Heritage's Reed Prosser named Washington Redskins High School Coach of the Week

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The Washington Redskins announced today that head football coach Reed Prosser of Heritage High School in Leesburg, Va. has been named the Redskins High School Coach of the Week for the week of Oct. 19.

Prosser has been coaching football for 19 years and is in his third season with Heritage High School. The Pride are currently 6 – 1 this season. This is not Prosser’s first coaching distinction, as he was named Hagerstown WHHG Coach of the Year in 2007 and the Northwest District and Winchester Star Coach of the Year in 2010.

In addition to coaching football, Prosser is also a full-time English teacher at Heritage High School. When asked how Coach Prosser motivates his student-athletes, Athletic Director Ron Petrella said that Prosser takes a team first approach to coaching and makes sure that all students get recognition for their role on the team.

“Coach Prosser truly understands that we are raising student-athletes,” Petrella said.

Each spring, Coach Prosser runs an introduction to high school athletics seminar for Cedar Middle School, which hosts 40 – 50 students. Coach Prosser brings other coaches and players from Heritage High School and talks to the middle school boys who are getting ready to transition into high school and are interested in playing football. In the seminar he discusses getting paperwork in on time, expectations of a high school football player and the importance of academics. The goal is to help prepare the students while also making them feel comfortable about the transition into high school.

Coach Prosser is a certified Heads Up Football instructor through USA Football and partners with youth leagues to teach coaches best practices for player safety.

Redskins High School Coach of the Week

The Redskins High School Coach of the Week program is designed to recognize and reward excellence in high school football coaching.

Each week during the 2015 high school football season, the Redskins will select one area high school head football coach as the Redskins High School Coach of the Week. The selection is based on the coach's continuing commitment toward promoting youth football, developing motivated student-athletes, overall community involvement and overall team performance and record.

Each of the coaches chosen throughout the high school season will receive a $1,000 donation from the NFL Foundation to their football program and a framed certificate signed by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Redskins Head Coach Jay Gruden, Redskins President Bruce Allen and General Manager Scot McCloughan.

For more information on the Redskins High School Coach of the Week program or the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation, visit http://www.redskins.com/community or follow the Foundation on Twitter at @RedskinsCR or on Instagram @redskinsgiveback.

Heritage opens strong with win against James Wood

Alex Carlin throws 5 TD's  Photo by James Murphy/CCS

LEESBURG, Va.- The Heritage Pride wasted no time Friday night coming out of  the gates on the first play from scrimmage with a touchdown agaisnt James Wood.

Heritage quarterback Alex Carlin threw five touchdown passes and ran for one in a 55-21 victory on the Clarke County Sports Game of the Week.

"I was real excited how we played offensively," Heritage Coach Reed said, "the kids did a good job playing hard, executing, we knew we were going to be exposive on offense and just really proud of the effort the kids gave tonight."

The Pride managed to get 15 points on the board before the Colonels offense touched the ball.

After the opening kickoff Carlin hit Cole Miller in stride for a 76 yard touchdown pass and after the kick failed, the Pride recovered an onside kick and got their second score of the first quarter on a 44 yard scamper from Mitch Westbrook and the point after gave Heritage a 15 point lead just over one minute into the game.

"We gave up a lot of trick type plays, onside kicks and those things early.The thing we learned is that we can run the ball," James Wood Coach McHale said. "We've got to figure out our defense and adjust that and I think we will be alright."

Tyler Bishop rushed for 288 yards and 2 td's   James Murphy/CCS

Colonel running back Tyler Bishop rushed for 288 yards and two touchdowns for the Colonels before leaving the game early in the fourth quarter. Bishop scored on runs of 8 and 85 yards.

Carlin used a variety of weapons speading his five touchdowns among four receivers. Carlin hit Cole Miller on passes of 76 and 20, Andrew Sylvain for 15, Tyrique Moss for 85, and Mitch Westbrook for 85 yards.

"We like to spread the wealth around here at Heritage," Carlin said. "We like to get everybody in the mix and feeling better, everyone's a part of the team."

Westbook scored two times on the the ground with runs of 44 and 5. Carlin scored the Pride's only touchdown of the second half on a 30 yard run.

James Wood's other score came on a one yard plunge from running back Keegan DeHaven.

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Mitch Westbrook scored three times for the Pride    James Murphy/CCS

Game of the Week kicks off fifth season tonight

Bluemont, Va.- The Clarke County Sports Game of the Week kicks off our fifth season tonight as we travel to Leesburg to see the James Wood Colonels in action against the Heritage Pride. Both teams look to improve on last seasons records and the matchup is a repeat of last years opener for both teams as Heritage won the game 24-12.

