Covering boys basketball, boys lacrosse and girls soccer in the Baltimore area provided plenty of special teams and players in 2010.

Here's a quick look at some that stood out:

2009-10 City boys basketball team: The Knights earned the area's No. 1 ranking like no other team in any sport. In successfully defending their Class 2A state title, they had to contend with Lake Clifton (Class 3A state champ the year before), Digital Harbor (Class 1A state champ the year before) and Baltimore City league champ Edmondson -- JUST TO GET OUT OF THE NORTH REGION! The Knights survived the state's most rigorous region with a 59-58 win over Edmondson in the title game and then had an easier time with two state playoff wins, capping their 23-2 season with a 56-45 win over Gwynn Park behind Jordan Latham and Nick Faust.

St. Paul's boys lacrosse team: The Crusaders and rival Boys' Latin were the cream of the crop throughout the spring season in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference. Going into the title game Boys' Latin was No. 1 and St. Paul's was No. 2. Little separated the teams throughout the season until the second half when the Crusaders -- behind a four-goal, one-assist performance from junior attackman Jay Carlson scored nine straight goals for a 17-7 championship win.

Hereford boys lacrosse team: How's this for going out on top in your senior year? Attackman Rustin Bryant, who would go on to be named All-Metro Player of the Year, scored a state record seven goals to lead the Bulls to a 13-9 win over River Hill for the program's third straight Class 3A-2A state championship.

McDonogh girls soccer team: For the past few seasons, the Eagles had been prime contenders for the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference championship, only to fall a tad short at various points in the playoffs. Not this year and they needed extra time to finally get over the hump against two-time defending champion Archbishop Spalding. In winning the past two years, the Cavaliers have proved to be a resilient bunch and this year looked no different when they got the tying goal against McDonogh with eight minutes left in regulation. Instead of thinking 'Here we go again' the Eagles stayed poised and found a way to get the elusive win in overtime. Midfielder Ashley Spivey, who would go on to be named the All-Metro Player of the Year, made a tireless run down the right side of the field before sending a cross to the middle. Taylor Cummings challenged for the ball to wreak havoc and when it squirted to the left side, freshman forward Casey Martinez was right there to tap it in for a thrilling 2-1 win.

Reservoir girls soccer team: If you first do not succeed ... The Gators fell one goal short of the program's first state title a year before with a tough 3-2 loss to Tuscarora for the Class 3A championship. This year, with six new starters, they returned to the state tournament on a mission. After avenging the loss to Tuscarora with a 1-0 win in the semifinal round, the Gators defeated Huntingtown, 1-0, to earn the state crown. Sophomore Amanda Jackson had a memorable performance to help the Gators knock off Tuscarora -- scoring a goal in the first half and then changing roles to mark out the defending champs top scoring threat in the second half.

Bryn Mawr girls soccer: Looking to repeat as champions in the IAAM B Conference, the Mawrtians trailed feisty Roland Park by a goal with under 10 minutes to play. Senior forward Morgan Rubin provided life with a tying goal and the junior midfielder Riley Barger did the rest, unleashing a 35-yard blast with 3:35 left that proved to be the winner.

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Due to yesterday's snow, the schedule for the Lady Millers Holiday Tournament will be moved back a day. Today's slate of basketball games will be played tomorrow and Tuesday's schedule of finals and consolation games will go on Wednesday. Although the tournament is hosted by Milford Mill, alll games will be played at New Town High School.

Milford Mill coach DeToiya McAliley said that while travel conditions weren't bad for teams close to the New Town area, some teams -- including Kent Island and Elkton -- are coming from places that had more snow.

Here is the schedule for Tuesday's games:
White Division: New Town vs. Kent Island, 1:30 p.m.; Walter Johnson vs. Eklton, 3.
Gold Division: Milford Mill vs. Centennial, 4:30; City vs. Walt Whitman, 6.
Green Division: Poly vs. Thomas Stone, 7; Frederick vs.Parkdale, 9.

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If there was ever a time when a high school basketball fan in Baltimore City would like to be in more than one place at one time, it's 5:15 this afternoon.

That's the starting time for three promising city league games that should bring the best from every team playing.

