Spring 2010 Potomac Term - Potomac School

athletics highlights
Football Revels in 7-Game Streak
It was a season of superlatives
for the Potomac
varsity football team. Following
a seven-game winning
streak, the Panthers finished
with a 7-2 regular season
record and made the Virginia
State playoffs for only the second
time in School history.
The team was led by Potomac’s
Director of Boys Athletics
Rob Lee, who returned
to the head coach position this
year after an 11-year hiatus.
“It’s great to be back coaching
football again. It was a blast,
and the kids were fantastic,”
he says of the experience.
The season started with a
solid 28-17 win at Randolph
Macon Academy, where the
Panthers amassed 423 rushing
yards and 19 first downs
on offense. The next three
games followed suit with outstanding
rushing attacks and
solid defense to secure three
more wins. Then, in a contest
against Trinity Episcopal of
Richmond that featured nine
lead changes, Potomac prevailed
on a last-minute drive
to win 41-37.
Potomac held its next two
opponents scoreless and briefly
sat at the top of the MAC
with two tough games left to
play. Though the Panthers
suffered losses in their last two
games – battling Maret to a
score of 13-6 and Flint Hill to
21-13 – Potomac maintained
its number three ranking in
the top division of the VISAA
and secured a state playoff
berth for only the second time
in the history of its varsity
football program. The Panthers
fell to Liberty Christian
Academy in the playoffs.
Junior Conor McNerney
led the team’s offensive play
with more than 1,800 yards
in rushing. Junior defensive
tackle Jack Rhodes, junior
linebacker John Marinelli
and junior free safety Ian Mc-
Nerney were leaders for the
defense.
“We had a magical run,”
says Coach Lee. “We can’t wait
for next year.”
Junior Conor McNerney (facing page,
center) led the varsity football team
to an outstanding season, rushing for
more than 1,800 yards. The defense,
including Junior Nick Shashy and
Sophomore Cameron Kahl (left,
taking down an opponent), was also
strong. Senior Alex Falconer (bottom
left) and Junior Michael Duffy (bottom
right) contribute key plays.
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