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The Washington Post                                                October 4, 1998

Patriot's Single Wing Keeps Them Undefeated
Park View 19, Lee 12
Mitch Rubin, Special to The Washington Post
     In last night's hard-fought, defense-dominated game between the only two undeated teams in the AAA Liberty District, one thing separated Park View and Lee --- Park View's single-wing offense. The Patriot's nearly extinct offensive scheme led to a 19 - 12 victory in Springfield.
     Using an offense almost completely adandoned nearly a half-century ago,  which uses three running backs and eight linemen, Nick Smith and Nelson Stickley ran for a total of 230 yards and three touchdowns on 41 carries.
     With the win No. 19 Park View improved to 5 - 0, 2 - 0, Lee is 4 - 1, 1 - 1.
     "This was a slugest," Park View Coach Mickey Thompson said. "Our defense dug down in the second half and we were able to control the ball --- that was the difference."
     With Lee ahead 12 - 6 at the half, Park View went on a five-minute, 12-play, 65-yard drive that ended with a three-yard run from Stickley.
     Lee responded with a drive that began on its 14-yard line. The Lancers went 12 plays and 65-yards before a fumble and a sack by Jordan Snow and Dustin Dudinski ended it.
     After six runs by Stickley and seven by Smith, Smith scored the final touchdown on a four-yard run.
     "A lot of times when you are down a bit at the half you have an advantage," Lee Coach Joe Muskett said. "I can't gp into the locker room and give my guys grief for being ahead of a ranked team that was just featured in Sports Illustrated. ...But they wore us down. In that offense they are sometimes pulling 10 guys through the hope. That's a mass of humanity coming at you."
     Lee uwsed punishing back Austin Ragans to lead them to their first score, a 25-yard field goal by Rob Collier, and an 85-yard punt return from Omar Philmore for a 9 - 0 lead.
     Five plays later Stickley broke a 39-yard touchdown run to give Park View its first score. Lee closed out the scoring in the first half with Collier's 45-yard field goal.
     The constant fakes and razze-dazzle involved with the single-wing was just the small advantrage. park View needed to squeak by.
     "The fakes give us a chance to find the hole," Stickley said. "Then we hit it as fast and as hard as we can. That's how it works."

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