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Game of the week: Patterson (3-0) at Poly (3-0)

Poly has the best of this matchup in recent years - winning the last three years - but this Patterson team more closely resembles the 2005 team which is the last time Patterson defeated Poly. Both teams will be playing to maintain control of their playoff destiny. Poly is currently third in 3A North with Franklin, Towson, Aberdeen, Hereford, Catonsville, Parkville and North Harford waiting for a chance to slide into one of the four available spots. Patterson is first in 4A North, but that region may be more crowded with Urbana, Woodlawn, Perry Hall and Thomas Johnson all looking to make the playoffs this season. Both teams are led by their quarterbacks; Antoine Goodson has accounted for more than 800 total yards and 11 touchdowns for Poly this season while Patterson's Aaron Overton is in charge of the offense after totaling 19 touchdowns as a junior last year.

Best Matchup: Lackey (2-1) at Urbana (3-0)

With league play getting into full swing around the state this week, the Lackey at Urbana game is one of the few not involving conference rivals. Rather, this game pits the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference (SMAC) against the Monocacy Valley Athletic League (MVAL). These teams have met the last two years, with Urbana getting the better of the series -- winning both games. Maybe the biggest difference this year is unlike the last two years, this game is not being played Week 1. That could give Lackey an advantage since they have been a slow starting team each of the past two years.

Most Important: Woodlawn (3-0) at Franklin (3-0)

Losses this week for either Woodlawn or Franklin has the potential to knock them out of a playoff spot for the time being. Franklin sits in first in 3A North, but is one of four undefeated teams with three more 2-1 teams lurking and a Hereford squad sitting at 1-1. Woodlawn has an equally difficult task in 4A North where they are currently third and one of three undefeated teams. Thomas Johnson and Kenwood are both 2-1 and looking to slide into one of the four available spots. Franklin got the best of the game last year, defeating Woodlawn, 20-12.

Star Power: Wise (3-0) at Eleanor Roosevelt (3-0)

This game could be categorized in any of the four spots, but with the potential college talent on the field Saturday, it seems to fit best here. The Raiders are probably looking for revenge after they went 10-0 in the regular season, but were knocked out of the playoffs in the first round to Wise. Wise has its share of Division I talent with at least four players holding at least one scholarship offer. Rahsaan Moore has been a touchdown machine this year, scoring more than four times this season. Roosevelt running back Richard Aiyegoro has rushed for 297 yards this season. Titus Till, a Maryland commitment, will anchor the defensive secondary for Wise while Derrick Marks will anchor the Raiders offensive and defensive lines.

To report game scores, e-mail Sheldon Shealer.

To report weekend top performances, e-mail Mike Loveday.

MDVarsity.com High School Football Media State Poll

1. DeMatha (4-0) def. Paul VI (Va.), 42-0
2. Linganore (4-0) def. Winters Mill, 72-6
3. Good Counsel (4-0) def. Bishop O'Connell, 35-8
4. Arundel (4-0) def. Chesapeake-AA, 54-0
5. Wise (4-0) def. No. 11 Eleanor Roosevelt, 6-0
6. Loyola (4-0) idle
7. Westlake (3-1) lost to Huntingtown, 14-13
8. Quince Orchard (4-0) def. Northwest, 37-15
9. River Hill (4-0) def. Mount Hebron, 49-13
10. Gilman (3-2) def. Georgetown Prep, 35-14
11. Eleanor Roosevelt (3-1) lost to No. 5 Wise, 6-0
12. Sherwood (4-0) def. Magruder, 10-0
13. Suitland (3-1) def. High Point, 66-0
14. Fort Hill (4-0) def. Martinsburg, W.Va., 41-14
15. Eastern Tech (3-1) lost to Chesapeake-BC, 15-13
16. Damascus (2-2) lost to Seneca Valley, 16-15 (OT)
17. Gwynn Park (4-0) def. Fairmont Heights, 33-6
18. Old Mill (3-1) def. North County, 27-6
19. Thomas Johnson (3-1) def. Westminster, 43-7
20. McDonogh (3-1) lost to Woodberry Forest (Va.), 23-21
21. North Point (4-0) def. Chopticon, 27-7
22. Landon (3-0) def. Riverdale Baptist, 31-7
23. Hereford (2-1) def. Milford Mill, 21-14 (OT)
24. Patterson (3-1) lost to Poly, 38-18
25. Flowers (4-0) def. DuVal, 20-13

Tuesday, Sept. 29

Prince George's County
Largo 26, Central 0

Saturday, Sept. 26

Baltimore City
* Edmondson 20, Digital Harbor 0
* WEB DuBois 36, Reginald Lewis 6

