In 2004, the Northwest Jaguars (Germantown, MD) captured the 3A state championship. The team was led then by quarterback Ike Whitaker, now a red-shirt freshman quarterback at Virginia Tech. Northwest, 5-0 heading into this Friday’s match-up versus Magruder, is hoping to repeat its 2004 success and is being led by another future Hokie in defensive lineman Justin Young .
“We’ve got great talent and depth this year,” said the 6-4, 250-pound Young. “We have a great offense and a great defense. If we can just keep our focus, I think we can make it back to states.”