Let me preface this by saying I am a BW alum. I support what BW is trying to do with its national basketball program. I know that people in the BW community would love for the Cumberland communities to embrace what Walsh is trying to do, and help bring positive attention to the region. That support is a two way street. I attended the BKIS at Allegany College and noticed that it was well attended by many players, as well as coaches from Fort Hill, and Allegany. I attended the Bowers Christmas tournament at Allegany the past two evenings. While it was a very entertaining tournament, I believe the BW basketball program missed an opportunity to embrace the local basketball community with some sort of presence in attending this tournament. I realize that the players are probably out of town with their families during the Christmas break, but I'm sure that some coaches, and administrators from BW are around. I know that the level of basketball is not the same as the BW schedule, but it is still high school student athletes working their butts off. If there is one thing I know about the people of Cumberland is that if you embrace them, they in turn will embrace you. It's a Western Maryland thing. I feel as though Bishop Walsh missed an opportunity to help heal some old wounds over the past two days by lack of presence. Especially with teams featuring Mikey Allen, and Chazz Imes who played together at BW as freshman. The healing process for Cumberland basketball will take some time, but it needs to be a group effort by all three city schools. Remember at the end of the day it's always about the student athletes. Do better BW. Just one man's opinion.

Why did FH stop the Freshman basketball team? They put the players on the jayvee team

How did the high school football season go overall?
“I thought our season as a whole was very successful. Definitely a little disappointed with how it ended but we showed how good we can be. People in the beginning of the season were worried with how many starters we were graduating but people stepped up big time. For example, Cam Catterton threw for over 2000 yards and was a major leader in our offense.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I personally plan to keep working harder and try to get chemistry with our new QB. The winter is normally my off time trying to work on things and just simply going to the gym while in the spring I play lacrosse.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I’m expecting our team to play very well, as that’s my expectation every year. It’s always going to depend on how much work we put in.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think our toughest competition this upcoming season will be Old Mill as they always are. It’s just a game of the two best teams in our county and it’s always fun. There’s just so much tension and complete athletes on the field.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Honestly I think we can game plan for anyone. So my answer is no one.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Of course I do, I am currently committed to the University of Loyola in Baltimore to play lacrosse.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“For football not really any schools have contacted my phone. But for lacrosse I’ve definitely had a good amount (Loyola, Bucknell, Providence, UMBC, and St. John’s).”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Not any now but all the schools I listed above were coming pretty strong.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve gone to Loyola and of course went up to Providence and Bucknell.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve personally always loved the University of Florida.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Proud of my team… no one expected what we put out this season going 6-3 in the regular season and winning the first playoff game.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans with sports right now are basketball in the winter and I was thinking of trying lacrosse but track will be more beneficial. Then just hard work on the field and in that gym.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we will have a better record within our county (regular season). I expect a fight to go far in the playoffs, we need the right mindset.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our toughest opponents next year will be River Hill, they are competitive every year and Atholton, lots of good athletes over there.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I strongly believe our team (especially the defense) has some of the toughest to go against. Regardless, I'm not worried about [anyone] else in the county.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to get a scholarship for football because I do not want my family paying for me to go to college… that’s been a goal of mine for a while.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve got invitations to camps from South Carolina State and Wingate. Coaches from Maryland, Villanova, and Towson have stopped by at my school to talk to me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No college in particular but I get consistent emails from Wingate and South Carolina State to come out to their camps.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes, I will be going into my junior season next year and that’s typically the biggest recruiting year.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Gotta love the hometown Terps (Maryland), I support Virginia Tech since my uncle went there, but Miami has always been a dream school.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“I personally think I had a good season, the team didn’t meet our expectations but we’ll bounce back.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m currently playing basketball and plan to hit the gym in the offseason to get ready for next season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We are going to shock a lot of people and have a bounce back year from last year. We lost a lot of seniors but are also bringing up a lot of players from an undefeated JV squad.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We have Bel Air week 1, that will be a very tough in-county match up and probably our toughest game.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think the running back on Perryville, number 4, will be a tough matchup for us.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to further my career in football and play at the best college that is interested in me.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t talked to any schools yet but for sure will start to be reached out to after a strong season next year.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None as of now.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Been to a couple camps but that’s all.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“N/A.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always loved Penn State because my dad played there and we have gone up to so many games.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Season went well. We won the 4A Title and only allowed 4 ppg defensively.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Already started training with Roc Carmichael and AOD by Plez. Plan is to get bigger and faster while sharpening my technique. I may play the 2nd half of basketball season but I will definitely be running outdoor track.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We are losing some key pieces but we are returning most of our Defensive Backfield which should help us. Our JV has some studs that will fill right in. I believe we will win another title if we are locked in.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Northwest is always our toughest opponent but the 4A is getting tougher each year. We are adding a couple teams we have never played next season as well.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Antonio Berry always gives us his A game. He’s shifty and a tough runner whom you can’t let get in the open field.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play football. I am interested in who is interested in me.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“VA State, Merrimack, Navy, Utah Utes, Towson, UPenn, Princeton, Howard.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“UPenn. Navy has recently started picking up. Towson.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Penn State and UMD.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Planning the spring/summer circuit out now.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I've always been an LSU fan ever since I was young.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Our team went 3-6 in the regular season, won the school’s first playoff win since 2010 vs Gwynn Park, it was a good season but the coaches and the team know we are better than a 3-6 football team.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“This off season I have been working out five days a week, conditioning, and overall making myself a better football player.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel our team will take a jump next year, we overcame a lot of odds this year and we’re getting back a good amount of talented players from eligibility.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“[We] haven’t received the next year’s schedule yet but if it’s similar to last year’s schedule I would have to say Patuxent, Calvert, or Lackey, but I know as a team if we get better we can seriously compete with those teams.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Jamari Somerville.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play sports in college, I would love to play college football, and if any school I would love for it to be a school in Florida where most of my family is from.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges have yet been recruiting me but I have gotten camp invite letters from colleges.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes, when I go up to Florida next I plan to go to the University of South Florida.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, Alabama.”