The game of the week features video highlights and interviews and will be accompanied by a photo gallery on the website and our facebook page.  Live pregame, halftime and post game updates will be posted to facebook with the video highlights and photo's to follow.

Dulles District Wrestling 2013 Tournament Seedings

Dulles District Tournament seedings from Dan "Single Leg Takedown" Sousa at www.vivaloudoun.com


106
#1 - Dylan Sieng (SO) Park View
#2 - Brandon Thein (JR) Dominion
#3 - Derek Raschid (SO) Loudoun Valley
#4 - Magid Abdo (JR) Briar Woods
#5 - Joey Sgerrella (FR) Woodgrove)
#6 - Joseph Saah (SO) Champe
#7 - Matt Marsteller (SO) Heritage
#8 - Mark Mogensen (FR) Potomac Falls
#9 - Alexis Young (SO) Loudoun County
#10 - Joshua Cruz (FR) Tuscarora

113
#1 - Cade Kiely (FR) Loudoun Valley
#2 - Louis Ives (SR) Potomac Falls
#3 - Dylan Shockey (SO) Woodgrove
#4 - Sam Brazer (JR) Tuscarora
#5 - Devyn Kreb (FR) Champe
#6 - Cesar Canuto (FR) Park View
#7 - Luke Mercil (FR) Briar Woods
#8 - Ed Calley (FR) Loudoun County

120
#1 - Alex McCord (SO) Tuscarora
#2 - Brian Monroy (JR) Loudoun County
#3 - Joseph Lafonte (FR) Loudoun Valley
#4 - Chris Walker (JR) Woodgrove
#5 - Tamim Murshidi (SR) Briar Woods
#6 - Spencer Hurrell (FR) Potomac Falls
#7 - Jacob Holton (FR) Heritage
#8 - Thien Nguyen (SO) Park View
#9 - Brian Vo (FR) Champe

126
#1 - Michael Hulcher (JR) Briar Woods
#2 - Matt Sun (SR) Loudoun County
#3 - Kyle Dillon (JR) Loudoun Valley
#4 - Austin Enriquez (JR) Potomac Falls
#5 - Fletcher Davis (FR) Heritage
#6 - Alec Klevenhagen (SO) Tuscarora
#7 - Cory Kidd (SO) Woodgrove
#8 - Mente Mamo (JR) Champe
#9 - Alex Brock (FR) Dominion


132
#1 - Micklos Zahora (SO) Briar Woods
#2 - Jose Rodriguez (SR) Loudoun County
#3 - Joe Larock (SO) Woodgrove
#4 - Jackson Tettelbach (JR) Potomac Falls
#5 - Joey Betts (SO) Dominion
#6 - Adam Neumiller (FR) Tuscarora
#7 - Christian Sierra (SO) Loudoun Valley
#8 - Nathan Stec (SO) Champe
#9 - Jairo Membreno (SR) Park View


138
#1 - Logan Smith (SR) Loudoun County
#2 - Zachary Gingras (JR) Loudoun Valley
#3 - Peter Mysak (SO) Woodgrove
#4 - Zach Chastain (SR) Park View
#5 - Riaz Alawi (SR) Potomac Falls
#6 - Issac Roll (JR) Champe
#7 - Jake Grover (SO) Briar Woods
#8 - Arthur Shune (SO) Dominion
#9 - Brian Matera (SO) Tuscarora


145
#1 - Luke Segerdahl (SR) Woodgrove
#2 - Luke Rivera (SO) Loudoun County
#3 - Omer Nezam (JR) Potomac Falls
#4 - Will Siryani (JR) Tuscarora
#5 - Henry Liu (JR) Champe
#6 - Ivan Hernandez (SR) Park View
#7 - James Gore (JR) Loudoun Valley
#8 - Chris Gac (JR) Dominion
#9 - Chad Kirkpatrick (SO) Heritage


152
#1 - Jake David (SO) Woodgrove
#2 - CJ Mills (SO) Loudoun County
#3 - Anthony Oswald (SR) Potomac Falls
#4 - Brandon Rafferty (JR) Champe
#5 - Carmine Mancini (SR) Loudoun Valley
#6 - Micah Hotz (JR) Park View
#7 - Mousa Abusaif (JR) Dominion
#8 - Griffin Oberg (FR) Briar Woods
#9 - Wyatt Helean (SO) Heritage
#10 - Daniel Rubin (SR) Tuscarora


160
#1 - Hunter Day (JR) Loudoun County
#2 - Zack Durkin (SR) Briar Woods
#3 - Joe Cavallaro (SR) Woodgrove
#4 - Kealan Miller (SO) Dominion
#5 - Andrew Harrington (JR) Loudoun Valley
#6 - Garett Griffith (SO) Potomac Falls
#7 - Cristian Bardales (JR) Park View
#8 - Steven Jung (SO) Champe
#9 - Will Prendergast (JR) Tuscarora

