Philadelphia High School Football
A Look at
Ron Cohen's 30-Year Coaching Career (1985-2014) at George Washington High
This
page includes stories, special lists, record breakdown, recaps of wins in
championship games and the names of All-Public/All-City honorees during Coach
Cohen's 30 seasons. . . . To provide
additions/corrections: .
Thanks!
Sharrif Floyd (73), contesting a pass, twice earned first team All-City
honors and advanced to the NFL.
Coach Cohen's All-City
Players: Played in NFL FIRST TEAM Keith Singleton DB 1985 Rick Pohl K 1985 Tyrone Frazier DL 1986 Gary Downing L 1987 Jim Wark P 1988 Pat Whittle L 1989 Phillip Simmons DL 1990 Rick Hite DB 1990 Kevin Averette LB 1991 Orlando Currie LB 1991 Dion Kinard DL 1991 Porfirio Barrera DL 1992 Irv Sigler DL 1993 Ramel Tiggett DB 1995 Kwesi Solomon DL 1996 Reuben White DB 1997 Charles Woodall DL 1997 Jafar Williams Rec. 1998 -Bruce Perry DB 1998 Scott Smith DL 1998 Maurice Bennett LB 2000 Roger Price K 2000 Kyle Bell DB 2001 Ryan Gore LB 2001 Maurice Bennett LB 2001 -Jameel McClain L 2002 Jerry Butler RB 2004 Dave Gonser DL 2004 Thomas Wilmer DB 2005 Chris Clanton DL 2006 Lawrence Williams DL 2007 -Sharrif Floyd L 2008 Will McFillin P 2008 Aaron Wilmer MP 2009 -Sharrif Floyd DL 2009 Daquan Cooper Rec. 2010 Brandon Chudnoff L 2010 Melvin McLeod L 2011 Justin Moody DL 2011 Kevin White L 2011 Justin Moody DL 2012 Shareef Miller DE 2014 SECOND TEAM Cleon Jones RB 1986 Scott Rosen DB 1986 Ed Neeld P 1987 Eric Green L 1988 Louis Rawls DL 1989 Alex Vulakh L 1990 Desmon Heath DB 1992 Julian Jones LB 1994 Julian Jones DB 1994 Joe O'Reilly L 1995 Sam Bookard LB 1995 George Radu P 1995 Harry Mims DB 1999 James Freeman DL 1999 Chris Whittle L 2000 -Jameel McClain L 2001 Marcus Kennedy DB 2002 Jerry Butler RB 2003 Chuck Hughes DB 2004 Stefan Ruff L 2004 Andrew Goodman Rec. 2007 Devon Wallace LB 2007 Omar Hunter DB 2008 Vernon Dupree LB 2009 Nate Smith DB 2010 Tony Smith QB 2010 Jake Wright P 2012 Rene Villafane DB 2012 THIRD TEAM Rich Andreoni L 1985 Sean McAleer LB 1985 Rich Sago RB 1986 M.L. Jackson LB 1986 Alex Pohl DL 1987 Calvin Shakoor DB 1988 Doug Tuley DL 1990 Dennis Rivers RB 1990 Dan Ben-Tal DL 1991 Dan Cliggett K 1994 Ron "Butch" Crawley LB 1994 Don Russell DL 1995 Curtis Callands DB 1995 George Radu P 1996 Jason Guzak P 1997 Michael Lawrence L 1998 Sayyid Williams RB 1999 Anthony Nunn DL 2000 Marcus Kennedy QB 2001 Jason Bermudez L 2001 Larry Turner DB 2002 Keenan Brooks P 2002 Dave Gonser DL 2003 Rich McFillin K 2003 Marcus Banks DB 2003 John McFillin DL 2004 -Dominique Curry DL 2004 Chris Clanton DL 2005 Demitrius Wilson L 2005 Fateen Brown RB 2006 Will McFillin K 2007 Damien Wilmer Rec. 2007 Aaron Wilmer QB 2008 Abdel Kanan L 2009 Brandon Chudnoff DL 2009 English Peay MP 2010 Claudy Mathieu DL 2010 Hakeem Sillman RB 2010 Shaquon Allen DB 2012 Tyrone McNeil LB 2013 | FIRST TEAM | | | Keith Singleton | DB | 1985 | Rick Pohl | K | 1985 | Tyrone Frazier | DL | 1986 | Gary Downing | L | 1987 | Jim Wark | P | 1988 | Pat Whittle | L | 1989 | Phillip Simmons | DL | 1990 | Rick Hite | DB | 1990 | Kevin Averette | LB | 1991 | Orlando Currie | LB | 1991 | Dion Kinard | DL | 1991 | Porfirio Barrera | DL | 1992 | Irv Sigler | DL | 1993 | Ramel Tiggett | DB | 1995 | Kwesi Solomon | DL | 1996 | Reuben White | DB | 1997 | Charles Woodall | DL | 1997 | Jafar Williams | Rec. | 1998 | -Bruce Perry | DB | 1998 | Scott Smith | DL | 1998 | Maurice Bennett | LB | 2000 | Roger Price | K | 2000 | Kyle Bell | DB | 2001 | Ryan Gore | LB | 2001 | Maurice Bennett | LB | 2001 | -Jameel McClain | L | 2002 | Jerry Butler | RB | 2004 | Dave Gonser | DL | 2004 | Thomas Wilmer | DB | 2005 | Chris Clanton | DL | 2006 | Lawrence Williams | DL | 2007 | -Sharrif Floyd | L | 2008 | Will McFillin | P | 2008 | Aaron Wilmer | MP | 2009 | -Sharrif Floyd | DL | 2009 | Daquan Cooper | Rec. | 2010 | Brandon Chudnoff | L | 2010 | Melvin McLeod | L | 2011 | Justin Moody | DL | 2011 | Kevin White | L | 2011 | Justin Moody | DL | 2012 | Shareef Miller | DE | 2014 | SECOND TEAM | | | Cleon Jones | RB | 1986 | Scott Rosen | DB | 1986 | Ed Neeld | P | 1987 | Eric Green | L | 1988 | Louis Rawls | DL | 1989 | Alex Vulakh | L | 1990 | Desmon Heath | DB | 1992 | Julian Jones | LB | 1994 | Julian Jones | DB | 1994 | Joe O'Reilly | L | 1995 | Sam Bookard | LB | 1995 | George Radu | P | 1995 | Harry Mims | DB | 1999 | James Freeman | DL | 1999 | Chris Whittle | L | 2000 | -Jameel McClain | L | 2001 | Marcus Kennedy | DB | 2002 | Jerry Butler | RB | 2003 | Chuck Hughes | DB | 2004 | Stefan Ruff | L | 2004 | Andrew Goodman | Rec. | 2007 | Devon Wallace | LB | 2007 | Omar Hunter | DB | 2008 | Vernon Dupree | LB | 2009 | Nate Smith | DB | 2010 | Tony Smith | QB | 2010 | Jake Wright | P | 2012 | Rene Villafane | DB | 2012 | THIRD TEAM | | | Rich Andreoni | L | 1985 | Sean McAleer | LB | 1985 | Rich Sago | RB | 1986 | M.L. Jackson | LB | 1986 | Alex Pohl | DL | 1987 | Calvin Shakoor | DB | 1988 | Doug Tuley | DL | 1990 | Dennis Rivers | RB | 1990 | Dan Ben-Tal | DL | 1991 | Dan Cliggett | K | 1994 | Ron "Butch" Crawley | LB | 1994 | Don Russell | DL | 1995 | Curtis Callands | DB | 1995 | George Radu | P | 1996 | Jason Guzak | P | 1997 | Michael Lawrence | L | 1998 | Sayyid Williams | RB | 1999 | Anthony Nunn | DL | 2000 | Marcus Kennedy | QB | 2001 | Jason Bermudez | L | 2001 | Larry Turner | DB | 2002 | Keenan Brooks | P | 2002 | Dave Gonser | DL | 2003 | Rich McFillin | K | 2003 | Marcus Banks | DB | 2003 | John McFillin | DL | 2004 | *-Dominique Curry | DL | 2004 | Chris Clanton | DL | 2005 | Demitrius Wilson | L | 2005 | Fateen Brown | RB | 2006 | Will McFillin | K | 2007 | Damien Wilmer | Rec. | 2007 | Aaron Wilmer | QB | 2008 | Abdel Kanan | L | 2009 | Brandon Chudnoff | DL | 2009 | English Peay | MP | 2010 | Claudy Mathieu | DL | 2010 | Hakeem Sillman | RB | 2010 | Shaquon Allen | DB | 2012 | Tyrone McNeil | LB | 2013 | - Ron Cohen Tribute Page Ron Cohen coached George Washington High's football team for 30 seasons (1985-2014),
winning 261 games and 13 championships (12 Public, one City). In 2008, the
Eagles gave Ron his 10th PL crown with a three-OT win over Northeast. One
hero was a second-generation "Cohener." Here is that story . . . By Ted
Silary James Fowler is not the only member of his family who comes through in
pressure situations. Football seasons. Lives. They both need saving. Fowler, a 6-1, 205-pound junior, plays tight end and linebacker for
George Washington High, the newly crowned Public League AAAA champion.
His mother, Fiona, is a firefighter for Haz-Mat 1, Engine 60, in South
Philly, and James is dedicating the season to her. Not because she's sick or injured. She's fine. Just because. As in, James
realizes the daily dangers his mother faces, and he feels it's important to
keep reminding her how much her heroic efforts are appreciated. Did someone mention heroic? Fowler proudly earned that label Saturday as
Washington outlasted Northeast, 41-34, in three overtimes. Yes, three overtimes. "It felt like it was 10," Fowler said, laughing. "I thought we were going
to lose . . . I thought we were going to win . . . I didn't know what was
going to happen . . . I felt we were going to go all night." Ultimately, the Eagles gave coach Ron Cohen his 10th title, tying the PL
record of the late Al Angelo (Frankford), when quarterback Aaron Wilmer
posted a 1-yard sneak and Lorenzo Adams intercepted a left-corner pass
intended for Tennessee-bound wideout Je'Ron Stokes. Washington reached that stage because Fowler snagged touchdown passes in
each of the first two OTs - a 5-yarder to open the first; a 6-yarder (on
fourth down, no less) to close the second. No. 1: Despite double coverage, he made the catch a shade inside the 1
and fought his way into the end zone. No. 2: With very little room to work with, on an out, he made the catch
in the front left corner and showed the necessary presence of mind to get
one foot down. "On the first one, I just tried to find an open spot in their zone and
sit down," Fowler said. "Aaron threw a rocket right at me. Hit me right in
the hands. I thought I was in. Saw I wasn't. Had to turn and truck my way
in. "On the second one, Aaron said to run a little out and that he was coming
to me. Knew I'd have to make it since that ball was right there, too." The excitement started long before this became the second OT title-game
final in city history. (In 1990, Archbishop Ryan topped Archbishop Carroll,
20-13, for Catholic League honors.) Regulation ended at 20-20, thanks to a 45-yard field goal by Northeast's
Tim Freiling with 58 seconds left. Wilmer then fumbled and Darius Mosee
recovered on the Washington 14 at 0:38. Northeast nixed a play-it-safe,
win-it-with-a-field-goal approach and tried for a TD, with Stokes the
intended receiver. The pass from his brother, Malik, was intercepted by
freshman Nate Smith. Northeast's OT scores went to J. Stokes and Steve Pinckney on passes of
15 and 8 yards. As the game ended, the Eagles exploded in celebration. The Vikings were
mostly inconsolable and some members of the offense lay face-down on the
turf for a significant amount of time. Emotions swirled throughout the week, especially after Cohen went public
with his disgust that Northeast, the No. 3 seed, was allowed to not only
host the game, but occupy the home stands and sideline. "That got us fired up," Fowler said. Fowler, whose father, Chuck, was a starting lineman for Cohen's first
Washington team in 1985, got his receiving start in youth ball, with Crispin
Gardens. "I guess I never stopped," he quipped. "I line up wide occasionally, but
I'm fine with being a tight end. It's like I'm a lineman, but I get to score
a couple times, too. Best of both worlds." And mom was there to see it. "She makes sure she makes all my games," James said. "Even when she has
