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Post by themamba on Sept 4, 2019 0:32:52 GMT -2
6 ‘97 Wilde Lake Wildecats (13-0, 9-0) - Coach Doug DuVall 🏆🏅 - Coach Doug DuVall celebrated his silver anniversary at Wilde Lake by winning his 5th state championship, led by a dominant defense, reminiscent of its three-peat teams in ‘90, ‘91, and ‘92.
The Cats won their 13th county title, 10th in 14 years.
The Cats defense allowed just 6 points in their three playoff games, one score, while their 3.5 points allowed mark for the season ranks 5th all-time in county history, and 3rd best since 1975, behind only ‘07 River Hill and ‘90 Wilde Lake.
The Wildecats opened up with a 34-6 rout of Franklin, after leading 34-0 after three quarters. Brandon Finney rushed for 105 yards and 3 touchdowns, on just 7 carries. The Cats followed that up with a week 2 shutout of cross-town rival Oakland Mills, 35-0. Finney rushed for 114 yards.
In week 3, the Cats topped playoff bound Long Reach, 35-13, running away from the Lightning after holding just a one score lead, 14-7, midway through the third quarter. Quentin Collins took a 60 yard reverse to the house to give the Cats a 22-7 lead, and they never looked back.
This was Coach DuVall’s 200th career victory, the first Coach in the county to reach that mark, and still the only to do so.
The Wildecats shutout Mt Hebron, 39-0, then handled Glenelg, 42-14, before the defense dominated like few others over the last 8 weeks, with 6 shutouts, and allowed only 12 points overall.
The Cats began with a 47-0 shutout of River Hill, followed by a 33-6 victory over Centennial, before closing out the regular season with three shutouts.
‘The Lake’ blanked Atholton, 35-0, before blasting Howard, 40-0, then recorded their sixth shutout of the regular seaso with a 35-0 win over Hammond.
No team came within 21 points of the Cats in the regular season, and the four-time state champs posted a +31.5point differential over the ten game slate.
Coach DuVall clinched his 10th playoff appearance in 13 years, dating back to its first post-season berth in 1985, when the Cats captured the Class B championship.
The Wildecats faced Milford Mill in the state quarterfinals, and the undefeated Howard County champions scored on their third play from scrimmage, when Derek Bell hit Derrick Jordan on a 78 yard pass play. The Cats defense allowed their first score in 14 quarters, but the Millers missed the extra point. Cats linebacker Luke Vanderwagen registered a safety with 1:15 to play, and the Wildecats held on, 9-6, to move onto the state semifinal.
Friendly would loom in the semifinals, and the two would battle in a game dominated by both of the defensive units. Lama Tyson’s 29 yard field goal midway through the second quarter turned out to the game-winner, and the only points scored in the game. Tyson’s field goal would be his only one of the year.
The Wildecats drove inside the Pats 15 yard line twice in the first without scoring. The Patriots turned the ball over four times, the last, a interception by Quentin Collins, which sealed the deal for the Cats fifth state championship in 13 seasons.
‘The Lake’ would face 11-1 Frederick County power Thomas Johnson in the state championship, coached by the legendary Ben Wright. Wright’s Patriots were making their fifth straight playoff appearance and averaging 35.6 points per game.
The Cats would engage in a defensive tug-of-war, and Cats Defensive Coordinator Mike Harrison’s unit came up huge again. This was the third and final playoff game for the Cats, and would be the third straight where the Cats would score less than 10 points and win.
The game remained scoreless through three-and-a-half quarters, until some Cats trickery put them in position to score. At their own 20, Derek Bell hit Derrick Jordan on a 10 yard pass, who pitched it to Finney, who then raced to the Patriots 8 yard line.
Following a penalty, Finney connected with Jordan on a 16 yard touchdown pass that would turn out to be the only score of the game, thereby the game-winner in the state title game.
Just before the hook-and-ladder, the Patriots went 69 yards on 8 plays and faced a 3rd-and-two, but couldn’t convert, and failed on a 30 yard field goal attempt. Following the Cats score, the Patriots drove 59 yards on 8 plays, facing 4th-and-1 inside the 10 yard line when Luke Vanderwagen disrupted a potential score, and the Cats held on for a 7-0 win.
This was the 5th state title for Coach DuVall, the first 3A state championship in school history, and the first 3A title in county history. DuVall became just the third coach in MPSSAA history to win 5 state championships, joining Bob Milloy and Al Thomas.
The ‘97 Wildecats posted 8 shutouts, tied for a county record. The Cats finished ranked 6th in the Maryland Football Writers Media Poll, 5th among public schools.
Bayron was named Howard County Defensive Player of the Year, as well as the Washington Post All-Met 2nd team, recording 97 tackles, and two interceptions, both for touchdowns. Bayron added 1,055 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns. Vanderwagen was named to the Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention team, finishing with 92 tackles, 17 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries, and 31 tackles for loss.
Collins was also named to the All-County 1st team, with 3 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. Duane Kerr added 99 tackles and 15 sacks. Finney did a bit of everything for the Cats, including grabbing 5 interceptions, and averaged 27.4 on 10 punt returns, scoring twice. Bell threw 27 completions in 49 attempts, for a remarkable 775 yards and 11 touchdowns. Lineman Garth Hendrick and Tyler Fisher joined their teammates above on the All-County 1st team.
🏆 - State Champion 🥈 - State Finalist 🥉 - Regional Champion 🏅 - County Champion
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Post by themamba on Sept 4, 2019 0:33:36 GMT -2
5 ‘91 Wilde Lake Wildecats (13-0, 7-0) - Coach Doug DuVall 🏆🏅 >>> The ‘91 Cats were following a state championship team in 1990, and looking to become just the sixth team to repeat as state champions in the MPSSAA. The Cats lost much of their ‘90 team, but did bring enough talent back to be considered a state contender in ‘91.
The Wildecats backbone would be their defensive unit, as usual. Together with a potent offense led by returning quarterback Phil White and running back Damon Hamlin, this team, with huge expectations, had the ingredients to meet those and repeat as state champions.
The Cats lost Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year, Raphael Wall (Maryland), Ricky Rowe (Penn State), the Howard County Defensive Player of the Year, and Joey Guyton (Delaware), among others.
But they did return Brent Guyton, one of the top recruits in the state, lineman Tony Farace, who was named to the All-County 1st team as a junior, lineman James Easterly, and quarterback Phil White, among a talented cast.
DuVall would win his 9th county title in 12 years, and go on to win his 4th regional title in 7 years.
The Cats began the season with a 20-12 victory over South Carroll, followed by a shutout of Dundalk, 27-0, after taking a 20-0 halftime lead. In week 3, the Cats got past Southern of Anne Arundel, 27-15, after trailing by 3 points at intermission, as Hamlin scored three touchdowns.
To begin the county slate, the Wildecats faced arch rival Oakland Mills, a defending regional champion. The Cats handled the Scorpions, 21-0, with their defense leading the way, limiting their cross-town rival to -10 yards of total offense, forcing 5 turnovers.
The Cats led 7-0 at halftime, before Easterly recovered a Gregg Washington fumble in the end zone to take a two score lead in the third quarter. Easterly would force a fumble in the fourth, recovered by ‘The Lake at the Scorpions 4 yard line, followed by a 4 yard touchdown run by White.
In week 5, the defending state champions took on undefeated Howard, in what would turn out to be a slobber knocker, before the Cats pulled out a 10-0 win. George Bradford nailed a 38 yard field goal to give the Wildecats a 3-0 lead in the second quarter. White connected with Steve Alleyne on a 62 yard touchdown pass to give the Wildecats a 10-0 lead, where the score would stay.
