Ashburn, Va. — In an early season showdown, the Briar Woods Falcons (0-0, 2-0) defended their house during their home opener in a 27-14 victory over the Loudoun County Captains (1-0, 1-1). The Falcons came out of the locker room firing on all cylinders, however, they had to survive a late rally from the Captains to close out the game. The Falcons opened the game with a long drive that ended in a 1-yard quarterback sneak from junior quarterback Brady Carmical. Briar Woods took the early 7-0 lead and didn’t look back in the first half. “We started off fast,”…
Author: Mason Kinnahan
Mason Kinnahan
Mason Kinnahan is a junior at Briar Woods High School. Kinnahan regularly creates and contributes sports content to his school's yearbook, local publications, and social media. He also hosts an NFL-focused podcast called “Keeping Up with the Commanders." His favorite sports to cover are football and basketball.
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Aldie, Va. — Friday Night Lights is back, and in a big way. In an opening night filled with action, the Briar Woods Falcons (0-0, 1-0) held on to a 27-13 win over the John Champe Knights (0-0, 0-1) in an action-packed game filled with everything you could imagine. The game was initially suspended fifteen minutes due to the heat index being too high. This forced the teams to stay in their locker rooms for a longer period of time than expected. Once the game finally began, it was immediately suspended again after one play due to a passing thunderstorm.…
Ashburn, Va. — The Briar Woods High School baseball team erased a 7-2 lead in a, 10-8, come-from-behind win over the Heritage Pride on March 27 in Ashburn. “We are starting off hot, but we are putting in work,” Briar Woods head coach Ric Nickerson said. “These have been games where we’ve been behind. These have been games where we are grinding out runs.” Briar Woods needed to grind out some runs if they wanted to stay in this game early on, as the Pride took a 7-2 lead halfway through the game. The early lead was an all-around effort…
Ashburn, Va. — The sun is staying up later and spring is just around the corner, which means one thing: baseball is back. And the Briar Woods Falcons (0-0, 1-0) welcomed back America’s pastime with a season-opening win over the visiting Musselman Appleman, 10-2, on March 16 in Ashburn. “It’s always good to get a win,” first-year Briar Woods head coach Ric Nickerson said. “You want to get [a win] to start the season to set the tone for the rest of the season.” A dominant defensive performance for the Falcons was led by junior starting pitcher Jake Ludwig, who…
Ashburn, Va. — With the postseason quickly approaching, the Briar Woods Falcons (8-2, 19-3) were able to secure a 61-51 senior night win over the Riverside Rams (5-5, 13-8) to cap off an impressive district record on February 9 in Ashburn. Coming into the matchup, playoff seeding was on the line, as both teams looked to improve their records with a chance to get a bye in the Potomac District playoffs. From start to finish the intensity was high, as neither team could break away from the other. However, Briar Woods was able to maintain their composure down the stretch…
Ashburn, Va. — Led by a dominant defense, the Briar Woods Falcons (6-2, 17-3) stifled the Independence Tigers’ (0-8, 2-18) offensive attack taking home a 58-13 Potomac District road victory on February 3 in Ashburn. Coming off a loss to Woodgrove on January 31, Briar Woods was able to get back on track with the win. “The biggest thing for us was getting back to our foundation, getting back to things that made us successful, and getting back to team basketball,” Briar Woods head coach Raven Short said. It was a slow start on the attacking end for both sides…
