MOUNTAIN RIDGE MINER FOOTBALL

ALL-TIME RECORD VS. OPPONENTS

TEAM	W	L	PF	PA
*ALLEGANY CAMPERS	12	8	461	514
BERKELEY SPRINGS INDIANS	1	1	58	22
*BOHEMIA MANOR EAGLES	1	0	57	0
*BOONSBORO WARRIORS	0	1	12	27
*BRUNSWICK RAILROADERS	1	0	49	20
CALVERT CAVALIERS	1	1	77	66
CATOCTIN COUGARS	6	1	244	115
CHESTNUT RIDGE LIONS	0	3	39	107
*FOREST PARK FORESTERS	1	0	55	20
*FORT HILL SENTINELS	2	20	261	848
FRANKFORT FALCONS	10	5	458	388
FREDERICK CADETS	1	0	27	6
HAMPSHIRE TROJANS	10	3	487	249
HEDGESVILLE EAGLES	5	5	278	299
JEFFERSON COUGARS	2	4	140	173
JOHN MARSHALL MONARCHS	2	2	117	108
JUNIATA INDIANS	0	1	28	50
KEYSER TORNADO	5	9	311	470
MONESSEN GREYHOUNDS	0	1	12	52
*NORTHERN HUSKIES	12	6	478	365
*PERRYVILLE PANTHERS	2	0	103	28
RIVERDALE BAPTIST CRUSDAERS	2	0	98	36
SIDWELL FRIENDS QUAKERS	2	0	89	14
SOUTHERN RAMS	10	1	522	100
SMITHSBURG LEOPARDS	2	0	120	19
SPRING MILLS CARDINALS	2	2	117	112
UNIVERSITY HAWKS	2	0	61	28
WHEELING CENTRAL KNIGHTS	0	1	10	34
WILLIAMSPORT WILDCATS	3	1	138	61
TOTAL	96	76	4913	4452

 

* THIS MARK INDICATES THE RECORD AGAINST THIS TEAM INCLUDES GAMES PLAYED IN THE POSTSEASON

FOOTBALL HISTORY - YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2009

• MOUNTAIN RIDGE OPENED IN 2007 | THIS IS WHY IT ONLY HAS THREE YEARS OF HISTORY BETWEEN 2000 AND 2009
• 18-12 OVERALL RECORD | NO PLAYOFF APPEARANCES | 2 WINNING SEASONS | 1 LOSING SEASON
• 11-4 AT HOME | 7-8 ON ROAD | 1 OT GAME (W) | 881 POINTS SCORED | 628 POINTS ALLOWED | 29.37 POINTS SCORED PER GAME | 20.93 POINTS ALLOWED PER GAME

 

^ 2007 SEASON | 7-3 W-L | NO PLAYOFFS ^

 

DATE	OPPONENT	H/A	W/L	PF	PA
8 - SEPT	SIDWELL FRIENDS	AWAY	W	34	0
14 - SEPT	CATOCTIN	AWAY	W	33	6
21 - SEPT	ALLEGANY	AWAY	L	18	33
28 - SEPT	FRANKFORT	AWAY	W	35	28
5 - OCT	HAMPSHIRE	HOME	W	49	12
12 - OCT	NORTHERN	HOME	W	35	14
19 - OCT	BERKELEY SPRINGS	AWAY	L	16	22
26 - OCT	SOUTHERN	HOME	W	61	0
2 - NOV	FORT HILL	HOME	L	19	49
9 - NOV	CALVERT	HOME	W	49	35

 

NOTES FROM 2007 SEASON: 

• Sidwell Friends game was the first game in school history. It was played on a Saturday afternoon in the District of Columbia at Sidwell.
• Mountain Ridge's first home game was the Hampshire 49-12 win. That game was the homecoming game that season and was also played at Bobcat Stadium on the campus of Frostburg State University. 