Baltimore County
* Chesapeake-BC 15, Eastern Tech 13
* Loch Raven 29, Dundalk 12
* Overlea 18, Randallstown 8
* Parkville 33, Perry Hall 17: Rashad Carter rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns and caught a TD pass as Parkville defeated Perry Hall.
* Sparrows Point 33, New Town 12

Howard County
* Atholton 35, Wilde Lake 30
* Glenelg 40, Marriotts Ridge 0
* Hammond 28, Oakland Mills 19: Dan Makosy earns his first victory as Hammond's coach.
* Long Reach 21, Centennial 14: Long Reach scored 14 fourth-quarter points to rally.

MIAA
* Friends School 49, Frederick County Christian 6
* Gilman 35, Georgetown Prep 14
* Woodberry Forest (Va.) 23, McDonogh 21

Montgomery County
* Rockville 21, Crossland 8

Prince George's County
* Douglass-PG 54, Surrattsville 14
* Rockville 21, Crossland 8

WCAC
* Bishop McNamara 28, Gonzaga (D.C.) 14
* Good Counsel 35, Bishop O'Connell (Va.) 8

Others
* Friends School 49, Frederick County Christian 6
* Maret (D.C.) 31, Avalon School 0
* Maryland Christian 37, Virginia Kings 6
* Model (D.C.) 14, Central Maryland Christian 13
* MSD 31, St. Andrew's (Del.) 29
* Potomac School (Va.) 9, Bullis, 0
* St. James 27, Randolph-Macon (Va.) 13

Thursday, Sept. 24

MVAL
* Thomas Johnson 43, Westminster 7
* Urbana 35, Lackey 6

SMAC
* Urbana 35, Lackey 6

Friday, Sept. 25

Anne Arundel County
* Annapolis 38, Meade 13
* Arundel 54, Chesapeake-AA 0: Billy Cosh completed 18 of 22 passes for 222 yards and five touchdowns as Arundel rolled to a victory. Arundel led 21-0 after the first quarter and 48-0 at halftime.
* Broadneck 27, South River 14: Ronnie Van Meter rushed for 124 yards and touchdown on 17 carries and Zach Treakle had a touchdown rushing and one receiving for Broadneck.
* Glen Burnie 32, Northeast-AA 22: Glen Burnie ended the state's second-longest streak at 28 games with Friday's win.
* Old Mill 27, North County 6
* Southern-AA 28, Severna Park 17

Baltimore City
* City College 47, IBE 0
* Douglass-Balt. 18, Northwestern-Balt. 0
* Dunbar 40, Mervo 8
* Forest Park 16, Southside 12
* Lake Clifton 26, Carver Vo-Tech 6
* Maritime Academy 14, Southwestern-Balt. 6
* Poly 38, Patterson 18

Baltimore County
* Franklin 21, Woodlawn 20: Franklin scored as a result of a Woodlawn fumble late in the game to snag a key Baltimore County 4A/3A League victory.
* Hereford 21, Milford Mill 14 (OT): Willie Williams scored on a 1-yard run in overtime to lift Hereford past Milford Mill. Williams ended with 159 rushing yards and two scores. Dave Wood scored Hereford's other touchdown. Jamar Atkinson returned a punt and a kickoff for Milford Mill's only touchdowns.
* Kenwood 34, Dulaney 24: Travis Jenkins, a sophomore, rushed for 203 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries and senior Chuka Udeze added 142 rushing yards and two touchdowns for Kenwood. Udeze also had nine tackles from his linebacker position.
* Pikesville 25, Owings Mills 0
* Towson 35, Patapsco 0: Jimmy Francis rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries for Towson.
* Western Tech 28, Lansdowne 8

Bayside Conference
* Easton 21, Col. Richardson 18
* J.M. Bennett 32, Kent County 22
* Queen Anne's 36, Stephen Decatur 8
* Woodbridge (Del.) 29, Washington 6
* Kent Island 26, Cambridge-S.D. 7
* North Caroline 28, Wicomico 21
* Snow Hill 43, Parkside 6

Howard County
* Howard 26, Reservoir 13
* River Hill 49, Mount Hebron 13

MIAA
* Annapolis Area Christian 16, St. Vincent Pallotti 13
* Archbishop Spalding 42, Severn 13: K.K. Smith rushed for 137 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries for Spalding.
* Boys' Latin 32, St. John's Catholic Prep 20
* Calvert Hall 17, Mount St. Joseph 0
* John Carroll 22, St. Paul's 13
* St. Frances 27, Archbishop Curley 14: Kyle Clise passed for more than 300 yards and three touchdowns for St. Frances.
* St. Mary's 20, Cardinal Gibbons 18

