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A massive payout is going to the victims of a high school hazing case that has gone on for five years. It happened at Damascus High School in 2018. Montgomery County Public Schools will pay nearly 10 million dollars to the victims who were sexually assaulted. FOX 5's Tom Fitzgerald has the story.

VIRGINIA — Through three quarters, the Rock Ridge football team looked like they had a chance to pull off a big time upset, leading visiting Hermantown 13-7. But some miscues and bad bounces from the Wolverines and a couple heads up plays and sustained drives from the Hawks turned the tide late as Hermantown scored the final two touchdowns of the game to escape Raduenz Field with a 20-13 win. ...

Virginia Academy’s defense throttled George, resulting in a 56-0 shutout for a Pennsylvania high school football victory on Sept. 30. You're reading a news brief powered by ScoreStream, the world leader in fan-driven sports results and conversation. To see more game results from your favorite team, download the ScoreStream app and join over 10 million users nationwide who share the scores of their favorite teams with one another in real-time.

Damascus football coach Josh Klotz has an offensive background. Still, the defense is the backbone of what has been a successful start to his squad’s season. In their three wins before Friday’s matchup with the Magruder Colonels, the Swarmin’ Hornets have lived up to their nickname swarming and smothering opposing defenses allowing a total of 24 points.

WASHINGTON - We are midway through the DMV high school football season and the Friday Night Lights are beginning to heat up. Each week, FOX 5's Chad Ricardo will select a number of games across the region to showcase Sunday nights at 11:30 p.m. on In The Sports. Here are the questions that need to be answered heading into this week’s primetime match-ups.

Below you’ll see the most recent updates or final scores of the 2023 week 5 MCPS football games. The scores will be updated as we receive them. If a score isn’t listed, it’s because we haven’t yet received a report from the game that we can confirm. An ‘F’ signifies the score is confirmed as being final.

Over the summer, Coach Russell was named as the Head Coach of the Varsity Football team. It is always a wonderful feeling with an alumni returns to give back to the Springbrook community. I was able to sit with Coach Russell and discuss his plans for the team. What is...

The Richard Montgomery Rockets girls varsity soccer team took on the Winston Churchill Bulldogs in a Friday night home game, cheered on by a large crowd. After a 0-0 tie, RM sits at 2-2. Churchill continually forced RM into their defensive zone in the first few minutes. Churchill players quickly...

Each week, MoCo360 will select Shining Stars of the Week from Montgomery County public and private schools. Quince Orchard quarterback Nino Marzullo threw for 257 yards for three touchdowns and an 88.9 completion percentage. The senior completed two touchdowns to fellow senior Tavahri Groves (3 catches, 147 yards) in the Cougars’ victories against the Winston Churchill Bulldogs on Sept. 23. The Gaithersburg school takes its 4-0 record against the Blair Blazers (2-2) starting at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at Blair.

MIDDLETOWN — It’s never an easy trip to win a football game at Middletown High, and Oakdale’s been in its fair share of seesaw battles in the valley. Even if the gap between the teams is larger than usual this season, with the Bears a Class 3A state title contender and the Knights rebuilding, that was no different Friday.

The football team (3–2) secured their second consecutive season victory against the Einstein Titans (2–3), 20–19, on Friday night. Einstein came out of the gates fast with a long first drive, resulting in a redzone rushing touchdown to take an early 7–0 lead. The Vikes immediately responded with a touchdown after junior quarterback Connor Werkman found senior receiver John Wayman in the endzone, tying the game up at seven all. The offense didn’t slow for either side as both teams tacked on more points before the half. The Titans broke off on a long 50-yard run for their second score of the half but fumbled the snap for the extra point. The Vikings again got the ball to Wayman in the red zone, who scored his second touchdown of the contest. Whitman has a 14–13 advantage heading into halftime.

Urbana is 3-1. They played a very good Middletown team in Delaware and lost which wasn’t unexpected. They edged out a Middletown-MD team which is looking like the weakest Middletown team in years (admittedly the Knights have played admirably so far). They had a decent 28-0 win over TJ. Then last week they went into DC and outlasted Ballou in a 37-34 shootout. Based on their other results, Ballou looks like an average team in DC. It’s definitely been an interesting schedule for the Hawks, and one that’s tough to gauge based on final scores alone. We’ve been hunting for film but it’s been hard to come by; NFHS only has tape from the Middletown-DE and TJ games and we are much more interested in seeing how Urbana looked against the other two teams.

The Springbrook Girls Volleyball team is mid-season with a 3-4 record and intentions to continue on a 2-game winning streak! The Blue Devils will host 4 home games in October (10/2, 10/9, 10/12 and 10/23) including our annual Dig Pink x Senior Night game on October 12th. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so every year we choose an October home match to bring awareness to breast cancer research and raise money for the cause through the Dig Pink Foundation. We like to couple the evening with celebrating our seniors and invite the community to cheer us on. JV games are at 5:30 p.m. followed by Varsity at 6:30pm. We hope to see you in the main gym on Monday, 10/2 as we take on our NEC rival Paint Branch. You can purchase tickets on Gofan.co for $5. Follow us on Instagram @Springbrookvb!

Springbrook Poms and Cheer welcomed students in grade K-5 to join in their halftime performances. Younger students attend two practice sessions with either Poms or Cheer and show off their skills during the halftime show. The next performance will be tonight! Come support our junior performers.

VIRGINIA—After two weeks on the road, the Rock Ridge football team returns to Raduenz Field on Friday for the first ever homecoming contest at the new facility. Winless since their victory against Hibbing in Week 1, the Wolverines hope to turn their fortunes around when they welcome in a 3-1 Hermantown team that has plenty of talent. Last week, Rock Ridge fell to Cloquet 38-12 in a game played under...

D — onovan Brown is the last guy Makhi Walker wanted in front of a camera. He’s goofy, with an off-the-cuff sense of humor, and can’t help but say everything that comes to his mind. So, when a local reporter requested a postgame interview with a player at Quince Orchard (Md.) High School, Walker shook his head and laughed.

WASHINGTON - Last week, the top DMV high school football teams put forth impressive performances. The Quince Orchard Cougars extended their win streak to 34 games, Freedom returned from their bye with a 60-point shellacking of Gar-Field and DeMatha dominated Life Christian Academy en route to moving to 4-0 on the season.

The handball team (0–1) suffered defeat against the Wootton Patriots (1–0) in the season opener. Matthew Travis led the way for the Vikes with 15 goals. Justin Schwartz scored three goals, while Evan Dwyer added one point to the scoreboard. On the defensive side, there were strong performances in the net from Ryan Cheriathundam, who made 15 saves, with additional strong defensive efforts from Richard Tun, CJ Kauffunger, Karen Mesa-Moreno, and Mike Keeling.

Three teams have become one, as hockey players in Rockville Centre, East Rockaway and Hewlett have joined forces on the ice. Rockville Centre resident Alli Johnson, who has two sons in the High School Hockey League of Nassau County, one on the Rockville Centre Cyclones’ varsity team and the other on the middle school squad, said she saw the merger of the three school districts as a way for more kids to have access to the sport.

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A high school football game ended early on Friday night due to a fight. Now, a school says the game will resume without fans in the stands. Friday night in Woodbridge, Forest Park High School took on Maryland's Potomac High School. Early during the fourth quarter, fans started rushing the exit.