached de-fense was always a very difficult task,”Changuris said. “And I think now thathis kids have grown, and he’s been ableto commit more time to being a headcoach, he’s gone through the learningprocess. And now that he’s won one,I think there’s a strong possibility hecould win another.”

Changuris said outside pressure fol-lowing the first championship neverequated to the pressure he put onhimself. Neubeiser agreed saying,

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Rams intend to be pass-happy,but still think they can run

BY PRINCE J. GRIMESSTAFF WRITER

It can be hard to imagine that an of-fense with a record-setting quarterbackfrom a season ago can actually be better.But that’s exactly what Rockville HighSchool has the potential to do this fallwith key position players returning fortheir senior year.

It all starts with quarterback ChuckReese, who threw for 2,932 yards lastseason, the third most in the area, and37 touchdowns.

Reese said he is excited about thegrowth that has taken place with theteam over the offseason.

“Practice has definitely picked upsince last year, significantly,” Reese said.“Because last year we just started to in-stall a new offense in the offseason. We[had] just started with the whole wrist-band thing and calling plays. ... This year,it’s just like rapid fire.”

Rockville would eventually get the

offense down by the time the seasonstarted last year.

On Oct. 25, Reese set a state recordfor touchdown passes in one game (8)against Col. Zadok Magruder.

In order to put up the numbers thathe did, Reese needed good wide receiv-ers to throw the ball to. Reese had thatin Louison Biama, Spencer Brigman,Anthony Albert and Joey Cornwell, all ofwhom are returning seniors.

Cornwell said chemistry doesn’tproperly describe the bond that thisgroup has.

“I wouldn’t call it plain old chemis-try,” Cornwell said. “It’s a family, a broth-erhood. As receivers, we are crisp withhow we run our routes so that Chuckmakes smart decisions. And as long aswe keep consistency and good pace, re-cords will [continue] to be broken.”

Defensively, the Rams are returningsix starters from last season, so they fig-ure to show improvement on that side ofthe ball. But coach Seth Kenton said theyteam will still “air it out.”

So expect Rockville to win most

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games by simply scoring a lotof points, not because they shutopponents out.

Rockville, however, does fig-ure to be a little more balancedoffensively. Reese said that200-pound running back KahanLouissaint provides the teamwith a component that theylacked last year and that oppos-ing defenses took advantage of.

“Last year, what we weren’table to do — like when Damas-cus and Seneca [Valley] playedus — they would man up acrosswith two safeties over the top.And they would make us throwinto a cloud zone. But we didn’thave a big enough running backto be able to pound the ball inthe middle with only one line-backer,” Reese said. “But now,with Kahan at running back,we seriously think that if teamsspread out and cover our receiv-ers, this kid’s going to run for 100yards a game.”

Reese said he wants to leadthis team to the playoffs in hisfinal year under center and thebiggest key to that happeningmay be the offensive line.

“I think we’ll be over .500,”

Kenton said. “We’ll see whathappens.”

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COUNTY’S EXCLUSIVE BACK-TO-BACK CLUBOnly four schools in Montgomery County have been able to winback-to-back state championships since the current format wasadopted in 1974. Seneca Valley has done it four times, andSpringbrook did it twice.

n Seneca Valley, 1976-77; 1979-80, 1992-93-94, 1997-98-99

n Springbrook, 1979-80-81; 1988-89

n Winston Churchill, 1976-77

n Sherwood, 1995-96

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Rockville High School’s ChurckReese gets ready to throw a passduring practice.

“We kind of expect a lot fromthese [players]. And when theydon’t perform, you kind of lookin the mirror, and you try to fig-ure out what you can do better.And you’re constantly trying towork things. You try not to takeit out on your wife and kids.”

The Jaguars dominatedpassing leagues this summerwith a 30-0 record. But oncethey put the pads on earlier thismonth the real practice began,little have they resembled theteam that caught everyone offguard last season to capture thechampionship.

Whether it’s laziness, com-placency, or ego, these aresome of the things that Neu-beiser will be tasked with fixingbefore the first game of theseason on Friday against Col.Zadok Magruder.

“I’m just hoping our guysstep up a little bit. We haven’tbeen looking so good in prac-tice,” Neubeiser said. “We gotto find out if we can play withpads on now.”

But one thing Neubeiserhas going for him is juniorquarterback Mark Pierce, a vo-cal leader who isn’t afraid to callout his teammates when theyslip up. Pierce acknowledgedthat practices haven’t beengood, but said that the teamisn’t approaching the season asif they’ve already won a cham-pionship.

“We’re having a rough timewith our practices and stuff,and we haven’t been practicingvery well. So, our main focusright now is to get better ev-ery day, and focus on one dayright now,” Pierce said. “We’redefinitely not at the level weshould be right now, and we donot look like a state champion-ship team. So, we have a lotof improving to do. [Winninganother championship is] defi-nitely the ultimate goal, but wehave a lot of work to do.”

“Any time you have a reallygood quarterback, you have agood chance,” said Neubeiser,who also gave credit to his start-ing offensive line and runningback E.J. Lee, who he said looks‘phenomenal.’

“The key last year — therewere a few things. The firstthing, our kids were reallytough. We didn’t have a lot ofinjuries. We really had very fewinjuries, which you kind of haveto get lucky a little bit with that.And our kids just improvedevery week. They kept gettingbetter and better and better.So they were real coachable.And they were hungry. Theywere real hungry last year. So itall just kind of gelled togetheras one of those things, we justcame together late. Kind of aperfect storm for us. And I thinkthis year, I think we’re capableof being a really good footballteam.”

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n Blazers could see thepostseason for first timein 78-year history

BY KENT ZAKOURSTAFF WRITER

Most football coaches,when asked for the most im-portant position on their teamusually answer the offensiveline.

“It all starts up front,”second-year MontgomeryBlair High School coach An-drew Fields said. “If we don’tblock, we won’t be able to doanything.”

And that notion is exactlywhy the Blazers are optimis-mic this fall. With seniorsGarrett Kapstein (6-foot-3,270 pounds), Nick Dayhoff(6-2, 225) and Marcus For-rester (5-11, 270) returning asstarters at right tackle, rightguard and left tackle, respec-tively, this fall, Blair has itssights, perhaps realistically,set on making the playoffs forthe first time in school his-tory. The Silver Spring schoolthat opened in 1935 and is thecounty’s fifth-oldest schoolwent 5-5 last year.

“We just trust each othercompletely,” Forrester said.“We hang out outside of foot-ball and that just helps us evenmore on the field because wetrust each other that everyone

is going to make the right callsand get their blocks.”

Add in senior Sam Nor-wood, who converted fromtight end to left guard duringthe offseason, and junior cen-ter Tyler Kang, who said theveterans have been helpfultransitioning to varsity fromjunior varsity, and Fields be-lieves the unit, known as theTrench Squad, is the strongeston his team.

“It’s all about being theunsung hero,” Dayhoff said.“We don’t get our names inthe paper, we don’t get the at-tention, but at the end of theday, if we score and win andsee our teammates in the endzone, we get as much glory outof that.”

The veteran line will betasked with protecting first-year sophomore quarterbackDesmond Colby and openingholes for a stable of runningbacks, including seniors Ma-lik Brooks (5-9, 175) and YonisBlanco.

“As a new quarterback, it’sgreat to know I won’t have toworry about being protected,”Colby said. “It makes our job alot easier.”

And if they perform well,by all accounts, the line willbe lobbying for some free foodfrom their teammates andcoaches. In fact, co-offensiveline coaches Nathan Cooperand Everett Cammack, have

agreed to take the unit out forchicken wings and pizza fol-lowing successful results thisfall.

“If we have a good game,we are going to go eat,” saidCooper, who added that thegroup is the best he’s coachedduring his eight-year career.“If we have a bad one, we aregoing to fix it.”

Added Cammack: “The O-line, I feel, is the heart of theteam. ... The game will go asgood as we play.”

On the field, the line said

it hopes the rest of the offensewill put up strong statisticalnumbers, but there is just onemain goal.

“Playoffs, that’s all we’refocused on,” Norwood said.“It would mean so much foreverybody.”

Kapstein, agreed, andsummed their thoughts up,perhaps, the best.

“We are just looking tomake a better name for Blair,”he said.

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n Successful JV team tohelp fill graduation losses

BY ERIC GOLDWEINSTAFF WRITER

Gaithersburg High Schoolfootball’s Kamonte Carter gaveopposing quarterbacks fits lastseason, powering and finessinghis way past offensive linemen tohelp the Trojans finish 8-3.

But with much of the senior-laden 2013 team gone, playersare stepping into new, and insome cases, expanded roles.

For Carter, a 6-foot-4,248-pound senior whose pri-mary position is defensive end,that means taking snaps at quar-terback and leading an offensiveunit that returns just three start-ers.

Though Carter’s primaryposition is defensive end, hehas quarterback experience. Hebacked up Nick DeCarlo last falland he started for part of the 2012season.

Now, he’s faster and stron-ger than before, he said. He’salso been working closely withhis teammates this offseason todevelop a rhythm in the passinggame.

“Switching from aggressivemode to maybe a more focusedmode, that’ll probably be thehardestpartaboutit,”saidCarter,a Penn State recruit.

The Trojans’ ground gameis also getting a makeover. WithSolomon Vault (NorthwesternUniversity) gone, senior ZavaeJohnson, a 5-11, 175-pound run-ning back, should fill the void.

