There is no place for violence in our communities.
Please keep the entire
#FortHill
family in your thoughts and prayers after the tragic loss of
#3
Saiquan Jenkins earlier today.
Our hearts are heavy.
Cover 3!
The
#Sentinels
take the field with 10 players — decline a delay of game penalty by Allegany to start the game.
The
#3
jersey of Saiquan Jenkins was put on the field at his defensive back position.
For 65 YEARS Dave Christopher never missed a
#FortHill
football game, a stretch that begin in the 1956 season and spanned 716 consecutive games before health issues arose — culminating with his last, a 2022 State Championship win.
Today he was laid to rest.
WE ARE…..FORT HILL!
The amount of support from the community, as well as those that stretch beyond our borders with the news of Saiquan Jenkins’ death is truly heartwarming — and very much appreciated.
Thank you to everyone who reached out and for the display of unity by students from other schools
Ringin' Starr!
In the best news of the year -- former
#FortHill
player, 2020 graduate Ben Starr rang the bell at Johns Hopkins after a two-and-a-half year battle with T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma. He finished treatment on December 20, 2021.
Ben, we celebrate you.
#onetoughdude
Simply The Best! After 12 years, and 27 total seasons, Todd Appel is bidding farewell to his alma mater with his resignation as head football coach of the
#Sentinels
today. Thank you for all your hard work, dedication, and sacrifice.
#WeAreFortHill
#GBR
RB
#38
Ty Johnson (
@T_Johns6
), a 2015
#FortHill
graduate, who totaled over 5,000 all-purpose yards with the
#Sentinels
before heading to star at the University of
#Maryland
made his
#NFL
debut last night for the Detroit Lions. Johnson finished with a team high in rushing yards.
We see you 2️⃣6️⃣
2015 graduate Ty Johnson finds the endzone on a catch-and-run, his 1st TD with the
#BuffaloBills
— and it comes against his old team.
#NFL
Shining Starr! After being diagnosed with T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma in July of 2019, senior
#17
Ben Starr was cleared by doctors to return to action. Starr served as a captain and played in the game for the
#Sentinels
last night.
#onetoughdude
Over The River And Thru The Woods...To Morgantown He Goes! Senior K/P
#3
Danny King is headed to the dub-v, securing his commitment to further his education and playing career at West Virginia University for the Mountaineers.
#TakeMeHome20
#HailWV
#AlmostHeaven
#WVU
Sportsmanship! Sometimes you're rivals, but most of the time....you're friends. Senior
#5
Troy Banks, who scored what would end up being the winning TD for the
#Sentinels
, takes time after Friday's game to show his respect to the opponent.
Sentinel Superfan! Last night, Dave Christopher attended his 700th consecutive
#FortHill
football game (which was the 892nd game played in the schools history). Christopher, a loyal and respected supporter of the football program, has not missed a game in over 60 years.
#GoBigRed
Takin' It Back To The Old School!
#Terps
superstar RB, and former
#FH
standout, Ty Johnson will switch to his familiar
#24
jersey at
#Maryland
this fall. Johnson, who had worn
#6
his first 3 seasons, enters his senior year in College Park with 3,287 career all-purpose yards.
NOT — Wide Left!
#FortHill
wins it in walkoff fashion, defeats Mountain Ridge 16-14 on 23 yard field goal by
#17
Quinn Cohen (who had missed an earlier attempt in the 4th Q).
The
#Sentinels
win their 9th State Championship in school history.
Hear Him Roar! Alumni Ty Johnson, who scored his first
#NFL
touchdown during the preseason, has secured a spot in the
#Detroit
backfield by making the 53-man roster.
@T_Johns6
will officially wear jersey No.31 for the
#Lions
.
It light of the horrific and unthinkable event from yesterday that left the
#Sentinels
football program, and Cumberland community, in heartbreak — the team, along with those involved have decided to move forward with playing the game as scheduled in honor of Saiquan Jenkins.
BREAKING NEWS: The
#Sentinels
hire
#FortHill
alum, Zack Alkire, as the 11th head football coach in school history. Alkire is a 2002 graduate, who has spent the previous 12 seasons as a member of the coaching staff — and currently teaches Social Studies.
#WeAreFortHill
#GBR
In loving Memory! “He was a kid everybody loved. He was a kid everyone wanted to be around”~ HC Zack Alkire
At the most recent game played, on October 14th at Smithsburg — Quan lead his teammates onto the field. He’ll undoubtedly be leading the
#Sentinels
down the 52 tomorrow.
Blake Beal, who went undefeated as starting-QB and scored 2-TD’s in the
#Sentinels
State Championship victory, signed his letter of intent to attend Mount St. Mary’s University where he plans to continue his education and play baseball.
#TheMount
#MountUp
#GoMount
#MountProud
Former
#FH
RB, UMD-Terp, Ty Johnson joins his former HC Todd Appel after the
#Sentinels
win, a 5th State Championship in 6 years. Johnson helped
#FortHill
to two of those (2013 & 2014).
#GBR
The
#Sentinels
have added the Poets to their regular season schedule.
#FortHill
will face Dunbar-Baltimore in Week 2, the 2024 season at Morgan State University and the 2025 season being played at Greenway Avenue Stadium.
The two perennial powers are a combined 77-1 since 2021.
