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Sideline Report Previewing the Area's Top Games
West Springfield senior quarterback Bryn Renner warms up before a scrimmage with Oakton.
(By Richard A. Lipski -- The Washington Post)
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"I guess it's kind of my way of being professional and trying to be first class," said Haddock, in his second-year at Fairfax. "The profession has certainly done a lot for me, and maybe it's my way of giving back to the profession."
The Rebels (3-2) not only dressed the part last week against Centreville but they looked it. After being outscored 775-101 in their first 19 Virginia AAA Concorde District games, all losses, Fairfax scored 13 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to take home a 25-15 road win over Centreville.
Senior Chris Regensberg rushed 27 times for 205 yards and three touchdowns, including one with eight seconds left.
"We certainly hope this is not our last win and that our season didn't culminate Week 5," said Haddock, whose school has been reassigned to the Liberty District starting next season. "It was something the kids expected to have happen. We didn't know when or where, but sometime. The Concorde District has been a tough road for us, and the kids have really, really worked so hard, and they have never lost faith in what we're trying to do. I felt so vindicated for them."
Fairfax, without a winning season since 1999, is 3-2 with games remaining against Herndon (3-2), Westfield (5-0), Chantilly (4-1), Falls Church (0-5) and Robinson (2-3). If the season ended today, the Rebels would qualify for the playoffs for the first time since going unbeaten during the 1999 regular season under current Westfield Coach Tom Verbanic.
Might a postseason berth demand a spiffy hat to accessorize the neckwear?
"If that could get us a couple more wins," Haddock said, "I'd be more than happy to get a houndstooth fedora like Tom Landry or Bear Bryant."
