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Fort Hill vs Dunbar to be featured in Ravens' RISE showdown

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BALTIMORE — The Fort Hill vs Dunbar football game on Friday, Sept. 13 will be featured in the Baltimore Ravens’ RISE High School Football Showdown.

The game will be the third of four high school football games involving Baltimore area teams.

At each of the four games, Ravens players will visit each team pregame and participate in the coin toss.


The Ravens cheerleaders, the mascot Poe and the marching band will also attend.

Both teams will be introduced through a smoke curtain and pyrotechnics.

The teams will also receive a $2,500 donation from the Ravens and Dunkin.

Each game will be streamed live on the Ravens’ YouTube channel, and scores, highlights and a photo gallery will be posted on the Ravens website.

At the end of the season, a play of the year and player of the year will be awarded, and the winners will be recognized at a Ravens home game.


On Saturday, the first two featured games took place.

The first game saw St. Mary’s Ryken defeat Archbishop Curley 41-7.

Ravens receivers Deonte Hardy, a Curley alum, and Tylan Wallace were in attendance.

In the second game, Archbishop Spalding beat Dematha 26-10 with receivers Rashod Bateman and Zay Flowers in attendance.

The Ravens players have not been announced for the Fort Hill vs. Dunbar game, or the fourth game, Oakdale vs Linganore on Friday, Sept. 27.

When the Sentinels meet the Poets at Morgan State, it’ll mark the first regular season meeting between the teams.

They’ve played six times in the state tournament including in five championship games, with Dunbar holding a 5-1 advantage.

The last meeting was the 2017 title game, a 30-26 Poets victory.
 
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Week 1 Dunbar plays Stone Bridge from VA. Stone Bridge beat Briar Woods twice last year by about the same scores as FH
 
Stonebridge lost to James Madison in week one. I’m not sure what to make of it, but it will be an interesting game with Dunbar.
 
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Stonebridge lost to James Madison in week one. I’m not sure what to make of it, but it will be an interesting game with Dunbar.
Madison was state runner-up last year in 6A....don't think they have lost a beat. SB was 5A runner-up....seems they have not lost a beat either but we'll see how far off the mark I am on Friday. Good game to go see if you want eyes-on Dunbar before the FH game. SB not far from BW in Ashburn. Of note, SB started out 1-4 last year and still made it to the championship game.
 
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Stone Bridge's legendary coach retired after last season and they are now coached by former Redskin Kedric Golston, who brought his 4* LB son with him from Gonzaga. Their starting QB from last year transferred and basically all the rest of their skill position players graduated so it will probably take a while for their offense to get going. Dunbar is a big game for them since they are going to have a hard time beating Quince Orchard or Good Counsel.

That's an awfully disappointing opener for Briar Woods considering the amount of talent and experience they have on offense.
 
Week 1 Dunbar plays Stone Bridge from VA. Stone Bridge beat Briar Woods twice last year by about the same scores as FH
Stone Bridge is a very different team this year, as their long-time & very successful coach that ran the single wing retired last year. They are young and lost their opener, last week, to a good Madison team 17-0.
 
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Dunbar (Balt) beat Stone Ridge (Bethesda, MD) 14-8, not Stone Bridge (Ashburn, VA), as previously discussed.
 
Dunbar (Balt) beat Stone Ridge (Bethesda, MD) 14-8, not Stone Bridge (Ashburn, VA), as previously discussed.
I was there too. STONE BRIDGE. Stone Ridge is an all-girls Catholic school....they dont have a football team. Katie Ladecky is an alum.
 
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As I stated last winter when this Dunbar match up was set, this is a historical event for MPSSAA football. There are only 2 teams that have ever won 4 state titles in a row -- Fort Hill and Urbana. Now Dunbar is on that quest this season as is FH looking to do it again. It's once-in-a-lifetime rare that two teams in this situation would face off against each other. I hope it brings some recognition to this part of the state.

I certainly do not like the fact this is the year FH gets Dunbar based on the experience factor. Lots of sophomores will have to pull their weight and then some to get it done against a pretty experienced Dunbar team. Last year would have been a much better situation. But that's the nature of the beast. These senior backs are going to have to play lights out to help their younger understudies. This is a two year deal. Two great opportunities. Enjoy every moment.

Friday Night Lights at its finest.
 
My hope for this game is we come out of it with no injuries, cut down on senseless penalties, and work on the things that will ultimately help win another championship. There are no Dunbars in 1A and losing to them would not mean a whole lot in the big picture.

I was just going to post something very similar. The experience the young guys will get against a quality opponent will be invaluable down the road.
 
My hope for this game is we come out of it with no injuries, cut down on senseless penalties, and work on the things that will ultimately help win another championship. There are no Dunbars in 1A and losing to them would not mean a whole lot in the big picture.
Perfect description of what the game means this year. Next year however is a game that everyone will have circled. Dunbar finally has to make the 3 hour bus ride into a hostile environment. I can’t wait for next years game especially with it being a week 2 game. The weather should be perfect and the stadium will hopefully see a crowd that rivals Florida a few years back
 
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As I stated last winter when this Dunbar match up was set, this is a historical event for MPSSAA football. There are only 2 teams that have ever won 4 state titles in a row -- Fort Hill and Urbana. Now Dunbar is on that quest this season as is FH looking to do it again. It's once-in-a-lifetime rare that two teams in this situation would face off against each other. I hope it brings some recognition to this part of the state.

I certainly do not like the fact this is the year FH gets Dunbar based on the experience factor. Lots of sophomores will have to pull their weight and then some to get it done against a pretty experienced Dunbar team. Last year would have been a much better situation. But that's the nature of the beast. These senior backs are going to have to play lights out to help their younger understudies. This is a two year deal. Two great opportunities. Enjoy every moment.

Friday Night Lights at its finest.
I can’t wait to see it. Dunbar defense looks amazing. It’s going to be interesting
 
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