Northern hosts Chopticon on Sept. 5 — Patriots, Braves meet in Owings

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Northern Patriots (0-0) will host the Chopticon Braves (0-0) on Friday, Sept. 5, at 7 p.m. EDT in Owings, Md. The nonleague game is listed on SBLive at the game page: https://scorebooklive.com/maryland/football/games/5766448-chopticon-vs-northern.

Both teams open the 2025 season looking for early momentum. Northern enters as the home team in Owings; Chopticon travels from Morganza to challenge the Patriots. The teams last met on Sept. 9, 2022, when Northern rolled to a 41-0 win (27-0 after the first quarter, final linescore 27-0-14-0). That meeting is in the SBLive archive: https://scorebooklive.com/maryland/football/games/2319352-northern-vs-chopticon.

Game notes and conditions

  • Date/time: Friday, Sept. 5, 2025 — 7 p.m. EDT (local time in Owings, Md.).

  • Location: Northern High School (Owings, Md.).

  • Records: Northern Patriots 0-0; Chopticon Braves 0-0.

  • Weather: Forecast available for Owings, Md. on the SBLive event page.

  • Fan counts on SBLive right now: Northern — 26 fans; Chopticon — 10 fans. (Fan totals and picks can change — follow the teams to increase their fan counts.)

Streaming and tickets

  • Northern NFHS stream: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/northern-high-school-owings-md/football?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

  • Chopticon NFHS stream: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/chopticon-high-school-morganza-md/football?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

SBLive links

  • Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/maryland/football/games/5766448-chopticon-vs-northern

  • Northern Patriots: https://scorebooklive.com/maryland/football/teams/241478-northern-patriots

  • Chopticon Braves: https://scorebooklive.com/maryland/football/teams/244724-chopticon-braves

Get involved

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