Hereford's third straight victory by a rout, 64-8, over Towson sets up next week's showdown with the Perry Hall Gators, a team the Bulls have lost two twice over the past two seasons. Perry Hall is 3-0 and the three-time defending Baltimore County 4A-3A champ.

Lonnie Liggins scored a touchdown rushing, another off of a reception, and a third off of an interception; Hasani Cromwell ran for two TDs and a team-high 83 yards; Tyler Brown and Eric Hemmeter rushed for one TD each, and Nick Pompa caught one of Brown's two touchdown passes in Thursday's 64-8 rout of Baltimore County League rival Towson.

The Bulls have out-scored their opponents, 158-24, including last week's 56-0 rout of Catonsville. Kicker Adam Yates was good on all eight of his extra points, and, for the year, is 19-for-19.

Yates, who has booted three field goals, on Thursday placed seven of his nine kickoffs into the endzone, with the other two landing at the 2- and 4-yard lines.

In totaling 295 yards, Hereford tuned up for next week's showdown at three-time county 4A-3A League champion Perry Hall.

The Bulls have lost twice to Perry Hall over the past two seasons, having been reclassified based on enrollment into the Class 3A.

Hereford won one Class 1A state title and two Class 2A state titles along with eight county 2A-1A crowns before moving up.

Perry Hall improved to 3-0 overall, and 2-0 in the county's 2A-1A with Thursday's 35-0 shutout of Woodlawn. The Gators have beaten their last two rivals by a combined, 63-0, and all three opponents by 84-14.

Gators quarterback Mike Lang has thrown for 409 yards and five TDs, three of them going to second-team All-Metro receiver-linebacker Dave Steinbaugh, who has 12 receptions for 323 yards.

Perry Hall running back Nelson Knight has 322 rushing yards and three touchdowns, and receiver Matt Wood has four receptions for 54 yards and a TD.

Perry Hall has won 30 of its past 31 games against Baltimore County rivals, including nine straight. The run includes victories over Hereford of, 27-7, on Sept. 9 of 2005, and, 10-7, on Sept. 8 of 2006.

Hereford has won 12 straight games against Baltimore County dating back to its loss to Perry Hall.