Friday
North Hagerstown at Boonsboro, 7
Last Meeting: 2024 – Boonsboro 28, North Hagerstown 27
Series record: Boonsboro, 12-6
Last week: North Hagerstown (5-2) lost to Fort Hill, 48-6; Boonsboro (4-3) lost to SEED 29-20.
Notes: Boonsboro has won the last four meeting and eight of the last nine over North. … Boonsboro is on a two-game losing streak after starting 4-1 … North has lost two of its last three games after starting 4-0. … North Hagerstown is third in the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) Class 3A West rankings. The Hubs are currently projected to host Northwood for a first-round playoff matchup. … Boonsboro is second in the MPSSAA Class 1A North rankings. The Warriors are currently projected host Catoctin for a first-round playoff matchup. … The Hubs lost ground early to Fort Hill. The Sentinels took a 25-0 halftime lead while controlling North’s running game. … North, which averaged 161 yards rushing per game entering the matchup, was held to 48 yards running in the game. … Ty’Qwell Fauntleroy, who scored North’s only touchdown to open the third quarter, led North with 69 yards rushing. The rest of the Hubs had minus-21 yards on 20 carries. … Fort Hill held North to 100 yards of total offense, while rolling up 324 yards. North averaged 310.6 yards through the first six games of the season. … Braelyn Younger rushed for 227 yards and three TDs to lead the Sentinels. … Fort Hill also collected a safety and ran a kickoff back for a touchdown. … Bryan Noubissie led North with 16 tackles, followed by Blake Custer (14), Damean Thomas (12) and Ben Distefano (12) with double-figure hits. … Boonsboro scored the first 14 points against SEED. But the Sabers scored the next 29 to take control of the game. … SEED ran for three touchdowns on runs and returned a fumble kick for the fourth score. … All three Boonsboro scores came off passes by quarterback Blake Main. Jayden Paugh caught two (21 and 17 yards) while the third went of Jadon King (2). … King led Boonsboro with 96 yards rushing. The rest of the Warriors managed 28 yards on 19 carries. … King is the Warriors’ top rusher with 641 yards. Boonsboro has rushed for 1,629 yards as a team. … Main has thrown for 838 yards with 12 TDs and two interceptions. … Paugh led Boonsboro’s defense with 16 tackles and an interception, while Logan Atkinson added 15. Atkinson leads Boonsboro with 64 total tackles. … Boonsboro has allowed 157 points this season, but 106 has come in the three losses. The Warriors have scored 220 points. … North has outscored opponents 166-130. The Hubs allowed 15 points or less in their five wins.
Next Week: Thursday, South Hagerstown at North Hagerstown, 6; Friday – Smithsburg at Boonsboro, 7
Southern Huntingdon at Clear Spring, 6
Last Meeting: 2024 – Clear Spring 36, South Huntingdon 24
Series record: Clear Spring, 1-0
Last week: Southern Huntingdon (2-7) lost to Juniata Valley, 35-6; Clear Spring (2-5) lost to Tussey Mountain. 21-14
Notes: Clear Spring is seventh in the MPSSAA Class 1A West rankings. The Blazers are currently projected to travel to Smithsburg for a first-round playoff matchup. … Tussey Mountain is the only common opponent for the two teams. The Rockets lost to TM 19-13 on Aug 29. … Southern Huntington managed just 113 yards of total offense in the loss to Juniata Valley. … Drew Flood rushed for a team-high 53 yards…. Eli Rice is the Rockets’ top runner with 462 of the team’s 1,111 total rushing yards. … Quarterback Cohen Snyder had thrown for 810 yards and five TDs, but has 11 interceptions. … The Rockets have scored 121 points (15.1 points per game). They have allowed 309 points so far. … Clear Spring fell behind 21-0 against Tussey Mountain. The Titans’ Nick Lucko rushed for 160 yards and two TDs in the win. Quarterback Owen Miller hit on 9-of-12 passes for 164 yards and a touchdown. … The Blazers used an Alex Matthews-to-Will Bennett touchdown pass and a Daniel Apiou run to mount a comeback, but fell short. … Clear Spring has been outscored 213-114 this season.
