Seneca coach suspended

WASHINGTON (Map, News) - Seneca Valley head football coach Fred Kim and an unnamed assistant at Northwest were suspended last week, apparently for their roles in an altercation after Seneca Valley’s 34-13 victory at Northwest earlier this month.

Montgomery County Coordinator of Athletics Duke Beattie confirmed the suspensions, but declined further comment. Calls to Kim and athletic directors at both schools were not returned.

Kim missed Thursday’s 55-12 victory over Bethesda-Chevy Chase, but will be back for the Screaming Eagles game Friday against visiting Paint Branch.

After the Seneca win on Sept. 14, in which the Screaming Eagles rushed for a touchdown with 23 seconds left, a Northwest assistant, who Kim said he did not know, rushed across the field and confronted the Seneca coach, triggering heated exchanges between coaches and players. Police and security personnel separated the teams and did not allow them to shake hands.

Afterward, Kim told the Washington Post: “We’re not going to back down from anyone. We’re going to stomp on your throat.”

The comment and the altercation were played up in the Washington Post.

The Germantown schools have been bitter rivals since Northwest opened 10 years ago.

New coach at NCS: Jodi Jackson has taken over the girls basketball program at National Cathedral. Jackson served as an assistant at the school for four seasons under Jonathan Scribner, who was hired in June to take over at St. John’s.

Last year NCS won the Independent School League’s A Division title, as the team went undefeated in the league. Jackson has coached for seven years in HoopEd, a year-round youth basketball program, founded by Scribner.

Bailey to Delaware: Bullis senior Jocelyn Bailey has committed to play college basketball at Delaware. Bailey, a starter since her freshman year, is a 6-foot swing player. She averaged a team-high 16 points per game last season for the 11-16 Bulldogs.

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