Program: Past Seasons

The first year of competition on the varsity level showed the coaching staff that the road to success was one of hard work and dedication. The season produced a 6-4 record but most important it established the nucleus of football at Seneca as it is now known. On November 1 the Screamin' Eagles defeated Poolesville 22-8. This began a winning streak that would span four season and 31 straight games. The defeat of Paint Branch led to a tie for the County B Title.

Competing for the first time with a senior class, the Screamin' Eagles won 12 games and the Maryland State Class B Championship. In winning the State Title, the Screamin' Eagles defeated all of the other regional champions quirk of fate. Normally, the State Champ would only play two of the regional teams in order to win the title, but the last game of the year was played against Sparrows Point who lost in the first round. This game was a nail biter as Seneca was 7-6 in overtime. In the State Championship playoffs the Green and Gold defeated Francis Scott Key 33-0 and Cambridge-South Dorchester 41-13

PRIDE OF THE VALLEY became the battle cry as the season began. For two years this team had played behind a group of winners and now wanted to show the world that they too had pride and the elements needed to be champions. What they accomplished will be recorded as one of the greatest football records of the Washington area. Not only did this team go undefeated and win the second State Title, but the defense did not allow an opponent to score a point .The only blemish came in the eighth game when a fumble was run in by Gaithersburg. This team won 12 games with 11 shut outs – 7 in a row.

With an inexperienced team the Screamin' Eagles continued to march on until the sixth game of the year when Wootton defeated the Green and Gold 7-6 and the 31 game winning streak ended. However, the character of this team did not diminish as they completed the season with a 7-3 record.

Brought the return of the State Championship back to Seneca Valley. After losing the first 2 games, the Screamin' Eagles Pride of the Valley came to the surface and the Green and Gold won the last 8 games of the season and advanced to the State Playoffs where they were victorious over Wheaton and Arundel.

Offense was the theme of the Screamin' Eagles Team as they set records for the most points scored in a season and most in State Playoff Series. The explosive offense of the Green and Gold produced the fourth undefeated season and the fourth State Title in five years. At the season's end, the pride of the Valley was ranked fourth in the Nation by the Eastern News Service. The highlight of this season had to be the victories over Wheaton 42-0 and Thomas Stone 36-0 in the State playoffs.

INCHES, INCHES, INCHES. The 1981 season for the Screamin' Eagles will always be remembered as the season of inches. With the eighth victory of the year, Seneca Valley became the only school in the history of the Washington Metro Area to have had two 30 game winning streaks. The last game of the year pitted Seneca against Springbrook for the League Title. The Screamin' Eagles fell inches short of both the title and playoffs in a dramatic 7-3 loss. Inches, Inches, Inches!

Again the Screamin' Eagles were in the thick of the fight for the County and State Title. The season began with a loss to eventual State "A" runner-up, Northwood. The Green and Gold ran up five straight wins before losing two of the last four games. The season ended on an upswing as the Pride of the Valley soundly defeated the defending State "AA" Champions, the Springbrook Blue Devils.

Although billed as a transition season, the Screamin' Eagles posted a surprising 8-2 record. Unveiling a new offense, new gold jerseys, a new assistant coach, Larry Raum, and a newly lit stadium, Seneca Valley struggled early in the season but continued to improve. The final contest of the season featured the first night Homecoming Game and the emotional return to Seneca Valley of Coach Bob Hampton in his first year with the Wootton Patriots- a night to be remembered as the Screamin' Eagles finished the season with a 24-12 win!

The Screamin' Eagle fielding a team without a starter over 200 pounds, posted a 7-3 record and finished second in the tough Montgomery County AA League. The Eagles generated an exciting offense that broke 11 school records. Meanwhile, the defense, small but aggressive, shut out 8 of 10 opponents and yielding all but 14 points the entire season in the first half. The highlight of the season came as the Eagles beat then #1 ranked and unscored upon, Churchill 6-2

Montgomery County AA Champions!! After four seasons in the tough AA League, the Screamin' Eagles put together a 9-1 season to record it's first AA Title. The 1985 edition of the Screamin' Eagles was probably one of the most exciting. Seneca Valley came from behind in 7 of 12 games and gave the fans big play after big play of last second excitement.

