[Baltimore Sun] No. 13 Perry Hall football’s big plays the difference in 32-27 win over No. 15 Dundalk
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Perry Hall football did a couple things better than visiting Dundalk that proved the difference in Friday night’s Baltimore County showdown.
The No. 13 Gators made more big plays and fewer mistakes to claim a 32-27 win over the No. 15 Owls in a steady light rain.
Scoring touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams, the defending county champions improved to 4-0 on the season and 2-0 in league play, handing Dundalk (3-1, 1-1) its first loss.
“Every week we come in, put in our work at practice and go out and fight hard. We keep each other up and push each other to be better every day and every game,” said Perry Hall senior quarterback Terrell Hearn, who threw two first-half touchdown passes.
In a back-and-forth game through three quarters, the Owls took a 27-26 lead on Jocquan Jenkins’ second touchdown run, this one from 23 yards with 5:53 left in the third quarter.
The Gators were quick to respond, with Vernon Allen returning the ensuing kickoff 71 yards to give the home team a 32-27 lead. The Gators made the score stand.
With 8:35 left in the game, the Owls started a drive on their own 46 and moved the ball to Perry Hall’s 14. AJ Smith scored the go-ahead touchdown, but the play was called back on a holding penalty and the Gators’ defense was able to hold.
The last big play from Perry Hall came on third-and-18 at its own 5 with 1:44 to play. Hearn found CJ Crump, who made the catch down the left side despite good coverage and picked up 20 yards for the first down. The Gators went into victory formation to close out the win.
“Crump had the big catch at the end to seal it. In traffic, get hit like that — it’s just an unbelievable play,” Perry Hall coach Ryan Pittillo said. “That’s just a huge win, playing a good team like Dundalk.”
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With the game tied at 13 and four seconds left in the first half, the Owls had a first down at the Perry Hall 29 looking to take the lead. But quarterback Micah Williams’ throw to the end zone was intercepted by safety Corey Costner, who raced down the right sideline 100 yards to give the home team an improbable 19-13 lead at the break.
Credit the Owls, who responded quickly. On their opening drive on the second half, they went 57 yards on six plays, culminating with Jenkins running for a 20-yard touchdown for a 20-19 lead.
“I think our guys are fighters — that’s who they are and who they’ll always be. We just came up a few plays short today,” Dundalk coach Tom Abel said. “The biggest thing for us is to eliminate the mental mistakes. I keep telling the kids we can’t cheat the process. You can’t get from A to Z without taking B and C and the rest of the alphabet.”
Both teams continue their league slates next Friday when Perry Hall travels to Catonsville at 6 p.m. and Dundalk hosts No. 10 Milford Mill at 7 p.m.
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