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Eight of 24 BCPS teams are undefeated after the first weekend of play! 21 teams played Friday night including four games between two BCPS opponents! Towson and New Town both picked up wins on Saturday to close out week one.

The Pointers won their opening night game by the largest margin of any BCPS school, taking down Lansdowne 50-6 at home. Click here or scroll down to read more about Sparrows Point’s week one rout.

Baltimore County football kicked off their 2026 season on Friday. Week one saw the Sparrows Point Pointers excel like no other BCPS team as they took down the Lansdowne Vikings in a 50-6 home rout.

Last fall, Sparrows Point finished as one of two undefeated Baltimore County teams, winning each of their eight games. In the postseason, the Pointers won a pair of regional playoff games, beating Surrattsville 43-6 and Central 34-6 en route to a regional title. Their season came to an end in the first game of the state bracket as Sparrows fell at home to eighth-ranked Lackey 42-13.

Lansdowne had a rough season, finishing the regular season at 2-7, beating Western Tech 32-28 in week four and Chesapeake 20-0 in week six. Their 2025 campaign quickly came to an end as the Vikings fell 26-12 on the road against the Carver Bears in the first round of the regional playoffs. Sparrows Point and Lansdowne faced off in week one last season where the Pointers came away with a 14-6 home win.

The Pointer offense moved the ball with ease on their first drive, stacking several consecutive first downs. The drive ended on a jet sweep 1:45 into the game as Chase Carnahan took a jet sweep 30 yards for a touchdown. On their next drive, the offense got the ball to the 11-yard line where senior Brooks Tuohy took a handoff to the left side and into the end zone.

After another Viking punt and with the ball on their own 45, Paxton Clark made a contested catch that went down as a 47-yard reception. Three plays later, Macin McNew was the target of a quick screen pass from junior quarterback Cody Green, reaching the end zone from five yards out to put Sparrows ahead 20-0 after one.

Lansdowne held the Pointers scoreless in the second while scoring their only touchdown of the game. The score came with 7:23 left on the clock. With the ball at the Sparrows Point 29-yard line, junior quarterback Ayeden Butler threw a dime to a receiver who shook off the Pointer defender and scored.

Sparrows Point’s offense got back to work in the third. Several tough rushes around the six minute mark set up the Pointers first and goal on the three, setting up running back Ian Wolfe to take a direct snap and run into the end zone. On the ensuing kickoff, the Lansdowne returner fumbled the kick and the ball was recovered by Sparrows’ No. 19 (not on roster). Three plays later, Cody Green handed the ball off to Julius Harris on a jet sweep who scored from 15 yards out, giving the Pointers a 36-6 lead.

The Vikings were driving late in the third, but Butler threw into double coverage at the Sparrows 10-yard line and an interception ended both the scoring chance and the quarter.

At the start of the fourth quarter on fourth and long from the 15, Green connected with senior tight end Zachary Stansburge to put the Pointers above the 40 mark. On the next drive, a Viking fumble was recovered by Joshua Henson and returned to the Lansdowne five yard line. On the next play, No. 30 (not on roster) ran the ball to the right side and into the end zone for the final score of the game. Sparrows Point ended the game soon after, finishing their 50-6 rout over the Lansdowne Vikings.

The Pointers will look to keep their dominant play going in week two on the road against 0-1 Patapsco while the Vikings stay on the road to face 1-0 Towson.

Eight BCPS teams earned victories in the first day of play. Seven of those eight games resulted in shutouts while one went all the way to five sets. Click here or scroll down to read more about Patapsco’s 3-2 home win over New Town from opening night!

New Town and Patapsco opened the 2026 Baltimore County volleyball slate on Friday with the county’s lone match that went past three sets. The Patriots took down the Titans at home 3-2.

In the fall of 2025, the Titans opened their season with a 7-1 record that saw shutout wins at Dundalk and home against Lansdowne. However, their season ended with a six game losing streak, including their postseason opener against Marriotts Ridge, bringing them to an even .500 in the campaign.

For Patapsco, their season started on a different note, going 4-4 in their first eight before a five game winning streak towards the end of the season. Their season ended on an unfortunate note as the Patriots dropped their first playoff game 3-0 against Towson, giving them an overall record of 10-6.

Last season, the Patriots and Titans split the season series with each team winning the away match. New Town won on the road at Patapsco 3-2 on September 30 while the Patriots won a New Town on October 23 3-1.

The season opener started heavily in favor of Patapsco with the Patriots winning nine of the first ten points. New Town battled back to make it a 9-4 set, but the team couldn’t put any series together where they won more than two consecutive points. Three Patriot aces helped them win the first set 25-12.

New Town took their first lead of the match early in the second set. No. 18 was behind the line, taking the Titans from down 3-1 to ahead 6-3 consecutively. Despite the advantage, Patapsco senior middle blocker Khiri Ford led the Patriots to reclaim the lead, scoring eight consecutive points to make it an 11-6 set. The Patriots dominated the back half of the set, finishing on a 10-2 run to claim their second point.

Down 2-0, New Town began to get going. The Titans scored four straight points on two separate occasions in the third set, going from down 3-2 to up 6-3 and from tied at 13 to leading 17-13. The set, in six different instances, saw both teams tied (at two, three, 10, 12, 13, 17, and 18). Down 22-21 in the set, the Titans rallied to win four of the last five points to win the third set 25-23.

The fourth set started with Patapsco leading early before a long delay due to injury. CSZ sends its thoughts to the New Town libero who was injured in the fourth set. After the delay, the Patriots took a lead as big and as late as 19-11, but the Titans did not let them have the win. With No. 10 behind the line, New Town shrunk Patapsco’s lead from 20-15 to a tie. Down to their last point, the Titans rallied from down 24-21 to winning the set 26-14, sending the game into a tiebreaker set.

That tiebreaker saw the Patriots take an early 3-1 lead. While Patapsco rallied to tie it at four and trail by one, senior outside Paicence Milam took the Patriots’ lead from 8-7 to 13-7. New Town did get to eight points, but Patapsco finished the set with a 15-8 win, securing the five set overall victory.

Patapsco will return home for their next game on September 16 to face Woodlawn while New Town will have their home opener on Wednesday against Dundalk.

Just three Baltimore County girls’ soccer teams have opened their season. Eastern Tech defeated Concordia Prep at home on Friday while Catonsville took down Mariotts Ridge 2-0 in a Saturday showdown. Overlea also got their 2025 campaign underway, falling on the road against Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Stay tuned next week for a full county standings update!

Four BCPS teams got their seasons going on Friday with even more action coming last Saturday. Milford Mill and Eastern Tech finished Friday with 0-0-1 records with Towson and Perry Hall dropping their season openers. On Saturday, Catonsville led the county, finishing 1-0 while Eastern Tech improved their record to 1-0-1. Stay tuned next week for a full county standings update!

As of September 7, County Sports Zone can report three confirmed final scores from the county’s first ever weekend of flag football. On opening night, Pikesville won big at home, defeating the Carver Wildcats 52-0 and Perry Hall took down the Chesapeake Bayhawks 20-6. Saturday saw even more action with Randallstown beating New Town 39-18, Franklin shutting out Loch Raven 13-0, and Eastern Tech winning big over Overlea 42-2. We look forward to seeing more results soon!

Towson and Dulaney are the lone BCPS teams whose seasons are underway! Towson leads the standings at 1-0 following a 7-1 home win over Roland Park while Dulaney fell 3-0 against Garrison Forest. Stay tuned next week for a full county standings update as more BCPS schools start their seasons!

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