The Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference has announced its All-
Division teams for girls and boys basketball:

Chesapeake Division
Boys
First team
Danny Brooks Edgewood
Donn Hill, Bel Air
Horace Jackson, Aberdeen
Devon Saddler, Aberdeen
Xavier Smith, C. Milton Wright
Second team
Nick Armour, Elkton
Michael Coleman, Edgewood
Brian Kerdasha, Fallston
Jamahl Ralls, Edgewood
Cordell Smith, Aberdeen

Girls
First Team
Jess Harlee, Fallston
Rachel Holehouse, Fallston
Zameria Jones, Joppatowne
Tiffany Taylor, Aberdeen
Tameria Thornton, Joppatowne
Second Team
Rhianna Coogle, North Harford
Kristina Douglas, Edgewood
Monica Fischer, Fallston
Michaela Hardy, C. Milton Wright
Maddie Salamone, Bel Air

Susquehanna Division
Boys
First Team
Alex Behnke, North East
Dayshawn Bolling, Havre de Grace
Trevon Hawkins, Havre de Grace
Artie Hollingsworth, Perryville
Jeremy Mayo, Harford Tech
Second team
Garrett Burkhead, Patterson Mill
Darius Crockson, Havre de Grace
Anthony Johnson, Havre de Grace
Eric Newman, Harford Tech
Brandon Thorn, North Harford

Girls
First team
Kayla Chambers, North East
Candace Fritts, North East
Caitlyn Herman, Patterson Mill
Lindsey Monger, Rising Sun
Monica Negron, Patterson Mill
Second team
Brooke Fosley, North East
Allahah Galloway, Harford Tech
Candace Ingram, Perryville
Sydney Taylor, Patterson Mill
Rachel Wein, Perryville

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North Carroll track star Alexis Hurd plans to sign a national letter of intent next week to run for St. Francis University, Pa.

In January, the senior won the 55-meter dash and the 300 meters in leading her team to the Carroll County indoor track championship. Last spring, Hurd won the long jump and the 100 and 200-meter dashes while helping the Panthers win the 1,600-meter relay as they repeated as county champions.

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Former Maryland Terp Derrick Lewis has been named the varsity boys basketball coach at Archbishop Spalding.

Lewis, who was the Cavaliers' junior varsity coach this past season, previously coached the junior varsity team at Chapelgate Christian Academy. At Spalding, Lewis replaces Andy Bauer, whose contract was not renewed by the school. Bauer went 14-45 in two seasons, including an 8-24 mark this past season.

"I am very excited about the opportunity to head the basketball program at Spalding," Lewis said. "While I understand there have been different challenges and coaching changes during the last few years, I look forward to continuing the rebuilding process and bringing back the same enthusiasm to the program that everyone deserves. The atmosphere at Spalding is very positive and we play in an excellent conference. All the tools are here to be successful."

Lewis played at Maryland from 1985 to 1988 and also spent 16 years playing pro ball in France.

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It’s always fun and interesting getting updates on high school players I cover when they advance to the college level. Finding an update in Sports Illustrated is impressive. Former Glenelg lacrosse/soccer standout Alayna Markwordt has made an fine early impression on the Ohio State women’s lacrosse team.

The freshman attacker made the ‘Faces in the Crowd’ section in the magazine’s most recent issue (March 30) after tying a program record with 11 points (six goals, five assists) in the Buckeyes’ 22-12 win over Johns Hopkins last week. For the effort, Markwordt also was named WomensLax.com Rookie of the Week.

She has 17 goals and 10 assists in her first five college games. I mostly covered Markwordt as she helped lead the Gladiators soccer team to a state title in the 2007 season. That fall, she was one of our Q & A profiles in Howard County and I jokingly harassed her for choosing to play lacrosse over soccer at the next level. It was obviously a great choice.

-- Glenn Graham

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They'd scrimmaged once or twice over the years, but when C. Milton Wright went to Calvert Hall to play the No. 1 Cardinals Wednesday, it was the first time they would play a game that counted.

Ranked No. 2, the Mustangs were determined to try harder and their efforts paid off with a 4-1 win.

"It was pretty cool to be playing one of the top teams in the state," said C.M. Wright senior second baseman Ronnie Zeberlein. "We were pretty pumped up and ready to take them down."

And it was pretty cool at school yesterday for everyone associated with the Mustang baseball team, as word had spread that they'd won "The Big Game."

"It was very fun," said left-hander Mike DeVecchio, the starting and winning pitcher. "No one at school had given us a shot. But we came up big. Now the pressure is on us. I like it. I like being respected and having to push even harder to reach our next goal -- the state championship. "

The Mustangs made it to the state championship game last year, but fell short. This year their dream is to be one win better.

Wednesday, they were better than No. 1. They beat Calvert Hall with Zeberlein hitting a double in the first inning to bring teammate Andrew Gilley home for the team's first run and a two-run home run in the fifth to provide a little room to relax.

The winning run came in the second inning when Ryan Corn singled to bring home Shane Halsey.

Calvert Hall scored what would be its only run of the game in the bottom of the second when catcher Ryan Welling singled home Evan Cain, who had doubled at the start of the inning.

"When it was 2-1 and Ronnie hit the home run in the fifth, it got our confidence up again and we knew we could win," said DeVecchio, who is now 2-0 on the season. "But we were pretty confident underdogs going in. We knew we had nothing to lose."

Of course, that all changes now, thanks in large part to DeVecchio. He did not have his best stuff at the start of the game but he persevered, using his knowledge of Calvert Hall players from playing on summer travel leagues with them. By the fourth inning, he was calm and throwing with authority.

Though he had just one strikeout, it was a timely one, coming with the bases loaded in the bottom of the first inning. In four innings, he gave up just three hits and one run to the four-time Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference champs, who had been unbeaten in four games this season. DeVecchio gave way to junior right-hander Brad Markey, who allowed two hits in the final three innings.

"We came up a little short to a great team," said Calvert Hall coach Lou Eckerl. "We didn't support our pitchers very well, but you've got to give them credit. They only allowed us five hits. Both teams played well defensively. We left 10 guys on base. It was a great game."

Mustangs coach Tony Blackburn reminded his players yesterday that there are no awards for winning a game in March and voiced his appreciation at being able to play the area's perennial private school champion.

"We were excited to go play a team of their caliber," said Blackburn, whose team had asked him last year to try to schedule this game. "But I know I had to play my top two pitchers to win that game, while Calvert Hall was using their No. 3 and No. 4 pitchers.

"It's a compliment to us that they were willing to play us. I'm not being a jerk. Calvert Hall doesn't play that many public schools and for them to find room to play us, well, I made a point to say 'Thank you.'"

For Calvert Hall, the game will serve as a reminder that anything can happen. And for C. Milton Wright, it was a huge shot of confidence.

"Me and Ronnie are two of our senior leaders and we told the kids [teammates] what they're getting into now," said DeVecchio. "We'll make sure they don't get [big heads]. But if you want to be the best, you've got to beat the best. We did that. Last night, I couldn't sleep. I just kept replaying that game in my mind all night long."

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If you are a fan of St. Frances girls basketball or just a fan of the women's game in general, you know how St. Frances graduate Angel McCoughtry has been burning up the court at Louisville lately. You probably don't know much about the personal transformation that made her an All American.

Check out Kelli Anderson's terrific piece on McCoughtry in the March 23 issue of Sports Illustrated to read about how McCoughtry emerged two years ago as a program-changing athlete and personality at Louisville.

McCoughtry had a lot of talent when she played at St. Frances, where she was the All-Metro Player of the Year in her junior year, 2002-03, and she appeared headed for a good college career. But, as Anderson wrote, not many -- including me -- expected her to become a superstar of the women's game.

The highest scoring player in Louisville basketball history -- men's or women's -- McCoughtry is in final gear as she tries to lead the Cardinals to the national championsihp before she heads off, most certainly, to the WNBA. She had 28 points in last night's 62-52 win over LSU. That sends the No. 3 seed to a meeting with 2 seed Baylor Saturday at noon in Raleigh, N.C.

Yes, that's Raleigh. The same Raleigh where Maryland's women are the No. 1 seed. That would be a great matchup for those who follow women's basketball in Maryland except that only one would move on to the Final Four.

Click here to read Anderson's article.

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Taking over as the Gators' No. 1 pitcher this season, sophomore Megan Hyson has been nothing short of sensational.

How good? Can it get any better than no-hitting No. 1 and two-time defending Class 4A state champ Chesapeake-AA in a 2-0 win on Monday. The victory came against the Cougars' senior pitcher and two-time Metro Player of the Year, Lauren Gibson.

Hyson also provided the game-winning hit, a run-scoring double in the first inning as the Gators improved to 2-0 on the saeson.

Chesapeake coach Don Ellenberger said he was not completely surprised about the outcome.

"When we played them last year, she came in later in the game and shut us down," he said.

While defending Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference champion Spalding remains the team to beat behind senior pitcher Elaine Nescio, the Gators and Hyson will be in the thicks of things.

Jackie Boswell has returned as coach at Seton Keough this season, replacing coach Dave Bowyer.

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Jansen McMillan has become the 12th boys basketball coach at Glenelg, replacing former coach Jeremy Snyder.

It was not surprising to see an e-mail from Snyder, who recently stepped down, to pass along the new information and make a point of wishing McMillan well. Along with getting the most out of his teams during the course of his tenure, Snyder also was pivotal in helping others with an annual free-throw shooting fundraiser that supported the American Diabetes Association. During the winter, this year's event raised more than $7,000.

