With a week to go before the Sept. 1 season opener at Rock Ridge, Virginia, Brunswick High football coach Jerry Smith is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast.

Smith tells host Greg Swatek why he feels this could be his best team at Brunswick as he heads into his seventh season at the helm at his alma mater. The Railroaders bring back most of a team that reached the Class 1A state semifinals last fall.

He talks about the development of junior quarterback Ethan Houck, now a three-year starter at the position, and how senior running back Ben Wells has gotten bigger and improved over the course of the offseason.

Smith also addresses what could be one of the most underrated parts of the team, which is their offensive and defensive lines, featuring 6-foot-7, 330-pound senior Andrew Racosky.

Prior to that conversation, FNP sports writer Alexander Dacy joins Greg to share his early observations from preseason football practices. The two discuss the FNP's Preseason Top 5, as well as next week's big debut for girls flag football as a varsity sport in Frederick County.

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