After an excellent 3-0 start to the season, the Bowie State Bulldogs have now lost two straight games, including a 28-21 loss in overtime to the Virginia State University (VSU) Trojans on Oct. 1 in Ettrick, VA. The Bulldogs had nevertheless been competitive in a tightly contested game that was tied at 21 after four […]
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AFRO Sports Editor
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Patterson Survives 32-25 Thriller over City College
If you like high scoring football matches that aren’t decided until the final minutes, then you would have loved the Patterson Clippers vs. City College Knights contest on Oct. 1. The two Baltimore City Division I schools exchanged the lead four different times Saturday night, scoring a combined 57 points before Patterson eventually escaped with […]
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Redskins Edge Rams, 17-10, Advancing to 3-1
The Washington Redskins advanced to a 3-1 record for the first time since 2008 after edging the St. Louis Rams, 17-10, on Oct. 2 in St. Louis. The NFC East division leaders harassed the Rams on defense, sacking second-year quarterback Sam Bradford six times, twice in the fourth quarter. Bradford was held to just 164 […]
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Woodson Beats Wilson at Home, 24-6
The H.D. Woodson Senior High Warriors were supposed to be celebrating their homecoming with a football game against District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA) opponent Wilson High on Friday, Sept. 30 at the school’s brand new football field located at 55th Street NE. But the homecoming show soon turned into the “Kenny Crawly Show,” […]
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DeMatha Escapes Dunbar with 27-19 Comeback Win
It’s not often in a season that a District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA) school takes on a Washington Catholic League team in high school football, but the Sept. 23 matchup between Dunbar High and DeMatha proved to be an exciting one. The DeMatha Stags escaped with a 27-19 victory thanks in large part […]
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Poly Shuts Out Edmondson-Westside, 12-0, in Defensive Battle
Poly’s Donovan Riley is already known as one of the best players in Baltimore City high school football. But Riley may have made his claim as perhaps the very best cornerback in the city after his career performance in Poly’s 12-0 win over Edmondson-Westside Sept. 24. According to The Baltimore Sun, Riley missed three days […]
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Bowie State Falls in First Loss of Season, 32-29, to Virginia Union
The Bowie State (BSU)Bulldogs suffered their first loss of the season, falling to Virginia Union University(VUU), 32-29, in a Central Interscholastic Athletic Association (CIAA) football matchup on Sept. 24 in Richmond, Va. The Bulldogs have been a very explosive offensive team so far this season, but it was VUU who made most off their offensive […]
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Ravens Fly High Over Rams, 37-7
The Baltimore Ravens didn’t let last week’s disappointing loss to the Tennessee Titans linger too long as they blew out the St. Louis Rams, 37-7 on the road at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri, in week 3 on Sept. 25. The Ravens showed off their new explosive passing game, ripping the Rams’ […]
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Kevin Durant, John Wall, Other Top NBA Stars Run Pickup Game at Coolidge High
National Basketball Association (NBA) owners and player representatives failed to reach an agreement on a new labor/revenue-sharing deal after meeting for the first time in months last week. But even with the lockout threatening to cut into 2011-12 season, fans around the D.C.-Maryland-Virginia region are getting plenty of NBA-style action. D.C. area native and Oklahoma […]
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Baltimore’s Dunbar Defense Dominates City College, 18-6
The Paul L. Dunbar Poets are proving they still have one of the stingiest defensive units in high school football, shutting down the City College Knights, 18-6, in Baltimore City Division I contest on Sept. 17 at Poly Tech. After holding Dunbar of Washington, D.C. to just eight points in the season opener on Sept. […]
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Bowie State Bulldogs Rip Livingstone College at Homecoming, 41-14
The Bulldogs improved to a 3-0 overall, 2-0 division after blowing out Livingstone College, 41-14, during the Bowie State (BSU) 2011 Homecoming in Bowie, Md. on Sept, 17. BSU racked up 413 total yards, while scoring six touchdowns against their Central Interscholastic Athletic Association (CIAA) opponent, a performance that thrilled Bowie State alum and students […]
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Ravens Fall to Titans, 26-13
The Ravens suffered a surprising loss to the Tennessee Titans, falling, 26-13, on Sept. 17 in Nashville, Tenn. Most NFL analysts expected the Ravens to take out the Titans after dominating the Pittsburgh Steelers in the season-opener last Sunday. Instead, Baltimore struggled to stop the Titans’ passing attack and couldn’t generate much offense of their […]