Johnson said playing behindVault, who missed part of lastseason due to injury, helped him

gain a better understanding ofthe position.

“I used to watch him andhow his vision — [he’d] look forthe hole, instead of just runningto a certain spot,” said Johnson,also a cornerback. “... He taughtme how to be patient and lookfor the holes.”

Gaithersburg coach KregKephart said several players fromlast year’s 8-1 junior varsity teamare moving up to varsity, includ-ing receiver Cortez Ervin andquarterback Petey Gaskins, whonarrowly missed out on the start-

ing job and may end up gettingsnaps under center this season.

“I know we had a lot of talenton the junior varsity team andI believe that we’ll pretty muchpick up where we left off lastyear,” Carter said.

The Trojans return only twodefensive starters. That includesCarter, an All-Gazette honorablemention,whocouldbeleanedonmore this fall.

“Defensively he looks reallygood,” Kephart said. “He shoulddominate most teams he plays ifhe’s got his mind right.”

The Trojans’ season openeragainst Sherwood is scheduledfor 6:30 p.m. Friday in SandySpring.It’s theirfirstofficialgamesince November, when they lostin the 4A West Region semifinalsto eventual 4A state championNorthwest of Germantown.

“I believe we can match thelevel of play we had last year, andmaybe even surpass it,” Johnsonsaid. “... I feel like once everyonegets up to speed, we’ll definitelybe a threat.”

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n Success this fall may bedetermined by RBs

BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN

STAFF WRITER

As eighth graders, currentSeneca Valley High School soph-omore running backs Adrian Fe-liz-Platt and Darius Golston wereteammates on the MontgomeryVillage Sports Association 14-un-der state champion footballsquad. But even the pinnacle ofyouth football is no comparisonto what lies ahead at the highschool varsity level, the pair said.

There can be a drastic differ-ence between a 14- or 15-year-old boy entering high school anda 17- or 18-year-old on the vergeof college and adulthood. For

that reason, most high schoolfootball players aren’t typicallycalled up to the varsity squaduntil they are juniors and eventhen, Seneca Valley coach FredKim said, it is mostly about pre-paring to be starters as seniors.

But Feliz-Platt and Golston,uniquely, Kim said, were readyto stand up to that level whenthey arrived at the Germantownschool a year ago. They were twoparts of a multi-faceted offensethat was led by experiencedquarterback and 2014 graduateCalvin Reighard and averaged33.8 points per game. This year,the two will be the focal pointof the 12-time state championScreaming Eagles’ offensivescheme as they look to get backto the postseason — the 16-timeregion champions missed the

playoffs in 2013 for the first timein four years.

“These guys are only sopho-mores and they’re playing at asenior level,” Kim said. “[Whenyou decide to keep a freshmanon varsity] what you look for firstis: Can these kids handle it physi-cally? [Feliz-Platt] and [Golston]are exceptional athletes. Theywere much more than typicalfreshmen. They played multipleyears in the youth leagues, sowhen they came in they had acombination of good footballacumen and good physical abil-ity. These guys are only sopho-mores and they’re playing at asenior level.”

Feliz-Platt and Golston —both admitted they were nervousto start 2013 — provide an excel-lent dynamic in the backfield.

The former is the shifty runningback with great speed, incredibleinstincts and field vision. The5-foot-9, 295-pound Golston isthe “bruiser,” Kim said. He’s acombination of brute strengthand athleticism and might evenlend his overall football moxy tothe tight end and wide out posi-tions, Kim added.

The contrasting styles shouldhelp Seneca Valley be tough topredict and defend and scoringwill be even more importantthis fall as the Screaming Eaglesgraduated most of a defense thatgave up only 9.6 points per gamelast fall.

“The old adage goes that de-fense wins championships andwe don’t know yet how ours willhold up,” Kim said. “Offensivelywe’ll be able to score. We don’t

know if we’ll be able to stop oth-ers from scoring so that will bekey.”

Much of Feliz-Platt andGolston’s success, they said, willhinge on what Kim described as“the biggest offensive line we’vehad in years.” The Screaming Ea-gles’ front line, led by 270-poundMike Elbert, 6-foot-3, 270-poundJames Puhnaty and 240-poundMichael Hite, doesn’t just havesize, it has experience and over-all athleticism.

While the running gameled by Feliz-Platt and Golstonlook to be Seneca’s strength, theScreaming Eagles are not one di-mensional by any means. Theywill be led by a young quarter-back, Zack Robinson, and he issurrounded by several return-ing receivers, including Andrew

Magnuson and Donovan Beck-ett-Simms.

While every high school foot-ball player wants to be in on ev-ery snap, Kim commended thecamaraderie between Feliz-Plattand Golston. They’ve worked to-gether to win a state title beforeand the two said they have everyintention of leading Seneca Val-ley down that same path.

“They’re good friends andthey understand each other’sroles,” Kim said. “It’s not one guysaying, ‘Give me the rock, giveme the ball.’ They just do whatthe offense is set to do, they don’tworry about that. ... I can’t wantto see what these guys can do.”

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n Junior running back leads Bears toseason-opening rout

GAZETTE STAFF

The Landon School football team scored touch-downs on each of five first-half possessions enroute to a 43-7 rout Friday of visiting Annapolis AreaChristian. The Bears (1-0) racked up 311 offensiveyards, all coming on the ground, as the Eagles (0-1)could not solve the wing-T option.

“It starts with our offensive line, those guysare all returners for the most part,” Landon coachPaul Padalino said. “We are a run team first, that’swhat we are going to be, and the guys up front getit started. Those front seven guys got after it today.”

Junior running back Josh Hunter — who fin-ished with 113 yards and a pair of touchdowns —also pointed to the line as the key factor in the Bearsvictory, particularly tackles Joey Tabb and StevenGee.

Next up for the Bears is Boys Latin, which beatLandon 10-3 last season.

— KYLE RUSSELL

Good Counsel routs Wilson in openerMidway through the fourth quarter Friday a

breeze blew the football off the tee as Jamie Evanswas attempting to kick off for Good Counsel.

It was one of the few things that didn’t go asplanned for the Falcons.

Junior quarterback Andres Castillo threw threetouchdown passes in the first half and the Falconsrouted host Woodrow Wilson (Washington, D.C.)High School, 49-13. Senior Keon Paye had touch-down catches of 44 and 76 yards and junior runningback Jonathan Lee scored twice as Good Counselscored on every possession before running out theclock on the Wilson 9-yard line to end the game.

“The kids played great. I did not expect this kindof game,” Falcons coach Bob Milloy said. “I’ve seenWilson scrimmage four times and they’re good. Wejust kind of caught them off guard right away.”

Lee rushed for 111 yards on 15 carries.— HARVEY VALENTINE

Turnover sparks Avalon to victoryJust minutes into his tenure with The Avalon

School, Trevon Diggs demonstrated why he’s oneof Maryland’s top recruits, and why the BlackKnights — with a new coach, and a dozen-plustransfers — are going to be a contender in theCapital Area Football Conference.

In the first quarter against Potomac School,the junior transfer jumped a pass and returned aninterception 40 yards for a touchdown, one of histhree on the evening. Diggs, a cornerback and re-ceiver, added another interception and two receiv-ing touchdowns to lead the Black Knights to a 33-0victory Friday in McLean, Va.

“I just read it. Just read it. I knew if I playeddeep he was going to throw short,” Diggs said.

— ERIC GOLDWEIN

Landon rushes past Annapolis Area

n Hoyas honor formerteammate who died; rallyfrom 17 points down

BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN

STAFF WRITER

It was the end of an emo-tional week for the GeorgetownPrep football team. On Aug. 25the Little Hoyas learned thata former teammate and 2014graduate of the North Bethesdaschool, Abraham Pishevar, whowas starting his freshman yearat Case Western Reserve Univer-sity, was one of four men killedin a plane crash in Ohio.

What should’ve been anexciting time for the team as itgeared up for Friday’s start tothe fall season — Prep openedat home against Virginia’s ForkUnion Military Academy —turned into a time of mourning.

But, trailing 20-3 early in thethird quarter — coach Dan Parocredited early season nerves inaddition to the effects of recentevents — the Little Hoyas founda way to turn their emotions intoa positive and passionate perfor-mance on the football field andit resulted in a remarkable 27-26,come-from-behind victory.

“It’s been a long week, it’sbeen hard to practice all weekwhen dealing with this,” Parosaid. “This is a young man that

we all loved dearly and unfor-tunately, we have to bury him[Saturday], so everyone’s realemotional. I’m just really proudfor the guys because they hadthat spirit and they knew Abewas with them.”

Paro noted an inspired per-formance from senior fullbackRyan Rudasill, who was close

friends with Pishevar. Rudasill— chants of “Rudy” reverber-ated in the Little Hoyas’ stadium— rushed for 133 yards and atouchdown on 15 carries andtook on a heavier load, espe-cially, in the first half while ForkUnion focused on standout run-ning back Dage Davis.

It was then Davis’ 45-yard

touchdown run on his first playback from leg cramps late inthe third quarter that gave Prepsome light. Davis finished with186 yards rushing, 151 of themin the second half.