The Wildecats followed the Lions victory with two shutouts - a 42-0 win over Centennial, and a 28-0 victory over Hammond, to push them to 7-0.
Atholton would be the first team to score on the Cats in five weeks, but were defeated, 34-13. The Cats added their sixth and seventh shutouts of the season in weeks 9 and 10, trouncing Mt Hebron, 44-0, and pummeling Glenelg, 52-0.
The Cats won their fourth straight county title, and 7th in 8 years.
The Wildecats faced Easton in the 1A state quarterfinal. The Warriors were the first 1A opponent the Cats had faced all season, with five 3A opponents, and five 2A opponents making up their 10 game regular season slate.
The Cats dominated the 6-4 Warriors, trouncing the Eastern Shore opponents, 43-7, after taking a 43-0 lead and following a late Warriors touchdown. The Cats Andre Martin rushed for 126 yards, including a 71 yard score, while Hamlin gained 86 yards on the ground, scoring three touchdowns, leading a ground attack that gained 243 yards.
‘The Lake’ faced Milford Mill in the state semifinal, whose coach Bob Greene provided the two-time state champs compelling bulletin board material, stating shortly after the Millers 8-7 quarterfinal win over Perryville, “I have no doubt we can beat Wilde Lake. If they play that same defense, it’ll be hard to cover us. They have some big boys, but they’re not aggressive. That little team [Perryville] hit harder than them.”
That pronouncement would prove to be just as ludicrous after the game, as it did before it.
The Cats pummeled the Millers, 42-0, recording their 8th shutout of the year. The Wildecats defense, with nothing to prove to anyone, including the first-year coach for the Millers, limited Greene’s troops to 86 yards of total offense, while controlling field position throughout the state semifinal.
Seven of the Wildecats 12 possessions began inside the Millers 29 yard line. Meanwhile, the Millers began 8 of their 12 drives inside their own 20 yard line. Hamlin rushed for 86 yards and scored three touchdowns for the second time in two weeks, while Martin added 72 yards on the ground and scored two touchdowns. Tony Farace recorded a safety, for good measure.
The Wildecats took on Carrol Reid’s Smithsburg Leopards, four-time state champions, in the state title game. The Cats led 7-3, midway through the fourth quarter in the defensive dominated game, when the Leopards took the ball from Hamlin’s hands and sprinted 80 yards to give the four-time champs a 10-7 lead with 6:22 to play.
Following a Wilde Lake punt, the Leopards were forced to punt, and the Cats found great field position with the return and ensuing penalty that gave them the ball at Smithsburg’s 33 yard line. Hamlin redeemed his uncharacteristic mishap with a game-winning touchdown with 1:01 to go, and the Cats held on for a 13-10 victory, capping off back-to-back state titles, winning the 2A title in ‘90, and the 1A crown in ‘91.
The Cats finished #1 overall in the Maryland Football Writers Media Poll, the first, and only one of two Howard County teams to finish in the top spot in the poll that was created in 1990. Eight Wildecats were named to a All-Met team.
Brent Guyton (UCLA) was named both the Baltimore Sun and Washington Post’s Defensive Player of the Year, after registering 162 tackles, 4 interceptions, 4 fumble recoveries, and 3 sacks. Hamlin (Rutgers) was named to the All-Met 2nd team after rushing for 1,496 yards and scoring 26 touchdowns, 8 in the post-season.
Martin (Maryland) was named to the Baltimore Sun All-Met 1st team as a defensive back, while lineman Easterly (Georgia Tech) was named to both the Sun and Post’s All-Met Teams. Farace, the Cats valuable two-way lineman, made the Sun’s All-Met 1st team, recording 15 tackles for loss, and 7 sacks. George Bradford made the All-Met Honorable Mention team after leading the county in interceptions, with 8.
Joining that half dozen with All-Met honors were the quarterback White, and two-way lineman Blaize Connally-Dugan, both with Honorable Mention honors. Cedric Benning, a key cog for the Cats, made the All-County 1st team.
🏆 - State Champion 🥈 - State Finalist 🥉 - Regional Champion 🏅 - County Champion
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Post by themamba on Sept 4, 2019 0:35:02 GMT -2
4 ‘90 Wilde Lake Wildecats (13-0, 7-0) - Coach Doug DuVall 🏆🏅 >>> The 1990 Wildecats are arguably the greatest of Wilde Lake’s six championship teams, and though they are #4 here, present an argument as Howard County’s greatest team with the greatest season of all-time, as well.
This was the first of the Cats three-peat trilogy that began the 90’s, and Coach DuVall’s second state title, following their first in ‘85. Punctuated with a state final win over one of the most legendary programs in Maryland high school football history, the Swarmin’ Hornets of Damascus.
A year earlier, the Cats had gone through their county slate unblemished, then shutout Aberdeen in the quarterfinals, 28-0, only to have a plethora of miscues derail their state title hopes, falling to the Swarmin’ Hornets in the semifinals, 20-12.
The 1990 Wildecats were built for this, as the majority of key Cats returned from their 10-win ‘89 team, while several others emerged.
Among the returners were running back Rafael Wall, who rushed for 1,536 yards as a junior, at 9.4 yards per carry. Ricky Rowe returned as well, the highly recruited defensive stalwart. Quarterback Phil White returned, as did his favorite target, Oba McMillian. Ben Casella and Darius Walters were back, as were the Guyton brothers, Joey and Brent. It was a great year to be alive for Cats fans.
The Wildecats began their ‘90 campaign with a 48-2 dismantling of Havre de Grace, and all systems were go. Wall rushed for 207 yards and 4 touchdowns on just 10 carries.
The following week, the Cats faced Perry Hall, ranked #7 in the Baltimore Sun, and a Gators program that had given them their only regular season loss of the ‘89 season. This would be different, as the Wildecats scored 21 unanswered second-half points, breaking up a 7-7 halftime tie. Wall rushed for 161 yards and 3 touchdowns on another 10 carries.
In two games, Wall had carried the ball 20 times for 368 yards and 7 touchdowns. Ridiculous? Yes. Both 7 scores on 20 carries and 18.4 yards per carry. The 1990 rushing race between he and Oakland Mills workhorse Korey Singleton would be one for the ages.
The Cats would follow the Perry Hall win with a 34-0 shutout of Southern of Anne Arundel County, a Bulldogs program that would push the undefeated state champ Cats in a 7 point loss a year later, and hand the Cats their only loss in their state championship year of ‘92.
Wilde Lake started league play with a 34-7 rout of a talented Hammond team, followed by a pair of shutout performances - 36-0 v Mt Hebron, and 35-0 v Centennial.
Week 7 brought the Atholton Raiders, a program that had finished among the top 3 in the league for five straight seasons. Mattered little. The Cats destroyed the Raiders, 50-8, to move to 7-0.
Coach DuVall’s troops trounced Glenelg 33-6 in week 8, then shutout Howard, 42-0, setting up what was expected to be a game for the ages, matching a pair of 9-0 state title contenders, the Cats in 2A, and their arch rival, Oakland Mills, in 1A.
The stage was set, or so it was thought. The undefeated Wildecats and the undefeated Scorpions. Week 10. Like ol’ times sake. The #1 leading rusher in the state, Singleton, the only county runner to average more than 200 rushing yards per game, versus the eventual Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year, Wall, being recruited by the likes of Notre Dame.