Snyder's 5-year-old son, Carson, is a Type-1 diabetic. Snyder stepped down to spend more time with his family.

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Terrell Vinson of St. Frances has been named to the Baltimore All-Star team that will participate in the Charm City Challenge on April 5 at Towson Center.

Vinson led St. Frances to Baltimore Catholic League and Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference championships. Averaging over 25 points and 11 rebounds, Vinson was named All-BCL and BCL tournament Most Valuable Player. He led St. Frances to the championship game in the Alhambra Invitational Tournament over the weekend.

The preliminary game of the City All-Stars versus the County All-Stars will tip-off at 3 p.m., with the feature game starting at 5 p.m. For more information about the event visit www.charmcitychallenge.com.

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Assistant athletic director Sean Murphy said Tuesday Archbishop Curley High School is accepting applications for its varsity boys basketball head coach position.

Resumes should be mailed to Sean Murphy, Asst. Athletic Director, Archbishop Curley High School, 3701 Sinclair Lane, Baltimore, Maryland 21213 or by e-mail: smurphy@archbishopcurley.org

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I wasn't in Baltimore for the glory years of Dunbar boys basketball, most notably the 1981-82 team that went 29-0 and the following year's squad that finished 31-0. But I do know the names: Muggsy Bogues, David Wingate, Reggie Williams, Reggie Lewis, current Lake Clifton coach Herman 'Tree' Harried and on and on.

After watching the 2008-09 Lake Clifton Lakers dominate the competition on their way to a perfect 28-0 season, neatly wrapped up in Saturday's 75-50 win over Friendly in the Class 3A state title game, I was curious to find out how they would stack up with those greats teams at Dunbar. The Lakers have built an impressive resume and strong argument of being the best.

Consider: They handily defeated City, which went on to win the Class 2A state title. They limited eventual Class 1A state champ Digital Harbor to five second-half points in coming away with a 69-30 win for their second straight Baltimore City championship. And they also defeated St. Frances, which went on to finish undefeated in both the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference and the Baltimore Catholic League.

The Lakers' strength this season was how they all came together and played as one with each individual part well aware of their respective role. They had smart and creative guards in Jason Sharp and Antonio Barton; a do-everything player in forward Will Barton; and an inside presence in Cleveland Melvin who emerged into a dominant force at both ends.

What they lacked was depth. When the Lakers wanted to go big, junior center Karee Watson did a lot of little things that went unnoticed. When they needed to go small, senior guard Jacquan Jones provided a boost of energy.

Harried, who played at Dunbar from 1982 to 1984 before moving on to Syracuse, said Dunbar's depth and the quickness of Bogues would be big factors. As coach of the Lakers, he said the key would be slowing the tempo to try to limit Bogues, which would be easier said then done. Another factor for Lake Clifton would be staying away from foul trouble.

What do you guys think -- who wins?

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Lessons were there for the learning yesterday afternoon at the 3rd Annual Elrod Hendricks Invitational Baseball Tournament luncheon at St. Frances. Some were about baseball, others were about life.

One of the most important was that Hendricks, the Orioles’ late coach and former player, knew the secret to a happy life.

“He had a wonderful perspective,” said his brother-in-law Michael Johnson. “He believed what was important went beyond the uniform you wore, the job you had or the money you made. What he used as a barometer was how, in fact, you treat people. He believed winning went beyond your skill set, that it came down to your ability to be a teammate, to your willingness to give up yourself for the other guy.

“Ellie gave more of himself than anyone I’ve known. And I think he would be proud to have this tournament named after him.”

This is the third year of the tournament, which this year features last year’s champion Chapelgate Christian, Arlington Baptist, Mt. Carmel and host St. Frances. But it is the first year of the luncheon and the first year Hendricks’ widow, Merle Hendricks, and Johnson were present to acknowledge the tournament.

“I know all the good things Elrod did,” said Merle Hendricks, who was married to the former Oriole catcher for just short of 37 years. “But I’m very honored that they think so much of him to name this tournament after him. I think he’d be delighted. He was like a little kid at home. You never knew what he was going to do. Baseball was always his passion. It was his No. 1 love. I was No. 2 and I was always OK with that.”

Pete Gilbert, a sportscaster for WBAL, who emceed the event, related a story from the 1979 World Series, when he was a child going to Game 7 with his dad.

“We were sitting in the left field bleachers and I had my Eddie Murray T-shirt on,” said Gilbert. “In the fourth inning this NBC cameraman motioned to me to come down to the fence. Then he called to Ellie, who was in the bullpen, to come over and they asked him if he could pick me up and hang me over the wall for a camera shot when they were going to commercial.

“And Elrod Hendricks hangs me over the wall and he’s high-fiving in the middle of Game 7 of the World Series, a pretty important time, and he’s just having fun. Twenty-five years later, when I came back to work in Baltimore, I saw him and asked if he remembered that moment. He said, ‘No.’ For me, it was such a big deal, but he didn’t remember because he did those kinds of things for kids everyday.”

In the audience yesterday were young baseball players who had heard Hendricks’ name but who had never seen him play or coach.

“I knew he played for the Orioles,” said Chapelgate freshman Jordan Lawrence, 14, a catcher and second baseman. “But I didn’t know anything more about him. But it sounds like he was a great man and loved kids, had fun and loved the game of baseball. It’s cool, because now all the focus is on the game and steroids.”

This was a day – and will be a weekend – to celebrate the joy that can come from baseball.

“It may seem like these days of being on a team will go on forever,” said Gilbert. “They won’t. Enjoy the moments of being a teammate and sacrificing for a teammate. Step back and drink it in.”

The message was, be a little bit like Elrod Hendricks and look for ways to embrace life.

“Elrod always believed it’s not what you say to people or what you do, it’s how you make them feel after they leave you that counts,” said Johnson.

The tournament was scheduled to begin today at Joe Cannon Stadium in Anne Arundel County with Arlington Baptist facing Mount Carmel at 4 p.m. Game 2 features St. Frances against 2008 winner Chapelgate Christian at 7. The two losing teams play a consolation game tomorrow at 9 a.m., followed by the championship game at noon.

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ALL-MIAA TEAMS
WINTER SPORTS 2008-09

BASKETBALL
A Conference
Eric Atkins, Mt. St. Joseph
Ryley Beaumont, Mt. St. Joseph
Dylon Cormier, Gibbons
Grandy Glaze, St. John’s
Jonathan Graham, Calvert Hall
Donte Holmes, St. Frances
Isaiah Philmore, John Carroll
Matt Rum, Loyola
Devin Spencer, Towson Catholic
Terrell Vinson, St. Frances

B Conference
Nicholas Groce, St. Mary’s
Greg McBride, Gilman
Sidney McCray, St. Paul’s
Stephon McCray, Curley
Ricky Meekins, Mt. Carmel
Ben Montgomery, Severn
Leon Porter, Pallotti
Trey Quinn, St. Mary’s
Kendall Watkins, Pallotti
Winfield Willis, St. Paul’s

C Conference
Charlie Flanagan, Key School
John Kaestner, Sts. Peter & Paul
Sabastian Kremer, Sts. Peter & Paul
Jake Maldonado, Key School
Aaron McCall, Chapelgate
Karl Nelson, Park School
Josh Riederman, Beth TFiloh
Miles Ripley, Indian Creek
Jeremy Schmerling, Beth TFiloh
Micah Steinmiller, Sts. Peter & Paul

ICE HOCKEY
“A” Conference
Alex Crofoot, Spalding
Tori Holland, Spalding
Joey Vonakis, Calvert Hall
Andrew Klick, Calvert Hall
Tim Good, Loyola Blakefield
Andrew Fitzhugh, Mt. St. Joseph
Mark Cisar , Mt. St. Joseph
Ryan Pumphrey, Spalding
Patrick Goheen, Calvert Hall
Tyler Adelsberger, Calvert Hall
Max Goodwin, Loyola
Connor Casey, Mt. St. Joseph
Kenneth MacLean, Calvert Hall
Kyle Holechek, Loyola

B Conference
Patrick Powderly, St. Paul’s
Jack Burton, St. Paul’s
David Fleishman, St. Paul’s
Derek Braig, St. Paul’s
Tyler Kapp , St. Paul’s
Johnny Doyle, St. Paul’s
Kris Wilcoxon, Sts. Peter and Paul
Conor Effinger, Sts. Peter and Paul
Will Weisman, Sts. Peter and Paul
Cameron Lauf, Gilman
Charlie Bueneman, St. Mary’s
Joseph Gukanovich, St. Mary’s
Lawrence Kovacs, Archbishop Curley
John Rambo, Boys’ Latin

INDOOR TRACK
Nick Rowe , Calvert Hall
Ken Motsay, Calvert Hall
Logan Pasqual, Calvert Hall
Chris Swisko, Calvert Hall
Derek Mitchell, Cardinal Gibbons
George Chambers, Curley
Jabulani Blyden, Gilman
Andrew Nelson, Gilman
John Davenport, Loyola
Matt Jablonski, Loyola
Justin Gross, McDonogh
Isaac Jorgensen, McDonogh
Josh Johns, McDonogh
Demetrios Pagonis, McDonogh
Duane Parker, Mt. St. Joseph
Arlen Liverman, Mt. St. Joseph
Artis Holt, Mt. St. Joseph
Kyle Fuller, Mt. St. Joseph
Renard Robinson, Mt. St. Joseph
Dorian Johnson, Mt. St. Joseph
Phil August, Mt. St. Joseph
Zach Sullivan, Spalding
Ryan Topita, Spalding