Next Week: Clear Spring at Hancock, 7
Liberty at South Hagerstown, 6
Last Meeting: 2018 – Liberty 36, South Hagerstown 33
Series record: Liberty, 2-0
Last week: Liberty (4-3) defeated Winters Mill, 15-14; South Hagerstown (2-5) lost to Williamsport, 21-12
Notes: Liberty is on a two-game winning streak … South Hagerstown is fifth in the MPSSAA Class 4A/3A rankings. The Rebels are currently projected to travel to Macgruder for a first-round playoff matchup. … Liberty is fifth in the Class 2A/1A West rankings … The teams have two common opponents. Liberty beat Francis Scott Key, 45-20, on Oct. 10 and will face Century on Oct. 31. South has previously lost to both teams, both in the first two weeks of the season. The Rebels fell 28-8 to Century on Sept. 5 and 31-7 to FSK on Sept. 12. … Liberty has been streaky this season, but hasn’t won or lost more than two games in a row since losing its opener. … The Lions have outscored their opponents by a modest 141-103. Liberty averages 20.1 points per game. … Josiah Davis- leading rusher in Washington County is the focal point of South’s offense. He scored a touchdown in the loss to Williamsport. … The Rebels have unveiled a “Beast” offense, featuring three running backs lining up alongside quarterback Lucas Semler to provide lead blocking and deception to their ground game. … Semler became South’s quarterback midseason, providing the Rebels with an upgraded passing game. He connected with Kareem Walton for a 33-yard TD against Williamsport. … South has been outscored 167-103 this season, averaging 14.7 points per game.
Next Week: Thursday, South Hagerstown at North Hagerstown, 6
Smithsburg at Fort Hill, 7
Last Meeting: 2024 – Fort Hill 61, Smithsburg 6
Series record: Fort Hill, 6-0
Last week: Smithsburg (4-3) defeated Catoctin, 14-6; Fort Hill (4-3) defeated North Hagerstown, 48-6
Notes: The game is a showdown between the top two teams in the state Class 1A West rankings … Smithsburg is second in the MPSSAA Class 4A/3A West rankings. The Leopards are currently projected to host Clear Spring for a first-round playoff matchup … Fort Hill is first in the MPSSAA Class 1A rankings. The Sentinels are currently projected to host Hancock for a first-round playoff matchup. … Smithsburg has alternated wins and losses this season to reach 4-3. … Smithsburg scored two first-half touchdowns and posted a 14-0 halftime lead and made them stick. … Luke Scott hit Dakota Sowers for a 24-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter and a five-yard score to Marquis Weakfall in the second quarter. … The Leopards have scored just 139 points this season, but have only allowed 120. They have been outscored 76-28 in their three losses. … The Sentinels took a 25-0 halftime lead and controlled North Hagerstown’s running game to claim a convincing victory. … Fort Hill held North to 48 yards rushing. The Hubs had averaged 161 yards a game on the ground … Fort Hill held Ty’Qwell Fauntleroy, North’s leading rusher, to 69 yards and North to only 100 yards of offense. … Braelyn Younger rushed for 227 yards and three TDs to lead the Sentinels. … Fort Hill also collected a safety and ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Next Week: Smithsburg at Boonsboro, 7
Williamsport at Mountain Ridge, 6:30
Last Meeting: 2024 – Williamsport 47, Mountain Ridge 27
Series record: Mountain Ridge, 3-2
Last week: Williamsport (5-2) defeated South Hagerstown, 21-12; Mountain Ridge (3-4) defeated Northern Garrett, 17-14
