Video: Host B.J. Koubaroulis runs through the top plays from high school football games in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
In a reversal of Huntingtown’s only regular-season loss last season, the Hurricanes built a 10-point lead against North Point on Friday and held on for a close 17-14 win in a physical Southern Maryland Athletic Conference game in Waldorf.
Huntingtown is now 5-0 for the first time since 2009, when the Hurricanes won 13 straight games before losing in that year’s Maryland 3A state final.
“Our kids gave tremendous effort,” Huntingtown Coach Brendan Galligan said. “We were banged up, tired, the elements were bad, but the kids found a way.”
On Friday, Huntingtown took a 17-7 lead in the third quarter on a touchdown run by senior Colton Rowe and a 29-yard field goal by senior Noah Reeves.
The Huntingtown defense forced five turnovers, but after North Point cut the lead to 17-14 in the fourth quarter, the Hurricanes needed a coffin corner punt by Rowe to pin the Eagles deep in their own territory in the waning minutes of the game to help seal the win.
Senior linebacker Josh Woodburn finished with 11 tackles and a fumble recovery to pace the defense for the Hurricanes, who handed North Point (3-2, 2-2) the second of its first back-to-back losses since November 2008.
“In [The Post’s] SMAC season preview somebody said something like ‘You’re not anybody until you beat North Point,’” Galligan said. “I guess we’re somebody now.”
Elsewhere in the SMAC this week, Patuxent (5-0, 3-0) scored 45 unanswered points to earn a 45-7 win over La Plata (1-4, 0-3). Senior Travez Lee rushed for three touchdowns and returned a punt 98 yards for a score in the win. . . . Five different players scored a touchdown Saturday to lead McDonough (5-0, 4-0) to a 38-0 win over Lackey (1-4, 0-4). Senior linebacker Juwan Campbell made eight tackles to pace a Rams defense that has allowed seven points total over the last four games. . . . Leonardtown (3-2, 3-1) beat St. Mary’s County rival Chopticon (1-4, 1-2) for the first time since 1996, 44-21. The Raiders grabbed four interceptions, and senior Stephen Stewart rushed for 207 yards and a touchdown. . . . Westlake (3-2, 2-1) outlasted Calvert (3-2, 2-2), 14-8, to win in consecutive games for the first time this season…Thomas Stone (1-4, 1-3) earned a 14-9 win over Northern (1-4, 1-2) behind a fumble recovery touchdown by sophomore linebacker Chad Walker to earn their first win under new head coach Paul Friel.
Forestville finds a way to win
Down to its third-string quarterback, Forestville turned to its special teams to deliver a 12-8 win over Crossland on Saturday. Senior Jourdan Ginyard returned a punt 45 yards for the game-winning touchdown with about four minutes left, helping the Knights win an ugly game in which the teams combined for 12 turnovers.
Forestville (4-1, 2-1 PG 3A/2A/1A) went with Quinton Boston under center against Crossland (3-2, 1-2) with senior starter Andre Dalton slowed by a knee injury and his backup Jermon Steptoe out with a broken ankle. Dalton — who has an offer from Hawaii — was able to play some at cornerback in the game.
Boston — a 5-foot-7 sophomore who goes by the nickname “Baby Q” — threw an early touchdown pass to junior Marcel Joly, but he also had three interceptions and lost two fumbles. Alvin Jackson returned one of the picks 54 yards for a second-quarter touchdown to supply the Cavaliers’ only points.
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