Football

3 State titles for River Hill in five years 14 Straight wins for Old Mill, the area's longest active streak 16 Gilman's ranking in USA Today's preseason Super 25 55 Yard field goal kicked last fall by Broadneck's Adam Greene, an Anne Arundel County record 116 Wins for Dunbar over the past 10 years -- the most of any Maryland team 2,856 Passing yards last season by South River quarterback Connor Cox

The reality of Maryland's first season in the Big Ten became a little clearer Thursday, when the league announced the 2014 schedule for its 14 members. The Terps will play their Big Ten opener Sept. 27 at Indiana and their home opener a week later against Ohio State at Byrd Stadium. Maryland will also play at home against Iowa (Oct. 18), Michigan State (Nov. 15) and Rutgers (Nov. 29), and on the road at Wisconsin (Oct. 25), Penn State (Nov. 1) and Michigan (Nov. 22). Iowa and Wisconsin represent the two non-East Division opponents.

State football semifinals Class 4A Quince Orchard (11-1) at Westminster (12-0), Friday, 7 p.m. Meade (10-2) at Wise (12-0), Saturday, 1 p.m. Class 3A Urbana (9-3) at River Hill (12-0), Friday, 7 p.m. Huntingtown (11-1) at Milford Mill (11-1), Saturday, 1 p.m. Class 2A Douglass-PG (11-1) vs. Edmondson (11-1) at Poly, Friday, 7 p.m. Elkton (11-1) at Middletown (11-1), Friday, 7 p.m. Class 1A New Town (10-2) at Perryville (12-0)

Corey Johnson, who coached Patterson for six years, will be named to replace Dante Jones as Edmondson's football coach Monday. Johnson confirmed Saturday that he will take over a Red Storm program that has been one of Baltimore City's most competitive football teams under Jones, who is moving on to coach in Delaware. “I thought it was a wonderful opportunity to get back to a school that has a winning tradition, following Dante Jones and Pete Pompey,” Johnson said. “There's great support for the team and when you have a winning tradition, you seem to get the kids all the time, so this is a great opportunity to carry on that tradition.” Jones, who said Saturday that he was on vacation and would talk later about his departure from Edmondson, is taking over the football program at Dover High School.

There is always sadness when a former NFL player such as Dan Dierdorf limps around or there is news of another like Junior Seau committing suicide. Some of these guys were our heroes, but sympathy is about as far as it goes for me. On Thursday, lawyers representing more than 2,000 former NFL players filed a complaint against the league in U.S. District Court before Judge Anita B. Brody alleging the NFL "deliberately and fraudulently concealed from its players the link between football-related head impacts and long-term neurological injuries.

Navy's annual spring football game has been canceled due to a scheduling conflict, coach Ken Niumatalolo said Wednesday. The game had been scheduled for April 12 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Niumatalolo said in a news release that the team will add one practice to get to the full allotment of 15 workouts allowed by the NCAA in the spring. Two of the practices -- scrimmages on March 30 and April 6, both starting at 9 a.m. at the stadium -- will be open to the general public.

Austin Altman, River Hill, QB, senior Kyle McEachern, Milford Mill, QB, senior Marc Badger, Fallston, RB, senior Coleman Blackston, Dunbar, RB, junior Nevone McCrimmon, Mount St. Joseph, RB, sophomore Kyle Levere, Calvert Hall, WR, senior Bradley Metcalf, Westminster, WR, senior Keyon Pinnock, Atholton, WR, senior Alec Auwaerter, St. Paul's, OL, senior Jared Cohen, McDonogh, OL, junior Donnie Knox, Century, OL,...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- For the first time in 13 years, the University of Miami will not play in a New Year's bowl. The Hurricanes' 8-3 record was good enough for an Orange Bowl bid, but the NCAA announced yesterday, after a four-year investigation, that the Hurricanes will be banned from postseason play for one year, and on three-year probation for rules violations.Miami's punishment includes a reduction of 13 scholarships in 1996-97 and 11 in 1997-98.The baseball, women's golf and men's tennis teams also were put on probation, and will lose scholarships.

Click here for Friday's scoreboard Saturday's scores:  The Baltimore Sun's Top 15 No. 2 Calvert Hall 34, Niagara Academy, Ontario 21 No. 8 Dunbar 51, Mervo 0 No. 11 Mount St. Joseph 36, Valley Forge, Pa. 12 Other scores from around the area: Ben Franklin 26, Maritime 14 Bishop Walsh 46, Lutheran 28 Howard 21, Centennial 7 Loyola 44, Maryland Christian 0 McDonogh 14, Georgetown Prep 9...

Kick off the high school football season a little early with today's Harford County Sun's annual Football Preview. Check out the players, the coaches and the outlooks for the new season. Harford County sent four teams to the state playoffs last year. How will they fare this season?