work, she gets there late." This day, even very late would have sufficed. | SEASON BY SEASON Public League 1985: 6-0 1986: 4-1-1 1987: 4-2 1988: 4-1 1989: 5-0 1990: 5-0 1991: 4-1 1992: 5-0 1993: 4-1 1994: 3-2 1995: 4-1 1996: 4-1 1997: 3-2 1998: 5-0 1999: 4-1 2000: 4-1 2001: 4-1 2002: 4-1 2003: 4-1 2004: 6-0 2005: 4-1 2006: 4-1 2007: 5-0 2008: 4-0 2009: 3-1 2010: 5-1 2011: 5-1 2012: 4-1 2013: 4-1 2014: 4-2 Total: 128-26-1 --- Overall 1985: 10-2 1986: 7-2-1 1987: 6-3 1988: 8-3 1989: 10-0-1 1990: 9-2 1991: 11-1 1992: 10-2 1993: 7-4 1994: 8-4 1995: 11-1 1996: 7-4 1997: 7-4 1998: 10-1 1999: 6-4 2000: 11-1 2001: 10-2 2002: 10-2 2003: 10-2 2004:12-1 2005: 7-5 2006: 9-4 2007: 10-3 2008: 10-2 2009: 8-3 2010: 8-3 2011: 8-4 2012: 8-3 2013: 5-6 2014: 7-6 Total:
261-84-2 -- PUBLIC LEAGUE TITLES 1989 1991 1992 1994 1995 2000 2001 2004 2007 2008: 4A 2009: 4A 2011: 4A CITY TITLE 2008: 4A -- STATISTICAL LEADERS 800 RUSHERS Yards Year Jerry Butler 1,759 '04 Jerry Butler 1,247 '03 Reuben White 1,228 '97 Cleon Jones 1,085 '86 Quadir Cobbs 1,058 '14 Rich Sago 1,052 '85 Bruce Perry 1,041 '98 Fateen Brown 1,018 '06 Fateen Brown 934 '05 Hakeem Sillman 911 '10 Rich Sago 882 '86 Tavis Anderson 816 '88 Ryan Gore 804 '00 800 PASSERS Yards Year Marcus Kennedy 1,301 '01 Tony Smith 1,235 '10 Chuck Hughes 1,228 '04 Aaron Wilmer 1,150 '08 Clinton Granger 1,129 '07 Dave Gavrilov 983 '12 Aaron Wilmer 975 '09 Thomas Wilmer 915 '05 Cedric Wright 905 '13 Edward Jean 863 '98 400 RECEIVERS Yards Year Kyle Bell 640 '01 Andrew Goodman 583 '07 Ramel Tiggett 579 '95 Jafar Williams 542 '98 Daquan Cooper 502 '10 Mike Van Allen 444 '01 Hasan Brockman 439 '13 Nate Smith 423 '10 Rasheed Black 423 '13 | STATISTICAL LEADERS | 800 RUSHERS | Yards | Year | Jerry Butler | 1,759 | '04 | Jerry Butler | 1,247 | '03 | Reuben White | 1,228 | '97 | Cleon Jones | 1,085 | '86 | Quadir Cobbs | 1,058 | '14 | Rich Sago | 1,052 | '85 | Bruce Perry | 1,041 | '98 | Fateen Brown | 1,018 | '06 | Fateen Brown | 934 | '05 | Hakeem Sillman | 911 | '10 | Rich Sago | 882 | '86 | Tavis Anderson | 816 | '88 | Ryan Gore | 804 | '00 | 800 PASSERS | Yards | Year | Marcus Kennedy | 1,301 | '01 | Tony Smith | 1,235 | '10 | Chuck Hughes | 1,228 | '04 | Aaron Wilmer | 1,150 | '08 | Clinton Granger | 1,129 | '07 | Dave Gavrilov | 983 | '12 | Aaron Wilmer | 975 | '09 | Thomas Wilmer | 915 | '05 | Cedric Wright | 905 | '13 | Edward Jean | 863 | '98 | 400 RECEIVERS | Yards | Year | Kyle Bell | 640 | '01 | Andrew Goodman | 583 | '07 | Ramel Tiggett | 579 | '95 | Jafar Williams | 542 | '98 | Daquan Cooper | 502 | '10 | Mike Van Allen | 444 | '01 | Hasan Brockman | 439 | '13 | Nate Smith | 423 | '10 | Rasheed Black | 423 | '13 | | | | | |
FIRST TEAM | |
Keith Singleton | DB | 1985
Rick Pohl | K | 1985
Tyrone Frazier | DL | 1986
Gary Downing | L | 1987
Jim Wark | P | 1988
Pat Whittle | L | 1989
Phillip Simmons | DL | 1990
Rick Hite | DB | 1990
Kevin Averette | LB | 1991
Orlando Currie | LB | 1991
Dion Kinard | DL | 1991
Porfirio Barrera | DL | 1992
Irv Sigler | DL | 1993
Ramel Tiggett | DB | 1995
Kwesi Solomon | DL | 1996
Reuben White | DB | 1997
Charles Woodall | DL | 1997
Jafar Williams | Rec. | 1998
*-Bruce Perry | DB | 1998
Scott Smith | DL | 1998
Maurice Bennett | LB | 2000
Roger Price | K | 2000
Kyle Bell | DB | 2001
Ryan Gore | LB | 2001
Maurice Bennett | LB | 2001
*-Jameel McClain | L | 2002
Jerry Butler | RB | 2004
Dave Gonser | DL | 2004
Thomas Wilmer | DB | 2005
Chris Clanton | DL | 2006
Lawrence Williams | DL | 2007
*-Sharrif Floyd | L | 2008
Will McFillin | P | 2008
Aaron Wilmer | MP | 2009
*-Sharrif Floyd | DL | 2009
Daquan Cooper | Rec. | 2010
Brandon Chudnoff | L | 2010
Melvin McLeod | L | 2011
Justin Moody | DL | 2011
Kevin White | L | 2011
Justin Moody | DL | 2012
Shareef Miller | DE | 2014
SECOND TEAM | |
Cleon Jones | RB | 1986
Scott Rosen | DB | 1986
Ed Neeld | P | 1987
Eric Green | L | 1988
Louis Rawls | DL | 1989
Alex Vulakh | L | 1990
Desmon Heath | DB | 1992
Julian Jones | LB | 1994
Julian Jones | DB | 1994
Joe O'Reilly | L | 1995
Sam Bookard | LB | 1995
George Radu | P | 1995
Harry Mims | DB | 1999
James Freeman | DL | 1999
Chris Whittle | L | 2000
*-Jameel McClain | L | 2001
Marcus Kennedy | DB | 2002
Jerry Butler | RB | 2003
Chuck Hughes | DB | 2004
Stefan Ruff | L | 2004
Andrew Goodman | Rec. | 2007
Devon Wallace | LB | 2007
Omar Hunter | DB | 2008
Vernon Dupree | LB | 2009
Nate Smith | DB | 2010
Tony Smith | QB | 2010
Jake Wright | P | 2012
Rene Villafane | DB | 2012
THIRD TEAM | |
Rich Andreoni | L | 1985
Sean McAleer | LB | 1985
Rich Sago | RB | 1986
M.L. Jackson | LB | 1986
Alex Pohl | DL | 1987
Calvin Shakoor | DB | 1988
Doug Tuley | DL | 1990
Dennis Rivers | RB | 1990
Dan Ben-Tal | DL | 1991
Dan Cliggett | K | 1994
Ron "Butch" Crawley | LB | 1994
Don Russell | DL | 1995
Curtis Callands | DB | 1995
