Category: High School

Taiwan Deal ran left, right and mostly north, but never south, and by the end of the first half, the sophomore running back had dealt three rushing touchdowns to a Dunbar Crimson Tide defense that arrived allowing less than two points per game. In a game of the week between a pair of inter-conference powerhouse […]

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School of Baltimore, Md. advanced to a 2-1 overall record and second place in the Baltimore City Division I standings after shutting out divisional rival City College, 27-0, Friday night on Sept. 14 at Poly Tech Field in Baltimore, Md. Dunbar’s win marked the second straight division shutout victory after getting […]

With his team clinging to a narrow fourth quarter lead, Ballou senior running back Daywone Wright took the handoff from his quarterback, shredded a few arm tackles and took off for the end zone. This particular run had a different feel for Wright so he ran a little bit harder, a tad faster and a […]

Digital Harbor High School of Baltimore, Md. advanced to a 1-1 overall record after holding off Patterson High School of Baltimore, 13-8, on Sept. 7 in the second week of the Baltimore City Division I football season. Digital Harbor was led by its stout defense, which pounded Patterson into defeat. Digital Harbor scored two touchdowns […]

DeMatha High School of Hyattsville, Md., one of the top-ranked football schools in the nation, remains embroiled in scandal after five of its players were dismissed from the team for allegedly soliciting prostitutes during a game trip in North Carolina a week ago. But DeMatha didn’t let the scandal be a distraction, as they handled […]

Paul Laurence Dunbar Senior High School of Baltimore City, the reigning Maryland state class 1A champs, opened up its 2012 football season with a matchup against Calvert Hall College High School of Towson, Md. in the I-95 Football Classic on Friday Aug. 31 at Johnny Unitas Stadium on the campus of Towson University in Towson, […]

Urbana High School of Frederick County, Md. finished with a 6-4 overall record during the 2011-12 football season, good for a middle-of-the-pack 29th place ranking in the entire state of Maryland. But Urbana’s varsity football team is hoping to improve its standings this coming season under the leadership of new starting quarterback Donovan Pannell. At […]

The 39th annual Capital Classic is set to invade the Washington, D.C. metro area April 21 at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va. The event will collect some of the finest high school senior talent from around the area to star in a series of all-star games, which in the past have included players […]

Patterson Clippers star guard Aquille Carr had one priority heading into the 2011-’12 high school basketball season: win the Maryland state championship. It was the only thing he focused on ever since his team fell just short last season. This year, Carr wasn’t going to let that happen again as he scored 28 points to […]

The Largo Lions came within points of being the only high school in Prince George’s County, Md. to win a basketball title this season; instead, they fell short, 70-64, to Lake Clifton of Baltimore, Md. on March 10 in the 2A state championship game at the Comcast Center in College Park, Md. Largo (22-5 overall […]

Largo High School coach Lewis Howard has been to the University of Maryland Comcast Center for the state finals before—he was Largo’s head coach in 2008 when the school claimed the Maryland 2A State championship, so Howard was quite familiar with semifinals play entering the Lions’ March 7 clash with Easton High School. Although his […]

The Patterson Clippers of Baltimore, Md. advanced on to the Maryland state semifinals after pulling off a comeback victory over Milford Mill Academy (Baltimore County) in the 3A North regional finals on March 3. The Clippers overcame a nine-point deficit during the final minute of the third quarter, and out-scrapped Milford Mill in the fourth […]