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.