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Football: Tough Season for Eastern Tech, Kenwood
Essex schools are now a combined 1-7 after their Friday night losses.
Junior tailback Francis Massally rushed for 106 yards on three carries, including a 56-yard touchdown run in the third quarter in Eastern Tech’s 34-10 loss to Parkville Friday night at CCBC Essex.
jumped out to a 28-0 halftime lead and never looked back against the Mavericks (1-3), which has lost two straight. Senior Jim Szamski connected on a 36-yard field goal in the fourth quarter for Eastern Tech’s only other score.
Defensively, Rashard Smith had five tackles and a sack, Brandon Jones had a team-high seven tackles and Charles Rice had an interception for the Mavericks, whose season isn’t likely to get any easier Friday when they travel to Catonsville. The Comets are 5-0 after crushing Hereford, 50-14.
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Kenwood Hangs Tough in Loss to Perry Hall
Kenwood senior running back Travis Jenkins had 138 yards of total offense as his team trailed just 14-7 at halftime. But one touchdown is all Kenwood would score as it lost 44-7 to Perry Hall Friday at Homecoming.
Quarterback Devon Diggs completed 10-of-24 passes for 164 yards and ran for a touchdown and Tre Johnson had four catches for 83 yards for the Bluebirds, who allowed 23 points in the fourth quarter.
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Defensively for Kenwood, Josh Spencer had 14 tackles and two sacks while Matt Diggs finished with 10 tackles and two sacks.
The Bluebirds (0-5) next play at 7 p.m. Friday at Woodlawn.
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