 

^ 2008 SEASON | 7-3 W-L | NO PLAYOFFS ^

 

DATE	OPPONENT	H/A	W/L	PF	PA
5 - SEPT	SIDWELL FRIENDS	HOME	W	55	14
12 - SEPT	CATOCTIN	HOME	W	42	16
19 - SEPT	ALLEGANY	HOME	L	14	34
26 - SEPT	HAMPSHIRE	AWAY	W	42	0
3 - OCT	FRANKFORT	HOME	W	36	34
10 - OCT	NORTHERN	AWAY	W	30	0
17 - OCT	BERKELEY SPRINGS	HOME	W	42	0
24 - OCT	SOUTHERN	AWAY	W	56	8
1 - NOV	FORT HILL	AWAY	L	21	24
8 - NOV	CALVERT	AWAY	L	28	31

 

NOTES FROM 2008 SEASON:

• Mountain Ridge's 36-34 win over Frankfort in Week #5 was the first football game played at the new Miners Stadium. That game did go to overtime.
• The loss to Calvert in the last week of the season ended up knocking the Miners' out of the playoffs. 

 

^ 2009 SEASON | 4-6 W-L | NO PLAYOFFS ^

 

DATE	OPPONENT	H/A	W/L	PF	PA
4 - SEPT	JEFFERSON	AWAY	L	13	21
11 - SEPT	HEDGESVILLE	AWAY	W	30	7
19 - SEPT	ALLEGANY	AWAY	L	0	44
25 - SEPT	HAMPSHIRE	HOME	W	28	27
2 - OCT	FRANKFORT	AWAY	L	0	21
9 - OCT	NORTHERN	HOME	W	21	15
16 - OCT	WHEELING CENTRAL	HOME	L	10	34
23 - OCT	SOUTHERN	HOME	W	43	7
30 - OCT	FORT HILL	HOME	L	7	51
6 - NOV	KEYSER	AWAY	L	14	41

 

NOTES FROM 2009 SEASON:

• Homecoming game this year was the game against the Northern Huskies in Week #6.
• 2009 saw 4 new schools on the Mountain Ridge schedule. This was the first year they played Jefferson, Hedgesville, Wheeling Central and Keyser.

FOOTBALL HISTORY - YEARS 2010 THROUGH 2019

• 43-58 OVERALL RECORD | 2  PLAYOFF APPEARANCES | 1-2 PLAYOFF RECORD | 2010 1A WEST REGION FINALIST | 3 WINNING SEASONS | 7 LOSING SEASONS
• 23-30 AT HOME | 20-28 ON ROAD | 2401 POINTS SCORED | 3114 POINTS ALLOWED | 23.77 POINTS SCORED PER GAME | 30.83 POINTS ALLOWED PER GAME

^ 2010 SEASON | 9-3 W-L | 1A WEST FINALIST ^

 

DATE	OPPONENT	H/A	W/L	PF	PA
3 - SEPT	JEFFERSON	HOME	W	50	28
10 - SEPT	HEDGESVILLE	HOME	W	37	14
17 - SEPT	ALLEGANY	HOME	W	23	19
24 - SEPT	HAMPSHIRE	AWAY	W	35	21
1 - OCT	FRANKFORT	HOME	W	55	27
8 - OCT	RIVERDALE BAPTIST	AWAY	W	41	9
15 - OCT	NORTHERN	AWAY	L	14	26
22 - OCT	SOUTHERN	AWAY	W	28	0
29 - OCT	FORT HILL	AWAY	L	16	20
5 - NOV	KEYSER	HOME	W	27	20
12 - NOV	NORTHERN	HOME	W	16	9
19 - NOV	FORT HILL	HOME	L	0	25

 

NOTES FROM 2010 SEASON:

 

• 6-game winning streak to start the season was the longest in school history at the time. It is now tied for the 2nd longest in school history.
• Northern and Fort Hill games at the end of the season were playoff games. Northern was region semifinal game. Fort Hill game was the 1A West Region Championship game.
• This was the first year in school history that Mountain Ridge reached the playoffs. The above mentioned Northern/Fort Hill games were the first home playoff games in school history. Northern 16-9 win was the first playoff win in school history.

