River Hill — Best of Baltimore?

The River Hill (Clarksville) Hawks, last year's 3A runner-up and the top team in the Baltimore Examiner's high school poll, ran over the Mount Hebron (Ellicott City) Vikings on Friday, 48-0.

Junior Michael Campanaro, who split time at QB and RB last night, led the way with TD runs of 68, 87 and 40 yards. The 40-yarder may have been the most impressive, when Campanaro ran to the right side of the field, then reversed course to the left side of the field breaking past everyone but a safety who he cut right past. It reminded me of Marshall Faulk.

Junior Malek Redd also scored three TDs on the ground, but dropped one through the air that likely would have gone the distance. On defense, he looked much faster than the 4.47 40 time Scout lists for him.

Senior Zach Martin scored the other River Hill TD, but was even more dominant blitzing Hebron QB Ricky Schultz.

River Hill dominated the game in the trenches, and was clearly just much faster than Hebron.

Martin made a couple of impressive passes under pressure, throwing on the run. He also made two nice scrambles to pick up first downs.

But he also overthrew receivers on at least three occasions, one of which went for an INT (and receivers dropped several more passes).

--Nate Sandstrom