Stone Bridge vs. Quince Orchard: Live Score Updates from Maryland-Virginia High School Football Border War

Follow along live as Stone Bridge and Quince Orchard face off in a clash of DMV football powerhouses
Quince Orchard hosts Stone Bridge tonight in a battle between Maryland and Virginia powers.
Quince Orchard hosts Stone Bridge tonight in a battle between Maryland and Virginia powers. / Derek Toney

Two of the Washington D.C.-metropolitan area's best will square off on Friday night as Virginia powerhouse Stone Bridge visits Maryland stalwart Quince Orchard.

Northern Virginia's Stone Bridge enters the game 3-0 and ranked No. 10 in the Virginia High School Top 25 State Rankings.

Meanwhile, Montgomery County's Quince Orchard enters the weekend 2-0 and ranked No. 6 in the Maryland High School Football Top 25 State Rankings.

The Cougars have beaten the Bulldogs in each of the past two seasons. QO won 29-22 in 2023 and then 10-0 last year.

Players to Watch

Stone Bridge

  • Kedric Golston II - EDGE: 3-star senior, Tennessee commit, and son of head coach Kedric Golston
  • Chase Geter - CB: 3-star senior and Syracuse commit
  • Xavier Wimbush - SAF: Senior and Connecticut commit

Quince Orchard

  • Will Drakeford - QB: Senior and Westlake transfer
  • Jaiden Hebron - RB: Junior
  • Jacob Bumgardner - WR/TE: Senior
  • Rafferty Bankert - WR: Junior
  • Isaiah Simms - WR: Sophomore
  • Kacey Gilliam - EDGE: 3-star senior and James Madison commit

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Live Updates

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Pregame

- Kickoff slated for 7:00 pm.

1st Quarter

- Bulldogs receive the opening kickoff with a nice return up to midfield at their own 48. On first down at their opponents' 47, quarterback Amir Anglin keeps it himself for a nice run and the first down to the 35. QO's Kacey Gilliam sacks Anglin on third down, leading to a punt.

Cougars begin at their own 14. A false start penalty moves them back to the 9. On third down, Jaiden Hebron makes a nice run but is short of the first down, and the Cougars have to punt.

Bulldogs start at the QO 47. Jaheim Bond tackles Justin Oh in the backfield for a big loss. Bulldogs go three and out and have to punt.

Cougars start at their own 36. On 4th and 1, Hebron gains enough yardage with a short run and the first down. But a personal foul call moves the Cougars back to the 35. However, a roughing the passer call on the Bulldogs moves the Cougars up to the SB 47.

A huge run moves them to the 36. The quarter ends.

End of 1st: Stone Bridge 0, Quince Orchard 0

2nd Quarter

- On 2nd and 9, Will Drakeford throws a short pass to Jacob Bumgardner, who gets a big gain for the first down at the 19. Hebron moves them inside the five for 1st and goal. Hebron takes it in from five yards out for the first touchdown of the night. Extra point good with 9:50 left in the half.

TOUCHDOWN: Quince Orchard 7, Stone Bridge 0, 9:50 left in 2nd.

Bulldogs begin the ensuing drive at their own 20. The Cougars defense comes through again as the Bulldogs go three and out and are forced to punt.

Cougars begin at their own 44. Hebron runs to the outside on the right to the 42 for the first down. Drakeford dumps the ball off to Diego Rodriguez who takes it all the way to the 25. Hebron gets another nice carry for a gain of 15 to the 10. Cougars make a 27-yard field goal with 4:26 left in the half.

FIELD GOAL: Quince Orchard 10, Stone Bridge 0, 4:26 left in 2nd.

Bulldogs receive the ensuing kickoff and get a decent return up to their own 43. Gilliam and Bond sack Anglin for a big loss. Bulldogs gain some yardage as they go for it on fourth down, but are unsuccessful. Turnover on downs.

