NORTHEAST 31, GLEN BURNIE 7: The Eagles scored 31 unanswered points, highlighted by a Dusty Thursby punt return for a touchdown two minutes before halftime, to defeat the Gophers on the road.

Thursby returned the kick 62 yards even though Northeast rushed to block the kick and didn't have a return set up.

"Dusty's one of our team leaders and a big playmaker," Northeast coach Kevin Kylus said. "It was all him. We had no return set up, and he put it on himself. It really got us going."

Senior tailback Ryan Joseph rushed 16 times for 164 yards and a third-quarter touchdown, and junior quarterback Darren Costa tossed two touchdowns and rushed for another.

"Darren looked OK earlier, but he settled down in the second half and did a nice job leading the offense," Kylus said. "Those two touchdown throws were two of the better throws he's had all year."

Senior Ray Leone had two interceptions in second half, and he returned one of them 50 yards, setting up a score.

Glen Burnie junior quarterback Joe Thornton started the scoring, hitting junior wideout Matt Watson with a 23-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter.

Northeast (1-1) 0 6 6 19 - 31

Glen Burnie (0-2) 0 7 0 0 - 7

GB - Watson 23 pass from Thornton (kick good)

NE - Thursby 62 punt return (kick failed)

NE - Joseph 5 run (run failed)

NE - Cannon 20 pass from Costa (kick failed)

NE - Leone 22 pass from Costa (kick failed)

NE - Costa 5 run (Hatfield kick)

RUSHING: NE - 237; GB - 93. NE - 237.