Area Private Schools Enjoying Success on Football Field
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008; 3:57 PM
Flint Hill, which restarted its football program in 2003 and returned to a varsity schedule in 2004, will play Collegiate on Saturday in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division 1 championship game.
The Huskies, seeded fourth in the four-team tournament, advanced to the title game by beating Liberty Christian, 21-13, last week. The Huskies had lost 28-7 to Liberty Christian three weeks ago, but on Saturday they rode senior running back Arlandis Harvey (26 carries, 102 yards and a touchdown) to what Huskies Coach Michael Wright called a "monumental" victory.
"[Liberty Christian is] a terrific team and they stand for a lot and it's a team you measure your own team by," Wright said.
Liberty Christian, which won the tournament last season, had won 22 consecutive games.
Second-seeded Collegiate (8-1) is on a five-game winning streak during which it has outscored opponents by an average of 22.8 points. Collegiate has won VISAA Division 3 championships in four of the past five seasons.
"They've had terrific teams, this is not their first," Wright said.
Flint Hill has won seven of its past eight and is averaging 34.6 points per game behind the dual option attack of Harvey and senior quarterback Jovan Smith, who had two rushing touchdowns in last week's victory. The Huskies intercepted Liberty Christian four times Saturday and will face a similar wide-open air attack that Collegiate used to outscore Benedictine 49-19 last week.
"Everyone is just excited about the options and possibilities," Wright said.
Some of the Washington area's other top private school teams enjoyed similar success this season.
Landon won its 19th Interstate Athletic Conference title by beating St. Albans, 20-14, Saturday. Running back Jeff Izon, who missed most of last season because of an injury, rushed for a season-high 208 yards and two touchdowns as the Bears finished 9-1.
Landon Coach Rob Bordley was especially proud of his team's ability to beat McDonogh and Bishop McNamara, two teams that had beaten the Bears last season.
"We haven't won nine games in a long time," Bordley said.
