Week 0 Game Balls

<p>What a way to kickoff high school football, Week 0 had buzzer beaters, big hits and big plays. It is going to be another exciting season, Week 0 Game Balls below:</p>    <p class="text-gray-700">Battlefield was dead in the water and had their 43 game winning streak looking might grim Thursday night until [player_tooltip player_id='1683335' first='Ethan' last='Stowell'] came in. Late in the 3rd quarter Richmond Commit [player_tooltip player_id='853820' first='Calum' last='O'Shea'] was replaced by Stowell and he sparked the comeback. </p>   <p>Down 13-0 mid fourth quarter the junior qb guided two separate drives and had touchdown passes to Brandon Murry and [player_tooltip player_id='853768' first='Keaton' last='Ramey']. Clutch doesn't begin to explain what Stowell managed to do against North Stafford. Facing a heavy blitz all evening, he stepped up and delivered.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/carljfred/status/1961244383157612678 </div></figure>     <p class="text-gray-700">Falls Church really has some nice pieces that can make noise in the National District. The Jaguars kicked off their 2025 season with an impressive win over Wakefield 38-17. On offense sophomore running back [player_tooltip player_id='1692645' first='Pablo' last='Marcia'] is the real deal ranking in our 2028 top 150. He is a tough and speedy back who gashed the Warriors with 267 rushing yards and three touchdowns.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/P_2cutback/status/1961492132109177052 </div></figure>     <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1349345' first='Kellen' last='Lewis'] and the Forest Park Bruins were a part of an exciting shoutout against Centreville. A game that saw a nearly combined 100 points, it was Coach Benson's Bruins coming out on top. [player_tooltip player_id='1349345' first='Kellen' last='Lewis'] was a major reason why with an eye popping stat line of 18 carries 345 yards and 3 scores! He also added two touchdowns through the air as he was a warrior Thursday night. With the graduation of school record holder Landon Hunt, this Forest Park team now goes through Lewis. </p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/KellenLewis_13/status/1961929787435299149 </div></figure>     <p class="text-gray-700">Honestly I could of picked a number of Colonial Forge Eagles after their dominant victory over South County but with everything Wise does for this team, I settled on him. While doing his thing at corner per usual, Wise had an outstanding punt return touchdown that you can view below. The Eagles looked good and are ranked high for many reasons, shutdown corner [player_tooltip player_id='1645084' first='Jeremiah' last='Wise'] is one of them. </p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/JeremiahWise19/status/1961466123494301805 </div></figure>     <p class="text-gray-700">It felt at many points last fall that I would get a message on another dominant [player_tooltip player_id='1142130' first='Walker' last='Hillman'] performance. Well week 0 was the same as the now senior Gate City running back galloped for 136 yards on 19 carries. Hillman's ascension continues, what a fun play to watch!</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/10WalkerHillman/status/1961844128683073628 </div></figure>     <p class="text-gray-700">Oakton blanked Edison and I will have other Cougars in my part 2 Game Ball edition later. For now I went with [player_tooltip player_id='1190455' first='Preston' last='Schwartz'] who is back healthy and showing what Oakton missed last fall. 7 receptions and over 100 yards receiving in his first game back, he should be a reliable target for [player_tooltip player_id='1312051' first='Jack' last='Martin'] all season. People still seem to be sleeping on the Cougars, perhaps it is time to change that tune, they just put up 50 burger on a playoff team. </p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/PJSchwartz24/status/1961557622928072888 </div></figure>     <p class="text-gray-700">The Colgan Sharks had a tremendous/thrilling win over Osbourn and George Hall was on point. The longtime starting quarterback was poised and cool in the pocket all evening accounting for 300 all purpose yards. In a shoutout for Coach White's debut he needed his qb to be careful with the football and calm under duress and Hall passed the test. This win could go a long way for Colgan's playoff chances, the Sharks look rejuvenated under Coach White. </p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/georgehall2007/status/1961549736823169066 </div></figure>

What a way to kickoff high school football, Week 0 had buzzer beaters, big hits and big plays. It is going to be another exciting season, Week 0 Game Balls below: