On a weekend where all the games were played under the lights on Friday night, there was much excitement as the playoff races are starting to shape up around Southern Maryland. Patuxent (4-2) traveled to Great Mills (4-2) after two consecutive 41-7 losses to McDonough and Northern. In the closest game of the evening, the Panthers came away with a 34-21 victory despite throwing the ball only twice all night.

Great Mills was led by QB Jordan Hurt who rushed for 125 yards on 16 carries and two TD’s. In the air he completed 7 of 16 passes for 141 yards including a 50 yd TD to Aaron Wilkerson. Wilkerson finished with 4 catches and 106 yards. On defense, the Hornets were led by Adam Samblanet’s 18 tackles. Patuxent’s QB Ed ‘Goose’ Massengill completed both of his passes including a TD pass to Trazez Lee and he also rushed for a seven yard TD. The Panthers pounded the Hornet defense behind 223 yards rushing on 27 carries from Dakota Edwards and Trazvez Lee’s 100 yards on only seven carries . Chicago Garner had 10 tackles for Patuxent.

There was also very little passing in North Point’s (6-0) 41-0 shutout of Calvert(1-5) as QB Connor young only threw five times, completing three including a 21 yard TD pass to Anthony Zosack. Superstar RB Emmanuel Onakoya had 87 yards and two TD’s for the Eagles. North Point is the only undefeated team remaining in SMAC and will face a tough battle this week at home against Westlake (5-1).

Westlake’s Stephen Koudossou took the opening kickoff 80 yards for a TD against Thomas Stone (0-6) and the Wolverines never looked back dominating the Cougars in their 54-8 win. QB Chris Istvan was five of seven passing for 113 yards and a passing TD to Tony Hale. Istvan also rushed for a short TD. Hale finished with 73 yards and a TD on the ground and Tyler Washington added two rushing TD’s. The Wolverines finished with 248 yards rushing on 32 carries.

In a game that featured two completely different offensive styles, Northern (2-4) took the opening kickoff and ran right through the middle of the Chopticon Braves (3-3) defense behind Jacob Bond, running the first six minutes off the clock. The Braves defense stopped the Patriots inside the ten yard line holding them to a 36 yard FG by Andrew Rexroth.

After recovering the ensuing onside kickoff, Northern looked to be in charge early, continuing to pound the ball and running the clock before the Braves defense came up big on a fourth down stop. Chopticon’s offense finally touched the ball for the first time with 2:30 remaining in the first quarter and drove 80 yards down the field in 59 seconds, scoring on a 13 yard TD pass from QB Cody Douglas to Chris Miles.It was all Braves after that en route to the 49-3 Chopticon victory. Douglas finished the game with 375 yards in total offense adding two rushing TD’s (41 and 6 yards) and over 300 yards passing and four TD passes and was named Papa John’s Player of the Game.

The other TD’s for the Braves in the air were scored by Josh Gray (13 yds) JW Smith (62 yds) and Greg LaMoria (17 yds). Tyler Hayhurst finished the game at QB scoring on a 24 yard TD run. 
 
 
Other Scores Week 6
 
Mc Donough (5-1)   25      Lackey (1-5)                6
La Plata (3-3)         23      Leonardtown (2-4)         6
Huntingtown (4-2)   24      Milford DE (3-3)             7
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