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(From left) Kimo DeSantos with Fairfax CountyFire & Rescue explains the interior of theambulance to Fairfax Station residents AsherHuggins, Mattie Moore and Allison Baldino.

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PedestrianDies afterBeing Struck inLorton Road

Farman Batalia, 70, ofLorton, died early in themorning on July 30 after

being struck by a vehicle whilecrossing Lorton Road near the in-tersection with Armistead Road.

Police said a 2003 GMC truckdriven by a 63-year-old man, alsofrom Lorton, was heading east onLorton Road when it hit Batalia inthe eastbound lanes. He was pro-nounced dead at the scene of thecrash.

Detectives are investigating thecollision, though at this time, it’sunknown whether speed or alco-hol were factors, or if Batalia wasin a crosswalk when he was hit.

— Tim Peterson

A 70-year-old Lorton mandied after he was struckcrossing the street near theintersection of ArmisteadRoad and Lorton Road.

Send notes to the Connection [email protected] or call703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday. Datedannouncements should be submitted atleast two weeks prior to the event.

Lord of Life Lutheran offers ser-vices at two locations, in Fairfax at 5114Twinbrook Road and in Clifton at 13421Twin Lakes Drive. Services in Fairfax areCongregation Adat Reyim, an inde-pendent Jewish congregation, offersservices Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at9:30 a.m. and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.Hebrew School is Sundays at 9:30 andMondays at 5:30 p.m. Hebrew school isMonday-Friday at 9:30 a.m. Adat Reyimis located at 6500 Westbury Oaks Courtin Springfield. 703-569-7577 or http:// w w w . a d a t r e y i m . o r gwww.adatreyim.org.

Fairfax Baptist Temple, at thecorner of Fairfax County Parkway andBurke Lake Roads, holds a bible studyfellowship at 9 a.m. Sundays followedby a 10 a.m. worship service. Nurserycare and children’s church also pro-vided. 6401 Missionary Lane, FairfaxStation, 703-323-8100 orwww.fbtministries.org.

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By Tim Peterson

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A well-known tunnel-bridge onColchester Road connects anarea of Fairfax Station with therest of the county, both geo-

graphically and mythically. Its link to his-toric reports of a vandal in a bunny cos-tume has gotten it plenty of attention, in-cluding actual acts of vandalism on andaround the structure.

“We call [the police] all the time becauseof the bridge,” said Fairfax Station residentJanet Jacobs. “It’s a magnet for teenagers.”

And though neighbors are familiar withtheir law enforcement professionals in thatsetting, they also enjoy the opportunity tointeract with them and other neighborswhen not discussing any tunnel-related is-sues.

Each year, that opportunity comes in theform of National Night Out, an event de-signed to develop relationships betweencommunity members and their respectiveprotection and safety agencies.

“We have a small community — it’s theone time each year we get everyone to-gether, said Eric Baldino, who has hostedan event at his pre-1850 historic house withwife Kathleen for the last 15 years. “We in-teract a lot with the police because of thetunnel. This is our way of saying thanks.”

Baldino masterminded a large buffet forthe affair, including barbecue ribs smokedfor six hours prior to the event. His daugh-ter Allison liked that firefighters from theClifton station also joined the party, driv-ing their ambulance and engine up thedriveway. It also gave her a chance to “meetall the new people” in the neighborhood.

“It’s about making connections with thecommunities where we live and work in anenvironment where you don’t usually getto meet,” said Lt. Eli Cory, assistant com-mander of the West Springfield district po-lice station. Cory has served as a FairfaxCounty officer for 17 years, but only re-cently joined the ranks at West Springfield.

“Often it’s when something bad happens— you get pulled over, there’s a crime,” he

To Protect, Serve, ConnectCommunities joinpublic safety agenciesfor National NightOut.

(From left) Kathleen Baldino, supervisor PatHerrity (R-Springfield), Victor Yufanyi and LohYufanyi get together at Baldino’s historic resi-dence near Colchester Road in Fairfax Stationfor National Night Out.

Fairfax Station residents Janet and MichaelJacobs enjoy barbecue and community socializ-ing as part of the National Night Out.

