After being elsewhere for a year, the Rotary Cup is back in possession of the Langley Saxons.
Langley (8-2, 4-2) reclaimed the neighborhood hardware by blanking the host McLean Highlanders, 38-0, on Friday night (Nov. 8) in the final regular-season football game for both Liberty District high school teams.
With the win, Langley finished tied for second in the district.
For years, the contest between the community rivals has been the last on the schedule, with the winner keeping the trophy — sponsored by Rotary Club of McLean — until the following year.
McLean (4-6, 1-5) won the Rotary Cup last fall, with Langley doing so the previous two seasons.
This year, Langley took control from its first play when runningback Robert Roncskevitz ran 68 yards for a touchdown, then added a two-point-conversion run. Langley led 22-0 at the end of the first quarter.
Langley’s other touchdowns came on a 21-yard run by Cannon Clarke and runs of seven yards by Joe Proctor, five by Jackson Popovich and one by Hudson Eberline. Mateo Arboleda kicked four extra points, and Langley had a safety.
Roncskevitz had 133 yards rushing and caught two passes for seven. Quarterback Cole Samburg ran for 99 yards and passed for 59, and Clarke and Popovich each had 21 yards rushing. Eli Dyrud caught three passes for 40 yards. Langley had 346 total yards.
Tackling leaders for Langley were Roncskevitz (one sack), Clarke, Eberline, Wyatt Kenney, Brandon Dinh and Owen Slamowitz.
For McLean in the loss, Noah Jander ran for 73 yards and Steven Conroy caught two passes for 19. Quarterback Christian McNeill passed for 39 yards. McLean had 116 total yards.
With the win, Langley earned the No. 3 seed in the eight-team 6D North Region tournament. The Saxons host a first-round game against the Marshall Statesmen (6-4) Friday (Nov. 15) at 7 p.m.
Marshall defeated Langley, 28-21, in a regular-season game.
