Parkdale of Prince George's County shut out Sherwood of Montgomery in the first half, building a 27-point lead in the process en route to winning its second Class 4A state title, 34-14, in only its third championship-game appearance.

Anthony Brown had scoring runs of 1 and 19 yards and threw a 50-yard scoring pass to Marcus McFadden, who also returned an interception 88 yards for a touchdown in the game at Ravens Stadium.

Running back Kevin Beverly scored his 22nd touchdown of the year, raising his single-season rushing total to 2,301 yards as the Panthers (11-1) won their eighth straight since a 13-6 loss to Prince George's rival Suitland.

Parkdale, which last reached the title game in 1975, avenged its only loss of the season with its quarterfinal, 28-0 rout at Suitland.

In its semifinal, 20-13 victory over Damascus of Montgomerery County, the Panthers overcame a 13-12 deficit on Brown's fourth-quarter, 29-yard scoring pass to McFadden.

Sherwood (10-2) scored on Josh Twyman's 5-yard run in the third quarter and on Bob Sheahin's 9-yard pass to Michael Goodman in the fourth.

Sherwood, state champion in 1995 and '96, had avenged its only previous loss with a 26-14 semifinal win over Gaithersburg.