An inexperienced Seneca Valley Football Team led by some determined seniors guided the Screamin' Eagles to their sixth post season berth and another top twenty ranking. An overall 8-3 record was even more impressive when you consider the three losses were to the two eventual State Finalist and one Semi- Finalist. This tough determined Seneca Valley Football Team will probably be best remembered for there never give up attitude as we said good-bye to Coach Hugh McCabe in his final season coaching for the Screamin' Eagles.

The 3 year plan finally came to an end on November 27, 1987. On this day the Screamin' Eagles of Seneca Valley completed a 13-0 season for their fifth state championship. The 1987 edition of the Screamin' Eagles featured an explosive offense, an outstanding kicking game and a swarming defense that dominated the state competition. A season dedicated to Coach Hugh McCabe featured Coach Al Thomas' final season at the helm of Seneca Valley. The highlight of this season certainly will be defeating Springbrook at Byrd Stadium for the State AA Championship and a #2 ranking in the entire Washington Metro area.

One era came to an end and another one begun. Seneca Valley went through its most dramatic change since the school opened. With a new coach, a new principal and a new school opening reducing the enrollment of Seneca Valley H.S., the Screamin' Eagles experienced some difficulties. When a bus failed to show up for the first game and the day ended with a 14-10 loss to Wheaton, this season was to be labeled the "Year of Almost". Three tough loses to Churchill, Springbrook and Gaithersburg gave the Screamin' Eagles the most defeats since 1975. In keeping with the tradition here at Seneca Valley the team rallied to 3 straight wins to finish the season 6-4.

Seneca Valley got off to a fast start with three dominating wins in a row, by a combined score of 91-3. The Screamin' Eagles were brought back to earth the following week by Springbrook. The highlight of the year was the first contest between the Screamin' Eagles and their new archrival Quince Orchard. A hard fought defensive battle ended with the Screamin' Eagles on top by a score of 7-0. As Seneca Valley endured another opening of a new school (Watkins Mill) the Screamin' Eagles finished the 1989 season with a 6-4 record.

The Screamin' Eagles took to the air and J.C. Lee led this balanced attack to a 9-1 regular season record. Only the last second errant field goal attempt vs. Springbrook kept the Screamin' Eagles from a perfect record and a County Championship. Despite losing to the eventual State Champion Randallstown in the first of the playoffs, Seneca Valley had a great year. A powerful offense and a strong defense led the Screamin' Eagles to big wins over rivals Churchill, Quince Orchard and Gaithersburg.

The Screamin' Eagles truly can fly as Junior Quarterback, Matt Romans, took to the air for a school record of 22 touchdown passes. A heartbreaking one point loss to the eventual 4A State Champions, kept the Screaming Eagles from a perfect regular season record. In the playoffs, Seneca Valley crushed South River, then lost to McDonough in the State Semi-Finals, to end the season at 10-2. Junior running back, Bryan Blessing, had 2,000 all purpose yards and the defense was led by Seniors Troy Turner, Andrew Wilson and Sean Tighe. Juniors Geoff Yammarino and Matt Alegi contributed as well and will be back for another season. The defense combined to record four shutouts and the special teams set a school record in scoring points

The 1992 Screaming Eagles were the pre-season #1 ranked team in the Washington Metro Area. A very young and inexperienced team was led by 5 experienced and outstanding players, Bryan Blessing, Matt Alegi, Matt Romans, Geoff Yammarino, and Aaron Moxley. Early in the season the Screaming Eagles had some convincing wins over Ray Hawkins and Kennedy H.S., 34-14 and the Sherwood Warriors, 34-0. Then against arch rivals Quince Orchard the Screaming Eagles played one of their best games and defeated the Cougars, 27-11. Later in the season Seneca Valley went up against the eventual 4A Champions the Gaithersburg Trojans. In a very tough and hard fought battle the Screaming Eagles went down to the wire losing to the Trojans, 3-0. In the final game of the season the Screaming Eagles beat Watkins Mill, 20-7, for the 3A County Title and a trip to the playoffs. Against two tough PG County teams Seneca Valley edged out two close one's 12-8 vs. Douglass and 13-6 over Gwynn Park. At Byrd Stadium the Screaming Eagles controlled the entire game and defeated the Linganore Lancers, 14-0, and won their first State Championship since 1987 and their 6th overall.