(From left) Ellen and Bob Kaziner of FairfaxStation describe finding a wallet near a publicpath to Lt. Eli Cory, assistant commander of theWest Springfield district police station, duringthe National Night Out event.

said. “But to just talk over ice cream or ahot dog, you build these relationships. Weget to know faces and names we can trustin communities.” Across the Springfield dis-trict in Cardinal Estates, neighborhoodwatch captain Amanda Fox and familyhosted a similar event to observe NationalNight Out. Traditionally theirs includes amovie for children screened in a neighbor-hood park, but this year rain canceled theshow. The team was still satisfied with theturnout: an opportunity to meet with offic-ers and share the message of being aware,safe and proactive. “It’s great to get the com-munity invested in preventing crime,” Fox

said. “If you see something, say something.This gets people more involved, participat-ing and making calls.” Supervisor PatHerrity (R-Springfield) appeared at severalNational Night Out events around the dis-trict, including Little Rocky Run communitypool, Colchester Road, Fairfax Station, Or-ange Hunt Elementary School and Cardi-nal Estates. “This is a critical part of whycrime is so low,” Herrity said, “events likethis, that get police, fire and sheriff’s de-partments out in the community.”

“Crimes don’t get solved without the helpof our citizens,” he added. “They play animportant role.”

(From left) Katelyn and Elizabeth Stuebner meet with Lt. Eli Cory, assis-tant commander of the West Springfield district police station, beforeadding condiments to their hot dogs during National Night Out in LittleRocky Run.

(From left) Lt. Eli Cory, assistant commander of the West Springfielddistrict police station, meets with supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield)and new Fairfax Station resident Mark Johnson at a National Night Outevent near Colchester Road.

(From left) Auxiliary Police Officer Ermin Apolinario, Lt. Eli Cory, assis-tant commander of the West Springfield district police station, Ellen Fox,Jim Fox, Amanda Fox, supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield), MichaelParker and Auxiliary Police Officer Bill Baird wrap up the Cardinal Es-tates National Night Out event on Aug. 4.


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By Tabitha Timm

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Lorton’s Farmers Market offers a va-riety of locally made products, in-cluding fruit, vegetables, honey,baked goods and ice cream. Many

customers forgo trips to the grocery storeand instead do their weekly grocery shop-ping at the market, preferring the healthier,better tasting alternative.

“There is definitely a difference in qual-ity of the fruit and vegetables. If you wanteggplant anywhere in America, even WholeFoods, which is supposed to be an organicstore, it tastes like rubber,” said RadhikaKumar from Lorton. “I was originally bornand raised in India and we had a garden inour backyard where we used to get our pro-duce from—my very first time here, I tastedeggplant and it tasted like I was back home,like it was all organically grown in our back-yard.

“I wish [the farmers market] was here allyear so that I wouldn’t have to go to thegrocery store. I buy pretty much all of myproduce here: squash, zucchini, fruits, wa-termelon, strawberries, potatoes, onions,tomatoes, anything. I’m a vegetarian so wecook a lot of vegetables and all the veg-etables come from the farmers market. Lo-

cal honey, too,” added Kumar.The fruit and vegetables aren’t the only

items superior to their grocery store com-petitors. All of the market vendors seem to

put more attention to taste and health intotheir products.

“We care more about the quality and thetaste of the flavor, I’m a chef and I have 30years of experience, my wife has been topastry school, we work together and wereally care about what we put out. The wayI look at it is, ‘If I’m not willing to eat it,then why would I sell it?’”said CraigMcMullen of Nitro’s Creamery, a Spring-field-based home ice cream business.McMullen only uses the best ingredients hecan find in his products.

“The milk we use comes from a very smallcreamery up in Maryland and it’s all-natu-

ral, grass fed, and has a minimalamount of processing-the way itshould be. I use fresh, local ingredi-ents. I’m using wild blackberries, andmy son and I were out picking rasp-berries and blueberries this past week.We go picking and we try to keep ev-erything local within 150 miles, Iknow my Belgian chocolate isn’t, butthe cream is, the vanilla I add is not,but it’s the best quality of Madagas-car vanilla I can get,” said McMullen.

Many of the market vendors pur-chase products from each other, aswell.

