North Beats South in Chesapeake Bowl

by Jeff Fisher
Maryland High School Football Huddle

At the start, it looked like Friday night's second annual Chesapeake Bowl all-star football game wasn't going to be a typical all-star football game with the defenses leading the way.

With each team returning kickoffs for touchdown before either offense stepped-on the field, it looked like the game was going to be a high scoring affair at South River High School in Edgewater, Maryland. By the time the crowd had watched the North squad take a 21-7 on the South stars in the first 12 minutes, many thought they were going to see a repeat of last year's offensive game won by the South 30-27.

However, after the first 12 minutes, things returned to normal with both defenses stepping-up, and the North holding-on to win 28-17.

The contest itself, nicknamed "The Civil War" pitted senior high school football stars from Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC and West Virginia (South All-Stars) against a North team made-up of players from Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

The game began with a bang when the North's Nate Smith (Archbishop Wood HS - PA) returned the opening kickoff 90-yards for a score. Not to be outdone, Ronald Darby (Potomac HS - MD) answered with a 77-yards return of his own to tie the game at 7.

The rest of the first quarter featured two teammates from Pittsburgh Central Catholic (PA), who have given their verbal commitments to playing their college ball at the University of Maryland next year.

Quarterback Perry Hills ran for 82 yards and threw for a touchdown in the first quarter to stake the North squad to a 21-7 lead. Hills' teammate Anthony Nixon set-up the first offensive touchdown when he picked-off a pass and returned it to the South 28 yard line.

The pick led to a five-yard touchdown run by Sharif Smith (Furness HS - PA) and a 14-7 North lead. Quarterback Josh Weakland (State College HS - PA) extended the lead to 21-7 with a 28-yard touchdown pass to Ray Cathie (Imani Christian - PA).

Late in the first half, Weakland hooked-up with Bruce Mapp (West Catholic HS - PA) on a 61-yard touchdown that gave the North a 28-10 halftime lead.

Aside from Darby's kickoff return, the South's only other first half score came on a 37-yard field goal by Austin Grebe (North Stafford HS - VA).

After a scoreless third quarter, the South tried to mount a comeback. The South cut the lead to 28-17 with 13:01 to go in the game when Ben Onett (St. John's - DC) threw a 65-yard touchdown strike to Wes Brown (Good Counsel - MD).

However, after that, the North squad used a strong ground game to run out the clock and take the victory.

Smith, who has given his verbal to West Virginia, was named the game's MVP.

Chesapeake Bowl Set for Tonight

by Jeff Fisher
Maryland High School Football Huddle

The second annual Chesapeake Bowl, featuring a team of senior all-stars from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC and West Virginia taking on a team of stars from Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, will be played tonight at South River High School.

The game nicknamed, "The Civil War, will kick-off at 7:30 tonight.

The North squad is being coached by Dan Algeo of Cardinal O'Hara (Pennsylvania) and the South is coached by Stan Sexton of Phoebus (Virginia).

The South squad won the inaugural game last year 30-27.

Click here to view North Roster.

Click here to view South Roster.

2011 Maryland Consensus All-Star High School Football Team

by Jeff Fisher
Maryland High School Football Huddle

Old Mill record-setting running back Rob Chesson is the 2011 Maryland Offensive Player of the Year.

Chesson, who set a state record for touchdowns in a season with 49, led the Patriots to the state's 4A championship.

Good Counsel defensive back Stefon Diggs was named the state's Defensive Player of the Year.

Both Diggs and Chesson are also members of the 20th annual Consensus All-State team that was announced today.

River Hill head coach Brian Van Deusen, who led his school to the 3A state title earlier this month, shared Coach of the Year honors with Good Counsel's Rob Milloy, who's team finished high in most national polls after an undefeated season.

Five players repeated as all-state selections. They are: Gilman's Cyrus Jones and Brian Gaia, Dunbar's Deon-Tay McManus, Urbana's Colton Kmetz and Diggs.

There are five underclassmen on this year's squad.

