Beyond The Keystone
December 2023
Wise Bests Broadneck for the Maryland 4A Crown
December 2, 2023 | Phil Myers
Dr. Henry A. Wise High School was too big and too quick for Broadneck as the Pumas defeated the Bruins Friday night in a light drizzle at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. Wise wins the big boy Class 4A title, their 5th all-time. The Pumas started slow on offense, but continued to […]
Dunbar Wins Record 13th State Title
December 1, 2023 | Phil Myers
The Dunbar Poets won their record-setting 13th Maryland state football championship 8-0 in a rain-drenched defensive struggle against the Calvert Cavaliers. The lone touchdown of the game was scored by Antonio Lyde in the third quarter. Offense was hard to come by both teams and defense was the name of the game this day, especially […]
Massillon Earns First State Championship Since 1970
December 1, 2023 | Sykotyk
After 53 seasons, Massillon are champions of Ohio. Their first playoff championship was a tough, 7-2 victory over Archbishop Hoban of Akron. The game came down to a 4th and 11 pass attempt into the endzone that was incomplete. Allowing the Tigers to kneel out the final seconds and end the game. For more, […]
Stephen Decatur Downs Huntingtown to Win First Ever Maryland State Football Championship
December 1, 2023 | Phil Myers
The Stephen Decatur Seahawks from Berlin, Maryland on the Eastern Shore won their first ever state football championship Thursday night at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium when they defeated Huntingtown 21-13. Decatur jumped out to a 14-0 first half lead and did what they needed to do in the second half to come away with […]
Massillon Tigers win the division two state title with a 7-2 win over Akron Hoban
December 1, 2023 | contributor
Last night at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, two Ohio football powerhouses had the pads popping, and they were electrifying the 14,846 that were in attendance, not with offense but with defense. The two offensive juggernauts combined for a total of 298 yards as defense was the king in the state championship game. Overall, […]
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers uses ferocious defense in route to another state title win 40-3 over North Posey
November 26, 2023 | contributor
Heading into this game North Posey supported a 13-1 record while Fort Wayne Bishop Luers were 11-3. Records though can be very deceiving at times and in the Class 2A State Championship Game on Saturday morning this was the case. The Knights led by the best player I watched this weekend (Six Games watched) Damiun […]
Fort Wayne Snider Panthers de-claw Decatur Central Hawks en route to their third state title by a 33-6 score.
November 26, 2023 | contributor
The Hawks would take the early lead at 3-0 on an Ashton Vogel 35-yard field goal with 1:43 left in the opening quarter. The quarter would see the Panthers outgained the Hawks by 91-29 total yards, with both teams running eleven plays. N’po Dodo led the Hawks with 23 rushing yards, while Uriah Buchanan led […]
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard beat Heritage Hills 35-7 to win their 17th state title.
November 26, 2023 | contributor
Winning state titles for a team usually does not come around often for most teams, but in Indiana, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard has made a habit of it as they won their seventeenth state title on Friday afternoon, defeating a very solid Heritage Hills team by 28 points. The Patriots won the toss and elected to […]
Indianapolis Lutheran wins their third straight state title with their third consecutive win over Adams Central in the championship game
November 26, 2023 | contributor
Braydon Hall had another good game with 30 carries for 145 yards and a touchdown to lead the Saints ground game. His rushing score came from a yard out, with his line making the run look very easy. He would have a long run of 20 yards for the game and averaged nearly 5 yards […]
New Mexico Spotlight: Texico Wolverines Win Class 2A Championship (PHOTO GALLERY)
November 20, 2023 | Sykotyk
In New Mexico on Saturday, the Texico Wolverines hosted the Eunice Cardinals for the New Mexico Activities Association’s Nusenda Credit Union Class 2A Championship Game. Texico started strong with an early lead, overcame some tense moments, and unleashed a fury of points in the third quarter to win comfortably, 44-7 for their first state title […]
PREVIEW: New Mexico 2A State Championship between Texico and Eunice
November 18, 2023 | Sykotyk
Saturday is the state championship game in New Mexico for Class 2A. Unlike Pennsylvania or Ohio, the higher seed hosts in the playoffs. No neutral site games. However, when teams meet a second time, they alternate home sites year-over-year. Since Eunice had hosted the state championship game against Texico in 2019, Texico will be hosting […]
Watterson uses strong defense with a dash of offense to defeat Bellefontaine 19-13
November 18, 2023 | contributor