Going into the 1993 season, Seneca Valley returned only 5 starters, and only 9 seniors who had even played in 1992. With 35 juniors and 4 sophomores everyone felt we were a year away. Seneca Valley turned the ball over 7 times in the opening game to Wheaton and lost, 14-13. The Screaming Eagles then won 3 very ugly games in a row to set up a key league game against Paint Branch. Seneca Valley played a great game defeating the Panthers, 26-7, behind the power running of Kinte Sipes. As the defense got better each week the team began to mature although they fell short to a very good QO team 14-7. Once again SHVS had to beat Watkins Mill to get into the playoffs. The Screaming Eagles did just that, defeating the eventual 4A Champions, 21-14. In one of the most exciting games in Seneca Valley history the Screaming Eagles beat Thomas Johnson of Fredrick in overtime, when QB Ryan Miyamoto hit Moises Cruz with a 10 yard Td pass. Seneca Valley then dominated Douglass, taking advantage of a strong wind and trip to Byrd, 24-0. Then in the Championship game with time running out, in the pouring rain, Coach Raum calls 227 Throwback Waggle from Miyamoto to Chucky Carter for the winning score, and the Screaming Eagles 2nd consecutive State Championship- Seneca Valley, 15- Poly of Baltimore, 12.

Probably the best team in Seneca Valley history to this point. The Screaming Eagles went 13-0 scoring 447 points for, and yielded a mere 42 points against, on their way to a third consecutive State Championship. The season opened with a 44-7 win over The Wheaton Knights and ended with a 13-3 State Championship victory over the same team. In between there were 6 shutouts and dominating victory's over rivals Watkins Mill and Quince Orchard. The biggest game of the year was the rematch with Thomas Johnson of Fredrick. The Screaming Eagles played an almost flawless game and crushed the Patriots 35-6. The State Championship extended Seneca Valley's State record to eight.

This was the year that the Screaming Eagles were going to face all the pressure of winning 4 titles in a row, Seneca Valley got off to a great start by controlling Watkins Mill in the opener by a score of 24-7. Then they clobbered the Damascus Hornets 34-0. The green machine was on a roll; they handled QO 28-0, and then held off a late rally from Springbrook to go 8-0 on the season. Against Gaithersburg, the Screaming Eagles played a great first half and held a 17-7 halftime lead. In the second half Gaithersburg's size just wore the Screaming Eagles down and the Trojans came back and ended the Screaming Eagles 28 game win streak. Seneca Valley had already made the playoffs when they played poorly in a loss to Sherwood. The next week they bounced back and played superb, downing Largo 27-0. In the semifinals vs. Sherwood, in a game that meant a return trip to Byrd Stadium, the Screaming Eagles lost , 21-14, in an exciting and hard fought contest.

This was a year that everyone expected the Screaming Eagles to fall back to the middle of the pack. But this did not happen. Instead Seneca Valley completed the school's fifth undefeated regular season, 10-0. The season opened against our two biggest rivals and resulted in two victories. Seneca Valley 28 and Watkins Mill 0. Seneca Valley 19 and Damascus 0, got the Eagles off to a great start. The Screaming Eagles registered 5 consecutive shutout wins, before Springbrook finally scored on the defense. But thanks to Christian Hamilton's 80 yard interception return for a touchdown Seneca Valley came back and won 28-17. The "Valley" played two outstanding games to end the regular season undefeated. They beat Gaithersburg 21-0, and in one of the most exciting games in county history the Screaming Eagles upset #1 Sherwood 27-20. After defeating Meade 41-12, the Screaming Eagles fell short to Sherwood in the semifinals. Despite not making the finals Seneca Valley finished #2 in the State of Maryland and #3 in the Metro area, behind the Maryland 4A State Champions and the Virginia 6A State Champs.

After falling in the semi-finals for the last two years Seneca began the 1997 season ranked #1 in the Washington Metro area. Moving away from the Wing-I attack to a more wide open offense Seneca Valley lit up the scoreboard. In the regular season, Seneca blew away eight of their opponents. Against Gaithersburg in game three the Screamin' Eagles prevailed 28-21. Then in game six, in one of the most exciting games in Seneca Valley history the Screamin' Eagles held off Damascus for a 21-14 victory. In the playoffs Seneca had an extremely tough draw. First they had to go against the tough Trojans of Gaithersburg for a second time. By now the high powered offense was in full swing, and Seneca trounced the Trojans34-14. Then against two Prince George's powers, Seneca pounded High Point 35-19 in the semi-finals. In the finals in a very exciting game, Seneca held on to their #1 ranking by defeating Suitland 33-13, for Seneca's ninth State Title.

