10 A.M. — Top Five WCAC Games

DCSportsFan.com on the Top-Five WCAC Games of the Season: http://www.dcsportsfan.com/article.aspx?aid=2138

A brief, but informative article about the author's opinion on the WCAC's top games.

He lists them (in chronological order):
1. Bishop Ireton at Archbishop Carroll
Ireton lost almost everyone to graduation, but it won't lose to Carroll. If Ireton does go down, it should stick its tail between its legs.

2. Bishop O'Connell at Paul VI
O'Connell thinks they'll have a stronger team, but in a rivalry game, you never know. If we had to pick, we'll go with the coach's son and O'Connell.

3. St. John's at Good Counsel
In a nutshell, don't make a really good Good Counsel team mad. St. John's won't be able to overcome the 44-6 tongue lashing they took in the playoffs last year.

4. Gonzaga at Bishop McNamara
The game will be close, but if we had to choose today, Metro goes with Gonzaga. Call it a gut feeling.

5. DeMatha at Good Counsel (ESPN2)
This is the Game of the Year in the area, and ESPN knows it. There will be almost 10 possible Division I recruits on the field. When in doubt, go with the home team. Good Counsel in a shootout.

Noon — Tony Verducci's Resume

LinkedIn Profile of Tony Verducci (Bishop Ireton head football coach): http://www.linkedin.com/pub/3/a06/942

Beautiful. Coach Verducci, in his second season after leading the Cardinals to their first-ever Virginia Independent School Athletic Association state championship berth in year one, works for the Navy. More than that, he's the "Associate Counsel at Dep't of the Navy." That's no messing around.

Verducci is the son of a legendary high school football coach in New Jersey, and brother to Frank Verducci, who is entering his second season as an offensive assistant for the Cleveland Browns. His other brother, perhaps, is more famous. Tom Verducci is the senior baseball writer for Sports Illustrated.

But Tony Verducci is the "Associate Counsel at Dep't of the Navy." I know how I don't want to cross.