The football team at the Maryland School for the Deaf will play 9 home games and only 3 away games. Coach Andy Bonheyo, who's led the team for a decade, says it is just a coninsidence that so many of this season's games will be played at home. With most of the team returning, the Orioles are in good shape to repeat as national deaf prep champions. They went 9-1 last year. The only other deaf teams on the schedule this season is the Indiana School for the Deaf (October 16th) and the California School for the Deaf at Riverside (Nov 12).