Calvert Hall rebounds to top St. Mary’s
Too many early mistakes created a hole too deep for St. Mary’s football to dig out of on Friday night.
No. 4 Calvert Hall controlled the momentum at the onset, giving itself a big lead big enough that even when the No. 12 Saints got hot in the second half it wasn’t nearly enough in a 49-28 Cardinals’ victory.
Calvert Hall (5-1) rebounded from a loss to No. 2 Spalding a week earlier, re-establishing the confidence it will need when returning to Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference play next weekend.
Calvert Hall admitted that, as much as losing hurt, the setback better prepared them for Friday night.
“We came off of four straight wins and it was getting to our heads,” running back Daniel Harper Jr. said. “That loss to Spalding was extremely humbling for us and I think we needed it to get better.”
Cardinals coach Josh Ward said that having a young team plays a role in the rollercoaster ride to this point. Many of this year’s players are first-year varsity players. Yet, they soaked in what their coaches told them after last week’s defeat.
“We were beat up a little bit, so we were just getting mentally better — that was our big thing. We talked about mental mistakes all week,” Ward said.
Quarterback Noah Brannock went 12-for18 for 167 yards and three touchdowns in the victory.
Westminster hands FSK first loss
Westminster is growing into a dangerous football team.
The Owls — who started this fall with four consecutive losses — rallied for a secondstraight game on Friday night, this time beating Francis Scott Key, 28-27 in overtime, to hand the Eagles their first loss of the season.
Junior running back Matthew Heath gave the Owls their first lead on a 1-yard touchdown run in overtime and senior linebacker Jack Sabo later helped stuff the Eagles’ 2-point try for the win.
“I am pretty proud. This was a tough game against a good team,” Westminster coach Chris Bassler said. “Really proud of how hard our guys have fought. We’ve played hard all year and we are starting to execute at a much higher rate. When you play hard and execute, good things happen.”
For Francis Scott Key, it was a bold move attempting to win the game with a 2-point conversion after scoring on Rutter’s keeper to draw within a point in the extra period.
Coach Will Thompson saw that his team was gassed with a smaller squad than Westminster and his players having to log big minutes throughout the course of the game.
“I’ve got 25 guys and they can only go for so long,” he said. “I think that caught up with us a little at the end, which is why I decided to go for two.”
— Eric Bem, for Baltimore Sun Media
Atholton knocks off River Hill
Two weeks ago, quarterback Miles Scott had a chance to lead Atholton on a game-winning drive against Oakland Mills.
The Raiders had the ball at midfield with a few minutes remaining, but the Raiders turned it over on downs and ended up falling to the Scorpions for their first loss of the season.
Scott got another chance to lead the Raiders to victory on Friday at River Hill, and the junior signal-caller didn’t let this one get away. With the score tied late in the game, Scott drove the offense down the field
and ran for a 12-yard touchdown with two minutes remaining to lead Atholton to a 14-7 win over the Hawks.
“I learned from [the Oakland Mills] game for sure,” Scott said. “I just put it all in God’s hands, and I had to score a touchdown right there at the end of the game. I knew if I got back in I had to score a touchdown to help us win the game.”
Atholton coach Eric Woodson runs an even two-quarterback system with Scott and senior Harrison Feldman. Both quarterbacks have played in all six games this season.
In the fourth quarter, Scott totaled 44 yards on the ground, mostly on designed outside runs, and 41 yards through the air.
“Unfortunately, two weeks ago it didn’t happen,” Woodson said. “... But I know what I have in Miles. I know Miles can run and throw. We felt as though coming down the stretch that we could get the edge with Miles’ feet.”
“Their quarterback [Scott] is a player,” said River Hill coach Brian Van Deusen, who won his 200th game last week. “He gave us fits. He got out in space and made people miss, and he made the big touchdown run
at the end . ... He’s a dual-threat guy. He has a strong arm. He’s tough to defend.”
Before Friday, Atholton’s last win over River Hill was in 2015, as the Hawks had won the last five matchups. The win is the Raiders’ fourth over the Hawks since 2007.
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Other scores
Oakland Mills 20, Mt. Hebron 6; Wilde Lake 38, Marriotts Ridge 10; Glenelg 35, Howard 21; Chesapeake 26, Crofton 0; Broadneck 42, Annapolis 0; Arundel 36, Northeast 7; Severna Park 22, South River 7; Brunswick 29, Liberty 27; Manchester Valley 40, Century 0; Spalding 31, Malvern Prep 17; Fallston 42, Bel Air 33; Harford Tech 62, Patterson Mill 7; Aberdeen 21, Rising Sun 13; Bo Manor 26, C. Milton Wright 21; Dunbar 60, Lewis 0; Gilman 47, Curley 40; Owings Mills 45, Overlea 32; Dundalk 42, Catonsville 7; Sparrows Point 7, Patapsco 6; Pikesville 21, Lansdowne 0; Kenwood 46, Randallstown 0; Hereford 34, Woodlawn 6; Pallotti 36, John Carroll 10; Oakland Mills 20, Mt. Hebron 6