SQUASH
McGee O’Neil, Boys’ Latin
Michael Mutscheller, Boys' Latin
David Snyder, Boys' Latin
Christ Holter, Friends
Kelly Dalton, Friends
Taylro Tutrone, Gilman
David Hoffman, Gilman
Conor McGee, Gilman
Francis Smith, Loyola
Foster Hoff, McDonogh
Andrew Duberg, Park
Slater Ottenritter, St. Paul's
ric Milbourn, St. Paul's

SWIMMING
A Conference
Hugh Davison, Loyola
Sean Roddy, Loyola
Greg Pelton, Loyola
Oliver Bennett, Loyola
Tyler Thein, Loyola
Aaron Jones, Loyola
Brian Sweeney, McDonogh
Drew Cosgarea, McDonogh
Giles Smith, McDonogh
Jes Stephens, McDonogh
Ian Slater, McDonogh

B Conference
Andrew Nelson, Gilman
Jack VanRoden, John Carroll
John Bremer, Severn
John Ojard, St. Paul's
Austin Surhoff, St. Paul's
Ethan Kerpelman, St. Paul's
William Kimball, St. Paul's
Spencer Burch, St. Paul's
Henry Crompton, St. Paul's

WRESTLING
Eric Friedman, St. Paul’s
Tyler Goodwin, Mt. St. Joseph
Frankie Goodwin, Mt. St. Joseph
Will Switzer, Archbishop Spalding
Albert Woody, McDonogh
Tommy Faust, Gilman
Eric Filipowicz, McDonogh
Curtis Holmes, McDonogh
Eric Hart, John Carroll
Ethan Keiser, Calvert Hall
Shane Milam, McDonogh
Alex Pagnotta, McDonogh
Sammy Von Paris, John Carroll
Karl Green , Mt. St. Joseph

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For the second time this school year, Fallston's Monica Fischer is headed to a state championship game with an undefeated team. This time, however, she hopes the outcome will be a little different.

Fischer, a two-time All-Metro pick in soccer, led the Cougars to the state final last fall where they fell 2-0 to Bethesda-Chevy Chase and finished 17-1. Now, the senior is a key guard on the basketball team that is 27-0 after last night's 80-65 win over Largo in a state Class 3A semifinal.

The No. 11 Cougars face a tough challenge tomorrow night in defending champion Paint Branch, which pulled out a 76-66 win over No. 3 Western last night, but Fischer and her teammates seem confident. They were unfazed by a Largo team with a reputation for running over its opponents to the tune of 83 points a game.

"I really hope that we can step up again for one last game and work well together to bring out a win. It was really heart-crushing for soccer, making it all the way undefeated to the finals and ending up losing, so I hope we can pick it up, step up and keep playing the way we've been playing," said Fischer, who has committed to play lacrosse at Johns Hopkins.

The 3A title game closes out the three-day state girls tournament, tipping off at 8 tomorrow night at UMBC's RAC Arena.

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No. 1 Seton Keough and No. 2 St. Frances won their games last night at the 15th annual Bishop Walsh Girls Invitational Basketball Tournament in Cumberland. It's the first step in setting up a rematch of the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference final won by Seton Keough after the Panthers had taken the two regular-season meetings.

The Gators defeated Georgetown Visitation, 57-52, while St. Frances knocked off Holy Cross for the second time this season, 60-50. In the second round, the Gators (21-8) will meet Good Counsel, 28-4 and ranked No. 8 by The Washington Post, tonight at 5:45 while the Panthers (25-2) take on Elizabeth Seton, 23-6 and ranked No. 19 by The Post, at 7:30.

Neither team has played Good Counsel although the Gators scrimmaged them in preseason. Elizabeth Seton beat the Gators, 55-40, in their season opener.

Should both teams win or both teams lose tonight, they would meet in tomorrow's final day of action -- the consolation at 4 p.m. and the championship at 6:15 p.m.

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While the area's girls basketball attention is focused on the state tournament that begins in a few hours at UMBC's RAC Arena, the No. 1 and No. 2 teams are in competition far to the north.

No. 1 Seton Keough and No. 2 St. Frances are competing at the Bishop Walsh Girls Invitational Tournament at the Cumberland high school. The annual event features the top Catholic school teams from the Baltimore-Washington-southern Pennsylvania area.

While there is always a chance for a rematch of the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference final, won by Seton Keough 53-38, the odds are against it. The two teams are in different brackets.

Still, it has happened before. In 2002, Archbishop Spalding defeated Seton Keough, 45-42, for the A Conference title, but the Gators avenged that with a 50-45 victory in the consolation final at Bishop Walsh and took back the No. 1 ranking.

Seton Keough opens with Georgetown Visition, The Washington Post's No. 15 team today at 4:45 p.m. while the Panthers open with Holy Cross, The Post's No. 14 team.

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Brianna Bradford's high school basketball career ended with a standing ovation Tuesday night during Reservoir's winter sports banquet.

The senior, who scored more than 1,500 points during her four varsity seasons, was honored by coaches and athletes from four different sports together with school administrators who applauded raucously when girls varsity coach Suzanne Hughes announced the retirement of her No. 10 jersey.

Before that announcement, Bradford was presented with Reservoir's first Legacy Award in honor of her basketball achievements. She set school records (boys and girls) in scoring (1,537 points), assists (337) and steals (292).  She is also Reservoir's first McDonald's All American nominee and the school's first Division I girls basketball player.  She will play for the University of Pennsylvania next year.

During the presentation, Hughes quoted from a Pennsylvania newspaper in which the coach from Upper Merion (Pa.) called Bradford "the fastest person on the planet."  (Reservoir played Upper Merion during a holiday tournament and Bradford scored 29 points in that game.)

A banner will hang in Reservoir's gym with Bradford's picture, name, and accomplishments.  Her jersey will be framed and also will hang in the school.

-- Sandra McKee

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For those who like to debate the merits of public school wrestlers vs. private school wrestlers, tomorrow night is another chance to see if there is substance to the debate.

The annual Haswell M. Franklin Senior All-Star Meet is set for River Hill High School at 6:30 p.m. The meet is basically a tri-meet pitting Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association seniors in the 4A-3A and 2A-1A classes against the Maryland Private/Parochial school seniors in each weight class.

"When I was wrestling at Centennial, this meet was a much bigger deal," said Centennial coach Dave Roogow, who is one of the coaches for the public school wrestlers. "I wasn't good enough to compete in the meet, but I went to it. It was held at Johns Hopkins back then and I remember there being great excitement over this tournament."

Things have changed a little in the past five years, with Mount Mat Madness and the Ray Oliver Tournament providing opportunities for some of the public and private schools to meet during the regular season, and the scheduling has also made it difficult for the private schools to field a full roster.

"Our season was over three weeks ago," said McDonogh coach Pete Welch, one of the coaches for the private schools tomorrow night. "It's a difficult situation, asking kids to continue to train for three more weeks. A lot of guys move on to spring sports."

The private schools will be without competitors in the 103- and 112-pound classes, but both Welch and Roogow said the meet will still provide a lot of talking points and should be a lot of fun.

"I wish every kid who had a chance to wrestle in this tournament would do so," Roogow said.

-- Sandra McKee

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Baltimore City’s girls and boys basketball teams couldn’t have done any better in last week’s regional basketball championships. All seven of the city’s regional finalists advanced to the state final four which begins Thursday – girls at UMBC’s RAC Arena and boys at the Comcast Center.

The city teams won seven of eight possible regional crowns, missing out in Class 4A girls.

City and Digital Harbor have both their boys and girls teams going after state titles along with Western’s girls and the Lake Clifton and Walbrook boys.

The No. 1 Lake Clifton boys is one of four undefeated teams in the tournament along with River Hill girls, Fallston girls and Springbrook boys.

-- Katherine Dunn

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Times have been set for tomorrow's regional girls basketball championships and we have one correction from today's paper: Aberdeen will play at Fallston at 3 p.m. for the Class 3A East title.

Fallston is one of two undefeated local teams going after a regional title and a trip next week to the state final four. The No. 11 Cougars are 25-0. So is No. 6 River Hill, which will host North Point at 7:30 p.m. in the Class 2A South final.

The rest of the local lineup runs as follows:
No. 3 Western at No. 8 Catonsville in 3A North at noon
Randallstown at No. 4 City in 2A North at 1 p.m.
Old Mill at No. 5 Arundel in 4A East at 2 p.m.
Dunbar at No. 7 Digital Harbor in 1A North at 2 p.m.
North Carroll at Linganore in 4A North at 6 p.m.

In Class 2A East, Edgewood will play the winner of tonight's semifinal between Parkside and North Caroline tomorrow at a time to be announced.

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The playoffs are simple: Win and you keep playing, lose and you go home. It's also a time when you can really find out about a player and a team. Glen Burnie junior forward Justin Kuntz enjoyed a solid regular season in his first year with the Gophers after transferring from Archbishop Spalding.

As for his first two games in the Class 4A East region playoffs? Nothing short of sensational. The 6-foot-7 Kuntz opened the playoffs with a 35-point performance in the Gophers' 77-71 overtime win against Severna Park in Tuesday's quarterfinals. He scored 15 of his points in the extra time when it was needed the most, going 5-for-5 from the field and making four out of five free throws.