Then, a downpour. In the game, literally, and figuratively on the Scorpions running game and title hopes. Singleton, who was injured in the Scorpions week 9 64-12 win over Glenelg, was declared a no-go as running back, as was his backup Eric Graham, who was also put on the shelf. Gone were 276.4 rushing yards per game.
Still, the Scorpions weren’t going to get rolled over. Until they did. Without Singleton and Graham, the Scorpions could generate nothing offensively, and the Wildecats special teams and defense led them to a 18-0 shutout over their cross-town rivals, winning their third straight county championship, and completing their first 10-0 regular season in school history.
Amidst a downpour, the Cats opened the scoring following a Joey Guyton 35 yard punt return that put the ball at the Scorps 10 yard line, and two plays later, Wall scored his 25th touchdown of the season. Then, with 54 seconds left in the half, down 6-0, the Scorpions were forced to punt from their 13 yard line, before Tony Farace blocked the punt, and the ball bounced out of the end zone for a safety.
With momentum on its side, the Cats took a 6 point dogfight to a 15 point lead in less than a minute. Following the safety, junior Damon Hamlin, the Cats other star back, returned the ensuing kickoff to the Scorpions 45 yard line. Two Phil White passes later, the Cats held a 15-0 halftime lead, and went on to an eventual 18-0 win.
“We’ve been 9-1 six times, we’ve been trying to go 10-0 for 18 years. This is great,” Coach Doug DuVall told The Sun. “There’s not much we could do without number 22, said DuVall’s counterpart, Scorpions Coach Ken Hovet. The Scorpions quarterback Joe Coughlan was sacked four times, and the ‘Orange & Black’ managed just 17 yards offensively. The Cats too had problems offensively. Outside of the two throws from White in the final minute of the first half, the Wildecats managed just 58 yards offensively, with Wall limited to 42 yards.
It was off to the quarterfinals, where the Wildecats annihilated Chesapeake of Baltimore County, 43-6, producing 417 yards of offense. Wall scored three times, Hamlin once, as the pair rushed for 298 yards on 24 carries on a muddy track.
Douglass of PG loomed in the state semifinals, and the Wildecats would survive their toughest test of the season, getting outgained 205-104, but emerging with a hard-fought 14-12 victory over the Eagles. The Eagles struck on their first possession of the game, completing a 62 yard drive with a 2 yard Charles Tucker score to hand the Cats their first deficit of the year, 6-0, but the Howard County champs took a 7-6 lead just before halftime on a 4 yard by White two minutes before intermission.
With 7 minutes to go, and facing a 4th down on their own 22, the Eagles attempted a ill-advised fake punt that was stopped at their 24. Four plays later, Wall scored his 29th touchdown of the season, to give the Cats a 14-6 lead. Then, the fireworks began for the Eagles, as they capped off a 5 minute, 73 yard drive with a score with :27 to play, setting up an all important two-point conversion attempt.
And for ‘The Lake’s’ good sake, the Eagles were penalized after one of their players threw a punch, penalizing the Birds 15 yards, forcing them 18 yards from the end zone, and essentially a 4th-and-goal from the 18 for their two-point attempt. No dice, as Brent Guyton stopped the Eagles ‘sweep’ and dragged down Dan Fant for a 2 yard loss. On to the finals, barely or not.
The Swarmin’ Hornets were awaiting, again. The state title game was a slobber-knocker, one that would see each team score just once in regulation. Midway through the second quarter, Hamlin finished off a 53 yard scoring drive with a 15 yard touchdown, for a 7-0 lead for the Cats, and the only score between the two juggernauts before intermission.
The Swarmin Hornets would counter with a 12 play, 89 yard scoring drive that would begin at the end of the third quarter, and end with a 1 yard touchdown plunge from quarterback Matt Byrne, to even it up at 7. in the fourth. Neither team would score again in regulation, sending the title game to overtime. The Swarmin’ Hornets had first possession in the extra session, before Walters broke up a handoff exchange and Casella fell on the fumble. Three plays later, Wall took a ‘25-lead’ on third down in from four yards out to clinch the state title, and give Coach DuVall and his Cats their second state championship in the program’s history.
The Wildecats finished #3 in the Maryland Football Writers Medial Poll, #2 among publics, just behind undefeated 4A champ Randallstown. The Cats 4.3 points allowed ranks tied for 5th best in county history, while their +28.6 point differential ranks 9th, and their 32.9 points per game ranks tied for 18th best. This would be the first of the Cats three-peat run.
Wall would be named Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year, and be acknowledged as the state’s all-time leading rusher when he finished his career, which spanned 4 years and 40 starts, with 5,095 yards. Rowe would be named Howard County Defensive Player of the Year, and was selected to the Sun’s All-Met 1st team, after registering 138 tackles, 8 sacks, and 6 interceptions. Wall would head to College Park, Rowe to Happy Valley.
Joining Wall and Rowe on the All-Met 1st team was the standout lineman Walters. Oba McMillian and Joey Guyton would be named to the All-Met 2nd team, with the former catching 8 touchdowns and posting a 25.1 yard per catch average, and the latter recording 83 tackles and 5 interceptions. Juniors Hamlin and lineman Tony Farace were adorned with All-County honors, as was lineman Len Cotter. Casella, and juniors White and Brent Guyton, all received post-season accolades.
🏆 - State Champion 🥈 - State Finalist 🥉 - Regional Champion 🏅 - County Champion
[Re ‘90 WL/OM - 6 degrees of separation. The Scorpions QB Joe Coughlan is my youngest brother, Rafael Wall was my former next-door neighbor for 4 years before moving to Wilde Lake, and my great friend Coach Hovet was my housemate from ‘87-89. That November day was a bit long for this Scorpion. Joe did get a state title earlier that Spring with the Scorpions on the hardwoods, and was a knee (Korey’s) away from a hardwood-gridiron sweep in 1990. The baby bro’ did earn All-County 1st team honors as a pitcher, the following Spring. Wall, for his part, averaged 39.4 yards per carry (across his lawn and mine) and scored 58 touchdowns in our backyard pee-wee division in ‘81. ‘Hoagie’, what can I say, I loved the guy. RIP]
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Post by themamba on Sept 4, 2019 17:21:49 GMT -2
3 ‘74 Howard Lions (12-0, 5-0) - Coach Bill Caudill 🏆🏅 >>> The ‘74 Howard Lions would become the standard bearer of excellence and success for Howard County football, one of which every champion that followed would be measured. A state title team that dominated in every phase of the game.
The Lions of the early 70’s were a dynasty, a dynasty that would go on to set a state record for consecutive wins, and the ‘74 Lions were the best of lot.
Coach Bill Caudill’s Lions were so successful, that he found few suitors that would would play his teams. For one, they were a Class B (now 2A) team, and the more successful larger schools found the risk overweighed the reward. Bonus points were fewer, and the risk of a loss was very real, as talented and sound the Lions had become.
The ‘74 Lions carried an overall 24 game win streak into the season, where its last loss was week 7 in 1971. In ‘72, the Lions went 10-0, but were denied a berth in the then District III title game, as they finished third, behind Randallstown and Westminster, based on the very point system Caudill and his troops had to battle against.
The ‘73 Lions rolled through their regular season unbeaten for a second year in a row, earned a post-season berth, then posted their 8th shutout of the season in a 14-0 victory over North Harford in the district title game. The ‘73 Lions allowed just 3 touchdowns all season, allowing 2.0 points per game.