170

#1 - Josh Cassada-Maple (SR) Loudoun Valley
#2 - Mitchell Stevens (JR) Loudoun County
#3 - Alejandro Avelar (SO) Tuscarora
#4 - Brian Cvilikas (SR) Woodgrove
#5 - Tad Haugen (JR) Potomac Falls
#6 - Todd Craig (JR) Briar Woods
#7 - Aria Boloki (SO) Champe
#8 - Sean Mastrolembo (SO) Dominion
#9 - Bryan Villatoro (JR) Park View


182
#1 - Jimmy Mckeown (JR) Potomac Falls
#2 - Alex Reader (SR) Loudoun County
#3 - Marvin Ventura (JR) Dominion
#4 - John Williams (SR) Loudoun Valley
#5 - Onslo Parker (SR) Tuscarora
#6 - Jack Wehr (SR) Woodgrove
#7 - David Dillon (JR) Briar Woods
#8 - Eduardo Orellana (FR) Park View


195
#1 - Bryan Capozzoli (SO) Briar Woods
#2 - Zach Causey (SR) Potomac Falls
#3 - Tyler Cole (SO) Woodgrove
#4 - Juan Flores-Velasco (FR) Tuscarora
#5 - Lucas Giusto (SR) Heritage
#6 - Wessam Sulieman (SR) Dominion
#7 - Kevin Menjivar (SR) Park View
#8 - Josh Smith (JR) Loudoun Valley
#9 - Sammy Soto (SR) Loudoun County


220
#1 - Kyle Schlue (SO) Loudoun County
#2 - Bryan Barahona (SR) Park View
#3 - Trevor Raymont (SR) Potomac Falls
#4 - Fayez Atari (SR) Tuscarora
#5 - Sid Byers (JR) Loudoun Valley
#6 - Julius Ramsey (FR) Dominion
#7 - Daniel Green (JR) Briar Woods
#8 - Jarrett Bramhall (JR) Woodgrove)


285
#1 - Ronald Cruz (SR) Park View
#2 - Dylan O'Connor (SR) Woodgrove
#3 - Adeeb Atariwa (FR) Dominion
#4 - Caleb Trump (JR) Loudoun Valley
#5 - Matt Hunt (SO) Champe
#6 - Forest Saunders (SO) Potomac Falls

Strong competition rules Loudoun Valley Duals



by Michael "Moe" Murphy

loudountimes.com

 

Five Loudoun schools competed in the Loudoun Valley Duals Wrestling Tournament Jan. 18-19 in Purcellville. Broad Run, Freedom, Heritage, Loudoun Valley and Potomac Falls participated in a 13-team field that included squads from West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Virginia.



Freedom senior Brendan Kammerdeiner locks up with Westfield’s Austin Knies

in a 195-pound  bout during the Loudoun Valley Duals Wrestling Tournament

Jan. 19.—Times-Mirror Photo/Michael “Moe” Murphy

“Every year we’ve just tried to keep on improving the tournament itself,” said Loudoun Valley coach Troy Mezzatesta before rattling off several of the top teams in this year’s event. “Just some good quality teams that up the competition and let your wrestlers know where they are.”

Westfield, considered one of the top Virginia AAA teams, won all nine of its matches in the two-day tournament to earn top team honors. Stafford (7-2) and Pennsylvania school North Lebanon (7-3) produced solid records as well.

Freedom delivered the best showing among Loudoun schools. The Eagles went 5-2 with victories over Hedgesville (W. Va.), Potomac Falls, Liberty, Washington (W. Va.) and Sherando.

“We were coming in with a record in dual meets of 25-5,” Freedom coach Kent Nagy said. “We’ve battled injuries and we only have two kids returning from last year’s starting 14, so we are winning with a whole fresh batch of kids.

“We talk about the no names,” Nagy continued. “We have a lot of no name kids out there that nobody really knows to this point and we are hoping at the end of the year they will. They’ve worked really hard and they waited their chance and now they are getting it.”

Freedom is led by Brendan Kammerdeiner at 195 pounds and Jason Cardoza at 170. The two captains have worked hard to lead the team not just during wrestling season, but year-round.

“Brendan Kammerdeiner was fifth in the region last year and won the district,” Nagy said. “He is probably in the top five in the state this year. Our other captain Jason Cardoza is pushing 40 wins this year. Not a whole lot of flash but he grinds matches out. A real tough kid and a great leader. Andy Hinricks at 145 and Jack Wrenn at 160 are two juniors who also have solid experience and have wrestled year-round since entering high school.”

