Quince Orchard Advances to 4A State Finals
Holds off rival Northwest 14-13 in a nail-biter
North Potomac – Linebacker Ethan Price makes a touchdown-saving diving tackle on Quince Orchard’s Martavian Davis. (Mike Clark/The Sports Pulse) North Potomac – Quarterback Savan Briggs led his Quince Orchard Cougars to a 14-13 win over rival Northwest and into the state championship game. (Mike Clark/The Sports Pulse) North Potomac – Northwest Quarterback Patrick Doyle tries unsuccessfully to avoid the sack by Quince Orchard’s Defensive Linemen Christian Ose-Afiana. Doyle was foced to leave the game with an injury suffered on this play. (Mike Clark/The Sports Pulse) North Potomac – Northwest Anthony Berry lays out for this throw from QB Patrick Doyle in the 4th quarter Northwest comeback attempt but Berry lost possession when he made contact with the ground. (Mike Clark/The Sports Pulse) North Potomac – The Quince Orchard Cougars and Northwest Jaguars watch as the Northwest would-be game winning field goal attempt falls short – sending QO back to the state finals. (Mike Clark/The Sports Pulse) North Potomac – The final Northwest drive of the game was broken up by QO Defensive Back Branden Heflin. (Mike Clark/The Sports Pulse) North Potomac – Daryl Harper of Northwest lunges for the touchdown in attempt to tie the game but the missed extra point sealed the scoring and QO advances to states with the 14-13 win. (Mike Clark/The Sports Pulse) North Potomac – Qunice Orchard’s Kendall Johnson and Ahmed Harris take down Northwest’s Anthony Berry behind the line of scrimmage in the 14-13 QO home win. (Mike Clark/The Sports Pulse) North Potomac – Qunice Orchard’s Iverson Howard plows forward for a few hard fought yards in the rival rematch. (Mike Clark/The Sports Pulse)