The Starting Five

It was a one-sided performance on Friday night at Mike Callas Stadium.
North Hagerstown continued its recent mastery over South Hagerstown with its seventh straight win in the series, 44-0.
After two years in which the Hagerstown Gridiron Classic game was truly a classic to the end, North went back to what it had done in the four previous wins in the streak — dominate.
It was the fourth shutout in the streak and matched the 2006 victory of 44-0, the largest margin ever in the series and the Hubs now hold a 28-24-1 lead.

The Hubs took the first possession and reached paydirt, and combined with a defense that absolutely stymied the Rebels, marched easily to the win. The defense throttled the Rebels on the ground with a negative 13 yards while rolling up 263. And throw in 132 and you get the idea.
It was jubilation for the North fans, students and parents clamoring about on the field as the team received the Gridiron trophy for another year.
It was frustration for the South fans, who made an exit for the highway as the final seconds ticked, some maybe even before then.
It was jubilation for the North players, a team that coach Dan Cunningham at the beginning of the year felt “was a year away.” With many key juniors returning “this win gives us alot to feed off of for the offseason,” he told me after the game.
It was a little more than frustration for the Rebels and coach Greg Kellick, who thought there was a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel, especially after a victory over Boonsboro two weeks ago.