The ‘74 Lions did lose a pair of All-State selections from their ‘73 team to graduation, linebacker Dave Fadrowski and kicker Jim Fink, but returned 18 starters from their ‘73 team, a cast that carried huge expectations with them into the MPSSAA’s inaugural season.
Scott Swope, considered one of the best quarterbacks in the area, was back, after missing the ‘73 season due to injury. All-everything Dan Hottowe, who replaced Swope in ‘73, returned as well, and shifted back to his wingback position. Splitting carries with Hottowe were two very talented backs, senior Wayne Wilson, who would go on to have a 9-year career in the NFL, and junior John Overbey, who may have been the most talented of the three. To add, 10 players that had started on defense at one time or another in ‘73 returned on defense, a defense that registered 8 shutouts in 11 games.
The Lions began the ‘74 season with a 35-0 shutout of Southern of Baltimore, their 9th in 12 games, holding the Bulldogs to 2 yards net rushing. Hottowe rushed for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns on 22 carries. The Lions followed with a 40-point shutout of the MSA’s Cardinal Gibbons, followed by a 47-2 thumping of Catonsville, the 11th time the defense hadn’t allowed a score in 14 games. The Lions held Catonsville to -27 net rushing yards. The Lions routed one-time power Edgewood, 42-9, setting up a week 5 showdown with 4-0 Aberdeen.
The Lions defense dominated the Eagles, holding their opponent to 21 yards of offense, helping deliver a 28-0 shutout. The Lions clobbered Oakland Mills, playing in its first season, 46-0, with Wilson rushing for 100 yards and 3 touchdowns on just 6 carries, while Hattowe and Overbey added 94 and 93 rushing yards, respectively.
The Lions were at 7-0 when they faced their first legitimate test of the season in week 8, in what would turn out to be their toughest game of the season, and the only game where they faced a deficit. That test was Wilde Lake, a program in just its third year, but one that Coach Doug DuVall had at 7-0, too, and ranked #6 in the Baltimore Sun.
The stage was set, and this stage still stands as the largest stage to ever host a Howard County sporting event, as an estimated 5,500 (including this 8 year old) witnessed one of the most noteworthy games in the history of the county.
The Lions winning streak of 31 games were on the line, as well as a playoff berth in the very first MPSSAA playoffs, where one team in each region of the four classifications would receive a berth. The Wildecats entered averaging 34 points and 375 yards of offense per game, while the Lions were averaging 41 points and 336 yards of offense per contest.
The Cats started the fireworks before many of the 5,500 had either settled or arrived, as the Wildecats All-Met quarterback Tony Tsonis hit Michael Burgess on a 83 yard touchdown pass on the first play from scrimmage, handing the Lions their first deficit of the season, 6-0. The Lions struck back on their second possession, when Wilson scored on a 2 yard touchdown, and with Hottowe’s point-after, took a 7-6 lead.
In the second quarter, kicker-lineman Chuck Johnston blasted a 36 yard field goal that would be the only scoring in the second stanza, as the Cats took a 9-7 edge into intermission, the first time the Lions had faced a halftime deficit in three years.
Early in the third, Hottowe kicked a 26 yard field goal through the uprights to give the hosts a one point lead, 10-9, before the now settled thousands in the stands and on the grounds.
After punting, and on the ensuing Lions drive, the Cats took momentum back, when Bruce Williams intercepted Swope at the Lions 38 yard line, and following a penalty on the play, had the ball on Howard’s 23 yard line. After a 7 yard completion, on 2nd down, the Cats appeared to re-take the lead when Tsonis found a wide open Burgess in the end zone, but the All-Met uncharacteristically mishandled the ball.
One penalty and one play later, Johnston lined up for a potential game-leading 48 yard field goal attempt, before the Lions blocked the kick, and had the ball on their 20 yard line. The Lions went 35 yards on 6 plays, before Swope hooked up with Craig Harrington on a 45 yard scoring pass to give the home team a 17-9 lead, where the score would stay.
The Lions defense limited the Cats to just 3 points following their opening play theatrics, and kept Tsonis, to 10-34 passing for 105 yards, outside the strike to Burgess. Wilson rushed for 112 yards and a score on 20 carries, while Overbey rushed for 107 yards on 17 carries.
The Lions closed out the regular season with a pair of shutouts, finishing their third straight 10-0 regular season, and a 34 game win streak. The Lions posted 7 shutouts in their 10 regular season games, and another where the defense didn’t allow a point in the 47-2 rout of Catonsville.
The Lions dominance continued in the state semifinal, as they smashed Cambridge-South Dorchester, 40-0, registering their 16th shutout in 22 games, dating back to the 1973 opener, and 18th in 22 games that the defense did not allow a touchdown. Overbey rushed for three touchdowns.
The Lions earned a state title berth, the first of its kind, taking on 10-1 Paint Branch, at Paint Branch (pre-College Park), coached by former University of Maryland Head Coach Ray Lester, who was fired as the Terrapins head four years earlier.
The Lions jumped out to a 14-0 lead over the Panthers, as the Lions capitalized on a Panthers fumble, recovered by Bill Rosser at their opponents 31 yard line. Seven plays later, Wilson scored on a 11 yard touchdown run. Overbey added another score, before the Panthers got on the board in the second wuarter, following a 16 play, 80 yard drive to cut the lead to 14-6, where it would stay into intermission.
In the third, the Lions took control, when Swope threw his 16th touchdown of the season when he hit Leslie McNutt on a 20 yard score, then followed that on their next drive with a 31 yard Swope-to-Hottowe pass that set up an Overbey touchdown to move the lead to 27-6 after three quarters. Swope would hit Harrington on a 46 yard touchdown pass to make it, 33-6, early in the fourth quarter, and make the outcome all but academic.
Swope would connect with Harrington for another score, his third of the day, and county-record 18th of the season. Swope threw 7-10 for 164 yards, while Overbey and aHarrington each added a pair scores in the 40-14 rout on the Panthers home field.
The Lions finished #2 in the Sun, behind nationally renowned Poly, and outscored it’s opponents 488-34 in their 12 games. The Lions 40.7 points per game ranks 4th all-time in county history, while its 2.8 points allowed per game ranks 3rd all-time, and its +37.8 point differential ranks 2nd, one-tenth of a point short of the ‘07 River Hill Hawks.
Hottowe was selected to the Baltimore Sun’s All-Met 1st team, leading the area in scoring with 152 points, including 15 touchdowns, 47 extra points, and 5 field goals. Caudill called him, “the most talented football player I ever coached”. McNutt was also selected to the All-Met 1st team as a defensive back, while adding 33 yards per catch on 11 receptions. Linebacker Pat Cavanaugh was selected to the 2nd team, as was the two-way star Harrington, who was selected at defensive end.
Swope finished with 18 touchdowns, averaging 22.6 yards per completion. Wilson would go on to Shepard, before a 9-year NFL career, playing for the Saints, Redskins and Vikings, including rushing for 965 yards and 11 touchdowns with New Orleans in 1983. Overbey would lead the Lions to the state title game in 1975, with a 1,000 yard season. Rosser joined McNutt, Harrington and Cavanaugh on the Lions dominating defense, as did defensive backs Shawn Carter and Moochie Chambers.
Caudill would take a job at WT Woodson VA the following year, finishing with a 60-21-2 record in his 8 years at Howard, winning 43 of his last 44 games, including a state record 36 game win streak. The Lions streak would end the following year in the Class B title game rematch at 47 games, as the Panthers punished the Lions, 28-3. Like the Lions, who returned 18 starters in ‘74, the Panthers returned 19 starters in ‘75.
