First batch of Maryland Crab Bowl roster selections
Invitations to participate in the Maryland Crab Bowl were sent out to 44 in-state high school football players Wednesday. 
The third annual postseason all-star game, scheduled for Dec. 18 at Bowie State, pits Baltimore's best against the Washington area's top seniors. Forty-five additional players will receive invites before Oct. 1, and the final rosters should be set by Nov. 1. Players from Anne Arundel, Montgomery and Prince George's counties will play for the Washington side, while all other invitees will suit up for Baltimore.
“You have good representation from the southern part of the state, the Eastern Shore, Harford County, Baltimore, all over the state,” said Sean O’Connor, president of the Crab Bowl. “But the two big-name guys that everyone knows are [Owings Mills offensive lineman] Donovan Smith and [Gilman quarterback] Darius Jennings.”
Here are the 44 initial selections for the Crab Bowl.
Baltimore-area players
Gabriel Ali-El, Poly
Adrian Amos, Calvert Hall
Marquise Bannister, Eastern Tech
Brandon Bayer, North Harford
Ben Curtis, Calvert Hall
Vince DePaola, Hereford
Leo Eades, Dunbar
Travon Garrett, Dunbar
Hunter Goodwin, Gilman
Luke Ilardo, Loyola
Darius Jennings, Gilman
Devonte Jones, Mount St. Joseph
Marco Jones, Boys’ Latin
Brent Kluge, River Hill
Tyler Krug, Westminster
Dan McManus, Eastern Tech
Colin Osborne, Glenelg
Donovan Smith, Owings Mills
KK Smith, Archbishop Spalding
Paul Taylor, Poly
Tyler Weedon, Catonsville
Players from outside the Baltimore area
DeAndre Smith Wise
Tyjae Blackwell, Wicomico
Quentin Ezell, Walkersville
Jose Depadua, Walkersville
Matt Semelsberger, Urbana
Jamal Merritt, Sherwood
Crusoe Gongbay, Rockville
Zach Eure, Parkside
Conner Crowell, North Point
Anthony Winter, North Hagerstown
Kyle Warholic, Linganore
Dwayne Randall, Linganore
Najee Green, Gwynn Park
Zachary Dancel, Good Counsel
Blake Countess, Good Counsel
Garrett Dolly, Fort Hill
Ascene Jacques, Flowers
Michael Branthover, DeMatha
Darian Cooper, DeMatha
Cyrus Kouandjio, DeMatha
Brandon Phelps, Damascus
Sean Reaver, Catoctin
Joshua Wade, Bladensburg
Baltimore Sun photo of Darius Jennings by Karl Merton Ferron / Sept. 12, 2009
Comments
Where is Vince Croce and Connor Frazier?
Posted by: FANN | August 5, 2010 9:22 AM
"You have good representation from the southern part of the state, the Eastern Shore, Harford County, Baltimore, all over the state.”
Really? Because out of 44 kids, I see TWO from the Eastern Shore. And no one from Queen Anne's? Really? I'm not saying Eastern Shore kids should be 1/4 of the team, but 2?
Posted by: DuckAround | August 5, 2010 10:52 AM
Where is the powerhouse Linemen Jamal Price from Charles County.
Posted by: Luis | August 6, 2010 7:52 PM