 

^ 2011 SEASON | 9-2 W-L | 1A WEST SEMIFINALIST ^

 

DATE	OPPONENT	H/A	W/L	PF	PA
2 - SEPT	JEFFERSON	AWAY	W	53	33
9 - SEPT	HEDGESVILLE	AWAY	W	26	12
16 - SEPT	ALLEGANY	AWAY	W	55	20
23 - SEPT	HAMPSHIRE	HOME	W	56	7
30 - SEPT	FRANKFORT	AWAY	W	35	7
7 - OCT	RIVERDALE BAPTIST	HOME	W	57	27
14 - OCT	NORTHERN	HOME	W	34	26
21 - OCT	SOUTHERN	HOME	W	34	7
28 - OCT	FORT HILL	HOME	L	0	41
4 - NOV	KEYSER	AWAY	W	45	0
11 - NOV	BOONSBORO	AWAY	L	12	27

 

NOTES FROM 2011 SEASON:

• 8-game winning streak to start the season is the longest such winning streak in school history.
• It broke the old record of 6-in-a-row that was set the previous season.
• The loss to Boonsboro at the end of the season was in the 1A West Region Semifinal game. That ended the Miners' season.

 

 ^ 2012 SEASON | 0-10 W-L | NO PLAYOFFS ^

 

DATE	OPPONENT	H/A	W/L	PF	PA
31 - AUG	JEFFERSON	HOME	L	12	40
7 - SEPT	HEDGESVILLE	HOME	L	0	43
14 - SEPT	ALLEGANY	HOME	L	0	58
21 - SEPT	HAMPSHIRE	AWAY	L	14	49
28 - SEPT	FRANKFORT	HOME	L	8	56
5 - OCT	CHESTNUT RIDGE	HOME	L	6	34
12 - OCT	NORTHERN	AWAY	L	8	28
19 - OCT	SOUTHERN	AWAY	L	8	42
26 - OCT	FORT HILL	AWAY	L	6	41
2 - NOV	KEYSER	HOME	L	0	49

 

NOTES FROM 2012 SEASON:

 

• This was the first season in school history that the team went without a win.
• At the end of this season the team had lost 11 straight games.
• This was the first season that Mountain Ridge played Chestnut Ridge.
• It also marked the first time in school history that the team was shutout multiple times. No major injuries contributed to the win-less season.

 

^ 2013 SEASON | 3-7 W-L | NO PLAYOFFS ^

 

DATE	OPPONENT	H/A	W/L	PF	PA
6 - SEPT	JEFFERSON	AWAY	L	6	28
13 - SEPT	HEDGESVILLE	AWAY	L	35	61
20 - SEPT	ALLEGANY	AWAY	W	35	21
27 - SEPT	HAMPSHIRE	HOME	L	20	37
4 - OCT	FRANKFORT	AWAY	L	14	50
11 - OCT	MONNESSEN (PA)	HOME	L	12	52
18 - OCT	NORTHERN	HOME	W	26	14
25 - OCT	SOUTHERN	HOME	W	36	17
1 - NOV	FORT HILL	HOME	L	12	51
8 - NOV	KEYSER	AWAY	L	0	46

 

NOTES FROM 2013 SEASON: 

 

• With the first two losses of 2013, Mountain Ridge had lost 13-straight games, that streak was snapped with it's Week #3 upset win over Allegany.
• They also defeated both Garrett County schools. This was the first season they played Monnessen.

 

^ 2014 SEASON | 2-8 W-L | NO PLAYOFFS ^

 

DATE	OPPONENT	H/A	W/L	PF	PA
5 - SEPT	JEFFERSON	AWAY	L	6	23
12 - SEPT	HEDGESVILLE	AWAY	W	57	14
19 - SEPT	ALLEGANY	AWAY	L	12	45
26 - SEPT	HAMPSHIRE	HOME	L	14	21
3 - OCT	FRANKFORT	AWAY	L	28	49
10 - OCT	JUNIATA (PA)	HOME	L	28	50
17 - OCT	NORTHERN	HOME	L	16	34
24 - OCT	SOUTHERN	HOME	W	53	12
31 - OCT	FORT HILL	HOME	L	20	55
7 - NOV	KEYSER	AWAY	L	0	36

 

NOTES FROM 2014 SEASON:

 

• 2014 marked the third straight year that Mountain Ridge failed to make the playoffs.
• It also marked the third straight year they had a losing season.
• Juniata (PA) was a newcomer to the schedule this year.
• Offense showed some promise this year as they scored 50+ points in both wins.