After holding Fork Union tofour plays on its game-openingseries, Georgetown Prep fum-bled a lateral that Blue Devils’defensive back Micah Keelspicked up and returned 48 yardsto give his team a 7-0 lead. Prephad ample opportunity to eventhe score late in the secondquarter but was unable to scoreon two attempts from the 1-yardline. A 25-yard field goal fromjunior kicker Brian Dolan got theLittle Hoyas on the board, 7-3.

Added Paro: “We knew thatit’s a four quarter game. There’sbeen a tradition here to play hardfor four quarters. We had to keepbelieving that something was go-ing to happen. They didn’t turnthe ball over the entire first half.Then we got that one turnoverand we’re thinking if we can getone turnover, anything couldhappen.”

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FEARLESS FORECASTSThe Gazette sports staff picks the

winners of this week’s football gamesinvolving Montgomery County teams.All games record includes picks madein Prince George’s County. Here arethis week’s selections:

Montgomery County recordAll games

Gaithersburg at SherwoodJames H. Blake at Walt WhitmanCol. Zadok Magruder at NorthwestBethesda-Chevy Chase at Winston ChurchillRichard Montgomery at RockvilleThomas S. Wootton at Walter JohnsonAlbert Einstein at DamascusSeneca Valley vs. WheatonFrederick at Watkins MillPoolesville at NorthwoodMontgomery Blair at John F. KennedyQuince Orchard at ClarksburgSpringbrook at Paint BranchSt. Frances at Good CounselLandon at Boys LatinGeorgetown Prep at Bishop McNamaraMount St. Joseph’s at BullisAvalon at Pallotti

PRESEASON HOW THEY RANK

Also receiving votes: Gaithersburg 2; Landon 2; Springbrook 1.

The rankings are compiled from votes by the six members ofThe Gazette sports staff.

Rank School Record Points

1. Good Counsel 1-0 60

2. Northwest 0-0 54

3. Damascus 0-0 48

4. Bullis 0-0 42

5. Clarksburg 0-0 35

6. Quince Orchard 0-0 30

7. Seneca Valley 0-0 25

8. Paint Branch 0-0 14

9. Sherwood 0-0 12

10. Montgomery Blair 0-0 5

TOP RETURNING PLAYERSRUSHING

Player, school Carries Yards Avg. TDsDevonte Williams, Bullis 198 1,535 7.8 20Dage Davis, Georgetown Prep 193 1,432 7.4 19

PASSINGPlayer, school Comp Att. Yards Int. TDsChuck Reese, Rockville 256 415 2,932 15 37Sam Ellis, Wootton 194 375 2,886 15 24Renzo Farfan, Richard Montgomery 118 217 1,324 6 14Dwayne Haskins Jr., Bullis 72 128 1,130 5 14

RECEIVINGPlayer, school Carries Yards Avg. TDsTrevon Diggs, Avalon 78 1,103 14.1 13Joey Cornewell, Rockville 59 736 12.5 7Louison Biama, Rockville 45 758 16.8 6Ryan Stango, Paint Branch 40 640 16.0 8Anthony Albert, Rockville 57 604 10.6 11

STATE TITLES BY COUNTYThe current state championship format for high school football

in Maryland started in 1974. Since then, Montgomery County haswon the most championships. A look at how many statechampionships the top seven counties have won since 1974:

Montgomery 45

Prince George’s 20

Frederick 16

Allegany 13

Howard 12

Source: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association


Balt. City 10

Balt. Co. 8

Other counties: Harford, Washington, and Charles 6; Arundel 5;Dorchester and Wicomico 3; Worcester, Kent and Cecil 2; Calvert 1.

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Georgetown Prep’s Dage Davis runs against Fork Union Friday.


The Landon School’s Johari Johnson (back) forces Annap-olis Area Christian’s Chayce Branson to fumble duringFriday’s game at Landon in Bethesda.

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Joel Hessels

Coach:Will Gant (4th year)Last season: 7-4Returning starters:7 offense; 6 defenseLast playoffappearance: 2013

Coach Will Gant has guided the Falconsto the 2A West Region playoffs two consecu-tive seasons and the run doesn’t appear tobe ending. Poolesville, with a roster of just 29midway through camp, has found a way to becompetitive and stay injury-free.

“It’s not an excuse anymore,” senior re-ceiver and defensive back Joel Hessels said.“It is just what we do up here.”

The Falcons return 14 total starters,including senior quarterback Steven Morn-ingstar. With his experience and Hessels andclassmate Sean Parker also returning, look forPoolesville to pass the ball a little more thisfall. Senior Jon Bateky, a Rutgers Universityrecruit, should also be a receiving threat ashe moves to tight end from the offensive line.Juniors Jonathan Hetrick and Trey Willis, andsenior Nic Fisher will split carries behind asolid offensive line.

Bateky headlines the defense and willmove around along the line. Alex Dahlen,Fisher and Willis should start at linebackerwith Parker and Kevin Rakow being key com-ponents in the secondary.

Senior Brandon Bush (LT) and juniorsDylan Landis (LG), Jackson Purdy (C),Kyle Wilkins (RG) and Trevor Magaha (RT)comprise the offensive line and will rotatethrough on defense.

— KENT ZAKOUR

Schedule9/5 at Northwood9/12 vs. Kennedy9/19 at S. Hagerstown9/26 vs. W. Johnson10/2 vs. Catoctin10/10 at R. Mont.10/17 at Brunswick10/24 vs. Wheaton10/31 at Boonsboro11/7 vs. Rockville

Jalen Christian

Schedule9/5 vs. Einstein9/12 vs. Northwood9/19 at Q. Orchard9/26 at Watkins Mill10/2 vs. Clarksburg10/10 at Whitman10/16 at Rockville10/24 vs. Seneca Valley10/31 at Wheaton*11/7 vs. Churchill

David Sangwa

Schedule9/5 at Damascus9/12 at N. Harford9/19 vs. Rockville9/26 vs. Northwood10/2 at Paint Branch10/10 vs. Kennedy10/17 vs. Wheaton10/24 at Blair10/31 vs. Seneca Valley11/7 at Watkins Mill

K’yon Giles

Schedule9/5 vs. Poolesville9/12 at Damascus9/20 vs. Blair9/26 at Einstein10/2 at Rockville10/10 vs. Seneca Valley10/17 at W. Johnson10/24 vs. Kennedy10/31 vs. Watkins Mill11/7 at Wheaton*

Chuck Reese

Schedule9/5 vs. R. Mont.9/12 at Seneca Valley9/19 at Einstein9/26 vs. Wheaton10/2 vs. Northwood10/10 at Watkins Mill10/16 vs. Damascus10/24 vs. Magruder10/31 at Wootton11/7 at Poolesville

Adrian Feliz-Platt

Schedule9/5 at Wheaton*9/12 vs. Rockville9/19 vs. Northwest9/26 at B-CC10/2 vs. Sherwood10/10 vs. Watkins Mill10/16 at Northwood10/24 at Damascus10/31 at Einstein11/7 vs. Blake

Isaiah Offutt

Schedule9/5 vs. Frederick9/12 at Gaithersburg9/20 at Wheaton*9/26 vs. Damascus10/2 at Springbrook10/10 vs. Rockville10/16 at Seneca Valley10/24 vs. S. Hagerstown10/31 at Northwood11/7 vs. Einstein

Dominyck Sims

Schedule9/5 vs. Seneca Valley*9/12 at Magruder9/20 vs. Watkins Mill*9/26 at Rockville10/2 at Kennedy10/11 vs. Blair*10/17 at Einstein10/24 at Poolesville10/31 vs. Damascus*11/7 vs. Northwood*

* at Blair

Coach: Eric Wallich(7th season)Last season: 9-2Returning starters:7 offense; 8 defenseLast playoffappearance: 2013

Coach: Neal Owens(1st year)Last season: 4-5Returning starters:6 offense; 6 defenseLast playoffappearance: 1998

Coach: DennisHarris (9th year)Last season: 2-8Returning starters:4 offense; 3 defenseLast playoffappearance: 1982

Coach: Seth Kenton(3rd year)Last season: 5-5Returning starters:5 offense; 6 defenseLast playoffappearance: 2010

Coach: KevinWatson (4th year)Last season: 4-6Returning starters:4 offense; 6 defenseLast playoffappearance: 1999

Coach: ErnieWilliams (3rd year)Last season: 1-9Returning starters:4 offense; 3 defenseLast playoffappearance: 1996

Despite returning most of a team thatlost two games by a total of two points lastyear, Damascus coach Eric Wallich is cau-tious as the season approaches. “You’re justnever sure about the chemistry of a team,”he said. “We do have to replace the quarter-back (three-year starter Chase Williams). Heonly threw one interception last year.”

The job belongs to 6-foot, 185-poundsenior Derrick Gibson.

“He started at safety last year, Wallichsaid. “He’s a real tough kid. Just a goodfootball player in general. Can kind of doanything.”

Gibson will have plenty of help, includ-ing junior running back Jake Funk (5-11,190) and a standout wide receiver/defensiveback, senior Jalen Christian (5-10, 165).

“We have a lot of talent at the skill posi-tions. I think we have about as good a run-ning back as anybody in the state,” Wallichsaid. “I think we have as good a receiver asanybody in the state.”

The Hornets return eight defensivestarters, including senior linebacker AriCacopardo (5-11, 190) and junior linebackerDa’Quan Grimes (5-11, 195).