 

 



 

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Heritage Pride Wrestling Photo Gallery at the Duals for the Warriors

By Michael "Moe" Murphy
Clarke County Sports

LEESBURG, (12/15/12)- The Heritage Pride wrestling team participated in the Duals for the Warriors at Loudoun County High School. The tournament helped raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project.

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Briar Woods Falcons Wrestling Photo Gallery at the Duals for the Warriors

By Michael "Moe" Murphy

Clarke County Sports

LEESBURG, -(12/15/12) The Briar Woods Falcon wrestling team competed in the Duals for the Warriors held at Loudoun County High School.  The Falcons placed fourth with a record of 4-1.

Briar Woods Michael Hulcher ((126) went 5-0 with 4 pins in less than a minute. The wins improved his record for the season to 9-0. Hulcher is ranked 1 in the Region and 2 in the State.

Mick Zahora (132) went 5-0 for the day and improved to 7-1 this season.

Round 1 Briar Woods 37, St. James, MD 36

Round 2 Warren County 65, Briar Woods 10

Round 3 Briar Woods 48, Clarke County 30

Round 4 Briar Woods 51, George Mason 24

Round 5 Briar Woods 60, Heritage 6

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Tuscarora Husky Wrestling Photo Gallery at the Duals for the Warriors

By Michael "Moe" Murphy

Clarke County Sports

LEESBURG, -(12/15/12) The Tuscarora Husky wrestling team competed in the Duals for the Warriors to support the Wounded Warrior Project in Leesburg at Loudoun County High School.

Tuscarora placed fifth in the ten team tournament going 3-2. Tuscarora had a strong showing with three wrestlers going undefeated on the day. Alex McCord improved to 15-1 wrestling at 120 and was selected a tournament MVP. Jack Lord improved to 11-5 at 132, and Sam Brazer went 3-0 for the day improving to 10-2 at 113 pounds.

Round 1 Tuscarora 45, Falls Church 30

Round 2 St. James, MD 36, Tuscarora 24

Round 3 Tuscarora 42, Geoge Mason 31

Round 4 Tuscarora 61, Heritage 3

Round 5 Clarke County 41, Tuscarora 37

 

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Duals for the Warriors Main Photo Gallery

All Photo's by Michael "Moe" Murphy
Clarke County Sports

LEESBURG, -(12/15/12) The Loudoun County Raiders and the Ranger Wrestling Club hosted the Duals for the Warriors to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Staff Sgt. Anthony Rico was honored prior to the First Round.

Check back with Clarke County Sports for more photo's from the event for each local team....

 

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Wildcat's take Duals for the Warriors at LCHS

By Michael "Moe" Murphy
Clarke County Sports



The Warren County Wildcats captured the Duals for the Warriors at LCHS.  

 Photo by Michael "Moe" Murphy Clarke County Sports

LEESBURG-, (12/15/12) The Warren County Wildcat's outlasted 9 other teams in Duals for the Warriors hosted by the Loudoun County Raiders and the Ranger Wrestling Club to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project.
Check back for more coverage of the meet and also check coverage at loudountimes.com

Team Scores:
1st   Warren County 5-0
2nd  Paul IV 4-1
3rd   Loudoun County 3-2
4th   Briar Woods 4-1
5th   Tuscarora 3-2
6th   Clarke County 2-3, Falls Church 2-3,
8th   George Mason 1-4, St. James, MD 1-4
10th Heritage 0-5

Tuscarora Duals Wrestling Photo Gallery by Moe Murphy

LEESBURG, - (12-1-12) The area high school wrestling season kicked off yesterday and many local schools participated in the Tuscarora Duals at Tuscarora High School in Leesburg.

Moe Murphy from Clarke County Sports was at ringside during the third round of the Duals. Enjoy the photo's taken at the event.

 

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Head coach openings at three schools by Carl Lukat

LEESBURG-  Freedom, Heritage and Potomac Falls high schools will enter the 2013 season with new head football coaches. Mick Mullins (Freedom), Steve Williams (Heritage) and Mike Gims (Potomac Falls) have each stepped down from their coaching positions since the 2012 regular season concluded.

Read full story at Loudountimes.com            Head coach openings at three schools by Carl Lukat

Nick Cadwell WVU Photo

WVU's Nick Cadwell at FedEx Field, one of many local athletes
involved in the WVU vs JMU Virginia 529 Savings Classic. Cadwell
played for the Heritage Pride in Leesburg.   Photo by Moe Murphy Loudoun Times-Mirror

Watch for more local player coverage from the game...

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