Bay Country

Watkins Mill High School, Montgomery Village, Jan. 31, 2020 The game at Watkins Mill Friday night brought back memories of basketball games I coached in that very gym years ago. The biggest difference between then and now wasn’t how hard both teams competed. That was very apparent. The very noticeable difference was once upon a […]

Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville Maryland January 10, 2020 The end of the game at Richard Montgomery came down to the final seconds of play and ended in spectacular fashion.  The crucial play that gave Gaithersburg their chance to win was the result of their defense creating a five second call on a baseline inbounds […]

Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis Maryland December 6th 2019 Damascus left no doubt on Thursday evening that they were the best 3A team in Maryland as they cruised to their 11th state football championship.  Some say the Hornets of Damascus are the most dominant team in state history.  It was hard to deny that […]

Paint Branch High School Burtonsville Maryland November 15, 2019 Paint Branch defeated Sherwood High School 21-14 in 4A MPSSAA North regional action Friday night.  The previous regular season victory by Paint Branch over Sherwood was three weeks ago and would suggest Paint Branch had the advantage of going into the game on their turf.  The […]

Rockville High School, Rockville Maryland November 8th 2019 Rockville High School principal Billie-Jean Bensen said, ” Extra ready for a cold night and great game.”  She was correct, it was a “very cold night and a great game” for the Rams.  Rockville alumna and coach of the Rams, Jason Lomax was about to enter the […]

Sherwood High School, Sandy Spring Maryland November 1st 2019 Sherwood is ready for the MPSSAA 4A North Regional playoffs, they proved it by easily defeating Springbrook last Friday night.  Long plays from the line of scrimmage were numerous, long passes to wide open receivers kept the Blue Devils on their heels.  The score at the […]

Rockville High School, Rockville Maryland September 27th Friday night’s Rockville win began when the Rams stopped the Colonels first drive forcing a punt.  The fumbled snap to the kicker resulted in a “scoop and score” and an early 6-0 leads minutes into the first quarter.  Rockville controlled Magruder defensively the entire first half holding them […]

Friday night football at Wootton High School featured a first half dominated by the Patriots as they scored nine unanswered points against Churchill High School.  The second half scoring was dominated by the Bulldogs’ 15 unanswered points resulting in a Churchill victory.  The most exciting aspect of the game was each team would drive the […]

Friday the 13th was a lucky day for the football Bengals of Blake High School.  The luck came in the form of a late fourth-quarter block of a Sherwood punt that resulted in a touchdown.  The two-point conversion that followed tied the game 14-14.  Blake trailed the entire game but when it mattered they came […]

Thirty years ago Watkins Mill High School opened with students reassigned from Gaithersburg  and Seneca Valley High Schools.  The rivalry that was created was a natural outgrowth of a new school being opened.  Seneca Valley in the 1970s, 80s and 90s was a dominant football power, not only in Montgomery County but in Maryland as […]