On Wednesday, he came back with 25 points to lead the team to a 69-66 win over Arundel. The Gophers (17-7) travel to Thomas Stone tonight for the region title.

Game time is set for 7 p.m. Glen Burnie, which had lost twice to Arundel and also once to Severna Park during the regular season, have the look of a special team with senior Tyler Rudd and Danny Murphy also playing well knowing each game could be there last.

-- Glenn Graham

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Excuse Fallston coach Mike McTeague this week if he doesn’t remember whether to tell his team to practice free throws or free-position shots.

McTeague is pulling double duty as head coach of the girls basketball team and the girls lacrosse team. That overlap could last another week if the 25-0 basketball team continues its roll and makes it to the state finals next Saturday.

“Today, I actually ran varsity practice and the JV lacrosse coach had to leave, so I ran JV lacrosse practice and then I had this [basketball game]. I ran two practices and a game,” said McTeague with a laugh after last night’s game. "We were off school Monday and we didn't have any heat Tuesday, so they didn't bring students in, so today and yesterday were the first days I did two-a-days."

It gets worse tomorrow when the lacrosse team is scheduled to play at Winters Mill’s play day and the basketball team is scheduled to host the Class 3A East regional final.

The lacrosse play day runs from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., so McTeague said the basketball team might play at 3 p.m., but he’s a little worried that might be too early if the lacrosse team runs into traffic returning from Westminster or if the play day runs a little long.

“And my assistant [lacrosse] coach is away at a wedding, so everything is just falling down on us, but how can I complain after a night like tonight?” said McTeague after the Cougars won their regional semifinal basketball game, 46-31, over Centennial.

Game time for tomorrow’s regional championship against Aberdeen will be finalized today.

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The state wrestling tournament begins tomorrow at Cole Field House in College Park at 2:30 p.m.

There will be 448 total wrestlers competing in 2A-1A and 4A-3A. Of that number only nine are undefeated. Twenty others have just one loss. Two have .500 records and one -- Chuck Gordon, a senior who wrestles at 135 for Eastern Tech -- pulled off what is probably the biggest surprise, wrestling his way into the tournament with a 12-13 record.

Below you will find a schedule of the weekend matches, followed by a list of schools with the abreviations used by the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association, followed by the first round matchups for each weight class.

Tournament schedule
Friday Preliminaries - 2:30 p.m.; Quarterfinals - 6:30 p.m.; Consolation Prelims - 8:30 p.m.
SaturdayConsolation 1st Round - 9:30 a.m.; Championship Semifinals - 11 a.m.; Consolation Quarterfinals - 1:15 p.m.; Consolation Semifinals - 2:15 p.m.; Consolation Finals - 4 p.m.; Championship Finals - 6:30 p.m.

4A-3A team names with identifying abreviations
ABE (E), Aberdeen; AEI (W), Albert Einstein; ANN (E), Annapolis; ARU (E), Arundel;ATH (E), Atholton; BAR (E), Bel Air; BCC (W), Bethesda-CC; BDN (E), Broadneck; BLA (S), Bladensburg; BOW (S), Bowie; CAT (N), Catonsville; CHA (E), Chesapeake; CHF (S), Charles H. Flowers; CHO (S), Chopticon; CMW (E), C.M. Wright; CRO (S), Crossland; CTN (E), Centennial; CZM (W), Magruder; DUL (N), Dulaney; DUN (N), Dundalk; DUV (S), DuVal;
ELR (S), Eleanor Roosevelt; FAL (E), Fallston; FRE (N), Frederick; GLB (E), Glen Burnie; GTM (S), Great Mills; HER (N), Hereford; HOW (E), Howard; HUN (S), Huntingtown; JHB (W), Hubie Blake; LAC (S), Henry E. Lackey; LAP (S), La Plata ; LAU (S), Laurel; LEO (S), Leonardtown;
MEA (E), Meade; MLM (N), Milford Mill; MTB (W), Montgomery Blair; MVT (N), Mergenthaler;
NCL (N), North Carroll; NCT (E), North County; NHF (E), North Harford; NOC (S), Northern-Calvert; NWM (W), Northwest; OLM (E), Old Mill; OXH (S), Oxon Hill; PBR (W), Paint Branch;
PEH (N), Perry Hall; PKD (S), Parkdale; PKV (N), Parkville; PPK (N), Patterson; QOR (W), Quince Orchard; RES (E), Reservior; SEP (E), Severna Park; SEV (W), Seneca Valley; SHE (W), Sherwood; SPB (W), Springbrook; SRI (E), South River; STD (E), Stephen Decatur; TOW (N), Towson; TSW (W), Thomas Wootton; TUS (N), Tuscarora; URB (N), Urbana; WAJ (W), Walter Johnson; WCH (W), Winston Churchill; WES (N), Westminster; WHE (W), Wheaton;
WLA (S), Westlake; WLD (E), Wilde Lake; WOO (N), Woodlawn; WTM (W), Watkins Mill;
WWH (W), Walt Whitman.

4A/3A tournament
First round

103
Bout 1: Eli Bienstock QOR (W),(Fr) 28- 3, vs. Matt Wax TUS (N), (Fr) 32- 8.
Bout 2: Logan Reece ARU (E), (Fr) 33- 7, vs. Dylan Dull LAP (S),(So) 26- 8.
Bout 3: Josh Knox RES (E), (Jr) 34- 6, vs. Tito Onyekweli ELR (S), (Fr) 35- 4.
Bout 4: Jacob Weaver TSW (W), (Fr) 26- 15, vs. Shaun Murphy PEH (N), (Fr) 28- 4.
Bout 5 Eric Stubblefield NOC (S), (Jr) 31- 2, vs. Colin Dupreay OLM (E), (So) 29- 7.
Bout 6: Tyler Green WES (N), (Fr) 27- 8, vs. Ravi Choxi CZM (W), (Sr) 33- 7.
Bout 7: Matteo DiPace CAT (N), (Jr) 34- 5, vs. Nitesh Donti NWM (W), (Jr) 25- 12.
Bout 8: Alex Truitt LEO (S), (Fr) 20- 17, vs. Nathan Kraisser CTN (E), (Fr) 33- 1.

112
Bout 9: Rasheim Smith JHB (W), (Sr) 35- 2, vs. Abby Solomon OXH (S), (Sr) 25- 4.
Bout 10: Brian Lillehaug WES (N), (Sr) 29- 8, vs. Shaydaun Velez ABE (E), (So) 30- 7.
Bout 11: Michael Persinger DUL (N), (So) 34- 6, vs. Ben Ward SRI (E), (Jr) 37- 6.
Bout 12:Sawyer Symington WWH (W), (Jr) 20- 12,vs.Toby Onyekweli LAU (S), (Jr)19-3.
Bout 13: Kevin Beck ATH (E), (Jr) 33- 2, vs. Giovanni Aybar PPK (N), (Jr) 26- 9.
Bout 14: Daniel Brannon LAP (S), (So) 31- 8, vs. Jordan Tolbert CZM (W), (So) 31- 5. Bout 15: Raheem Williams WLA (S), (So) 9- 3, vs. Tommy Wilson AEI (W), (Sr) 27- 9.
Bout 16: Damian Sheldon OLM (E), (Fr) 22- 16, vs. Phillipe Walker WOO (N), (Sr) 24- 1.

119
Bout 17: Mike Chen WCH (W), (Sr) 32- 5, vs. Larry Brent NCT (E), (So) 17- 17.
Bout 18: Quentin Leadbeter NOC (S), (Jr) 34- 1, vs. Britain Doetsch DUN (N), (Sr) 38- 4.
Bout 19: Joey Rice HUN (S), (So) 24- 8, vs. Rushion Brown FRE (N),(So) 23- 8.
Bout 20:Eddie Madden JHB (W), (So) 34- 10,vs.Houston Zemanski BDN (E), (Sr) 28- 4. Bout 21: Mike Garrow LAP (S), (Sr) 33- 7, Angelo Ambridge PEH (N), (Sr) 26- 7.
Bout 22: Eric Harder WWH (W), (So) 23- 9, vs.Chris Hoffman ABE (E), (Sr) 32- 3.
Bout 23: Max Schneiderman CZM (W), (Sr) 32- 6, vs. Tim Schwartz RES (E),(Sr) 39- 1.
Bout 24: Seyi Fagbemi CHF (S), (Sr) 19- 8, vs. Adam Krop URB (N), (Jr) 35- 1.

125
Bout 25: Shane Bramble TSW (W), (So) 29- 13vs.Michael Messick CHO (S),(Fr) 26- 14.
Bout 26: Johnny White TUS (N), (Jr) 25- 10, vs. Willie Pumphrey OLM (E), (Sr) 33- 7.
Bout 27: Terrence Owens MLM (N), (Sr) 31- 2, vs. Dan LeRoy CTN (E), (Sr) 29- 8.
Bout 28: Andy Tran SPB (W), (Sr) 30- 9, vs. Johnny Thomas LAP (S), (Jr) 24- 7.
Bout 29: Joe Kidwell ARU (E), (Sr) 32- 3, vs.Nick Carberry URB (N),(Jr) 29- 6.
Bout 30: Tommy George HUN (S), (Sr) 25- 10, vs.Michael Henning NWM (W),(Jr) 29- 4.
Bout 31: Mark Inda ELR (S), (Sr) 35- 4, vs. Andrew Follmann WWH (W), (So) 22- 9.
Bout 32: Austin Mueller FAL (E), (Jr) 28- 11, vs. Mason Goretsas NCL (N), (Jr) 32- 2.

