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Despite a slow start, the Glenelg High football team was able to right itself in time for a 28-21 win over Howard County League foe Reservoir on Friday night.

Behind quarterback senior quarterback Gage Trawick's all-around performance and running back senior Shannon Maura's big second half, the Gladiators (5-0 overall, 5-0 Howard County) were able to overcome a 14-6 halftime deficit.

Trawick overcame a frustrating opening half to pass for 108 yards and two scores, while rushing for two TD's.

"Gage has done a tremendous job for us all year long," said Gladiators' head coach Butch Shaffer.

"He's been our starting quarterback for three years and it shows. I'm very happy how he kept himself together and handled the offense in the second half."

Maura sparked his team in the second half with a 50-yard kickoff return, which kick-started a drive that ended when Trawick hit junior running back Colin Osbourne for an 11-yard touchdown pass. Trawick then hooked up with Scott Wheeler to tie the game early in the third quarter.

"Shannon is the emotional leader of our team, he sets the tone and that kickoff return really got us flying, it was a big spark for us," said Shaffer.

"We came out flat in the beginning of the game and I knew that we had to make a big play," said Maura, who wrote the name of his late grandfather, Charlie Maura, under his eye black as inspiration.

"I wanted to score, I should have scored but we got it to the 35-yard line and it got us going."