MAVERICKS TAKE DOWN CALVERT HALL, 15-9

Darian Connors’ rushed for two scores of five yards, the latter, clinching the win with two minutes left; Patapsco moved to 3-1 with a victory over previously unbeaten Chesapeake in non-divisional play.

by Lem Satterfield

Visiting Baltimore County 2A-1A public school power Eastern Tech overcame a two-point deficit with
just over two minutes remaining for a 15-9 victory at MIAA A Conference stalwart Calvert Hall on Saturday.

But the win wasn’t secured until Darian Conners crossed the goal line with his second 5-yard scoring
run of the day, followed by his two-point conversion run that hoisted the Mavericks to a 4-0 record
and dropped the Cardinals to 2-2.

“Offensively, momentum was the word of the day,” said Eastern Tech coach Marc Mesaros, whose
Mavericks sustained several long drives with plays such as Travis Craneâ??s 33-yard pass to tight end
Ryan Schlothauer, whose effort led to Connors’ first touchdown — a 5-yarder for a 7-0 lead after
Dave Spalt’s extra point kick.

The Cardinals made it 7-7 on Justin Strickland’s 10 yard run, followed by Chris Karolenko’s extra point kick.

And the Mavericks trailed, 9-7, when a punt snap sailed over Spaltâ??s head and out the back of the end zone for a safety.

But the Mavericks closed with a long drive to win the game.

“While the offense was effective, it was the defense that put the exclamation point on the win” by stuffing the Cardinals “on fourth-and-goal from our 3-yard line” to hold on to the victory, said Mesaros.

As time was running out, the Mavericks stuffed an off-tackle run and preserved the win. The defense was led by Bryan Watson (12 tackles) and Derryck Davis (11 tackles, one sack).

Strong performances were also recorded by Ryan Schlothauer, RJ McNew, Matt Meadows, Devin Hardy, Aaron Wilson, Joe Jones, Travis Crane, Darian Conners, Thomas Edwards, and Emmanuel Gbor.

Eastern Tech visits New Town next Saturday at 2 p.m.

Patapsco 20, Chesapeake 7: Sulaiman Mustafa scored on runs of 4 and 10 yards, and Tony Aleezy
caught an 11-yard scoring pass from Tony Lungenbeel, followed by a two-point conversion run
Deluntae Boyd as Pataspsco handed Baltimore County, non-divisional rival Chesapeake its first loss.

The victory moved the Patriots to 3-1 on the season, helping them to rebound from last week’s
35-7 loss at Sparrws Point.

Patapsco 6 6 8 0
Chesapeake 0 7 0 0