BOONSBORO — Big-time players make big-time plays in big-time games. Luke Ross took that to heart, rushing for 225 yards and five touchdowns in the first half. No.
7 Northern led from the start and overcame sloppy, rainy, chilly playing conditions to rout No. 2 Boonsboro 49-0 in the state quarterfinals on Friday. “We talked before the game, we come out on the field and were like man, what a mess,” Northern head coach Phil Carr said.
“We just said the game comes down to who turns it over the most. I think that’s what it came down to. They had those early turnovers and we capitalized.
” The field was a muddy mess from goal line to goal line with not a lot of grass to work with, along with heavy rain throughout the game. “This is good, old-fashioned football,” Carr said. “This is the way it’s supposed to be.
The mud, rain, snow, it was exciting for the kids.” Facing third-and-five at the 49, Ross took a counter up the middle. He was untouched the final 45 yards for a 51-yard touchdown run to put the Huskies (7-5) up 7-0.
“I’ve been with those guys my whole career,” Ross said of the offensive line. “They can make some holes.” On the Warriors' ensuing drive, Russell Colliere picked up 30 yards on a run to the Northern 37.
Colliere led Boonsboro (10-2) with 115 yards on 16 carries. Parker DeBaugh picked up a first down on fourth-and-two, but on the next play, a fumbled snap was recovered by the Huskies’ Tim Brands. Six plays later, Ross cut left on a.