OFFENSE
QB: Thomas Stuart, Calvert Hall, Sr., 5-11, 165
RB: Wes Brown, Good Counsel, Sr., 6-1, 200
RB: Rob Chesson, Old Mill, Sr., 5-9, 175
RB: Mark Green, Quince Orchard, Sr., 5-9, 180
OL: Paul Federinko, Atholton, Sr., 6-5, 310
OL: Brian Gaia, Gilman, Sr., 6-4, 295
OL: Mike Madaras, Good Counsel, Sr., 6-6, 285
OL: Greg Pyke, Boys’ Latin, Sr., 6-6, 300
OL: Ryan Watson, Good Counsel, Sr., 6-3, 275
WR: Billy Brown, Gaithersburg, Sr., 6-4, 205
WR: Taivon Jacobs, Suitland, Jr., 5-10, 165
WR: Ben Lewis, Middletown, Sr., 6-3, 185
WR: Trevor Williams, Calvert Hall, Sr., 6-2, 190
AP: Cyrus Jones, Gilman, Sr., 5-10, 195
K: Adam Greene, Broadneck, Jr., 5-10, 165

DEFENSE
DL: Roman Braglio, McDonogh, Sr., 6-3, 230
DL: Roderick Chungong, Good Counsel, Sr., 6-3, 245
DL: Kenneth Goins, Gilman, Sr., 5-11, 210
DL: Colton Kmetz, Urbana, Sr., 6-5, 220
DL: Michael Moore, DeMatha, Sr., 6-4, 255
LB: Micah Kiser, Gilman, Jr., 6-2, 215
LB: Sam Lebbie, DeMatha, Sr., 6-2, 240
LB: Marcus Newby, Quince Orchard, Jr., 6-1, 210
LB: Shawn Petty, Eleanor Roosevelt, Sr., 6-3, 230
LB: Tyler Thompson, Linganore, Sr., 5-11, 220
DB: Da’Quan Davis, Calvert Hall, Sr., 5-11, 175
DB: Stefon Diggs, Good Counsel, Sr., 6-1, 190
DB: Kendall Fuller, Good Counsel, Jr., 6-0, 185
DB: Donovan Riley, Poly, Sr., 6-0, 195
DB: Deon-Tay McManus, Dunbar, Sr., 6-2, 210

2011 Maryland Big School & Small School All-State Teams

BIG SCHOOLS

First Team Offense
QB: Thomas Stuart, Calvert Hall, Sr., 5-11, 165
RB: Wes Brown, Good Counsel, Sr., 6-1, 200
RB: Rob Chesson, Old Mill, Sr., 5-9, 175
RB: Mark Green, Quince Orchard, Sr., 5-9, 180
RB: Devon Paye, Hammond, Sr., 6-0, 180
OL: Paul Federinko, Atholton, Sr., 6-5, 310
OL: Brian Gaia, Gilman, Sr., 6-4, 295
OL: Moise Larose, Meade, Jr., 6-5, 285
OL: Mike Madaras, Good Counsel, Sr., 6-6, 285
OL: Ryan Watson, Good Counsel, Sr., 6-3, 275
WR: Billy Brown, Gaithersburg, Sr., 6-4, 205
WR: Taivon Jacobs, Suitland, Jr., 5-10, 165
WR: Trevor Williams, Calvert Hall, Sr., 6-2, 190
AP: Cyrus Jones, Gilman, Sr., 5-10, 195
K: Adam Greene, Broadneck, Jr., 5-10, 165

First Team Defense
DL: Roman Braglio, McDonogh, Sr., 6-3, 230
DL: Roderick Chungong, Good Counsel, Sr., 6-3, 245
DL: Kenneth Goins, Gilman, Sr., 5-11, 210
DL: Colton Kmetz, Urbana, Sr., 6-5, 220
DL: Michael Moore, DeMatha, Sr., 6-4, 255
LB: Micah Kiser, Gilman, Jr., 6-2, 215
LB: Sam Lebbie, DeMatha, Sr., 6-2, 240
LB: Marcus Newby, Quince Orchard, Jr., 6-1, 210
LB: Shawn Petty, Eleanor Roosevelt, Sr., 6-3, 230
LB: Tyler Thompson, Linganore, Sr., 5-11, 220
DB: Da’Quan Davis, Calvert Hall, Sr., 5-11, 175
DB: Stefon Diggs, Good Counsel, Sr., 6-1, 190
DB: Kendall Fuller, Good Counsel, Jr., 6-0, 185
DB: Donovan Riley, Poly, Sr., 6-0, 195
P: Jake McQuay, Perry Hall, Sr., 6-0, 165

Second Team Offense
QB: Joel Jorgensen, McDonogh, Sr., 6-3, 180
RB: Davonte Fletcher, Huntingtown, Sr., 5-9, 165
RB: DeAndre’ Lane, Catonsville, Jr., 5-8, 170
RB: Anthony Squire, Suitland, Jr., 5-10, 180
RB: Aaron Wells, River Hill, Sr., 5-8, 185
OL: Connor Bozick, DeMatha, Sr., 6-5, 305
OL: Teddy Marshall, Old Mill, Sr., 5-11, 250
OL: Wayne Schultz, Thomas Johnson, Sr., 6-5, 320
OL: Brady Stup, Tuscarora, Sr., 6-4, 270 [Towson]
OL: Shayne Sullivan, Archbishop Spalding, Sr., 6-5, 285
WR: Christian Carpenter, Aberdeen, Sr., 6-2, 185
WR: Deniko Carter, Catonsville, Sr., 6-5, 175
WR: Ian Thomas, Franklin, Sr., 6-0, 190
AP: Zach Bradshaw, Damascus, Jr., 6-3, 205
K: Johnny Dearstine, Linganore, Sr., 5-9, 170

Second Team Defense
DL: Shaneil Jenkins, Suitland, Sr., 6-4, 240
DL: Allen Jackson, McDonogh, Sr., 6-5, 225
DL: Henry Poggi, Gilman, Jr., 6-3, 250
DL: Charles Tapper, City College, Sr., 6-3, 240
DL: Brent Wilkerson, DeMatha, Sr., 6-4, 245
LB: Riley Davis, River Hill, Sr., 6-1, 225
LB: Devon Porchia, Gilman, Sr., 6-2, 200
LB: Rafael Kess, Old Mill, Sr., 6-0, 215
LB: Dorian O’Daniel, Good Counsel, Jr., 6-1, 205
LB: C.J. Williams, Calvert Hall, Sr., 6-0, 210
DB: Jordan Garrison, Poly, Sr., 6-1, 210
DB: Simba Gwashavanhu, Gaithersburg, Sr., 6-2, 180
DB: Stefan Houston, Clarksburg, Sr., 6-3, 200
DB: Torie Wagner, Old Mill, Sr., 5-10, 180
DB: Juleon Killikelly-Lee, Woodlawn, Sr., 6-0, 165

Honorable Mention Offense
Quarterbacks: Matty Callahan, Northwest; Romie Cheese, Westminster; Jake Clise, Loyola; Shane Cockerille, Gilman; Connor Cox, South River; Mike DeBaugh, Perry Hall; Kenny Faulcon, Aberdeen; Lansana Keita, Churchill; Brendan Marshall, Good Counsel; Brian McMahon, Atholton; Darrell Milburn, Poly; Michael Spahr, Urbana; Nyema Washington, Suitland.

Running Backs: D.J. Briscoe, North Point; Troye Bullock, DeMatha; Phillip Butler, North Hagerstown; Lavon Chaney, South River; Adam Coles, Potomac; Allen Cross, Long Reach; Jon Hammer, North Harford; Calvinaugh Jones, Meade; James Jones-Williams, Seneca Valley; D.J. Kee, Stephen Decatur; Eric Latham, Perry Hall; Brandon Neverdon, Calvert Hall; Joe Riddle, Linganore; D.J. Smith, Archbishop Spalding; Fernando Smith, Sherwood; Isaiah Smith, South Hagerstown; Kenny Thomas, Atholton; Darius Victor, Northwestern-PG; Brandon Walker, Glen Burnie; Bene’t Willis, Paint Branch.

Linemen: Andreas Antone-Ford, Wise; Avon Davey, Thomas Johnson; Malik Barnell, South Hagerstown; Mike Boland, Georgetown Prep; Tommie Boozer, Eleanor Roosevelt; Will Coughlin, North Point; Tom Demetriou, Mount St. Joseph; Karou Diakite, Churchill; Brandon Dixon, Catonsville; Dylan Dopson, North Hagerstown; Austin Eagle, Arundel; David Eldridge, Hereford; Nadim Elhage, Churchill; Antonio Harris, Wise; Joe Heying, Huntingtown; Dimitri Hill, Westlake; Karrs Johnson, River Hill; Brandon Jones, Eastern Tech; Matt Juliano, Urbana; Darrion Locke, Churchill; Anthony Lucian, Linganore; John Moran, Loyola; Cyril Nuworsoo, Franklin; Daved Paddack, North Hagerstown; Adam Quigley, Seneca Valley; Aaron Rowland, South Hagerstown; Jeff Schaefer, Walt Whitman; Ryan Schneider, Georgetown Prep; Aaron Skeen, Eastern Tech; Mike Slay, Severna Park; Will Smith, Paint Branch; Chris Usenica, Damascus; Matt Wicklein, Archbishop Spalding; Brandon Wooten, North Harford; Antoine Wright, Catonsville.

Wide Receivers/Tight Ends: Marcus Alston, Mount St. Joseph; Elijah Bah, Blake; Garrett Bean, Westminster; Curt Brooks, Wootton; Dequan Ellison, Atholton; Jordan Floyd, Loyola; Nate Hairston, Thomas Johnson; Romeo Harris, Arundel; Michael Johnson, Great Mills; Chris King, DeMatha; Tommy Klotz, Wilde Lake; Justin Lawrence, Westlake; Trent Lundy, Perry Hall; Xavier Nelson, Springbrook; Darnell Solomon, Broadneck; Michael Strange, South River; Austin Tennessee, Atholton; Brendan Wharton, Urbana.

All-Purpose: Sam Benjamin, Mount St. Joseph; Ron Darby, Potomac; Angelo DeShields, Mount St. Joseph; Brandon Hess, South Hagerstown; Travis Jenkins, Kenwood; Rahman Kamara, Bladensburg; Abu Kiawu, Tuscarora; Da’Quan Smith, City College; Tyrone TeMoney, Eleanor Roosevelt.

Kickers/Punters: Junior Arcaro, Seneca Valley; Scott Barrett, Huntingtown; Roger Bergeron, Northeast-AA; Kyle Bosserman, Eastern Tech; Edward Brennan, Georgetown Prep; Milan Collins, Bishop McNamara; Jerel English, Frederick; Andrew Fisher, Hereford; Mark Grunberg, North Hagerstown; Brendan Magistro, C.M. Wright; Sean Myers, Franklin; Chris Peterson, Centennial; J.T. Root, North Hagerstown.

Honorable Mention Defense
Linemen: Alex Barclay, Archbishop Spalding; Brenton Barnes, Aberdeen; Tommy Chepurko, Arundel; Nick Craven, Stephen Decatur; Nicoy Davis, Seneca Valley; Bennie Hodges, La Plata; Emmanuel Holder, Calvert Hall; Seth Holbrook, Old Mill; Malik Johnson, Archbishop Spalding; Julian Jones, Catonsville; Justin Lee, Reservoir; Darnell Leslie, Quince Orchard; Anthony Lewis, North Harford; Sean Lipscomb, Catonsville; Nick Lucian, Linganore; Shaquille Melvin, Franklin; Mike Soper, Perry Hall; Monte Taylor, Flowers; Azubuike Ukandu, Towson; Steve Whiting, Atholton.

Linebackers: Brendon Berney, Thomas Johnson; Austin Brown, Hereford; Terrance Brownlee, Old Mill; Hunter Cox, Meade; Blake Dove, Seneca Valley; Sergio Galvan, North Hagerstown; Chris Hampton, Georgetown Prep; Marty Heyn, Quince Orchard; Malik Jackson, Franklin; Austin Jacques, Flowers; Taylor Janoskie, Loyola; Rasheed Lashley, Hammond; Steve Manders, Archbishop Spalding; Drew Mullhausen, North Harford; Marcel Ngachie, Good Counsel; D’Angelo Niler, Wise; Miles Norris, Gilman; Shamair Parkham, Howard; Andrew Pitsenberger, Walter Johnson; Salaman Riddell, Old Mill; Matt Ruthke, Perry Hall; Chris Sams, Stephen Decatur; Bret Sickels, Churchill; Julian Singletary, Catonsville; Stanley Smith, Milford Mill; Tre Smith, Wise; Joshua Thorne, Potomac; Kevaughn Townsend, Bishop McNamara; Derogera Tyson, North Point; Josh Woodburn, Huntingtown; Michael Wroble, Chopticon.

