The State Champs River Hill Hawks will travel to Atholton to take on a Raider team that qualified for the playoffs last season during week 1 of the Howard County football regular season.
Last season, the Hawks finished with a perfect 14-0 record. They scored a total of 551 points (39.4 per game) and surrendered only 21 total points (1.5 per game). Their biggest personnel losses to graduation were RB/LB and All-County standout Zach Martin, and TE/LB Jonathan Hill. However, the Hawks return nearly their entire o-line and already have three players committed to DI schools next year (Michael Campanaro-Wake Forest, Malek Redd & Leron Eaddy-Central Michigan).
The Atholton Raiders lost to North Harford in the first round of the playoffs last year, but finished the season with a 7-3 county record; 7-4 overall. Unfortunately, the Raiders will have to somehow find a way to replace the heart of their offense, running back Kelechi Odocha, and the fire of their defense, linebacker Brian Nance.
If there's a time to catch the Hawks at less than 100%, it may be week 1 before they have a chance to find their rhythm and Atholton has more than adequate time to prepare. This could end up being one of River Hill's toughest games of the season.
To see the full Howard County football schedule, visit: http://www.hcpss.org/athletics/schedule_fall_football.pdf
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