Find out what colleges are after Logan Seman, Elisha West, Brody Fitzkee, Cameron Demma, and Eli Harris now!


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Q&A with McDonough offensive guard Logan Seman​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play sports in college, I would love to play college football, and if any school I would love for it to be a school in Florida where most of my family is from.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges have yet been recruiting me but I have gotten camp invite letters from colleges.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes, when I go up to Florida next I plan to go to the University of South Florida.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, Alabama.”


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Q&A with Quince Orchard athlete Elisha West​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play football. I am interested in who is interested in me.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“VA State, Merrimack, Navy, Utah Utes, Towson, UPenn, Princeton, Howard.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“UPenn. Navy has recently started picking up. Towson.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Penn State and UMD.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Planning the spring/summer circuit out now.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I've always been an LSU fan ever since I was young.”


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Q&A with Fallston wide receiver Brody Fitzkee​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to further my career in football and play at the best college that is interested in me.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t talked to any schools yet but for sure will start to be reached out to after a strong season next year.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None as of now.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Been to a couple camps but that’s all.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“N/A.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always loved Penn State because my dad played there and we have gone up to so many games.”


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Q&A with Howard linebacker Cameron Demma​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to get a scholarship for football because I do not want my family paying for me to go to college… that’s been a goal of mine for a while.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve got invitations to camps from South Carolina State and Wingate. Coaches from Maryland, Villanova, and Towson have stopped by at my school to talk to me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No college in particular but I get consistent emails from Wingate and South Carolina State to come out to their camps.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes, I will be going into my junior season next year and that’s typically the biggest recruiting year.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Gotta love the hometown Terps (Maryland), I support Virginia Tech since my uncle went there, but Miami has always been a dream school.”