🏆 - State Champion 🥈 - State Finalist 🥉 - Regional Champion 🏅 - County Champion
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Post by themamba on Sept 5, 2019 21:49:42 GMT -2
2 ‘07 River Hill Hawks (14-0, 10-0) - Coach Brian Van Deusen 🏆🏅 >>> The ‘07 Hawks, like the ‘74 Howard Lions and ‘90 Wilde Lake Wildecats, could make a strong argument as to being the best high school football team in county history, with a resume to back it up. In many measurables, no one dominated like the ‘07 Hawks.
By the Fall of 2007, coach Brian Van Deusen’s Hawks program had legitimized itself as the top team in the county at the time, as well as a state championship contender, finishing as 2A runner-up in ‘06, losing to the Joe Haden-led Friendly Patriots in the state title game.
The progression of the program was clear, after a 10-0 regular season in ‘04, only to lose in the newly minted regional semifinal, 36-26, to Douglass PG, after two late touchdowns from the Eagles. Following the Hawks first 10-0 season, the Hawks took the next step, winning their first post-season game in school history, avenging a 15-14 loss to Long Reach in the regular season, with a 21-13 regional semifinal victory, moving on to the regional final.
The next step was taken the following week, with a 34-28 regional title win over Severna Park, pushing the Hawks to the state semifinal, where they fell to Gwynn Park, 30-21, after holding a 12 point lead.
The 2006 Hawks would take the third step. The Hawks notched their second 10-0 regular season in three years, with a point differential of +37.4 over its last five games. The Hawks trounced Severna Park in the regional final this time, 48-10, before demolishing Franklin in the state semifinal, 56-7, to reach their first state title game, and having the fate of facing a talent like Haden and his Patriots.
This 2007 squad returned a good amount of key contributors from the ‘06 team, including a handful of rising juniors that many felt had the Hawks one year away from a state title. In addition to the juniors, the Hawks Zach Martin returned, looking to put an exclamation point on his illustrious career.
The Hawks came into the season having won 28 of its last 29 games versus county competition, with the aforementioned 1-point loss to Long Reach in ‘05 - rectified three weeks later in the regional semifinal - as its only blemish, and a 34-4 overall record over the last three seasons.
Martin had earned All-State honors as a junior, and was named Howard County Defensive Player of the Year in ‘06, after registering 154 tackles, 18 for loss, while rushing for 1,598 yards and scoring 25 touchdowns. Rising junior Mike Campanaro led the talented quartet of his junior class - Malek Redd, Leron Eaddy and Sean Hull, after rushing for 1,044 yards, with 26 receptions for 601 yards, and scoring 18 touchdowns as a sophomore.
The prospects for ‘08 looked outstanding, with the Hawks version of the ‘Four Horseman’ set to return, but this was ‘07, and a leader like Martin was there to remind anyone and everyone that the ‘07 Hawks were ready for the next step now, and that ‘08 could wait.
The Hawks began ‘07 running roughshod on Mt Hebron, shutting out the Vikings, 48-0, rushing for 491 yards and 7 touchdowns on just 25 carries, averaging 19.6 yards per carry. Campanaro rushed for 249 yards and 3 touchdowns on 8 carries, Redd rushed for 105 yards and 3 touchdowns on just 5 carries, and Martin added 135 yards on the ground and a score on 12 carries.
The Hawks followed with a 44-0 shutout of Centennial, with Campanaro scoring 3 touchdowns, including a program record-setting 87 yard punt return for a score. In week 3, the Hawks made it three shutouts in three games with a 35-0 win over Glenelg. Campanaro ran for two scores, caught one, and threw for one, while Martin added 135 rushing yards on 11 carries, adding 16 tackles (12 solo), with a sack.
Hammond would be the fourth shutout victim in a row, as the Hawks demoralized Hammond, 57-0, as Campanaro rushed for 205 yards on 15 carries, and scored 5 touchdowns - 3 rushing, 1 receiving, 1 punt return. Finally, in week 5, someone scored a point on River Hill, but not before the Hawks took a 18-0 halftime lead over Wilde Lake.
Redd scored the first two touchdowns, one on a blocked punt, and Campanaro (22-171-2) score the last. The Cats Jerrell Epps scored on a 4 yard run in the third quarter, before Campanaro scored again in the fourth in the 25-8 win. Wilde Lake would go on to win a 3A regional championship.
The Hawks went back to their shutout ways in week 6 and 7, clobbering Long Reach, 44-0, before throttling playoff-bound Atholton, 41-0. In the Lightning rout, Redd rushed for 125 yards and a score on just 8 carries, while Campanaro and Martin combined for 172 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns. Seven weeks in, six shutouts, winning by an average margin of 42.0-1.1.
In week 8, the Hawks routed 5-2 Marriotts Ridge, 49-6, with Redd rushing for 135 yards and 3 touchdowns on 5 carries, Campanaro compiled 295 all-purpose yards, and Eaddy added 2 sacks and a touchdown. The Hawks followed with a 48-0 shutout of Reservoir, as Campanaro rushed for 203 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries, while Martin added 3 touchdowns and 15 tackles.
The regular season finale saw another shutout, as the Hawks routed playoff bound Howard, 49-0, as Redd rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns, and Campanaro rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns.
The Hawks finished the regular season with a record 8 shutouts, while scoring 41 or more points in 8 of 10 games. The Hawks regular season point differential was 42.0-1.4.
The Hawks defense took control in the regional semifinal, posting its 9th shutout in 11 games, picking off 5 interceptions, in a 34-0 win over McDonogh. The Hawks faced another SMAC foe in the regional final, and registered their 10th shutout, with a 35-0 victory over Patuxent, as Campanaro rushed for 117 yards, and Martin, 111. This was the Hawks third straight regional crown.
Elkton would be the next victim, in the state semifinals, as Redd scored on touchdown runs of 70 and 56 yards in the first half, and finished with 163 yards on 12 carries, and Campanaro gained 95 of his 130 rushing yards after intermission in the 28-0 win. The Hawks matched the 1977 Seneca Valley Screamin’ Eagles with their 11th shutout of the season, for most in a single-season in MPSSAA history.
The Hawks looked to take that final step, and clinch a state title, but first it must get past another undefeated team, 13-0 Eastern Tech, just as it had to a year earlier with Friendly, but fell short. The Mustangs were averaging 37.7 points per game, and allowed 8 points or less in 12 of their 13 games.
The Mustangs gave the Hawks all they could handle, but fell just short of handing the Howard County champs something they couldn’t, coming up 5 yards short of possibly tying it up on the last play of the game.
After a Hawks punt, the Mustangs scored on their first drive of the game, going 87 yards on 14 plays, capped off by an 8 yard touchdown run from Travis Crane. The remainder of the half would go scoreless, as the ‘Stangs limited the Hawks to a season-low 53 first-half rushing yards, and Campanaro to 9 yards on 6 attempts.
The Hawks would even things up when Luke Hostetler hit Redd on a 68 yard scoring pass midway through the third quarter. Redd would break the tie with a 6 yard score with 4:02 to play. After a three-and-out, the Hawks received the ball with the intentions to bleed the clock out, before the Mustangs came up with a fumble recovery with 2:17 to play, giving them one more shot.
