Eagles make it four 6 November 2011
By Andy States
When the North Point Eagles dropped their first game of the
football season to the Patuxent Panthers in the season’s fourth week, it wasn’t
difficult to imagine the Eagles might struggle just to finish the season with a
.500 record – let alone qualify for the playoffs or earn a fourth consecutive
SMAC championship.
Over the season’s final six weeks, North Point [...]
Eagles hang on for win over 'Canes 5 October 2011
By Andy States
According to North Point senior Frank Marshall, his team’s
formula for success is pretty simple.
“We just have to finish. That’s the whole thing,” he said. “We’re
getting better each week. As we get better, you can see what we can do.
Everybody has to make plays. That’s the key thing.”
In Friday night’s game against Huntingtown, just enough
Eagles [...]
Defense leads Panthers past Eagles 27 September 2011
By Andy States
At the half of his team’s game at North Point Friday night,
Patuxent coach Steve Crounse looked at junior quarterback Trey Lee and
delivered a simple message.
“I said I need you to make two plays for me in the second
half,” Crouse said of his conversation with his quarterback after the Panthers
accumulated just 36 yards of total offense in the first half.
Lee [...]
Eagles top Chargers 13 September 2011
By Andy States
Kortez Prather knew it was time to make a play.
With his North Point Eagles ahead 7-0, but having failed to
finish a pair of previous drives with points, Prather seized his opportunity in
the early stages of Monday night’s second quarter against the visiting Lackey
Chargers when he picked off a Wesley Jennings pass and sprinted downfield for a
touchdown. Prather’s [...]