130
Bout 33: Joe Galeano SPB (W), (Jr) 30- 6, vs. Jonny Voltz HER (N), (Jr) 26- 15.
Bout 34: Brady Massaro SEP (E), (So) 19- 5, vs. Markus Jarboe HUN (S), (Sr) 26- 4.
Bout 35: Mark Colabucci RES (E), So) 35- 4, Nate Jackson ELR (S), (So) 18- 11.
Bout 36: Jeremy Rosenthal TSW (W), (Sr) 24- 15, Adeleke Ibironke MLM (N),(Sr) 32- 0.
Bout 37: Brian Samuels LEO (S), (Sr) 35- 4, vs. Corey Tobias STD (E), (Sr) 26- 7.
Bout 38: Darian Meador WES (N), (So) 26- 10, vs. Kekura Musa MTB (W), (Sr) 32- 4.
Bout 39: Adam Dietrich FRE (N), (Jr) 15- 4, vs. Tony Scarnecchia WAJ (W), (Sr) 31- 13.
Bout 40: Lance Rutledge WLA (S), (Jr) 19- 6, vs. Kris Dutt HOW (E), (Sr) 30- 4.

135
Bout 41: Joey McKenna JHB (W), (Sr) 36- 5, vs. Jack Western CTN (E), (Sr) 25- 10.
Bout 42: Pedro Jose Arias BLA (S), (Sr) 30- 5, vs. Ar-Rashid White MLM (N), (Sr) 29- 4.
Bout 43: Donovan Daniel ELR (S), (Jr) 28- 6, vs. Austin Wenzlaff TUS (N), (Fr) 34- 6.
Bout 44: Michael Roberts PBR (W), (Sr) 26- 9, vs. Ron Vaughters OLM (E),(So) 38- 3.
Bout 45: Nick Romero LAP (S), (Jr) 32- 7, vs.Paul Stronsky PEH (N), (Sr) 26- 7.
Bout 46:Sarantos Tripoulas WHE (W), (Sr) 31- 8, vs. Kenneth Green SRI (E),(So) 39- 3.
Bout 47:Tyler Tockman SHE (W), (Jr) 28- 10, vs. Kevin O'Brien CMW (E), (Sr) 28- 1.
Bout 48: Eric Bose LEO (S), (Jr) 19- 17, vs. Peter Tatanish URB (N), (Jr) 36- 1.

140
Bout 49: Arthur Holland QOR (W), (Sr) 30- 1, vs. Jordan Cherry BOW (S), (Sr) 22- 10.
Bout 50: Lance McCoy MVT (N), (Sr) 22- 1, vs. Doug Spear GLB (E), (Sr) 22- 3.
Bout 51: Jeremy Seipp NCL (N), (Sr) 30- 3, vs. Brian Lucht CTN (E), (Sr) 28- 10.
Bout 52: Alex Abramson SPB (W), (Jr) 28- 10, vs. Stephen Cannon CHO (S),(Jr) 33- 2. Bout 53: Bernie McGarry STD (E), (Sr) 27- 2, vs. Taj Douglas MLM (N),(Sr) 28- 8.
Bout 54: Chase Ursiti LAP (S), (Sr) 31- 8, vs. Tyler Luckett NWM (W),(Sr) 29- 4.
Bout 55: Andre Wilcox OXH (S),(Sr) 25- 3, vs. Ricky Echeona AEI (W), (Sr) 33- 5.
Bout 56: Adam D'Amico ATH (E),(So) 26- 10, vs. Ricky Pownall WES (N), (Sr) 29- 5.

145
Bout 57: Eric Beverly WWH (W), Sr) 25- 0, vs. Josh Williams BAR (E), (Sr) 26- 17. Bout 58: Jordan Murphy OXH (S), (Sr) 27- 3, vs. Spencer Strube URB (N), (Sr) 32- 5. Bout 59: Vincent Shontere CHO (S),(Sr) 31- 5, vs. Alex Stafford HER (N),(Sr) 32- 12. Bout 60: John Ramsey WAJ (W), (Sr) 36- 6, vs. Bruce Steinel ATH (E), (Sr) 25- 5.
Bout 61: BJ Frederick LEO (S), (Jr) 35- 2, vs. Jon Spann CAT (N), (Sr) 17- 8.
Bout 62: Miche Ulysse SPB (W),(Sr) 26- 5, vs. Brian Kraisser CTN (E),(Jr) 29- 8.
Bout 63: Mike Barbaro TSW (W), (Jr) 32- 5, vs. Patrick Mahoney OLM (E), (Jr) 26- 9.
Bout 64: Joey Higgs LAP (S),(So) 22- 14, vs. Kyle Lemmon NCL (N), (Sr) 27- 4.

152
Bout 65: Reed Neubaum QOR (W), (Jr) 35- 2, vs. Byung Lee DUL (N),(Sr) 23- 17.
Bout 66: Chris Valeri FAL (E),(Sr) 24- 9, vs. Brent Mowry LAP (S), (Sr) 34- 5.
Bout 67: Danny Kominos STD (E), (Sr) 25- 6, vs. Hunter Rowe HUN (S), (Jr) 28- 12.
Bout 68: Scott Oberst TSW (W), (Jr) 26- 11, vs. David Fouts HER (N),(Sr) 35- 4.
Bout 69: Jeffrey Williams NOC (S), (Sr) 25- 2, vs. Joe Gebrosky NCT (E),(Jr) 27- 10.
Bout 70: Tyrel Fields PKV (N), (Sr) 28- 8, vs. Josh Lowy SHE (W), (Jr) 32- 4.
Bout 71: Mike Hoff WES (N), (Sr) 30- 5, vs.George Murphy WTM (W), (Sr) 28- 5.
Bout 72: James Monda GTM (S), (Sr) 26- 11, vs.Mike Mullens RES (E), (Jr) 37- 2.

160
Bout 73: Steven Gamble SHE (W), (Sr) 28- 0, vs. Paul Tshikaya PKD (S),(Sr) 29- 9. Bout 74: Colin Handzo DUL (N), (Sr) 30- 10, vs. Thomas Sillaman OLM (E), (Sr) 34- 7. Bout 75: James Green MLM (N), (Jr) 28- 6, vs. Tye Ingram CMW (E),(Sr) 24- 7.
Bout 76: Chris Ralli CZM (W),(Sr) 29- 12, vs. Nick Houser LAP (S), (Jr) 26- 9.
Bout 77: Chris Urps CHA (E), (Jr) 32- 3, vs. Casey Lynott CAT (N), (Jr) 28- 12.
Bout 78: Andrew Butler LAC (S), (Sr) 24- 13, vs. Steven Fisher WWH (W), (Sr) 27- 6. Bout 79: KeyShaun Ward BOW (S), (Jr) 32- 4, vs.Noah Joseph BCC (W), (Sr) 35- 6. Bout 80: Bryce Smith STD (E),(Jr) 28- 10, vs. David Stout NCL (N), (Sr) 24- 6.

171
Bout 81: Nadjitade Badje SPB (W), (Sr) 34- 0, vs.Danny Merill NCL (N),(Sr) 22- 9.
Bout 82: Andrew Swank NHF (E), (Sr) 22- 12, vs. Zane McBride CHF (S), (Sr) 27- 2.
Bout 83: Michael Sillaman OLM (E), (Sr) 35- 7, vs. CJ Lawrence WLA (S), (Sr) 29- 9.
Bout 84: Tony Maroulis CZM (W), (So) 16- 16, vs. Brandon Phillips DUL (N), (Jr) 38- 1.
Bout 85: Alec Pence CHO (S), (Jr) 33- 5, vs. Alvin Harris WLD (E), (So) 28- 15.
Bout 86: Michael Beckman TOW (N),(Jr) 27- 8, vs.Taylor Leighton WWH (W), (Jr) 28- 5.
Bout 87: Mike Daily URB (N),(Jr) 29- 10, vs. Greg Hamilton NWM (W),(Sr) 25- 12.
Bout 88: Andy Bogdan GTM (S), (Sr) 24- 11, vs. Tom Kuegler BAR (E), (So) 33- 5.

189
Bout 89: Aaron Norris WWH (W), (Sr) 30- 3, vs. Tyler Breitschwerdt RES (E),(Sr) 34- 6.
Bout 90: Mitchell Keith LAP (S), (Jr) 25- 12, vs. Jeryl Cole PPK (N), (Sr) 26- 3.
Bout 91: Alan Payne LEO (S), (Jr) 17- 17, vs. Mike Morgan FRE (N),(Sr) 23- 9.
Bout 92: Josh Hertz SHE (W), (Jr) 25- 7, vs. Danny Miller STD (E),(Sr) 36- 2.
Bout 93: Mian Magruder WLA (S), (So) 13- 8, vs. Darius Gregory MLM (N), (Jr) 28- 10.
Bout 94: John Rinaldi CZM (W), (Sr) 35- 6, vs.Pat Carey NCT (E), (Jr) 32- 4.
Bout 95: Paul Okeyo WAJ (W), (Sr) 37- 4, vs. Rob Thomas ANN (E), (Sr) 26- 5.
Bout 96: Daniel Langley LAC (S),(Sr) 21- 17, vs. Tyler Weedon CAT (N), (So) 22- 1.

