Baltimore City College football

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City tailback Dominick Roseborough (November 2006) M&T Bank Stadium

The Baltimore City College football team, known as the "Black Knights" or the "Knights" since 1950, or longtime since the 1880s as the "Collegians" or since 1928 as the "Alamedans", represents the Baltimore City College, a public college preparatory secondary school featuring the International Baccalaureate programme, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.[1] Since the introduction of football at the school in the mid-1870s, the City College football team has competed in more than 1,000 contests, won more than 20 Maryland Scholastic Association (MSA) and Baltimore City championships, while emphasizing academics and character education.[2]

In 1889, City's primary rivalry started when the first game was played between Baltimore City College and the Baltimore Manual Training School, which was later renamed the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (Poly).[3] Six former City College football players have gone on to professional careers in the National Football League (NFL). Two City College coaches have advanced to higher levels as well. George Young served in the NFL as the general manager of the New York Giants from 1979 to 1997 and served as an assistant coach with the Baltimore Colts and the Miami Dolphins. Another coach, Harry Lawrence established a winning tradition at Bucknell University.

Overview[]

Baltimore City College Football Overview
School Baltimore City College
Location Baltimore, Maryland
Nickname Black Knights
Association Maryland Scholastic Association (MSA) (1919-1993)
Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) (1993–present)
Class 3A East
Region Baltimore City (Division I)
Head Coach Mike Hamilton, 1st Year
Record 1-0
Notable Postseason Accomplishments
Undefeated Seasons 11 (1936-1940, 1961, 1965–66, 1987, 1991–92)
MSA Championships 23* (1936–42, 1961, 1964–68, 1986–88, 1991–92)
*1936 MSA title vacated due to ineligible player.
Baltimore City Championships 2 (2005, 2006)
MPSSAA State Semifinals 3 (1996, 2001, 2005)
MPSSAA State Quarterfinals 5 (1993, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2005)
MPSSAA Playoff Appearances 12 (1993, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Highest Metro Ranking No. 1 (1987, 1991)
Highest National Ranking No. 7 (1965)

History[]

Members of the 1895 Baltimore City College football team

In the mid-1870s, the popularity of football spread to high school competition. City College became one of the first high schools in the Baltimore-area to play football, which meant that there were no organized teams at the same level. In 1895, therefore, City scheduled games against college teams such as the Maryland, the Naval Academy, Mount St. Mary's, Western Maryland and even the Fort Monroe soldiers. The record in 1895: 3 wins, 13 losses, including a 42–0 rout by Navy.[4] In the first game of the 1896 season, Gettysburg College trounced City 50–0, but enthusiasm for the team continued to grow as evidence by the send off given them before they sailed to Hampton, Virginia to play Hampton high school.[5] By the early 1900s, area high schools had developed football teams and City was able to compete on a more level playing field, beating, for instance, the newly formed Polytechnic team 13–0 in 1903.

Little is known about the first City–Poly game, except that it was played at northeast Baltimore's Clifton Park in 1889 between the City "reserves" team and Poly with City emerging as the victor.[6] City won all 12 games from 1889 to 1900 when the annual clash was considered a scrub engagement.[7] The annual meeting of the two teams has led to one of the longest continuous public high school football rivalries in the nation.[6] By 1918, Poly and other area schools had surpassed City in their preparation for the games. According to William Tippett, Jr, class of 1919, City's team did not even have a practice field because of its location in Downtown Baltimore.[2]

The Harry Lawrence era[]

By 1929, the Knights had a new $3 million, 40-acre (160,000 m2) home in northeast Baltimore. That same year the Knights wore new uniforms with numbers on the front and back, a historic first for high schools.[8] The "Castle on the Hill" had spacious practice fields with a separate "game day field".

Under head coach Harry Lawrence, the Knights dominated local teams, including Poly whom they beat consecutively from 1934 to 1942; and started playing schools out of state, beating Petersburg High School in 1936.[9] The 1936 team won all nine of its games, but was stripped of the MSA title when one of running back Arthur Deckleman was ruled ineligible. The investigating committee gave the title to the McDonough High School, which City had beaten, 12–0, during the regular season.[10]

By 1940, Lawrence's teams were undefeated in 38 consecutive games, won three consecutive state titles and retired the trophy presented by the Evening Sun for the winner of the City-Poly game.[11] In 1941, an undefeated City College went to Florida, to play Miami High School in the Orange Bowl stadium. The Knights, used to playing in cool autumnal or cold winter weather, lost to Miami High with the temperature exceeding 90 °F.[12] After the season, Lawrence and his long-time assistant, Otts Helms joined the war effort; Helms was a captain in the Army and Lawrence served as a lieutenant in the Navy for the remainder of World War II. In 1947, Lawrence became the head coach at Bucknell University where future City College head football coach, George Young, played for him in the early 1950s.[13]

Andy Defassio was hired as the head coach in 1950, his assistant coach that first year was Robert Lumsden. Lumsden soon left to take over the head coaching duties at Poly, under its legendary coach Bob Lumsden, dominated City and Maryland football during the 1950s with City unable to win any of the rivalry games during that decade.

