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DC Touchdown Club Players of the Week

By DCSportsFan.com

Posted on October 16, 2025

Jason Lartey began his Westfield High football career as a wide receiver. Even after switching to the defensive side of the ball, eventually settling at linebacker, it took a little bit of time for the transition to take place.

But now in his first full season as a starter, the promise that Lartey displayed is coming to fruition. This past Friday, the senior intercepted three passes, returning one for a touchdown, and made nine tackles, including a critical sack on a potential go-ahead two-point conversion late in the game, as Westfield escaped with a 17-16 win over Madison.

“We thought the best thing about him was his motor and how hard he plays,” Westfield Coach Scott Vossler said. “We thought that pursuing the football, he would be great on defnese. He just had to see himself as a defensive player. A lot of guys grow up and think of themselves as one thing for so long that it’s hard for them to see themselves as something else.”

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

Lartey moved to defensive back as a sophomore and played defensive end and outside linebacker last year, beginning to settle in and make more plays as the season went on. There were high expectations for him to be one of Westfield’s top players this season and he is trying to meet them.

“He has been an outstanding leader for us,” Vossler said. “He’s been one of our stalwarts on defense and came up big in one of our biggest games this week. We wouldn’t be where we are without him.”

This week’s DC Touchdown Club Honor Roll:

ANNE ARUNDEL
South River QB Benjamin Raines completed 17 of 21 passes for 372 yards and seven touchdowns as the Seahawks beat Crofton, 56-16.

DC
Phelps WR Gabe Wiggins caught four passes for 182 yards and three touchdowns as the Panthers beat Ron Brown, 40-26.

FREDERICK
Linganore QB David Doy completed 10 of 12 passes for 176 yards and four touchdowns as the Lancers beat Oakdale, 45-14.

HOWARD
Atholton QB Tyler Bell completed 16 of 22 passes 261 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for another score as the Raiders beat Long Reach, 32-7.

LOUDOUN
Loudoun County RB Montez Dyson rushed 41 times for 202 yards and four touchdowns as the Captains beat Loudoun Valley, 31-7.

MONTGOMERY
Bethesda-Chevy Chase RB Gabe Eisler rushed 19 times for 184 yards as the Barons beat Walter Johnson, 28-21.

PRINCE GEORGE’S
Gwynn Park QB William Butler completed 12 of 16 passes for 283 yards and three touchdowns and rushed nine times for 144 yards and two touchdowns as the Yellow Jackets beat Central, 37-28.

PRINCE WILLIAM
Woodbridge RB Marquece Sharpe rushed 20 times for 147 yards as the Vikings beat Forest Park, 17-3.

PRIVATE
St. Mary’s-Annapolis WR/FS Dylin Jackson caught eight passes for 215 yards and two touchdowns, returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown and returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown as the Saints beat Loyola Blakefield, 50-35.

SOUTHERN MARYLAND
St. Charles RB/DB Christopher Quick rushed 15 times for 130 yards and one touchdown, returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown and on defense made 13 tackles with two tackles for loss and broke up one pass as the Spartans beat Northern, 24-22.

WCAC
Bishop McNamara LB Jianni Davis made four tackles with two sacks, broke up three passes, forced two fumbles and intercepted a pass as the Mustangs beat Gonzaga, 21-0.

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

Shippensburg RB Ethan Arneson (Linganore) rushed 23 times for a career-high 121 yards and one touchdown as the Raiders beat Millersville, 41-28.
Catholic LB Evan Chromy made a career-high 13 tackles with 1 ½ tackles for loss and forced a fumble as the Cardinals beat Juniata, 20-17.
Susquehanna QB Josh Ehrlich (Broadneck) completed 25 of 32 passes for 279 yards and three touchdowns and also rushed 10 times for 53 yards and one touchdown as the River Hawks beat Lycoming, 69-7.
USC S Bishop Fitzgerald (Gar-Field) made five tackles with one sack and intercepted two passes as the Trojans beat No. 15 Michigan, 31-13.
Thiel QB Keller Herzberger (Chesapeake), a freshman making his first collegiate start, completed 31 of 52 passes for a school-record 447 yards and five touchdowns and also rushed for a score as the Tomcats lost to Geneva, 51-38.
Fairmont State QB Nino Marzullo (Quince Orchard) completed 14 of 19 passes for 329 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for a touchdown as the Falcons beat West Virginia Wesleyan, 45-10.
Glenville State S Sean Scott (Unity Reed) made 12 tackles and broke up two passes as the Pioneers beat Frostburg State, 19-13 in double overtime.
James Madison S Jacob Thomas (Stone Bridge) made five tackles, intercepted a pass and broke up a pass as the Dukes beat Louisiana, 24-14.

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, who starred at Gonzaga College High School in Washington, has been named the DC Touchdown Club Pro Football Player of the Week after a successful homecoming as he led the Bears to a 25-24 victory over the Washington Commanders on Monday night.

Williams, who was the Touchdown Club Washington Metro College Player of the Year in 2023 and the top pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, completed 17 of 29 passes for 252 yards and one touchdown and also rushed for a touchdown as the Bears rallied from a 24-16 deficit in the fourth quarter. Following a Washington turnover with less than three minutes remaining, Williams drove the Bears into position to kick a game-winning field goal as time expired.

It was Chicago’s third consecutive victory.

“It felt great — back in my hometown and being able to come out with a win like that is big for us, big for us as an offense,” Williams told reporters after the game. “That’s a hell of a team over there. Being able to come out victorious in a dogfight where things weren’t perfect, weather wasn’t perfect, being able to come out victorious is big for us.”