Cougars take over at midfield. Hebron pounds the rock on the drive move the chains. Drakeford keeps it himself for a big gain to the 24. But then Drakeford gets stripped of the ball and the Bulldogs' Colton Pollard recovers for the turnover with 26 seconds left in the half.

Bulldogs take over at their own 26. Michael Quinity gets a nice carry for a first down. But then a bad snap results in a loose ball, with the Cougars' Owen Hall recovering for a turnover of their own with 13 seconds left.

Cougars take over at the SB 28. Hebron gets a gain of 10 on the carry. With three seconds left, QO makes a 35-yard field goal, but an offsides call on the Bulldogs results in a replay of the down. Then another offsides call moves the Cougars another five yards.

Cougars make a 25-yard field goal to end the first half.

FIELD GOAL: Quince Orchard 13, Stone Bridge 0, 0:00 left in 2nd.

End of 2nd: Quince Orchard 13, Stone Bridge 0

3rd Quarter

- Cougars receive the opening second half kickoff, as Rico Jackson gets a big return. They start at their own 37 but go three and out. Punt.

Bulldogs begin at their own 22 due to a block in the back call on the punt return. They move the ball but still go three and out and punt.

Cougars begin at their own 26. Drakeford keeps it himself for a 15-yard gain up to the 41. Following the next play, an offensive penalty moves them back 15 yards. The Cougars eventually go three and out and punt.

Bulldogs start at their own 44. They fumble the ball but Justin Oh recovers for the offense. They go for it on 4th and short and don't convert, but a flag on the Cougars gives the Bulldogs new life.

The quarter ends while the Bulldogs are in QO territory.

End of 3rd: Quince Orchard 13, Stone Bridge 0

4th Quarter

- On 3rd and 13, Anglin gets sacked by multiple defenders, but a facemask penalty moves the Bulldogs five yards. Then an offsides penalty moves them another five yards. On 3rd and 3, Anglin keeps it himself for a big gain to the 19.

On fourth down at the 25, Anglin gets sacked as the Bulldogs turn the ball over on downs.

Cougars take over at their own 29. Drakeford gets a big gain on the keeper to their own 44. But then they go three and out and punt.

Bulldogs take over at their own 2. Diego Rodriguez jumps in front of Anglin's pass and intercepts it for a 13-yard pick-six. Extra point good with 4:00 left in the game.

TOUCHDOWN: Quince Orchard 20, Stone Bridge 0, 4:00 left in 4th.

Bulldogs take the ensuing kickoff up to their own 34. They move the ball as a facemask penalty gives them another 15 yards. On third down, Anglin connects with Oh for a first down at the QO 28.

The Bulldogs are unable to score as the clock runs out, ending the game.

FINAL: Quince Orchard 20, Stone Bridge 0

RECAP

Two DMV high school football powerhouses met for the third straight year, but it's Maryland's Quince Orchard who has now won the last three meetings as they shut out Virginia's Stone Bridge 20-0.

The contest didn't feature a lot of scoring, but Cougars quarterback Will Drakeford did his best to keep the offense in check, while Jaiden Hebron pounded the rock and scored a five-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.

John Kelley's defense did its job by not allowing a single point from the Bulldogs. QO defenders like Kacey Gilliam and Jaheim Bond put pressure on Stone Bridge quarterback Amir Anglin all evening.

With the win, the defending MPSSAA 4A state champion Cougars improve to 3-0, while the Bulldogs fall to 3-1.


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Harry Lichtman
HARRY LICHTMAN

Harry Lichtman is a sports reporter based in Montgomery County, MD and the DC area. He also writes for Capitals Outsider and LastWordOnSports, and previously wrote for MLB Report, The Sports Pulse, the Baltimore Jewish Times, the Montgomery County Sentinel, and The Bottom Line newspaper at Frostburg State University. In 2020, Harry won an MDDC Press award for a story about former high school lacrosse head coach Jeff Fritz. Harry has been writing since 2016.