Mid Maryland Girls Basketball

3/12/2012

Division III JV Championship:   Ballenger Creek 37  Maryland School for the Deaf 27

WOW! What a game! Since it was the championship game, both teams were prepared to go hard for the whole game. Aggressive defense and turnovers kept the game moving quickly. Ballenger Creek, while trying to keep their undefeated season, was winning 12 - 6 at the end of the first quarter. MSD kept playing hard and both teams were ready to rest at half-time, with Ballenger still leading 22 - 14. The second half of the game saw both teams getting a bit tired and committing more fouls. Fortunately for Ballenger Creek, they were not distracted by the MSD fans making noise during their foul shots. The hard playing continued until the end, when Ballenger Creek won 37 - 27, ending their season at 19 - 0.

 

Ruth Evans lead Ballenger's scoring with ten points. She was followed by Sydney Clayton with nine points, Augusta Kamara with seven points, Marley Tierney with four points, Makenzie Holston with three points and Sydney Brooks and Brittany Clinedinst each with two. The remaining Lady Bulldogs--Maddie Mandich, Kendall Jones, Holly Christensen, Megan Corsi and Kelly Burns also contributed to the game with both aggressive offense and defense.

 

Karita Lewis with the high scorer for MSD, putting in nineteen of MSD's twenty-seven points! Kaitlyn Weeks added four and Eve Wood-Jacobowitz and Tamia Harris each added two.

 

Congratulations to both teams for their great seasons!


Division 1 JV Championship:  Windsor Knolls 34  Oakdale 24
The Undefeated WKMS JV Girls finished their story book season with a championship victory in a tough game against Oakdale.  Windsor Knolls knew the game would be a tough one, against what proved to be their toughest opponent in the regular season, but they were determined to remain undefeated and win the championship game.  The WKMS team was lead by their co-captains Ashleigh Bonanno and Meredith Lapen.  Ashleigh had the game high 14 points while Meredith and Tara AKA “T-Dog” each chipped in 8 points.  WKMS started the game with a 14-1 lead, and although Oakdale was able to cut it to 6, they were never able to take the lead, and the Wolverines walked away with the win, 34-24 to remain undefeated at 19-0, and take the first place trophy for both the division and the tournament.

Division III Varsity Championship:  Catoctin  37  North Hagerstown  27
The Catoctin Lady Cougars in a tight game throughout defeated the Hubs from North Hagerstown 37-27 in the division three championship game. Even though the hubs were in foul trouble all game they continued to play hard and gave the Lady Cougars all they could handle. It was an intense championship game that capped off a great season for the Catoctin Lady Cougars! Congratulations to North Hagerstown for a great game and a great season!

3/11/2012

Division II JV Championship:  Springfield 46    West Frederick 24   
The Division 2 JV Championship game matched the top 2 seeds from the regular season in Springfield and West Frederick. The defenses for both sides dominated the early going with neither team able to get a firm grasp of the lead in the first quarter. An Eryn McVicker 3 pointer from the baseline helped Springfield grab a 7-3 lead after one quarter. Springfield turned up the defensive pressure in the second quarter forcing several turnovers, and extending the lead. Another Eryn McVicker 3 pointer and a pair of Lexie Robinson field goals pushed the advantage to 18-6 early in the 2nd quarter. Both teams continued to play very hard and determined, but Springfield kept adding to the lead. A nice bounce pass from Lexie Robinson to Diva Bowman with under 6 seconds to go in the half made the halftime advantage for Springfield 28-9. McVicker led all scorers at the half with 9 points. West Frederick came out fired up to start the 3rd quarter and pressured Springfield into a few turnovers to start the half as a pair of field goals from Gabby Fuatantuono and Kyrsten Linthicum cut the Springfield advantage to under 20 points. Springfield answered with baskets from Eryn McVicker, Kaitlin Murphy, Lexie Robinson and Olivia Zisa to keep West Frederick at bay. Springfield led 38-19 after 3 quarters. Chandler Thomas hit a 3 pointer early in the 4th as West Frederick would not quit. Springfield kept their composure and hit key baskets in the final frame, and Eryn McVicker's superb ballhandling and passing would not let West Frederick get any closer than 17 points the rest of the way. Springfield finished off their season with a perfect record of 20-0 and the Division 2 JV Championship. Congratulations to West Frederick on an incredible season! The Lady Cadets were near the top of the standings all season long. Eryn McVicker led all scorers with 15 points to go along with 6 steals and 5 assists. Gabby Fuatantuono led West Frederick with 8 points.  Scorers for West Frederick:  Chandler Thomas 5 points, Monet Wade 5 points, Gabby Fuatantuono 8 points, Kyrsten Linthicum 6 points.     Scorers for Springfield:  Lexie Robinson 8 points, Kaitlin Murphy 2 points, Eryn McVicker 15 points, Hanna Moser 2 points, Madi Renn 2 points, Jazmine Yost 7 points, Olivia Zisa 2 points, Diva Bowman 5 points, Madison Riley 3 points.