“Offensive and defensive line, they haveto step up this year,” Wallich said, “Andwe’ll go as far as they can take us.”

— HARVEY VALENTINE

Einstein is a program that has been miredin mediocrity for most of its existence, but forfirst-year coach Neal Owens, he has first-handexperience winning at the Kensington school.As an assistant on the late-Ed Ashwell’s staff in1998, the Titans went 9-1 in the regular seasonand made the playoffs for their first and onlytime.

Owens said he believes the program, freshwith powder blue helmets and home jerseys,can get back into playoff contention.

“Our first 11, I think, can compete withanyone in the county, but after that we needto develop depth,” Owens said. “We can winhere.”

Junior Stefano Rodriguez (5-10, 160), whois very mobile and accurate, according to Ow-ens, should start at quarterback and direct theoption offense. His primary receiver shouldbe classmate Jamal Lodge (6-0, 175) and willbe protected by an offensive line anchoredby bookend senior tackles Gil Reynolds (6-6,340) and Spencer Fye (6-2, 260). Junior DavidSangwa (5-9, 180), who transferred from Ken-nedy, is expected to start at running back.

Senior Damien Monroe (5-10, 220) andSangwa will be at the heart of the 3-4 defenseat inside linebacker. Lodge is expected to leadthe secondary at safety.

— KENT ZAKOUR

For the first time in four years 2014 grad-uate Charles Hennessey will not be callingthe plays for the Gladiators. But transfersThomas Joffray and Jason Clingman bringattributes to the program and should fitright in to Northwood’s traditional uptempo offense, coach Dennis Harris said.

The Gladiators will continue to rely onan athletic corps of receivers that includesreturners Fofie Bazzie, K’yon Giles andChristian Greaves. Running will be done bycommittee, Harris said. Andrew Perry, TaeLeeks and Devon Carr give the Gladiatorsdepth in the backfield, the coach added.

For that to be effective, the mostly newoffensive line is going to need to gel quickly.

Specialty teams could be Northwood’sbiggest strength; kicker Christian Reyesaveraged 40.6 yards per punt a year ago,was 13 for 13 on extra point attempts andconverted all field goal attempts.

On the defensive line, Reyes tallied 39tackles and will again anchor a defenselooking to be a little more aggressive thisfall.

“This year we’re going to be a lot moreattacking on defense,” Harris said. “Hope-fully we’re not going to give up the thingswe’re not trying to give up.”

— JENNIFER BEEKMAN

The name of the game here is offense.Rockville should score a lot of points withquarterback Chuck Reese returning forhis senior year.

But not only is Reese returning, so areall of his receivers: Louison Biama, Spen-cer Brigman, Anthony Albert and JoeyCornwell are all seniors.

His classmates helped Reese break asingle-game touchdown record last sea-son with eight touchdown passes thrownagainst Col. Zadok Magruder. All told, hepassed for 2,932 yards in 2013.

Cornwell said: “It’s a family — abrotherhood.

“As receivers we are crisp with howwe run our routes so that Chuck makessmart decisions. And as long as we keepconsistency and good pace, records will[continue] to be broken.”

The one area of uncertainty on the of-fensive unit is its new starting offensiveline.

But so far during practices, theyhaven’t shown any signs of failing theteam’s goal of making the playoffs.

Defensively, Rockville should be im-proved with six starters returning, includ-ing defensive end Kahan Louissaint, whoshould also handle running back duties.

— PRINCE J. GRIMES

This season, the Watkins Mill offenseshould feature a freshman starting at quar-terback.

Markel Grant, a 6-foot-3, 170-pounderwith a strong arm, is scheduled to lead theWolverine attack.

Coach Kevin Watson says Grant remindshim of former Northwest star/Virginia Techletterman Ike Whitaker. In front of Grant,three starting linemen return — seniors LukeMoon (6-0, 190), Cain Mullens (6-0, 220) andjunior Neil Alban (6-1, 260).

Senior Isaiah Offutt will be a key runningback and play linebacker on the defensiveunit, while track athlete Gradi Tshilombowill give Grant a speedy target.

Defensively, Moon and Mullens play line-backer and Alban returns at defensive tackle.

Junior Clarence McNeary (5-11, 185)should man another linebacker spot, Tshi-lombo will get the nod at free safety andsophomore Good Counsel transfer BrianMcNeary will assist in the defensive back-field at cornerback and should also play widereceiver on offense.

Senior Adrian Torres (5-7, 150) shouldstart as well.

“We’re looking pretty good so far. Wedon’t have that flashy superstar player, butthey do what is asked of them,” Watson said.

— JOHN HARRIS III

Wheaton’s intentions this fall are quitesimple, coach Ernie Williams said: Breakthe losing streak. While the Knights wonfour games in 2012 before last year’s one-win campaign, the program has not pro-duced a winning record since 2006.

But this is almost an entirely new teamand while that means less varsity experi-ence, it also allows for a fresh start.

Wheaton will be experimenting with ano-huddle offense and Williams said thecoaching staff will get creative this fall onboth offense and defense in order to caterto the strengths of a team that doesn’t havea ton of size, overall, but good athletes towork with.

Junior running back Dominyck Sims,one of few returning players, will be the fo-cal point of Wheaton’s run-first offense. Herushed for about 700 yards a year ago as asophomore. Quarterback Xavier Howardis also quick on his feet and will have someplays designed for him as well, Williamssaid. Linebacker Dontrey Tyler is a sidelineto sideline playmaker and will anchor theKnights’ 4-2-5 defense that will look to puta lot of pressure on the ball. Williams saidhe also expects a breakout year for CareyBrown, the team’s Mr. Everything.


Wootton’s Sam Ellis

2,886yards

24 TDs

52.0%

Rockville’s Chuck Reese

2,932yards

37 TDs

61.7%

Coach: Fred Kim(11th year)Last season: 7-3Returning starters:8 offense; 3 defenseLast playoffappearance: 2012

With eight starters returning on offenseand only three on defense, time of posses-sion will be crucial for Seneca Valley this fall.“Our offense has to control the football,”coach Fred Kim said. “Keep our inexperienceddefense off the field. And obviously scoresome points. “Even if we don’t score on everydrive, if we can get good field position andpunt deep in our opponent’s territory, thenwe should be in pretty good shape.” One ofthe few offensive openings is at quarterback,where 5-foot-11, 185-pound junior JamesChase and sophomore Zack Robinson (5-11,175) are competing for playing time. Thewinner will work with experienced backs andreceivers, including Adrian Feliz-Platt, andbehind a veteran offensive line that returnsthree starters. “We’ve actually got some sizethis year,” Kim said. “First time in a long, longtime. Traditionally we have very small line-men. [This year] we can actually competeinterior line-wise with other teams.”

The secondary, where senior M.J. Rob-inson (5-7, 160) and Jamal Ofori (6-0, 160)return, will be a strength on a defense that willinclude players up from junior varsity.

“Underclassman always surprise you, soyou never know,” Kim said. “You’ll have someguys who come out of nowhere to do realwell.”


Two Montgomery County quarterbacks camevery close to throwing for 3,000 yardslast season. Both return this year.


Bullis School quarterback Dwayne Haskins is one of the top recruited andreturning players in the area this fall.


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WINSTON CHURCHILL4A CLARKSBURG4A

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COL. ZADOK MAGRUDER4A RICHARD MONTGOMERY4A NORTHWEST4A

JOHN F. KENNEDY4A WALTER JOHNSON4A

Samuel Loebig

Schedule9/5 at Churchill9/12 at Wootton9/19 vs. Whitman9/26 vs. Seneca Valley10/2 at Blair10/10 at Q. Orchard10/17 vs. Clarksburg10/24 at Paint Branch10/31 vs. R. Mont.11/7 vs. W. Johnson

Yonis Blanco

Schedule9/5 at Kennedy9/12 vs. Sherwood9/20 at Northwood9/26 vs. Springbrook10/2 vs. B-CC10/11 at Wheaton*10/17 vs. Paint Branch10/24 vs. Einstein11/1 at Blake11/7 at Whitman

Ty Mason

Schedule9/5 at Whitman9/12 vs. Paint Branch9/19 vs. Magruder9/26 at Clarksburg10/2 vs. Northwest10/10 at Springbrook10/18 at Kennedy10/24 vs. Sherwood11/1 vs. Blair11/7 at Seneca Valley

Blake Dove

Schedule9/5 vs. B-CC9/12 at W. Johnson9/19 at Wootton9/26 vs. Paint Branch10/2 vs. Q. Orchard10/10 at Gaithersburg10/17 vs. R. Mont.10/24 at Springbrook10/31 vs. Whitman11/7 at Damascus

Tavis Holland

Schedule9/5 vs. Q. Orchard9/12 at Springbrook9/19 at Gaithersburg9/26 vs. Blake10/2 at Damascus10/10 vs. Wootton10/17 at B-CC10/24 vs. Northwest10/31 at Magruder11/7 vs. R. Mont.