The George Young era[]

The trend would reverse again as George Young took over the coaching duties in 1959. Young had actually been a history teacher at City, but an assistant coach at rival Calvert Hall College. Young brought discipline back to the practice field and an emphasis on grades. He also brought in young aggressive special teams coaches Joe Brune, Bob Patzwall, Mel Filler, and Ed Novak; all of whom would become head coaches later in their careers with Brune coaching the Loyola Dons for more than 25 years.

Young's summer camps were brutal with an emphasis on running and conditioning as opposed to tackling and kicking. Young's teams won 6 of the 8 games he coached against Poly during the 1960s and six MSA championships.[2] One of the most memorable City–Poly games occurred on Thanksgiving Day 1965, at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, with some 25,000 fans and alumni in attendance. City beat Poly 52–6, and completed a 10–0 season with the team being ranked eighth in the nation by a national sports poll.[14] The 52 points scored by City are the most points scored by either team during the rivalry.[15] Two Knights from that game, Sykes and Person went on to the National Football League; former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke was the quarterback and Maryland Delegate Curt Anderson was the captain of that team.

The tradition of the game being played on Thanksgiving ended in 1992 when Baltimore City public schools sports programs moved to the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA). Football playoffs for the MPSSAA generally start in the second week of November. The City-Poly game is now played the first week of November at the home of the Baltimore Ravens, M&T Bank Stadium, in downtown Baltimore.

The George Petrides era[]

The Knights on defense vs. Poly, 1994

George Petrides, a 1967 City College graduate, served as head football coach from 1975 until he retired in 2015.[16] His 40-year tenure was longer than the previous 10 coaches combined. During the 1960s, Petrides played on City College teams that never lost a game, but at the beginning of his coaching career, he was faced with almost impossible circumstances. The City College main academic building was being renovated forcing enrollment to plummet and the student body to take courses at the old Poly building on North Avenue in midtown Baltimore. The athletic practice field was two miles (3 km) away, and in 1979 Petrides was forced to use his junior varsity team to play Poly's varsity because of the dwindling enrollment.[17] The Castle on the Hill reopened in 1978 but the Knights did not manage a win against Poly again until 1987.

During the 1990s, a rebirth of City College football dominance occurred. During that time, Petrides and his top assistant coach Angelo Geppi led the team through a 29-game winning streak, the longest consecutive winning streak in the history of Maryland high school football.[18] Petrides and Geppi also led the team to two consecutive MSA-A Conference championships in 1991 and 1992.[18]

In 1993, Baltimore City Schools withdrew from the MSA to join the other public schools in the state in the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA).[19] The move meant that City College could compete in a statewide play-off system and perhaps earn a state championship, but because of scheduling conflicts with the state playoffs, City would have to hold its traditional game against Poly three weeks before Thanksgiving.

On September 11, 2006, Petrides was honored as the Baltimore Ravens High School Coach of the Week for the third time.[16] Less than a month later, City and Poly clashed in the 118th City–Poly football game.[15] Petrides' Black Knights beat Poly 44–8, won the Baltimore City championship, and finished the 2006 season 11–1, but lost the Maryland state class 3A North championship game, 7–6.[20]

On August 5, 2015, Petrides announced that he was retiring as the head football coach. During his 40 years at the helm of the football program, Petrides' teams racked up 257 wins, 141 losses, and one tie.[21] Petrides' teams won five Maryland Scholastic Association championships and two Baltimore City Division I titles. He led the Knights to perfect seasons in 1987, 1991 and 1992.[22]

Varsity head coaches[]

George Petrides, Baltimore City College head football coach 1975-2015

The following men served as head coaches during the years specified.[2]

