The weekend's state championships closed out another high school football season, with Franklin winning the Baltimore area's only championship for the second straight year. That extends the run to nine years an area team has won at least one football title. Baltimore has been shut out 13 times since the state tournament began in 1974 but only once since 2001.
In the final edition of By The Numbers for 2014, here's a look at the statistics that stood out from the state finals as well as a few from the season as a whole:
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Second-half points scored against Franklin in four state tournament games over the past two years
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Baltimore-area team to finish the season undefeated -- Archbishop Curley (10-0)
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Consecutive state championships by Franklin, which defeated Damascus 35-21 for the Class 3A title
2
Undefeated teams beaten by Old Mill in its run to the Class 4A final -- Broadneck and Howard
2
Of the seven teams who entered the regional playoffs undefeated to finish with perfect records -- Douglass-PG and Fort Hill.
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Teams to repeat as state champions -- Franklin, Northwest in 4A and Fort Hill in 1A
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Tackles for a loss by Old Mill's Malik Hicks and Franklin's Kiandre Burrell in their state final games
3
Touchdown passes thrown by Franklin quarterback Jacquez Adams, the most of anyone in the state finals
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Touchdowns scored by Franklin's Steven Smothers in the win over Damascus -- three on receptions, one after a fumble recovery -- the most of anyone in the state finals
4
Tackles for a loss by Douglass Ducks' lineman Antawn Johnson in the loss to Fort Hill
4:52
Window during which Franklin scored three touchdowns to tie Damascus at 21 with 7:39 left in the third quarter of the 3A final
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Point deficit for the Douglass Ducks with five minutes left in the first half before Fort Hill scored the last 26 points to win the Class 1A title 40-8
10
Tackles each by the Douglass Ducks' Malik Holloway and Sam Thomas in the loss to Fort Hill
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Consecutive wins by Franklin, the area's longest active winning streak
13th
Running clock imposed on an opponent this season by Douglass-PG, which went over the mercy-rule 35-point mark with 5:03 left in the 38-0 Class 2A final victory over Dunbar
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Most points Damascus allowed in a game this season until Franklin scored 35
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Yard pass from Dariun Miller to Jordan Wilkes for the Douglass Ducks' only touchdown of the game in the loss to Fort Hill
21-0
Deficit overcome by Franklin in the 35-21 win over Damascus
26
Yard field goal by Old Mill's Chris Walker in the loss to Northwest, one of only two field goals made in this year's state finals
48
Wins by Dunbar in 19 appearances in the state tournament -- more than any other team since the tournament began in 1974
62
Yard touchdown run by Old Mill's James Venerable in the loss to Northwest, the longest scoring run in this year's state finals
221
Yards passing by Franklin's Jacquez Adams, who was 14-for-20 in the win over Damascus
229
Yards passing by Old Mill quarterback David Marrocco, who was 13-for-21 with two touchdowns in the loss to Northwest
1997
The last time Dunbar lost in a state football final. The Poets had won seven straight until this year
2002
The only other time a Baltimore County team, Hereford, repeated as state champion before Franklin did this year
2012
The only other time three teams have repeated as state champions -- River Hill in 3A, Middletown in 2A and Dunbar in 1A