Quick recaps on Week 6 in Southern Maryland high school football
Patuxent 7, Northern 6
Dajore Brooks returned an interception 20 yards for a touchdown barely a minute into Friday night’s Southern Maryland Athletic Conference crossover contest to give the Panthers a lead over the visiting Patriots they would never relinquish.
Northern (4-2 overall) reached the end zone with 4 minutes 42 seconds left in the first half on Zach Crounse’s 11-yard touchdown pass to P.J. Schaeffer, but the Patriots missed the extra point and trailed 7-6.
Northern threatened multiple times in the second half, turning the ball over on downs at the Patuxent 9-yard line with 5:17 left in the third quarter and fumbling away a possession in the fourth after driving to the Panthers’ 20.
Later, Northern drove as far as the Patuxent 27 but again turned the ball over on downs with 1:25 to play. The Patriots did get the ball back at the Panthers’ 35 with 25 seconds remaining and managed to work down to the Patuxent 21, but a pass into the end zone fell incomplete as time expired.
Patuxent moved to 4-2 with the win.
La Plata 21, Westlake 12
After spotting the visiting Wolverines a 12-0 lead in the second quarter in a SMAC Chesapeake Division contest on Friday night, the Warriors rallied to win on three straight touchdowns, two on long passes from quarterback Donnie Bowman to wide receiver Tim Smith Jr.
Westlake (2-4, 0-3 SMAC Chesapeake) took a 6-0 lead late in the first quarter when the Wolverines marched 63 yards in nine plays and quarterback Jeremiah Maxwell scored from two yards out.
Late in the second quarter, following a short La Plata punt, Maxwell capped a six-play, 53-yard drive with a 30-yard run that gave the visitors a 12-0 lead with less than one minute left in the first half.
La Plata (4-2, 3-1) took the first steps toward a comeback by answering with a touchdown of its own in the waning seconds of the half. The Warriors needed only four plays to go 65 yards and scored when Bowman connected with Smith on a 39-yard strike to bring the hosts within 12-6 at the intermission.
Following a scoreless third quarter, La Plata took the lead midway through the fourth when Bowman connected with Smith on a 73-yard strike down the left sideline to give the hosts a 14-12 lead with 6:48 remaining.
After the Wolverines turned the ball over on downs in their own territory, Taylun Sanders capped a five-play, 34-yard drive with a 22-yard run and Alexis Bryan added the extra point to finish the scoring.
Huntingtown 33, Chopticon 7
The visiting Hurricanes went to 6-0 after defeating the Braves in a SMAC Potomac Division contest on Friday night.
Huntingtown (6-0, 3-0 SMAC Potomac) led 19-7 at halftime, then added two touchdowns in the third quarter en route to the win.
Hurricanes quarterback Trent Connolly completed 8 of 11 passes for 177 yards and three touchdowns and had two more scores on the ground.
Noah Kuntz led Huntingtown on the ground with eight carries for 78 yards.
Anthony Smith had four receptions for 77 yards and two touchdowns for the Hurricanes, while Cameron Dalrymple finished with four catches for 100 yards and a touchdown.
Chopticon (2-4, 1-3) lost its third straight game.
St. Charles 42, Leonardtown 14
The visiting Spartans bounced back from a one-point loss to Huntingtown in Week 5 with the win over the Raiders in a SMAC Potomac Division contest on Friday night.
St. Charles (4-2, 2-1 SMAC Potomac) led 6-0 after one quarter, 28-0 at the half and 42-7 heading into the fourth quarter.
The Spartans scored a 4-yard rushing touchdown in the opening quarter from senior Klayton Batten to lead 6-0.
In the second quarter, St. Charles scored 75 and 17-yard rushing touchdowns from senior Konner Blount-Foster and Batten to lead 22-0.
Batten added a passing touchdown from to Blount-Foster before the half to lead 28-0.
The Spartans added 27 and 20-yard rushing scores to their total in the third quarter courtesy of Batten and senior Shane Wood for their final points of the contest.