215
Bout 97: Danny Lee WWH (W), (Jr) 29- 2, vs. David Young HUN (S), (Sr) 24- 11.
Bout 98: Stephen Allen WOO (N), (Jr) 15- 6, vs. Billy Nichols SEP (E), (Sr) 12- 4.
Bout 99: Taylor Gload HER (N), (Jr) 37- 3, vs. Pat Hyde GLB (E), (Fr) 21- 7.
Bout 100: Abel Dasilva SPB (W), (Sr) 25- 14, vs. Alex Ingagliato LAP (S), (Jr) 13- 1.
Bout 101:Mwanza Walamulumba MEA(E),(Jr) 35-1,vs.Alex Schuster NCL(N),(So) 12- 14 Bout 102: Ralph Parson OXH (S), (Sr) 20- 5, vs. Bernard Wolley SEV (W),(So) 25- 8. Bout 103: Brock Morris CHO (S), (Sr) 29- 6, vs. Sam Hollman TSW (W),(Sr) 32- 9.
Bout 104: Kyle Queen NCT (E),(Jr) 28- 11, vs. Kyle Cain WES (N),(Sr) 29- 5.

285
Bout 105: Dake Williams QOR (W), (Sr) 9- 1, vs. Jimmy Fitzgerald URB (N),(Jr) 12- 11. Bout 106: Ryan Jones NCT (E), (Sr) 34- 5, vs. Isaiah Shelton CHF (S), (Jr) 25- 5.
Bout 107: Dylan Drew STD (E), (Jr) 27- 5, vs. Eric Alexander CRO (S), (Sr) 14- 4.
Bout 108: Winterford Mensah PBR (W),(Sr) 29- 10,vs.Sydney Suggs PPK(N),(Sr) 20- 3. Bout 109: Nigel Cross OXH (S), (Sr) 28- 0, vs. Dimitri Branford ANN (E),(Sr) 23- 6.
Bout 110: Tarique Thomas WOO (N), (Jr) 18- 6, vs.Gerrad Brown SPB (W), (Sr) 31- 3.
Bout 111: Carrington Jones TUS (N),(Sr) 30- 8, vs.Andrew Midgette SHE(W),(Sr) 21- 9. Bout 112: Dimeji Layeni DUV (S), (Jr) 18- 9, vs.Aaron Hawkins OLM (E),(Sr) 38- 2.

2A/1A team names and abreviations
BHM (E) Bohemia Manor; BPI (N) Baltimore Poly; BRN (W) Brunswick; CAL (S) Calvert; CHB (N) Chesapeake-B; CLK (S) Clarksburg; CNT (W) Century; CSD (E) Cambridge/SD; CTT (W) Catoctin; CTY (N) City College; CVT (N) Carver Vo-Tech; DGH (N) Digital Harbor; DUB (N) W.E.B Du Bois; EAS (E) Easton; EDW (N) Edmonson/Westside; ELK (E) Elkton; EVT (N) Eastern Tech; FDB (N) Douglas-B; FOR (S) Forestville; FSK (W) Francis Scott Key; FTH (W) Fort Hill; GLG (S) Glenelg; GWP (S) Gwynn Park; HAM (S) Hammond; HVT (E) Harford Tech;
JMB (E) James M. Bennett; JOP (E) Joppatowne; KTC (E) Kent County; KTI (E) Kent Island;
LAN (N) Lansdowne; LCR (N) Loch Raven; LIB (W) Liberty; MAR (E) Mardela; MID (W) Middletown; MRR (S) Marriott's Ridge; MTH (S) Mt. Hebron; MTR (W) Mountain Ridge; NCN (E) North Caroline; NDC (E) North Dorchester; NEC (E) North East; NOG (W) Northern-G;
NPT (S) North Point; NWD (S) Northwood; OAK (S) Oakland Mills; OVE (N) Overlea; OWM (N) Owings Mills; PEV (E) Perryville; PIK (N) Pikesville; PKS (E) Parkside; POO (S) Poolesville;
PPM (E) Patterson Mill; PTX (S) Patuxent; QAN (E) Queen Anne's; RAN (N) Randallstown;
RIS (E) Rising Sun; ROC (S) Rockville; RVH (S) River Hill; SCL (W) South Carroll; SHG (W) South Hagerstown; SMI (W) Smithsburg; SOA (S) Southern; SOG (W) Southern-G; SPP (N) Sparrows Point; STM (E) St. Michaels; SUR (S) Surrattsviile; WIC (E) Wicomico; WIL (W) Williamsport; WLK (W) Walkersville; WMI (W) Winters MIll.

2A/1A tournament
First round

103
Bout 1: Steve Smith FSK (W), (Jr) 29- 2, vs. Jermayi Shelton LAN (N), (Fr) 24- 14.
Bout 2: Gray Reeves JMB (E), (Jr) 25- 9, vs. Isa Mohammed RVH (S), (Sr) 37- 8.
Bout 3: Zach Cullison PPM (E), (Fr) 31- 1, vs. Mac Raum CLK (S), (Fr) 31- 8.
Bout 4: Monica Hovermale SMI (W), (Jr) 27- 7, vs. Kevin Dufour OWM (N), (Sr) 29- 2.
Bout 5: Tony Farace OAK (S), (Fr) 32- 2, vs.Anthony Rivera MAR (E), (Fr) 29- 10.
Bout 6: Chuck Baugher EVT (N), (So) 21- 10, vs. Jon Sweeney CTT (W), (So) 31- 5.
Bout 7: Ethan Schwartz PIK (N), (Sr) 32- 7, vs. Chris Wampler SCL (W), (So) 22- 4. Bout 8: Colin Morse MRR (S), (So) 32- 12, vs. Spencer Horseman NDC (E), (Jr) 37- 1.

112
Bout 9: Shawn Eyler FSK (W), (Jr) 31- 0, vs. Josh Barrett PTX (S), (Sr) 28- 4.
Bout 10: Isaiah Thomas FDB (N), (Sr) 15- 4, vs. Zach Tull EAS (E), (Sr) 34- 8.
Bout 11: Brandon Gibson CVT (N), (So) 22- 2, vs. Shane Smith KTI (E), (So) 34- 4.
Bout: 12: Davey Stewart SOG (W), (Jr) 21- 17, vs. Scott Mantua RVH (S), (Sr) 43- 1. Bout: 13: Brandon Gain HVT (E), (Jr) 37- 3, vs. Brandon Ebert EVT (N), (Sr) 18- 14.
Bout 14: Drew Vickers MTH (S), (So) 31- 10, vs. Seth Chilson CTT (W),(So) 33- 2.
Bout 15: Nick Caffrey GLG (S), (So) 25- 12, vs. Keith Steine WMI (W), (So) 32- 7.
Bout: 16: Adam Hefflefinger RIS (E), (So) 28- 14, vs. Avi Freedman OWM (N),(Sr) 30- 0.

119

Bout 17: Tyler Bartholomew BRN (W), (Jr) 32- 4, vs. Clint Wallace KTC (E), (Sr) 27- 5. Bout 18: Jeff Tallia POO (S), (Sr) 35- 8, vs. Earl Eppard LAN (N), (Sr) 23- 3.
Bout 19: Zack Gerber GLG (S),(Jr) 30- 7, vs.Brandon Millman OWM (N), (Jr) 19- 6.
Bout 20: Cody Clise MTR (W), (Jr) 31- 5, vs. Robert Rakes RIS (E), (Fr) 35- 3.
Bout 21:Cameron Kirby RVH (S), (So) 39- 7,vs.Brandon Haley CTY (N), (Fr) 12- 8.
Bout 22: Kemper Baker WIL (W), (So) 32- 2, vs. Bijan Banks BHM (E), (Sr) 28- 7.
Bout 23: Myzar Mendoza WMI (W), (Jr) 31- 8, vs. Jeremy Erickson NCN (E), (Jr) 38- 4.
Bout 24: Jeff German MRR (S), (Jr) 24- 14, vs. Ben Baker PIK (N), (Sr) 27- 3.

125
Bout 25: Chad Strube MID (W), (Jr) 36- 3, vs.Luke Stocky NWD (S),(So) 32- 5.
Bout 26: Brian Richardson OWM (N), (Jr) 30- 9, vs. Bryan Mister STM (E),(Fr) 32- 7.
Bout 27: Chance McCree EDW (N),(Sr) 30- 5, vs. Mark Massimini HVT (E), (Jr) 30- 12.
Bout 28: Josh Arnold SOG (W), (Sr) 28- 15, vs. Brendan Conway GLG (S), (Jr) 30- 4.
Bout 29: Lamonta Beach QAN (E),(Sr) 33- 7, George Scheuerman SPP (N), (Sr) 28- 11.
Bout 30: Dylan Gillett HAM (S), (Jr) 32- 7, vs. Chris Antrobus CNT (W), (Jr) 28- 4.
Bout 31: Kelly Quinn GWP (S), (Sr) 22- 2, vs. Jake Pennington WMI (W), (Sr) 34- 6. Bout 32: Brenan McAllister PKS (E), (Fr) 32- 8, vs. Teno Boone BPI (N), (Sr) 30- 3.