Notes: Before last year’s win, Williamsport had dropped three straight meetings vs. the Miners. … Williamsport is third in the MPSSAA Class 2A/1A West rankings. The Wildcats are currently projected to host Walkersville for a first-round playoff matchup. … Mountain Ridge is fourth in the MPSSAA Class 1A West rankings. … Both schools have played and lost to Boonsboro … Williamsport is 4-0 in home games, but 1-2 on the road. … Williamsport went through a bit of a struggle against South Hagerstown. The Wildcats led 7-0 at the half before scoring in the first minute of the third quarter. It came on the third play of the half with quarterback Gabriel Parker hitting David Grayton on a 59-yard pass play. … Parker hit Donnell Jefferies for a 12-yard TD in the first quarter and Luke Durham scored on a two-yard run in the third quarter to cap the Wildcats’ scoring. … Parker threw for 150 yards and two TDs but only connected on 7 of 17 passes. He has passed for 1,493 yards and 13 touchdowns this season with five interceptions … Durham led Williamsport with 70 yards rushing. … Grayton caught three passed for 130 yards. He has 31 catches for 676 yards and six TDs on the season. … Xavier Bowie led the defense with 13 tackles. Tyson Cleary leads Williamsport with 77 tackles this season. … The Wildcats have outscored their opponents 181-110. But 69 of those points against came in their two losses to Boonsboro and North Hagerstown. … … The Miners are led by junior quarter back Carter Clites, who has passed for 750 yards and five touchdowns this season, but has 11 interceptions. … Mountain Ridge’s rushing attack has produced only 696 yards with nine touchdowns in seven games. … Levi Clites is the Miners’ top receiver with 24 catches for 289 yards and two touchdowns. … Mountain Ridge was outscored 103-6 in the previous two games before last week’s win over Northern Garrett.
Next week: Watkins Mill at Williamsport, 6
Saturday
Potomac School at Saint James, 1
Last Meeting: 2024 – Potomac School 33, Saint James 16
Series record: Potomac School, 11-6
Last week: Potomac School (5-2) defeated Flint Hill, 24-0; Saint James (6-2) defeated Connexions Leadership Academy, 2-0 (forfeit)
Notes: Saint James is the fifth team to win by forfeit on Connexions Leadership Academy. CLA has not taken the field yet this season. … Saint James has won six straight games since opening the season at 0-2. The Saints have scored at least 35 points in four of the wins and at least 50 in two. … Marcello Anderson is Saint James’ top rusher not named Yates. He has 324 yards and six TDS. … Arvid Ryberg is the Saints’ top receiver with 13 catches for 317 yards and five touchdowns. … Potomac School. Has allowed 150 points in seven games this season, but 90 have been in its two losses. … The Panthers had lost four straight to Saint James before winning last season. Before that losing skid in the series, Potomac School had won 10 of 11 meetings … The Panthers are led by quarterback Sean Sutherland, who has thrown for 908 yards and 11 touchdowns in six games. … Triston Davis is Potomac School’s top runner with 274 yards and three touchdowns, while Gus Tierney has rushed for five touchdowns. Tierney is also Potomac School’s top defender with 83 tackles. … Akim Iscandari has caught 26 passes for 551 yards and eight TDs. … Quarterback Jayden Yates has been Saint James’ spark plug this season with a hand in 1,789 of the team’s 2,536 yards of offense. The senior has passed for 1,152 yards and 11 touchdowns, while rushing for 637 yards and 11 touchdowns. He leads the team in passing, rushing and touchdowns. … Saint James has committed just six turnovers this season – three fumbles and three interceptions. … Sophomore Aiden Owens leads the Saints with 43 tackles. He is one of eight Saint James defenders with 30 or more tackles for the season. … The Saints defense have accounted for four fumble recoveries, four interceptions and 16 quarterback sacks. … The Saints have outscored their opponents 221-123 this season. They allowed 55 of those in the opening losses.
Next week: Saint James at Flint Hill, 1