Once again Seneca Valley began the season ranked #1 in the Metro Area, despite graduating a lot of seniors from the 1997 team. Seneca started the season very strong with a 54-7 slaughter of QO, a 27-7 victory over G-Burg, and a 36-15 pounding of Watkins Mill. In game four Seneca got a wake up call by Georgetown Prep winning in overtime 21-20. The Screaming Eagles waltzed through their next three games, setting up another showdown with Damascus. Seneca was now hot and defeated Damascus 31-7. The next week set up the first two meetings with Sherwood, Seneca totally dismantled the Warriors 42-8. After a 21-0 quarterfinal victory over Paint Branch, Seneca was ready for their rematch with Sherwood. Like Gaithersburg the year before Seneca prevailed by running away from Sherwood 48-21. A rematch with Suitland was in order at Bryd stadium in the finals, and before 15,000 roaring fans Seneca Valley held on for a 7-6 win and their tenth State Championship. Seneca finished #1 for the second consecutive year and now had a 26 game consecutive game winning streak.

For the second time in the last eight seasons Seneca Valley had a shot at a Three Peat. Bringing a 26 game win streak into the new season, and featuring Offensive player of the year, QB Chris Kelley, Seneca was once again the #1 ranked team in the area. The Screamin' Eagles just tore through their schedule going on 8-0 by a combined score of 339-35. This included a 42-13 romp over new rival Northwest, a 28-6 win over arch rival Damascus, and a 35-0 victory over always tough Wheaton. In game nine at Gaithersburg before 10,000 screaming fans, Seneca came away with and exciting 21-14 win. Seneca finished off their fourth consecutive undefeated regular season with a 35-6 thrashing of Paint Branch. In the first round of the playoffs, Seneca pounded Wilde Lake, the #1 team from the Baltimore area. This year Seneca played an almost perfect game and embarrassed Damascus 48-7. In the state finals the Screamin' Eagles wrap up their finest season ever with a 41-0 stomping of Thomas Stone. Seneca finished their third 13-0 season in a row, their third State Championship in a row and 39 consecutive game win streak (a new county record). This extended Seneca's State record of state Championships from 10 to 11.

With only 8 seniors left from the class of 2001, that was split with the opening of the new Northwest H.S. Seneca Valley had their work cut out for them. After extending their record win streak to 41 games, Seneca froze up at Einstein and fell 10-7. Seneca rebounded with a come from behind victory downing Friendly 27-20. The following week a game winning touchdown pass fell inches away in the final seconds at Northwest and Seneca drop and exciting 19-14 game to the Jaguars. Seneca lost three more games by and average of 6 points per game. This included two very close games, a double over time loss to Damascus 6-0 , and a 15-7 loss to the eventual 4A State Champs Gaithersburg. The season ended on a sour note with our first loss to Paint Branch H.S. But with 22 seniors returning for the 2001 season expectations are one again high at the "Valley" and a return to the State Championship is once again on the horizon.

Determined to get the Screaming Eagles back in their winning ways the 2001 team did more than that, they got to the gates of Byrd stadium. The Screaming Eagles completed their tenth undefeated regular season, before setting their sites on the playoffs. The regular season started with a 47-6 rout of the Knights at Wheaton High School. It also had key victories over Gaithersburg 27-14. They dominated arch rival Northwest 26-7. The Screaming Eagles held on for a 3-2 win over a very talented Paint Branch team, before ending their tenth undefeated regular season with a run away 61-0 victory over Wootton. In the quarterfinals Seneca held off a very determined Westlake squad from a 29-6 win. Then in the semi-finals Seneca played Urbana in what everyone considers the greatest game in high school game in the Maryland Public School history. Urbana took a 6-0 lead only to have Seneca tie it in the third quarter. With a minute left in the game Urbana took the lead on a 51 yard field goal. But Seneca tied it with 4 seconds left on a 38 yard field goal. The game went into third overtime before Urbana survived a 29-23 victory. Seneca will set their sights on 2002 to obtain their 12th State Championship.

