The wildest week of the football season -- so far, at least -- provided lots of fodder for By The Numbers. You can tell it's getting close to playoff time.
Statistics from upsets of The Baltimore Sun's top two teams -- No. 1 McDonogh at the hands of St. Frances and No. 2 Arundel by Broadneck -- as well as the usual slate of big passing and big rushing efforts made the cut. Those included a high-scoring brother act (South Carroll's Chris and Kyle Gavin) and a quarterback (Oakland Mill's David Pindell) known for his passing ability who made all the difference this week with his feet.
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Interceptions by St. Frances linebacker Rahshaun Smith, including one with 1:47 left to seal an 8-3 upset of No. 1 McDonogh
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22-yard field goals kicked by North Harford's Sean Bowling in a 12-6 win over C. Milton Wright
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Touchdown passes thrown by Broadneck quarterback Canaan Gebele within 3 minutes, 8 seconds in the second quarter of a 42-14 upset of No. 2 Arundel
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Turnovers forced by Atholton in the last six minutes of the Raiders' 13-12 win over Mount Hebron
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Touchdowns scored on four carries by Patterson's Tynard Barfield, who ran for 190 yards in a 45-25 win at St. Albans
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Rushing touchdowns scored by Oakland Mills quarterback David Pindell in a 28-21 win over River Hill
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Touchdown passes thrown by Liberty's Austin Bode, who threw for 246 yards in a 39-21 win over Manchester Valley
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Undefeated teams left in the Baltimore area -- Broadneck, Archbishop Curley, Howard, Mervo, Edmondson and FAET
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Local teams in first place in their regions -- Broadneck (4A East), Howard (4A North), Aberdeen (3A North), River Hill (3A East), Overlea (2A North), FAET (1A North), Edmondson (1A South)
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Straight wins by Mervo -- the area's longest active winning streak
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Minute advantage in time of possession for Broadneck in its win over Arundel
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Touchdowns scored this season by Howard's Najee Savage, who added three in a 32-3 win over Hammond
32
Points allowed by FAET this season -- the fewest of any local team
53.5
Percent of South Carroll's points this fall scored by the Gavin brothers -- running back Chris with 18 touchdowns and kicker Kyle with 30 extra points
188
Yards receiving for North Carroll's Zach Sherman on eight catches, including two of 60 or more yards for touchdowns in a 27-13 win over Westminster
221
Point differential for Howard over its opponents this fall -- 24.6 points per game
228
Yards rushing by Archbishop Curley's Deonte Harris, who scored both touchdowns in a 13-7 win over Boys' Latin
305
Total yards gained by North Carroll quarterback Jack Flowers, who threw for two touchdowns and ran for two in the win over Westminster
337
Points scored by Arundel this season -- the most of any local team
2005
Last time McDonogh was held to 3 or fewer points by an MIAA opponent before Friday night's 8-3 loss to St. Frances