  • Hay Eichelberger 1904-1907
  • Captain Steinbacker 1908-1909
  • D. Claude Stonecipher 1910-1911
  • Harry (Dutch) Ruhle 1912-1914
  • Michael J. Thompson 1915-1916
  • Ferdinand Bonnette 1917
  • Herb Armstrong 1918
  • John Coulbourn 1919-1921
  • Chester H. Katenkamp 1922
  • Henry "Pop" Goodard 1923-1928
  • Vic Schmid 1929-1930
  • David Kaufman 1931-1933
  • Harry Lawrence 1934-1941
  • Charles Hirschauer 1942-1944
  • Charley Rudo 1945
  • Harry Lawrence 1946
  • Otts Helms 1947-1949
  • Andy Defassio 1950-1951
  • Otts Helm 1952-1953
  • Frank Lee 1954-1958
  • George Young 1959-1967
  • Robert Patzwall 1968
  • Robert Terpening 1969-1970
  • Ron Chartrand 1971-1974
  • George Petrides 1975–2015
  • Daryl Wade 2015–2017
  • Mike Hamilton 2017-2019
  • Rodney Joyner 2020-

Players in the NFL[]

Over the years,7 City College football players have gone on to play in the National Football League:

Past seasons results, standings[]

Results and standings 1895-1934
Year W L T PF PA Comments
1895 3 12 0 50 260 losses included 42-0 (Naval Academy), & 6-0 (University of Md.)[27]
1896 2 5 0 24 116 opponents included a mix of high school and college teams[28]
1897 1 3 1 8 62 uniform colors were gold, black and white[29]
1898 1 2 1 8 62 [30]
1899
1900
1901 beat Poly 5-0[30]
1902
1903 4 1 2 54 11 beat Poly 10-0[31]
1904 2 1 0 35 6 won championship[32][33]
1905 7 1 0 94 33 only loss: 18–0 to Central High of Philadelphia[33]
1906 only highschool football team to be pictured in the Spalding Official Football Guide[34]
1907 2 2 3 87 51 beat Loyola College, 53-0[35]
1908 2 2 3 identical record to 1907 but first loss to Poly, 11-0[35]
1909 2 4 1 42 61 loss to Poly, 11-0(again)[35]
1910 4 3 0 38 52 [36]
1911 3 3 1 28 36 [37]
1912 5 3 0 191 101 [38]
1913 1 4 0 [39]
1914 2 2 2 46 46 [39]
1915 2 4 0 96 102 [39]
1916 5 1 1 133 18 only loss was to Poly[40]
1917
1918 0 6 0 15 128 [41]
1919
1920
1921 3 3 0 34 103 [42]
1922 6 1 0 195 41 beat Poly, 27–0, after 8-year drought[42]
1923 5 2 1 118 42 all 5 wins were by shut out, including 14–0 over Poly[42]
1924 beat Poly [43]
1925 5 5 0 71 209 all 5 losses were by shut out, including a 94-0 thumping by Lindbloom[43]
1926 Harry Lawrence kicked winning field goal for Poly[43]
1927 2 5 1 35 70 [44]
1928 3 6 1 70 144 [45]
1929 4 3 0 30 33 [46]
1930 2 4 1 30 71 [47]
1931 1 8 1 52 128 played Poly twice, 7–7 tie and 0–2 loss in charity game[48]
1932 4 4 3 111 63 played Poly twice, 2 ties, 2nd tie counted as a loss [1]
1933 0 8 0 12 129 no returning seniors[49]
1934 5 2 1 103 37 Public School champions[50]
City quarterback Kurt Schmoke completes pass in the 1965 game
Results and standings 1935-1974
Year W L T PF PA Comments
1935 4 1 1 109 18 only loss was to Mt. St. Joe who won MSA championship[51]
1936 9 0 0 221 6 MSA champions, 8 wins by shut-out (title later forfeited, ineligible player)[52][53]
1937 7 0 1 155 24 MSA champions [53]
1938 9 0 1 271 12 MSA champions, largest margin of victory to that point over Poly (33-0)[54]
1939 10 0 0 198 30 MSA champions[55]
1940 8 0 1 206 6 MSA champions, all wins by shut-out[56]