Kamonte Carter

Schedule9/5 at Sherwood9/12 vs. Watkins Mill9/19 vs. Clarksburg9/26 at Northwest10/2 at Wootton10/10 vs. Churchill10/17 vs. Magruder10/24 at Q. Orchard11/1 vs. W. Johnson11/7 at Paint Branch

Devin Andrews

Schedule9/5 vs. Blair9/12 at Poolesville9/19 at Paint Branch9/26 vs. Nat. Christ.10/2 vs. Wheaton10/10 at Einstein10/18 vs. Blake10/24 at Northwood10/31 vs. Springbrook11/7 at Sherwood

Delano Munoz-Whatts

Schedule9/5 vs. Wootton9/12 vs. Churchill9/19 at R. Mont.9/26 at Poolesville10/2 vs. Magruder10/11 at Fort Hill10/17 vs. Northwood10/24 vs. Whitman11/1 at Gaithersburg11/7 at B-CC

Bryan Juarez

Schedule9/5 at Northwest9/12 vs. Wheaton9/19 at Blake9/26 vs. Q. Orchard10/2 at W. Johnson10/10 vs. Sherwood10/17 at Gaithersburg10/24 at Rockville10/31 vs. Clarksburg11/7 vs. Randallstown

Renzo Farfan

Schedule9/5 at Rockville9/12 vs. Northwest9/19 vs. W. Johnson9/26 at Sherwood10/2 vs. Whitman10/10 vs. Poolesville10/17 at Churchill10/24 vs. Wootton10/31 at B-CC11/7 at Clarksburg

E.J. Lee

Schedule9/5 vs. Magruder9/12 at R. Mont.9/19 at Seneca Valley9/26 vs. Gaithersburg10/2 at Blake10/10 vs. Paint Branch10/16 at Wootton10/24 at Clarksburg11/1 vs. Q. Orchard11/7 vs. Springbrook

Coach: Josh Singer(2nd year)Last season: 4-6Returning starters:4 offense; 8 defenseLast playoffappearance: 2012

Coach: TonyNazzaro (13th year)Last season: 1-9Returning starters:4 offense; 4 defenseLast playoffappearance: 2012

Coach: AndrewFields (2nd year)Last season: 5-5Returning starters:6 offense; 6 defenseLast playoffappearance: Never

Coach: Joe Allen(6th year)Last season: 1-9Returning starters:7 offense; 7 defenseLast playoffappearance: 2012

Coach: Larry Hurd(9th season)Last season: 7-4Returning starters:6 offense; 7 defenseLast playoffappearance: 2013

Coach: KregKephart (15th year)Last season: 8-3Returning starters:3 offense; 2 defenseLast playoffappearance: 2013

Coach: CarlosSmith (4th year)Last season: 3-7Returning starters:1 offense; 2 defenseLast playoffappearance: 2007

Coach: Ray Fowle(1st year)Last season: 1-9Returning starters:5 offense; 6 defenseLast playoffappearance: 2007

Coach: MikeNeubeiser (4th year)Last season: 12-2Returning starters:7 offense; 7 defenseLast playoffappearance: 2013

Coach: Greg Kellner(1st year)Last season: 1-9Returning starters:5 offense; 5 defenseLast playoff appear-ance: Never

Coach: Josh Klotz(2nd year)Last season: 2-8Returning starters:8 offense; 8 defenseLast playoffappearance: 2005

It was a mid-season change to a Navy-styletriple-option offense during B-CC’s 2011 runto the Class 4A West Region semifinals thatbrought the Barons back into the MontgomeryCounty football conversation for the first timesince the mid-1990s.

But after missing playoffs last fall for thefirst time in three years, second-year coachJosh Singer is shaking things up.

“I think after our scrimmage last night thesecret’s out, we changed our system,” Singersaid. “We’re working to distribute the footballa little more equitably, making people defendall five skill players out there who are eligible totouch the football.”

Junior Ryan Dimmick, who was brought upto varsity late last fall, will take over as quar-terback.

It’s Dimmick’s versatility that allowedSinger to even consider the change, he said. Sodid multifaceted skill players such as 6-foot,180-pound slot receiver Ford Price and widereceiver Jordan Miller (6-1, 180).

“Teams are going to have to see multiplelooks, they can’t just prepare for us to havenine guys at the line of scrimmage,” Singersaid.

Sam Loebig (6-3, 280) and Jackson Price (6-2, 230) anchor a sizeable defensive line.


Blair is one of the oldest high schools inMontgomery County and the football pro-gram has never made the playoffs. By all ac-counts, however, 2014 may be the year thatchanges as optimism is at an all-time highwithin the program under second-year coachAndrew Fields.

“We beat the teams, at least to us, wethought we could beat last year,” Fields said.“Now we have to take that next step to getwhere we want to go. And to a man, I thinkeveryone would be disappointed if we [failedto make the playoffs].”

Blair will field a veteran team this fall,highlighted by experienced players along theoffensive line in returning senior starters NickDayhoff (6-2, 225, RG), Marcus Forrester (5-11,270, LT) and Garrett Kapstein (6-3, 270, RT).They will be charged with protecting first-yearsophomore quarterback Desmond Colby andopening holes for a stable of running backs,including seniors Malik Brooks (5-9, 175) andYonis Blanco (5-8, 170).

Blanco, classmate Aaron Clingman andsophomore Eric Zokouri will key the line-backer positions in the 3-4. Senior D.J. Ander-son (CB) and junior Chris Green (FS), who ledthe team with seven interceptions last year,will lead the secondary.

— KENT ZAKOUR

While the rest of Montgomery County haswitnessed Blake’s struggles for most of the2000s, last year’s 1-9 record was an anomalyfor most of the guys on this year’s team. Blakeposted winning seasons in 2011 and 2012 forthe first time since 2004 and even made thepostseason in the latter.

Winning is not foreign to the players on thisyear’s squad, coach Tony Nazzaro said, butbuilding confidence with early season successwill be vital.

Though the Bengals only return four start-ers on each side of the ball, everything has runa bit smoother for Blake with much better co-hesion, Nazzaro said.

Senior Cameron Payton, last year’s backupquarterback, could start under center this fallbut Jake Silverman and Julian Carter are alsooptions to call plays in Blake’s more balancedoffensive scheme.

Ty Mason is a game-changing type playerwho will anchor the backfield and serve as akick and punt returner, Nazzaro said. He’llwork behind an offensive line with some de-cent size, led by Wyatt McInturff and MarkelHawkins — the two are also important cogs upfront in the Bengals’ 4-3 defense.

Deondray Sumpter and Bryan Pharaonprovide two playmaking targets at wide re-ceiver.


While it’s cliché, the Churchill football pro-gram has nowhere to go but up after a frustrat-ing 2013 campaign.

Then-junior running back Blake Dove wentdown with an early season injury, and the Bull-dogs’ season went downhill fast after winningthe 2012 4A South Division.

“Last year we took our lumps, but therewere a few plays in a few games last seasonthat could have changed the season for us,”Allen said. “We’ve got a very fast team, and ourbacks are as fast as any in the county.”

Allen mentioned Dove (5-10, 190), AndrewZuckerman (5-9, 180), Marquette Lewis (5-8,170) and Juwan Hamelin (5-11, 160) as themain offensive threats possessing their ownunique talents. Junior starting quarterbackColin Smyth (6-2, 175) started the final gameof the season last year and drew solid reviewsfrom Allen.

Junior Adam Johnson (5-10, 230), andseniors James Kalvritinos (6-1, 210) and AlecMcGee (5-10, 280) are expected to start on theoffensive line. Senior wide receiver Jesse Locke(6-3, 200), senior running/back defensive endGulian Groce (6-0, 200), junior cornerback/wide receiver Elliot Sloate (5-11, 175) and se-nior Alex Roberts (5-11, 190) are all expectedto start.

— JOHN HARRIS III

Offensive balance will be Clarksburg’s goalas the Coyotes try to put together consecutiveplayoff appearances.

Senior running backs Tavis Holland (5-foot-8, 165 pounds) and Tyler Fenslau (6-0,205) combined to rush for more than 1,500yards last season, but it’s the continued devel-opment of senior quarterback Joe Nacci (6’1”,170) that coach Larry Hurd sees as a key thisseason.

“Our quarterback has really taken stepsevery year that he’s been the starter and thisyear he looks outstanding in the preseason,”Hurd said. “We want to be a team that canthrow the ball just as much as we run theball.”

Clarksburg returns its starting linebackers:seniors Peter Limber (5-11, 210), Andre Brock(5-11, 210) and Terrell Drakeford (6-0, 190).

“That’s going be the cornerstone of ourdefense,” Hurd said. “We’ve got a lot of kidswho’ve played a lot of varsity games, and it’stheir senior year now.”

Hurd said the Coyotes didn’t lose manyplayers, but those they lost were key kids.

“We’re really looking at kids like [guard/nose tackle] Brett Martin [to step in],’ he said.“He’s 6-2, 300 pounds. He’s gotten muchstronger in the weight room and he’s reallycoming on.”


Gaithersburg coach Kreg Kephart said heshouldn’t have to convince his Trojans thatthey can contend this year despite losing mostof their starting offensive and defensive playersfrom last year’s playoff team to graduation.

“They should believe in themselves andhave the confidence to step on the field andstep into their [roles],” Kephart said.

There’s not much remaining from last year’s8-3 squad, which defeated Northwest in theregular season and lost to the eventual 4A statechampions in the playoffs; quarterback NickDeCarlo, tailback Solomon Vault, along withAll-Gazette linemen Anthony Combs and AveryTaylor highlight the talent that graduated in2014.

But the Trojans return several key playersand will get a number of contributors from thejunior varsity team that went 8-1, including ju-nior quarterback Petey Gaskins.