“We try to work with all the mar-ket, when the farmers have rhubarb in sea-son, we’ll get the berries from them. Coon’sFarm-best apples, best peaches, we’re al-ways talking about them. Come the fall,they’ll have about 22 different varieties ofapples, and they’ve got great apple cider.We always try to help each other, I’m al-ways building up everyone else because, theway I look at it, is we’re here in the market,we’re here as a team, we’re not against eachother,” said McMullen.

The Lorton Farmers Market is located atthe VRE Station, the address is 8990 LortonStation Boulevard, and is open every Sun-day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Gunston Hall has again achievedaccreditation by the AmericanAlliance of Museums (AAM),

the highest national recognition for amuseum. Accreditation signifies excel-lence to the museum community, to gov-ernments, funders, outside agencies, andto the museum-going public. GunstonHall has been accredited since 1988. Allmuseums must undergo a reaccreditationreview every 10 years to maintain accred-ited status.

AAM Accreditation brings national rec-

ognition to a museum for its commitmentto excellence, accountability, high profes-sional standards, and continued institu-tional improvement. Developed and sus-tained by museum professionals for nearly45 years, AAM’s museum accreditation pro-gram is the field’s primary vehicle for qual-ity assurance, self-regulation, and publicaccountability. It strengthens the museumprofession by promoting practices that en-able leaders to make informed decisions,allocate resources wisely, and remain finan-cially and ethically accountable in order to

provide the best service to the public.Of the nation’s nearly 17,500 museums

over 1,000 are currently accredited, includ-ing 59 museums accredited in Virginia.

“Gunston Hall is honored to have beenawarded subsequent accreditation by theAmerican Alliance of Museums. I could notbe more proud of our Board of Regents, ourstaff, and our volunteers for their tremen-dous effort and passionate commitment tomeeting all the requirements necessary tobe recognized in this fashion,” said ScottStroh, Gunston Hall’s Executive Director.

Accreditation is a very rigorous buthighly rewarding process that examinesall aspects of a museum’s operations. Toearn accreditation a museum first mustconduct a year of self-study, then un-dergo a site visit by a team of peer re-viewers. AAM’s Accreditation Commis-sion, a panel of seven museum profes-sionals, consider the self-study and vis-iting committee report to determinewhether a museum should receive ac-creditation.

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Local Produce and Other Treats at Lorton Farmers MarketLocal produce being sold at Lorton’s farmers market. A wide variety of vegetables are available at the market.

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For many of us summer va-cation provides a time forour families to enjoy timeoff from the school year

grind, and allows children to partici-pate in fun outdoor activities. How-ever, during summer break, somechildren fall behind in their academic achieve-ments, which can lead to steps backward in achild’s education. This is especially true whenit comes to reading.

According to the National Summer Learn-ing Association, approximately 22 percent ofthe school year’s instructional time is lost oversummer vacation. In fact, teachers often spendat least one month re-teaching material thatstudents have forgotten over the summer. Un-fortunately, the time that teachers spend cov-ering old material could be dedicated to newmaterial that students are potentially missing

out on all together.We may be more than halfway

through this summer, but there is stillplenty of time to encourage readingin your household before the kids getback to school. There are plenty ofcreative ways to help kids find timeto read; children can combine read-

ing with summer activities like going to thepool or traveling for a family vacation. You canalso encourage reading by leading by example:reading together as a family, picking up yourown book when your child sits down to read,and spending time together reading aloud areall ways to make reading a fun family activity.

And don’t be afraid to make visiting the li-brary a regular activity of your summer sched-ule! Fairfax County has an extensive public li-brary system, which can be a fun, cool placeto spend an afternoon when the summerweather isn’t cooperating.

The library is also providing ways to encour-age students to read during the summer. TheFairfax County Public Library Summer Read-ing Program runs until Sept. 5 and encourageschildren to read for pleasure during summerbreak. The program provides reading lists forthose in need of ideas, and the program evenoffers prizes.

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Summer can be a fun and exciting time forour children, but while they are exercisingtheir bodies with outdoor sports and activi-ties, it is important that they exercise theirminds as well. This is why I would encourageeveryone to pick up a book this summer, andjoin the library programs that make readingfun and rewarding.