1941 8 2 0 230 40 MSA champions, lost last game to Miami Sr. High in Miami, Fl.[57]
1942 6 1 1 139 28 MSA champions[58]
1943 3 3 2 77 98 lost to Navy plebes, 46-0 [59]
1944 4 2 1 61 39 [60]
1945 1 5 1 58 108 only win was over an undefeated Forest Park team[61]
1946 3 5 1 104 149 [62]
1947 6 3 0 161 75 23,000 in attendance at the City-Poly game[63]
1948
1949 5 4 0 125 96 [64]
1950 2 4 1 84 128 [65]
1951 2 7 1 69 193 Al Kaline was team captain[66]
1952 3 4 1 110 126 shut-out by Poly[67]
1953 2 4 1 26 64 20,000 in attendance at City-Poly game[68]
1954 2 5 0 71 122 [69]
1955 3 4 1 94 92 17,242 at City-poly game[70]
1956 6 2 0 126 53 beat a George Young coached Calvert Hall team[71]
1957
1958 4 3 1 113 65 [72]
1959
1960 3 3 2 70 98 beat Poly after 11-year drought[73]
1961 8 0 0 258 38 MSA-A conference champions[74]
1962 3 3 2 141 99 4th, MSA-A conference, Tom Duley at QB[75]
1963 6 1 0 166 60 2nd, MSA-A conf., ended Bates of Annapolis 27 game win streak [76]
1964 MSA-A conference champions
1965 9 0 0 331 49 MSA-A conference champions, ranked 7th in U.S., Kurt Schmoke at QB[77]
1966 7 0 2 239 45 MSA-A conference co-champions, Schmoke at QB[78]
1967 7 2 0 266 105 MSA-A conference co-champions[79]
1968 7 2 0 162 82 MSA-A conference champions[80]
1969 5 3 1 162 134 [81]
1970
1971
1972
1973 2 7 0 [82]
1974 2 6 1 [83]
Results and standings 1975-2014
Year W L T PF PA Comments
1975 3 7 0 110 226 [84]
1976
1977 4 6 0 n/a n/a [85]
1978 1 8 0 na na 5,000 attendance at Poly game[86]
1979 na na (no varsity teams at City in 1979)[86]
1980 na na (no varsity teams at City in 1980)
1981 5 5 0 183 138 [87]
1982
1983 7 2 1 172 92 [88]
1984 4 6 0 100 171 lost 48–0 to Poly, largest deficit in series[89]
1985 3 6 0 80 175 [90]
1986 8 3 0 263 121 MSA B-conference champions[91]
1987 11 0 0 MSA B-conference champions, ended 17 game losing streak to Poly[92]
1988 8 2 0 252 72 MSA-B conference champions[93]
1989 6 2 0 159 88 [94]
1990 6 4 0 171 101 [95]
1991 10 0 0 282 57 MSA-A conference champions[18][96]
1992 10 0 0 268 52 MSA-A conference champions[18][97]
1993 9 1 0 340 97 made state quarterfinals[98][99]
1994 8 2
1995 4 6
1996 9 3 made state semifinals[98]
1997 7 3 0 224 111 [100]
1998 7 3 0 159 138 [101]
1999 1 8 0 72 244 [102]
2000 6 4 0 217 132 [103]
2001 11 1 0 298* 114 made state semifinals but lost to Hereford 9-0 [104]
*point totals include a 2–0 win over Poly caused by Poly forfeit
2002 7 4 0 238 95 made state quarterfinals[98][105]
2003 7 3 0 n/a n/a [106]
2004 6 4 0 216 186 finished 5th, Baltimore City, did not make state playoffs [107]
2005 11 2 0 212 136 Baltimore City Champions, lost in state semifinals (class 2-A north) [108]
2006 11 1 0 356 33 Baltimore City Champions, lost 7–6, in 2nd round of state playoffs (3-A) [109]
2007 8 3 0 315 217 moved back to class 2-A[110] lost, first round, state playoffs
2008 6 4 0 249 133
2009 7 3 0
2010 8 4 0 lost 7–6 in 2nd round of state playoffs
2011 5 4 0 lost to Poly
2012 6 4 0 beat Poly
2013 8 3 0 lost to River Hill, 1st round of playoffs
2014 5 6 0 lost to Glenelg, 1st round of playoffs
2015 5 5 0 beat Poly 42-6
2016 6 4 0 beat Poly in 2OT

City-Poly rivalry[]

