Photo: Ana Franco / @aacapturess_
By Jason Makstein
Week 2 of the 2026 MCPS high school football season featured decisive results across Montgomery County.
Five MCPS teams recorded shutout victories, while Quince Orchard, Paint Branch, Wheaton and Bethesda-Chevy Chase each scored at least 50 points. Every game was decided by 12 points or more.
Here is how every team finished in Week 2.
Sherwood 21, Seneca Valley 6
Sherwood held Seneca Valley to six points in a 15-point victory.
Quince Orchard 68, Walter Johnson 0
Quince Orchard scored 68 points and kept Walter Johnson off the scoreboard.
Bethesda-Chevy Chase 50, Blair 36
B-CC reached 50 points in a 14-point win over Blair.
Wheaton 58, Springbrook 0
Wheaton recorded a 58-point shutout victory over Springbrook.
Churchill 28, Northwest 13
Churchill defeated Northwest by 15 points.
Paint Branch 59, Einstein 0
Paint Branch scored 59 points while holding Einstein scoreless.
Gaithersburg 41, Northwood 0
Gaithersburg defeated Northwood 41-0.
Clarksburg 32, Magruder 7
Clarksburg defeated Magruder by 25 points.
Blake 25, Walt Whitman 13
Blake earned a 12-point victory over Whitman.
Poolesville 46, Rockville 0
Poolesville scored 46 points and shut out Rockville.
Damascus 42, Wootton 7
Damascus held Wootton to seven points in a 35-point win.
Kennedy 32, Richard Montgomery 18
Kennedy defeated Richard Montgomery by 14 points.
Winters Mill 69, Watkins Mill 8
Watkins Mill fell to Winters Mill, the only non-MCPS team included in the Week 2 results.
Updated rankings coming next week
Before the season, Capital Sideline simulated the full 2026 MCPS football season 10,000 times to produce our preseason rankings and projections. We will update the rankings before next week’s games to reflect the first two weeks of results.
Capital Sideline will continue tracking MCPS football scores, rankings and results throughout the 2026 season.
