Thursday
Saint James vs Brunswick , 4
Last Meeting: First Meeting
Last week: Brunswick (1-3) defeated Smithsburg, 25-14; Saint James (3-2) defeated Wyoming Seminary College Prep, 38-14
Notes: Saint James quarterback Jayden Yates had a huge day in the win over Wyoming Seminary College Prep, passing for 289 yards and three touchdowns and added 24 carries for 102 yards rushing and a fourth score. … The Saints have won three straight games after opening with two losses … St. James jumped out to a 14-0 lead and led 28-14 at the half. … Arvid Ryberg caught Yates’ TD pass in the second quarter and added a 26-yard field. He had three catches for 71 yards. … Marcello Anderson scored the Saints’ fifth touchdown. … Xavier Colbert recorded three quarterback sacks and finished with eight tackles, four of them recording losses. … Max Vivier added seven tackles … Yates leads the Saints with 724 yards passing and 452 yards rushing through five games. He had accounted for 11 touchdowns, eight of them rushing. … Colbert is Saint James’ leading receiver with 20 catches for 203 yards. … Liam Hall leads the Saints with 32 tackles in just two games. … The Saints have 13 sacks … Brunswick jumped out to a 19-0 halftime lead on Smithsburg, using a counter running attack out of its Wing-T offense … Barima Baffoe scored two touchdowns for the Railroaders, the first coming on a 54-yard run off a counter play on the second play of the game. … Quarterback Brady Renn passed for a TD. … Smithsburg closed to within 19-14, but Brunswick iced the game on Logan Kisselback’s 1-yard TD with 4:18 remaining. … Brunswick had been outscored 103-38 in its first three games. … Saint James will be the Railroaders final game against a Washington County opponent. They are 1-2 heading into this game. … This will be the second of four consecutive home games for the Saints.
Next week: Saint James hosts Maret
Friday
North Hagerstown at Century, 6:30
Last Meeting: 2018: Century 45, North Hagerstown 13
Series Record: Century leads 3-1
Last week: North Hagerstown (4-0) defeated Central Woodstock (Va.) 18-7, Century (2-2) defeated South Carroll, 16-13
Notes: Defense and special teams vaulted North to the win over Central Woodstock. Michael Stewart – better known as one of the Hubs’ top two ball carriers – keyed the victory with a 55-yard punt return TD to break the scoreless tie before sealing the win with a goal-line interception. … North scored the final 11 points of the game to salt away the win. Ty’Qwell Fauntleroy scored on a 10-yard run and Darius Geaman added a 36-yard field goal to secure the win. … North’s defense made three big plays to turn back Central Woodstock. … The Hubs forced three turnovers. Damean Thomas and Marky McCall recovered fumbles to go with Stewart’s interception. … Central Woodstock outgained North 334-229. … Fauntleroy led the Hubs with 23 carries for 101 yards while Stewart added 75 yards rushing … The tandem has combined for 928 of North’s 1,192 rushing yards this season and have nine of the team’s 15 TDs. … Bryant Noubissie and Blake Custer led North’s defense with 14 tackles each. Thomas added 12 hits while Toni Abonge had 11 tackles. … Century opened the season with a 28-8 win over South Hagerstown before losing tight games to Marriots Ridge and Westminster. … The Knights have scored 78 points this season, while allowing 74 through four games.
Next week: North Hagerstown hosts Williamsport
South Hagerstown at Catoctin, 6:30
Last Meeting: 2022: Catoctin 23, South Hagerstown 10
Series Record: South leads, 7-4
Last week: South Hagerstown (1-3) defeated Thomas Johnson, 34-17; Catoctin (1-3) lost to Boonsboro, 56-7
Notes: South’s victory ended a 12-game losing streak, dating back to a 2024 season opening win over Century. … JoJo Davis led the Rebels by scoring all five of their touchdowns in the win over TJ. He scored on two 1-yard runs, two 41-yard runs and a 43-yard pass. … Davis’ two 1-yard scores gave the Rebels a 14-3 lead at the half … TJ cut the deficit to 14-10 before Davis scored his last three times. … Catoctin ran into a buzzsaw against Boonsboro. … Catoctin allowed eight TDs, six on the ground. … The Cougars have been outscored 101-40 this season, but 56 of those points came vs. Boonsboro. South has been outscored 106-56. Before last week, the Rebels had been held to single-digit outputs in each of the first three games … This is Catoctin’s third straight game against a Washington County opponent. Before Boonsboro, the Cougars lost to Williamsport.
Next week: South Hagerstown is off; Oct. 16 at Williamsport
Smithsburg at Poolesville, 6:45
Last Meeting: 2008: Smithsburg 27, Poolesville 0
Series Record: Smithsburg leads, 3-1
Last week: Smithsburg (2-2) lost to Brunswick, 25-14; Poolesville (1-3) defeated Centennial 21-8
Notes: Smithsburg has won the last three meetings with Poolesville. All four games were played between 2005-08. … The Leopards trailed 19-0 before rallying into contention in the second half … Smithsburg scored on a 7-yard Luke Scott-to-Dakota Sowers pass and a scrambling 5-yard run of Nicolas Roncone. … Smithsburg had early problems defending Brunswick’s counter plays, allowing the Railroaders to bust some big plays. Case in point was Barima Baffoe’s 56-yard TD run on the second play of the game. … The Leopards leaned on Scott’s arm at times in the second half as Smithsburg went to the air to move the ball. He was 9 for 16 for 111 yards and a TD in the second half. … Zach Linn led Smithsburg with 49 yards on six carries. … Smithsburg had 13 plays for 23 yards in the first half. … Poolesville had scored 13 points or less in the first three games of the season before busting out with 21 in its first win. … The Falcons have been outscored 128-53 this season.
