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Dec. 7—ANNAPOLIS — The 2024 high school football seasons for Fort Hill and Northern will finish just how they started.
The Sentinels and Huskies met in Week 1, a 42-7 Fort Hill win in early September that feels like ages ago.
Now 13 weeks later, they’ll square off for all the marbles with the Class 1A state championship on the line at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis.
Kickoff between eighth-seeded Fort Hill (6-7) and seventh-seeded Northern (8-5) is scheduled for noon.
“Being able to play for a state championship is the goal that we set every year,” Fort Hill head coach Zack Alkire said. “To reach that goal is very important for us. It’s been a goal as long as I’ve ever been around Fort Hill, whether we were winning state championships or not. I’m hopeful that we’re able to finish the job this weekend and bring home the title.
“Really happy for coach (Phil) Carr and his program. One of the great guys in this area in the sports landscape locally. Really looking forward to the matchup.”
Fort Hill is making its 10th championship game appearance in 11 seasons and is playing for a state-record-tying fourth consecutive title. The Sentinels have eight state crowns in the last 10 years and 10 overall.
Fort Hill has an 11-2 record on the field, but five forfeits dealt the Sentinels the No. 8 seed in the state playoffs, forcing the team to hit the road.
The Sentinels came back in the second half in each of their prior two games, edging Perryville, 24-21, in the semis and dispatching top-seeded Cambridge-South Dorchester, 30-12, in the quarters.
Fort Hill won’t be the only road warrior on the field Saturday.
Northern upset Mountain Ridge, 23-13, on the road in the West Region co-finals and proceeded to rout second-seeded Boonsboro, 49-0, in a road quarterfinal mud bowl and down SEED School, 41-27, in Baltimore to get…
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Author : Cumberland Times News, Md.
Publish date : 2024-12-07 14:16:00
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