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Q&A with Broadneck wide receiver Eli Harris​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Of course I do, I am currently committed to the University of Loyola in Baltimore to play lacrosse.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“For football not really any schools have contacted my phone. But for lacrosse I’ve definitely had a good amount (Loyola, Bucknell, Providence, UMBC, and St. John’s).”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Not any now but all the schools I listed above were coming pretty strong.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve gone to Loyola and of course went up to Providence and Bucknell.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve personally always loved the University of Florida.”


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Find out what some of the top players in the state are saying about how football has been going as of late!


Q&A with McDonough offensive guard Logan Seman
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Our team went 3-6 in the regular season, won the school’s first playoff win since 2010 vs Gwynn Park, it was a good season but the coaches and the team know we are better than a 3-6 football team.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“This off season I have been working out five days a week, conditioning, and overall making myself a better football player.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel our team will take a jump next year, we overcame a lot of odds this year and we’re getting back a good amount of talented players from eligibility.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“[We] haven’t received the next year’s schedule yet but if it’s similar to last year’s schedule I would have to say Patuxent, Calvert, or Lackey, but I know as a team if we get better we can seriously compete with those teams.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Jamari Somerville.”

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Q&A with Quince Orchard athlete Elisha West
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Season went well. We won the 4A Title and only allowed 4 ppg defensively.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Already started training with Roc Carmichael and AOD by Plez. Plan is to get bigger and faster while sharpening my technique. I may play the 2nd half of basketball season but I will definitely be running outdoor track.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We are losing some key pieces but we are returning most of our Defensive Backfield which should help us. Our JV has some studs that will fill right in. I believe we will win another title if we are locked in.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Northwest is always our toughest opponent but the 4A is getting tougher each year. We are adding a couple teams we have never played next season as well.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Antonio Berry always gives us his A game. He’s shifty and a tough runner whom you can’t let get in the open field.”

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Q&A with Fallston wide receiver Brody Fitzkee
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I personally think I had a good season, the team didn’t meet our expectations but we’ll bounce back.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m currently playing basketball and plan to hit the gym in the offseason to get ready for next season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We are going to shock a lot of people and have a bounce back year from last year. We lost a lot of seniors but are also bringing up a lot of players from an undefeated JV squad.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We have Bel Air week 1, that will be a very tough in-county match up and probably our toughest game.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think the running back on Perryville, number 4, will be a tough matchup for us.”

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Q&A with Howard linebacker Cameron Demma
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Proud of my team… no one expected what we put out this season going 6-3 in the regular season and winning the first playoff game.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans with sports right now are basketball in the winter and I was thinking of trying lacrosse but track will be more beneficial. Then just hard work on the field and in that gym.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we will have a better record within our county (regular season). I expect a fight to go far in the playoffs, we need the right mindset.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our toughest opponents next year will be River Hill, they are competitive every year and Atholton, lots of good athletes over there.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I strongly believe our team (especially the defense) has some of the toughest to go against. Regardless, I'm not worried about [anyone] else in the county.”

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Q&A with Broadneck wide receiver Eli Harris
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I thought our season as a whole was very successful. Definitely a little disappointed with how it ended but we showed how good we can be. People in the beginning of the season were worried with how many starters we were graduating but people stepped up big time. For example, Cam Catterton threw for over 2000 yards and was a major leader in our offense.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I personally plan to keep working harder and try to get chemistry with our new QB. The winter is normally my off time trying to work on things and just simply going to the gym while in the spring I play lacrosse.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I’m expecting our team to play very well, as that’s my expectation every year. It’s always going to depend on how much work we put in.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think our toughest competition this upcoming season will be Old Mill as they always are. It’s just a game of the two best teams in our county and it’s always fun. There’s just so much tension and complete athletes on the field.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Honestly I think we can game plan for anyone. So my answer is no one.”

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FH 25 Pallotti 23 at the half.

