HAGERSTOWN — No. 1 Fort Hill ran all over North Hagerstown in a 42-6 rout on Friday night.
The undefeated Sentinels (7-0) accumulated 387 yards rushing as a team. Neek Taylor led the rushing attack with 137 yards and scored once.
Carson Bender added 127 yards and three scores on the ground.
Bender scored his first touchdown on an opening drive that covered 61 yards in seven plays.
The Hubs (3-4) responded on their opening possession. Quarterback Ronnie Savage found Michael Stewart for 52 yards to put the ball at the Sentinels 8.
Two plays later, Stewart plunged into the end zone from one yard out.
The Hubs’ two-point attempt was unsuccessful, so Fort Hill hung onto a 7-6 lead.
From that point on, however, it was Fort Hill. The Sentinels ended the game with 35 unanswered points.
Channing Logsdon and Levi House also found the end zone. Logsdon scored on a 17-yard run in the third quarter.
House intercepted a Savage pass and returned it 45 yards to the house for the game’s final touchdown.
The sophomore middle linebacker also served as the Sentinels’ starting quarterback in place of an injured Brady O’Neal.
Despite the win, Fort Hill committed 16 penalties.
Fort Hill will travel to Smithsburg for battle of undefeated squads on Friday at 6 p.m.
Falcons improve to 7-0
SHORT GAP, W.Va. — Eleven players helped No. 2 Frankfort churn 210 yards on the ground for a 41-6 win over Petersburg.
The Falcons extended their area record to 35 consecutive victories.
Cole Shanholtz led the ground game with 45 yards on five attempts.
Jake Snurr added 26 yards on four carries and scored a touchdown on each side of the ball. He returned a 35-yard scoop-and-score nearly halfway through the second quarter.
Bradyn Tyler, Gunnar Bradshaw and Christian Hyett also scored on offense.
Brady Twigg returned an interception 21 yards to the house in the first quarter.
Frankfort led 34-0 at halftime and played many of its reserves in the second half.
Backup quarterback Carson McBee completed two passes for a total of 42 yards.
One of those completions was to Knox Kelly for 24 yards, while Matthew Iser hauled in an 18-yard reception.
Peyton Brittingham led the Falcons’ defense with five tackles, including two that went for a loss, and an interception.
Vikings running back Micah Ertel scored the only touchdown for Petersburg (2-5) in the fourth quarter.
Frankfort will face fellow undefeated squad Wahama on the road Saturday at 1:30 p.m.