By Sheldon Shealer

Wednesday proved to be a busy day for Maryland high school football as the Crab Bowl head coaches were introduced to the media in Baltimore and Nick Lynch Classic field was confirmed in Prince George's County.

Legendary coach Al Thomas, who recently retired as Sherwood's coach, is the head coach of the Washington, and Linganore's Rick Conner is the Baltimore head coach for the Crab Bowl.

Tony Kennedy, organizer of the Nick Lynch Classic, confirmed the pairings Wednesday. The Sept 5 all-day affair at North Point High School features Theodore Roosevelt (D.C.) vs. Anacostia (D.C.) at 11:30 a.m., Riverdale Baptist vs. DeMatha at 2 p.m., Suitland vs. Wise at 4:30 p.m. and North Point vs. Northern Calvert at 7 p.m.

"It;s 90 percent done, we signed the contracts Wednesday," Kennedy said. "We're real excited about pulling this off. It was a lot of work, a lot of changes, but the meat of it stayed the same."