At City College, the No. 2 Knights (4-1) will take on No. 4 Patterson (5-0) with two of the area's most high profile players in action as senior forward Nick Faust leads the home team against the Clippers' talented point guard Aquille Carr.

Elsewhere, a battle of unbeaten teams will get together at Lake Clifton where the No. 10 Lakers (3-0) take on defending Class 1A state champ and No. 8 Dunbar (4-0).

And if that's not enough, defending Baltimore City league champ and No. 7 Edmondson (4-0) will get a visit from a talented Digital Harbor team (No. 12 at 3-2) looking to get rolling.

Take your pick, get there early and enjoy the games!

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Forest Park football coach Damon Bomar was named the Raven's High School Coach of the Year Sunday.

In his second season as the Foresters' head coach, Bomar continued the transformation he began a year ago when he turned a 2-8 team in to a 10-1 team and the Baltimore City Division II champions. This season, the Foresters went 12-1 and repeated as Division II champs.

The Foresters shut out seven opponents and outscored the opposition, 467-76, in their 12 wins. Their only loss was to eventual state Class 1A champ Dunbar, 20-0, in the regional final.

"I can't take credit by myself," Bomar said in a news release. "I'm lucky to have a great coaching staff and a talented group of players."

Bomar received his award during the Ravens' game against the New Orleans Saints. As the 14th Ravens' Coach of the Year, he received a $4,000 donation to his school's football program.

Past winners of the Ravens' Coach of the Year honor: Poly's Augie Waibel, Eastern Tech's Nick Arminio, Edmondson's Pete Pompey, McDonogh's Dom Damico, Hereford's Steve Turnbaugh, Dundalk's Dave Eubank, South Carroll's Gene Brown, Dunbar's Ben Eaton, Westminster's Brad Wilson, Edmondson's Dante Jones, Dunbar's Lawrence Smith, Century's Tony Shermeyer and Linganore's Rick Conner.

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Girls basketball players from John Carroll, Aberdeen, Perryville and North East raised nearly $15,000 for the Shooting Santas Foundation and they are ready to shop for their adopted families.

Earlier this month, the players raised much of the money by lining up sponsors and shooting 50 free throws each. Monday, each girl will shop for one member of one of the 15 adopted families. The gifts will be wrapped and delivered on Dec. 23.

Money was also raised at the Harford County-Baltimore County Challenge Friday and Saturday at John Carroll. In addition to the host team, Fallston, C. Milton Wright, Edgewood, Catonsville, Franklin, Milford Mill and Perry Hall participated.

The Harford County teams won the overall challenge, 7-1, with Franklin's 53-38 win over C. Milton Wright the only win for a Baltimore County team.

Since its founding 1998, the Shooting Santas Foundation, an organization headquartered through the John Carroll girls basketball program, has raised more than $54,000 to provide families with Christmas gifts they could not otherwise afford.

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The Baltimore Catholic League will be broadcasting seven Friday night regular-season basketball games in addition to playoff action on FOX 1370 AM this season, including tonight's Mount St. Joseph at Loyola game set for 7 p.m. Matt Diehl will call the play-by-play. Here's a look at the radio schedule:

Dec. 17 Mount St. Joseph at Loyola, 7 p.m.
Jan. 7 St. Frances at John Carroll, 7:15 p.m.
Jan. 14 John Carroll at Calvert Hall, 7:15 p.m.
Jan. 21 St. Maria Goretti at Mount St. Joseph, 7 p.m.
Jan. 28 Mount St. Joseph at St. Frances, 7 p.m.
Feb. 4 Loyola at Archbishop Spalding, 7 p.m.
Feb. 11 Archbishop Spalding at Calvert Hall, 7 p.m.
Feb. 18 Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association semifinals, TBA
Feb. 25 BCL quarterfinals, TBA
Feb. 27 BCL semifinals, TBA
Mar. 1 BCL championship game, TBA

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Saturday's boys basketball showdown that has No. 1 City traveling to No. 2 St. Frances will now take place at 7 p.m. The game was originally scheduled for 6 p.m. The junior varsity game will now start play at 5:15 p.m.

