Since the re-districting of the Greenbelt, MD school system in 2004, the rivalry between Eleanor Roosevelt and Dr. Henry Wise has only gotten stronger. That tradition continued on Saturday during the Great American Rivalry Series presented by the US Marines. Eleanor Roosevelt’s double overtime 26-20 victory over Dr. Henry Wise was played on an extremely muddy field following a hard rain storm on Saturday morning but the conditions did not deter the intensity of the rivalry.

MVP

Karl Motor

Eleanor Roosevelt

SCHOLAR ATHLETES

Isaiah Smith

Eleanor Roosevelt

Isaiah is in his second year on the varsity and attends Roosevelt through the Science and Technology program. He is undecided on what college he wants to attend, but wants to study Accounting and has started his own clothing line

Kyle Hill

Dr. Henry Wise

Kyle is a two year letter winner in football and a two year letter winner in basketball where he plays point guard and helped his team to a state title last year. He is also a member of the National Honor Society and Peer Mediator at school.

HALL OF FAME

Stephen Morris

Eleanor Roosevelt

Stephen played running back and cornerback in this rivalry. He was Captain on the 2008 team. He secured the winning touchdown in Roosevelt’s regular season come from behind victory against Wise. He scored on a 95 yard run in a double overtime lose to Wise in the 2008 Playoffs. Stephon went on to a great career at Penn State where he started at Cornerback for 2 years and was selected All-Conference while at Penn State. In 2013, Stephon was signed by the New England Patriots and is currently an NFL Free Agent.

Anthony Wright

Dr. Henry Wise

In Anthony’s 3 years of Varsity Football he played and started in all games versus Eleanor Roosevelt. He was on the first Wise team to beat Eleanor Roosevelt and scored the winning touchdown in Overtime as Wise won it’s first playoff game. Anthony accumulated 3,255 yards and 35 touchdowns in his 3 year career at Wise and was named Offensive Player of the Year in Prince George County. He was a captain and a tremendous role model and leader during his high school career. Anthony went on the play football and graduate from St. Augustine College.

GAME SUMMARY

Players from both teams spent the first half of the game trying to find their footing under the worsening playing conditions and the score was tied 0-0 at the half. But with 7:28 left to go in the third quarter, Great American Rivalry Series Game Most Valuable Player, Karl Mofor broke free from the stock piled line and ran 51 yards for the initial touchdown. Henry Wise came back right away when Rivalry Series Scholar Athlete Kyle Hill took a pitch out and ran 70 yards for the tying score. Throughout the late third and fourth quarter it continued to be the Mofor and Hill show with each scoring again. The score was tied at 12 at the end of regulation and it was again tied at the conclusion of the first overtime 20-20. But it was Eleanor Roosevelt’s and Great American Rivalry Series Scholar-Athlete Isiah Hill that scored the go ahead touchdown, and once the Roosevelt defense stopped Wise on a 4th and 2 at the conclusion of the send overtime, Roosevelt’s victory was sealed 26-20.