Bruins Get Revenge, Blow Away Old Mill

A year ago when Broadneck faced Old Mill, the Bruins dominated offensively, and yet the Bruins were left befuddled as to how they had lost the game, and with it a 23-game win streak against Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) opposition.

“It was just little mistakes, and those cost us the game,” said Broadneck senior running back Ian Mauldin.

The rematch, long circled on Broadneck’s calendar, didn’t have near the drama. Broadneck posted almost 500 yards of offense and made only a couple of non-fatal mistakes in a dominant 38-10 win over the Patriots, pushing the Bruins’ record to 6-0.

The Bruins had perfect balance in their offense: 239 rushing yards, 239 passing yards. Of those 478 yards, Mauldin had 193 and three more touchdowns, giving him 14 on the season.

“We really wanted this game because of how they beat us last time,” said Mauldin, who had 125 of his 166 rushing yards after halftime to make up for lost time after being injured against Old Mill last season. “It was fun, a lot of hard physical runs. We knew we would eventually break them if we kept running at them, because they were starting to get tired.”

Broadneck’s rushing yardage came on 41 carries, nearly six yards per rush. C.J. Watkins’ passing yards came on 29 attempts, more than 10 yards per attempt and almost 15 yards per completion. Between rushing and passing, Mari Hayes had 99 yards and a touchdown on six touches, and Aaron Foote added 60 yards and a score on seven touches. Joey Smargissi and Carson Pierce combined for 103 receiving yards on nine catches.

“I keep saying we have five elite skill players, and great players behind them too,” said Broadneck coach Rob Harris. “C.J. does a great job of distributing the ball and making sure everyone gets involved. When we can distribute the ball, we really like our chances.”

The Broadneck defense was just as dominant. Old Mill had 286 yards — 143 rushing, 143 passing — but more than half of that came on two plays: a 99-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter and a 49-yard run in the fourth.

The defensive effort came from expected and unexpected contributors. The defensive line and linebackers were solid, and when safety and secondary leader Blake Levicki went down with an injury, two plays later, his replacement Kobe Owen intercepted a pass and sent the Bruins off on another long drive.

“That’s this team,” said Rob Harris. “A guy goes down, and everyone is ready for their number to be called and go make a play, even if they don’t always get the attention. Kobe’s one of those guys who’s really important to us, and he was ready to make a big play.”

The win gave Broadneck their eighth straight AACPS win and ninth straight county win regardless of opposition. Since the beginning of the COVID-shortened 2020-2021 season, Broadneck is 31-1 against AACPS opposition and 33-2 against county opposition overall (1-1 against Archbishop Spalding, 1-0 against St. Mary’s).

Beating Old Mill was important, but it wasn’t the only thing on the Bruins’ mind Friday.

Broadneck’s game was a “green-out” in honor of 10-year-old Riley Whitney, in the middle of his second battle with neuroblastoma, and his family. To read more about the tribute, check out this week’s edition of The Shout newsletter, which is emailed on Wednesdays.

Broadneck 38, Old Mill 10

Old Mill   0    3    7    0    --10

Broadneck  10   7    7    14   --38

First quarter

B – Mauldin 4 run (Jordan kick) 8:53

B – Jordan 35 FG 4:38

Second quarter

B – Mauldin 1 run (Jordan kick) 6:17

OM – Colbert 31 FG 2:58

Third quarter

OM – Wilder 99 pass from Martini (Colbert kick) 6:07

B – Foote 3 run (Jordan kick) 4:58

Fourth quarter

B – Hayes 1 run (Jordan kick) 10:19

B – Mauldin 13 run (Jordan kick) 2:37

Team statistics

Total yards: Old Mill 286, Broadneck 478.

Rushing: Old Mill 30-143, Broadneck 41-239.

Passing: Old Mill 17-143, Broadneck 29-239.

First Downs: Old Mill 12, Broadneck 26.

Turnovers: Old Mill 1, Broadneck 1.

Sacks: Old Mill 1, Broadneck 1.

Penalties: Old Mill 8-50, Broadneck 7-53.

Individual Statistics

Rushing – Old Mill: Adams 11-78, DeNeal 5-49, Jones 7-22, X. Mackell 1-4, Tucker 1-3, Martini 5-(-13); Broadneck: Mauldin 23-166, Hayes 3-35, Watkins 10-23, Foote 3-15.

Passing – Old Mill: Martini 8-15-1-143; Tucker 0-2-0-0. Broadneck: Watkins 16-29-1-239.

Receiving – Old Mill: Wilder 2-115, Adams 2-13, J. Mackell 1-8, DeNeal 1-7, Brown 2-0; Broadneck: Hayes 3-64, Smargissi 5-58, Pierce 4-45, Foote 4-45, Mauldin 2-27.