“He’s smart, he’s a leader, he understandsthe offense real well,” Kephart said. “... He’sa solid kid and hopefully he can execute thethings we need him to do.”

Gaskins is competing with Kamonte Carter,a Penn State recruit and star defensive lineman,for the starting quarterback spot.

“Defensively [Carter] looks really good,”Kephart said. “He should dominate most teamshe plays if he’s got his mind right.”

— ERIC GOLDWEIN

This will be another rebuilding year fora team that didn’t have much success lastseason.

Kennedy will be young and inexperiencedand focus on protecting the ball and tryingnot to beat themselves.

Starting quarterback Duy Ha is a senior,but the first snap he takes of the season willbe his first at the varsity level. He is also thekicker.

If Ha can take care of the ball, senior widereceiver Devin Andrews can make plays oncethe ball is in his hands.

Running back Tavon Sanders will be theworkhorse for an expected balanced offen-sive attack.

“The main focus is to try to be consistent,and not make mistakes and beat ourselves.We are young,” coach Carlos Smith said. “Wedo multiple sets [on offense].

“So you can’t say we do one thing. Butjust being consistent in what we do. Keep thefundamentals, keeping it basic.”

Defensively, Kennedy lacks size. Playersshould have to trust the play-calling and bewhere they’re supposed to be in the 4-3 and3-4 sets.

Senior linebacker Harold Kwigova willlead the charge.


Expect an improvement from WalterJohnson this year because new coach GregKellner has a stable of offensive players hebelieves can make big plays.

Kellner said he wants to get the ball inthe hands of wide receivers Delano Munoz-Whatts, Christian Campbell and Peter Cag-giano.

The question the Wildcats tried to answerduring training camp is who will be doingthe passing.

Quarterbacks Kedar Rollins and Ben Lakehave been competing for a chance to be thestarter this year.

Whoever wins the job won’t likely haveto go out and win games, they will probablyjust need to do enough not to lose games.

Last year, in his fifth year as an assistantcoach for the Wildcats, Kellner witnessed ateam go winless on the field.

The one victory was a forfeit by ThomasS. Wootton for using an ineligible player.This year, he expects WJ to actually winsome games.

Running backs Trenton Moore and JamesRorie should help with that cause.

Both are expected to contribute on of-fense and lead the defense at linebacker.


Col. Zadok Magruder is on its third coachin as many years but Ray Fowle is a formerColonel — he graduated from the Rockvilleschool in 2004 — eager to reinvent a programthat hasn’t produced a winning season sincereaching the Class 4A West Region semifinalsin 2007.

“We know it’s not going to happen over-night,” Fowle said. “But these guys have reallybought in. I tell them every day they’re thefoundation of what we’re trying to build here.”

With several two- and three-year starterson tap — and about double the players out fortryouts — preseason has looked promising.Third-year starting running back, junior BryanJuarez will be the team’s workhorse, Fowlesaid.

At 5-foot-10, Juarez efficiently uses everyone of his 175 pounds to power up the field.The Colonels will present a predominantlyground-based offense in which second-yearquarterback Jesse Wood will also play a majorrole. But Wood is capable of throwing thefootball and one of his main targets will besenior wide receiver Brent Martin, who as alinebacker will likely set a new program recordfor career tackles.

Wood and Juarez will be working behind afairly big offensive line led by third-year starterCarlos Flores (6-3, 275).


As far as two-win seasons go, last year’swas a good one.

With a new coach, Josh Klotz, and a smallsenior class, a young Richard Montgomeryteam stayed competitive but fell on thewrong end of several close games; four oftheir losses came by a combined 13 points.

The Rockets return most of their startinglineup, but will be young again with just 12seniors.

One of them is Renzo Farfan, a “classicdrop back quarterback” with great vision,Klotz said.

Farfan could take another step forwardafter helping the Rockets put up 22 pointsper game in the 2013 season.

“He’s a student of the game and he pays alot of attention to detail,” Klotz said. “... Thebiggest improvement is probably his foot-work and his ability to read progressions.”

The Rockets return four starting offensivelinemen and all starting linebackers. Lookfor the speedy Alex Fehlinger, who ran forthe Rockville school’s track and field team, tomake an impact at running back.

“It’s been rewarding because we’ve seenthe growth from last year in our first year tothis year in our second year,” Klotz said. “...We’re getting there.”

— ERIC GOLDWEIN

The way Northwest quarterback Mark Piercedominated last November, leading the Jaguars totheir second state football title, fans might thinkthere wasn’t much room to improve.

“He’s been working hard at getting bet-ter,” coach Mike Neubeiser said. “It’s the littlethings, his mechanics, run support. He wantedto give his coaches more options if we needhim to run. His velocity throwing the ball is alot better.”

Pierce, now a junior, threw for 261 yardsand two touchdowns in the state championshipvictory against Suitland. Another star from thatgame, senior running back E.J. Lee, also returnsand should keep the defenses from focusing onlyon the passing game. Lee had 52 combined yardsrushing and receiving and two touchdowns inthe title game. Troy Lefeged and Jamar Wilsontake over as starting receivers. Neubeiser saidthey’ll have a good offensive line to work with,anchored by senior T.J. Patterson (6-foot, 240pounds).

Senior inside linebacker Brendan Thompsonand junior cornerback Martin Foray lead the de-fense. Other key players who will contribute aresenior receiver/linebacker Brandon Williams,lineback Chuk Anya, kicker Diego Melendez, de-fensive end Aleck Rosemond, returner KwabenaAsamoah, and receiver Aaron-David Beidleman.

— KEN SAIN


Richard Montgomery High School’s Renzo Farfan is one of the importantreturning players for the Rockets this fall.


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Ryan Stango

Schedule9/5 vs. Springbrook9/12 at Blake9/19 vs. Kennedy9/26 at Churchill10/2 vs. Einstein10/10 at Northwest10/17 at Blair10/24 vs. B-CC10/31 at Sherwood11/7 vs. Gaithersburg

Kyle Green

Schedule9/5 at Clarksburg9/12 vs. Whitman9/19 vs. Damascus9/26 at Magruder10/2 at Churchill10/10 vs. B-CC10/16 at Sherwood10/24 vs. Gaithersburg11/1 at Northwest11/7 vs. Wootton

Neven Sussman

Schedule9/5 vs. Gaithersburg9/12 at Blair9/19 at Springbrook9/26 vs. R. Mont.10/2 at Seneca Valley10/10 at Magruder10/16 vs. Q. Orchard10/24 at Blake10/31 vs. Paint Branch11/7 vs. Kennedy

Neiman Blain

Schedule9/5 at Paint Branch9/12 vs. Clarksburg9/19 vs. Sherwood9/26 at Blair10/2 vs. Watkins Mill10/10 vs. Blake10/16 at Whitman10/24 vs. Churchill10/31 at Kennedy11/7 at Northwest

Sam Ellis

Schedule9/5 at W. Johnson9/12 vs. B-CC9/19 vs. Churchill9/26 at Whitman10/2 vs. Gaithersburg10/10 at Clarksburg10/16 vs. Northwest10/24 at R. Mont.10/31 vs. Rockville11/7 at Q. Orchard

Trevon Diggs

Schedule8/29 def. Potomac (Va.)9/8 at Pallotti9/12 at Cesar Chavez9/19 vs. Annap. Area9/26 at SJCP10/2 at Bullis10/10 vs. Nat. Christ.10/17 vs. R. Baptist10/24 vs. Md. Christ.10/31 at Perry Street

Evan Smith

Schedule9/5 vs. Blake9/12 at Q. Orchard9/19 at B-CC9/26 vs. Wootton10/2 at R. Mont.10/10 vs. Damascus10/16 vs. Springbrook10/24 at W. Johnson10/31 at Churchill11/7 vs. Blair

Dwayne Haskins Jr.

Schedule9/6 vs. Mt. St. Joseph9/12 at Spalding9/19 vs, St. Mary’s9/26 vs. Friend. Coll.10/2 vs. Avalon10/10 at SS/SA10/18 at St. Albans10/24 at Landon10/31 at Episcopal11/7 vs. Geo. Prep

Dage Davis

Schedule8/29 def. Fork Union9/6 at McNamara9/13 vs. Gonzaga9/20 at SS/SA10/3 at St. Albans10/10 vs. RF Lewis10/17 vs. Episcopal10/24 at R. Baptist11/1 vs. Landon11/7 at Bullis

Keon Paye

Schedule8/29 def. Wilson9/5 vs. St. Frances9/12 vs. Calvert Hall9/19 at Gilman9/27 at Gonzaga10/3 vs. DeMatha10/10 vs. McNamara10/18 at St. John’s10/25 at Arch. Carroll10/31 at O’Connell

Rob Adkins

Schedule8/29 def. Annap. Area9/6 at Boys Latin9/12 at Pallotti9/19 vs. Paul VI9/26 vs. St. Paul’s10/2 at Episcopal10/18 vs. SS/SA10/24 at Bullis11/1 at Geo. Prep11/8 vs. St. Albans

Coach: TyreeSpinner (1st year)Last season: 5-5Returning starters:2 offense; 3 defenseLast CAFCchampionship: 2012

Coach: Pat Cilento(5th year)Last season: 9-1Returning starters:5 offense, 5 defenseLast IAC title: 2013

