Odds and ends

Tom Gryder makes his players come together before practice. They bounce up and down and scream and yell to build their excitement and adrenaline.

In our view: Area’s top 10 players

Five things to look for this season.

Kids looking lost. Mistakes piling up. Coaches helpless to stop the onslaught.

Tyler Brown is average height. Sleek-looking. His cut isn’t like those of most defensive linemen, except for some speed-rushing defensive ends.

As a wide receiver who stands a shade under 6-feet, Miguel Marshall says he models his game after another 5-10 route-runner: Philadelphia’s DeSean Jackson

When he transferred to Brentsville following his freshman year, P.J. Borko was an immediate hit on the football field.

Brandon Livingston made an immediate positive first impression on coach David Coccoli when the new mentor met with the team for the first time last spring.

Something old, something new, and even something borrowed are elements that Quantico coach Ken Woodie hopes will lead to great success for the Warriors, who enter the 2008 season with winless records in each of the past two seasons.

The David Coccoli Era begins at Manassas Park with a new offense, a new coaching staff, but the same goal in mind—reaching the playoffs.

The future looks bright at Brentsville, which has 120 players in its football program including 42 freshmen and a slew of sophomores who are expected to help out on the varsity level in 2008.

In the months since Mike Dougherty became Stonewall Jackson’s head coach, he’s had time to acclimate himself to the school and put the beginnings of his imprint on the Raiders’ program

Osbourn’s 2007 record didn’t show a successful season, yet head coach Steve Schultze believes differently.

That Osbourn Park has four returning linemen gives the Yellow Jackets a nucleus to build on — even if those linemen come from disparate backgrounds