St. Mary's at Calvert Hall: Live Score Updates from This Key MIAA A Football Matchup

Follow along as St. Mary's and Calvert Hall face -off in an MIAA A Conference matchup

Second place is on the line in the MIAA A Conference when No. 9 Calvert Hall visits No. 8 McDonogh, on Friday. / Paul Buttarazzi

Two of the Old Line State's best will square off as Calvert Hall hosts St. Mary's in a big MIAA A Conference matchup.

Calvert Hall enters the week with a 4-2 record and ranked No. 12 in the Maryland High School Football Top 25 State Rankings. The Cardinals are coming off a close 28-21 victory over then-No. 5 McDonough School.

Meanwhile, St. Mary's is 4-3 and enters the Maryland rankings at No. 16 after previously being unranked. The Saints are coming off a 50-35 win over then No. 10 Loyola Blakefield a week ago.

Last season's matchup was a blowout as Calvert Hall crushed St. Mary's 38-3. Will there be a similar result this time or will it be more competitive?

Players to Watch

St. Mary's

DJ Hitaffer - QB: The junior catalyst which keeps the Saints offense flowing. Against Loyola Blakefield last week he threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns with just 13 passes.
Dylin Jackson - Ath: Jackson had more than 400 all-purpose yards in a win over Loyola Blakefield last week, including 218 yards receiving, a 100-yard pick return and an 80-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

Calvert Hall

Chris Hewitt Jr. - SAF: A 4-star recruit and Rutgers commit. He holds offers from 27 Division I programs, including Maryland, Miami, Michigan, Oklahoma, Penn State, Pittsburgh and Tennessee, just to name a few.
Knyair Crumb - ATH: A junior with offers from Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Toledo and Virginia Tech.

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Live Updates

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St. Mary's	0	0	0	7
Calvert Hall	0	0	0	7

Pregame

- Kickoff set for 7:00 pm.

1st Quarter

- Saints receive the opening kickoff and begin at their own 26. On 2nd and 10, they fumble the handoff but recover. They go three and out and are forced to punt.

Cardinals begin their first drive at their own 49. On 3rd and 14, quarterback Oliver Noll connects with Harrison O'Connell for a first down at the Saints' 34.

The Cardinals also fumble the ball and recover. They lose six yards and are forced to punt on 4th and 16.

Saints start at their own 20. On 3rd and 11, quarterback DJ Hitaffer finds Thomas Travis on the far sideline for the first down. They drive up to midfield but are kept in check by the Cardinals defense. Punt.

Cardinals begin at their own 15. They run a trick play with Noll keeping the ball for a 19-yard carry and the first down. However, they go nowhere after that and are forced to punt with 20 seconds left.

Saints begin at their own 35. Time runs out as the quarter ends.

End of 1st: St. Mary's 0, Calvert Hall 0

2nd Quarter

- The first play of the quarter is Hitaffer getting sacked for a loss on second down. They go three and out, resulting in another punt.

Both teams get offsetting penalties for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Cardinals begin at their own 30. Michael Johnson picks up the first down on a jet sweep. A huge carry by O'Connell results in another first down, but the play gets called back due to a holding penalty.

They lose yardage and have to punt yet again.

Saints begin their next drive at their own 30. They gain eight yards but go three and out. Punt.

Cardinals begin at their own 9. O'Connell and Azuriah Holmes pound the rock. A facemask penalty moves them closer into Saints territory.

They go for it on 4th and 14, but Noll's pass to Reginald Peddy on the far sideline is incomplete. Turnover on downs with 2:07 left.

Saints take over at their own 33. They drive past midfield as Hitaffer keeps it himself for a big gain up to the 29 with 26 seconds left. They attempt a 42-yard field goal but it's just short with seven seconds left.

The last play of the half is a Cardinals run.

