Recent West Springfield grad and likely the next kicker at West Virginia Tyler Bitancurt challenged a DigitalSports writer a game field goal kicking contest. You can guess who won.
First of all, we have to hand it to Phil Murphy, which got drilled in a H-O-R-S-E challenge with the best high school kicker I've ever seen.
Among the higlights:
1. This apparently was a two-day event. Why? Metro isn't sure.
2. It last 90 minutes. Even more puzzling.
2. Bitancurt drilled a 60-yarder. And missed another one that reportedly had five-plus yards to spare.
3. Murphy is a decent kicker and almost drilled a 50-yarder. Though he did whiff one.
4. West Virginia kicker Pat McAfee received death threats and had his car vandalized after missing two field goals against Pitt.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
11:30 A.M — Kara Lawson Helps U.S. Women Embarrass China
U.S. Women pimpslap China.
Former West Springfield star Kara Lawson continues to help the U.S. Women march to their fifth consecutive gold medal, drilling China by 45 points. She keyed the eventual blowout win in the first game over New Zealand.
Lawson went 2-of-3 from the field in 14 minutes. She had five assists, four points and three rebounds.
"The last time the Americans faced the Chinese was in the gold medal game of a tournament in Beijing in April. China won that game, 84-81, but at the time the Americans had just four players on this Olympic squad in the game - Fowles, Kara Lawson, Lisa Leslie and Katie Smith."
This time, though, it was different. The U.S. women even scored 23 straight points. That's less than 24 hours after the U.S. men won by 31 points. Watch out world.
Former West Springfield star Kara Lawson continues to help the U.S. Women march to their fifth consecutive gold medal, drilling China by 45 points. She keyed the eventual blowout win in the first game over New Zealand.
Lawson went 2-of-3 from the field in 14 minutes. She had five assists, four points and three rebounds.
"The last time the Americans faced the Chinese was in the gold medal game of a tournament in Beijing in April. China won that game, 84-81, but at the time the Americans had just four players on this Olympic squad in the game - Fowles, Kara Lawson, Lisa Leslie and Katie Smith."
This time, though, it was different. The U.S. women even scored 23 straight points. That's less than 24 hours after the U.S. men won by 31 points. Watch out world.
Friday, August 8, 2008
3:30 P.M. — ESPN Top-150 Recruits
ESPN's 150 Football Recruits for the Class of 2009: http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiting/tracker/espn150?season=2009&display=all&set=0&action=upsell&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncf%2frecruiting%2ftracker%2fespn150%3fseason%3d2009%26display%3dall%26set%3d0
The local products include:
9. Jelani Jenkins OLB 6'1" 210 MD 86 None
We all know about Jenkins. The question is where is he going? A complete guess would be the University of Miami. Or Notre Dame. Look out for West Virginia though.
59. Darrell Givens CB 6'1" 170 MD 82 Penn State
Recruiters love a 6-foot-1 corner with speed. He's got NFL potential, but there's still a long way to go. Like helping Indian River dominate.
124. Bryn Renner QB 6'3" 190 VA 81 North Carolina
West Springfield's Renner is a machine. He excelled in year one at QB, led the Metro area in points scored in basketball and had an offer from UNC to play baseball. As a coach's son, Renner will be one of those special players. Plus his sister is a dancer at Florida State, and frankly, that wins cool points on every level.
The local products include:
9. Jelani Jenkins OLB 6'1" 210 MD 86 None
We all know about Jenkins. The question is where is he going? A complete guess would be the University of Miami. Or Notre Dame. Look out for West Virginia though.
59. Darrell Givens CB 6'1" 170 MD 82 Penn State
Recruiters love a 6-foot-1 corner with speed. He's got NFL potential, but there's still a long way to go. Like helping Indian River dominate.
124. Bryn Renner QB 6'3" 190 VA 81 North Carolina
West Springfield's Renner is a machine. He excelled in year one at QB, led the Metro area in points scored in basketball and had an offer from UNC to play baseball. As a coach's son, Renner will be one of those special players. Plus his sister is a dancer at Florida State, and frankly, that wins cool points on every level.
2:30 P.M. — West Springfield Names New DSA
The Connection Newspapers on Andrew Muir's Hiring: http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=317898&paper=61&cat=105
West Springfield can't seem to keep a solid director of student activities, which doesn't make sense given the nature of the school's strong athletics. Granted, there have been murmurs about parents being unhappy with facilities and calling for Fairfax County to spend money on upgrades, but the Spartans are pulling from some of the strongest demographics. Tim O'Reilly, the former Thomas Jefferson football coach, left after two years for family reasons.
And is Muir the answer? Maybe and maybe not. At least he gets a chance to try, though a field hockey coach, and he was a good one, is not the natural background for an administrator. Whatever it takes to get here.
West Springfield can't seem to keep a solid director of student activities, which doesn't make sense given the nature of the school's strong athletics. Granted, there have been murmurs about parents being unhappy with facilities and calling for Fairfax County to spend money on upgrades, but the Spartans are pulling from some of the strongest demographics. Tim O'Reilly, the former Thomas Jefferson football coach, left after two years for family reasons.
And is Muir the answer? Maybe and maybe not. At least he gets a chance to try, though a field hockey coach, and he was a good one, is not the natural background for an administrator. Whatever it takes to get here.
Noon — ESPN Rise Regional Rankings
ESPN Breaks Down the Top-20 Schools in Four Regions: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=3523581&campaign=rsssrch&source=espn
No surprise that Don Bosco Prep is atop the East rankings.
The Metro Mayhem area schools, with location and hometown include:
5. Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg, Md.) 14-0
This team is dirty. And there's no reason they should lose again in 2008. *Nugget: No Maryland team has gone 14-0 in back-to-back seasons since Seneca Valley in 1997-1998.
7. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) 10-2
The Stags lost 13 Division I signees from last season, but still have starting quarter Tommy Chroniger. They reload.
9. West Springfield (Springfield, Va.) 10-3
West Springfield will be good, but they are no show-in for the Northern Region title. If they don't have Bryn Renner, they aren't even sniffing the top-50, much less the top-20.
13. Good Counsel (Olney, Md.) 10-2
Jelani Jenkins will have to carry to team, which only returns 12 starters. They did beat DeMatha last season.
18. Stone Bridge (Ashburn, Va.) 14-1
Stone Bridge is overrated, mostly because they play in the Division 5 playoffs, and not against the big dogs. They'll still miss Jeron Gouveia.
By the way, the East represents Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.
No surprise that Don Bosco Prep is atop the East rankings.
The Metro Mayhem area schools, with location and hometown include:
5. Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg, Md.) 14-0
This team is dirty. And there's no reason they should lose again in 2008. *Nugget: No Maryland team has gone 14-0 in back-to-back seasons since Seneca Valley in 1997-1998.
7. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) 10-2
The Stags lost 13 Division I signees from last season, but still have starting quarter Tommy Chroniger. They reload.
9. West Springfield (Springfield, Va.) 10-3
West Springfield will be good, but they are no show-in for the Northern Region title. If they don't have Bryn Renner, they aren't even sniffing the top-50, much less the top-20.
13. Good Counsel (Olney, Md.) 10-2
Jelani Jenkins will have to carry to team, which only returns 12 starters. They did beat DeMatha last season.
18. Stone Bridge (Ashburn, Va.) 14-1
Stone Bridge is overrated, mostly because they play in the Division 5 playoffs, and not against the big dogs. They'll still miss Jeron Gouveia.
By the way, the East represents Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.
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