After the triple overtime loss to Urbana in 2001, the 2002 Screaming Eagles were determined to go to the championship game at Raven's Stadium. The team got off to a great start with newcomers, Justin Warren and Daniel Muhwezi contributing in the very first game. Because the new stadium at Seneca Valley was not completed on time, the Screaming Eagles played the Wheaton Knights at Watkins Mill H.S. On the first offensive play of the game running back, Justin Warren, ran 74 yards for a touchdown. QB, BrandonChapman, added a 52-yard run, and the Screaming Eagles were off to a fast start. Seneca routed Einstein 57- 0, and Churchill, 48-0, in weeks two and three. Then a major rain storm and the "sniper" incident slowed the Screaming Eagles down. With their backs against the wall Seneca crushed Paint Branch,40 -8, and Wootton, 41-8, to make the playoffs. With a strong running game and with the passing game finally ready to go, Seneca rolled through the playoffs and finished off Linganore in the State Championship game, 14-7, winning Seneca's twelth State Championsip.

The 2003 Screaming Eagles started the season on a roll, shutting down Einstein 53-0, G-Burg 22-0, and Churchill 42-0. After slowing down a bit the Screamin' Eagles went on another roll, crushing Paint Branch 42-0, BCC 43 -7, and Kennedy 46-22. With QB Anthony Ferrante, receivers Jon Frazier and Quatrell Adedeji leading the offense and linebacker Reggie Williams, leading the defense the Screamin' Eagles seemed primed to roll to their 13th State Championship. But the Screamin' Eagles were not up to the task at hand, losing in the first round of the playoffs, 27-7 to Urbana.

This year marked the end of an incredible era led by legendary Seneca Valley Coach Terry Changuris and the beginning of alumnus and new head football coach Fred Kim. Terry Changuris was nearly unstoppable during his reign at Seneca, winning an unprecedented 7 State Titles and an incredible record of 158 – 31. With enormous shoes to fill, new coach Fred Kim had a tremendous challenge to maintain Seneca's winning tradition with only 4 returning starters from the previous year's team. Fortunately, the majority of Fred Kim's staff came under the tutelage of Terry Changuris and was able to continue the Valley's winning ways. The Screamin' Eagles finished the regular season with an impressive 9-1 record, including a 36-35 thrilling victory over then State Champions and neighboring rival Northwest High School. Offensive linemen Jon Walko (West Virginia University) and Kevin Quigley (Army) paved the way for super back Quintin Cosby and QB transfer Tyler Newberry. The Eagles defensively only gave up 98 regular season points led by DE T.J. Mazyck, LB's T.J. Radzilowski and Christian Stahl, and DB Bryant England. Despite a solid regular season, Seneca's hope for a 13th State Title was diminished in rain soaked loss to Frederick High School.

With new head football coach Fred Kim's inaugural year put behind him, the Screamin' Eagles were ready for yet another State Championship run. Returning 3 defensive and 5 offensive starters, the Eagle's felt they were talented as ever despite the loss of several key players from last year's 9-2 playoff team. This year's team was led by offensively by TE Andre Smith (Virginia Tech University), QB T.J. Radzilowski (New Mexico University), super junior Shawn Perry, and the monster senior offensive line of Donald Langley, Kevin Jenkins, James Johnson, and Sean McKenzie. Defensively LB Christian Stahl, Wheaton transfer LB Fred Branch, DB's David Purvis and Kevin Dietz, and D Lineman Jeff Boateng and Marcus Turks, kept the defensive stingy with aggressive and solid team play. The Eagles were off to a great start with a 35-7 win over Wheaton, 14-7 thriller vs. Northwest, 7-0 revenge over Churchill, and a 50-0 shellacking of Kennedy H.S. In another rain soaked game 5 versus Sherwood H.S., Seneca ironically would play versus former Seneca head coaching greats Al Thomas and Terry Changuris. In a paltry effort, the Screamin' Eagles suffered their first loss of the year 21-7. The Eagles then bounced back with 5 wins in a row, including a great 29-21 come from behind victory over Gaithersburg. With another 9-1 regular season, the Eagles were primed for their state record 22nd playoff run. In the playoffs, the Eagles were set up for another playoff rematch vs. Frederick County's juggernaut Urbana High School. In their previous match up, the Eagles lost in triple overtime in what was touted as the greatest high school football game in Maryland history. Coincidently enough, the Screamin' Eagles found themselves in yet another overtime battle vs. Urbana. This time around the result was different as Shawn Perry led SV with 5 touchdowns in another epic battle 45-39. With virtually nothing left in the tank, Seneca wilted against state finalist Westminster High School in the regional final 38-21.