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Letters to the Editor

Farms Need aBetter Regula-tory FrameworkTo the Editor:

My problem with WhitehallFarm (Re: “Saving the WhitehallFamily Farm” by Tim Peterson) isthat it worked with Fairfax Countyto establish an Agricultural andForrestal (A&F) district, throughwhich, in exchange for preservingthe rural landscape, it receivedsubstantial property tax reduc-tions. A&F districts are Virginia’stake on the “Ag-exempt” move-ment. This philosophy started inthe 1970s, when “family farms”were increasingly threatened bydeclining profit margins for theiragricultural products. In additions,the market value of the farms wereincreasing as a result of develop-ment pressures, increasing theirproperty taxes. Almost all stateshave adapted these “Ag-exempt”frameworks, which “value” thefarm property on its potential rev-enues from traditional farm prod-ucts or property rents (“cadastral”value), as opposed to “marketvaluations.” The result is propertytax bills that are about 10-20 per-cent of normal market values.

In Virginia, counties may imple-ment these A&F programs. In mostcases, planning commissions dothe legwork, which is ultimatelyapproved by each county’s boardof supervisors. Almost all of theseagreements give the owners re-duced property taxes in exchangefor not developing the property toa more intensive level.

The problem is that these own-ers engage in “more intensive de-

velopment” projects without goingthrough any review. For example,in Fairfax County’s case, we haveseen one A&F district clear fiveacres of trees and put in a parkinglot without any review. InWhitehall Farm’s case, theycleared approximately one acre oftrees lining Colchester andNewman Roads and put up an ad-vertising sign.

Virginia has created a legalframework through the 2014 FarmAct and Farm Brewery Acts, the2006 and 2008 Farm Winery leg-islation, and modifications to theState Uniform Building Code(SUBC) that essentially haveplaced agro-tourism beyond thereach of any local or state regula-tion. Buildings designed to hosthundreds of visitors per day arenot required to submit permits tocomply with structural, electrical,or fire safety codes. They are notinspected for ADA compliance.They are using septic systems thatare not adequate for their visitorloads. They are not gettingstormwater license approvals orcomplying with Clean Water Actrequirements on surface effluentpollution. Farms have been iden-tified by organizations like theChesapeake Bay Foundation andthe EPS as the greatest source ofpollution affecting ChesapeakeBay.

From the point of view of Vir-ginia local government, likeFairfax County, agro-tourism farmsare better than the alternative,which is letting the farms beturned into housing develop-ments. Homes introduce schoolchildren, who create a $10K-15Kper annum burden on county fi-nances per student. The tax rev-

enue from these homes does notcome close to supplying additionalproperty tax revenues to compen-sate for this burden.

I think that it is wonderful thatwe have farms like WhitehallFarms providing fresh vegetablesto our local community, while pro-moting rural landscapes and im-peding urban sprawl. However,there must be a better regulatoryframework in Virginia to preventthe excesses from agricultural en-terprises and agro-tourism that arestarting to become apparent.

Hal MooreClifton

Can’t Afford toLose ThemTo the Editor:

Planned Parenthood providescritical health care and educationto hundreds of thousands ofwomen and men. My story is aprime example.

I was a Planned Parenthood pa-tient off and on for 10 years. I firstcame to Planned Parenthood formy annual exams and birth con-trol. I was always treated withcompassion and respect, and I al-ways received high-quality care.

When I became unexpectedlypregnant at 23, Planned Parent-hood was there for me. The coun-selor I spoke with listened to me,and informed me that I could pur-sue adoption and other assistanceshould I choose to carry the preg-nancy to term. I decided to abort,and that decision was supported,without judgement.

Several years later when I wasmarried, but not yet ready to have

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a child, my doctor prescribed mea new low-dose birth control pill.The insurance I had through myemployer would not cover it. I con-tacted Planned Parenthood andasked if they carried that specificpill. They did. Planned Parenthoodwas there for me again. Eventhough I was employed and hadinsurance through my company, itwas Planned Parenthood that Iturned to for the birth control thatwas right for me, at an affordablecost.

It’s frightening that the attackson Planned Parenthood seem to begetting worse lately. They’vehelped so many with nowhere elseto go.

Our country can’t afford to losethem.

