Three straight 4A state championships. 39 consecutive wins dating back to November 2019. Everything came to an abrupt halt Friday night at the Cougar Dome, home of Quince Orchard, when Northwest upended their crosstown rivals 29-26 in the second round of the playoffs.
For the first time since November 2019, the three-time defending state champion Quince Orchard football team lost a game. Northwest beat their rivals 29-26 — and snapped the Cougars’ 39-game winning streak — to advance to the third round of the Maryland state playoffs.
Jaguars’ defensive end Xavier Rivers returned an interception in the second quarter for a 29-12 Northwest lead. The Cougars scored a late touchdown to cut the lead to 29-26 but the Jags held on to beat their rivals and advance to the third round of the playoffs.
Head coach John Kelley told MCM, ”
people have no idea how grueling it is
grind on everybody the players, the coaches, the parents
we didn’t talk about it
week in, week out, we’re getting our opponent’s best game
we were just trying to handle our business very Friday night
completely exhausting
so proud of the kids for doing it 39 straight games
