Randallstown High School vs Hereford High School

Photo credit to Landon Wilt, on Instagram @landontakesphotos On Friday, two of Baltimore County’s top teams, the Randallstown Rams and the Hereford Bulls, matched up in week four of the varsity football regular season. Coming into the game, both teams were 2-1 in the regular season, with Randallstown taking down Woodlawn and Hereford defeating Kenwood last week. With help from two Bulls’ penalties, the Rams found themselves in Hereford territory on their first drive of the game. On fourth down from the Hereford 29, Randallstown’s quarterback took off, scrambling all the way to the end zone to put his team up by six points early. During their first drive of the game, Hereford converted one third and one fourth down before Ja’Quan Burton punched it in for a touchdown of their own from three yards out. Following an encroachment penalty, the Bulls attempted the fake PAT. The holder, quarterback Griffin Walter, threw a pass into the end zone, giving Hereford an 8-6 lead. Just 90 seconds later, the quarterback unloaded a deep pass down the right sideline for a 65-yard score of their own. After failing the two-point conversion, the Rams led 12-8 just three and a half minutes into the second quarter. On their next drive, the Bulls had a huge play of their own when Griffin Walter threw the ball over thirty yards downfield to Reed Shilling to bring the team twenty-five yards from taking the lead. Just three plays later, Shilling put his team ahead with a three-yard receiving touchdown. After kicking the PAT, Hereford led 15-12, the game’s score going into halftime. Randallstown got off to a quick start in the second half. After a quick three-and-out from Hereford, the Rams ripped a 67-yard run on their first offensive play of the half, bringing the Rams inside the ten-yard line. Despite the field position, the Bulls’ defense held strong, stopping the Rams from scoring on a fourth-and-goal from the two on a tackle-for-loss by Ja’Quan Burton. Following a Bulls drive that ended in a punt, Randallstown’s third play of their second drive of the half resulted in a 57-yard catch and run, setting the team up inside the fifteen. Once again, though, the Hereford defense stepped up to the challenge. Reed Shilling picked up a sack for a loss of nine before Chase Strugil intercepted the next pass in the end zone to end the third quarter. Following the interception, the Bulls drove 79 yards down the field, aided by a 39-yard run from Burton to set the Bulls up at the one-yard line with a chance to put the game away. Trying to end the game with a touchdown, running back Brad Chelden had the ball stripped out. The ball was recovered by the Rams and returned to their own 20-yard line. After that play, the Rams' offense was unable to score. Hereford got the ball back and held on until the clock hit zero. Hereford won the game with a final score of 15-12. Griffin Walter went 4/9 with 47 passing yards in the game, while Ja’Quan Burton was Hereford’s leading rusher with 117 yards in eighteen attempts with one touchdown. In Week 5, the 3-1 Bulls will travel to Parkville to take on the 2-2 Knights, while the Rams are scheduled to host the 0-4 Catonsville Comets.

Hereford and Randallstown had a competitive game yesterday. (8/26/25) Most of the action was during the first quarter where both teams played amazing offensive. Into the second quarter, the game became defensive as very few offensive drives were successful. Hereford hopes to come back next week to add another win to their record. www.instagram.com/p/DPF4s6zDDYX/