Coach: Dan Paro(18th year)Last season: 4-6Returning starters:7 offense, 9 defenseLast IAC title: 2003

Coach: Bob Milloy(14th year)Last season: 6-5Returning starters:4 offense; 6 defenseLast WCAC title:2012

Coach: PaulPadalino (5th year)Last season: 4-5Returning starters:9 offense, 7 defenseLast IAC title: 2012

Coach: Adam Bahr(3rd year)Last season: 5-5Returning starters:6 offense; 5 defenseLast playoffappearance: 2010

Coach: MikeNesmith (8th year)Last season: 11-2Returning starters:3 offense; 3 defenseLast playoffappearance: 2013

Coach: EddieTolliver (3rd year)Last season: 5-5Returning starters:4 offense, 4 defenseLast playoffappearance: 2008

Coach: Jim Kuhn(8th year)Last season: 7-3Returning starters:7 offense; 2 defenseLast playoffappearance: 2009

Coach: Chris Grier(2nd year)Last season: 7-4Returning starters:9 offense; 3 defenseLast playoffappearance: 2013

Coach: John Kelley(1st year)Last season: 10-2Returning starters:2 offense; 2 defenseLast playoffappearance: 2013

Paint Branch didn’t just lose its star quar-terback, Gaston Cooper. The Panthers, whoreached the 4A state semifinals last season,also graduated All-Gazette receiver JavonnCurry, multi-purpose threat Johnny Littlejohn,receiver Javan Grafton (468 receiving), mostof its offensive line and the majority of its de-fense. That could make the upcoming seasona challenge, particularly early on, coach MikeNesmith said.

“Both sides [offense and defense] areequally inexperienced,” said the eighth-yearcoach. “We have new players all over theplace.”

The Panthers do return several talentedplayers. Look for wideout Ryan Stango to takeon a greater role in the offense after recording667 receiving yards last season. Running backDarryl Hill Jr., who rushed for 403 yards andhad nine total touchdowns, is expected to leadthe ground game. Armani Ceballos and DanonDavis-Cray are competing for the quarterbackstarting spot and the rights to replace Cooper,the All-Gazette Player of the Year.

Junior linebacker Jordan Hill could play abig role on a defense that brings in eight newstarters, Nesmith said.

“If we mature then we’ll be a good footballteam this year. If not we could definitely strug-gle, because we’re so young,” Nesmith said.

— ERIC GOLDWEIN

Dave Mencarini left behind most of his as-sistant coaches when the former coach left theGaithersburg school for Urbana after last sea-son. One of those assistants, defensive coordi-nator John Kelley, takes over the program.

“I have a lot more emails in my inbox than Idid before,” Kelley said.

Only three of the coaches from last seasonare no longer at QO, including Mencarini andhis father.

“I hope no one will notice a difference,”Kelley said about this team. “We’re still goingto play physical football. Face it, this programdidn’t need an overhaul.”

The coaches may be the same, but that’snot the case for the players with only four re-turning starters.

The Cougars will focus on running thefootball with senior tailback Kyle Green, whohad more than 600 yards last year backingup Kevin Joppy. Junior quarterback CarsonKnight takes over the offense and senior re-ceivers Nate Hill and Troy Porter will be his toptargets.

Leading the defense is one of Maryland’stop recruits, senior defensive lineman AdamMcLean (6-2, 300). With most opponentsavoiding McLean’s half of the field, senior line-backers Xavier Twine and Jason Heyn figure tolead the Cougars in tackles.

— KEN SAIN

Experience, depth and a full offseason pro-gram are reasons for optimism at Sherwood.Coach Chris Grier didn’t get the job until Aprilof 2013, yet still led the Warriors to a playoffberth last season. “We were behind the eight-ball when we got started,” he said. “This yearwe’ve had a fantastic offseason. One of thebest people have ever seen at Sherwood I’vebeen told. We’re light years beyond where wewere last year at this time.

“We’re stronger than we were last year, andhopefully faster.”

On offense, senior quarterback NevenSussman (6-foot-3, 205 pounds) returns. Atransfer from North Carolina last summer, healso benefitted from a full offseason program.

“He’s really come along physically,” Griersaid.

The Warriors lost top running back ElijahSpotswood to graduation, but Grier feelssophomore Travis Levy (5-11, 182), who aver-aged six yards a carry last season, is “the guy tocarry the torch.”

Sherwood also returns a veteran group upfront. Three-year starter Tim Kress (6-4, 260)leads the offensive line, and DT Zach Stubble-field (6-0, 250), also three-year starter, anchorsthe defensive front.

Senior LB Troy Berkheimer (5-9, 175) re-turns, and led the team in tackles a year ago.


Springbrook coach Adam Bahr wants tocontrol time of possession.

So, even though the Blue Devils have athird-year starter at quarterback in NeimanBlain, don’t expect the team to stray too farfrom a run-first mentality.

Make no mistake about it, the team trustsBlain to make every throw on the field. And hehas a receiver in Jabree Ray who can make allthe catches.

When it comes to running the football, Ty-ler Stewart will take the bulk of the carries, butJordan Gillespie and fullback Sean Cazeau willalso see some time in the backfield.

Ray also plays safety on a defense that Bahrsaid will be pretty strong up the middle.

Senior Clinton Ngang should be the start-ing middle linebacker, and he joins Gillespieand defensive end Jayvon Jackson on a frontseven that can be really good.

Bahr said Ngang could surprise people thisyear. “He’s a three year varsity guy. He doeswhatever we ask. He weighs 150 pounds. Lastyear he was our starting center because wehad a hole at center.

And he played linebacker last year. Clintonhas a great nose for the football. And he’s ourlong-snapper.

He’s in the rotation at tight end. So I thinkhe can open some eyes defensively.”


The Vikings narrowly missed the postsea-son in 2013, as Clarksburg edged them forthe final 4A West Region playoff spot. Kuhnthinks his team can finish what it startedduring that late run.

“It’s definitely our goal to build on thatlate season success, Kuhn said.

Whitman has a veteran quarterback, arugged ball carrier and a matchup problemfor defenses at tight end.

Senior Evan Smith (5-foot-10, 165)started all of last season at quarterback gain-ing valuable playing time.

Tight end Anton Casey (6-5, 225) hascommitted to play at Brown University and“is too strong for safeties and too fast for op-posing linebackers to cover,” according toKuhn.

Senior Jacob Pittsenberger (5-11, 190),who starts at linebacker, will also be countedupon to carry the load at running back. Se-nior offensive tackles Alec Gould (6-2, 205)and Alex Spear (6-3, 215), guard Jonah Brain(5-11, 205) and center Riley Lewis (5-10, 300)anchor the offensive line.

“Having most of our line back and ourquarterback back is big,” Kuhn said. “Lastyear [Smith] played the role of not losingthe game. Now we will be looking for him tomake the big plays [consistently].”

— JOHN HARRIS III

Sure, it’s easy to focus on the players thatwon’t be playing for Wootton this fall. Argu-ably the county’s best receiver, junior TrevonDiggs, and five other former Patriots followedformer coach Tyree Spinner to his new postat Avalon in Gaithersburg. But there would beno point in that because Wootton is ready tomove on.

The Patriots return third-year quarterbackSam Ellis, who set a Maryland state recordwith 557 passing yards in a single game lastfall, and will go back to a spread offense thathas produced some of Wootton’s more suc-cessful seasons. Six-foot-4, athletic receiverKingsley Ofori is poised for a breakout yearand Jack Pykosh will be another good option attight end/receiver.

“We’re going to run people up and downthe field, try to tire them out,” said Eddie Toll-iver, who also coached Wootton in 2010-11.

But Wootton will still be about 40 percentground game, Tolliver said. And the Patriotswill use a plethora of running back options— Dean Spitz, Cameron Outten, MichaelAmobi and Michael Lui — each with his ownstrengths. They’ll run behind an offensive lineled by experienced and hard-hitting 6-foot,220-pound Patrick Bernardo. Bernardo willalso anchor a versatile defense that will giveopponents different looks.


The amount of returning starters is actu-ally greater than listed for the Black Knights, as11 additional players started last fall for otherhigh schools prior to transferring to Avalonthis summer. Five players on offense and sixon defense joined the Black Knights to playfor Tyree Spinner, who previously coachedThomas S. Wootton to a 9-11 record in twoseasons from 2011-13. Spinner expects a solideffort from both the offense and defense thisyear, with depth being the only real hindranceto this team.

One of the most notable transfers is widereceiver Trevon Diggs, who came from Woot-ton along with Spinner. Diggs is a big-playthreat, and along with running back DaqwanHill, he will help senior quarterback BryanStrittmatter, who transferred from WinstonChurchill, on offense. Defensively, Avalon’sbest athletes are in the secondary. So theywant to stop the run, Spinner said, in order toforce opponents to pass the ball.

“As far as expectations, we intend to winthe championship for our division, the CAFC.As well as go undefeated,” Spinner said.“We’re still gelling right now, trying to get thechemistry together. So we’re still behind theeight ball. We always have room to improve,but overall I’m happy with the guys’ effort andattitude on a daily basis.”


