Fallston win keeps Hannahs' title streak alive
When Fallston's girls basketball team won its state semifinal game Friday night, it kept a unique streak alive for one of its players.
The last three teams that senior McKenzie Hannahs has played -- and started on -- have won state championships: Basketball, lacrosse and soccer. In more than 20 years of covering high school sports in the Baltimore area, I have never heard of a streak like that.
Although it probably happens in cross country and track, it has to be extremely rare in three different team-only sports. Most high school athletes are fortunate to win one state title in their four years, much less three in three seasons. Think of how many never even get to a state tournament.
"I am spoiled, really spoiled," said Hannahs, with a laugh after the unranked Cougars upset No. 3 Digital Harbor, 42-31, in Friday's state Class 2A semifinal.
"I'm just honored to have all these titles and, hopefully, another title [Saturday]. I'm blessed with so many good athletes that go to my school. It's just awesome. I'm going to look back on it all the time and tell my kids. I'm just blessed.
"We have some great coaches who support us and all the girls, we have a great time. Every team I play with, we all have fun and then [late coach Vern] Brown was a big part of it, so we love to do it for him all the time," said Hannahs, referring to the former Cougars soccer and basketball coach who died in November.
"It's been fun. I love all my teammates and I love all my sports," said Hannahs, who played every minute of Friday's game and had four points, six rebounds, two steals and a block in a strong team effort.