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Public schools in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford and Howard and Frederick counties are closing early today due to the inclement weather. Baltimore City has announced that after-school activities will be canceled.

Postponements at Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association schools are left up to individual schools. Some schools follow county directives, but some schools make independent decisions.

For the public and private schools that remain open, please be sure to check with each school for further information on possible postponements.

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Due to Charles County Schools being closed, Thursday's wrestling match at Glenelg with LaPlata has been postponed until 11:30 a.m. Saturday. LaPlata will also wrestle Oakland Mills at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, also at Glenelg.

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Owings Mills' All-Metro lineman Donovan Smith has narrowed his college list from seven to three and will chose among Penn State, North Carolina State and UCLA.

He plans to announce his decision after playing in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl on Jan. 8 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The senior offensive tackle, who is 6 feet 6 and 260 pounds, had whittled his list from about 20 offers to seven, but has since dropped Maryland, Michigan State, Syracuse and Connecticut.

Smith said Wednesday that he has not yet made his final decision

"All three of them have great academic support," Smith said. "Their football program is a nice football program to be in. Their coaching staff is solid. I interacted well with the players the most when I went on these trips, my official visits to these colleges. I'm a family guy and I don't want to be around a bunch of people who won't treat you like family, so that was big. And then just the fan base, being at the games, the atmosphere -- and then the academics."

Although Smith said he is aiming for the NFL, he plans to major in criminal justice, so he could fall back on a career as a detective or in forensics.

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Coming off a 19-6 season with a number of standouts back, the Oakland Mills boys basketball team comes into the week ranked No. 10 in the metro area with a 3-0 mark.

The Scorpions entered the season as the clear favorite in Howard County and have an ideal chance to prove just that with a busy week.

They open the week this afternoon at home against Reservoir; play host to Hammond on Wednesday (both games are set for 5:30 p.m.), and close out the week visiting Centennial at 7 p.m. Friday night. The three opponents were the only three to hand the Scorpions county losses last year.

The Scorpions, led by senior forward Greg Whittington and senior point guard Joe Kiely, have a chance to make quick amends with a productive week.

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Gilman isn't the only school to have a wrestling team faced with a short roster at the start of the season, but the Greyhounds are a perfect example of what the student-athlete sometimes has to endure to compete and help his school and his team.

In a Dec. 8 match against No. 10 John Carroll, Gilman coach Henry Franklin had to ask four of his varsity wrestlers to move up at least one weight class and in a couple cases two.

"This year, unfortunately, with injuries and the weight certification process we haven't been able to fill specific sizes," said Franklin. "And that means sometimes bringing up kids a weight class or two."

According to the certification process wrestlers can only lose 1.5 percent of their body weight per week, which sometimes means a slow process of meeting weight requirements.

"It's somewhat of a challenge with the weight certifications," said Franklin. "Say you have one kid, only one, for 135, but according to the process he isn't allowed to weigh 135 now because he will lose weight during the season. So right now he has to weigh 137.

"It's a huge challenge for the lower weight classes. Say you have a kid who will wrestle 103, but right now he weighs 108. He has to wrestle up at 112 and gradually lose the additional weight."

In the John Carroll match, Gilman forfeited three classes at 103, 119, 125 and then asked Andrew Riina (189), Conner Webb (215) Devon Porchia (285) and Nick Young (171) to wrestle up in class.

Riina, up two weight classes, actually gave away a full 20 pounds to his opponent, Webb nearly as much. And Young, who would normally wrestle at 160, moved to 171 where he faced John Carroll's Matt Miller, a returning state champion at 152, who has moved to 171 this season.

All four Gilman wrestlers lost by pin, hard results to swallow even when taking one for your team.

"It's definitely true all those kids were sacrificing themselves going up in weight," said Franklin. "And just being part of a wrestling program is tough. But one of the great things about wrestling is that you don't have to win to win, as long as you give it your all."

A wrestler who gives it his all can be proud of his effort, his performance and his result no matter what it is.

And as Franklin said that night, his team got a jump start in the learning process.

"They now know what they have to do to get better," he said. "And knowing it this early in the season they have time to work on it ..."