The Bullis football team returns some keyskill position players, but scratch a little deeperand a second-straight Interstate Athletic Con-ference title is no guarantee. “We lost a lot [tograduation],” coach Pat Cilento said. “Peopledon’t see that because of the big-name re-cruits.” Those big-name recruits are juniorquarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr., runningback Devonte Williams and defensive end/tight end Jonathan Holland. Haskins spentthe summer going to camps and impressingcoaches to the point that he has 23 scholarshipoffers from A (Arizona State) to W (Wisconsin),according to Rivals.com, a college recruitingwebsite. Williams rushed for 1,535 yards and23 touchdowns last year with a 7.8 yards percarry average. Holland, who is 6-foot-3, 235pounds, committed to playing at Penn State.Senior defensive end Julian James (Davidson)also returns to anchor the defense.

And there are more top recruits coming,including sophomore linebacker Damani Neal(earned All-IAC as a freshman) and the playerCilento calls the next big Bullis recruit, juniorreceiver/linebacker Cameron Brown.

Cilento said, however, that his team couldbe just one injury away from trouble, espe-cially with a schedule that faces strong non-league opponents (including Mount St. Josephand Archbishop Spalding).

— KEN SAIN

Numerous injuries to key players led toa slow start for Landon a year ago — onewin in its first five games — but as the Bears’health improved so did its performance onthe field, including back-to-back season-ending wins against rival Georgetown Prepand St. Albans. With 20 seniors returning thisfall, including several on what should be apowerfully-built offensive line, the Bears willlikely challenge for their second InterstateAthletic Conference title in three years.

“They are great kids and great players,”coach Paul Padalino said.

Leading the team’s wing-T, run-heavyoffense will be returning linemen PeterMillspaugh (6-2, 235), Thomas Evans (6-5,230), Paul Padalino (6-0, 225), Steven Gee(6-1, 225) and Ian Dabney (5-11, 201). Theyare joined by tight end Keith Simms (6-3,222) and they will clear the way for talentedrunning backs Johari Johnson (5-10, 170)and Colton Rupp (5-9, 192) and quarter-back Robinson Adkins (5-11, 145). Simsand Padalino return to anchor the team’s50-base defense at end and linebacker,respectively, with Johnson and Adkins secur-ing the backfield. Linebacker/safety ThomasCrittenberger (6-0, 200), Kolby Williams (6-2,240) and Luke Kurtz (5-9, 150) return to thestarting lineup on defense as well.

— JAMES PETERS

Good Counsel was taken out of the play-offs by one point last year by rival and even-tual champion DeMatha Catholic.

The Falcons opened the 2014 season onFriday with a dominating victory at WilsonHigh School (Washington, D.C.).

The team returning is relatively youngand could be about a year removed fromreclaiming the WCAC crown it held for fourseasons before last year.

According to offensive coordinator TomCrowell, they’re good, but they’ll be reallygood next year.

Returning at quarterback is junior AndresCastillo.

He’ll be joined by junior running backJonathan Lee.

Both started games last year and showedthe abiltiy to make plays.

Lee has a quick burst through the hole,and at roughly 5-foot-11 and 187 pounds, heis tough to bring down on the other side.

Castillo has the ability to make plays withhis legs, in addition to airing the ball out.

He’ll have senior wide receiver KeonPaye, who is being recruited by D-I colleges,to throw the ball to.

Payne, who also plays safety, and 6-foot-3, 200-pound junior linebacker KeandreJones will be leaders on the defense.


For the first time in 10 years, the George-town Prep football team is ending practicesessions with the once-familiar chant of “IAC,IAC.”

A long-time powerhouse in the InterstateAthletic Conference, the Little Hoyas wereforced out of the league because of competi-tive balance and then spent a brief time in theBaltimore-based MIAA A Conference beforeplaying an independent schedule the past twoseasons. “It’s great to be back where we shouldbe,” Paro said.

Leading Georgetown’s return to the IACwill be a host of returning starters, includingtwo-way competitors Dage Davis (5-foot-10,178 pounds), David Forney (6-3, 289) and PaulTriandifilou (5-11, 225). Davis rushed for 1,434yards (7.5 yards per carry) and accounted for19 total touchdowns. A fine defensive back aswell, Paro hopes some other running backsemerge to help offset Davis’ load.

Forney and Triandifilou will anchor aninexperienced offensive line. Forney’s block-ing helped Georgetown rush for 2,282 yardsa year ago. Traiandifilou looks to solidify thedefensive line at nose guard and he will bejoined by several veteran defenders, includinglinebackers Jack Stanton (5-10, 190) and AustinMcDonald (5-11, 185) and backs Kahlil Osman(5-9, 185) and Tyson Porter (6-0, 186).

— JAMES PETERS


Thomas S. Wootton High School’s Sam Ellis is one of the Patriots topreturning players this fall.

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It has been four years sinceeighth-year Walt Whitman HighSchool football coach Jim Kuhnhas had a son on his team. Fortwo-plus years his eldest son,Henry Kuhn, now in his seniorseason at Randolph-Macon Col-lege, was the Vikings’ quarterbackand led the team to two Class 4AWest Region semifinal appear-ances (2009-10). This fall, juniorJake Kuhn, who spent much of hischildhood running up and downthe Vikings’ sidelines and watch-ing his dad dissect game film, isset to make his varsity debut.

“Most 16-year-olds are push-ing away from their parents andhere I am being a major part ofwhat [Jake] is doing,” Jim Kuhnsaid. “I feel very fortunate to haveshared this time with both boys.Weweretalkingaboutitafewdaysago, [Jake grew up] so fast. He’sfinally getting his opportunity toplay on a team he watched playforever growing up and wanted tobe a part of.”

A quarterback on the juniorvarsity squad a year ago and thebackup for second-year starterEvan Smith this fall, the youngerKuhn is now a 6-foot-5 wide re-ceiver — he grew two inchessince last basketball season. Andthat plays right into Whitman’sstrengths this season. For the pasttwo years, the Vikings were relianton one running back — Zac Mor-ton — to carry the brunt of theworkload.

This year, the Vikings don’thave a Morton — though seniorrunning back Jacob Pitsenbergerwill surely get his share of carries.Smith is more comfortable in hisrole now and has a deep receiv-ing corps to work with led byBrown University recruit and 6-4,220-pound tight end Anton Caseyand returning receivers Alex Ho-sker and Nolan Hanessian. JakeKuhn said he’d like to make hismark in that group and his fathersaid he has no doubt he can.

The younger Kuhn, after all,isn’t the average first-year var-sity football player. Though he’sonly a high school junior, he hasspent arguably more time aroundthe game, scrutinizing plays and

learning the intricacies of thesport than most athletes in Mont-gomery County. His quarterbacktraining only adds to his ability toread the game and Jake Kuhn saidhis experience under center alsohelps his working relationshipwith Smith.

ArunwiththeVikings’basket-ball squad all the way to the statefinal over the winter taught theyounger Kuhn about the physicaland mental commitments it takesto be a varsity athlete, he and hisfather agreed. It also exposed him

to the bigger, stronger and fasterathletes he will face on the foot-ball field.

“I think [Jake’s] knowledge ofthe game is going to be one thingthat will help him be successful onthe football field,” Jim Kuhn said.“There’s this book called [’Outli-ers: The Story of Success’] andaccording to that you need 10,000hours [to perfect a craft]. Whetheryou’re watching or playing. Hedefinitely has as close to that asanyone on this team. Growingup, watching it whenever it’s on

TV, going out to games and prac-tices, he’s lived that. And it doeshelp him on the field. He’s a savvyplayer, he understands the nu-ances of the game.”

While basketball does take upmore of the younger Kuhn’s time— he competes on the hardwoodwinter, spring and summer — hesaid he hasn’t fully decided whichsport he wants to pursue in col-lege. He’s passionate about both,he said. But a breakout fall, headded, could also sway him.

There have been some quiet

family dinners in the Kuhn house-hold. While the younger Kuhn’steammates can leave a bad prac-tice on the field, he cannot. Butwhile a coach-player relationshipbetween father and a teenagedson could be tricky, this one is not,the two agreed. It’s somethingspecial for them to share, some-thing they’ve been waiting onsince Jake Kuhn was the Vikings’biggest fan and 10-year-old ballboy.

“When you do somethingwrong, it’s hard to avoid, like if

you have a bad practice or a badgame, you kind of live with it,”Jake Kuhn said. “He is hard on mein general because he wants me tobe as good as I can be. But my dadis also my biggest fan. And havingyour dad as your coach, he knowseverything you’re going through.... Since I grew up watching [Whit-man games] all the time on thesidelines, it’s nice to finally havesome of the pressure on me.”

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Walt Whitman High School football coach Jim Kuhn (right) talks with his son, Jake (left), during Aug. 27 practice.

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Candidates should be well organized, be able to multi-task, andwork exceptionally well in a team environment. High Schooldiploma or equivalent required. Minimum of two (2) yearsexperience in accounts receivables or similar data entry experiencepreferred. Must be proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel.Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.Basic understanding of newspaper terminology.

To become part of this high quality team, send resume and salaryrequirements to: [email protected].

We offer a competitive compensation & comprehensive benefitspackage including medical, dental, pension, 401(k) & tuitionreimbursement. EOE No phone calls.

Mail ClerkWholesale optical lab in SilverSpring has an opening for a PTMail Clerk to work in ourcomputerized Mail Deptshipping eyewear. Excellentsalary, no heavy lifting.Hours: Mon-Fri 3-8pmCall Rhonda:301-585-9060 (ext. 116)

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