It has been the same game plan for many years for the Saxon football team: a run-heavy, smash-mouth type of game led by Head coach John Howerton.

Injuries caused an eventual shift in game plan last year that in turn was needed.

The change from a mobile quarterback to more of a pocket passer occurred when Austin Vasiliadis went down due to injury and sophomore Nick Casso was called into the spotlight.

In order to win games you need to score points, and an unsuccessful run game was not good enough to win down the stretch last year.

Constant running up the gut of the defense was not ideal and did not work against the stronger teams in our region.

The idea of all run, no pass was not good enough and proved so after an early playoff dismissal left the Saxons bitter and anxious for more this season.

Off to a 3-1 start after dismantling both Herndon and Marshall, the highly potent offense seems to be unstoppable.

Not to mention that their one loss came at the hands of football power house Chantilly, off a botched extra point that left the Saxons upset but optimistic about the game.

The sheer talent is on both sides of the ball this season. Senior Phil Novacki makes an impact whenever he is on the field. Whether on offense or defense, his presence is felt all across the board.

With a star-studded line backing corps, the Saxon defense is always penetrating the offense as well as making plays in the secondary.

With a high flying offense and a star-studded defense, the Saxons hope to win out the regular season and head into the playoffs with great momentum and hopefully an eventual district title.

With a lot of seniors on the team this year this may be our best chance at a title.

With no title many would be walking away empty handed leaving a disappointed senior class and a football team as a whole.

More disappointing seasons like last year’s could leave the Saxons with a much smaller fan base.