 

^ 2015 SEASON | 4-5 W-L | NO PLAYOFFS ^

 

DATE	OPPONENT	H/A	W/L	PF	PA
4 - SEPT	JOHN MARSHALL	HOME	W	36	21
11 - SEPT	HEDGESVILLE	AWAY	W	33	17
18 - SEPT	ALLEGANY	AWAY	L	14	28
25 - SEPT	HAMPSHIRE	HOME	W	38	28
2 - OCT	FRANKFORT	AWAY	W	41	6
9 - OCT	OPEN DATE	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
16 - OCT	NORTHERN	HOME	L	7	21
23 - OCT	SPRING MILLS	HOME	L	13	24
30 - OCT	FORT HILL	HOME	L	0	49
6 - NOV	KEYSER	AWAY	L	18	55

 

NOTES FROM 2015 SEASON:

 

• Open date was due to Juniata not returning the home-in-home of a two-year contract.
• This killed our season. We were playing very well heading into the bye.
• Lost final 4 games of the season.
• This was the first year of Spring Mills on the schedule. They replaced Southern.
• This was also the final season for Head Coach Roy Devore.

 

^ 2016 SEASON | 3-7 W-L | NO PLAYOFFS ^

 

DATE	OPPONENT	H/A	W/L	PF	PA
2 - SEPT	JOHN MARSHALL	AWAY	W	35	27
9 - SEPT	HEDGESVILLE	HOME	L	25	28
16 - SEPT	ALLEGANY	HOME	L	0	38
23 - SEPT	HAMPSHIRE	AWAY	W	45	20
30 - SEPT	FRANKFORT	HOME	W	27	21
7 - OCT	CHESTNUT RIDGE	HOME	L	19	28
14 - OCT	NORTHERN	AWAY	L	21	51
21 - OCT	SPRING MILLS	AWAY	L	12	26
28 - OCT	FORT HILL	AWAY	L	7	56
4 - NOV	KEYSER	HOME	L	7	49

 

NOTES FROM 2016 SEASON:

 

• This marks the fifth straight season that Mountain Ridge didn't have a winning season nor make the playoffs.
• Was the longest streak in school history at the time.
• This was the first season under new Head Coach Ryan Patterson.
• Loss to Chestnut Ridge killed the season.

 

^ 2017 SEASON | 4-6 W-L | NO PLAYOFFS ^

 

DATE	OPPONENT	H/A	W/L	PF	PA
1 - SEPT	JOHN MARSHALL	HOME	L	21	34
8 - SEPT	HEDGESVILLE	AWAY	L	28	61
15 - SEPT	ALLEGANY	AWAY	L	7	63
22 - SEPT	HAMPSHIRE	HOME	W	48	14
29 - SEPT	FRANKFORT	AWAY	W	54	20
6 - OCT	CHESTNUT RIDGE	AWAY	L	14	45
13 - OCT	NORTHERN	HOME	W	24	20
20 - OCT	SPRING MILLS	HOME	W	33	28
27 - OCT	FORT HILL	HOME	L	3	49
3 - NOV	KEYSER	AWAY	L	14	36

 

NOTES FROM 2017 SEASON:

 

• Set new school record with the sixth straight season of losing record and no playoffs.
• Hampshire was homecoming game for 2017.

