Briar Woods couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They and the John Champe Knights were almost perfectly matched up on Thursday, but the Briar Woods Falcons suffered a 7-6 defeat. Despite 82 more yards than the Knights, the Falcons couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, Briar Woods still got an impressive performance from Brady Carmical, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 103 yards on 11 of 19 attempts.
Briar Woods will challenge Loudoun County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for John Champe, they will take on Lightridge on Friday.
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