Defensive Backs: Richy Anderson, Thomas Johnson; Tamlin Antoine, Eleanor Roosevelt; Chevez Cheatham, Aberdeen; Deemer Class, Loyola; Damian Crowell, Broadneck; C.J. Davis, South Hagerstown; Cornell Duncan, Crossland; Reggie Ellis, Franklin; Tyler Fairbanks, Georgetown Prep; Randall Lawson, River Hill; Blake Monroe, North Point; Michael Partilla, Arundel; Keith Payne, Flowers; Troy Poole, Perry Hall; Kortez Prather, North Point; Blake Russell, Northeast-AA; James Smith, Chopticon; Gabe Stewart, Huntingtown; George Van Hove, Urbana; Mike Westray, Westlake; Dominique Williams, Churchill; Tavon Young, Potomac.

SMALL SCHOOLS

First Team Offense
QB: Ian Fisher, Brunswick, Sr., 6-6, 245
RB: Garrett Clay, Fort Hill, Sr., 6-0, 185
RB: Kevin Jones, Bullis, Sr., 5-7, 190
RB: Josh McPhearson, Annapolis Area Christian, Sr., 5-10, 180
OL: Josh Chiasson, St. Mary’s-AA, Sr., 6-4, 245
OL: Raphael Douglas, Patuxent, Jr., 6-3, 265
OL: James Fenwick, Douglass-PG, Jr., 6-2, 245
OL: Sunny Odoqwu, St. Frances, Sr., 6-8, 285
OL: Greg Pyke, Boys’ Latin, Sr., 6-6, 300
OL: Terrell Randolph, Gwynn Park, Sr., 6-0, 250
WR: Paul Harris, Douglass-PG, Jr., 6-5, 200
WR: T.J. Gamble, Walkersville, Sr., 6-1, 185
WR: Ben Lewis, Middletown, Sr., 6-3, 185
AP: Zach Welch, Middletown, Jr., 5-11, 180
K: Ben Priddy, Severn, Jr., 6-0, 170

First Team Defense
DL: D’Sean Cummings, Douglass-PG, Jr., 6-5, 210
DL: Connor Davis, Fallston, Sr., 6-8, 240
DL: Justin Falcinelli, Middletown, So., 6-5, 290
DL: Marvin Gross, Dunbar, Jr., 6-4, 215
DL: Ty Tucker, Walkersville, Sr., 6-3, 265
LB: Collin Delauter, Middletown, Sr., 6-0, 220
LB: LaVar Highsmith, Dunbar, Sr., 6-0, 220
LB: Matthew Paul, Douglass-PG, Jr., 5-10, 200
LB: C.J. Walters, Walkersville, Jr., 6-0, 185
LB: Alex Wells, Overlea, Sr., 6-0, 200
DB: Brandon Banks, Gwynn Park, Sr., 5-11, 165
DB: Jerrod Harper, Mountain Ridge, Sr., 6-0, 200
DB: Malique Johnson, Annapolis Area Christian, Sr., 6-2, 195
DB: Deon-Tay McManus, Dunbar, Sr., 6-2, 210
P: Cullin Brown, Fort Hill, Sr., 5-10, 170

Second Team Offense
QB: Ben Goodrich, Kent Island, Sr., 6-0, 165
RB: Dontae Ayers, Wicomico, Jr., 5-8, 200
RB: Jamil Lee, Joppatowne, Sr., 5-10, 190
RB: Joe Peaker, Perryville, Jr., 5-10, 190
RB: Avery Williams, Archbishop Curley, Sr., 5-11, 200
OL: Jake Muir, Cambridge-S.D., Sr., 6-3, 280
OL: Bryce Lowery, Fort Hill, Sr., 6-1, 205
OL: Kyle Lewis, Wicomico, Sr., 6-2, 250
OL: Mike Tremper, Southern-AA, Jr., 6-1, 245
OL: Judd Ziegler, Middletown, Sr., 6-0, 195
WR: Blaine Price, Brunswick, Jr., 5-10, 180
WR: Ryan Umpleby, Fallston, Sr., 6-1, 175
TE: Ernest Hawkins, Dunbar, Sr., 6-2, 225
AP: Dylan Clay, Fort Hill, Sr., 5-11, 180
K: Brady Policelli, Walkersville, Jr., 5-10, 175