City victoriesPoly victoriesTie games
No.DateCityPolyNotes
121889-1900City won the first 12 games of the series
131901City5Poly0
141903City10Poly0No game was played in 1902
151904City6Poly0
161905City6Poly4
171906City5Poly0
181907City2Poly2
191908City0Poly11Poly win
201909City0Poly11
211910City3Poly0
221911City0Poly6
231912City13Poly6
241913City10Poly20
251914City0Poly3
261915City0Poly13
271916City0Poly13City's only loss of the season
281917City0Poly26
291918City3Poly13
301919City7Poly19
311920City2Poly14
321921City0Poly27
331922City27Poly0
341923City14Poly6
351924City13Poly6City retired the Evening Sun City-Poly trophy[111]
361925City12Poly0
371926City0Poly3future City coach kicks winning field goal for Poly
381927City11Poly18
391928City6Poly33
401929City0Poly7first year with numerals on both sides of game jersey(City)
411930City0Poly18
421931City7Poly7
431932City0Poly0
441933City6Poly12
451934City13Poly0
461935City26Poly0
471936City20Poly6
481937City6Poly6
491938City33Poly0
501939City12Poly0
511940City19Poly0
521941City18Poly0
531942City19Poly7
541943City12Poly19
551944City7Poly7
561945City6Poly7
571946City6Poly0
581947City7Poly623,000 in attendance[112]
591948City13Poly12
601949City26Poly6
611950City0Poly12Lumsden was assistant coach
621951City7Poly18
631952City0Poly21
641953City0Poly620,000 in attendance
651954City0Poly19
661955City12Poly1217,242 in attendance
671956City6Poly12
681957City0Poly30
691958City6Poly12
701959City0Poly12
711960City30Poly26City's first win in 11 years
721961City30Poly8
731962City6Poly14
741963City0Poly28
751964City14Poly6
761965City52Poly6Schmoke City's quarterback, 22,676 in attendance[113]
771966City42Poly6Anderson was team captain
781967City20Poly16City headcoach George Young coaches his last high school game.
791968City26Poly6
801969City12Poly6
811970City0Poly6
821971City14Poly22
831972City6Poly32
841973City0Poly29
851974City0Poly6
861975City6Poly20
871976City0Poly34
881977City0Poly7
891978City6Poly30only 5,000 in attendance[86]
901979City7Poly31no City varsity game played by JVs[86]
911980City0Poly47no City varsity game played by JVs[86]
921981City0Poly32
931982City12Poly30
941983City0Poly18
951984City0Poly48
961985City0Poly33
971986City21Poly41
981987City34Poly22City's Chris Smith throws 100 yd TD pass,[114] first win in last 17 years
991988City20Poly7
1001989City36Poly6100th anniversary of rivalry, Mayor Schmoke throws out first ball[115]
1011990City0Poly27
1021991City14Poly8
1031992City20Poly0last game played on Thanksgiving
1041993City20Poly21
1051994City7Poly6
1061995City14Poly31
1071996City26Poly20
1081997City7Poly0
1091998City13Poly12
1101999City20Poly38
1112000City18Poly6
1122001City2Poly0Poly was forced to forfeit game (ineligible player)
1132002City6Poly7
1142003City21Poly41
1152004City6Poly24
1162005City15Poly12game played at Ravens Stadium
1172006City44Poly8game played at Ravens Stadium
1182007City26Poly20game played at Ravens Stadium
1192008City13Poly16City led 13-0 at halftime
1202009City20Poly26City dominates statistically, Poly wins in overtime.
1212010City6Poly14game was tied 6-6 at halftime
1222011City16Poly22
1232012City20Poly14
1242013City36Poly14
1252014City22Poly12both teams entered the game with losing records
1262015City42Poly6
1272016City30Poly28the game was tied at 16 at the end of regulation
1282017City22Poly18last game at M&T Bank Stadium
1292018City32Poly14game played at Hughes Stadium (Morgan State)
1302019City10Poly6City played without 10 suspended players
1312020no game due to covid-19
1322021City20Poly18Poly missed game winning field goal as time expired
1332021City24Poly12teams met for a MPSSAA playoff game
Series: City leads 67–59–6

The City–Poly football rivalry is the oldest American football rivalry in Maryland and one of the oldest public school rivalries in the U.S.—predated by the rivalry between the Boston Latin School and the English High School of Boston.[116] The rivalry began in 1889, when a dominant team from Baltimore City College (City) met a team from the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (Poly), and has continued annually.[116] On Nov. 2, 2019 City beat Poly 10-6 and now leads the series: 63-62-6.

