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MPSSAA 4A State Championship Preview
At last. On their 20th anniversary, at that. The Broadneck Bruins went on the road to Montgomery County for a second week in a row and knocked off their lower-seeded hosts yet again, and in doing so, clinched their first state final berth since 2003, their first and...
MPSSAA Baltimore Metro Report – State Semifinals
4A Broadneck (9-2) pulled out one of the most impressive victories of the weekend’s 24 games, going into the ‘Black Hole’ in Germantown and beating the three-time state champion Northwest Jaguars, seven days after the Jags stunned #1 Quince Orchard. The game featured...
2023 MIAA A and MIAA B Football Report – Nov. 15th Update
MIAA A The MIAA A semifinal between the defending champion Spalding Cavaliers(9-2) and the Loyola Dons (6-4) appeared to be heading to another classic, just as their regular season meeting that was extended to overtime was two weeks before. Then, Kaden Curtis...
2023 MPSSAA Baltimore Metro Football Report – Round 2 Playoff Review, Round 3 Playoff Preview
While fireworks went off across the DC area in the second round of playoffs, things were a bit more tame in the Baltimore region, and save for one or two instances, there was little surprise in week two of the post-season. On Friday, I broke the news on Twitter that...
2023 MIAA A and MIAA B Football Report – Nov. 8th Update
MIAA A Spalding wrapped up their third straight MIAA A regular season crown in resounding fashion, pounding Mt St Joe, 42-3, in the regular season finale. Junior Malik Washington completed 19 of his 22 passes for 205 yards and three touchdowns, without a turnover....
2023 MPSSAA Baltimore Metro Football Report – Round 1 Playoff Review, Round 2 Playoff Preview
Anne Arundel In the opening round of MPSSAA playoffs, where 35 of the 79 games ended in ‘running clocks’, the only matchup featuring a pair of teams ranked in the MPSSAA Top 50 between Glen Burnie and Meade was the best of all, an old fashioned barn burner, with the...
2023 MPSSAA Baltimore Metro Football Report – Week 9 Review, Round 1 Playoff Preview
Baltimore City With the regular season wrapped up, the two ‘Charm City’ superpowers, Dunbar and Mervo, set their sights on winning their respective state titles in the 2/1A and 4/3A classifications, just as they did in 2021. The Poets will be the favorites to win...
2023 MIAA A and MIAA B Football Report – Week 8 Review; Week 9 Preview
MIAA A Spalding coach Kyle Schmitt will forsake a potential undefeated regular season record for tough tests and learning lessons that will prepare his Cavaliers far better for the post-season and a potential MIAA A championship. And, this season, a defense of their...