Thomas Stone has come a long way; Broadneck place kicker sets state record After their 28-20 win Friday over Chopticon (1-7, 1-5 SMAC), Thomas Stone (4-4, 4-3 SMAC) has won four consecutive games for the first time since 2004, and is .500 in October or later for the first time since 2006. "We changed a lot of things and they're kind of getting in a rhythm," first-year Coach Paul Friel said. They're getting comfortable and getting more aggressive because they're more confident in what they're doing. Friel moved to the Waldorf school from Georgia during the offseason, and installed a Wing-T option offense and a 3-4 base defense that were both radically different from the more traditional systems the Cougars had employed before Friel came. Junior quarterback Kieron Morsell (755 rushing yards, eight touchdowns) has thrived running the option attack, forming a potent offensive duo with senior running back Ray Dotson (968 rushing yards, eight touchdowns), who has averaged 186.3 yards per game during the Cougars" last three wins. Defensively, sophomore linebacker Ryan Sharp has stepped into the middle of the new defense and makes all the calls, and has led the team with 74 tackles. Tough remaining matchups against McDonough and Huntingtown stand in the Cougars" way of what would be their first postseason appearance since 2005, but the turnaround is starting. "You can see it in their eyes that the weight of losing is off their backs and they're having fun with it," Friel said. I'm proud of the way these kids have stuck with it. It's been more and more enjoyable for everybody. Elsewhere, the SMAC's two remaining unbeaten teams lost this week, setting up what could be a chaotic final two weeks atop the league standings. Patuxent (7-1, 5-1) rebounded from its Week 7 loss to Huntingtown (7-1, 6-1) with a 27-21 win over McDonough (7-1, 5-1), behind 191 rushing yards and two touchdowns from senior quarterback Trey Lee. Westlake (6-2, 5-1) then upset Huntingtown, 14-7, to create a four-way tie in the loss column atop the conference. Calvert (6-2, 4-2) earned a decisive 41-6 win over Leonardtown (4-4, 4-3) to remain one game behind, and with remaining games against Patuxent and McDonough, the Cavaliers could also be a factor in the league title race. Huntingtown likely has the most favorable remaining schedule with only one more league game against Northern (3-5, 3-3) coming this week, while Patuxent must play Calvert and Leonardtown, McDonough must play Thomas Stone (4-4, 4-3) and Calvert, and Westlake must play Great Mills (1-7, 1-5) and North Point (5-3, 3-3). Broadneck kicker sets state record When he was younger, coaches used to tell Broadneck place kicker Adam Greene that he had ice in his veins. But even Greene admitted he was nervous when he took the field Saturday.