æz ðə fˈʊtbɔːl tˈiːmz stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ kwˈɔːɹɾɚbˌæk, hiː lˈɛd ðə nˈɔːɹðɚn vɜːdʒˈɪniə ˈɛɹiə ɪn pˈæsɪŋ jˈɑːɹdz, bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ vɜːdʒˈɪniə ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt skˈuːlz plˈeɪɚɹ ʌvðə jˈɪɹ ænd ˈɜːnɪŋ fˈɜːsttˈiːm ˈɔːllˈiːɡ ænd dˈɪstɹɪkt ˈɑːnɚz.
As the football team's starting quarterback, he led the Northern Virginia area in passing yards, becoming Virginia Independent Schools Player of the Year and earning first-team all-league and district honors.