The shot went awry, after the Mustangs had moved inside the Hawks 10 yard line, leaving themselves one last play. Crane dropped back and had to scramble, and dumped it to Derryck Davis at the 5 yard line, who was wrapped up by Alex Turner, and the Hawks held on for their first state title in school history.
The ‘07 Hawks have the greatest point differential in county history, at +37.9 per game, while also posting the best points allowed per game average in county history, allowing only 1.5 points per game. The Hawks allowed three scores in 14 games. The Hawks 39.4 points per game ranks 5th best in county history. The Hawks finished #3 in the Maryland Football Writers Media Poll, 2nd among publics.
Martin finished his Hawks storied career earning All-Met 1st team honors for a second year in a row, as well as being named Howard County Defensive Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons. Martin finished the ‘07 season rushing for 1,152 yards and scoring 13 touchdowns, while leading the county in tackles for a third year in a row, with 143 tackles, including a league-leading 21 for loss.
Martin is the county’s all-time leading tackler, with 476, and posted 3 of the top 11 single-season marks in league history, including a single-season best 169 as a sophomore in ‘05. Martin also hold the county’s all-time tackles for loss mark, with 62. Martin finished as the county’s 5th (now 12th) all-time leading rusher, with 3,156 yards, and scored 38 touchdowns in ‘06 and ‘07.
Campanaro joined Martin on the Sun’s All-Met 1st team after rushing for 1,884 yards, scoring 30 touchdowns in all, and producing 2,881 all-purpose yards. Campanaro scored 22 touchdowns on the ground, 6 through the air (13-278-6), and returned two punt returns for scores.
Redd was named to the All-Met 2nd team after rushing for 1,301 yards and 19 touchdowns, and holds the county’s single-season mark of 12.2 yards per carry. Redd scored 25 touchdowns overall in ‘07. Lineman Ryan Bounds joined Redd on the All-Met 2nd team.
Eaddy, a junior like Campanaro and Redd, was named to the All-County 1st team after recording 101 tackles, while linebacker RJ Murray and linebacker Jon Hill were also named to the All-County 1st team. Coach Van Deusen was named Coach of the Year by both the Baltimore Sun and Washington Post.
🏆 - State Champion 🥈 - State Finalist 🥉 - Regional Champion 🏅 - County Champion
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Post by themamba on Sept 8, 2019 11:25:53 GMT -2
1 ‘08 River Hill Hawks (14-0, 10-0) - Coach Brian Van Deusen 🏆🏅 >>> There are few sports teams that ever live up to their championship projections when those projections are made three years in advance, but the ‘08 River Hill Hawks did just that. Even fewer reach the pinnacle based on JV results of a program that had yet to win a regional title (though they would two weeks later, following the ‘05 JV season).
The main ingredients in the ‘07 and ‘08 Hawks championship teams came together before any of the major players took a class at River Hill. Mike Campanaro, Leron Eaddy and Malek Redd played on arguably the greatest youth team in county history, the ‘04 Columbia Ravens. The future Hawks were joined by a talented cast, including future Loyola Dons quarterback Leon Kinnard (UConn/Towson) and Gilman’s Jordan Love (Georgia, Towson).
Those Ravens set the tone of what was to become in Clarksville. The ingredients were there, and Top Chef Van Deusen was just the one to put together the recipe.
Campanaro, Eaddy, and Redd would lose just once in their 5 years together, going 63-1 from 8th grade through their senior season season, 41-1 with Van Deusen, including winning two state titles, a state runner-up finish, an undefeated county ‘jayvee’ season, and a youth title with the Ravens.
Campanaro and Eaddy had played with the Ravens in ‘03, with the former coming over from the Columbia Bulldogs, and the latter from the CC Warriors. Redd, who had been playing in Baltimore City, joined the talented duo, Kinnard, and Love, in 8th grade.
The Hawks finished with their first undefeated regular season in ‘04, won their first regional title in ‘05, played in their first title game in ‘06, before winning their first state title in ‘07. The encore would be no walk in the park, with a huge target emblazoned on their backs.
The Hawks would complete their season as undefeated back-to-back state champions, and become the first and only county team to ever be nationally ranked, at #23 in the USA Today. The Hawks had risen as high as #14 midway through the season, before giving way to others who beat nationally renowned programs down the stretch.
Still, the Hawks are just 1 of 4 MPSSAA schools to be ranked among the top 25 in the country, in USA Today’s Top 25 final poll, joining ‘99 Seneca Valley - #23, ‘09 Linganore - #18 , and ‘16 Wise - #25. The Hawks #14 ranking in week 7 of ‘08 remains the highest ranking of any MPSSAA team in the USA Today, ever.
Like ‘07, the ‘08 Hawks faced very few challenges throughout both the regular and post-season, and like ‘07, won 9 of 10 regular season games with a running clock. The Hawks would average 46.4 points per game through the regular season, an all-time county best, while allowing 2.8 points per game, and registering a +43.6 point differential.
Splitting the final four teams on this list was a task, as all dominated, but choosing between the final two, was extremely tough. Though the ‘07 Hawks allowed just 3 touchdowns, and carried a slightly higher point differential, the ‘08 Hawks get the final nod based on their title game performance, their regional playoff competition, and the national ranking, which put Howard County football on the map. The USA Today map, which is as lofty as one could get.
The defending state champs roared out to a 42-7 rout of Atholton in the opener, as Campanaro scored three first half touchdowns, leading to a 35-0 halftime margin. Eaddy forced two fumbles, and Patrick McCleaf grabbed an interception and recorded 10 tackles. The Raiders score came in the final three minutes.
In week 2, Campanaro produced one of his greatest games of his scholastic career, scoring a county-record 7 touchdowns in a 54-8 thrashing of Oakland Mills, as the Hawks mounted a 47-0 halftime lead. Campanaro rushed for 141 yards and five scores on 8 carries, while adding a pair of punt returns for touchdowns. Like the Raiders score, the Scorpions touchdown came late, with a running clock and a Hawks 54-0 lead.
The following week, Redd rushed for 200 yards and 3 touchdowns on just 7 carries in a 55-0 blowout of Centennial. Campanaro rushed for 165 yards and 3 touchdowns on 11 carries, and Eaddy added a 40 yard touchdown run. In week 4, the Hawks scored 35 second quarter points to open up a 42-0 halftime lead on Mt Hebron, before finishing with a 63-0 victory.
In week 5, the Hawks would stake a 27-7 halftime lead on Long Reach, before scoring 23 points in the third stanza, and a 50-7 win. Campanaro, Redd, and quarterback Luke Hostetler each ran for two touchdowns, while future NFL first-rounder, Kevin Johnson, added another. The Hawks followed that up with a 55-0 rout of Reservoir, with Redd scoring 4 touchdowns and Campanaro scoring three times. Next, a 41-0 shutout of Marriotts Ridge, as Campanaro rushed for 260 yards and 4 touchdowns on 24 carries, and the Hawks defense registered 10 sacks.
In week 8, the Hawks faced undefeated Wilde Lake, who had given the state champions their closest margin in the ‘07 regular season, as Cats Coach Doug DuVall was winding down the final season of his legendary 36 year career for the Wildecats.
Played in downpour and high winds, Luke Hostetler’s 1 yard plunge in the second quarter was the only score of the first half. The Wildecats had two great scoring chances before intermission. The first, on the opening kickoff, where the Cats pounced on the loose ball at the Hawks 20 yard line. Three plays and four yards later, Graham Spicer’s 33 yard field goal attempt went wide. With good field position, the Cats drove down to the Hawks 5 yard line in the second quarter, when their scoring chance evaporated on an incomplete pass on a fake field goal attempt.