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After losing 4-1 to LumberRiver in the third game ofthe double -e l iminat ionSoutheast Regional tourna-

ment, the SYA Greater Fairfax SeniorBabe Ruth baseball team knew they hadto fight back in order to avoid beingsent home by a second loss.

“In regionals, we knew the best competi-tion we would face would be NorthernFairfax and Lumber River. On the third daywe faced Lumber River . . . We ended uplosing and made a bunch of errors,”Centreville graduate and pitcher/secondbaseman Nate Nguyen said. “Our coach keptreminding us that the only team that couldbeat us was ourselves . . . The next day we

had to play Northern Fairfax in an elimina-tion game.”

With a home run from Roanoke Collegepitcher/first baseman Joe Larimer, GreaterFairfax went on to beat Northern Fairfax 2-1, bringing them to once again face Lum-ber River in a win-or-go-home game.Larimer got the start on the mound, andhit a 3-run home run to help lift the teamto a 5-4 win, allowing them to advance tothe championship game against LumberRiver. After jumping to an early lead,Greater Fairfax won 5-2, earning a berth tothe 2015 Babe Ruth League World Seriesin Klamath Falls, Ore.

“This is the first SYA team in recentmemory that has advanced to a World Se-ries,” coach Brian Seeley said.

The SYA 13-15 year-old tournament teamnearly advanced to their age group’s World

Series as well, but fell just short, losing inthe Southeast Regional final to Florida 2-0on Saturday.

With games starting Aug. 8, the SYAGreater Fairfax Senior Babe Ruth team willcompete in four pool play games, with thetop three teams in the pool advancing to asingle-elimination tournament.

“The team will continue to focus on thefundamentals and our approach will be thesame. One game at a time,” Seeley said.

Pitcher/outfielder Matthew Blaise is oneof several team members for whom this willbe their first trip to the West Coast.

“I love traveling. It will be fun!” Blaisesaid. “[The teams on the West Coast] willbe competitive but we won’t really know[what to expect] until we get there.”

For many of the players, though the trip

will be full of “firsts,” it is also a significant“last.”

“A bunch of [my teammates] were on myAll-Star and travel teams [through LittleLeague],” Nguyen said. “With us going offto different colleges, this would be the lasttime we would get to play on the same team. . . I am excited and a little anxious to playon a big stage like the World Series.”

ESPN 93.3 FM will provide complete ra-dio coverage of the Babe Ruth World Seriesfrom Aug. 8-15.

“It means a lot to be on a team that isreally special. We are all really excited forthe opportunity to play and represent Vir-ginia,” Nguyen said. “We know the compe-tition will be tough and more experienced,but we believe in our abilities and hope tobring a championship to Virginia.”

Oregon tournament will be last timemany team members play together.

SYA Greater Fairfax Senior Babe Ruth TeamAdvances to World Series

The SYA Greater Fairfax Senior Babe Ruth team will play in the WorldSeries Aug. 8-15 in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

The SYA 13-15 year-old tournament team reached the Southeast Re-gional final.

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Mike Dougherty stood on theWoodson High School foot-ball field in the early hours

of Aug. 3 and shared some of the moretroubling observations from his first sea-son coaching the Cavaliers.

He talked about the team’s lack oftoughness on defense during the 2014campaign: “We were by far the worsttackling team I ever saw in my life lastyear. I felt like we were in positions tomake plays on defense, we just lackedthe toughness to tackle when we neededit most.”

He mentioned the Cavaliers were in-timidated by certain opponents: “Lastyear, I felt like [when we played] certainteams we’d just tuck tail and run, andthat was something totally new to me.”

The end result for the Cavaliers was a2-8 record. Woodson closed the seasonwith a five-game losing streak, surren-dered an average of 53 points during itsfinal four contests and was outscored138-15 in its last three games.

DOUGHERTY wasn’t afraid to discussthe Cavaliers’ shortcomings. However,the timing and location of this particu-lar conversation revealed steps he was

Woodson football team hosts“midnight madness” practice.Instilling Toughness in Cavaliers

Photo by Jon Roetman/The Connection

Second-year Woodson head football coach Mike Dougherty is trying toinstill toughness in a program that finished 2-8 last season.