— Joining the Big Ten means that Maryland's football team will soon have Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan and other schools as new division opponents. But it also means the school's nonconference schedules are being upgraded and that some previously-scheduled games could be dropped. The Big Ten wants Maryland — which joins the conference in 2014 — and its other members to stop scheduling Football Championship Subdivision opponents. As a result, according to multiple officials, Maryland may drop at least some of their planned games with FCS schools in future seasons.

College football Ex-Navy coach Hardin selected for HOF Former Navy football coach Wayne Hardin will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, the National Football Foundation announced Tuesday. Hardin is the 24th person affiliated with the Naval Academy to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and the third head coach, joining Gil Dobie (17-3 at Navy from 1917 to 1919) and George Welsh (55-46-1 at Navy from 1973 to 1981). Hardin will be officially inducted at the National Football Foundation's awards dinner Dec.10 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York and will be enshrined in the summer of 2014 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.

Critics of a federal program that provides free cellphones to thousands of Maryland residents who can't afford regular commercial service are right that some recipients who don't qualify for the benefit are taking advantage of the system. But there's no question the program serves an important need for the families it targets, and the solution to its problems lies in better oversight and management, not scrapping it altogether. The Lifeline program was created in 1984 to cushion the impact of telephone deregulation on poor families who otherwise might lose access to phone service.

Country singer Carrie Underwood will replace Faith Hill this fall in singing "Waiting All Day for Sunday Night," the anthem of NBC's top-rated weekly football telecast. The Sunday night broadcast, which averaged an audience of 21.8 million to become prime-time TV's highest rated show, is one the most skillfully and carefully packaged events in popular culture. "It's going to be the same song, same lyrics, but it's going to be with my flair," the Grammy-Award-winning singer said in a teleconference Tuesday.

Colleges Ex-Raven Testaverde chosen for football HOF The National Football Foundation announced that former Ravens quarterback Vinny Testaverde will be a member of the 2013 College Football Hall of Fame Class. Testaverde starred at Miami from 1982 to 1986. The entire class will be unveiled today during a news conference at the NASDAQ OMX MarketSite in New York's Times Square at 11:30 a.m. The Football Bowl Subdivision Class will be inducted at the NFF awards dinner Dec. 10 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York.

The Baltimore sports scene is blessed with a bunch of talented bloggers who bring their unique perspective to the conversation. Each week, I hope to chat with one of them in a regular feature called Blogger on Blogger. This week, I exchanged emails with Dan Ciarrocchi, a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association who writes about fantasy football for Pro Football Focus and the Redskins for Hogs Haven, an SB Nation website. MV: Which rookie backs will have the most fantasy impact in 2013?

Henson to leave Yankees, take shot at career in NFL Drew Henson has agreed to leave the New York Yankees to pursue a career in the NFL. Henson's agent, Casey Close, told the Yankees the third baseman is quitting after three mediocre seasons in the minor leagues, a baseball official said yesterday on the condition he not be identified. Henson will forfeit the $12 million he is owed from the contract he agreed to with the Yankees in 2001, the official said. The NFL's Houston Texans, who hold the former University of Michigan quarterback's rights, announced that Henson would work out with the team on Feb. 12 in a showcase for the other 31 NFL franchises.

The top 2013 recruit from the Baltimore area, according to Rivals.com, Poggi helped the No. 1 Greyhounds defense dominate New Jersey powerhouse Don Bosco Prep in their 13-6 win at the 9/11 Patriot Classic at Navy. Poggi, a 6-foot-4, 255-pound All-Metro defensive tackle, had 3 1/2 sacks, nine tackles and two tackles for a loss. He also had three catches for 32 yards as a tight end. In the season's first three games, Poggi has six sacks, 23 tackles and five tackles for a loss. Rated the No. 2 defensive tackle in the country by Rivals.com, Poggi, who has a 3.6 GPA, has committed to Michigan.

It wasn't so long ago that former Rutgers defensive tackle Eric LeGrand couldn't even move his shoulders, which is why it's hard not to marvel at his willingness to offer one of them to anybody facing a major life challenge. If you don't know his story, you probably missed last year's ESPY Awards or walked past the aisle at Barnes and Noble where his two books are on display. He was the 20-year-old special teams player who suffered a severe spinal cord injury in a 2010 game against Army at MetLife Stadium that left him paralyzed from the neck down.

Sarah Dorl and James Frieson both regularly took care of many jobs that helped their respective teams, tasks that wouldn't show up in a score sheet. But the work Dorl did for the Dulaney basketball team and Frieson put in for Towson football finally earned some notice Monday night when they won top honors at the 73rd Annual McCormick Unsung Heroes Awards banquet at the Hunt Valley Inn. Dorl and Frieson became the 70th and 71st winners of the Charles Perry McCormick Scholarship, established in 1969.