Gilman (Baltimore) at McDonogh (Owings Mills, Md.)
Kai Locksley and Chase Campbell will look for reasons to celebrate against McDonogh.
Photo by Alik McIntosh
The 98th rendition of one of the most storied rivalries in high school football. Saturday's season finale means even more than usual: It's the top two teams in Baltimore-area newspaper rankings playing with the outright Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference title on the line. Gilman (7-2) is on a six-game winning streak after losing two of its first three games against national powers Paramus Catholic (N.J.) and Manatee (Bradenton, Fla.). A win gives the Greyhounds a 13th MIAA championship in the last 20 seasons. McDonogh (10-0) is aiming for its first undefeated season in more than a decade and its first MIAA title since it shared the crown with Gilman in 2009.
Just the facts: This is the second-most played rivalry in the state of Maryland. Gilman has won the last five games in the series and boasts a 59-33-5 advantage overall. The teams first played each other in 1914. … Senior running back Alex Hurdle scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns that helped McDonogh beat Archbishop Spalding (Severn) last week,23-12. Hurdle, a senior, is a highly rated lacrosse prospect who has committed to play next season at Notre Dame.
Mitch Stephens: Gilman 28, McDonogh 21
Kevin Askeland: McDonogh 32, Gilman 21
Jamie DeMoney: Gilman 31, McDonogh 21
Stephen Spiewak: Gilman 21, McDonogh 10
Leland Gordon: Gilman 17, McDonogh 16
Colin Ward-Henninger: Gilman 21, McDonogh 17