Second Team Defense
DL: Brady Dove, Kent Island, Sr., 5-9, 205
DL: Galen Evans, Annapolis Area Christian, Sr., 6-3, 295
DL: Nick Greise, Fort Hill, Sr., 6-2, 200
DL: Darryl Johnson, Perryville, Jr., 6-3, 325
DL: J.R. Lowery, Boonsboro, Sr., 5-9, 210
DL: Nate McCarty, Middletown, Sr., 6-1, 220
LB: Ben Hummer, St. Mary’s-AA, Jr., 5-11, 195
LB: Austin Lee, Fort Hill, Sr., 5-10, 180
LB: Jacob McIntyre, Wicomico, Sr., 6-2, 200
LB: Marquis Smith, Lackey, Sr., 6-4, 220
DB: Jacob Miller, Walkersville, Sr., 6-3, 190
DB: Dan Mullen, South Carroll, Sr., 6-1, 195
DB: Terrence Williams, Dunbar, Sr., 5-11, 175
DB: Michael Pritts, Middletown, Sr., 5-11, 180
P: A.J. Robbins, Liberty, Jr., 5-10, 180

Honorable Mention Offense
Quarterbacks: Kylor Bellistri, Bullis; Chris Chick, Annapolis Area Christian; Luke Depasquale, Patterson Mill; Christian DiPaola, Maryland Christian; Shawheem Dowdy, New Town; Dom Frank, Manchester Valley; Travez Lee, Patuxent; Adam Mellott, Clear Spring; Taitor Reynolds, Douglass-PG; Gabe Sherrod, Perryville; Dan Strietbeck, Mountain Ridge.

Running Backs: Deone Alston, Patterson Mill; Alex Baker, Northern Garrett; A.J. Bright, St. Vincent Pallotti; Brandon Cherry, Boys’ Latin; Rafiq Douglass, Patuxent; Eddy Escobar, Perryville; Steve Everette, Edmondson; Derek Frank, Maryland School for the Deaf; Shaquille Guyton-Jackson, Surrattsville; Rachid Ibrahim, Avalon School; Mike James, Maryland Christian; Justin Jardeleza, Boonsboro; Marlon Jones, Wicomico; Nate Lewnes, St. Mary’s-AA; J.T. Rice, Boonsboro; Nick Schaffer, Century.

Linemen: Rob Adams, Sparrows Point; Ben Cohen, Liberty; Cody Covell, South Carroll; Tony James, New Town; D.J. Jolley, Fort Hill; Don Knox, Century; Kyle Lewis, Wicomico; Anthony Malik, Brunswick; Trey Murray, Queen Anne’s; Zach Nalley, Williamsport; Tyler Whitby, Kent Island.

Receivers/Tight Ends: Ryan Aaron, Clear Spring; Dominic Drew, Oakland Mills; Kyle Fiedler, North Carroll; Tyler Habel, Clear Spring; Justin Jefferies, Mountain Ridge; Dwayne Marshall, Dundalk; Micah May, Fort Hill; Joe McDonald, Landon; Garrett Rohrbaugh, Catoctin; Aaron Turner, Boonsboro; Marty Windisch, Manchester Valley.

All-Purpose: Troy Barton, Parkside; Tay Tay Brooks, Cambridge-S.D.; Ethan Griffen, Perryville;Corray Heath, Wicomico; DeQuan Pettway, Overlea; Logan Ryder, Century; Andrew Sheard, Rising Sun.

Kickers/Punters: Luke Brister, Glenelg; Sebastian Cuenca, Winters Mill; Heath Dorrell, Queen Anne’s; Sean Forner, South Carroll; Cameron Rich, Kent Island.

Honorable Mention Defense
Linemen: Britton Beard, Boonsboro; Rehvon Bryan, Southern-AA; Jay Dennis, Walkersville; Alex Fridley, Williamsport; Justin Gunn, Patterson Mill; Zach Meyers, Northern Garrett; Gary Pink, Harford Tech; Shane Phillips, Mountain Ridge; Calvert Schaefer, Winters Mill; Brandon Starliper, Williamsport; Denzel Varner, John Carroll; John Warfield, Glenelg; Wesley Wills, Fort Hill; Alex Wood, Cambridge-S.D.

Linebackers: Charles Brown Jr., Dunbar; Nate Downs, Williamsport; Sam Elwood, Clear Spring; Lance Fullwood, Fort Hill; Ryan Grimes, St. John’s Catholic Prep; Robby Hogue, Smithsburg; Devan Jones, New Town; Jason Mason, Northern Garrett; Jacob Morgan, Perryville; Ryan Patrick, South Carroll; DaJuan Randall, Surrattsville; Trey Savage, Patuxent; Jason Wright, Mountain Ridge; Matt Zelechowski, Archbishop Curley.