 

^ 2018 SEASON | 6-4 W-L | NO PLAYOFFS ^

 

DATE	OPPONENT	H/A	W/L	PF	PA
31 - AUG	JOHN MARSHALL	AWAY	L	25	26
7 - SEPT	HEDGESVILLE	HOME	L	7	42
14 - SEPT	ALLEGANY	HOME	W	47	24
21 - SEPT	HAMPSHIRE	AWAY	W	62	13
28 - SEPT	FRANKFORT	HOME	W	27	21
5 - OCT	UNIVERSITY	HOME	W	34	13
12 - OCT	NORTHERN	AWAY	W	43	20
19 - OCT	SPRING MILLS	AWAY	W	59	34
26 - OCT	FORT HILL	AWAY	L	0	56
2 - NOV	KEYSER	HOME	L/OT	34	35

 

NOTES FROM 2018 SEASON:

 

• 6-straight wins in the middle of the season is tied for the 2nd longest winning streak in school history.
• This year was the first time that Mountain Ridge had a winning season since 2011.
• Snapped a 7-year losing season streak.
• The loss to Keyser in the last week of the season was in overtime and on a fake extra point that was converted for a 2-point conversion and the win.
• This loss knocked Mountain Ridge out of the playoffs. If they had won the game against Keyser they would have made the playoffs.
• Even though the Miners snapped their losing season streak they still have not made the playoffs in 8-straight seasons.

 

^ 2019 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE | 3-6 | NO PLAYOFFS ^

 

DATE	OPPONENT	H/A	W/L	PF	PA
6 - SEPT	FORT HILL	HOME	L	7	56
13 - SEPT	CATOCTIN	HOME	L	0	43
20 - SEPT	ALLEGANY	AWAY	W	37	14
27 - SEPT	HAMPSHIRE	HOME	W	36	0
4 - OCT	FRANKFORT	AWAY	L	20	35
11 - OCT	UNIVERSITY	AWAY	W	27	15
18 - OCT	NORTHERN	HOME	L	14	34
25 - OCT	WILLIAMSPORT	AWAY	L	23	27
1 - NOV	KEYSER	HOME	L	14	61

 

NOTES FROM 2019 SEASON:

 

• 2019 marked the first season of the new playoff system that the MPSSAA adopted over the fall. The top 8 teams in each region now qualify for the playoffs. The regular season was shortened from 10 to 9 games. The playoffs were expanded from 4 to 5 games. Two teams from each region qualify for the Final 8 in each classification.
• Major changes were made to the Mountain Ridge schedule this year. Fort Hill was moved from the traditional second to last game of the year to the first game. This was done in order to keep Keyser on the schedule, as well as keep the Allegany/Fort Hill game in it's traditional last regular season game of the year spot.
• Catoctin and Williamsport were also added to the schedule to complete a schedule that consisted of more than 50% of its games against teams from its own region.
• Mountain Ridge saw a slew of injuries starting in Week #3, which hampered its efforts to field a competitive squad on what was expected to be an already down season.
• Despite the down year, the Miners' headed into the final three regular season games needing only one win to secure a playoff spot, they failed to get that lone win and missed the playoffs once again in 2019.

FOOTBALL HISTORY - YEARS 2020 THROUGH 2029

 

^ 2020 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE | 3-1 | NO PLAYOFFS (COVID) ^

 

DATE	OPPONENT	H/A	W/L	PF	PA
10/31/2020	FORT HILL	A	L	6	31
3/5/2021	ALLEGANY	A	W	28	14
3/12/2021	FORT HILL	A	W	27	20
3/19/2021	OPEN DATE	H	N/A	N/A	N/A
3/26/2021	ALLEGANY	H	W	13	10
4/1/2021	FORT HILL	H	PPD	PPD	PPD

 

NOTES FROM 2020 SEASON:

 

• The 2020 football season will go down as one for the history books for many reasons. Due to the worldwide Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, the season started with a Halloween night game on the road against Fort HIll, and concluded on Thursday afternoon, nearly extactly five months later, at home against the same Fort Hill team.
• With its victory over Fort Hill on 3/12/2021, the 2020 version of Mountain Ridge football became the first version to defeat this county rival in school history. The Miners were 0-15 against the Sentinels heading into the 2020 season. 
• Due to Covid-19, not only was there a more than four month pause in the season, but the three county schools (Allegany, Fort Hill, Mountain Ridge) were only allowed to play against each other. When the season first started in late October that was due to travel restrictions put in place during the pandemic. When it got back underway in early March, this was due to most school systems in Maryland choosing different routes in resuming sports activities. For example, Allegany County's neighbor, Garrett County, played a couple more games in October and November before having to shut down, and never resumed the season in the Spring of 2021. Other school systems in Maryland choose to start with Winter sports or Spring sports, and forget about the Fall sports season all together. 
• Due to the pandemic, no sport had a playoff season. All games were played to simply get kids active again.
• The last game against Fort Hill was postponed due to an outbreak of Covid amongst the Fort Hill players.

