Game MPSSAA Class 2A Football States of round Round 3

The Northern Patriots and Huntingtown Canes faced off last Saturday afternoon in the MPSSAA 2A State Championship for Football. Northern had a slow finish and start but a dominant game in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Huntingtown had an impressive offence with a strong drive near the end of the game to stomp out the Northern comeback. Overall, this was an amazing game to watch and photograph. Northern and Huntingtown both had three touchdowns throughout the game. Aswell as each team having an interception. Huntingtown’s Drive with around 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter is what led them to victory. Joshua Walter of HHS ran for an impressive 82 yard touchdown to end this drive. Dylan Allafi was NHS’s standout player with 35 rushes for 182 yards. He racked up 3 touchdowns on an average of 5.1 yards per rush. For HHS, Gabriel Copeland was the standout player. He had 2 touchdown rushes with a 5.1 average as well. Both teams had a weak passing game with 0 total touchdowns through the air. Both teams also had problems containing the rushing game. Huntingtown was the winner of this great matchup. Two great teams which will definitely see more playoff success in the near future.