With the return of ten starters off of last year's 10-2 County Championship team, including top area tailback Shawn Perry, dominating linemen Donald Langley and Melinda Weeramunda, and bruising fullback Jourdan Brooks, Seneca was favored for a legitimate State Championship run. In addition with linebacker Fred Branch Jr., returning starting defensive lineman Marcus Turks, and new transfer Anthony Chase, the defense appeared to be as solid as ever to shut opponents out. However, with a 3-2 record on the top half of their schedule, including a 2 point loss to Northwest and 7 point loss to 4 A State Finalist Sherwood, the Screamin' Eagles fans were beginning to wonder about the possibility of even making the playoffs. However, the Eagles buckled down and rallied to win the next five games in a row including an impressive win over longtime rivals Gaithersburg 27 – 16, as well as two 60 plus points against B-CC and Blake High School. In addition, Seneca Valley Football reached a milestone by achieving their 300th win for the program when they dominated Kennedy in the 4th game of the season 49 – 7. Finishing the regular season 8-2 capturing their 3rd in a row and 19th overall County/Division Title as well as leading the county in scoring offense, the Eagles were confident for their state record 23rd playoff appearance and 6th in a row. Earning a third seed in the 3A West Region, Seneca traveled to Silver Spring to face upstart Kennedy again. Coming in overconfident from the earlier year thrashing of the Cavaliers and looking ahead to another epic battle against Urbana, the Eagles faltered against Kennedy and was upset 19 – 7 in a 7 turnover plagued game ending what many had believed to be a state championship season.

After a tough playoff loss to the Kennedy Cavaliers in 2006, the Screamin' Eagles pledged to work even harder to redeem their disappointing end to the '06 season. After an impressive off-season, the 2007 Screamin' Eagles were ready to kick off the season. The Eagles started out screamin' as they dominated Germantown rival Watkins Mill in the home opener 41-20. Next up was top rival Northwest for the King's trophy. After a heated first half, the Eagles eventually wore down the Jaguars and finished them off in impressive fashion 34-13. Seneca continued their dominance over 3A division opponents with imposing wins against B-CC 55-12, upstart Paint Branch 40-12, Richard Montgomery 38-13, and Wheaton 45-0. At 6-0, the Eagles were poised to collide against defending 4A State Champion Damascus High School for the game of the week. After a see-saw battle on the grid iron, Seneca came up short in the end, with an opportunity to tie the game with a minute left on Damascus' 10 yard line, but turned the ball over to the Hornets and drop their first game of the year 7-21. Following up, the Eagles had to prepare for the re-match against the Kennedy Cavaliers. Possibly still stunned by the tough loss to the Hornets, Seneca dropped their second game in a row and lost 21-43. With the playoffs on the line, the Eagles had to regroup and rally for the last two games of the year. Determined to get back on winning track, Seneca forged ahead with impressive wins against Churchill 46-8 and Einstein 42-16, finishing the regular season at 8-2 and qualifying for the playoffs. For the 1st round of the playoffs, the Eagles had to travel to Frederick County against northern rival Urbana High School. The always tough Hawks team was a formidable team in Seneca's way for an unprecedented 13th State Title. Smashing each other on both sides of the ball SV came out on top 27-21, in a memorable battle of wills. Next up was a rematch against Damascus for the regional final. The Eagles were prepared and ready for the second round. Unfortunately, the Hornets got off to a fast start and jumped all over Seneca on some crucial errors and ended up denying the Eagles revenge. The team fought hard till the end but fell to the eventual State Champs 26-48.