(Note: Watterson does not have a complete roster online with numbers included, so I pieced their players together the best I could.) I hope everything is correct. cbcsportsonline.com not only has the full Bellefontaine roster on it, it has every team in the league on it. In a much-anticipated matchup between the stout Watterson defense […]
TXHSFB: Wellington Skyrockets Blast Morton, 70-0 In Area Round (PHOTO GALLERY)
November 17, 2023 | Sykotyk
Eight players find the endzone for Wellington, as they cruise past Morton. To open the game, Travon Lewis goes ten yards on the ground. Bryant Tarver gets two scores, from 28 yards in the air and 37 on the ground in the second quarter. Also in the first quarter, Nixon Folk runs in a 13 […]
Texas Spotlight: Lumberton Extends Early Lead Into 40-14 Victory Over Athens
November 11, 2023 | Sykotyk
The Lumberton Raiders use a dominant first quarter to fuel a comfortable win against Athens at Stephen F. Austin’s Homer Bryce Stadium on Friday night. Lucas Powell scores first on a 3 yard run. While Jaddon Ward gets his first of two scores on a 3 yard run less than 6 minutes into the game. […]
Texas: Shelbyville Comes Back In The Rain To Beat Groveton, 35-28
November 10, 2023 | Sykotyk
Bryon Thomas led the way for Groveton to take a 28-13 lead over Shelbyville. Thomas would score three times over the course of the game, while Jackson Cathey is on the receiving end of a 72 yard touchdown pass. After a struggling start for Shelbyville, the Dragons get things going in the second quarter when […]
Clymer/Sherman/Panama Advances to Section 6 Final v. Wilson (PHOTOS)
November 5, 2023 | Sykotyk
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Clymer/Sherman/Panama takes care of Randolph Cardinals 31-7 in a New York battle
November 5, 2023 | contributor
CSP slowly pulled away in this contest with stout defense and a potent offense. A very good only going to get better Bryce Hinsdale made a 15-yard catch for the games first score he then followed that up with the point-after kick to give CSP the 7-0 lead with 8:47 left in the opening quarter. […]
Olentangy Berlin Bears use Grizzly like defense to beat Perrysburg Yellow Jackets 23-7
November 4, 2023 | contributor
Friday night, I made my first trip to Olentangy Berlin to watch the Bears batter the Perrysburg Yellow Jackets in a Division One Region 2 playoff game. This would be my first time seeing both teams. The Bears seem to have it going early, with running quarterback Harrison Brewster picking up 23 yards on two […]
Ohio 8-Man Spotlight: Sebring McKinley 42, Stryker 38 PHOTO GALLERY
October 29, 2023 | Sykotyk
Joel Seals had himself a game Saturday night. The Sebring signal caller had three touchdown passes and two more on the ground. Sebring McKinley puts up 42 points on visiting Stryker in a back-and-forth 8-man affair. Seals would start the scoring on a 6-yard run. And add a 4 yard touchdown pass later in the […]
Cincinnati Landmark Christian takes down Calumet Christian 42-20
October 29, 2023 | contributor
Early in the opening quarter, Calumet would get a nice leaping catch by Isiah Kish on a high throw from Kolton Foutz to pick up the first down. Nasty Luke Williams would get credit for a big hit on Nathan Martinez causing a fumble that Gerret Hatfield pounced on to give Landmark Christian the ball. […]
West Virginia Spotlight: Tygarts Valley 34, Hundred 14 PHOTO GALLERY
October 25, 2023 | Sykotyk
In a rare Tuesday night game, the Hundred Hornets hosted the Tygarts Valley Bulldogs at Cosgray Field. Neither team found the endzone for the first 23 minutes of the game. Before the visitors’ Aiden Phares scored on a 12 yard catch. Giving the Bulldogs a 7-0 halftime lead. In the third quarter, Kaiden Warner would […]
Bellaire Big Reds use powerful running game to dominate rival Martins Ferry 41-14
October 22, 2023 | contributor
The Bellaire defense showed early what kind of day they were going to have when Logan Edgar planted Alexander Reese in the grass for a short loss after Reese made a nice grab on a short throw from quarterback Ayden Ludolph. The Bellaire defense made quick work of the Purple Riders offense then the Big […]
Dublin Coffman uses powerful defense to upset #2 ranked Hillard Bradley 14-7
October 21, 2023 | contributor
Friday night I made my first visit to Hillard Bradley High School to watch the #2 ranked team in the state Hillard Bradly Jaguars battle Dublin Coffman. The game was played under rainy windy conditions making things difficult for both squads. The Shamrocks would get a nice ten-yard run from Daven White early in the […]
Buckeye Valley Barons uses a ferocious defense to shutdown the Whitehall Rams 23-7
October 20, 2023 | contributor
Before getting into the game I want to thank the good people from White for getting me a seat in the press box plus the rosters from both teams. Also, this little fun fact both teams have the same fight song. The Barrons got off quickly with a 13-yard run from Garrett Slater. The Rams […]
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