Patuxent vs. Fort Hill: 5 offensive players to watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Patuxent and Fort Hill will face off in the MPSSAA 1A Championship game this weekend. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Check out the MPSSAA 1A Championship as Patuxent and Fort Hill's biggest playmakers battle for the title! Don't miss the action.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1894417' first='Brayden' last='Watson'] | Quarterback | 5-10 | 150 | 2029</strong> | <strong>Patuxent</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The true freshman has completed 141-of-198 passes for 1,769 yards, 19 touchdowns, and three interceptions to help lead his team to a 6-3 regular season record. He's been excellent during the last three weeks of the playoffs, completing 46-of-58 passes for 580 yards, nine touchdowns, and three interceptions. Last week, in the 35-27 win against Boonsboro, he completed 12-of-18 passes for 157 yards, three touchdowns, and two interceptions, and also carried the football 11 times for a season-high 64 yards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1090374' first='Evan' last='Jones'] | Athlete | 5-11 | 170 | 2026</strong> |<strong> Patuxent</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jones could very well be the X-factor in this week's title game due to his ability to impact the game both catching and running the football. Last week against Boonsboro, he carried the ball 16 times for 80 yards and two touchdowns, and completed five passes for 58 yards and two touchdowns. I changed my mind. He comes into this game as THE X-factor. Jones has over 1,000 total yards (receiving and rushing) coming into the title game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1246942' first='Braelyn' last='Younger'] | Running Back | 6-1 | 210 | Fort Hill</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Younger has been a force for Fort Hill all season. He has 2,105 rushing yards and has scored 31 total touchdowns in 12 games. Younger scored four touchdowns last week during his team's 77-12 win over Green Street Academy. He scored on touchdown runs of 44, 71, 17, and 12 yards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1611565' first='Noah' last='House'] | Quarterback | 6-0 | 210 | Fort Hill</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>House made an impact on defense with a 58-yard pick-six last week against Green Street. Offensively, he scored on a 1-yard touchdown run. House has passed over 1,000 yards and 13 touchdowns this season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>FORT HILL OFFENSIVE LINE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's time to show some love to the Fort Hill starting offensive line. They are the reason Fort Hill has over 3,100-plus yards rushing headed into the championship game. It's worth noting that Fort Hill has had a 2,000-plus yard rusher in back-to-back seasons now. This year with [player_tooltip player_id='1246942' first='Braelyn' last='Younger'] and last year with Jabril Daniels, who has since graduated. It's safe to assume that Fort Hill's offensive line will look to assert its dominance one more time with the championship on the line.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->