Being Xaverian - Our Lady of Good Counsel High School

A dynasty in the making:
GC Football claims 4 th
consecutive WCAC title or
A 4-Peat for GC Football
The 2012 Our Lady of Good Counsel High School football
team entered their season as the three-time defending
WCAC champions and was facing one of the nation’s
toughest schedules. The Class of 2013 had 14 seniors that
were led by U.S. Army All-Americans Dorian o’Daniel and
Kendall Fuller. With a school record of ten seniors rated by
Rivals.com, this class knew they had to be special leaders
to accomplish what was ahead.
The season began on a hot late afternoon in Las Vegas,
Nevada, where they took on national powerhouse Bishop
Gorman in a nationally televised match up on ESPN. Coach
Bob milloy said that neither the distance nor the heat
(100 degrees at kickoff) factored into the rare defeat for
his squad. While his team did rally, scoring 14 points to trim
the lead to five with 2:05 left in the game, Good Counsel
could not finish the comeback, and saw its 18-game
winning streak come to an end against the Gaels, 27-22.
After returning home, the schedule did not get any easier
as Good Counsel took on Baltimore power, and nationally
ranked, Gilman. Dorian o’Daniel finished with 142 rushing
yards and two touchdowns, and Sophomore Bryan
Strittmatter’s game-ending kick provided the difference
in Good Counsel’s 20-19 overtime victory. The Falcons had
rebounded to beat the Baltimore Sun’s top-ranked team.
Next, Good Counsel returned to the United States Naval
Academy football stadium to face another nationally
ranked opponent in St. Joseph’s Regional from New
Jersey. Through the wind and rain, GC prevailed with
a 14-10 victory.
The last non-league game came against D.C.’s H.D.
Woodson. Good Counsel handled them 49-0, to improve
to 3-1 in the season. Holding H.D. Woodson to -2.5 yards
per carry and capturing its first shutout of the year, Virginia
Tech commit Kendall Fuller had three receptions for 96
yards and a touchdown while RB Leo Ekwoge ’14 had
seven carries for 100 yards and three touchdowns.
cJ Jones ’13 had four and a half tackles, one sack and
one interception for a touchdown to lead the defense.
WCAC Conference play began, and Good Counsel was
on a roll, beating Gonzaga; DeMatha in a 13-10 thriller;
McNamara; St. Johns; O’Connell and Carroll.
When the playoffs arrived, Good Counsel was prepared
to face an always talented St. John’s team. Dorian
o’Daniel ’13 rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns to
lead the Falcons back to the Washington Catholic Athletic
Conference final again. The Falcons would face DeMatha
in what was billed as one of the best matchups in the
WCAC Championship in years.
On Sunday November 18, Good Counsel saved its best
game for last. Led by QB Brendan (Whitey) marshall ’13,
who threw three touchdown passes to senior Kendall
Fuller, the Falcons claimed the crown with a score of
26-14 over DeMatha. It marked the top-ranked Falcons’
fourth consecutive WCAC title. Coach Milloy called his
seniors, “probably the nicest group of kids I've ever
coached.” With no time to rest, the team is already
preparing their quest to conquer their opponents again
in the 2013 season. ✦
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