Baltimore City College delivered an emphatic 20-0 shutout of bitter rival Baltimore Polytechnic Institute in the annual City-Poly game, the homecoming showcase for both schools and one of the oldest continuous high school football rivalries in the country.
The Black Knights made a strong statement right from the first blast of the whistle and opened their account in the closing seconds of the opening quarter.
They continued to dominate the game, controlled the key moments thereafter.
City’s second score came with just 20 seconds left before intermission, when junior quarterback Carter Taylor hit junior wide receiver Andre Holland on a 31-yard touchdown pass, building a 12-0 lead by halftime before adding a late third-quarter touchdown and two-point conversion.
The Baltimore City College Knight beats the Polytechnic Engineers! My Knights put 20
Up on them Parrots!! The rivalry NEVER ends! https://t.co/qCb6jV62OM— Brian H. Waters (@brianhwaters) October 31, 2026
Poly continued to fight back and hard throughout a physical contest, backed by their energetic fans, but never reached the end zone as City’s defense closed out a clean sheet in the fourth quarter.
The Black Knights then pushed the lead to 20-0 with 1:41 remaining in the third on another touchdown followed by the two-point conversion. No further scoring occurred.
The game carried the full weight of a rivalry that began in 1889, making it the oldest high school football series in Maryland and the second-oldest between public schools in the United States.
