Touchdown

Howard gave its fans a homecoming to remember yesterday by scoring three unanswered touchdowns in the second half to upset No. 10 Wilde Lake, 21-14. Down 14-0 at the half after the Wildecats (6-2) scored two first-quarter touchdowns after turnovers, the Lions (7-1) rallied to clinch their first playoff berth since 1999. Both teams are in the Class 3A East region. Senior quarterback Jeff Kalski threw 10-yard touchdown passes to Jeff Javier and Sam Bradley in the third and fourth quarters, and Dionte Jones' 6-yard touchdown run capped the comeback with 4:43 remaining.

On a day when Howard was celebrating its 25th anniversary undefeated state championship football team, the current Lions honored that team the best way it could -- by staying unbeaten and on track for the state Class 2A playoffs.Howard fullback Travis Irving captured the exuberent feeling of the homecoming crowd at the Lions' stadium yesterday when he stood on the team bench and held up his left index finger signaling to a throng of 2,000-plus fans that the Lions are No. 1.A victory celebration then ensued for the No. 8-ranked Lions, 20-7 winners over rival and No. 6-ranked Oakland Mills.

Ravens defensive backs coach Steve Shafer didn't have papers full of statistics to back up what he was saying about safety Rod Woodson. Just his 32 years of coaching, and well, a somewhat biased opinion about his own player."

COLLEGE PARK -- It was only a spring game, but redshirt freshman quarterback Calvin McCall showed last night he was prepared to battle sophomore Randall Jones next fall for the No. 1 job at Maryland."

Unlikely. Improbable. Downright astounding.No adjective can do justice to No. 7-ranked Oakland Mills' 14-13 comeback victory over Glenelg yesterday.Coach John Davis' Gladiators, who had outplayed the visiting Scorpions, will likely have nightmares about Oakland Mills' Nick Fambro picking up a fumble on one hop and streaking 77 yards for the tying touchdown, leaving 57 seconds on the clock. Quarterback J. T. Rembert's second point-after kick won it.Glenelg (1-1 overall, 0-1 league) was unable to move the ball on four plays from its 33-yard line in those final seconds.

Sophomore tailback Mike Smith ran for a career-high 101 yards and two touchdowns yesterday to lead Dickinson to a 37-21 win over Johns Hopkins in a Centennial Conference game in Carlisle, Pa.The Blue Jays (3-5, 2-3) trailed 37-0 before scoring 21 points in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Jamie Monica came off the bench and threw for a touchdown and ran for another.The Red Devils (5-3, 3-2) led 14-0 less than six minutes into the game, as Smith and Sam Miller scored on runs of 41 and 40 yards, respectively.

Of all the weapons in the Indianapolis Colts' burgeoning bag of tricks this season, perhaps the most effective is the play-action pass.On Sunday, quarterback Peyton Manning twice faked a handoff to workhorse running back Edgerrin James, then found veteran wide receiver Marvin Harrison downfield for touchdown passes in a 27-19 win over the New York Giants.In less than two full NFL seasons, Manning has become the master of the play fake, and Harrison has become the trump card.Colts offensive coordinator Tom Moore raves about Manning's ability to freeze a cornerback with play-action and pull the ball back to take a bigger bite out of the defense.

Howard High upset three-time defending Howard County champion and No. 3-ranked Wilde Lake last night at Howard, 33-14.The Lions (3-0 overall, 2-0 league) ended a 31-game league winning streak by the Wildecats (2-1, 1-1) after trailing 14-12 with 1: 34 left in the third quarter.But a 47-yard run on a sweep by Gerald Smith set up a quarterback keeper by Anthony Durham for the game-winning touchdown with 33 seconds left in the third quarter.The Lions added touchdowns in the fourth quarter on a 49-yard run by Travis Irving and a 48-yard fumble recovery by Jose Monzon.

While there were heroes aplenty, with the numbers to support them, it was the entire Severna Park defensive unit carrying out its responsibilities that enabled the Falcons to stun previously unbeaten North County, 26-21, in Ferndale last night.The host Knights came into the game at 6-0, leading the 4A East region, while the No. 14-ranked Falcons (6-1) were coming off a tough, 21-17 loss to No. 5 Annapolis and were third in the region.It was Severna Park's second straight win over North County in as many years for head coach J.P. Hines.

1 The Ravens made big plays, including touchdown receptions of 54, 59 and 76 yards from Qadry Ismail. Running back Priest Holmes had a 64-yard touchdown run.2 The Ravens didn't allow the Steelers' running game to get untracked, which shut down the play-action passing game and made quarterback Mike Tomczak more of stationary target.3 The Ravens didn't have a turnover. They fumbled four times but didn't lose any. They also weren't intercepted.