George Radu | P | 1996
Jason Guzak | P | 1997
Michael Lawrence | L | 1998
Sayyid Williams | RB | 1999
Anthony Nunn | DL | 2000
Marcus Kennedy | QB | 2001
Jason Bermudez | L | 2001
Larry Turner | DB | 2002
Keenan Brooks | P | 2002
Dave Gonser | DL | 2003
Rich McFillin | K | 2003
Marcus Banks | DB | 2003
John McFillin | DL | 2004
*-Dominique Curry | DL | 2004
Chris Clanton | DL | 2005
Demitrius Wilson | L | 2005
Fateen Brown | RB | 2006
Will McFillin | K | 2007
Damien Wilmer | Rec. | 2007
Aaron Wilmer | QB | 2008
Abdel Kanan | L | 2009
Brandon Chudnoff | DL | 2009
English Peay | MP | 2010
Claudy Mathieu | DL | 2010
Hakeem Sillman | RB | 2010
Shaquon Allen | DB | 2012
Tyrone McNeil | LB | 2013
STATISTICAL LEADERS
800 RUSHERS | Yards | Year
Jerry Butler | 1,759 | '04
Jerry Butler | 1,247 | '03
Reuben White | 1,228 | '97
Cleon Jones | 1,085 | '86
Quadir Cobbs | 1,058 | '14
Rich Sago | 1,052 | '85
Bruce Perry | 1,041 | '98
Fateen Brown | 1,018 | '06
Fateen Brown | 934 | '05
Hakeem Sillman | 911 | '10
Rich Sago | 882 | '86
Tavis Anderson | 816 | '88
Ryan Gore | 804 | '00
800 PASSERS | Yards | Year
Marcus Kennedy | 1,301 | '01
Tony Smith | 1,235 | '10
Chuck Hughes | 1,228 | '04
Aaron Wilmer | 1,150 | '08
Clinton Granger | 1,129 | '07
Dave Gavrilov | 983 | '12
Aaron Wilmer | 975 | '09
Thomas Wilmer | 915 | '05
Cedric Wright | 905 | '13
Edward Jean | 863 | '98
400 RECEIVERS | Yards | Year
Kyle Bell | 640 | '01
Andrew Goodman | 583 | '07
Ramel Tiggett | 579 | '95
Jafar Williams | 542 | '98
Daquan Cooper | 502 | '10
Mike Van Allen | 444 | '01
Hasan Brockman | 439 | '13
Nate Smith | 423 | '10
Rasheed Black | 423 | '13
This
story was written in 2008 after Ron and the Eagles continued their classic postseason run by shocking La Salle for the Class 4A City Title . . .
By Ted Silary AT 6-4, 300 POUNDS, Sharrif Floyd is not easily worn down. Physically, that is. But in the middle of what has become a glorious football season for
George Washington High, Floyd's spirit dipped to broken and finally, in a playful manner, he decided to keep his lips zipped. "I kept asking the coaches when they were going to let me play defense,"
he said. "They kept saying, 'Next week will be your turn. ' "It kept not happening and I reached the point . . . Didn't make sense to
ask anymore. I still kept hoping, though." Saturday, in biting weather at Northeast's Charlie Martin Memorial
Stadium, Washington captured the first City Title available since 1979, by surprising to even shocking La Salle, 23-14, and
Floyd . . . You know what's coming, right? Yes, the junior stud, who also played guard, was one of the defensive
heroes. Floyd imposed his game-long will as a down lineman, recording three
tackles behind the line (two sacks included) for 13 yards and helping to harass passer supreme Drew Loughery into three
interceptions and just 12 completions in 33 attempts. And then, with 3 minutes, 16 seconds remaining, he made The Block Heard
'Round the City Football World, batting Mike Donohoe's punt through the back of the end zone for a safety that made it a
two-score game. Before long, the Eagles were celebrating in passionate fashion and most
were yelling, often multiple times, "Nobody thought we could do this! 'Cept us! " Oh, and they might have added a
combined, say, 3,000 times, "We shocked the world!" Was that how Floyd saw it? "We took the fact people saw us as underdogs into consideration," he
said. "If La Salle wanted it, they were going to have to take it. No way we were laying down. "All we needed was for our coaches and staff and most of the students to
be behind us. Those kids who said we'd lose, we blocked them out. " Of his punt-snuff, Floyd said, "I came close to one before. I just was
saying, 'I'm gonna get this. ' I swim-moved the up-back trying to block me, put my arms up and there it was." The start was Floyd's second on defense. He finally had been
green-lighted in practice leading up to the Public AAAA final vs. Northeast, in which the Eagles earned a 41-34, triple-overtime
triumph. His contributions to that one included a sack and other tackles-for-loss. "The coaches said they wanted me to wait until I was really needed on
defense," Floyd said. "I was happy when my number was called. "On defense you're more hyper, but on offense you still have to be
aggressive when you're doing your blocking. I love pass-rushing, and I knew I just had to keep getting in the quarterback's
face." A crucial moment, as it turned out, occurred before the game when La
Salle won the toss. Coach Drew Gordon, like always, chose to receive, placing the usual confidence in his potent
offense. Washington coach Ron Cohen, of course, chose to kick with the strong wind behind Will McFillin's back. By the third play of the second quarter, the Eagles owned a 21-7 lead
thanks to runs of 22 and 6 yards by Kyle Glenn that sandwiched a 48-yard pass from Aaron Wilmer to Omar Hunter.
