Weekend wrap — Moore powers Wise
Thanks in large part to Rahsaan Moore, Wise will play for the Class 4A state championship this week.
The Maryland fullback commitment rushed for 93 yards on 17 carries, setting up the Pumas' matchup against Old Mill for the title.
Moore set up the game's opening score with a 33-yard run, then scored on two short plunges as seventh-ranked Wise beat visiting Thomas Johnson, 24-8, in a Maryland 4A semifinal before 1,500 in Upper Marlboro.
• UM defensive back recruit Jeremiah Wilson ran wild in Handley's playoff win Saturday.
Jeremiah Wilson ran for 106 yards and two touchdowns, and host Handley forced three Park View turnovers in a 33-7 victory in the Virginia AA Region II Divison 3 final on Saturday.
• Terps defensive end commitment Ian Evans made a big play at tight end to help Hammonton beat St. Joseph, 16-14, in the South Jersey Group III final.
Later in the second quarter, Nick Crescenzo threw a 61-yard scoring pass to Ian Evans to put Hammonton up, 13-7, before the break.
• Maryland defensive back pledge Mario Rowson made one big play in Lake Taylor's 20-19 overtime loss to Phoebus in the Virginia Eastern District final.
Lake Taylor's Mario Rowson hauls in 57-yard pass completion early which led to a rushing touchdown early in the third quarter against Phoebus on Friday.
• UM quarterback pledge Devin Burns played his final high school game Friday night, as his Carver High squad fell to Flowery Branch, 35-33, in the Georgia Class AAA quarterfinals.
Jump ahead to 2:45 on the video player for highlights of Carver's defeat.
Basketball recruiting
• St. Benedict Prep (N.J.) big man Gil Biruta has committed to Rutgers.
A versatile forward who played on Lithuania's junior national team, Biruta already has a relationship with Rutgers sophomore Gregory Echenique, who also played at St. Benedict under coach Dan Hurley. He was recruited by Maryland and some mid-majors, including Harvard.