Sophomore defensive back Kenneth Turner intercepted three passes and junior Clifton Budd led the Bowie State offense with 54 rushing yards as the Bulldogs recorded a 14-0 homecoming victory over St. Paul's on Saturday to keep them unbeaten in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and move them to 6-2 overall. Turner returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter to give the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead. Midway through the fourth quarter, Larry Dixon (Dunbar)

Chesapeake-Baltimore County is in the enviable position of being in the driver's seat in the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association playoffs. After gaining just one first down in the first half against host Catonsville, the No. 15 Bayhawks scored four times in the second half to reinforce their postseason spot with a 28-7 victory. Chesapeake forced four turnovers in the second half, and the offense took advantage of the short field. Chesapeake improved its record to 7-0 and leads the Class 2A North playoff standings.

HOUSTON - - For all of the euphoria felt by Navy's players after last week's heart-stopping overtime victory over Air Force, those on the offensive side of the ball also felt frustration. The Midshipmen struggled to move the ball against a rival that is intimately familiar with their triple-option offense, and it bothered them. They won't have that feeling after overwhelming Rice in a 63-14 victory Saturday. Navy's offense held the ball for 40 minutes, 36 seconds; scored touchdowns on nine of its 11 possessions; and amassed 537 yards, its highest total since the 2008 season opener against Football Championship Subdivision opponent Towson.

Carlton Jackson threw a 19-yard touchdown to Edwin Baptiste late in the third quarter and Morgan State held on to beat Bethune-Cookman, 24-13, on Saturday in Daytona Beach, Fla. Jackson was 10-for-18 for 104 yards for the Bears (3-1, 1-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), who won their third straight. Morgan State, which opened with a 17-0 lead, picked up a fumble for a score early as Bricen Tate ran back an errant snap from Russell DeLaughter 9 yards on the Wildcats' first possession.

Freshman quarterback Emmanuel Yeager threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Larry Dixon to lift Bowie State over visiting Shaw, 31-24, in double overtime in the Prince George's Classic. Yeager, the game's Most Valuable Player, completed 15 of 22 passes for 128 yards, and Rodney Webb rushed for a game- and career-high 174 yards for the Bulldogs (3-2, 1-1 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference). Shaw took a 14-0 lead after the first quarter on a 58-yard fumble recovery by LaMichael Howell and a 1-yard touchdown run by Raymon Williams.

Corey Polston rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns as host Chesapeake-Baltimore County upset No. 6 Eastern Tech, 15-13, Saturday. The loss ended a 23-game regular-season winning streak for the Mavericks, who lost in the state championship game to River Hill the past two seasons. Eastern Tech had not lost in the regular season since a 21-0 setback against Hereford on Nov. 17, 2006. The Mavericks again lost to Hereford the following week in the regional playoffs. Since then, they had won 28 of 30 heading into Saturday's game The Bayhawks (4-0)

Jimmy Schneider had an 83-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter and the host Calvert Hall football team upset No. 9 Mount St. Joseph, 17-0, on Friday night. The Gaels (2-3) have dropped three straight, including a 22-12 loss to Fort Hill on Sept. 18 and a 42-0 loss to Good Counsel on Sept. 12. The Cardinals (3-2) have won three straight, including two shutouts. Calvert Hall beat Havre de Grace, 44-0, on Sept. 18. Patrick Fitzgerald had a 13-yard touchdown run as Calvert Hall took a 7-0 lead with 14 seconds left in the first half.

1 Joshua Cribbs changes the game with his returns. In eight career games against the Ravens, he is averaging 27.4 yards per kickoff return. Cribbs also ran back a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown last season against the Ravens. 2 Another big receiver comes up big. The Browns' Braylon Edwards uses his size advantage vs. the Ravens cornerbacks. The 6-foot-3 Cleveland wide-out has scored four touchdowns in six career games against the Ravens. 3 Joe Flacco gets lost going to M&T Bank Stadium.

In a regular season that began with unexpected adversity, the Ravens ultimately passed the initial test. Joe Flacco threw for a career-high 307 yards and three touchdowns in lifting the Ravens to a season-opening 38-24 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs before an announced 71,099 at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday. On a sun-splashed afternoon, Flacco and his teammates not only answered the critics, but they also responded to the pressure when it mattered the most. With the game tied at 24 late in the fourth quarter, Flacco stared down an all-out blitz and found wide receiver Mark Clayton for a 31-yard touchdown.

Chris Jacquemain passed for 162 yards and three touchdowns, and Deryn Bowser had eight receptions for 86 yards and three touchdowns as Akron opened InfoCision Stadium with a 41-0 rout of Morgan State on Saturday. Akron rolled up 436 total yards and finished the game with 186 passing yards, the most yards Morgan State has given up through the air since surrendering 243 against Towson on Sept. 6, 2008. It was the most points Morgan has allowed since a 41-16 loss to South Carolina State in 2006.