Interceptions by Jamal Williams and Nate Smith set up two of those scores. "I didn't expect the aftermath [of the take-the-ball decision]," Gordon
said. "They thought they'd move it down our throats," Cohen said. The game's only other TD came on an 81-yard pass from Loughery to Sam
Feleccia with 1:22 left in the third quarter. Laughs were numerous after McFillin's popup punt hit lineman James Luckey
smack on the top of his helmet with 2:40 left, but a return to business was quickly needed. Loughery was going to try
to move his team quickly downfield. Didn't happen. The Explorers had to settle for little-by-little and the
thrust ended with Lorenzo Adams' leaping pick at 26.4. Loughery, who was sacked six times for 36 yards, finished his season with
2,628 passing yards, just 19 short of the city record set by Brett Gordon, Drew's son and offensive coordinator, for La
Salle in 1997. That season, Drew was Joe Colistra's OC. Meanwhile, Floyd is one who got away . . . from Frankford. He lives near Cheltenham and Tackawanna and attended one of Frankford's
prime feeders, Harding Middle School. He said he was talked into attending Washington by a Harding gym teacher who at
that time was a Washington assistant (but now works with Northeast). In late December, Floyd will head for San Antonio to participate in a
underclass combine connected with the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Funds for travel/lodging are being raised each Wednesday at Washington,
when Floyd bakes brownies that are sold to students. Gooooood brownies, too. Floyd's dad, Anthony, is a chef. "I don't cook that much," Sharrif said. "But I can make a lot of stuff.
My best is fried chicken." A national profile. Pretty heady stuff. "I have to keep it where it's at. Or even kick it higher," he said. "This
feels great. I'm looking forward to the trip. I've never been any further than Pittsburgh."
This story was written in 1989 after
Ron won his (and the school's) first PL crown . . .
By Ted Silary Terrell Jones is a young man of varied talents. Not only can he help a football team win a championship. He also can
secure a site for the victory party. Last Saturday, Jones, a 5-8, 165-pound junior, carried 12 times for 108
yards and the first two touchdowns as George Washington melted Martin Luther King, 28-0, at Northeast to capture
the school's first football title in 26 years of Public League membership. Jones then placed a call to his boss at Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time
Restaurant, on Roosevelt Boulevard. "The manager said sure, he'll put together something for us," said Jones,
who works weekends, mostly preparing pizzas. "We'll go over someday after school." Hey, guys, remember to hoist a soda to Jones. No. 1, he became the first Eagle to top the 100-yard mark all season. The
previous best effort had been 93 yards, by Jones, against Northeast. No. 2, his 38-yard, second-quarter touchdown
run was Washington's longest of 1989, by 18 yards. Incredibly, the average distance on the team's 31 rushing
touchdowns this season was 6.6 yards. Even the four passing touchdowns averaged just 12.8 yards. Jones led the team this season with 87 carries for 517 yards. Malik
Pettus (82, 370), junior Dennis Rivers (65, 324), junior Brian White (65, 306) and Michael Fritz (74, 265) also received
significant backfield playing time. "I like running the ball, trying to avoid tacklers, getting touchdowns,"
Jones said. "But in our system, nobody gets the ball a lot. Coach Mac (offensive coordinator John McAneney) went by what
plays he thought would work, not so much by what guys were running them. I did pretty well early (242 yards
in the first three games), but then I was mostly a blocker. Coach Mac was on me to do that better. "When I wasn't getting the ball much, I just let it go. I'm not one to
complain. I just played harder on defense cornerback) to help make up for it." Jones's first touchdown resulted from a "25 belly," out of an unbalanced
line formation. "We've been using the 'end over' more and more lately," Jones said. "As I
neared the opposite end, (tight end) Louis Rawls made a great block. He held it a long time, enabled me to make a
good cut." The title was not Jones's first at Washington. In 1988, as a freshman, he
competed in the floor exercise and vault for a Public League gymnastics champion. "I started gymnastics in elementary school, just on my own," Jones said.
''It was a thing where a friend of mine named Ronald was doing flips, then everybody want to imitate him. I stayed
with it through middle school. We used to give shows in the auditorium for the other classes. It's good for
balance. It probably helped me with football. I didn't do gymnastics last year because I hurt my toe right at
the beginning. This year? I might go out for basketball. " Defensively, coach Ron Cohen's Eagles (10-0-1) were led by Terry Dillon
(10 tackles, two sacks), Pat Whittle (five, two), Doug Tuley (eight tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery) and
Ray McGettigan (fumble recovery). King franchise Jimmy Harris was limited to 32 yards on 12 carries, which
meant he finished his career with 498 carries for 3,310 yards and 31 touchdowns (statistics for an '87 game
against Olney are unavailable). The yardage total leaves him third in Public League history behind Frankford's Blair
Thomas (3,941) and Lincoln's Charlie Peoples (3,346). King (8-2), a 14-year league member, was making its first final
appearance.
This story was written in 2005 after Ron
claimed the Public League record for career wins . . .
By Ted Silary AS MUCH TO himself as anyone else, Ron Cohen said in amazement, "That kid
can throw, can't he?" Yes he can, coach. And so can those kids behind you. Splish, splash. Cohen was takin' a bath. Though Chris Bennett had just launched a bomb to Maurice Sullivan for an
80-yard touchdown and 54 seconds still remained, there was no longer any doubt - not that there was
beforehand - about which team yesterday would in a Public Red game between George Washington and visiting Jules Mastbaum
Tech. There was also no mistaking the significance. All kinds of TV cameras don't show up for a regular Pub game projected to
be a blowout. And you can't spot people wearing suits along the sidelines. And the School District does not
make arrangements to have the action broadcast over the Internet. Yes, it was a special day. Luckily, the weather was not cold, so the
doused Cohen he did not have to utter his postgame comments through chat-chat-chattering teeth. With the former recordholder, Al Angelo, in attendance and carrying
himself in a manner that had everyone saying, "What a class act," Cohen became the winningest coach in Pub football
history as the Eagles soared to victory, 42-14. Angelo, who now lives in Seaville, N.J., went 184-39-5 in 21 seasons at
Frankford (1965-84, '87). This is also Cohen's 21st, all straight through, and he is 185-48-2. With water still dripping off his baseball cap, Cohen was handed the game
ball by head referee Andy Hafele as the clock hit 0:00. Then there were handshakes by all and the Eagles, joined
by dignitaries, students, family members, etc., grouped on the field. Cohen, then a lowly junior-varsity aide, noted that Angelo, already
approaching legend status, had been the first to befriend him long ago at a coaching clinic in Atlantic City. He also
mentioned that Angelo had reminded him that records are made to be broken, and then he added, "I hope and pray that the
man who breaks this record, whoever that may be, has as much fun as I do." Cohen was presented a white football by the principal, Alan E. Liebowitz,
and a plaque with the date already inscribed (told you this was a gimme) by longtime assistant John McAneney.
