MOUNTAIN RIDGE MINER FOOTBALL

Frostburg, Maryland - Mountain Ridge met Catoctin twice last year. Miners quarterback Will Patterson ran for six touchdowns in a 43-12 Week 2 rout, and they pulled away to win 37-17 in the state quarterfinals. ... Mountain Ridge extended its home winning streak to 27 games in Week 1. The Miners led 35-0 after the first period and 42-0 at the half. ... Cobe Penick threw three touchdowns passes, completed 8 of 11 attempts for 82 yards and added 54 yards and a touchdown with his legs. ... Mountain Ridge out-gained the Rams, 250-70, and rushed for 164 yards on 25 attempts. Eli Sibley caught two touchdowns, and Owen McGeady accounted for the other. Kyree Griffin and Levi Clise scored on the ground. Lane Frost had a pick-six. ... Catoctin, the Class 1A state champion in 2009 and '19, was expected to be a possible return participant to the state tournament but was shut out by Boonsboro in Week 1. ... The Cougars will be quarterbacked by senior Shaymus Stull, who took over the job in Week 7 last year after an injury to starter Haydn Mathews and led the team to a Cinderella run. ... Catoctin only lost one offensive starter to graduation, while eight of its 11 starters on defense are back.