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Rain poured from a grayMarch sky. Drenched rac-ers wound their way

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“We were freezing cold and shiv-ering the entire time,” said AnnGoettman of McLean. “We lookedlike we’d been through a carwash.”

Goettman and others on herteam would not let the elementsdeter them from completing the2015 D.C. Rock’n’Roll Half Mara-thon. They’d spent the last fourmonths running, walking and lift-ing weights as part of a

Team in Training (TNT)fundraising effort to support theAlexandria, Virginia-based Leuke-mia & Lymphoma Society (LLS).Participants pledged to raisemoney for a charity in which theybelieve by training for and com-peting in marathons, triathlons,cycling and hiking. In turn, theyget access professional fitnesscoaches who guide them as theyset fitness goals, boost their endur-ance, lose weight, and get tonedtaut.

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taking to fix some of the problems thatplagued Woodson last fall.

It was a little after 1 a.m. Monday andthe lights above Pat Cunningham Stadiumilluminated the football field. The Cavaliershad finished a “midnight madness” practiceand players were on the way to the lockerroom to shower. The Cavaliers were spend-ing the night (and the following night) atthe high school, and faced a 5:30 a.m. wake-up call to go jogging.

Dougherty had utilized midnight practicesearlier in his coaching career when he wasat Dominion High School in LoudounCounty. The desired effect Monday was toinstill toughness in the Cavaliers whilebuilding camaraderie and confidence.

“We were just trying to put them throughthe worst possible scenario so that every-thing else seemed a little bit easier when itcame to competing and playing in thegames,” Dougherty recalled of his time atDominion. “And the team bond that you getout of something like this, you can’t replaceit. These guys are going to be talking abouttonight 20 years from now. As much as wewant to win games and put trophies onshelves, we’re about creating memories,building a team bond and teaching theseguys push through something tough andusually you end up on a good note.”

Offensively, Woodson will once again runan up-tempo spread scheme with a goal ofrunning 80 plays per game. Dougherty saidthe team averaged 75 last season, includ-ing a 107-play output during a 72-56 lossto Annandale.

Rising junior Jojo Heisley is the front-run-ner to start at quarterback. Heisley started twogames at the end of his sophomore season.

“I’m excited for [the season],” Heisleysaid. “Odds are stacked against us. We wereranked seventh in our conference [by VHSL-Reference]. … I’m ready to prove themwrong show them what we can do.”

Heisley’s top target figures to be rising

senior Jack Caldwell. Dougherty said heexpects Caldwell to catch 60 passes thisseason and play defense, as well.

“He just goes up high and gets the ball,”Dougherty said. “He’s real long. Throughthe 7-on-7s this spring, if there was a ballup and it was him and another guy, he wasgetting most of them. He’s doing a muchbetter job of route running and understand-ing the concepts of stemming and gettinginto the spaces we need him to get. Nowwe’ve got to get the quarterbacks clickingwith him.

“I think he’ll be a top receiver in the area.We’re going to target him 15 times a game.”

Rising senior Chris Gardner and risingsophomore Daequan Williams will see timeat running back.

Rising senior guards Mike Fox and DonStedham anchor the offensive line.

Defensively, Woodson operates from abase 4-3 alignment. Linebackers TorinShanahan, a rising junior, and NolanBrahmey, a rising senior, are two of theCavaliers’ best defenders.

WOODSON will scrimmage Marshall(home, Aug. 20) and South Lakes (road,Aug. 27) before opening the season at homeagainst Chantilly on Sept. 4. The Cavalierswill travel to face Robinson on Sept. 11 andwill host Fairfax on Sept. 18 before open-ing Conference 7 play on the road againstAnnandale on Sept. 25.

“We’ve got to focus on pushing throughthe entire season,” Caldwell said. “Last sea-son, toward the end, we all lost heart andended up losing the last several [games]pretty bad. That’s a big part of it; is not giv-ing up the same way we did last season.”

Dougherty said the Cavaliers have a goalof making the playoffs in 2015.

“[We need to] get these kids believing thatthey can compete with these teams aroundhere because they can,” Dougherty said.“Obviously, we’ve got to do a lot of thingsright, but just because Robinson comes overhere doesn’t mean we should run and hide.”

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Members of the Woodson football team participate in a “midnight mad-ness” practice on Aug. 3.

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