Football Game Preview: Dunbar Poets vs. City College Black Knights + How To Watch

Dunbar is 8-1 against City College since October of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Poets will host the Black Knights at 5:00 p.m. Dunbar is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.

Dunbar is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 58-0 victory over Lake Clifton. Fans of the Poets have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.

Dunbar's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kaiyon Newton led the charge by rushing for 57 yards and one TD on only six carries. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Normauri Johnson, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.

Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 12 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Johnson, who ran a punt back for a touchdown. Another bright spot was a kickoff return touchdown from him.

Savion Williams

Total Tackles

09/12/25 @ Fort Hill	2
09/19/25 @ Forest Park	5
09/26/25 @ Poly	5
10/03/25 vs Lake Clifton	6

Another reason for the win was Dunbar's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. In that department, Savion Williams was the leader with three. He also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with six.

Meanwhile, City College played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Mergenthaler Vo-Tech 42-14. While losing is never fun, the Black Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Mustangs are ranked 27th).

Dunbar's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for City College, they now have a losing record of 2-3.

Everything came up roses for Dunbar against City College in their previous meeting back in September of 2024, as the squad secured a 48-8 victory. Do the Poets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Black Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.