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DC Touchdown Club Players of the Week

By DCSportsFan.com

Posted on October 30, 2024

It doesn’t matter if it is a simple drill out on practice field on Monday afternoon or Friday night under the lights with the game on the line. Nobody wants to win more than Patuxent High quarterback Evan Blouir.

“Whenever we are competing — whether it is at practice, in a game or in the weight room – he has to be first,” Patuxent Coach Steve Crounse said. “He has no mercy with that stuff. Everything is a competition. Everything is lead by example. He’s annoying competitive.”

That competitive fire has continually led Blouir to the end zone and Patuxent to the win column, as it did again this past Friday. Blouir, who has committed to play college football at Navy, completed 10 of 17 passes for 118 yards and rushed 18 times for 218 yards and four touchdowns as the undefeated Panthers beat Leonardtown, 40-14, to clinch the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference title.

For his efforts, Blouir was named the Military Bowl DC Touchdown Club High School Football Player of the Week.

“He’s got the intangibles, of course,” Crounse said. “He’s driven and passionate. And the tangibles too – he doesn’t miss a day in the weight room. He’s our strongest kid, including linemen, always watching film and really takes his craft seriously as far as learning the little fundamentals and mechanics of his position.

“This kid has really built himself physically into a dominant player. It’s really about the work ethic. A lot of kids we coach, you say, ‘If only this kid worked a little harder.’ But this kid does do that and that’s why the numbers are what they are.”

Those numbers are gaudy. It was Blouir’s fourth game this season rushing for at least 200 yards. For the season, he has completed 92 of 130 passes for 1,481 yards and 20 touchdowns and rushed 122 times for 1,308 yards and 20 touchdowns, while also getting some spot duty on defense at safety, intercepting three passes. He is the first player in Maryland public school history to pass for more than 5,000 yards and rush for more than 3,000 yards. Blouir was recruited to play quarterback at Navy, but he could end up at wide receiver or defensive back.

“He went to a Friday night one-night camp last summer,” Crounse said. “They are recruiting him as a quarterback, but they also watched him do some routes at receiver and safety isn’t out of the question. Just his overall athleticism made him a no-brainer for that type of football and the academy.”

This week’s DC Touchdown Club High School Football Player of the Week honor roll:

ANNE ARUNDEL

Severna Park QB Vince Nguyen completed 17 of 27 passes for 363 yards and six touchdowns as the Falcons beat Crofton, 41-28.

DC
Digital Pioneers LB Nakaydon Green made 18 tackles as the Pythons beat Connexions Leadership, 28-6.

FREDERICK
Walkersville RB Da’Marques Ross rushed for 263 yards and four touchdowns as the Lions beat Catoctin, 42-7.

HOWARD
Howard RB/DB Darius Moore rushed 32 times for 187 yards and two touchdowns and also ran for a two-point conversion and on defense made 11 tackles, broke up two passes and returned an interception 55 yards as the Lions beat Atholton, 29-22.

LOUDOUN
Loudoun Valley LB Chase Loftis made 14 tackles with four tackles for loss and returned an interception 29 yards for a touchdown as the Vikings beat Heritage, 40-6.

MONTGOMERY
Quince Orchard DB Aydan West, a Michigan State recruit, intercepted two passes and returned one for a touchdown as the undefeated Cougars beat Northwest, 24-17.

NORTHERN REGION
Jefferson QB/K Landen Matis completed 8 of 12 passes for 204 yards and four touchdowns and made all five of his point-after kicks as the Colonials beat Manassas Park, 41-8.

PRINCE GEORGE’S
Eleanor Roosevelt RB-DB Cordell Young rushed nine times for 75 yards and two touchdowns and on defense made six tackles and returned an interception 70 yards as the Raiders beat Suitland, 29-13.

PRINCE WILLIAM
Battlefield WR Alexander Molina returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown, rushed for a touchdown and caught a touchdown pass as the Bobcats won their 41st consecutive regular season game, 69-0 over Osbourn Park.

PRIVATE
Potomac School WR/DB Akim Iscandari caught four passes for 160 yards and three touchdowns and intercepted a pass on defense as the Panthers beat St. James, 33-16.

WCAC
Carroll RB TK Davis rushed 17 times for 150 yards and two touchdowns as the Lions beat O’Connell, 34-17.

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University of Louisville tight end Nate Kurisky, who played at Gonzaga College High School in Northwest Washington, has been named the DC Touchdown Club Washington Metro College Football Player of the Week after helping the Cardinals erase a 20-point deficit to beat Boston College, 31-27, this past Friday night.

Pressed into extended action because of injuries to teammates, Kurisky caught a pair of touchdown passes, including the go-ahead, six-yard score midway through the fourth quarter as Louisville prevailed after trailing 20-0 in the first half.

Kurisky had caught just two passes in the Cardinals’ first seven games this season. But with one tight end out for the season after having surgery and a fullback also out due to inury, Kurisky played a larger role than usual and delivered.

“Nate is the guy who can do a lot of things for us,” Louisville Coach Jeff Brohm said. “He’s kind of just steady at a lot of things and he knows what to do and he does it the best that he can and doesn’t have very many mental mistakes because he does understand it. I think he’ll continue to do a good job for us and he definitely stepped up this past week.”

This week’s DC Touchdown Club Washington Metro College Football Player of the Week honor roll:

Wake Forest LB Nick Anderson (Centreville) made six tackles, recovered a fumble and intercepted a pass deep in his own territory in the final minute as the Demon Deacons beat Stanford, 27-24.
Christopher Newport QB Connor Barry (Madison) completed 17 of 22 passes for 389 yards and two touchdowns and rushed five times for 49 yards and another score as the Captains beat Kean, 32-21.
Susquehanna QB Josh Ehrlich (Broadneck) completed 16 of 23 passes for 322 yards and three touchdowns as the River Hawks beat Wilkes, 48-21.
Indiana RB Justice Ellison (Flint Hill) rushed 29 times for 123 yards and one touchdown as the Hoosiers beat Washington, 31-17.
Gallaudet LB Jacob Hundley made four tackles and made his first two interceptions of the season as the Bison beat Dean, 23-6.
James Madison WR Cam Ross (St. John’s) caught five passes for 39 yards and one touchdown and returned a kickoff 94 yards for another score as the Dukes beat Southern Miss, 32-15.
Towson TE Carter Runyon (Robinson), a second-team All-American last season, caught two touchdown passes as the Tigers beat Monmouth, 26-14.
Penn State S Zakee Wheatley (Spalding) made a career-high 10 tackles as the Nittany Lions beat Wisconsin, 28-13.

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