With eight undefeated football teams remaining in the metro area, there's sure to be one that gets overlooked. And that one is Forest Park.

The Foresters are quietly rolling along in Baltimore City's Division II, turning last season's 2-8 record into this season's 7-0 start. The Foresters don't have any big stars and they are not winning by the huge margins that some of the other undefeated teams are posting. They are winning in true team fashion and that's just the strategy first-year head coach Damon Bomar is looking for.

Friday's game against Southwestern was their closest win yet, an 18-12 victory in triple overtime. Senior running back Angelo Lewis scored the game-winning touchdown and senior defensive end Andrew Allen had two sacks on Southwestern's ensuing series to clinch the win.

Commitment, determination and discipline have been keys to the turnaround said Bomar, who is also the school's athletic director. He's tried to instill those virtues in his players since weight training began last June.

"I saw them buy into it early when we had weight training in January and more kids came out," Bomar said. "We're mostly senior oriented and we had some juniors and the same kids are excelling on the field now because of weight training. I tip my hat to them. I tell them I'm proud of them and that this team is going to leave a legacy at Forest Park."

Along with Lewis and Allen, other two-way seniors are leading the way: Chidi Flowers (wide receiver-free safety), Pat Makall (running back-linebacker), Evan Rose (wide receiver-cornerback) and James Queen (lineman).

Bomar practices what he preaches when he talks about a team strategy. He has the same approach with his coaching staff, all of whom played golf together Sunday. Sean Markley is the offensive coordinator; Shawn Waller, the defensive coordinator; and Dwayne Barnes, the special teams coach.

"It's funny because we're all so tight," Bomar said. "They're always praising me and I say, 'No, it's all of us collectively.' That's how I want to leave -- whenever I leave Forest Park -- I want to make sure these kids understand we did this collectively -- the players, the coaching staff, the administration and the students as well."

The Foresters have a little more collective work to do this fall. They finish out their season at home with Douglass on Friday and Lake Clifton on Nov. 6. The regular-season finale with the Lakers could be the Division II championship game, because both teams are unbeaten in the division. After that, the Foresters will advance on to the regional playoffs.