DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) at Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.) 
Anthony McFarland, DeMatha
Photo by Ken Inness
As per usual, Friday's game will figure prominently in what looks like a wide-open race for the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference regular season crown. DeMatha, the defending WCAC champion, started the season 1-2 with losses to Pennsylvania powers Archbishop Wood and La Salle College. But the Stags now have two straight wins against battle-tested Eastern Christian Academy (Elkton) and previously unbeaten league rival St. John's (Washington) in overtime last week. Meanwhile, Good Counsel (4-1) is also coming off its best win of the season, a 17-7 upset of then-nationally ranked Gonzaga (Washington). The Falcons outgained Gonzaga 170-22 on the ground with all but eight of its rushing yards coming from three-star junior running back
Jonathon Lee.
Follow live scoring of this game on QwixcoreJust the facts: This has been a back-and-forth rivalry during the last decade, with Good Counsel owning a slim 7-6 advantage in games played since 2004. … Either DeMatha or Good Counsel has won the WCAC football title in every season since 2003. DeMatha has seven championships and Good Counsel owns four during the time frame.
Mitch Stephens: Good Counsel 28, DeMatha 27
Kevin Askeland: DeMatha 31, Good Counsel 27
Jamie DeMoney: Good Counsel 27, DeMatha 24
Stephen Spiewak: Good Counsel 21, DeMatha 20
Leland Gordon: Good Counsel 17, DeMatha 16
Colin Ward-Henninger: DeMatha 28, Good Counsel 27