was the year for the Screamin' Eagles to bring the State Title back to Germantown. With 14 returning starters from previous year's playoff team, the polls and fans picked the Eagles to be the pre-season favorite. To start the season as the top ranked 3A team in the state, the Eagles opened up at Watkins Mill to take on the Wolverines. Starting the game off slow offensively, the stingy Seneca defense held off the Wolverine attack until the SV offense warmed up and ripped off 36 points en route to the first shut out of the year winning 36-0. Week two the Eagles would have to gear up for huge Germantown rival Northwest in an early season show down. Again the defense held off the electrifying Jaguar attack and pulled off a 6-0 victory and maintaining the King's Trophy. Following up the tough game the Eagles breathed a little easier with a 53-7 route of B-CC. However, following the Barons, SV would have another war against up and coming Paint Branch high school. Fortunately for the Eagles, they played a near perfect game and handled a strong Panther team 27-6. Mid season, the Screamin' Eagles got a huge roll blanking their next three opponents, Richard Montgomery 41-0, Wheaton 49-0, and Kennedy 50-0. Seneca was on a tear going into week 8 against the mighty Hornets of Damascus. Jumping up quickly 14-0 in the first quarter, SV held on to win 14-7 in Damascus. Embattled and worn out from such a physical victory, Churchill came to the Valley and nearly upset the Eagles. However, driving deep in Eagle territory, senior Joe Rankin intercepted a Bull Dog would be touchdown and ran 100 yards securing the football game for Seneca. Going into the last week, the Eagles knew they needed a victory against a dangerous Einstein team to secure the number 1 seed in the playoffs. They did just that with another impressive victory, shutting down the Titans with a 49-0 victory. In the first round of the playoffs, Seneca would have to face the tough Hornet team again. Down two scores in the 4th quarter, the Eagles rallied to pull off one of the greatest comebacks in school history edging out Damascus 27-26. Nearly stunned, but not beaten, northern Frederick County rival Urbana travelled down to the Valley for another classic battle. Down 5 starting offensive lineman from the previous week, somehow the Eagles controlled the Hawks with a solid 35-21 victory. Only one game away from states, the Eagles were confident in the State Semis against the visiting Wolverines of Southern MD's SMAC champions Westlake High School. In a back and forth battle the game ended up a 21-21 tie at the end of regulation. Going into the first overtime, Seneca was still confident that they could pull of the victory. However, that was not to be as the Eagles fumbled on 4th down on their offensive possession and the Wolverines followed up with a tipped field goal that dribbled through the uprights for a stunning overtime and upset victory of the Screamin' Eagles, ending all hopes for a unprecedented 13th state title for the Germantown school.

With only one lone returning starter from the 2008 12-1 State Semi-Finalist season and only 9 seniors, the 2009 season appeared to have huge questions marks for the Screamin' Eagles. Despite the lack of experience, the expectations to win a State Title were still the same at the Valley. However, the season did not begin in typical SV fashion. In a turnover laden game, Seneca shockingly dropped its opener to Clarksburg 15-8 giving up an intercepti0n for a TD with 5 seconds left on the clock. Still dazed, the Eagle's again turned the ball over to its second loss in a row against Churchill, losing 21-7. With the worst start in SV history, the Germantown football community wondered if this would be only the second losing season in its illustrious 34 year existence. Desperately needing a win, the Eagles had to travel to Einstein and take on the 2-0 Titans at Kensington. 0-3 was not an option on the Eagle's mind. Fortunately that would not be the case as the Eagles shut out the Titans 26-0. Finally gaining a win, the Eagles thought they would breathe easy, but longtime rival Damascus Hornets would not allow it to happen. Seneca predicted by most media outlets as a 35 point underdog, the Eagles were furious by the disrespect and shocked the Hornets with a stunning double over time 16-15 victory. Suddenly the Eagles found themselves with some confidence and ripped off three more victories against Kennedy and Blake, including a 37-6 drubbing against cross town rival Northwest to claim the King's Trophy again. One of the hottest teams in the County the Eagles traveled to Quince Orchard to take on then undefeated and top ranked Cougars. Unfortunately, the streak would be over as the Eagles tragically turned the ball over 7 times for their third loss of the season. Following the loss to QO, the Eagles needed a win against Whitman to secure a playoff spot to salvage the season, but it would not be as the Eagles had an extra point blocked in double OT only to lose 16-15. With its playoff hopes destroyed Seneca nearly disgraced itself in the last game of the year, but managed to stumble to a disheartening 21-15 victory against then 1-8 Watkins Mill team.