Quince Orchard High School - Athletics

Athletics

In recent years, the girls field hockey and soccer teams have enjoyed success, along with the cross county and track teams. In 2007 the girls soccer team beat the Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders in the State Semifinal on a fluke goal against a team that dominated the game in every facet, they went on to play the Leonardtown Raiders and they gave a valiant effort but fell short of a state title.

The football team, which won the state championships in 1991 and 2007, and has had successful years in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, and won the 4A (Maryland's largest classification, based on enrollment) state championship in 2007. The team will compete for the title again in the Maryland 4A state final on December 2, 2011 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.

The varsity baseball team, though a perennial county powerhouse, had struggled to win a state championship until the 2005 season when they beat a tough Anne Arundel team for the state title. They followed with an undefeated season in 2006, and another trip to the state semi-final where they suffered a loss, 12-7, in 2007 to the eventual State Champions, Eleanor Roosevelt High School. In 2006, the boys cross country team and the girls field hockey team won the State Championships on November 11 and November 14.

In 2007, the boys cross-country team made it to first in state championship. The girls varsity soccer team made it to the State Championship game where they lost to Leonardtown. Varsity football capped off an undefeated 2007 season with a victory over Arundel in the Division 4A state finals scoring 29 points in the final quarter to capture a second state title. The Junior Varsity football team went 9-0,boys basketball JV Team went 20-0, field hockey team placed second in the state, and the boys indoor track team won states in Winter 2008 season. The boys outdoor track team placed second in state, setting a state record in the 4 x 800 meter relay with a time of 7:44.67.

In 2009 Both the JV and Varsity football teams went undefeated in the regular season. Quince Orchard's Varsity football squad was led by the most elite running back in Maryland, Ben Sasu, who rushed for over 1,500 yards that season. The Varsity football team entered the 3A state playoffs with a record of 10-0, looking ready to win their third state title. The Cougars defeated Tuscarora HS of Frederick, MD in the first round. However, in the quarterfinals, the Cougars were sadly defeated at their own stadium, by Linganore HS, of Bartonsville, MD, who would later win the 3A state championship over Huntingtown HS of Huntingtown, MD.

Quince Orchard's biggest rivals are Sherwood HS of Sandy Spring, MD, Damascus HS of Damascus, MD, Seneca Valley HS of Germantown, MD, and Northwest High School of Germantown,MD.