Ron's mother, Ethel, even made some remarks while his wife, Mimi, and daughters, Jamie and Elyssa, stood beaming
nearby. The Eagles then raised their helmets and screeched out the fight song. No
nearby windows cracked. There's a neat story line here. Angelo and McAneney attended West Chester
and were captains of the track team in consecutive years. McAneney coached Frankford in the 2 years when Angelo
was "retired," and he happened to be the victim in '85 when Washington, with Cohen in charge as a rookie,
posted its first-ever win over Frankford. By '88, Johnny Mac was assisting Cohen (his assistant stints came at
Abraham Lincoln, Roxborough and Simon Gratz, in addition to Washington), and he has been around for all eight Pub
titles. Before the game, Cohen introduced Angelo to the Eagles and said about
him: "This man is a living legend and a gentleman. A true gentleman." Speaking of Cohen and McAneney and another
longtime assistant, former Temple All-America, Bill "Skip" Singletary, Angelo told the players, "You're the
luckiest guys in the world to be playing for these coaches." The game itself? The headliner was senior quarterback Thomas Wilmer, who
passed 4-for-6 for 114 yards and one touchdown apiece to Cecil Wise (also a rushing score), Albert Odusanya
and Brandon Bynum. Angelo said afterward: "I had to be here. This is so nice. It's beautiful
to see Ron do this. He does a terrific job with these kids and it doesn't end on the field. He makes sure they
graduate. Gets them into colleges." And to think, the Cohen Era almost never started. Chris Roulhac, who moved on to college assisting, relinquished the
Washington job in the summer of 1985 and two guys next in line, varsity assistant Al Oriold and JV head coach Glenn
Simpson, had no interest in taking over. Did Cohen? He wasn't sure. Already by that point, in addition to teaching-coaching, he was something
of a real estate mogul and some of the properties he was renting/having constructed were in, gulp, Vermont. "Forty weekends a year I was driving up there," he said. "As a head
coach, you have to put in a lot of extra time. I didn't know if I wanted to make that big of a commitment. "One day on the beach, I had a talk with a friend of mine, Steve Gratz,
who I'd taught with at, well, Gratz. He said, 'You've always wanted to be a head coach. This is a chance. Might not
come again. You should do it. ' So I put in for it." Approval was not immediate. In fact, as he waited, Cohen directed
practices on a volunteer basis. When he was finally appointed, he fielded a never-forget-it "request"
from the then-principal. "She said she wanted me to beat Frankford, win the Public League
championship and beat Archbishop Ryan on Thanksgiving," he said, laughing. The trifecta was accomplished by '91. And along the way, excellence has
been the norm. Cohen, who has never endured a losing season, 11 times has posted double-digit wins. "No way could I have done this myself," he said. "I've had such good
players and assistant coaches." When asked how long he intends to keep coaching, he shot back: "As long
as they'll have me. I don't see myself going anywhere for a while. This is fun." Below are the players who earned first team Coaches' All-Public honors during Ron Cohen's 30 seasons as the coach at George Washington.
Pos. | Name | Year | Pos. | Name | Year | Pos. | Name | Year
L | Rich Andreoni | 1985 | QB | Andy Wrigley | 1996 | L | Sharrif Floyd | 2007
L | Tony Iorio | 1985 | L-DL | Kwesi Solomon | 1996 | Rec | Andrew Goodman | 2007
QB | Keith Singleton | 1985 | L | Dan Brunwasser | 1996 | QB | Clinton "Juice" Granger | 2007
RB | Anthony Bellmon | 1985 | L-DL | Eli Johnson | 1996 | RB | James Johnson | 2007
K | Rick Pohl | 1985 | RB-DB | Reuben White | 1997 | K | Will McFillin | 2007
LB | Sean McAleer | 1985 | L-DL | Charles Woodall | 1997 | L | Lawrence Williams | 2007
RB | Rich Sago | 1986 | L-DL | Sidney Stewart | 1997 | L | Damien Wilmer | 2007
RB | Cleon Jones | 1986 | L-DL | Mahmood Ibrahim | 1997 | LB | Brett Sommerer | 2007
LB | M.L. Jackson | 1986 | Rec.-DB | Jafar Williams | 1998 | B | Devon Wallace | 2007
B | Scott Rosen | 1986 | RB-DB | Bruce Perry | 1998 | L | James Luckey | 2008
Rec. | Charles Crippen | 1987 | QB | Edvard Jean | 1998 | L | Sharrif Floyd | 2008
RB | Bobby Davis | 1987 | L-DL | Scott Smith | 1998 | E | James Fowler | 2008
L | Gary Downing | 1987 | RB-LB | Joseph Holley | 1998 | QB | Aaron Wilmer | 2008
LB | Ed Neeld | 1987 | L | Sean Thomas | 1998 | RB | Kessan Christopher | 2008
B | Tavis Anderson | 1988 | RB | Harry Mims | 1999 | K | Will McFillin | 2008
B | Jim Wark | 1988 | RB | Sayyid Williams | 1999 | L | Bryant Davis | 2008
B | Calvin Shakoor | 1988 | DL | James Freeman | 1999 | L | Waverly Harris | 2008
L | Eric Green | 1988 | RB | Cory Sutton | 1999 | LB | Martin Haynes | 2008
L | Greg Carlisle | 1988 | DE | George Truitt | 1999 | B | Jamal Williams | 2008
L | Pat Whittle | 1989 | L | Darryl Alexander | 2000 | QB | Aaron Wilmer | 2009
L | Ray McGettigan | 1989 | QB | Ivan Kosty | 2000 | RB | Vernon Dupree | 2009
DL | Todd Dawson | 1989 | L | Anthony Nunn | 2000 | E | Nate Smith | 2009
DL | Louis Rawls | 1989 | K-P | Roger Price | 2000 | L | James Fowler | 2009
LB | Mike Fritz | 1989 | L | Chris Whittle | 2000 | L | Abdel Kanan | 2009
DB | Brian Howard | 1989 | RB | Terrance Young | 2000 | L | Sharrif Floyd | 2009
L | Phillip Simmons | 1990 | DB | Kyle Bell | 2001 | L | Brandon Chudnoff | 2009