3/10/2012

Division II JV:  Springfield 37  Boonsboro 10    
Both teams came out playing hard with neither team gaining a real advantage in the early going. Two Abby Harrah field goals cut the Springfield lead to 8-6 after the 1st quarter. Springfield's pressure defense took it's toll on Boonsboro in the second quarter as they outscored the Lady Warriors 9-0 to take a 17-6 halftime lead. Both teams missed out on several opportunities to score from the foul line in the 2nd quarter as Boonsboro missed on the front end of the one and one three times, and Springfield went just 1 for 12 from the foul line in the quarter. Springfield continued to play strong defense in the 3rd quarter limiting Boonsboro to just 2 points. The Lady Cats went 6 of 6 from the foul line in the 3rd and got baskets from Jazmine Yost, Diva Bowman, and Madison Riley to extend the lead to 29-8 after 3 quarters. Both teams continued to play aggressive to the end as Springfield closed out the game on an 8-2 run, winning 37-10. Congratulations on a great season to a Boonsboro team that continued to get better and better as the season progressed. Springfield's record stands at 19-0 going into the Championship game against West Frederick.  Scorers for Boonsboro: Strawser 4 pts, Knight 2 pts, Harrah 4 pts.     Scorers for Springfield: Robinson 2 pts, Murphy 2 pts, McVicker 5 pts, Moser 6 pts, Renn 2 pts, Yost 8 pts, Beckley 1 pt, Lavin 1 pt, Bowman 2 pts, and Riley 8 pts.





Division III JV:  Catoctin   MSD
MSD and Catoctin played an extremely intense semifinal game on Saturday.  Defense was the name of this game as MSD edged Catoctin 13-11 to move onto the championship.  Catoctin actually led most of the game.  They led 5-4 after the first quarter and 8-6 at halftime.  They continued to hold the lead at 10-8 after three.  MSD though took the fourth quarter 5-1 to win the game.  Karita Lewis led MSD with 8 points, Tamia Harris and Julianna Bahan each scored 2 points and Freya Seremeth had 1 point.  For Catoctin Michaela Persinger led the way with 7 points, Lauren Drumheller had 2 points and Alexi Baumgardner and Courtney Orndorff each had 1 point.

Varsity:  Walkersville  29  Urbana  30

The 3^rd seed Urbana Hawks and 2^nd seed Walkersville Lady Lions put on an excellent show Saturday afternoon in front of a packed gym.  This semi-final game matched two excellent coached teams and the game did not disappoint anyone in the crowd.  After leading most of the game Urbana saw the lead cut in the 4^th quarter due to a changing defense and great play by the Lady Lions.  Walkersville had an opportunity to take the lead several times in the last few minutes, but the Hawks held strong and prevailed after a shot with .03 seconds by the Lady Lions missed it’s mark.  The Lady Hawks were led by Kendall Bresee 13 points, Gaelin Hirabayashi 9 pts, Emma Watt 6 pts and Kelly McCarthy 2 pts. Urbana led at the half 18-13. The Lady Lions were led by McKenzie Mathis 10 pts and 3 steals, MacKenzie White 8 pts 3 steals, Emma Crouch 6 pts, Shelby Williams 2 pts and 5 rebounds, Auriana Johnson 2 pts, and Anastasia Miller 1 point.

JV: Ballenger Creek 34 vs. Smithsburg 23

In a closely-played semi-final game, both teams were hungry for the win. Although Ballenger Creek had won both previous matches, everyone knew this would be hard-fought game. Following a somewhat slow start, Ballenger Creek began to hit some shots, ending the first quarter leading 12 - 3. With both teams not scoring much in the second quarter, the game went into halftime with Ballenger leading 19 - 4. Many fouls were committed throughout the game, but neither team was able to use this to an advantage. Smithsburg actually outscored Ballenger in the second half, but Ballenger held on to win the game  34 - 23.

 

Ruth Evans lead the scoring for Ballenger Creek with nine points, followed by Augusta Kamara with seven points, Makenzie Holston and Sydney Clayton each with six points, Brittany Clinedinst with four points and Kendall Jones and Marley Tierney each with one point.

 

Smithsburg was lead by Erica Lindsay and Katherine Thorn, with five points each. Kenzie Stout and Hailey Bachtell each contributed four points, Faith Bruchey added three and Brett Grove added the remaining two for Smithsburg.

Congratulations to both teams for a great game!


Division I JV:  Thomas Johnson  28   Walkersville   25

The opening  round of playoffs saw a match up between the #3 seeded Lady Lions and the #6 seeded TJ Patriots. The Patriots came out strong in the opening quarter and controled most of the first half taking a 21-16 lead into the half.efore Walkersville was able to come at and take control of the 3rd quarter out scoring the Pariots 8-3. With the score tied going into the 4th qaurter never team would score alot, in the end TJ was able to take advantage of a Walkersville mistake to take the lead with 14 seconds and defeat the Lady Lions 28-25 to move on to the semi finals.

