Pikesville High School vs Patapsco High School

The Baltimore County football regular season kicked off with over a dozen games being played on Friday alone. In a rematch from week nine of last season, the Pikesville Panthers traveled to the eastern side of the county to take on the Patapsco Patriots. Last season, Pikesville took on Patterson Mill in the first round of the playoffs, losing 67-28 in a blowout. Patapsco was eliminated in the first round as well, losing 32-14 against the regional runner-up, New Town. In the preseason, the Patriots participated in a jamboree against teams from Baltimore, Carroll, and Harford counties, while the Panthers played one scrimmage game, taking down Boonsboro on the road with a 17-14 final. The Patriots' offense struck first in the first half, with junior Sean Grearna running into the end zone from just three yards out. That touchdown was one of just two attempts Grearna had in the game, with the second resulting in a fumble. Patapsco’s defense dominated the game for the first three and a half quarters, not conceding a point for the first three quarters. In their last drive of the game, Pikesville ran twenty plays on offense (out of forty-three total in the game), scoring their first points of the season on a two-yard rushing touchdown by Elijah Dunn. Down 7-6 with the clock quickly winding down, Coach Michael Bradley Jr. decided to attempt the two-point conversion. Quarterback Karson Pringle was looking for Kairee White-Williams in the end zone, but the ball was intercepted by junior Jordyn Ridgel, and the Patriots won this game with a final score of 7-6. For the Patriots, junior quarterback Wyatt Perry led the team, going 12/15 through the air, throwing for 176 yards while rushing for twenty-eight more. Connor LeChez was the leading rusher for Patapsco, gaining fifty yards on eighteen attempts, while Nick Adkins was the leading receiver, accumulating 93 receiving yards on five catches. Defensive coordinator Mark Luggenbeel explained that “The players and coaching staff were not pleased with [the] scoreboard,” but head coach Tyler Clough reminded his players that “only we can beat us this year. If we do our jobs right, the outcome will speak for itself.” Pikesville mustered just ninety-eight total yards of offense throughout the game. According to Coach Luggenbeel, the Patriots have already moved their focus to their week two rivalry matchup against Sparrows Point, who are coming off a 14-6 win at home against Lansdowne. The Panthers move on to their match-up at home against Eastern Tech, with both teams searching for their first victory of the season.