Suitland wins Maryland Football Title

There was never any question who was getting the ball for Suitland(13-1) after Damascus scored a game-tying touchdown early in the final quarter. Standout junior Navorro Bowman had led the No. 8 Rams this far and, though Coach Nick Lynch tried to rest him as much as possible to be fresh to play linebacker, it was clearly Bowman's time.

Everyone seemed to know it, including Damascus Coach Dan Makosy, but the 6-foot-1, 210-pound Bowman simply kept plowing ahead. He carried nine times on the ensuing drive, converting three third downs, to set up Marta Harley's touchdown run with 3 1/2 minutes left, a one-yard quarterback sneak that proved decisive in Suitland's 14-7 victory over No. 4 Damascus in the Maryland 4A title game Thursday night before 6,000 at M&T Bank Stadium.

As the final seconds elapsed with the defending champion Swarmin' Hornets unable to stop the clock, several Suitland players sprinted toward midfield, undoing their chin straps and removing their helmets to celebrate the school's first state title. Bowman lay near midfield where, fittingly, he never let go of the game ball.        Read more here....