Franklin football finishes off Milford Mill
Franklin's football team finished what it started Thursday by holding onto its lead and defeating Milford Mill, 34-24, Monday afternoon in a Baltimore County Class 4A-3A contest.
The game had to be called due to darkness Thursday when the EMT arrived late, delaying the 4 p.m. start by an hour at Milford Mill, which does not have lights.
With a 28-22 lead and 10:24 to go, the Indians resumed the game on Milford Mill's half-yard line and quarterback Jackson Thornton sneaked in for a touchdown. The Millers held him off three times, but on fourth down, he finally got over the end line.
"We would like to have scored the first time," Franklin coach Anthony Burgos said, "but it kind of worked out in our favor, because we burned about three minutes."
The Millers added two more points when a high snap soared over the Franklin punter's head and the Indians fell on the ball in the end zone.
For the Indians (4-2), every game is now a must-win, Burgos said, if they want to get back to the state playoffs after a trip to the Class 3A title game last fall. They came into the game in seventh place in the highly-competitive Class 3A North region and only four teams make the playoffs.
Milford Mill was in second place but will drop with the loss that gives them a 4-2 record.
"This is a big win for us," Burgos said. "We had the mind set this week that our season was on the line right here as far as making the post season. With two losses, we're kind of in a do-or-die mode -- you win or you go home. We're in playoff mode right now."
Millers coach Reggie White likely will have his players thinking the same way heading into this weekend's games.
