Category: High School

Ballou Knights head coach Moses Ware believes in his quarterback. He trusts him, he values him and he respects him. With the way Delonte Edwards played down the stretch in Saturday’s DCIAA semifinal game against the Dunbar Tide, it’s easy to understand why. Trailing 31-28 with 3:49 left in the final period, Edwards directed a […]

Another year, another Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) Championship game appearance for the DeMatha Stags. The storied high school program out of Hyattsville, Md. returns to the title game with a 34-20 playoff semifinal win over the St. John’s Cadets Nov. 12 at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex. In front of a large […]

There were 27 games played on Nov. 12 in the opening round of the Maryland state football playoffs, but none quite like the Dunbar Poets vs. Southside Academy 1A South regional semifinals matchup. You would have thought the No. 2 seed Poets were facing a junior varsity team instead of a top state contender as […]

There isn’t a high school rivalry in Baltimore richer in tradition than the annual Poly Engineers vs. City College Black Knights faceoff. The teams have faced each other for 122 consecutive years but their Nov. 6 matchup was one of the most dramatic, as Poly edged City, 14-6, at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Poly now leads the overall series […]

Upper Marlboro’s Henry A. Wise Pumas may get off to a slow start, but have explosive potential; just ask Springdale, Maryland’s Charles H. Flowers Jaguars, who were victims of 30 unanswered points as Wise rallied for a 30-12 win on Nov. 6. With a top seed in the Prince George’s County 4A South playoffs on […]

Washington, D.C.’s Dunbar Crimson Tide had already locked up a playoff appearance in the District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA) playoffs, and all that was left was capturing the No. 1 seed in their West division. The Tide put that final stamp on their regular season Nov. 5 by washing away the Coolidge Colts, […]

Click here for a slideshow of the Jaguars victory over the Raiders. If the matchup between Springdale, Maryland’s Charles H. Flowers Jaguars and Greenbelt’s Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders on Oct. 30 was a possible Prince George’s County 4A playoff preview, then fans should already be anticipating an encore. The Flowers homecoming crowd was treated to a […]

Dunbar Poets coach Lawrence Smith said that the playoffs start early for his team, but Dunbar already looks to be in playoff shape. Such is evident following a 16-0 win over Edmondson Oct. 23 and with a 22-0 victory against Poly on Oct. 30. For the second consecutive week, Dunbar was completely dominant on defense, […]

The Ballou Knights have their sights set on a return trip to the Turkey Bowl and were determined not to let a road game against the McKinley Tech Trainers get in their way. After suffering their first loss of the season last week against division rival H.D. Woodson, Ballou (7-1) stayed on course by flying […]

With less than two minutes remaining in their 42-8 blowout of Riverdale, MD’s Parkdale Panthers, the Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders of Greenbelt, MD were still on the attack. Facing upcoming games against two tough teams with a combined 15-1 record, Roosevelt needed the extra practice time and their coach, Tom Green, knew it was the perfect […]

The Dunbar Poets have one goal in mind: win every game possible in their quest for a state championship. The team got one step closer to achieving that goal as they shut out top Baltimore City contender Edmondson Westside, 16-0, on Oct. 23 at Lumsden-Scott Stadium in Baltimore. It was business as usual for Dunbar, […]

The Ballou Knights were right where they wanted to be, with a 6-0 record and a home game against the team that stopped them six yards short of a Turkey Bowl championship last year. But, just as they took that game from Ballou last season, the H.D. Woodson Warriors stole another win on Oct. 22, […]