Hayfield vs Mount Vernon Players to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week 1 has plenty of doozies in Northern Virginia and battle for the potential National District is one of them. Hayfield will make the short trip to face longtime rival Mount Vernon in what appears to be a very even matchup. Both teams have playoff aspirations and bring back a number of starters from 2025. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Mount Vernon:</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1718647' first='Treavor' last='Olmstead']- The All region safety is back healthy coming off a 4 interception campaign from a year ago, Olmstead is a FCS level or higher talent in my opinion.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2211270' first='Abdul' last='Brown']- One of the breakout stars from last springs FCPS showcase, [player_tooltip player_id='2211270' first='Abdul' last='Brown'] is going to be a matchup nightmare this fall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1908110' first='Joey' last='Lee']- Starting quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='1908110' first='Joey' last='Lee'] has a laundry list of targets to throw too, last year he tossed for 16 touchdowns, I would expect him to reach 25 plus tds this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1717823' first='CJ' last='James']- James is another name we have been hearing good things about, he will be a good target oppositive of Brown. James is used at running back as well where he was second team all district a very dynamic athlete.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2257838' first='Jordan' last='Figueroa'] Figueroa is back at running back where he averaged over 5 yards per carry and was an all district selectin. Young man can scoot and make any defender look silly trying to tackle him in the open field.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2257837' first='Mike' last='Afryie']-First team all region and a force up front</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1396390' first='Frank' last='Genkinger']- One of the better linebackers returning in NOVA is Genkinger, he is a sideline to sideline backer with top flight speed.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Hayfield:</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1864341' first='Isaiah' last='Burroughs']- Perhaps the Hawks best skill player and he is only a sophomore, you will find out about [player_tooltip player_id='1864341' first='Isaiah' last='Burroughs'] soon enough. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2218026' first='Oliver' last='Odom']- One of the top returning linemen in Virginia, Odom has a few division 3 offers but I would expect Division 2 ones coming before seasons end. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2341190' first='Franklin' last='Rodriguez-Leiva'] Stud interior linemen Leiva is excellent in the run game blocking</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2007653' first='Jackson' last='Wood']- Good looking linebacker that played a lot as a sophomore, Wood is now up to 185 lbs., lot of muscle grown this off-season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->