Leonardtown junior quarterback Jordan Riggs connected with Martin Wilson on 65 and 15-yard passing touchdowns to account for both of the Raiders touchdowns in the second half.
The Raiders fell to 0-6, 0-4.
Calvert 35, Thomas Stone 7
After yielding a touchdown to the Cougars on the opening kickoff of the game, the visiting Cavaliers responded with 35 unanswered points to win the SMAC Chesapeake Division contest on Friday night.
Calvert (3-3, 2-1 SMAC Chesapeake) got a pair of 5-yard touchdowns runs from quarterback Michael Floria to claim a 13-7 halftime advantage then running back Kameron Hawkins provided the remainder of the scoring.
Hawkins, who rushed for 219 yards and three scores in 17 carries, had a 25-yard touchdown run in the third quarter then scoring runs of 1 and 33 yards in the fourth to propel the Cavaliers to the lopsided victory.
Stone (2-4, 1-3) lost for the third time in its last four games.
North Point 42, Great Mills 8
The visiting Eagles recorded their third straight victory with the win over the Hornets in a SMAC Potomac Division contest on Friday night.
North Point (5-1, 3-1 SMAC Potomac) got three touchdown passes from quarterback Tedros Gleaton, one each to Corey Johnson, Cameron Evans and Kroy Myers and the Eagles ground game amassed 218 yards and three more scores on 22 attempts. Gleaton, Christian Homer and Michael Craig each had one rushing touchdown for the Eagles.
North Point's defense limited Great Mills to one score as Myles Rucker led the way with 11 tackles, Zachery Isaac recorded the Eagles’ lone sack and Dominic Jordan added an interception.
North Point completed a sweep of St. Mary’s County teams with Friday night’s win. The Eagles outscored Chopticon, Leonardtown and Great Mills by a combined 159-21 in wrapping up three straight wins.
Great Mills (2-4, 1-3) lost its second consecutive game.
Lackey 49, McDonough 12
The visiting Chargers went to 6-0 after defeating the Rams in a SMAC Chesapeake Division contest on Friday night.
Lackey (6-0, 3-0 SMAC Chesapeake) led 42-6 at halftime with each team scoring touchdowns in the second half.
Chargers running back Jonathan Thompson carried eight times for 108 yards and three touchdowns and quarterback Russell Echard completed 8 of 10 passes for 153 yards and one touchdown and he also ran four times for 31 yards and a score.
TaDarryl Smith ran three times for 12 yards and one touchdown. Peter Cloud had two catches for 48 yards and one touchdown.
Lackey also got 12 tackles each from Brandon Jordan and Cameron Stuart and Xavier Jarmon recorded 11 tackles for the Chargers. Jarmon also had three sacks.
McDonough fell to 0-6, 0-4.
St. Mary’s Ryken 49, O’Connell (Va.) 0
On homecoming night in its Washington Catholic Athletic Conference opener, the Knights took care of business with Friday night’s shutout.
St. Mary’s Ryken quarterback Trev Nored got the hosts on the board less than two minutes into the game on a 35-yard touchdown pass to junior Dez Williams.
Nored connected with Williams again with 5:38 left in the opening quarter on a 33-yard touchdown strike to put the Knights up 14-0.
With 4:18 left in the first quarter, St. Mary’s Ryken (4-3, 1-0 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference) added to its early lead on an 8-yard touchdown pass from Nored to junior Will Johnson to put the Knights in front 21-0.
In the final minute of the opening quarter, Nored found sophomore Jordan Scarbrough open for a 26-yard touchdown strike as the hosts led 28-0 at the end of one quarter.
In the second quarter, Nored scrambled for a 15-yard rushing touchdown with 9:55 left in the frame to put St. Mary’s Ryken ahead 35-0.
Knights junior Jamaree Bowman rushed for a 24-yard touchdown and Nored rushed for a 19-yard score before halftime to lead 49-0 and both teams were held scoreless in the second half.
