Football: By The Numbers for Week 8
There weren't many surprises in the eighth week of the regular season of high school football, but here are some of the numbers that stood out from the weekend's action:
0
Punts by Loyola in its 34-14 win over Mount St. Joseph
1
Blocked extra point by Long Reach's Allen Cross to make the difference in a 33-32 win over Hammond
2
Teams still undefeated in the county in Carroll (Westminster, South Carroll) and Harford (Fallston, North Harford)
3
Losses this week for Top 15 teams -- two (Archbishop Spalding, Mount St. Joseph) to teams ranked higher and one (Dunbar) to a team ranked just one spot below
4
Big plays by John Carroll's Walter Roche -- three interceptions and a blocked punt -- in a 24-7 win over Northwood
5
Teams in the Baltimore area remaining undefeated -- Old Mill, Poly, Catonsville, Fallston and Overlea
7
Straight wins for Dunbar over Poly before Friday night's 18-14 Engineers' victory
8
Yard overtime touchdown run by Winters Mill's Chase Cullison to beat North Carroll, 21-15
12
Straight wins for Overlea -- the area's longest active winning streak
21-0
Lead taken by Calvert Hall in its 29-23 win over Archbishop Spalding
21
Unanswered fourth-quarter points scored by Glenelg in its 35-13 win over Howard
21
Points scored off turnovers in Meade's 42-0 win over Glen Burnie
29
Touchdowns this season for Old Mill's Rob Chesson
37
Yard touchdown run by Poly quarterback Darrell Milburn with 1:55 left to seal the 18-14 win over Dunbar
47
First-half points scored by St. Paul's in its 54-8 win over St. Vincent Pallotti
64
Seconds for Aberdeen to score twice in the third quarter to beat Havre de Grace, 21-12
402
Total yards gained by Kenwood's Travis Jenkins -- 156 on runs, 121 on catches, 125 on returns -- in a 51-32 loss to Hereford
