Football: By The Numbers for Week 6
After a weekend with some of the biggest games of the season, here's a look at a few statistics that stand out after Week 6:
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Yards of offense for Edmondson in the first half of a 20-6 loss to No. 7 Dunbar
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Yard line of Milford Mill – where Franklin will have the ball when play resumes Monday with the Indians leading 28-22 in a game suspended Friday because of darkness
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Catonsville returns for touchdowns in the first three minutes of the 38-17 win over Eastern Tech – Josh Hylton’s 90-yard kickoff return and Deniko Carter’s 65-yard punt return
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Aberdeen touchdowns negated by penalties in the Eagles’ 14-12 loss to McDonough of Charles County
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Touchdowns scored this season by City with no time remaining on the clock, including Brandon Jones’ 33-yard pass reception from Steffen Wilkens in the second quarter of Friday’s 26-6 win over Mervo
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Straight Ben Eaton Memorial Trophy wins by Dunbar in the rivalry with Edmondson marked by the award dedicated to the beloved Dunbar coach – a mentor to both head coaches, Dunbar’s Lawrence Smith and Edmondson’s Dante Jones – who died in August 2007
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Average margin of victory in the last five Gilman-Calvert Hall contests – three won by Gilman, which leads the series 32-21-2
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Local teams remaining unbeaten at 6-0: No. 3 Old Mill, No. 8 Poly, No. 11 Glenelg, No. 12 Catonsville, Fallston and Overlea
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Career kickoff or punt returns for touchdowns by Gilman’s Cyrus Jones, including a game-winning 97-yard punt return in the 28-21 win over Calvert Hall
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Consecutive touchdowns for Old Mill in the 47-10 win over Arundel
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Interceptions in three weeks by Old Mill’s Torie Wagner, including two in the win over Arundel
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Straight wins for Overlea – the area’s longest active winning streak
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Of the past 13 Catonsville scoring drives to go for more than 50 yards, including four of six in the 38-17 win over Eastern Tech
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Points scored by Glenelg kicker Luke Brister in the 23-20 nailbiter over Long Reach – a 27-yard field goal, an 11-yard touchdown pass on a fake field goal and two extra points
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Fourth-quarter points scored by Poly in its 44-34 win over Patterson
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Average margin of victory for Old Mill this fall
35
Carries by Old Mill’s Rob Chesson, who scored five touchdowns and gained 312 all-purpose yards in the win over Arundel
260
Second-half yards gained by Gilman after Calvert Hall limited them to 61 in the first half in the Greyhounds’ comeback victory
358
Yards passing by South River’s Connor Cox – 17-for-36 for five touchdowns – in a 33-28 win over Severna Park
369
Yards rushing for Annapolis Area Christian’s Josh McPhearson in a 26-24 loss to Archbishop Curley
