Open Dates
The following schools currently have open dates for the 2004 high school football season:
Allegany
Allegany is seeking a scrimmage opponent for Aug. 27 at Greenway Ave. Stadium
in Cumberland. Contact assistant coach Tim Kane at 301-777-8110.
Archbishop Curley
Archbishop Curley, an MIAA B Conference school, is seeking an opponent for Week 2 (Sept. 10-11). Contact athletic director and football coach Sean Murphy at 410-485-5000 (W) or 410-838-1045 (H).
Bishop McNamara
Bishop McNamara, a member of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference, is seeking
an oppoent for Sept. 4. Contact athletic director Tony Johnson or head coach Bryce
Bevil at 301-516-6132, ext. 103.
Bohemia Manor
Bohemia Manor is searching for two teams to complete a four-team preseason jamboree scheduled for Aug. 21 at Bohemia Manor. Wilmington (Del.) Charter is committed. Class 1A and 2A teams are invited. Contact coach Todd Shives at 410-0885-2075 or 410-885-5199, or e-mail him at tshives@ccps.org or ts53@charm.net
Broadfording
This small private school in Washington County, just west of Hagerstown, is starting a program this fall with 8th/9th graders. Broadfording is a co-ed school of 150 students, and is seeking freshmen teams as opponents. Broadfording can host games Thursday nights and Saturdays. Contact coach Daryl Hayes at 301-665-3793 or drhayes111@msn.com
In addition, Broadfording is interested in schools selling/donating equipment. The program needs tackling dummies, sleds, practice clothes, etc.
Calvert Hall
Calvert Hall, an MIAA A Conference team, is looking for one home game on Sept. 11. Contact coach Jay Robinson at 410-825-4266, ext. 158 or via e-mail at robinsonj@caverthall.com
Dunbar
Dunbar, a Class 1A school in Baltimore City, has an open date for Week 1 (Sept. 3/4) for 2004. The Poets are seeking a playoff-caliber team to fill the date, and Dunbar is willing travel. Contact coach Ben Eaton at 410-396-9487 or coach Travis Blackston at blackstontravis@yahoo.com
Joppatowne, the Class 1A defending state champion located in Harford County, is
looking for an away junior varsity game for Sept. 16 and a home varsity contest on
Sept. 17. Call athletic director Mike Bauer at 410-612-1510 or contact him through
e-mail at mbauerad@hotmail.com
La Plata
La Plata has an open date for a scrimmage Aug. 28. Contact Cliff Nagle at the school, 301-934-1100.
Loyola
Loyola, a member of the MIAA A Conference, is looking for a varsity game for Nov. 13. Contact coach Brian Abbott at 443-841-3328 or through e-mail at babbott@blakefield.loyola.edu
McDonogh School
McDonogh School is seeking a varsity and a JV game for Friday, Sept. 24. The private school, a member of the MIAA A Conference, is looking for JV contests for Friday, Sept. 17 and Thursday, Oct. 21. Contact coach Dom Damico at 410-998-3514 or e-mail him at ddamico@mcdonogh.org
Maryland School for the Deaf
MSD has one open date for next season, Nov. 5. MSD is a small school located in Frederick. The team is also looking for an Aug. 16 scrimmage. Contact athletic director Scott Morrison through e-mail at morrissc@msd.edu
North Harford, a Class 2A school located in Harford County, is seeking a home game for Week 5. The team is looking for a one-year contract to fill this open date. Contact coach Ken Brinkman at 410-638-3650.
Parkville
Parkville, a Class 4A school in Baltimore County, is seeking a scrimmage for either
Aug. 27 or Aug. 28. Contact John Marquette
or Ted Bell, athletic director, at 410-887-5257.
Perryville
Perryville, a Class 1A school in Cecil County, is looking for a scrimmage game for next season. Contact coach Rob Dorsett at 410-996-6000 or e-mail coach7571@yahoo.com
Riverdale Baptist
Riverdale Baptist, an independent, small private school located in Prince George's County, is seeking games for the weekends of 9/10-11, 10/1-2, 10/8-9, 10/15-16 and 10/22-23. The Crusaders are seeking games against Class 1A and 2A-type schools. Anyone interested should contact athletic director Terry Terrill at 301-249-1717 or coach Kervin Wyatt at 301-962-1055 or 301-464-6710.
Sparrows Point
Sparrows Point, a Class 1A school in Baltimore County, needs varsity football games for Week 3 (Sept. 17-18) and Week 9 (Oct. 29-30). Contact athletic director Russ Lingnger via e-mail at rlingner@bcps.org
Wilde Lake
Wilde Lake, a Class 3A school in Howard County, is seeking an opponent for Week 4 of the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Wilde Lake wants to play at home on that date in 2004 and travel in 2005. A JV game that week also is a possibility. Contact athletic director Mike Harrison at 410-313-6973 or coach Doug DuVall at 410-313-6865.
OUT-OF-STATE GAMES
Caravel Academy (Del.)
Caravel Academy, a Delaware Division II program, located in Bear, Del., just over the state line from Elkton, needs games for Oct. 29/30 and Nov. 5/6. Caravel is also attempting to start a preseason jamboree of 12 to 16 teams. Contact coach Mike Aruanno at 302-530-1217.
Mercersburg Academy (Pa.)
Mercersburg Academy is starting a junior varsity team this fall and is seeking
games for Mondays between Sept. 25 and Oct. 25. Contact coach Dan
Walker
Moorefield (W.Va.)
Moorefield, a West Virginia Class A team, has open dates on Sept. 10 and Oct. 15. Moorefield is willing to travel. Contact coach Alan Fiddler at 304-538-6034.
Newark (Del.)
Newark, a successful Delaware Division I program (DI enrollments 1,100+) is seeking
a football game for the weekend of Sept. 10-11 of the 2004 season. Contact coach
Darren Tyson at 302-454-2151, ext. 149.
New Enterprise (D.C.)
NESD, a small school in D.C., needs games for Sept. 3, Oct. 8 and Oct. 16. The coach
is also seeking scrimmage opponents. Coach James Knox at 202-526-0161 or head coach
Stephon Seraile at home at 301-924-0586 or email stephonseraile@yahoo.com.
To add your school to the list of teams with open dates, e-mail information to
Sheldon Shealer