Alco vs Eastern Tech to follow.

If either Cumberland school can hang with Pallotti they should be good to go against area competition. Not that Pallotti are world beaters but they are very tall, quick, and athletic as hell... typical metro catholic small ball.

My list from the 1970s to the Present:

-QB - Mark Manges (FH/MD)/Greg Hare FH/Ohio State)
-RB - Steve Trimble (FH/MD)/Joe Ross (BW/Army)
-FB - Mike Lewis ((Valley/Princeton)/Lyle Peck (FH/MD)
-End - John Alkire (FH/MD)/Mark Griffin (FH/NC)/Jeff Rhodes (BW)
-Line - ???
-DB - Chris Stewart (AHS/Bethune Cookman)/Jarrod Harper (MR/WVU)
-Kick Returner - Ty Johnson (FH/MD…has anyone else in the history of college football had KO returns for TDs at the Horseshoe and at the Big House?)
-K - John Carpenter (Allegany/William and Mary)/Danny King (FH/WVU)
-LB - Shannon Stevens (Allegany/Georgia…nobody dominated a football game like Grover…what could have been…)

I was reading an article on how Pitt will be without eight players for their upcoming bowl game due to either entering the transfer portal or to "prepare" for the NFL draft. So when are we going to see a story on some high school kid who will opt out of his state playoffs or championship game due to "preparing" for college ball?

Will revenge be a dish best served cold in Annapolis or will it be time to acknowledge and crown a new big dawg in Western MD?

Stay tuned!

Per his social media posts Mikey has committed to play for D1 Southern Utah under former Frostburg coach Delane Fitzgerald. Congrats and best of luck to the young man.

What a game. They both look like college teams

Mike Leach on officials
"It's a little like breakfast; you eat ham and eggs. As coaches and players, we're like the ham. You see, the chicken's involved but the pig's committed. We're like the pig, they're like the chicken. They're involved, but everything we have rides on this."

DID THE WIFE OF THE COACH OF THE RIDGERUNNERS START A HOLYWAR WITH DA BURG & BIG C COUNTRY! WE KNEW HIT HIM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE &DOWN GOES FRAIZER! JUST LIKE IN WAR/FOOTBALL TAKE THEM OUT OF THE WAR/GAME ! MT COACH KNEW THIS!THE P.O.Y. WAS KNOCKED OUT BOTH GAMES WITH F.H. & SO GAME SET MATCH !FILM AT 11!

On the MPSSAA page, they have Oakdale with weeks 1 & 2 open. Meanwhile, it has FH looking for weeks 2 & 7, which would be Old Mill and Smithsburg. Does this mean Oakdale re upping with Fort Hill?

Week1 Battie Nixon catfish club
Week 2 Kbar morning walkers
Week 3 Tennessee Squires at jack daniels.
Stadium
Week 4 Frostburg Legion
Week 5 Martinsburg school of dance
Week 6 Country Club Mall Walkers
Week7 He Mans Woman’s Hater Club
Week 8 South Side Soldiers
Week 9 Parkside PTA

Just having a little fun!
Merry Christmas everyone and have a safe New Year!

So far I believe Tavin has 3 D1 offers and Mikey has 1 D1 offer. Not bad for a 1a school

Today I saw where WVU QB JT Daniels is entering the transfer portal for the 3rd time. Possibly going to his 4th power 5 school in 4 years without penalty, or sitting out. Not sure this was the intent of the NCAA when the portal was created. How do high school seniors commit to a program, not knowing the impact of the portal. Seems to be turning into a unneeded vicious cycle. I was under the impression that it was a one time deal.

Like I said, this is a long read but very informational. And before you wonder...YES Greenway Stadium is listed in this link. It also talks capacity and time its been around and the most notable player who has played there...ENJOY!!!!

C.J. Stroud lost the Heisman today in my eyes. If DC native Caleb Williams does well today against the Irish he will win it.