Gilman will face a similar tough task Saturday (Dec. 11) at the Quaker Classic at Friends School where six teams will compete beginning at 9:15 a.m.

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North County High School will host the Second Annual “Keaser Classic” Wrestling Dual Tournament Friday and Saturday.

The tournament is named in honor of former Brooklyn Park High School wrestler Lloyd Butch Keaser, the most famous wrestler to ever come out of Maryland. A former Naval Academy two-time All-American, Lloyd was a World Champion in 1973 and a Silver Medalist in the 1976 Montreal Olympics.

He was also the first African American to ever medal in wrestling in the Olympics. His humble beginnings in wrestling began at Brooklyn Park in ninth grade for the Pumphrey, Md., native.

“I really wanted to honor Lloyd Keaser,” said tournament director Wayne Liddick, who named the event. “He is one of the greatest ever to come out of the state and this is a way young wrestlers can hear about and learn about him and what he accomplished.”

North County, the defending champion and the lone representative from Anne Arundel county, is hosting 13 other high schools representing 8 counties: Wilde Lake, Hammond and River Hill from Howard, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bowie and Oxon Hill from Prince Georges, Winters Mill and Liberty from Carroll, Lansdowne from Baltimore, Leonardtown from St. Mary’s, Harford Tech. from Harford, Easton from Talbot, and Bishop McNamara (the only private school) from Montgomery.

The field has seven schools from the 4A-3A division and 6 from the 2A-1A.

There will be an admission fee each day of $5 for the competition that begins Friday at 3:30pm and Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. The tournament is expected to end around 3:30 p.m. Saturday and will be followed by award presentations.

sandra.mckee@baltsun.com

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The Maryland State High School Field Hockey Coaches Association
2010 All-State Players

1st Team All-State

ATTACK:

Taylor West Pocomoke HS Senior
Meghan Macera Westminster HS Junior
Christina Conrad Fallston HS Senior
Paige Duncan Broadneck HS Senior
Caroline Seats Roland Park Country School Senior

MIDFIELD:

Kasey Tapman Pocomoke HS Senior
Alyssa Parker Glenelg HS Junior
Mary Kate Olson Glenelg HS Junior
Dana Allaband Rising Sun HS Senior
Anna Haley Broadneck HS Junior
Molly Stuart Urbana HS Junior

DEFENSE:

Abby Webb Saints Peter & Paul Senior
Kelly Mattingly Fallston HS Senior

GOALKEEPERS:

Gabriella Brooks Patterson Mill HS Senior
Jenna Tribull Broadneck HS Senior

2nd Team All-State

ATTACK:

Emily Keesling Patterson Mill HS Junior
Allie Pickens Glenelg Country School Junior
Jenna Boarman Mt. Hebron HS Senior
Danielle Harkaway Bethesda-Chevy Chase Senior
Kendall Garden Archbishop Spalding HS Junior

MIDFIELD:

Samantha Rutkowski Patterson Mill HS Senior
Jordan Wilkins Westminster HS Senior
Jill Remenapp Century HS Senior
Josie George Bryn Mawr School Junior
Courtney Thompson South River HS Senior

DEFENSE:

Anna McQuaid Saints Peter & Paul Junior
Stacey MacKintosh South River HS Junior

GOALKEEPERS:

Brittany Barr Century HS Senior
Shannon Flanagan South River HS Junior

HONORABLE MENTION:

ATTACK:

Danielle King C. Milton Wright HS Junior
Kathryn Rothenhoefer Middletown HS Senior
Allie Hackbarth Hereford HS Senior
Ashley Reid Chesapeake HS--AA Senior
Gina Smarrelli Urbana HS Senior

MIDFIELD:

Katie Gallagher C. Milton Wright HS Junior
Allison Siegel John Carroll School Senior
Allyson Dahlen Poolesville HS Junior
Brittany Beavers Henry E. Lackey HS Senior
Claire Ganoe Patuxent HS Senior

DEFENSE:

Abbie Frase Easton HS Junior
Kelsey Bonner Archbishop Spalding HS Junior

GOALKEEPERS:

Sarah Bates Glenelg Country School Sophomore
Morgan Culler Mt. Hebron HS Senior
Katie Cavanaugh Perry Hall HS Junior

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The Douglass High School wrestling program has been discontinued at least for this season, said the school's athletic director Tina Queen.