Campanaro would lead a 71 yard drive in the third quarter, capped off by a 3 yard touchdown run by Hostetler, to give the hosts a 12-0 lead, and eventual win of the same score. It was the Hawks sixth straight win over the Cats. Campanaro rushed for 141 of the Hawks 148 yards on their two scoring drives. The Cats would go on to play in the 3A state title game in Coach DuVall’s swan song, losing 13-0 to Westlake in the final.
The Hawks returned to their dominance in week 9, with a 55-6 triumph over Hammond, as Kevin Moore scored three touchdowns, Redd rushed for 145 yards, Campanaro, 126, while the two combined for three touchdowns. In the season finale, the Hawks recorded their sixth shutout of the season, 41-0, as Campanaro scored three touchdowns, and threw for one.
During the regular season, the Hawks averaged scoring 34 points in the first half alone, while the defense allowed just one score in the first three quarters of the first ten games. Only one team - 3A runner-up Wilde Lake - came within 34 points of the Hawks.
The Hawks met Gwynn Park in the regional final, after the Yellowjackets shared the PG 3/2/1A title with Friendly and Douglass, at 7-1. Amidst foggy conditions, the Hawks and Yellowjackets slugged through a first half that saw just one score, with 43 seconds left in the first half, when Hostetler found Eaddy on a 17 yard scoring pass for a 7-0 halftime lead.
Hostetler would add another scoring pass on a 39 yard screen to Campanaro, then added a rushing score in the 20-6 win over the Yellowjackets. Campanaro rushed for 135 yards on 24 carries.
The Hawks met Douglass PG in the regional final, who were coming off a 32-10 victory at North Point, that followed a 26-12 win over Gwynn Park in the regular season finale. Campanaro rushed for two scores in the first half (24,33) to give the Hawks a 14-0 halftime lead, then caught a 22 yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter in a 21-6 win, to clinch their fourth straight regional title.
Century was up next in the state semifinal, after a 47-0 rout of Middletown in the regional final, pushing the Knights to a 12-0 record. The Hawks turned a 7-7 second quarter tie into a 48-14 blowout win as Redd rushed for 276 yards and a score, and Campanaro rushed for 144 yards and three scores. The Hawks scored 20 third quarter points, and 34 in the second half to break open a 14-7 halftime margin over the undefeated Carroll County champs.
The Hawks faced a rematch with Eastern Tech in the state final, a year after the Hawks edged the Mustangs, 14-7, in the 2007 2A state championship. Eaddy began the scoring with a 3 yard score in the first quarter, and Scott Trench added a 29 yard field goal in the second quarter to give the Hawks a 10-0 halftime lead. Redd added a 50 yard touchdown reception from Hostetler in the third quarter, before junior Kevin Johnson added a score early in the fourth quarter for a 24-0 lead.
Campanaro, who was limited to defense because of a hamstring injury, picked off his second interception of the day midway through the fourth quarter and returned it 41 yards for a score and a commanding 31-0 lead, in an eventual 31-6 romp in the 2A title game. Campanaro, Eaddy and Redd has finalized their legacies at River Hill by winning back-to-back state titles, four years after capturing the title as 8th graders with the Columbia Ravens.
Campanaro was names the Washington Post’s Offensive Player of the Year, after rushing for 1,848 yards and 29 touchdowns, adding 7 touchdown receptions, while grabbing 6 interceptions (1 TD) and returning two punt returns for scores, and throwing for another touchdown. Campanaro completed his career having scored 87 touchdowns (39 in ‘08) - 57 rushing, 16 receiving, 8 on kick returns, and 6 on defense, throwing for a pair, for good measure.
Campanaro’s 87 scores rank tied for 2nd in MPSSAA history, trailing only Dunbar’s Tavon Austin. Campanaro’s 4,712 rushing yards rank 3rd all-time in county history, while his 6,967 all-purpose yards rank as an all-time high in county history. Campanaro’s 8 kick returns for touchdowns tie Long Reach’s Keith Richardson as an all-time county high, and his 16 touchdown receptions rank tied for 4th in county history, while his 14 career interceptions rank tied for 5th.
Redd was named to the Baltimore Sun All-Met 2nd team as a defensive back, but his offensive numbers were even more prolific, rushing for 1,394 yards, averaging 10.4 yards per carry. Redd rushed for 3,364 yards in his career, 11th all-time in county history, and his 44 rushing touchdowns rank 7th all-time in county history. The speedster’s career 10.5 yards per carry ranks as the county’s top mark of all-time.
Eaddy was named to the Baltimore Sun All-Met 2nd team at linebacker, as well as to the Maryland Football Writers 2A/1A All-State 1st team. Eaddy and Redd both played at Central Michigan, before Redd finished his college career at North Carolina Central. Lineman Sean Hull was named to both the All-State 1st team and the All-Met 1st team, plowing the way for more than 4,200 rushing yards, while adding 58 tackles, including 10 for loss.
Patrick McCleaf, who along with Hull, led the Hawks imposing line play, was named to the Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention team, while kicker Scott Trench was named to the Baltimore Sun All-Met 1st team. Hostetler was named to the All-County 1st team as quarterback, while junior Kevin Johnson would later follow Campanaro to both Wake Forest and the NFL. Coach Van Deusen capped off a 4-year run of 52 wins (13 per season) with back-to-back state titles, before going back-to-back again in ‘11-12.
🏆 - State Champion 🥈 - State Finalist 🥉 - Regional Champion 🏅 - County Champion
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Post by byrdstheword on Sept 9, 2019 16:18:38 GMT -2
Mamba, thank you for this. A great history lesson, I was excited each time a new post came out.
Now we need somebody to do a Moco top 50!
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Post by themamba on Sept 9, 2019 17:44:45 GMT -2
Mamba, thank you for this. A great history lesson, I was excited each time a new post came out. Now we need somebody to do a Moco top 50! Thanks, byrdstheword.! I appreciate it. MoCo’s top 50 would be awesome. It would take a lot of time and effort, trust me, but it would be great if someone were to do it.
