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From 2023-2025, Eastern Tech football won a total of five games, including going winless in their 2023 campaign. Last season, head coach Brian James and company started their season with a 1-5 record, near the very bottom of the Baltimore County standings. Now, halfway through their 2026 schedule, the team finds themselves near the top of the county, currently at 4-1. Click this link or scroll down to read more about how Eastern Tech football went from bottom feeder to league leader!

This time last year, the Eastern Tech Mavericks football program was in a freefall. Coming off a 2024 campaign that saw just two wins and no playoff action, the Mavericks started their 2025 season with just one win in their first six games.

The 1-5 stretch saw a trio of one score losses, including 6-0 week one against Loch Raven, 13-6 week two at Pikesville, and 28-24 week four at Patapsco. Eastern Tech head coach Brian James, through those three losses, was not worried about the outlook of the rest of the season.

“We were in all three of those games. Our defense played well,” Coach James said. “It was the first year of running a new offense. So, we were going through the normal growing pains of the first year learning a new offense.”

With a 1-5 record through seven weeks, Eastern Tech’s growing pains began to resolve. In weeks eight and nine, the Mavericks took down Western Tech 36-22 and Chesapeake 19-6, bringing their regular season record to 3-5. Those two wins at the end of the regular season, as Coach James explained, had a legitimate impact on the roster going into the offseason.

“The two wins at the end of our season gave our guys some confidence… our offense was running more fluidly which drove our guys to work hard in the offseason.” Coach James explained that the offseason consisted of 12 days of camp plus lots of work in the weight room. The coaching staff as a whole planned to increase the run game’s share in the offense.

Heading into a week one rematch against Loch Raven, preparation for the Mavericks was business as usual, watching film and preparing how to attack the Raiders defense. This year, however, proved to be different than the past.

Eastern Tech, for the first time since September 9, 2022, defeated Loch Raven, beating the Raiders 28-14. The victory over Loch Raven was also the first two-score win since September 23, 2016 when the Mavericks won 41-0. After their first two-score win over Loch Raven in a decade, Coach James explained how the triumph positively influenced the roster.

“I think that win boosted the guys’ confidence and showed them that all the work from the offseason was paying off,” he said. “It made them hungrier for that feeling you get when you win.”

Coach James’ sentiment was proven as the Mavericks’ continued on, earning revenge in big fashion against Pikesville in week two, beating the Panthers 49-20, just one year off a 13-6 loss. That was followed by a 47-0 road win over Patapsco, which came before another revenge win, a 37-14 victory over Patapsco in week four.

Eastern Tech’s undefeated streak came to an end in a 21-14 loss to Sparrows Point, but Coach James said his team will use it as an opportunity to refocus heading into a week six game against KIPP DC Legacy and a week seven match against currently undefeated Towson.

Through five weeks, the key to Eastern Tech’s offensive success has undoubtedly been senior running back David Akinsuroju. Thus far, per Coach James, the senior has rushed for 808 yards and scored 16 touchdowns, both leading any athlete in the state. His continued dominance on the ground will be a key part in the Mavericks’ continue to roll in the second half of the regular season.

Pikesville survives as the final undefeated volleyball team in Baltimore County entering the first full week of October. The Panthers sit at a perfect 9-0, sweeping each of their three opponents this past week, Western Tech, ACCE, and Carver A&T. They’ll play just one game this week, traveling up the road to face Milford Mill on Friday afternoon.

Dundalk, Hereford, and Lansdowne are each two games back of Pikesville, all sitting at 6-1. The Owls kick off their week with a high-stakes matchup, facing No. 5 Parkville (5-1) on Monday. On Wednesday, No. 8 Dulaney (7-3) will look to avenge their only loss from the 2025 regular season as they play at Garrison Forest. Then on Friday, No. 2 Hereford hosts No. 12 Eastern Tech to finish the week’s action.

The Lansdowne Vikings have been warriors on the road halfway through the regular season, earning the title as the last undefeated girls’ soccer team in Baltimore County. In their four games this season, they’ve outscored opponents 32-5, including an 11-2 win at Milford Mill on opening night and a 10-0 victory at Chesapeake later in the month. They’ll look to their only game of the week on Tuesday at Western Tech as they look to remain unbeaten.

This week’s action kicks off with a top 10 match up with No. 4 Eastern Tech hitting the road to face No. 9 Dulaney on Monday afternoon. Also on Monday afternoon, No. 6 Sparrows Point will host the 5-2 Catholic High Cubs (IAAM). Thursday also features a pair of great games, including No. 2 Pikesville on the road against No. 8 Loch Raven and, in the game of the week, No. 3 Franklin hosting No. 5 Kenwood.

Franklin and Pikesvillle are the lone undefeated boys’ soccer teams left in BCPS, but the Indians are the only one to win each of their games. Last week, Franklin outscored their two opponents, Milford Mill and Owings Mills, 18-1! The Indians took down the Millers 8-0 last Monday before beating the Eagles 10-1. Since drawing with Kenwood on opening night, the Panthers have won five straight, including wins over Owings Mills and Parkville last week.

The last two undefeated teams in the county, as of October 5, will face off on Thursday as No. 2 Pikesville will host No. 1 Franklin. Also this week, lots of action on Tuesday with games between No. 7 New Town and No. 6 Kenwood, No. 9 Hereford and No. 12 Dulaney, and No. 10 Dundalk and Eastern Tech! Stay tuned to CSZ for updates on how these games play out.

Flag football remains one of the most competitive sports in BCPS as four teams remain undefeated through five weeks! Pikesville and Dundalk are each five games into their seasons while Randallstown and Milford Mill have played four.

Last week, the Panthers hit the road and took town Towson 42-0, the Owls beat No. 5 Eastern Tech away 19-12, the Rams hosted No. 8 Catonsville and shut out the Comets 27-0, and the Millers shut out Lansdowne 33-0 away.

This coming week has several great games, highlighted by a Monday slate that will see No. 8 Catonsville travel to face No. 4 Milford Mill and No. 6 Perry Hall host No. 9 Kenwood.

Dulaney has popped up to first place in Baltimore County, holding a 5-2 record, half a game above both Eastern Tech and Towson. The Lions will look to maintain their top spot on the road Tuesday against Bel Air, while the Mavericks and Generals will work to maintain or close the gap. Eastern Tech will host Pikesville on Wednesday and Patapsco on Friday while Towson hits the road against Garrison Forest (IAAM) on Monday and Hereford on Thursday.

All 24 BCPS cross country teams are set to compete this week! Wednesday will be the first day of action, and will see a pair of meets!

The Eastside Meet, hosted by Loch Raven, will feature Chesapeake, Dundalk, Eastern Tech, Hereford, Kenwood, Loch Raven, Overlea, Parkville, Patapsco, Perry Hall, Sparrows Point, and Towson.

The Westside Meet, hosted by Catonsville, will feature Carver A&T, Catonsville, Dulaney, Franklin, Lansdowne, Milford Mill, New Town, Owings Mills, Pikesville, Randallstown, Western Tech, and Woodlawn.

Also this week, the MDXC Invitational presented by Brooks will have 10 BCPS teams competing. Click here to learn more about that meet, or any links above for information and results on the county meets!

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