Defensive Backs: Daquan Banks, Cambridge-S.D.; Collin Gantt, Patuxent; Zach Poffenberger, Boonsboro; Garrett Wiles, Hancock; Tyler Wise, Williamsport; Darrell Wyche, New Town.

Maryland High School Football Scores - Playoffs/Championships

Maryland High School Football Scores
Friday & Saturday, December 2-3, 2011

Playoffs
Championships

4A
Old Mill  36  Quince Orchard  35 (OT)

3A
River Hill  41  Thomas Jefferson  13

2A
Middletown  43  Douglass-PG  6

1A

Dunbar  32  Perryville  11

I-95 Kickoff Classic: 8 Games, 3 Days

by Jeff Fisher
Maryland High School Football Huddle

The 2011 I-95 Kickoff Classic doubled in size, and for Maryland-DC football fans, that's a good thing as eight games will be played over three days.

Headlining the event is Friday night's game between Gilman and Virginia-power Oscar Smith.

Gilman opened the season with a 68-9 thrashing of Maryland Christian, while the Tigers will playing their season opener.

Oscar Smith will be a good test for the Greyhounds.  OS is coming off an 11-2 season, but the Tigers failed to reach Virginia 6A semifinals for the first time since 2006.

The Tigers are led by J.J. Williamson, who threw for 3,400 yards and 37 touchdowns last year.

Here's the schedule for the weekend:

Thursday, September 1st
at Bowie State

5PM - Mt. St. Joseph vs. Friendship Collegiate Academy (DC)
7:30 PM - St. John's (DC) vs. Calvert Hall

Friday, September 2nd
at Morgan St.

5 PM - Dr. Henry H. Wise vs. Franklin (Baltimore)
7:30 PM - Gilman vs. Oscar Smith (VA)

Saturday, September 3rd
at Morgan St.

10:45 AM - Archbishop Curley vs. Patterson (Baltimore)
1:45 PM - DeMatha vs. Loyola
4:45 PM - Westlake vs. Urbana
7:45 PM - Dunbar (Baltimore) vs. Dunbar (DC)

McDonough School Surprises Good Counsel to Win Ravens' 7-on-7

by Jeff Fisher
Maryland High School Football Huddle

It was a perfect day for the McDonogh School at the inaugural Baltimore Ravens 7-on-7 Passing Jamboree Tournament at M&T Bank Stadium on Friday.

The Rams, who were 6-4 last season, shocked everyone by beating Good Counsel in overtime for the championship.  Good Counsel is ranked #15 in MaxPreps.com's Preseason Top 25 Early Contenders Poll.

McDonogh won the championship when Jabri Weems caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from Joe Jorgensen on the final play of the game.

The Rams beat North Hagerstown in the first round of the single-elimination tournament and then advanced to the final with a seminfinal win over DeMatha.

DeMatha bounced back to win the bronze medal game beating Poly.  Briar Woods took fifth place with an overtime win over River Hill.  7th place when to Frederick with a victory over North Hagerstown.

Ravens' 7-on-7 High School Football Tourney Reaches Finale

by Jeff Fisher
Maryland High School Football Huddle

Courtesy: www.baltimoreravens.com

Eight Maryland high school football teams will spend the day in M&T Bank Stadium today battling for the right to call themselves champions of the Baltimore Ravens 7-on-7 Football Tournament sponsored by Under Armour.

The eight teams qualified for the championship round by advancing through regional tournaments over two weekends.  The tourney began with 64 teams and over 1,200 student-athletes.

Advancing out of the June 4th regional at St. Paul's School were Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, McDonough School, Our Lady of Good Counsel and River Hill.  The four finalist from the June 11th tournament at Frederick High School are: Briar Woods, DeMatha, Frederick and North Hagerstown.

The teams will be split into two pools of four teams with each team guaranteed to play three, 40-minute games.  The championship game in the single-elimination tourney will be played a 3 P.M.

Check the Maryland High School Football Huddle later today for the results.

Bishop Walsh HS Names New Head Football Coach

by Jeff Fisher
Maryland High School Football Huddle

Geno Taylor is the new head football coach at Bishop Walsh.