"Basically, it's because of a lack of participation," said Queen, who made the decision. "Our ninth grade enrollment is down and it is hard to recruit for the team if you don't have the kids to recruit. It had nothing to do with money. In Baltimore City we are making great strides. If we had the participation, we'd have the sport."

Queen said Douglass has added swimming and Indoor track teams over the last two years and she thinks those teams have also pulled students away from wrestling.

"I'm hoping we'll have a bigger ninth grade class next year and we can have wrestling next year," she said. "Once we get kids into the wrestling program the retention rate is good."

Wrestling coach Cordell Hunter, who was facing a rebuilding season with just three wrestlers returning from last season, including Selena Jimenez, said he had only from five to eight students come out for this year's team.

"It's hard to recruit when you're the coach and not in the school to recruit," said Hunter, who is a counselor at the Chesapeake Center for Youth in Brooklyn. "I wish we could have kept them in training and then participated in the postseason tournaments, but that wasn't an option."

The current wrestlers are expected to become part of the swimming and indoor track teams, both Queen and Hunter said.

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Glenelg junior field hockey midfielder Alyssa Parker added another bit of glitter to her array of awards this season, as she has been named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association’s High School All- South Region team.

Parker is the only player in the greater Baltimore area to be named to the team and one of just two in the state, joining Pocomoke's Taylor West.

Parker, who scored an amazing 38 goals and 38 assists this season, lead the Gladiators and Howard County in scoring, while leading her team to a 19-1 record and its first state championship.

She is also a Junior Olympian and Futures Elite Player, and being highly recruited by both Maryland and North Carolina field hockey programs.
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Soccer standouts Alex Price (Marriotts Ridge) and Gabrielle Tana (Maryvale Prep) have been selected to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) 2010 Girls High School Scholar All-America Team. To be selected, players must be seniors with a minimum 3.75 cumulative grade-point average and have exhibited excellence in high school soccer.

Price, a midfielder, closed out a four-year career with eight goals and six assists to lead the Mustangs to their first Howard County championship. Tana, also a midfielder, scored seven goals and added six assists in her fourth varsity season at Maryvale Prep. The two will be invited to the NSCAA All-America Luncheon, set for Jan. 15 as part of the 2006 NSCAA Convention in Baltimore.

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Every team aims for the state championship in August, but in the end, only two Baltimore-area teams wore the crown. No. 8 Wilde Lake and No. 12 Dunbar capped their seasons with hard-fought victories. The Wildecats jumped ahead of No. 6 Franklin and held on to win, 21-14, while the Poets rallied from 10 points down to beat Havre de Grace, 22-12.

Both games featured plenty of electricity and some shining moments for the players and fans. Here are the numbers that stand out from the state finals:

1
Pass completed by Wilde Lake – a halfback pass by Khalil Viera to Eron Pruitt for an 8-yard touchdown

2
Punts by Wilde Lake's Joe Kelly placed inside Franklin’s 20-yard line in the fourth quarter

2
Touchdown passes from Franklin quarterback Joey Dorsey to receiver Ian Thomas

2
Touchdown passes from Havre de Grace quarterback Darin Washington to receiver Jordan Stallings

3
Fumbles forced by Havre de Grace’s Monty Werts

4
Straight upsets for Wilde Lake in the playoffs – over Atholton, River Hill, Damascus and Franklin

5
Turnovers overcome by Dunbar in the Class 1A final

5
Teams in state tournament history that have won titles in three different classifications as Urbana added a 4A title to its 2A and 3A crowns. Dunbar, Wilde Lake, Damascus and Seneca Valley also have done it.

