Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) at Centreville (Clifton, Va.) 
Charles Tutt and Centreville look to open their season with a win over Gonzaga.
Photo by Brad Howe
The season kicks into full gear near the nation's capital Friday night with a showdown between the Nos. 1 and 2 teams in the Washington Post's preseason rankings. Centreville, which is top-ranked in the area by the newspaper and No. 6 in the latest MaxPreps Xcellent 25, returns 16 starters from a 15-0 team. The Wildcats have a dynamic one-two punch at running back with seniors
A.J. Turner (a South Carolina commit) and
Taylor Boose (Cincinnati). Although it's led by first-year coach Randy Trivers, Gonzaga has plenty of experienced players back from a team that went 6-5 against a tough schedule last year. Alabama-bound senior offensive tackle
Richie Petitbon and senior quarterback
Nick Johns (Virginia) hope to list the Eagles to their first Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title since 2002.
Just the facts: While Trivers is new to Gonzaga, he's no stranger to winning football programs in the D.C. metro area. The
Sherwood (Sandy Spring, Md.) grad and former FBS assistant coach led
Northwest (Germantown, Md.) to a state championship in 2004. … Centreville averaged more than 45 points per game and defeated every opponent by at least 20 points last season.
Mitch Stephens: Centreville 28, Gonzaga 24
Kevin Askeland: Gonzaga 35, Centreveille 12
Jamie DeMoney: Centreville 31, Gonzaga 21
Stephen Spiewak: Centreville 40, Gonzaga 28
Leland Gordon: Centreville 32, Gonzaga 14
Colin Ward-Henninger: Gonzaga 21, Centreville 17
