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Here is a look at every game in the series, which Broad Run leads, 4-2:
2007
Broad Run 21, Briar Woods 15
Some 3,000 fans turned out for the first ever varsity meeting between these two neighboring schools and they weren't disappointed as Broad Run had to rally for the win. It turned out to be the Spartans closes regular-season game in a 10-0 campaign that came to a stunning end in the first round of the playoffs against Park View.
Broad Run started off in control with a quick 76-yard TD drive capped by Kenny McAdow's 6-yard run. The Falcons, however, led 8-7 at the half on Alex Munro's 12-yard TD pass to Tim King midway through the second quarter. A two-point conversion from King to Brian Mahoney was tacked onto the TD.
Broad Run retook the lead on the third quarter when Mikey Cotton blocked a punt insde the Briar Woods 20. During a wild scramble, the ball ended up in the end zone where James Russell pounced on it for BR. A 2-point conversion failed to make it 13-8 Broad Run.
The Falcons once again came back to lead, this time 15-13 with 2:46 left in the third on another Munro-to-King hook-up, this time for 15 yards.
Just 90 seconds later, after a big Cole Shain to Adrian Flemming reception, Eric Madigan caught at 3-yard TD pass Cole Shain and then caught a 2-point conversion to make the final score, 21-15. Down the stretch, BR's other quarterback, Chris Jessop, had several clutch completions to eat up the clock and he made an interception on defense in the final seconds to ice the game.
2008
Broad Run 29, Briar Woods 0
It was all Spartans at home in this contest as Broad Run was on its way to a dream 14-0 season and the VHSL Division 4 state title.
Chris Jessop was in complete control, throwing for 116 yards and two TDs on 7 of 12 passing and rambling for another 54 yardsand a score on the ground on just seven attempts. Adrian Flemming, Didier Saidi and Breon Earl all had big receptions and Earl scooped up 78 yards rushing on 10 attempts. BR totaled 151 yards rushing on 28 carries.
The Falcons passing game sputtered to just 27 yards on 20 attempts as the Spartans defense (Mikey Cotton and Alex Evans both had sacks and David Weaver had an INT) pressured Austin Frattali. Briar Woods gained 129 yards on the ground but that came in 41 attempts with Matt Eisenman leading the way with 56 yards on 11 carries.
2009
Broad Run 27, Briar Woods 12
The Spartans, on their way to second straight 14-0 campaign and repeat as VHSL Division 4 state champions claimed another victory over the Falcons.
While Broad Run doubled Briar Woods in total yards in this contest, 345 to 178, and picked up 21 first downs to the Falcons 11, it was still only 7-0 Spartans on the scoreboard four minutes into the third quarter and just 14-6 midway through the final quarter.
Broad Run's lone first half TD came on a 3-yard plunge by fullback Tyler Johnson and the third quarter score came from emerging star T.J. Peeler from 1 yard out. Peeler finished the game with 236 yards rushing on 32 bone-weary carries. On the other side, Michael Brownlee was equally as impressive with 174 yards on 25 carries.
Briar Woods scored with 5:14 left in the third on a 6-yard Steven Fields run to make it 14-6.
The Spartans went up 21-6 with 7:06 left in the game on Justin Nelson's 2-yard run. Peeler broke loose for a 36-yard score with 2:16 left to dash any hopes of a Falcon comeback. Briar Woods did tack on a late score as Austin Frattali hooked up with Michale Brownlee on a 52-yard TD with just 18 seconds remaining.
2010
Briar Woods 20, Broad Run 13
The Falcons not only got their first win in the series but the victory at home in the Backyard Brawl that snapped Broad Run's 33-game winning streak. And the win launched Briar Woods towards their first VHSL Division 4 state title.
Briar Woods took control of the game with back-to-back TD drives early in the game of 62 and 67 yards. On the first drive, Falcon RB Ryan Brumbray totaled 59 yards rushing including a 27-yard score. Falcon freshman quarterback Trace McSorley was 19 of 26 in the game for 190 yards passing and spotted Scott Rolin for a 35-yard score on the second TD which came with 2:51 left in the first quarter.
Broad Run, playing without injured junior quarterback Connor Jessop, came right back with Jack Sistare hitting Mike Price for a 50-yard gain that set up Derril Thomas' 1-yard TD run to make it 14-7 with the first quarter ending.
The Falcons got a spark just before half as sure-footed David Clements drilled a 42-yard FG with seven seconds left in the half to make it 17-7.
Early in the third quarter, Broad Run recovered a Falcons fumble in the Red Zone and converted it into another Thomas TD run to make it 17-13 as the extra point attempt failed for BR. Briar Woods then drove 60 yards before stalling and Clements added another FG to make it 20-13.
Neither team could score in the final quarter and BR never got closer than the Falcons 42. Jamal Hill's interception with 2:39 left was enough to secure the win and end the streak.
Briar Woods 24, Broad Run 21 (Region II Finals)
This game was billed as Backyard Brawl 2 and it lived up to its hype as Falcon freshman Trace McSorley and Spartan junior Connor Jessop, back from injury, combined for 532 yads passing and five TDs.
Scott Rolin was the difference maker with a pair of TD catches for Briar Woods and David Clements 27-yard FG with 7:44 handed the Falcons a 10-point cushion that they would need as Jessop struck for his third TD of the contest with 3:59 left.
Briar Woods, behind the tough running of Michael Brownlee, ran out the clock to secure their first region title and leave the path clear for a state title run.
Jessop finished the game with 276 yards passing on 21 of 38 while McSorley went for 256 yards on 16 of 26. Rolin's TD catches came on an all-out 19-yard diving catch and on a 64-yard game-changer that came just three plays into the second half and erased a Spartan 14-13 halftime advantage.
Jessop hit Matt Preziotti twice, once on a 28-yard circus grab and the second time in the final minutes as the Spartans tried to rally and keep their dream of three straight state titles alive.
The Falcons defense held the Spartans running game to just 26 yards on 22 attempts.
2011
Broad Run 14, Briar Woods 0
It was the Spartans turn to stop a streak as Broad Run shut out of the defending state champions stopped Briar Woods' winning streak at 11 straight games. While the Spartans had opened he week before with a 51-7 win over Park View, Briar Woods was opening its season and the Falcons offense couldn't get on track against the Spartans defense.
Briar Woods nearly took a lead in this game but Spartan DB Dorian Jenkins made an interception in the end zone to keep the game scoreless. Broad Run entered the half up 7-0 after Connor Jessop hit Jack Sistare for a 12-yard TD.
A guttsy call -- Broad Run shockingly went for a fake punt on 4th-and-5 on their own 12 -- and controversial penalty -- after Jessop's pass on the play fell incomplete the Falcons were flagged for a rare sideline interference penalty. The 15 yards kept the drive alive and prevented Briar Woods from taking possesion in the Red Zone and down just 7. Instead, the Spartans kept the ball for more than six minutes and scored on a Jessop 10-yard run to make it 14-0.
In the fourth quarter, Broad Run had another monster drive, which didn't result in any points, but drained the clock and wrapped up the non-district win. Briar Woods, still AA, would go on to win a second straight VHSL Division 4 state title by winning the next 14 games.
Broad Run rolled into the AAA playoffs at 8-2 but fell in the regional semifinals.
2012
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