6
State titles for Wilde Lake

7
State titles for Dunbar

7.5
Average margin of victory in the four state championship games

10
Largest margin of victory in any of the four state finals – Dunbar 22-12 over Havre de Grace

15:17
Time left when Dunbar scored its first touchdown with Havre de Grace leading 12-0

21
Total state crowns won by this year’s state champion programs -- Dunbar (seven), Wilde Lake (six), Urbana (five) and McDonough (four)

21
Years since a team won with only 6 points or fewer until Urbana edged Wise, 6-0, for the 4A title. Linganore nipped Magruder, 3-0, in 1989

36
Players on Dunbar’s roster who are not seniors

51
Victories for Dunbar’s Lawrence Smith in just four years as head coach

362
Days until next year’s state finals

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The Annapolis Touchdown Club today named Archbishop Spalding's K.K. Smith its Rhodes Trophy winner as the best player in Anne Arundel County.

Smith, a running back and linebacker, helped lead the Cavaliers to back-to-back MIAA B Conference championships. This season, he rushed for 1,849 yards and 19 touchdowns. He also had 12 receptions for three touchdowns, returned two punts for touchdowns and scored off a fumble recovery.

At linebacker, the senior had 61 tackles, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.

The Rhodes Trophy is voted on by all of the high school football coaches in Anne Arundel County at public and private schools, said Spalding coach Mike Whittles.

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The girls basketball teams from John Carroll, Aberdeen, Perryville and North East will play Santa Claus on Saturday, shooting hoops in their annual Shooting Santas Foundation fundraiser at Aberdeen High School at 10:30 a.m.

The players have lined up sponsors and will shoot 50 free throws each, raising money from each one they make.

Since its founding 1998, the Shooting Santas Foundation has brought in more than $40,000, including a record-setting $15,000 last season. The players hope to raise $20,000 this year to help 20 families have Christmas gifts they would not otherwise be able to afford

"The goal of SSF is to make sure no kid wakes up Christmas morning thinking Santa forgot to stop at their house this year," said John Carroll coach Mike Blizzard in a news release.

Once the money is collected, a player shops with a member of each family. They are wrapped and presented to the family on Dec. 23 while the children are in school, so they can believe that Santa delivered the gifts on Christmas morning.

"The benefits of what we do is much more than just the help given the families," Blizzard said. "By involving the players in the whole process we teach them about the need that is out there in the community that they may never have known about. They get to see the people they are helping and share a smile and a tear with them. It is a moving experience for all the players...one they will hopefully never forget and will one day do something similar in their communities when they are adults. We want to help folks now and create a new community of givers in the next generation."

For information or to donate, contact Blizzard, 443-243-0644.

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Gilman senior Darius Jennings was named the Gatorade Maryland Football Player of the Year Thursday.

Jennings, an All-Metro first-team selection last season as an athlete, was the No. 2 Greyhounds' quarterback, rushing for 1,592 yards on 165 carries. He also was 29-for-50 passing for 425 yards and three touchdowns — two of them in the season-ending 42-6 win over archrival McDonogh.He also returned five kickoffs for 220 yards and two touchdowns.

The 6-foot, 185-pound Jennings is the Greyhounds' all-time leading rusher with 4,338 yards on 493 carries with 53 touchdowns. He was named an Under Armour All-American and will play in the Under Armour All-American game Jan. 5 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Jennings is undecided on college, but has narrowed his list to Ohio State, UCLA, Maryland, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.

“I’m amazed at what Jennings is able to do,” DeMatha Coach Bill McGregor said in a news release. “We’ve played him two years in a row and ‘held’ him to about 550 yards rushing. There’s nothing you can do to stop him, and we worked very hard to try and find a way.”

Jennings is the third Greyhound to win the award following Leon Newsome in 1987 and Victor Abiamiri in 2002.

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Former Notre Dame Prep soccer standout Julia Bouchelle is getting plenty of mileage from her junior season at Boston College as the Eagles reached the NCAA Division I Women's semifinals for the first time in program history. Boston College (17-6-1) will take on Stanford at 6:30 p.m. Friday in Cary North Carolina. The game will be televised live on ESPNU. Bouchelle, a midfielder, has two goals and three assists on the season and 14 goals and 10 assists in her three years. In the College Cup's other semifinal on Friday, set for 4 p.m. on ESPN2, Ohio State takes on Notre Dame. The championship game is set for Dec. 5 at noon and will be shown live on ESPN2.

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