130
Bout 33: Lex Ozias SOG (W), (So) 37- 3, vs. Adiekola Olagunu DGH (N), (Jr) 28- 4.
Bout 34: Jason Robinson RIS (E), (Jr) 29- 8, vs. Brian Mulloy NPT (S), (Jr) 30- 9.
Bout 35: Ben Culver EAS (E),(Fr) 37- 7, vs. Brandon Campbell HAM (S), (Jr) 29- 13.
Bout 36: Josh Duckworth NOG (W),(Sr) 24- 7, vs. Erik Helmick OVE (N), (Sr) 24- 4. Bout 37: Evan Shebel RVH (S), (Jr) 28- 4, vs. Mike Gilbert NEC (E), (Sr) 27- 8.
Bout 38: Jordon Spivey EVT (N), (Sr) 23- 9, vs. Rion Reiter SCL (W),(Sr) 29- 2.
Bout 39: Tyler Hinton CVT (N), (So) 22- 9, vs. Logan Yox LIB (W), (Jr) 37- 6.
Bout 40: Roja Stephenson CLK (S),(Jr) 30- 11, vs. LaJuan Pack KTI (E), (Sr) 35- 3.

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Bout 41: Adam Moranduzzo NOG (W),(Jr) 29- 5, vs. John Walther HVT (E),(Sr) 25- 12. Bout 42: Sean Kirby RVH (S),(Sr) 34- 12, vs. Robert Young EDW (N), (Jr) 13- 3.
Bout 43: Logan Wilson POO (S),(Jr) 38- 3, vs. Lee Douglas BPI (N), (Jr) 22- 6.
Bout 44: Matt Kuegler LIB (W), (Sr) 24- 17, vs. Josh Bathras NCN (E), (Sr) 25- 3.
Bout 45: Josh Halper HAM (S), (Sr) 36- 6, vs. Chuck Gordon EVT (N), (Sr) 12- 13.
Bout 46: Joey Sutch WIL (W), (Jr) 31- 5, vs. Kiefer Maxwell NEC (E), (So) 18- 9.
Bout 47: Nolan Rinker FSK (W), (Sr) 29- 3, vs. Shawn Barney RIS (E),(Sr) 29- 13.
Bout 48: Chris Willamson CLK (S),(Jr) 31- 9, vs.Dustin Callender OVE (N), (Sr) 24- 5.

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Bout 49: Brutus Scheffel SOG (W), (So) 37- 4, vs. Philip Meadows NPT (S),(Sr) 34- 5.
Bout 50: Corey Evans OVE (N), (Sr) 22- 8, vs. Tyler Hiob HVT (E), (Sr) 31- 8.
Bout 51: Jordan Trujilo OWM (N), (Jr) 26- 10, vs. Sam Guethler RIS (E),(Sr) 29- 10.
Bout 52: Dean White SMI (W),(Jr) 20- 13, vs.Nathan White RVH (S) (Sr) 43- 1.
Bout 53: Ben Markey NCN (E),(Sr) 36- 5, vs. Frank Eyenga EVT (N),(Jr) 17- 17.
Bout 54: Kyle Flick POO (S), (Jr) 34- 3, vs. Gus Mohlhenich WMI (W), (Jr) 26- 8.
Bout 55: Joesph Rollins SUR (S), (Jr) 13- 3, vs. Judd Ziegler MID (W), (Fr) 31- 9.
Bout 56: Andrew Wingate STM (E), (Sr) 31- 10, vs. Kion Wright PIK (N), (So) 23- 7.

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Bout 57: Bubba Scheffel SOG (W), (So) 40- 0, Stephen Seufert EAS (E), (Jr) 37- 8. Bout 58: Arvind Stone RVH (S), (Jr) 25- 14, vs. Leland Shelton CTY (N), (Sr) 23- 5.
Bout: 59: Mason Konkol NPT (S), (Jr) 19- 11, vs. Cyrus Fisher PIK (N), (Jr) 25- 11.
Bout 60: Mason Francis CTT (W), (So) 23- 15, vs. Pete Miljevic PEV (E), (Sr) 27- 2.
Bout 61:Mike O'Leary GLG (S), (Jr) 27- 9, vs.Taran Carr OWM (N),(Fr) 18- 7.
Bout 62: Ian Anderson SHG (W),(Sr) 29- 5, vs. Josh Moore NCN (E),(Sr) 38- 6.
Bout 63: Tyler White WLK (W), (Sr) 34- 3, vs. Phil Rehm KTI (E), (Jr) 27- 14.
Bout 64: Ron Adato ROC (S), (Jr) 21- 11, vs. DeSean Harrington DUB (N), (So) 22- 4.

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Bout 65: Jordan Skipper SOG (W), (Sr) 35- 4, vs. Brett Barker OWM (N), (Jr) 15- 11.
Bout 66: Tyler Grove JMB (E),(Sr) 20- 12, vs. Peter Petties OAK (S), (Sr) 28- 7.
Bout 67: Cory Wood HVT (E), (Sr) 28- 8, vs. Scott Irons HAM (S), (Sr) 21- 20.
Bout 68: Jeff Shea LIB (W), (Jr) 37- 4, vs. Corbin Ellis PIK (N), (Sr) 36- 2.
Bout 69: Lucas Hornick CAL (S), (Sr) 29- 5, vs. Mike Gombos PEV (E), (Sr) 24- 9.
Bout 70: Jesse Swain EVT (N), (Sr) 25- 3, vs. Zach White WLK (W), (Sr) 38- 2.
Bout 71: Darrius Bewley RAN (N), (Sr) 22- 5, vs. Jason Wright MTR (W), (Fr) 28- 9.
Bout 72: Corey Fergen SOA (S), (Jr) 18- 12, vs. Nick Leto WIC (E), (Sr) 31- 1.

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Bout 73: Dustin Stough NOG (W), (Sr) 30- 1, vs.Matt Friesen MRR (S), (Sr) 33- 10.
Bout 74: Andre Taylor OWM (N), (Sr) 25- 9, vs. Justin Gainey RIS (E), (Sr) 33- 6.
Bout 75: Daniel Johnson CVT (N), (Sr) 22- 2, vs.Patrick Rivera HVT (E), (Jr) 27- 13.
Bout 76: David Cowan MTR (W), (Jr) 16- 15, vs. Patrick Berry CAL (S), (Sr) 30- 4.
Bout 77: Jordan Gowe STM (E), (Jr) 33- 4, vs. Jeff Hardesty LAN (N), (Sr) 25- 14.
Bout 78: Mike Anderson OAK (S), (Sr) 25- 13, vs. Will Sharkey WMI (W), (Sr) 34- 4.
Bout 79: Sam Nuss HAM (S), (Jr) 28- 12, vs. Tommy Rej CTT (W), (Sr) 31- 10.
Bout 80: Franz Kappel BHM (E), (Jr) 23- 12, vs. Patrick Downey LCR (N), (So) 31- 0.

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Bout 81: Brandon Johnson MID (W), (Sr) 39- 0, vs. Neil Ezem DUB (N), (Jr) 12- 10.
Bout 82: William Wright ELK (E), (Sr) 26- 4, vs. Randy Farrell PTX (S), (Sr) 32- 4.
Bout 83: David Volz JOP (E), (So) 37- 5, vs. Chris Dayhoff NWD (S), (Sr) 30- 10.
Bout 84: Ryan Garlitz MTR (W), (Sr) 26- 10, vs. Lloyd Maith OVE (N), (Jr) 27- 4.
Bout 85: Scott Trench RVH (S), (Sr) 35- 7, vs. Ryan Wehland KTI (E), (Sr) 25- 11.
Bout 86: Muhammad Ali OWM (N), (So) 13- 4, vs. David Leveille CTT (W), (Sr) 30- 6.
Bout 87: Ryan White LAN (N), (Jr) 33- 8, vs. Kody Lewis SOG (W), (Sr) 25- 16.
Bout 88: Matt Widstrom OAK (S), (Sr) 23- 13, vs. Zach Eure PKS (E), (So) 34- 0.

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Bout 89: Tyler Scott SMI (W), (Sr) 30- 2, vs. Wes Skeeter JMB (E), (Sr) 20- 13.
Bout 90: Danny Flanagan HAM (S), (Sr) 30- 5, vs. Darrell Gray CTY (N), (Sr) 21- 4.
Bout 91: Mason Mills PTX (S), (Jr) 27- 11, vs. Micheal Brooks CHB (N), (Sr) 21- 5.
Bout 92: Glen Vincent FTH (W), (Jr) 33- 12, Lance Lepard HVT (E), (Sr) 41- 3.
Bout 93:Anthony Zoscak NPT (S), (So) 33- 5,vs.Ryan Witt LAN (N), (Jr) 17-8.
Bout 94: Ryan Bennett SOG (W), (So) 31- 6, vs. Trevon Johnson NDC (E), (Sr) 37- 2.
Bout 95: Justin Kozera WMI (W), (So) 33- 3, vs. Nick Hubbard CSD (E), (Jr) 32- 10.
Bout 96: Eric Kohr RVH (S), (Sr) 35- 10, Ben Rutkowski LCR (N), (Sr) 29- 3.

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Bout 97: Robbie Mies WIL (W), (Sr) 30- 4, vs. Jon Iwaskiw MTH (S), (So) 24- 12.
Bout 98: Cameron Myers CHB (N), (Jr) 19- 7, Justin Bathras NCN (E), (Sr) 21- 3.
Bout 99: Abe Tadross OWM (N), (Jr) 28- 4, vs. Scott Albright JMB (E), (Jr) 27- 9.
Bout 100: Devon Tober SCL (W), (Sr) 25- 9, vs. Jake Pace RVH (S), (Sr) 42- 2.
Bout 101: Calvin Rookard EAS (E), (Sr) 38- 3, vs. Willie Little EDW (N), (Jr) 19- 7.
Bout 102: Vance Brinkley FOR (S), (Sr) 22- 6, vs. Caleb Andrews CNT (W), (Jr) 25- 7.
Bout 103: Jae Kim MRR (S), (Sr) 31- 5, vs. Eric Miller LIB (W), (Sr) 27- 7.
Bout: 104: Mark Gatewood BHM (E), (Jr) 22- 12, vs. Josh Warren PIK (N), (Sr) 31- 8.