Next week: Smithsburg hosts Clear Spring
Williamsport at Boonsboro, 7
Last Meeting: 2024 – Boonsboro 35, Williamsport 14
Series Record: Boonsboro leads series 16-4
Last week: Williamsport (4-0) defeated Northeast (Arundel) 12-6; Boonsboro (3-1) defeated Catoctin, 56-7
Notes: One of the marquee Washington County matchups of the season. … Boonsboro has won the last two meetings and seven of the last nine. … The teams have had two common opponents – Brunswick and Catoctin – and have beat each of the handily. Williamsport was a 27-10 winner over Brunswick in Week 1 and down Catoctin 27-6 in Week 3. The Warriors knocked off Brunswick 42-7 in Week 3 before taking down Catoctin last week. … The Wildcats are 4-0 for the first time since 1964. … Williamsport scored twice in the first quarter and made it stand up for the win over Northeast. … Quarterback Gabe Parker connected with David Grayton for both scores to become the Wildcats’ all-time leader in passing yards and TDs. He finished 290 yards in the game. He is 51 of 85 passing for 1,041 yards and 10 TDs in four games. He has two interceptions … Grayton had five catches for 160 yard to go with the two TDs. He has 18 receptions for 485 yards and five scores this season. … Williamsport’s defense saved the victory as Dylan Serdula and Logan Burcker had last sacks to protect the lead. Jordan Wigfall also had four catches for 98 yards … Taemyji Boyce-Brown led Williamsport with 57 yards rushing. … Burcker finished with 13 tackles, including two for losses and two sacks. … The Wildcats had six sacks in the game. … Tyson Cleary and Landen McAllister are tied for Williamsport’s tackling lead with 36 each. … Boonsboro owned a 21-0 lead over Catoctin after one quarter. … Quarterback Blake Main hit two TD passes in the quarter – a 6-yard strike to Elijah Weddle and a 36-yard score to Edward Boakye. The rest of the Warriors’ damage came on the ground. … Jadon King had two 1-yard TD runs, the first in the 21-point first quarter. He has six TDs in the last two games. … Parker DeBaugh rushed for 121 yards with two touchdowns and two two-point conversions. … Boakye led the Warriors with 127 yards on six carries – including a 63-yard run – while King added 83 rushing yards. … Boonsboro had a 413 to minus-13 edge in rushing yardage. … DeBaugh leads Boonsboro with 313 yards rushing for the season, while King has 232 yards and Boakye 187. They comprise 732 of the 991 yards Boonsboro has amassed on the ground. … Williamsport’s defense has allowed 29 points this season, while Boonsboro has given up 64, but 40 came in the season-opening loss to Middletown.
Next week: Williamsport travels to North Hagerstown, Boonsboro travels to Musselman.
Albert Gallatin at Clear Spring, 6
Last Meeting: 2024: Albert Gallatin 41, Clear Spring 21.
Series Record: Albert Gallatin leads, 1-0
Last week: Albert Gallatin (6-0) defeated Allegany, 63-56 ; Clear Spring (1-3) was defeated by Mountain Ridge, 42-0
Notes: Clear Spring defeated Green Street Academy in the opener before losing in a 34-28 shootout with Berkeley Springs in Week 2. The Blazers have scored just seven points in the last two weeks … Clear Spring has been outscored 123-59 on the season, including 117-35 during its three-game losing streak. … Albert Galliatin scored eight rushing touchdowns against Allegany, including seven by Tee Guesman. The senior had 36 carries for 281 yards for the game. … Bronx Jamison threw for 39 yards on 3 of 4 passing, including a 33-yard TD pass. Guesman has rushed for 863 yards – 143.8 per game – and 16 touchdowns. Gallatin has rushed for 2,052 yards thus far this season … Clayton Bolinger had 54 yards and a TD on two carries. … AG took a 21-0 first-quarter lead on Allegany, started when the Campers fumbled on their own 12. … Allegany tied the score, turning the game into a see-saw battle. … The Colonials pushed out to another 21-point lead and hung on for the victory. … AG is averaging 36.5 points per game to make up for allowing 27.8 per game.
Next week: Clear Spring travels to Smithsburg
Hancock at North Star, 7
Last Meeting: First Meeting
Last week: North Star (Boswell, Pa) (2-4) lost to Everett, 28-0; Hancock lost to Bath County (Va.), 42-0
Notes: Hancock was shutout for the third consecutive game. … The Panthers have just eight points on the season. … They have been outscored 177-8.
Next week: Hancock hosts Stonewall Jackson (Va.)
