IS A FOUR STAR OFFENSIVE
LINEMAN, IS ONE OF THE BEST IN
THE DMV. V BUT THE UNIVERSITY
OF MARYLAND COMMIT NEARLY CHOSE
BASKET BALL OVER FOOTBALL. FOX
FIVE'S CHAD RICARDO. MY GUY
JOINING US FROM LANDOVER. CHAD
WHAT TEAM WILL SECURE THE WIN
THIS WEEK I'M CURIOUS.
>> LISTEN SHOMARI I TELL YOU
WHAT, THIS IS THE KICKOFF OF
WCAC PLAY. MANY WOULD SAY THAT
THIS IS THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME
OF THE YEAR. WE GOT THE FIVE
ON THE FIVE AND ZERO DEMATHA
CATHOLIC STAGS. WE ARE HERE ON
THE HALLOWED GROUND OF DEMATHA.
THIS IS WHERE TRUE ROYALTY
COMES TO PLAY. AND WHEN WE
SPEAK ABOUT THIS, DEMATHA TEAM,
THEY ARE NUMBER THREE IN OUR
FOX FIVE TOP FIVE. YOU KNOW
THAT THEY'VE GOT A BIG TIME
RUNNING BACK AND RUNNING GAME.
AND BUD COMBS, YOU KNOW ABOUT
THE QUARTERBACK, DENZEL
THIS TEAM DOES BEGINS WITH
THEIR OFFENSIVE LINE. AND WE'RE
GOING TO SPEAK TODAY WITH OUR
FOUR STAR UNIVERSITY OF
MARYLAND COMMIT TORRES DAVIS
JOINING US HERE TODAY. TORRES
AS WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE
OPENING AS BIG TIME OF A
FOOTBALL PLAYER AS YOU ARE NOW
YOU BEGAN PLAYING BASKETBALL
WHICH OF COURSE RUNS IN YOUR
PROMPTED YOU TO SWITCH FROM THE
ROUNDBALL TO FOOTBALL.
>> YEAH. SO YOU KNOW, BASICALLY
IT WAS JUST MY MOM, YOU KNOW, I
MOVED BACK HERE TO LIVE WITH
YOU KNOW, EXPLORE MY OPTIONS.
AND SHE KIND OF FORCED ME TO
PLAY FOOTBALL. BUT, YOU KNOW,
I'M THANKFUL FOR IT. YOU KNOW,
IT'S BROUGHT ME A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITY FOR ME AND MY
GRATEFUL FOR THAT. I WANT TO GO
AHEAD AND DIVE IN REALLY INTO
THAT RELATIONSHIP, BECAUSE WHEN
I SPEAK TO YOUNG MEN SUCH AS
YOURSELF, I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT
ONLY ABOUT WHERE IT IS THAT WE
GOT HERE BY OURSELVES.
>> WHAT DOES YOUR MOTHER, WHAT
DOES YOUR GRANDPARENT OR WHAT
DO THEY MEAN TO YOU? YEAH YOU
KNOW, THEY MEAN THE WORLD TO
ME.
>> YOU KNOW, THEY'VE DONE SO
MUCH FOR ME, YOU KNOW, WORKING
JOBS, YOU KNOW, BEING BEING
ABLE TO PUT ME IN THIS TYPE OF
SCHOOL. YOU KNOW, THEY'VE DONE
A LOT, YOU KNOW, NOT NOT JUST
THROUGH LIFE, BUT, YOU KNOW,
THROUGH SPORTS AND JUST
EVERYTHING THEY DO. YOU KNOW,
IT'S BEEN A BLESSING TO HAVE
THEM.
>> UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND WITH
A HUGE GAME GOING DOWN TOMORROW
AS THEY TAKE ON THE OHIO STATE
UNIVERSITY. BE SURE TO CHECK
THAT OUT RIGHT HERE ON FOX
COURSE, A MARYLAND TERPS
COMMIT. THEY NEED MORE BIG
FELLAS LIKE YOU IN THE
TRENCHES. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE
THE TERPS?
>> YEAH. YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE
YOU KNOW WHAT COACH LOCKS HAS
GOING ON. YOU KNOW, IT'S A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY, YOU KNOW, I
LOVE THE COACHING STAFF. YOU
KNOW, IT'S CLOSE TO HOME, SO MY
MOM CAN COME WATCH ME PLAY
WHENEVER I, YOU KNOW, I PLAY.
SO, YEAH, IT WAS JUST A GREAT
ON.
>> WE GOT YOUR TEAMMATES AS
THEY BEGIN TO WALK TOWARDS THE
BUSSES RIGHT NOW KICK OFF. IT'S
GOING TO BE AT 7:00. FOX FIVE
ARE THE KEYS TO VICTORY FOR YOU
ALL TONIGHT?
>> YEAH. YOU KNOW I WOULD SAY
BE PHYSICAL, BE DOMINANT, PLAY
FAST. YOU KNOW I FEEL LIKE
AUTOMATICALLY WITH A MORE
LIKE WE JUST GOT TO COME OUT
AND EXECUTE, YOU KNOW, PLAY
HARD ALL FOUR QUARTERS. AND I
FEEL LIKE WE'LL BE SUCCESSFUL.