The
#Sentinels
got the ball back, with 0:03 on the clock for the final kneel down in today’s game.
#LLQ
Upon returning to school tonight, the trophy was put at Saiquan Jenkins’ memorial and the team gathered around.
Day 1. Todd Appel enters his 11th season as the
#Sentinels
coach, with a 118-14 record since taking over as head coach in 2008. His .899 win-percentage is the highest in school history.
#GoBigRed
RECORD BREAKING SCORE —
With his 4th Touchdown, Jabril Daniels ties Ty Johnson for the most TDs in a single season — BUT, he set the school all-time mark for points in a season.
The touchdown gives him 202 points surpassing Steve Trimble and Ty Johnson (200 points).
Respect! HC Todd Appel and Douglass’ HC JC Pickney formed a relationship during their 2008 matchup, after the Eagles presented Michael O’Kelly, who has since passed, with a Douglass jersey and signed ball. O’Kelly’s
#2
jersey is worn to honor him by Appel’s son Walker this season
During our Week 6 visit to Frostburg, not only did we lose — but we also took notice of a sign they already hung up on the building by the locker room.
So.
We went ahead and won this time so they didn’t have to call the sign guy — it’s already up!
#GoBigRed
Football Is Back! The
#Sentinels
took to the practice field, under new HC Zack Alkire, for the first time since Covid-19 restrictions delayed the start of the season. Allegany County unanimously voted to allow fall sports following the State of Maryland approving the process.
Class of 2020 prospect Danny King traveled to Morgantown, WV yesterday to show off his kicking and punting ability at the
#WVU
Specialist Camp. After a phenomenal 2017 season, King is recognized as a
#Fab50
kicker headed into his junior year by
#KornBlueKicking
.
#KickingCamp
Congratulations to 2015
#FortHill
graduate Ty Johnson! Johnson totaled nearly 5,000 all-purpose yards in his time with the
#Sentinels
, and yesterday he became just the 4th players in
@TerpsFootball
's 127 year-history to eclipse 4,000 All-Purpose Yards.
Senior
#3
Danny King was selected as a consensus all-state player, making 2019 1st Team All-State as a K/P. King, who is headed to West Virginia University, finished with a career FG long of 54 yards and converted 119 of 120 XP (miss was blocked) during his
#Sentinels
career.
Day Of Champions! The
#Sentinels
attended the
@Ravens
game yesterday, along with other winners, to be honored as State Champions. Current Ravens cheerleader, and former
#FortHill
cheerleader, McKenzie Christopher was also able to be apart of her alma mater’s celebration.
#GBR
Former HC Todd Appel, now the defensive coordinator at Stephen Decatur, wins another title!
Coach Appel, won 5 rings as the head man at
#FH
, helped the Seahawks claim the 2A Championship last night.
Congratulations to the entire program!
(we see you still aren’t wearing blue😉)
Mr.Sentinel!
#20
Brayden Poling will conclude his 55-game
#FH
career this Saturday. Poling is the most decorated-player in the schools history, literally rewriting the history books by starting every game and to this point totaling 3,172 all-purpose yards with 719 total tackles.
THAT’S THE RECORD
On the final play of the half, Jabril Daniels scores another touchdown to extend the
#FortHill
lead to 42-7 over Mountain Ridge.
It’s his 5th of the game, and 34th on the season — he now holds school’s single season touchdown (34) and points (208) record.
The Ultimate-Sentinel!
#20
Brayden Poling will go down as one of Maryland-high school football's most triumphant players with 52 wins over his career. The senior started every game possible; all 55 since 2014, played in 4 State Championships (winning 3), and was 7-0 vs. Allegany.
Records Are Made To Be Broken! Kicker
#3
Danny King, who recently set a school record with a 54 yard FG, made history on Saturday by setting a new Homecoming Game record for the longest FG in the rivalry with his 50 yarder. The junior is now 9-9 on field-goal attempts.
Hammer's Roar! Towson Assistant Coach Dan Hernandez made a home visit recently to meet with standout-senior
#4
Luke Hamilton. Hamilton finished the season averaging 14.2 total-tackles per game and added 52 pancake blocks.
Jabril Daniels, wearing the meaningful
#3
jersey, became the first freshman football player to score a varsity touchdown for the
#Sentinels
since Brayden Poling in 2014 — and just the third 9th grader, along with Poling and Andre Pope (2001) to do so for
#FH
in multiple decades.
Start of the 4th Q,
#FH
has a 40 point lead over Northern-Garrett with Jabril Daniels, a freshman, entering the game at running back wearing his late brothers jersey.
For the 5th straight year,
#FortHill
Head Coach Todd Appel is named the area’s top coach, winning Coach Of The Year for an 8th time overall. Appel, the schools all-time leader in win percentage, has a 118-14 record in 10 seasons leading the
#Sentinels
:
Senior Carter Hess was named Maryland Class-1A Player Of The Year.
The 3x State Champion turned in the most dominating season of his prolific
#FortHill
career — he’ll be headed to Fordham University next fall.
A Hollidaysburg coach said pregame, addressing
#FH
players after a warm up chant — “you’re good cheerleaders”.
‘Cheerleaders’ win, take down Hollidaysburg 38-21.
#FortHill
is 4-0 on the season.