Montgomery County
* Blake 54, Northwood 29
* Churchill 42, Richard Montgomery 7: Ryan Quinn rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries for Churchill.
* Clarksburg 34, Watkins Mill 0
* Einstein 29, Poolesville 0
* Gaithersburg 35, Walter Johnson 6
* Paint Branch 23, Wootton 13
* Quince Orchard 37, Northwest 15
* Seneca Valley 16, Damascus 15 (OT)
* Sherwood 10, Magruder 0
* Springbrook 21, Blair 0
* Walt Whitman 25,Bethesda-CC 20: Henry Kuhn threw three touchdown passes as Whitman took a 25-0 lead only to see Casey Fitzgerald scored three straight touchdown runs as B-CC made it interesting.
* Wheaton 14, John F. Kennedy 12

MVAL
* Catoctin 52, Boonsboro 8
* Century 63, Manchester Valley 0: Century won for the first time this year after going 12-1 last season, and the team won at the expense of former heaqd coach Tony Shermeyer, who is coaching the Manchester Valley first-year program.
* Frederick 19, Liberty 7: Forrest Mason returned a fumble for a touchdown halting a promising Liberty drive and lifting Frederick to a victory. The win allowed Cadets coach Vince Ahearn to tie Bob Campbell as the school's all-time winningest coach.
* Linganore 72, Winters Mill 6
* North Hagerstown 29, North East-Cecil 0
* Smithsburg 32, South Hagerstown 7
* South Carroll 22, North Carroll 0
* Tuscarora 21, Middletown 20: Tuscarora scored three touchdowns in the final eight minutes to rally from a 20-0 deficit for a 21-20 victory. Josh Marshall completed 21 of 39 passes for 244 yards, including the game-winner with 39 seconds left.
* Walkersville 40, Francis Scott Key 0: Jose Depadua rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns, caught a TD pass and had an interception to lead Walkersville.
* Williamsport 14, Brunswick 7

Prince George's County
* Wise 6, Eleanor Roosevelt 0: Rashaan Moore scored the only touchdown as Wise won in a battle of state-ranked teams. Deontre Johnson led Wise in rushing with 95 yards.
* Bladensburg 20, Laurel 6: Michael Scott rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown and Demarco Phillips scored twice as Bladensburg won for the first time this season.
* Bowie 26, Oxon Hill 14
* Flowers 20, DuVal 13
* Gwynn Park 33, Fairmont Heights 6
* Northwestern-PG 26, Parkdale 20 (2OT)
* Potomac 21, Friendly 14
* Suitland 66, High Point 0

SMAC
* Calvert 35, La Plata 12
* Great Mills 14, Northern Calvert 12
* Huntingtown 14, Westlake 13
* Leonardtown 14, Thomas Stone 6
* McDonough 34, Patuxent 14
* North Point 27, Chopticon 7

UCBAC
* Edgewood 35, Harford Tech 15
* Fallston 46, Bel Air 12
* Havre de Grace 40, C.M. Wright 0
* Joppatowne 47, Elkton 10
* Patterson Mill 35, Perryville 13: Cameron Wann completed 15 of 20 passes for 271 yards and three touchdowns to lead Patterson Mill. Anthony Jones added 159 rushing yards and two scores.
* North Hagerstown 29, North East-Cecil 0
* North Harford 38, Aberdeen 30
* Rising Sun 19, Bohemia Manor 7

WCAC
* DeMatha 42, Paul VI (Va.) 0

Others
* Clay-Batelle (W.Va.) 44, Clear Spring 6
* Fort Hill 41, Martinsburg (W.Va.) 14: Fort Hill coach Todd Appel celebrated his birthday with Fort Hill posting a big win over Martinsburg, a the top-ranked team in West Virginia. The result ended Martinsburg's six-game win streak over Fort Hill.
* Frankfort (W.Va.) 21, Northern Garrett 14
* Landon 31, Riverdale Baptist 7
* Keyser (W.Va.) 28, Allegany 25: Keyser drove 88 yards and scored a touchdown in the closing seconds to upset Allegany.
* Mountain Ridge 28, Hampshire (W.Va.) 27
* St. Mary's Ryken 27, Sidwell Friends (D.C.) 0
* Shade (Pa.) 14, Hancock 0
* Southern Garrett 45, Rappahannock County (Va.) 7