Tue., Nov. 18 - Although Prince William County is largely made up of Group 6A high schools, the two Group 5A schools on the eastern end actually benefit to a certain extend from playing the bigger schools in varsity football. If nothing else, that experience surely didn't hurt Potomac. <\/p>\n
By Jason S. Rufner and Dan Roem <\/p>\n
Gainesville Times <\/p>\n
Times Photo\/Marny Malin Potomac sophomore running back Mike Hawkins takes the handoff and contributes a long gain. The Panthers defeated visiting Patrick Henry (Ashland) 31-28 on Friday night in Dumfries during the first round of the Group 5A North Region tournament. The Panthers head to Fredericksburg this Friday for Round 2 against another group of Panthers in undefeated host Massaponax. <\/p>\n
If nothing else, that experience surely didn't hurt Potomac. <\/p>\n
The Panthers advanced to the second region of the Group 5A North Region tournament on Friday with a close 31-28 win at home in Dumfries over Patrick Henry (Ashland) as a last-second field goal by the visiting team went awry, securing the victory for Potomac. <\/p>\n
Potomac senior running back Jaren Johnson pounded in a trio of touchdowns and one more came from sophomore leading rusher Mike Hawkins to help the Panthers secure a trip to Fredericksburg this week to take on undefeated Massaponax in the second round. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile in Ashburn on Nov. 14, Freedom faced a much more difficult task. <\/p>\n
Freedom When they were down 35 points, playing on the road and in the cold versus a team with a better record and a more impressive pedigree, the players of the Freedom High School football program showed something to their supporters and to themselves. <\/p>\n
That's when the Eagles (3-8) ran off 16 straight points and 22 of the last 28, refusing to go away quietly as they battled third-seeded Stone Bridge (9-2) to a 41-22 loss in the 5A North Region's first round. <\/p>\n
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