Early years[]

Little is known of the first American football game between Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (Poly) and Baltimore City College (City) in 1889, except that a JV team from Poly met City, in Clifton Park and City emerged the victor. City continued to win against Poly through 1901, however in 1902, for the only time in history of the series no game was played; though, in 1931, an extra game was played to compensate.[3] Between 1903 and 1906, City won the series, but the tide turned in 1907, when the first tie in the series occurred.[117] The next year Poly scored its first victory in the rivalry.[117]

1910s and 1920s[]

Poly dominated the series in the 1910s. The only year of the decade that City won was 1912,[7] and between 1914 and 1917, Poly shut out City. Poly's streak continued through 1921, completing a nine-year winning streak, which City broke in 1922 with a 27–0 victory.[118]

In 1926, one of the most famous City-Poly games was played. Prior to the game, the eligibility of City's halfback, Mickey Noonen, was challenged. A committee was formed to investigate Noonen's eligibility, but Noonen's father—frustrated with the investigation—struck one of the members of the committee. The result was that Noonen was not only barred from the team, but also expelled from the Baltimore City school system.[119] In spite of Noonen's removal, the two teams met at the Baltimore Stadium with 20,000 fans in attendance. The game remained scoreless well into the fourth quarter. Finally, Poly's Harry Lawerence—who later became a coach at City—kicked a successful field goal from the 30 yard leading to a 3–0 victory over City.[116]

1930s and 1940s[]

Future Baltimore mayor, Kurt Schmoke (#10), throws a pass at the 1965 City-Poly game

The 1930s ushered in a period of resurgence for the City team. Poly, which had dominated in the previous two decades, only picked up two wins in the 1930s.[7] In 1934, Harry Lawrence, who had kicked the winning field goal against City in 1926, became the head coach at his former rival.[120] Lawrence led City to a series of victories over Poly through the 1930s and early 1940s. In 1944, the game, which had been played on the Saturday following Thanksgiving, was moved to Thanksgiving Day. The change was the result of a scheduling conflict with the Army–Navy Game.[121] The game remained on Thanksgiving Day for nearly 50 years.

Lumsden and Young: 1950s and 1960s[]

In the 1950s, Poly under its legendary coach, Bob Lumsden for whom Poly's football stadium is named, won five straight games against City and won 9 out of the 10 games of the decade. Lumsden finished with 11–7 record against City, when he retired as head coach at Poly in 1966. In 1962, Lumsden coached 9-0 Poly to the unofficial National High School Championship Game at the Orange Bowl in Miami against the Miami High Stingarees. Miami defeated the Engineers by a score of 19–7. However, Poly's fortunes changed in the 1960s, while City was coached by George Young. Young coached his teams to six wins over Poly and as many Maryland Scholastic Association championships.[122] One of Young's most memorable victories occurred on Thanksgiving Day 1965 at Memorial Stadium, when undefeated City beat undefeated Poly 52–6.[15]

1970s–present[]

Throughout the 1970s and well into the 1980s, Poly controlled the series. City lost a total of 17 consecutive games to Poly, before winning in 1987.[116] Poly's dominance during this period is the longest winning streak in the series. In 1993, the Baltimore City public schools withdrew from the Maryland Scholastic Athletic association and joined the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA).[123] This change meant that the football season would end earlier forcing Poly and City to move their game from Thanksgiving Day to the first Saturday in November.

Notes[]

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  59. ^ Ginsberg, Leonard, ed. (1944). The 1944 Green Bag. pp. 70–71.
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  62. ^ Duvall, R. Lee, ed. (1947). The 1947 Green Bag. pp. 33–34.
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  67. ^ Mogel, Ronald, chairman (1953). The 1953 Green Bag.
  68. ^ Sirota, Wilbert, ed. (1954). The 1954 Green Bag. pp. 106–111.
  69. ^ Becker, John W., co-editor; Frank M. Waldorf (1955). The 1955 Green Bag. p. 38. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  70. ^ Walt, E. Millard editor (1956). The 1956 Green Bag. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
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  73. ^ Wolfe, Murray, ed. (1961). The 1961 Green Bag. p. 60.
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  91. ^ Gerstenberger, Lara, ed. (1987). The 1987 Green Bag. p. 82.
  92. ^ White, Stefan, ed. (1988). The 1988 Green Bag. p. 78.
  93. ^ Goldberg, David, co-editor; David Rubin (1989). The 1989 Green Bag. p. 138. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  94. ^ George, Christa, ed. (1990). The 1990 Green Bag. p. 78.
  95. ^ Alt, Daniel, ed. (1991). The 1991 Green Bag. p. 109.
  96. ^ Bryant, Becky, ed. (1992). The 1992 Green Bag. p. 80.
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  105. ^ Chaffin, Nicole, ed. (2003). The 2003 Green Bag. p. 49.
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