Reginald Lewis football coach Anthony Knox received a late Christmas gift when he recently learned that his program would receive several thousand dollars in donated weight training equipment from Merritt Athletic Club in Owings Mills, where Knox works part time.

"It's a total upgrade, because what we have right now is pretty much nothing," Knox said. "It's a good thing that Merritt is donating this stuff to us, because we don't have anything we can do to compete with the other schools, since our weight room is not that good. This will definitely make the kids feel a little better about themselves."

The equipment was expected to be delivered this week.

-- Rich Scherr