For the second straight year, the Lake Braddock Bruins are the champions of the 6C North Region football tournament.
Lake Braddock (11-2) won the 2024 eight-team high-school tourney Saturday (Nov. 30) on its home field with a 40-25 victory over the Fairfax Lions.
Next for the Bruins, winners of 10 games in a row, is the Virginia High School League Class 6 four-team state tournament. Lake Braddock will play a semifinal game Saturday (Dec. 7) at 2 p.m. in Vienna against the host and undefeated and 6D North Region champion Madison Warhawks (13-0).
Madison defeated Lake Braddock, 36-15, in the second game of the regular season on the Bruins’ home field.
In Lake Braddock’s region-final victory over Fairfax, the No. 2 seed Bruins led 14-7 at the end of the first quarter, and were in front 21-14 at halftime and 33-17 after three periods.
Jason Borderux (119 yards and a touchdown) and Payton Holmes (92 yards, three TDs) led the rushing attack for Lake Braddock. Quarterback Tyrone Jackson ran for 27 yards and completed 11 passes for 142 yards and two scores. Kai Austin caught five of those passes for 45 yards and two touchdowns. Robert Hollien had three catches and Zachary Hibner two.
Tackling leaders on defense for Lake Braddock were Xavier Main, Browne Callanan, Trent Pane, Kody Blaylock, Matthew Holcomb, Jack Podsednik, Josiah Bolme, Jason Tran and Xander Cuadros. Holcomb, Camden Gallant and Elisha Oladipo had interceptions.
Fairfax was the No. 3 seed and finished the season with an 8-4 record.
For the Lions in the region final, Harry Maltese ran for touchdowns of six and three yards, and also ran for a two-point conversion. Penn Morris scored on a 25-yard run and Nathan Guckenberger kicked a 30-yard field goal and two extra points.
Lake Braddock was 3-0 in the region tournament and Fairfax 2-1.