Taylor takes over for Mike Page, who resigned after three seasons.  Bishop Walsh went 9-1, 6-4 and 1-9 under Page's reign.

Taylor is a graduate of Allegany High School, and has coach football at Allegany and Mountain Ridge high schools over the last eight seasons.

DeMatha Turns Football Program Over to 27-Year Old Head Coach

by Jeff Fisher
Maryland High School Football Huddle

Courtesy of MG Helmets

One of America's top high school football programs has turned to a 27-year old alum to be its new head football coach.

DeMatha has named 2002 grad Elijah Brooks as the replacement for long-time coach Bill McGregor, who resigned earlier this year after 29-years in-charge of the Stags.

Brooks, who played running back for DeMatha, has been a member of McGregor's staff since the fall of 2007 after graduating from William & Mary.

McGregor, who resigned March 28th, led DeMatha to a record of 278-40-3 in his tenure as head coach.  More than 350 of McGregor's players received Division I or I-AA scholarships.

McGregor was a guest on my NHSCA Sports Hour on April 3rd.

Click here to listen to my interview with Coach McGregor.

I-95 Kickoff Classic Doubles in Size

by Jeff Fisher
Maryland High School Football Huddle

Organizers of the I-95 Kickoff Classic, which features high school football teams from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., were so happy with last year's four-game event, that they've decided to add four more games to the 2011 schedule.

The game will be played over a three-day period starting on September 1st at Bowie State and Morgan State Universities.

One of the highlights will be a game between Virginia power Oscar Smith and Gilman on September 2nd. Gilman has won three Maryland state championships in the last five years.  Oscar Smith has lost only two regular season games in the past seven years.

Another highlight will be a rematch of the 2010 I-95 Kickoff Classic game between DeMatha and Loyola on Saturday.  DeMatha will be playing its first season in 29 years without head coach Bill McGregor, who resigned earlier this year.  DeMatha won last year's game 45-31.

Then there's the public vs. private school match-up between Baltimore City champ Patterson and Archbishop Curley also on Saturday.

Here's the schedule...

Thursday, September 1st
at Bowie State

5PM - Mt. St. Joseph vs. Friendship Collegiate Academy (DC)
7:30 PM - St. John's (DC) vs. Calvert Hall

Friday, September 2nd
at Morgan St.

5 PM - Dr. Henry H. Wise vs. Franklin (Baltimore)
7:30 PM - Gilman vs. Oscar Smith (VA)

Saturday, September 3rd
at Morgan St.

10:45 AM - Archbishop Curley vs. Patterson (Baltimore)
1:45 PM - DeMatha vs. Loyola
4:45 PM - Westlake vs. Urbana
7:45 PM - Dunbar (Baltimore) vs. Dunbar (DC)

After Nearly Three Decades, DeMatha in Market for New Football Coach

by Jeff Fisher
Maryland High School Football Huddle

After 29-years and 280 wins against only 39 losses, Bill McGregor is leaving the DeMatha sideline.

McGregor has resigned after a distinguished career that saw him send over 350 players on to college football with Division I scholarships. His teams won 18 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference titles.

In 2004, McGregor was named the NFL's National Coach of the Year. Eight of his former players have played in the NFL. At the start of the 2009 NFL season, DeMatha led American high schools with five former Stags on NFL opening day rosters.

Maryland - 2011 National Signing Day

Adrian Amos (Calvert Hall College, CB) - Penn St.
Charlie Clark (North Carroll, LB) - Lafayette
Darian Cooper (DeMatha, DL) - Iowa
Blake Countess (Good Counsel, DB) - Michigan
Conner Crowell (North Point, LB) - Ohio St.
Zach Dancel (Good Counsel, Ath) - New Mexico
Crusoe Gongbay (Rockville, RB) - New Mexico
Darien Harris (DeMatha, LB) - Michigan St.
Jeremiah Hendy (Bowie, DB) - Maryland
Nico Law (Bishop McNamara, DB) - Iowa
Jordan Lomax (DeMatha, CB) - Iowa
Jamal Merritt (Sherwood, DB) - New Mexico
Jamal Price (McDonough, OL) - New Mexico
Donovan Smith (Owings Mill, OL) - Penn St.
Dovonta Tabannah (Potomac, DB) - New Mexico
Alex Twine (Quince Orchard, LB) - Maryland
Michael Williams (DeMatha, DB) - Maryland