20 Quince Orchard knocks off No. 1 Northwest, 52-27 Marvin Beander rushes for two touchdowns as the Cougars upset the Jaguars 52-27. Video by Sam Varipapa for Synthesis/Koubaroulis LLC/The Washington Post Quince Orchard running back Kyle Green leaned back in the metal fold-out chair on the sideline. It was the fourth quarter, and the Cougars had the victory sealed, so Green thought he could relax. He thought wrong, though, as players started yelling for him to get into the game. He lined up to take his 30th handoff and ran 15 yards to the 10-yard line. Green had carried the Cougars in their unexpected upset of No. 1 Northwest, so it was fitting it should end with a few more of his rushes. He jogged back to the sideline for the last time as Quince Orchard lined up in victory formation. Putting up a lot of points had become commonplace for Northwest, but No. 20 Quince Orchard dominated the host Jaguars on Saturday night in Germantown, beating Northwest, 52-27, with a powerful rushing attack. The win gave Quince Orchard (8-1, 4-0) the Montgomery County 4A West title, and barring an upset next week, the Cougars will have the No. 1 seed in their playoff region. "I imagined that we would win, but I didn't imagine by this much," Green said. Entering the game, Northwest (8-1, 3-1) hadn't trailed in 56 quarters and hadn't lost in more than a year. But the Cougars contained the Jaguars" prolific offense, not surrendering a first down until late in the first quarter, when Quince Orchard already had a 14-0 lead. Turnovers and penalties hurt Northwest, as cornerback Shawn Barlow intercepted three Northwest passes, two of which were tipped, and the Jaguars fumbled the ball away twice. "We just took advantage of the turnovers," Quince Orchard Coach John Kelley said. We were getting turnovers deep in our territory, and if you're able to get that, then you can score a lot of points. Quince Orchard threw just three passes. Green noticed the Northwest defenders over-pursuing him, so he took advantage with his cutbacks. When he needed a breather, sophomore Marvin Beander would come into the game, scoring three touchdowns. Green ran for 205 yards with two touchdowns. "I like to cut back a lot, and they just really didn't study that," Green said. I just capitalized. In Quince Orchard's practices leading up to the game, a player would scream that it was Northwest week at any and every opportunity. The team would stay on the field 30 to 45 minutes later than usual, motivated to avenge the two losses to the Jaguars last season and reclaim the role of the county's top team. "We made a good statement," Green said. Northwest is a tremendous team, but we just executed in better ways. Isabelle Khurshudyan covers high school sports.