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Post by themamba on Sept 17, 2019 19:28:44 GMT -2
Career Touchdowns Scored
87 Mike Campanaro RH ‘06-08 86 Wande Owens G ‘15-18 74 Devin Dawkins HOW ‘16-18 63 Rafael Wall WL ‘87-90 60 Gerald Smith HOW ‘96-99 55 Chris Eccleston MTH ‘03-05 48 Malik Anderson HOW ‘13-15 46 Dain Lewis WL ‘94-96 46 Malek Redd RH ‘06-08 46 Mike Anderson HOW ‘10-12 44 Fardan Carter OM ‘93-95 42 Guy Smith HOW ‘91-93 42 Keith Richardson - LR ‘02-04 41 Vinnie Rubbo OM ‘96-98 40 JT Rembert OM ‘97-00 39 Tim Spruill HAM ‘93-95 38 Mario Merrills WL ‘98-00 38 Zach Martin RH ‘05-07 38 Aaron Wells RH ‘11-12 38 Tre Hopkins OM ‘13-15 37 Jerrell Epps WL ‘06-08 35 Korey Singleton OM ‘89-90 35 Rob Hauff CEN ‘92-94 35 Justin Barnes OM ‘99-01 35 Devon Paye HAM ‘10-11
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Post by themamba on Sept 17, 2019 19:29:05 GMT -2
Career Touchdowns Accounted For (includes passing touchdowns)
89 Mike Campanaro RH ‘06-08 86 Wande Owens G ‘15-18 74 Devin Dawkins HOW ‘16-18 69 David Pindell OM ‘12-14 63 Rafael Wall WL 88-90 62 Gerald Smith HOW ‘97-99 62 Dan Hostetler RH ‘06-08 61 Tim Spruill HAM ‘93-95 57 Tyler Martin HAM ‘11-13 55 Chris Eccleston MTH ‘03-05 54 JT Rembert OM ‘97-00 52 Tre Hopkins OM ‘13-15 50 Jim Traber WL ‘76-78 49 Nick Finney OM ‘02-05 48 Zach McQuigg G 96-99 48 Malik Anderson HOW ‘13-15 47 DeLawn Parrish HOW ‘92-94 47 Ben Hostetler RH ‘03-05 46 Dain Lewis WL ‘94-96 46 Mike Anderson HOW ‘10-12 46 Malek Redd RH ‘06-08 44 Fardan Carter OM ‘93-95 44 Kyle Barnett MTH ‘02-04 42 Guy Smith HOW ‘91-93 42 Irving Conwell HAM, OM ‘93-95 42 Tre Covington LR ‘01-03 42 Keith Richardson LR 02-04
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Post by themamba on Sept 18, 2019 18:27:17 GMT -2
Career Passing Yards
4,778 Zach McQuigg G ‘96-99 4,630 David Pindell OM ‘12-14 4,144 Justin Sollitare OM ‘06-07 3,826 Kevin Seker MR ‘06-07 3,540 Clint Huber MTH ‘07-09 3,520 Tyler Raines LR ‘14-16 3,386 Sean Lookingbill G ‘92-94 3,361 Tyler Martin HAM ‘11-13 3,351 Jim Traber WL ‘76-78 3,296 Matt Hostetler RH ‘98-01 3,267 Kelly Woodward HAM ‘87-89 3,245 Tre Covington LR ‘01-03 3,210 TJ Welsh OM ‘96-98 3,204 EJ Montgomery RES ‘10-11 3,199 John Fleming MTH ‘80-82 3,197 Nick Finney OM ‘02-05 3,182 Kyle Barnett MTH ‘02-04 2,911 Shallon Robinson OM ‘16-17 2,908 Zach Swope HAM ‘03-05 2,874 Brian Van Deusen ATH 89-91 2,758 Irving Conwell OM ‘94-95 2,698 Austin Altman RH ‘11-12 2,652 Ben Hostetler RH ‘02-03 2,553 Dan Hostetler RH ‘04-06 2,548 Kevin Sheahin HOW ‘13-14
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Post by themamba on Sept 18, 2019 18:28:22 GMT -2
Career Passing Touchdowns
44 Tyler Martin HAM ‘11-13 40 Zach McQuigg G 96-99 39 David Pindell OM ‘12-14 36 Kyle Barnett MTH ‘02-04 35 Dan Hostetler RH ‘04-06 33 Clint Huber MTH ‘07-09 33 EJ Montgomery RES ‘10-11 30 Jim Traber WL ‘76-78 30 Brian Van Deusen ATH ‘89-91 30 Ben Hostetler RH ‘02-03 30 Nick Finney OM ‘02-05 29 Trey Covington LR ‘01-03 29 Austin Altman RH ‘11-12 28 Kevin Seker MR ‘06-07 28 Kevin Sheahin HOW ‘13-14 27 DaLawn Parrish HOW ‘92-94 27 TJ Welsh OM ‘96-98 27 Matt Hostetler RH ‘98-01 27 Casey Crawford HOW ‘14-15 27 Robby Porter HOW ‘16-17 26 Sean Lookingbill G ‘92-94 26 Brian McMahon ATH ‘11-12
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Post by themamba on Sept 18, 2019 19:10:39 GMT -2
Career Passing Completions
347 David Pindell OM ‘12-14 326 Zach McQuigg G ‘96-99 304 Justin Sottilare OM ‘06-07 274 Matt Hostetler RH ‘98-01 262 Sean Lookingbill G ‘92-94 243 Kevin Seker MR ‘06-07 240 Clint Huber MTH ‘07-09 240 Tyler Raines LR ‘14-16 239 Shallon Robinson OM ‘16-17 231 Brian Van Deusen ATH ‘89-91 229 Tyler Martin HAM ‘11-13 224 Nick Finney OM ‘02-05 218 Robby Porter HOW ‘16-17 210 Trey Covington LR ‘01-03 209 Ben Hostetler RH ‘02-03 208 John Fleming MTH ‘80-82 205 EJ Montgomery RES ‘11-12 202 Dan Hostetler RH ‘04-06 190 Zach Swope HAM ‘03-05 187 Kevin Sheahin HOW ‘13-14 186 TJ Welsh OM ‘96-98 186 Kyle Barnett MTH ‘02-04
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Post by themamba on Sept 18, 2019 23:30:23 GMT -2
Passing Yards - Season
2,777 Justin Sottilare OM ‘07 2,542 Clint Huber MTH ‘09 2,447 David Pindell OM ‘14 2,397 Austin Altman RH ‘12 2,313 Casey Crawford HOW ‘15 2,106 Zach McQuigg G ‘99 1,942 TJ Welsh OM ‘98 1,942 Kevin Seker MR ‘07 1,927 Tyler Raines LR ‘16 1,885 Shallon Robinson ‘OM ‘18 1,884 Kevin Seker MR ‘06 1,787 Tyler Martin HAM ‘13 1,695 EJ Montgomery RES ‘11 1,653 Jim Traber WL ‘77 1,645 Trey Covington LR ‘03 1,644 Brian Van Deusen ATH ‘91 1,629 Tony Tsonis WL ‘74 1,599 Kevin Sheahin HOW ‘14 1,596 Sean Lookingbill G ‘94 1,594 Zach McQuigg G ‘98 1,594 Tyler Raines LR ‘15 1,567 Robby Porter HOW ‘16 1,566 David Pindell OM ‘13 1,552 Kelvin Seamonson ATH ‘09 1,530 Mark Carper ATH ‘85 1,514 Luke Casey ATH ‘12 1,509 EJ Montgomery RES ‘10 1,504 Jim Traber WL ‘78 1,504 Matt Hostetler RH ‘01
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Post by themamba on Sept 18, 2019 23:30:45 GMT -2
Touchdown Passes - Season
27 Austin Altman RH ‘12 26 Casey Crawford HOW ‘15 23 David Pindell OM ‘14 22 Zach McQuigg G ‘99 19 Clint Huber MTH ‘09 19 EJ Montgomery RES ‘11 19 Tyler Martin HAM ‘13 18 Scott Swope HOW ‘74 18 Brian Van Deusen ATH ‘90 18 Dan Hostetler RH ‘05 18 Kelvin Seamonson ATH ‘09 18 Kevin Sheahin HOW ‘14 17 Kevin Seker MR ‘07 17 Tyler Martin HAM ‘12 17 Robby Porter HOW ‘16 16 Jim Traber WL ‘77 16 DaLawn Parrish HOW ‘94 16 Ben Hostetler RH ‘03 16 Shallon Robinson OM ‘18 15 Tony Tsonis WL ‘74 15 TJ Welsh OM ‘98 15 Scott Middleton CEN ‘02 15 Kyle Barnett MTH ‘03 15 Trey Covington LR ‘03 15 Justin Sottilare OM ‘07 15 Luke Casey ATH ‘12 15 Aaron Gibson OM ‘15
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