Rec. | Doug Tuley | 1990 | RB | Ryan Gore | 2001 | LB | Martin Haynes | 2009
QB | Ray Savage | 1990 | Rec. | Mike Van Allen | 2001 | QB | Tony Smith | 2010
RB | Brian White | 1990 | L | Jason Bermudez | 2001 | RB | English Peay | 2010
RB | Dennis Rivers | 1990 | LB | Maurice Bennett | 2001 | WR | Daquan Cooper | 2010
DB | Rick Hite | 1990 | L-LB | Jameel McClain | 2002 | L | Brandon Chudnoff | 2010
DL | Dan Ben-Tal | 1991 | QB-DB | Marcus Kennedy | 2002 | L | Claudy Mathieu | 2010
LB | Kevin Averette | 1991 | RB-DB | Larry Turner | 2002 | B | Donovan Morris | 2010
LB | Orlando Currie | 1991 | Rec.-DL | Randy Brooks | 2002 | L | Melvin McLeod | 2011
L | Dion Kinard | 1991 | RB-DB | Andre Odom | 2002 | L | Tyrone Smith | 2011
QB | Jamar Griffin | 1991 | DB | Ricardo Rivera | 2003 | RB | Hakeem Sillman | 2011
DL | Rick Woertz | 1991 | QB | Rich McFillin | 2003 | K | Jake Wright | 2011
RB | Ryan Barksdale | 1992 | DB | Marcus Banks | 2003 | E | Justin Moody | 2011
Rec. | Porfirio Barrera | 1992 | LB | Zimier McCloud | 2003 | T | Kevin White | 2011
QB | Apollo Wright | 1992 | L | Andres Velasquez | 2003 | LB | Miguel Caban | 2011
L | Gene Wigfield | 1992 | RB | Jerry Butler | 2004 | WR | Shaquon Allen | 2012
L | Aaron Goodman | 1992 | DL | Dave Gonser | 2004 | K | Jake Wright | 2012
Rec. | Jason Killich | 1992 | QB | Chuck Hughes | 2004 | E | Justin Moody | 2012
DB | Sulaiman Rahman | 1992 | LB | Stefan Ruff | 2004 | B | Rene Villafane | 2012
RB-DL | Irv Sigler | 1993 | DL | John McFillin | 2004 | B | Marquis Edwards | 2012
RB-DB | William Potter | 1993 | DL | Dominique Curry | 2004 | L | Zaire Hollerway | 2013
QB | Mike Curry | 1993 | L | Aaron Murray | 2005 | WR | Rasheed Black | 2013
L-LB | Jordan Nicgorski | 1993 | L | Chris Clanton | 2005 | RB | Akinyeli Everage | 2013
L-DL | Lydell Davis | 1993 | L | Demitrius Wilson | 2005 | K | Chris Schlegel | 2013
L | Roman O'Neill | 1994 | B | Thomas Wilmer | 2005 | LB | Tyrone McNeil | 2013
RB-DB | Julian Jones | 1994 | L | Chris Clanton | 2006 | B | Hassan Brockman | 2013
LB | Kerwyn Hackett | 1994 | L | Mike Kelly | 2006 | LB | Shawn Henderson | 2014
LB | Ron "Butch" Crawley | 1994 | RB | Fateen Brown | 2006 | DE | Shareef Miller | 2014
DE | Steve Smith | 1994 | L | Aaron Murrey | 2006 | RB | Qadir Cobbs | 2014
L-DL | Joe O'Reilly | 1995 | LB | Aaron Hampton | 2006 | CB | Terry Hall | 2014
RB-LB | Sam Bookard | 1995 | B | Oliver Wallace | 2006 | WR | Tavious Morgan | 2014
Rec.-DB | Ramel Tiggett | 1995 | B | Brian Carter | 2006 | L-DL | Brandon Brown | 2014
RB-DB | Curtis Callands | 1995 | | | | K | Chris Schlegel | 2014
RB-DB | Sylvester Bell | 1995 | | | | | |
-- Recaps of Wins in Public League
Championship Games 1989 At Northeast Washington 28, King 0 With Terrell Jones producing 108 yards and the first two
TDs on 12 carries, Washington won its first title in 26 years of PL
membership. Jones was the first Eagle runner to top 100 yards all
season. The Eagles had five rushers produce at least 250 yards on the
season and their 31 rushing TDs covered an average distance of only 6.6 yards. The defense
was led by Pat Dillon (10 tackles, two sacks), Pat Whittle (five, two)
and Doug Tuley (eight tackles and a fumble recovery). King was held to
28 yards total offense. 1991 At Northeast Washington 34, Frankford 0 Apollo Wright passed 5-for-8 for 91 yards and TDs to Jason
Killich and Porfirio Barrera. Barrera also returned a fumble 31 yards
for a TD. The fumble was forced by Orlando Currie, who added two sacks
and rushed nine times for 63 yards and a score. With standout rusher Damien Adams out with a knee injury, Frankford was limited to 11 yards
total offense. 1992 At Northeast Washington 20, Mastbaum 0 Sophomore Desmon Heath made a team-high seven tackles and
rushed 45 yards for the game's final score as Washington captured its
third title in four years and became the first team in 24 years of
scheduled title games to win by back-to-back shutouts. Ronald "Butch"
Crawley (8-56) and Ryan Barksdale (10-44) also ran for TDs. Sulaiman Rahman
ended Mastbaum's best scoring chance with an interception on the 2. 1994 At Northeast Washington 17, Mastbaum 8 Dan Cliggett provided a 10-8 lead by kicking a game-record,
45-yard field goal. That distance was only 4 yards short of the overall
city-leagues record. The clinching TD came with 4:43 left when rusher
Reggie Bynum fumbled at Mastbaum's 1 and receiver Ramel Tiggett
recovered the ball in the end zone. Ronald "Butch" Crawley (10-38) led
Washington's balanced rushing attack. For Mastbaum, Leonhard "P.J."
McCray passed 8-for-15 for 137 yards and Marcus Godfrey rushed 12 times
for 91 yards and a TD. 1995 At Northeast Washington 21, Frankford 0 Led by the likes of Don Russell (eight tackles), Samuel
Bookard and Kenny Bivins (six each), Washington won its fifth title in
seven years under coach Ron Cohen. The Eagles' first-line defense
allowed no TDs in seven of the last eight games. Curtis Callands (8-71)
and Bookard (11-65, TD) led the rushing attack. Both teams ended 11-1. Frankford
played without rushing star Eddie Gaskins (shoulder injury), one of only
three sophomores in history to earn first team All-City honors. 2000 At Northeast Washington 10, Frankford 0 Kyle Bell's interception set up the game's lone TD, Ryan
Gore's 2-yard run, and Roger Price kicked his 11th field goal of the
season, a 26-yarder. The title was the sixth for Washington in 12 years
and the fifth to come by shutout. Maurice Bennett had 12 tackles.
