Weekend wrap – Etta-Tawo stars in loss
A big day from Amba Etta-Tawo wasn't enough for his McEachern High squad Friday night.
The Maryland-bound wide receiver's top-ranked team dropped a 12-10 game to Hillgrove (Ga.).
Amba Etta-Tawo paced McEachern’s receiving corps with nine catches for 137 yards.
• Terps commitments Perry Hills and Anthony Nixon led Pittsburgh Central Catholic to a 60-6 win over Plum.
Hills and Nixon were pulled out of the game before the end of the first half. Hills completed 6 of 8 passes for 186 yards and two touchdown passes, including a 60-yard touchdown pass to Nixon.
• Maryland-bound linebacker Shawn Petty guided Eleanor Roosevelt to a 48-6 win over Laurel.
Raiders' quarterback Shawn Petty threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns and also added 101 yards rushing. Roosevelt remained unbeaten (6-0) heading into next Saturday's game against 5-1 Flowers.
• UM quarterback recruit Caleb Rowe threw one touchdown pass as his Blue Ridge squad suffered its first defeat of the season -- a 29-28 loss to Clinton (S.C.).
Caleb Rowe passed to Bryton Griffin for a 26-yard touchdown later in the opening quarter.
Basketball recruiting
• Dave Telep reported late last week that Mitch McGary's decision is up in the air.
Michigan, Duke, North Carolina and Florida would have to be considered viable options. You hear less regarding Maryland and Kentucky. Round and round we go, where McGary lands, no one knows. During the Recruiting Nation show Paul Biancardi nailed it. “The thing that is absolutely sure about Mitch McGary is that he’s unsure about where he wants to go.”
• ESPN HoopGurlz wrote about the impact of Malina Howard's commitment to Maryland.
The ACC school moved from No. 18 in the ESPN HoopGurlz recruiting class rankings up to No. 6. Howard, a 6-foot-3 post from Twinsburg, Ohio, gives Maryland a replacement for Lynetta Kizer to anchor the middle for the next four years. Howard, rated the No. 1 post in the class, is an accomplished high school player.
