Overlea 55, Sparrows Point 15
The Falcons have won their past two games by an average margin of 33 points. Against the Pointers, Alex Wells ran for 205 yards and three touchdowns. Dequan Pettway caught two touchdown passes from Tevin Berry and Fyne Ndukwe also scored twice. With four wins from the end of last season, the Falcons boast the area’s longest active winning streak at 10 games.
Next up: vs. Western Tech on Saturday at CCBC Catonsville at 1 p.m. At 5-1 the Wolverines are one of the best teams on the Falcons’ schedule. Both are unbeaten in Baltimore County’s Class 2A-1A Division. The Wolverines are 5-1 overall, with their only loss to St. Paul’s. The Wolverines won the division title last season, and whichever team wins this is in good position to take the title this fall. The two also are jockeying for position in the Class 1A North region. The Falcons, looking for their first regional playoff berth in five years, are in first place with the Wolverines right on their heels.

LATE START
No. 3 Old Mill 47, Arundel 10
Arundel scored the first 10 points of the game, but after that it was all Old Mill in the battle of undefeated Anne Arundel County rivals. Rob Chesson ran for five touchdowns, finishing with 233 yards on the 34 carries as the Patriots scored seven consecutive touchdowns. The Patriots’ defense tightened up and used multiple blitz packages to contain Wildcats quarterback Cooper Hibbs, who completed his first 10 passes and then went 11-24 and was sacked six times. The Patriots beat the Wildcats for the first time during the regular season in three years, and they take sole possession of first place in the county and stay on top in the Class 4A East region.
Next up: Annapolis at home Saturday at 1 p.m. The Panthers have yet to win a game after falling to Broadneck, 27-25, Thursday night. That doesn’t bode well against an Old Mill team that has scored 203 points in its last four games and allowed only 24 all season. The Patriots likely will not be tested again – if then -- until they meet No. 14 South River in the final week of the regular season.

TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT
No. 8 Poly 44, Patterson 34
The Engineers’ defense hit a Clippers’ speed bump Friday night., but their offense came through to make the difference. Jamal Chappell scored two touchdowns, including one on a 67-yard punt return to put the Engineers on the board first. Quarterback Darrell Milburn ran for one touchdown and threw for another. After allowing just 12 points in its first five games, Poly gave up nearly three times that many to Craig Oliver, Nyme Manns and company. Poly needed 20 points in the third quarter to seal the win.
Next up: At Southwestern on Friday at 3:45 p.m. Despite a 2-4 record, the Sabers are no pushovers. They benefited from a forfeit win over Dunbar but they also played tough against Edmondson before falling 12-7. Still Poly’s defense will strive to return to its stingy ways. The Engineers will need that when they meet Dunbar two weeks from now in a game that likely will decided the winner of Baltimore City’s Division I, where the Engineers hold a one-game lead over the Poets.

WHEW!!!
No. 11 Glenelg 23, Long Reach 20
Two fourth-quarter defensive stands and another big game from place kicker Luke Brister and running back Nick Crabill kept the Gladiators in first place in the Howard County league. Facing a Lightning offense that had scored 180 points coming into the game – more than any other team in the county – the Gladiators' defense held off two late surges after Crabill scored the final touchdown on a 32-yard run with 10:44 left. Brister had a 27-yard field goal, hit Ryan Perry with an 11-yard touchdown pass on a fake field goal and kicked two extra points. Crabill ran for 132 yards on 18 carries.
Next up: Reservoir at home Friday at 7 p.m.. The Gators (3-3) are coming off a 34-0 win over Centennial, the identical score the Gladiators beat the Eagles by in Week 2. The Gators turned the ball over three times, something the Gladiators would jump all over. Two straight three-point wins, including 17-14 over Hammond, have the Gators ready for anything.

NO MORE
Two more previously-unbeaten teams fell this week:
No. 2 Calvert Hall, 28-21, to No. 1 Gilman
No. 5 Arundel, 47-10 to No. 3 Old Mill