>> ALL RIGHT. WE WISH YOU WELL
HERE TONIGHT. TYRESE THE GAME
THE TRENCHES. NOT TOO MANY
BETTER IN THE TRENCHES THAN
THAT YOUNG MAN, TYRESE. AND NOT
MANY THAT ARE BETTER HUMAN
BEINGS AS WELL. WE WISH HIM
WELL, NOT ONLY TONIGHT, BUT
ALSO AS HE MOVES FORWARD AT THE
CONGRATULATIONS TO THAT YOUNG
MAN, CHAD.
>> I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE GAME
TONIGHT. WE'LL HAVE TO SEE WHO
WINS. YOU KNOW, THAT'S RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CHAD.
>> ALL RIGHT. LET'S TALK
WEATHER. A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE,
OUTSIDE AT THE WHARF. YES, FROM
OUR WHARF CAMERA AND RIGHT NOW
, IT STILL FEELS A LITTLE WARM
OUT THERE, A LITTLE HUMID.
>> AND IT DOES I'M JUST CURIOUS
WHAT WE'RE USED TO. I'M JUST
CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT WE CAN
EXPECT TOMORROW BECAUSE
TOMORROW MORNING, HAVE A
COMMUNITY EVENT, THE FOURTH
ANNUAL PURPLE BIKE RIDE, AND
THAT'S GOING TO BE AT THE FAIR
WOOD COMMUNITY PARK WITH, YOU
KNOW, THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL
CAPITAL PARK POLICE. YOU KNOW,
THEY ACTUALLY JUST SENT ME MY
SCRIPT FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AWARENESS, BRINGING AWARENESS
CHAD'S VIDEO TONIGHT. WE'VE GOT
A BIG GAME AHEAD. YES TWO TOP
>> THE GONZAGA EAGLES FLYING
INTO PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY TO
DO BATTLE WITH DEMATHA. CHAD
RICARDO, WE SAW YOU SETTING UP
FOR THIS LIVE SHOT THERE IN
LANDOVER. I WAS GOING TO ASK
YOU WHAT THE KEYS TO VICTORY
HERE ARE, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE
IS THAT LARGE CROWD OF EXCITED
STUDENTS BEHIND YOU AND LISTEN,
KENNETH, YOU SAID IT CORRECTLY.
>> WE ARE HERE IN PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY. WE'VE GOT
GONZAGA TAKING ON DEMATHA. AND
THIS DEMATHA STUDENT SECTION.
>> THIS IS A CROWD THAT HAS
COME OUT HERE EXCITED AND
PUMPED UP.
>> THEY'RE GOING TO HELP TO
CHEER ON THEIR OUTSTANDING
ABOUT IT, BOTH OF THESE TEAMS
HAVE A TON OF OUTSTANDING
STUDENT ATHLETES OUT THERE AS
WE RUN THIS VO. WHEN WE TAKE A
LOOK AT THE QUARTERBACKS, WE'VE
HE'S GOING TO LOOK TO PASS THE
BALL FOR THEM AND GET THE BALL
INTO THE HANDS OF CONNELL,
BRANDON AND CREW. WE'VE GOT
DENZEL GARDINER ON BEHALF OF
DEMATHA. HE'S GOT WEAPONS ALL
AROUND, INCLUDING BUD COMBS AND
THAT POTENT DEMATHA RUSHING
ATTACK. I HAD AN OPPORTUNE CITY
TO SPEAK TO BOTH HEAD COACHES
EARLIER ON. COACH DRIVERS OF
GONZAGA, AS WELL AS COACH
MCGREGOR OF DEMATHA, AND THEY
GAVE US THEIR KEYS TO VICTORY.
>> WELL, I'LL TELL YOU, I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT EVERYBODY
IS ACCOUNTABLE TONIGHT. ALL
RIGHT. EVERY COACH, EVERY
PLAYER. AND WE HAVE, YOU KNOW,
GREAT RESPONSIBILITY TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S NO JOB
THAT'S TOO SMALL. THERE'S NO
DETAIL THAT'S TOO LITTLE.
THE BALL OVER.
>> THAT'S THAT'S A KILLER IN A
GAME LIKE THIS.
>> NUMBER TWO, YOU GOT TO WIN
THE SPECIAL TEAMS BATTLE.
THEY'RE OUTSTANDING ON SPECIAL
COMPETE ON THAT SPECIAL TEAM
LEVEL. THEN THEN OF COURSE,
OFFENSIVELY, DEFENSIVELY, YOU
GOT TO MAKE THE STOP.
>> YOU KNOW, YOU HEARD IT THERE
>> COACH DRIVERS MAKE NO
MISTAKE ABOUT IT, THEY ARE THE
UNDERDOG DOG IN THIS TEAM, BUT
THEY BELIEVE THAT IF THEY PLAY
THIS GAME RIGHT, IF EVERYBODY
TAKES CARE OF EVERYBODY ELSE,
THEY CAN PULL THE UPSET. I GOT
TO TELL YOU, WHO DOESN'T
BELIEVE THAT GONZAGA CAN PULL
THE UPSET? THAT IS THIS DEMATHA
TO THE STAGS.
>> IT SHOULD BE AN OUTSTANDING
GAME. GONZAGA COMING IN HERE TO
PLAY DEMATHA FRIDAY NIGHT
LIGHTS CATCH THE RECAP SUNDAY
AT 1130.
>> WITH ME ON IN THE SPORTS.
BACK TO YOU GUYS.
>> CHAD, I FEEL LIKE YOU NEED
SOME FACE PAINT.
>> OH, YEAH, THAT WARRIOR
PAINT, YOU KNOW.