Fort Hill and Bridgeport have signed a two-year scheduling agreement in football, with the first meeting set for Week 5 at Wayne Jamison Stadium in Bridgeport on Oct. 3, 2025.
The 2026 matchup will be played at Greenway Avenue Stadium.
The Sentinels and Indians entered this year with 10 state championships each, and Bridgeport is a win away from its 11th.
Fort Hill defeated Northern 35-0 on Saturday for the Maryland Class 1A crown, its 11th, and Bridgeport faces Herbert Hoover for the West Virginia Class AAA championship Dec. 14 at noon.
Bridgeport, known for its Single Wing offense, is 13-0 this season and is averaging 59.7 points per game. The Indians have an enrollment of approximately 800 students.
Bridgeport has appeared in Fort Hill’s preseason scrimmage, the Queen City Quad, for the past 15 years but won’t next year with the teams playing in the regular season.
Fort Hill is looking for a fourth school at the Quad with Clarkson North returning and Perry Hall joining the field next August.
Bridgeport has never played an opponent from Maryland in the regular season.
Fort Hill last played a school from West Virginia in 2019 when it defeated Morgantown, 49-23, and Hedgesville, 64-6.
Bridgeport will replace Briar Woods on the Sentinels’ schedule.
Hall of Fame Fort Hill head coach Charlie Lattimer coached Bridgeport for two seasons (1957-58) to a 4-12-2 record before he began his run with the Sentinels in 1959, taking over the program from Bill Hahn.
Before the Sentinels title game, Fort Hill and North Hagerstown signed a two-year deal to play beginning next season during Fort Hill’s Week 7.