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Mervo Football Wins First State Title After Death Of Teammate

Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School won the MPSSAA Class 3A-4A state football championship.

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Elijah Gorham suffered a traumatic brain injury during a game in September. He passed away the following month. His teammates said he would have wanted them to make it to the state championship; they beat the Dundalk Owls, 22-13, Thursday night.
Elijah Gorham suffered a traumatic brain injury during a game in September. He passed away the following month. His teammates said he would have wanted them to make it to the state championship; they beat the Dundalk Owls, 22-13, Thursday night. (WJZ)

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Mervo High School won the 4A/3A State Championship Football game against Dundalk 22-13 at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis on Thursday night. A massive triumph in a season of deep personal loss to the team.

It was Mervo’s first time in the championship, and they did it without number seven on the field. Elijah Gorham suffered a traumatic brain injury during a game in September. He passed away the following month.

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