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Bout 105: Sam Wright SCL (W), (Jr) 32- 2, vs. Andrew Clark SPP (N), (So) 30- 9.
Bout 106: Andrew Baranski RIS (E), (Jr) 27- 13, vs. Nick Fletcher SOA (S), (Sr) 18-13.
Bout 107: Ben LeBrun KTI (E), (Sr) 24- 12, vs. Brandon Barnes RVH (S), (Sr) 28- 9.
Bout 108: Jeff Krumrine WMI (W), (Sr) 29- 8, vs.Julio Trujilo OWM (N), (Sr) 30- 2.
Bout 109: Michael Daniel OAK (S), (Sr) 28- 5, vs. Mike Perkins NCN (E), (Sr) 27- 17.
Bout 110: Luke Melcher LAN (N), (Sr) 24- 8, vs. Andrew Eyler FSK (W), (Sr) 20- 11.
Bout 111: Davon Shambley PIK (N), (Sr) 29- 6, vs. Dan Duvall LIB (W), (Sr) 33- 7.
Bout:112: Pablo Aleman HAM (S), (Jr) 25- 16, vs. Matt Wade EAS (E), (Sr) 42- 0.

Posted by Sandra McKee at 6:56 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
        

The Anne Arundel County Wrestling Coaches recently named former Navy wrestling coach Ed Peery as the 2009 recipient of the Allan Segree Service to Wrestling Award.

Peery has stayed active in wrestling after his retirement as a professor, coach, and administrator from Navy, serving as a volunteer coach at Annapolis and Annapolis Area Christian School.

Peery coached 27 seasons at Navy, producing a 311-90-14 record and 48 EIWA champions. He coached 16 all americans, one national champion, and one Olympic medalist (Wilde Lake assistant coach Lloyd Keaser).

The coach is a member of the Pennsylvania and National Wrestling Halls of Fame, was a Pennsylvania State Champ, a three-time NCAA Champion and was also an alternate on the 1956 US Olympic Team.

Posted by Sandra McKee at 6:48 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
        

The Class 1A South region is running a day ahead of most of the girls basketball playoffs with its championship scheduled tomorrow night at Patterson Mill as part of a doubleheader with the boys.

At 7 p.m., No. 15 Joppatowne will play South Carroll for the girls title and a trip to the state final four next week at UMBC's RAC Arena. First, the South Carroll boys will take on Havre de Grace for the boys regional championship at 5:15 with a trip to Comcast Center next week on the line.

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In this week's girls regional basketball playoffs, the seedings have held up very well across all of the regions involving local teams. The top seed and the second seed have advanced to the semifinals -- with one exception.

In Class 4A North, North Carroll and C. Milton Wright knocked off higher-seeded teams in the quarterfinals and are looking to do the same in tonight's semifinals.

North Carroll defeated top-seeded Dulaney and the Mustangs upset second-seeded Perry Hall. In the regional playoffs, the top four teams are seeded based on their regular-season records while the rest of the teams in each region are chosen at random. The Panthers ended up ninth and the Mustangs, 10th. As a result they will have to play on the road in tonight's semifinals. North Carroll at Woodlawn at 7 and C. Milton Wright at Linganore at 7.

North Carroll is looking for its first trip to the state final four while C. Milton Wright hasn't been there since 1996. Woodlawn reached the state final in 2003 and 2004 but hasn't been back since. Linganore is the only one of the four with any championship hardware in its trophy case -- crowns from 1992, 1996 and 1997.

The regional championship will be played Saturday at the higher seed at a time yet to be determined. The winner moves on the to state final four next Thursday at UMBC's RAC Arena.

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Western's girls basketball regional semifinal game tonight against Dundalk has been moved to 6 p.m. The game was originally schedule for 7.

If they win, the No. 3 Doves would face the winner of tonight's other Class 3A North semifinal for a trip to the state final four next Thursday at UMBC's RAC Arena. Hereford plays at No. 8 Catonsville in the other regional semifinal at 7 tonight.

Posted by Katherine Dunn at 11:34 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
        

I took a quick look at the brackets in the boys basketball region playoffs and it would be no surprise to see Baltimore City schools representing each classification at the state tournament at Maryland's Comcast Center.

In the Class 1A North region, No. 6 Digital Harbor appears primed but could get a push from Dunbar should the two get through tonight's semifinal round and meet in the region title game.

In the 2A North, No. 9 City looks like it is prepared to make a strong run.

No. 1 and undefeated Lake Clifton is the favorite to get out of the Class 3A North, but No. 3 Milford Mill might stand in the way should the two reach Friday's region final.

And in the Class 4A North, No. 5 Walbrook has the qualifications to make it through.

Just how far can all these talented city teams can go? If each of the mentioned teams come to play each game, the sky is the limit and we can see a bunch playing for state titles.

Posted by Glenn Graham at 12:10 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)
        

Arundel girls basketball coach Lee Rogers earned his 400th career win last week, putting him in seventh place on the all-time list of the winningest girls basketball coaches in the Baltimore metro area. He ranks third among active coaches behind North Harford’s Lin James and Southern’s Linda Kilpatrick.

Rogers, a North Carolina native who played high school basketball, coached the Arundel boys for five years before he took over the girls program and guided it to nine state tournament appearances and three state championships.

I asked Rogers to reflect on his career as the No. 5 Wildcats get set to open their regional playoff action tonight when they host Broadneck at 7 p.m.

Q: Do you remember the first girls game you coached?

A: That year we were 6-16. That’s all I remember. My AD, he said you’ve got to get better or stop coaching. I remembered that and we laugh about it now, but he had a point, so ... I went to Indiana and I spent a week at Bobby Knight’s camp and I spent a week at Carolina when Dean Smith was coaching and then I spent at week at Morgan Wootten’s. I just went to camps and clinics and we came up with different things that we got from coaches and we just applied it to what we have now. We came up with a system that’s been pretty good for us.

Q: What has been the highlight through the years?

A: I guess winning the first state championship (1996). The first year we went, we lost to Western, and then we found out what they had done about preparing and we implemented those things about getting the kids to do better in the off season. Western had the All-American Chanel Wright who went down to Carolina. That was a learning point and a step in the right direction for us and the next year we went back and we won.

Q: Who are some of the key kids you’ve had on the team?

A: The first year with Mary Pat Fannon and Sarah Kruchoff, then Donna Parker, who helped turn our program around. Then we had Meagan Rollins, Sherice Proctor, Jill Marano, Chavonne Hammond. She was our first D-I recruit, Chavonne Hammond. She went to Vanderbilt and she got drafted by the WNBA. Alex Maguire. Anastasia Baker. Shaunte Edmonds. We’ve had a lot of kids who’ve come through here and have been fortunate to help us have a program that’s been successful. I call it being blessed with kids who’ve wanted to play basketball, who’ve allowed us to coach them and accepted the way we do things and moved on to do better things at the next level.

Q: What first made you think about coaching?

A: I started coaching in junior high school, boys when we used to have junior high school basketball. As people get bigger, you get smaller and it’s hard to keep playing (laughs). I was coaching in junior high school and I continued to do it when I got in high school.

Q: What’s the most rewarding thing about coaching?

A: Seeing the kids progress each day, each month, each year. They improve throughout the season. Of course this is the longest season, but the things they do, they get better. And then watching them in the off season. You’re trying to apply the things you ask them to do in the off season. We do weight training and they do AAU and summer leagues.

Q: What has been the biggest change since you started coaching the girls?

A: Parental involvement. And the kids are different. When I played, you played ball. It was totally different as far as injuries. You wanted to play all the time. I know when I played, you didn’t want coaches to know you were hurt. You wanted to play as much as possible if you were a starter or the first one off the bench. The kids’ attitudes have totally changed about that stuff. The safety of the kid is first, but sometimes the kids, I think, misconstrue injury and being hurt. How tough the kids are. I think sometimes kids think you owe them something.

Q: What did it mean to you to hit 400?

A: It’s a milestone, but I didn’t know it until it was mentioned in the paper. I don’t keep up with that kind of stuff. It’s not that important. It’s just that the girls are successful. It’s about how do we get better, but the expectation of the girls is to win all the time. It’s a habit and some things you get used to doing, but it’s not easy each year. You have a target on your back and we always have had a target since we’ve gotten to be successful.

Q: How long do you think you’re going to keep coaching?

A: As long as I have a passion for it. My goal is I want to go out on my terms and not when the parents try to drive you out -- and that can happen,

Posted by Katherine Dunn at 11:11 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
        

Due to the inclement weather, the state boys basketball regional quarterfinal round set for today have been postponed until tomorrow and will be played along with the regularly scheduled girls quarterfinals.

If the boys and girls teams play at the same location as part of a doubleheader, the boys will play the opening game at 5 p.m., followed by the girls at 7.

According to the state association , all postponed games shall be made up on the next available date and all will be played on consecutive days until teams are able to resume playing on the originally established schedule.

Please be sure to check with the individual schools for additional scheduling information.

-- Glenn Graham

Posted by Kevin Eck at 1:32 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)