 

^ 2021 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE | 11-2 | 1A STATE FINALIST ^

 

DATE	OPPONENT	H/A	W/L	PF	PA
4 - SEPT	SOUTHERN	AWAY	W	84	0
10 - SEPT	CATOCTIN	AWAY	W	49	6
17 - SEPT	ALLEGANY	HOME	W	31	0
24 - SEPT	SMITHSBURG	HOME	W	69	6
1 - OCT	FRANKFORT	AWAY	W	48	13
8 - OCT	FORT HILL	AWAY	L	7	37
15 - OCT	NORTHERN	HOME	W	43	13
22 - OCT	WILLIAMSPORT	HOME	W	31	10
29 - OCT	KEYSER	HOME	W	33	8
12 - NOV	ALLEGANY	HOME	W	35	6
19 - NOV	FOREST PARK	HOME	W	55	20
26 - NOV	PERRYVILLE	HOME	W	63	14
4 -DEC	FORT HILL	NAVY	L	31	51

 

NOTES FROM 2021 SEASON:

 

• This was the first time Mountain Ridge has reached the State Championship in school history. Even though they were playing county rival Fort Hill for the Championship, the game was played at Navy Marine Corps Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland.
• While Covid-19 was still widespread at this time, the vaccine that was developed help control it enough to allow fall sports to resume. This was the closest to normal operations we had seen in high school sports since before the pandemic started. Several schools throughout the State had to cancel or forfiet games due to outbreaks amongst their team.
• For the first time in school history, Mountain Ridge recorded multiple wins in the State Playoff tournament, going 2-1.
• Mountain Ridge recorded multiple at least 5-game winning streaks during the season.

 

^ 2022 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE | 12-1 | STATE FINALIST ^

 

DATE	OPPONENT	H/A	W/L	PF	PA
2 - SEPT	SOUTHERN	H	W	69	7
8 - SEPT	CATOCTIN	H	W	41	14
16 - SEPT	ALLEGANY	A	W	41	16
23 - SEPT	SMITHSBURG	A	W	51	13
30 - SEPT	FRANKFORT	H	W	36	0
7 - OCT	FORT HILL	H	W	30	8
15 - OCT	NORTHERN	A	W	56	13
21 - OCT	WILLIAMSPORT	A	W	42	16
28 - OCT	KEYSER	A	W	49	13
11 - NOV	NORTHERN	H	W	42	6
18 - NOV	BOHEMIA MANOR	H	W	57	0
25 - NOV	BRUNSWICK	H	W	49	20
3 - DEC	FORT HILL	H	L	14	16

 

NOTES FROM 2022 SEASON:

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^ 2023 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE | 11-2 | STATE FINALIST ^

DATE	OPPONENT	H/A	W/L	PF	PA
1 - SEPT	SOUTHERN	AWAY	W	49	0
7- SEPT	CATOCTIN	AWAY	W	42	13
15 - SEPT	ALLEGANY	HOME	W	16	13
23 - SEPT	FREDERICK	HOME	W	27	6
29 - SEPT	FRANKFORT	AWAY	W	24	14
6 - OCT	FORT HILL	AWAY	L	14	37
13 - OCT	NORTHERN	HOME	W	28	21
20 - OCT	WILLIAMSPORT	HOME	W	45	8
27 - OCT	KEYSER	HOME	W	56	21
11 - NOV	ALLEGANY	HOME	W	35	14
17 - NOV	CATOCTIN	HOME	W	37	17
24 - NOV	PERRYVILLE	HOME	W	40	14
2 - DEC	FORT HILL	AWAY	L	21	45