Halftime: St. Mary's 0, Calvert Hall 0

3rd Quarter

- Cardinals take the opening second half kickoff up to around midfield. But a flag moves them back to their own 24 to start the drive. Multiple running plays move them into Saints territory. However, they lose yardage as Noll gets sacked for a huge loss. Punt.

Saints begin at their own 17. Hitaffer fires a deep pass that is intercepted by Jordan Hicks. The first interception of the game.

Cardinals take over at their own 39. They go for it on 4th and 2 and convert with an eight-yard carry by O'Connell. Unfortunately, a flag holds them back and they have to punt yet again late in the third.

Saints begin at their own 3 with 17 seconds left. The last play of the quarter is a one-yard run.

End of 3rd: St. Mary's 0, Calvert Hall 0

4th Quarter

- Saints continue the drive deep inside their own 20. They make their way past midfield. INJURY TIMEOUT. They drive up to the 27 where they go for it on 4th and 4. Hitaffer scrambles out of the pocket and fires a pass that is almost intercepted. Turnover on downs.

Cardinals take over at their own 27 with 4:42 left in regulation. Holmes gets a huge carry but loses the ball. Luckily the ball rolls out of bounds as the Cardinals regain possession. INJURY TIMEOUT with 2:39 left.

Cardinals move closer as they finally reach the red zone. TIMEOUT with 42 seconds left. They reach the 3 with 27 seconds left. They score what is amazingly the first touchdown of the game as Holmes gets in the end zone from three yards out. Extra point good with 20 seconds left.

TOUCHDOWN: Calvert Hall 7, St. Mary's 0, 0:20 left in 4th.

Saints begin at their own 20. On the first play of the drive, Hitaffer fires a deep pass to Dom Scali, who sets them up at the 15 with eight seconds left. Hitaffer throws a fade to Dylin Jackson for the 15-yard touchdown with no time left. Extra point good as regulation ends.

End of Regulation: St. Mary's 7, Calvert Hall 7

First Overtime

- Saints get the ball first in the first OT. They attempt a field goal which is no good.

Cardinals now get the ball with a chance to win by scoring. But on the first play, Noll fumbles the snap and the Saints recover.

Second Overtime

Cardinals get the ball to start the second OT. Noll connects with O'Connell for a 10-yard touchdown reception. Extra point no good.

TOUCHDOWN: Calvert Hall 13, St. Mary's 7 in 2OT

Saints get the ball with a chance to score. They lose eight yards on a sack. But then Hitaffer finds Jackson in the end zone for the touchdown. Extra point good as the Saints win.

TOUCHDOWN: St. Mary's 14, Calvert Hall 13 in 2OT

FINAL/2OT: St. Mary's 14, Calvert Hall 13

RECAP

This MIAA A Conference game looked like it would be scoreless through all four quarters until a very exciting ending. The final 30 seconds featured scores from both St. Mary's and Calvert Hall, resulting in overtime. However, it was the Saints who escaped with a thrilling 14-13 victory over the Cardinals in double overtime.

For a majority of the contest, each team's drive resulted in either a punt or a turnover. However, Calvert Hall was able to drive down the field late in regulation and score the first touchdown of the game courtesy of a three-yard carry by Alijah Holmes. That put the Cardinals up 7-0 with 20 seconds left.

However, St. Mary's responded when DJ Hitaffer fired a deep pass to Dom Scali, as he raced down the sideline to the 15 with eight seconds left. That set up a 15-yard pass to Dylin Jackson in the end zone for the touchdown, with the extra point sending the game to overtime.

In the first OT, the Saints missed a field goal, while Calvert Hall turned the ball over on a lost fumble.

In the second OT, Oliver Noll connected with Harrison O'Connell for a Cardinals score, but they missed the extra point. St. Mary's responded with another Hitaffer-to-Jackson TD connection, along with a successful extra point to win the game for the Saints.

St. Mary's improves to 5-3 with the win, while Calvert Hall falls to 4-3 with the loss.