Frankford, also blanked by the Eagles during the regular season, won the total
offense battle, 219-80, but lost a fumble on the 8 with 1:08 left. 2001 At Northeast Washington 19, Northeast 10 Bobby Young recovered a fumble on Northeast's 6 to set up
the game's first TD and made a 32-yard reception on third-and-19 to
immediately precede the second, Maurice Bennett's 2-yard run with 4:20
left to put the Eagles ahead for good. The reception was Young's third
of the season. His second, resulting in a 6-yard loss, had come one play
earlier. Ryan Gore added the clinching TD on a 46-yard interception
return. Kyle Bell snagged four passes for 80 yards in addition to making
five tackles at safety. Northeast's Darien "Party" Hardy ran 18 times
for 80 yards. 2004 At Northeast Washington 30, Northeast 12 There was early energy in the stadium as the Vikings,
significant underdogs, seized a 6-0 lead on
Jeremiah Pitt's 36-yard interception return. Washington gradually squeezed the life from the game and gave coach Ron Cohen
his eighth title in 20 years. Dominique Curry scored two TDs
(fumble return, reception) and made three tackles for losses. Jerry
Butler (15-115) zoomed 77 yards for a score and Chuck Hughes passed 8-for-14 for 153 yards
and two TDs; the other went to fullback Jerome Lewis. Dave Gonser made
four stops for losses and Hughes made two interceptions. The game ball
was awarded to defensive back Jadrien "J.J."
Reynolds, who suffered a spinal-cord injury in a preseason
scrimmage. For Northeast, Rockeed McCarter made nine catches for 89 yards and a late TD from Cordia "Chops" Mosley. 2007 At Northeast Washington 34, Bok 6 Bok's hopes of hanging
around and causing Washington some consternation were dealt a blow when
James Johnson (7-97) ran 69 yards for a TD on the game's first scrimmage
play. The Eagles maintained control from there as Clinton "Juice"
Granger ran for a pair of 1-yard scores and passed 6-for-9 for 140 yards
and a TD to Andrew Goodman (3-122). Bok's Luke Lassiter ran 25 times for
a late TD and 163 yards, the third best title-game performance by a
member of the losing team. He ended his career with 2,979 yards. The
title was the ninth in 23 seasons for coach Ron Cohen. 2008 Class 4A At Northeast Washington 41, Northeast 34 (3 OTs) In a classic and then some, Washington gave coach Ron Cohen his
10th PL title (tying Al Angelo's record) by picking off a pass late in
regulation (frosh Nate Smith did the honors) and then getting TDs on all
three of its OT possessions. James Fowler posted TD catches on the
Eagles' first two thrusts; the second came on fourth down in the front
left corner of the end zone. QB Aaron Wilmer (9-for-16, three TDs) then
succeeded on a 1-yard sneak in the third extra session and Lorenzo Adams
intercepted a pass from Malik Stokes (22-for-42, 243, three TDs) to his
Tennessee-bound brother, Je'Ron (9-86). The Vikings' Steve Pinckney
added eight catches for 65 yards and a score while Tim Freiling boomed
field goals of 45 and 44 yards. Smith's hit caused a fumble that
Washington's Waverly Harris returned for the game's first TD. This was
only the second OT title game in city history. Ryan topped Carroll,
20-13, for CL honors in 1990. 2009 Class 4A At Northeast Washington 40, Northeast 0 Simba Sellers set an early tone in the biggest rout in Pub finals
history (breaking 42-6 by Frankford over Bartram in 1986) by posting a
fumble recovery, an interception and 3 1/2 sacks worth 24 yards. Sharrif
Floyd proved worthy of his best-DL-in-the-country rep by blocking a punt
and making the deflection that led to Sellers' interception. With his
first of three TD passes, a 4-yarder to Nate Smith, Aaron Wilmer claimed
the PL mark for career TD passes; '95 Germantown grad Spencer Whetts had
owned it with 38. The Eagles led at halftime, 34-0, thanks to a 27-0
second quarter. The win gave coach Ron Cohen his 11th PL title, breaking
the record of Frankford's Al Angelo. The Eagles were the first winners
of three consecutive crowns since Angelo's 1971-73 squads. With hopes of
making the Pub look good on a reality show featuring Northeast teacher
Tony Danza, the former star actor, the School District allowed all
students free admission. On a drab day with the threat of rain, the
attendance was nothing special. And, yes, many Washington people could
not help but comment, "Guess we showed Tony who's the boss." 2011 Class 4A At Northeast Washington 20, Frankford 13 The winning TD, which snapped a 13-13 tie and gave coach Ron Cohen
his fourth crown in five years (one overall, three in AAAA) and 12th
total, came with 8:37 left on Hakeem Sillman’s 3-yard run. It capped a
3-yard drive given life by a gigantic blunder. Believing a trick play
had been called on fourth-and-10, the long-snapper fired the ball at
shocked up-man Aaron Allison, whose pass to no one fell incomplete.
Sillman ran 24 times for 141 yards and two scores while Rene Villafane
recovered his own fumble in the end zone to cap a 30-yard pass play from
David Gavrilov. Kendale Truitt had an interception. For Frankford,
junior lefty Tim DiGiorgio passed 13-for-28 for 182 yards and a TD to
Kelly Johnson, thus raising his season total to 2,053 and breaking the
Pub record set just one year earlier by Fels’ Tyree “Bam” Rucker
(1,994). Johnson carried 15 times for 91 yards and made three snags for
65. Geoffrey Phillippe mixed 11 tackles (seven solos) with a
tumbling-backward interception. -- Recap of Win in City Title 2008 Class 4A At Northeast Washington 23, La Salle 14: On a bitterly cold day, the
Explorers chose to receive against a very strong wind and Washington
rolled to a 21-7 lead in the first 13 minutes, thanks in part to
interceptions by Jamal Williams and Nate Smith. Kyle Glenn's two runs
sandwiched a TD pass from Aaron Wilmer to Omar Hunter. Sharrif Floyd's blocked punt produced
a safety and a 23-14 lead with 3:16 left. La Salle junior Drew Loughery
passed 12-for-33 for 248 yards and one TD apiece to Mike Donohoe and Sam
Feleccia (81-yarder; 3-134). He fell 19 yards short of tying the city
record (2,647) belonging to his offensive coordinator, Brett Gordon, the
son of coach Drew Gordon.
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