Division III Varsity:  Catoctin   40   St. John's   15
Catoctin and St. Johns met in a semi-final matchup on Saturday afternoon, The Lady Cougars led throughout the game and were able to defeat a hard nosed St. Johns team 40-15. Great teamwork by the cougars on both sides of the court led to the victory. Catoctin heads to the final on Monday night.


Division II JV:  West Frederick 22 Monacacy 17
These two teams split in the regular season and today was the rubber match. Both squads came out and played tough defense. At the end of 1 is was a 2-2 tie. The Lady Cadets won the second period and at the half it was 10-4. The defensive battle continued in the second half and the Lady Cadets went on to victory to play in the Championship game on Sunday.

Monacacy scorer's were Jessie Hoult 6 pts, Taylor Stafford 5 pts, Michaela Joannides 4 pts and Jessie Titus 2 pts.

West Frederick was led by Monet Wade with 7 pts followed by Kyrsten Linthicum 6 pts, Delaney Irwin 3 pts, Chandler Thomas 2 pts, Gabby Fratantuono 2 pts and Julia Slaton 2 pts.

3/9/2012

Windsor Knolls started the game with the hot hand and raced out to a 12-3 lead. Oakdale managed to find their rhythm and was able to close the gap to a 3 point margin; however, Windsor Knolls pushed the pace and ended the half with a nine point lead. Oakdale game out in the second half with renewed determination and was able to pull ahead by a basket at the end of the third. Though Windsor Knolls would tie the game one more time in the fourth, Oakdale was able to pull ahead for good with about four minutes to play. A key shot during this time frame was a three pointer by Emily Scott which increased the lead to five. Leading scorers for Oakdale were Amber Albrecht with 15, Emma Bowman with 12, and Kendall Ohm with 9. Sara Parnes contributed to the effort with four steals.
Windsor Knolls was led in scoring by Regan Lohr with 16 and Novelsol with 8.
 

Division III JV:  Catoctin 28   Clear Spring  19
The Catoctin Lady Cougars and Clear Spring Lady Blazers met for a late night showdown in round 1 of the playoffs Friday night.  This game was a defensive struggle throughout.  Catoctin jumped out to a 7-2 first quarter lead and led 11-4 at the half.  Clear Spring came out strong in the 3rd quarter and cut the lead to 16-12 after three quarters.  Catoctin played well in the 4th quarter to win the game 28-19.  Both teams played extremely hard and scoring was hard to come by.  Catoctin outscored Clear Spring 12-1 from the foul line and that proved to be the difference.  Catoctin was led by Michaela Persinger with 9 points and 10 rebounds.  Emily Keller had 7 points and 4 steals.  Lauren Drumheller provided a tremendous lift in her first game back after almost 2 months off with an injury by scoring 4 points and collecting 3 rebounds.  Carrie Reaver, Courtney Orndorff, Alexis Smith and Camryn Skowronski all had 2 points.  For Clear Spring Hannah Bowers had a strong game with 10 points. Madlyn McDonough had 5 points, Jill Bender and Madeline Buchanan each scored 2 points. 

Division I JV:  Poolesville 19   Middletown  17

Erin Green, Samme Mullikin, Delaney Cecco, Bella Gardner, Danielle Torres and Kate Heimbach all took turns guarding Middletown’s force on the inside, Helen Holt, holding her to two points in the contest. They also did a great job of keeping Middletown off the glass.

Hailey Khalil, Hannah Bush, Haley Harkins, Siann Riggs, Madi Peyton, and Beckah Trainor, applied the pressure on the perimeter and harassed Middletown’s ball handlers into several steals that lead to fast break points for the Falcons.

Madi Peyton chipped in five points for the falcons while Samme Mullikin and Delaney Cecco added three and two points respectively.

Kristen Beckner led Middletown in scoring with nine points. Helen Holt, Helena Ottenritter and Katie Stottlemeyer added two a piece. Lindsey Brant and Hannah Sledzik both also scored for Middletown.

3/8/2012

Division III JV:  Smithsburg  28  St. John's  13
Smithsburg pulls out a win against St. John's in the first round of the Division III JV tournament at MSD. 
Smithsburg was led by Hailey Bachtell's eight points with teammate Katherine Thorn adding six.  St. John's leading scorer was Sarah Case with five.
Smithsburg will take on #1 seed Ballenger Creek on Saturday at noon.

Division II JV:  West Frederick  36  South Hagerstown  16
West Frederick defeated S. Hagerstown in the first round of the Division II JV Tournament 36-16. The Lady Cadets defense and rebounding kept the Lady Rebels at bay. The half time score was 22-6.
Scorers for the Lady Rebels; Sirri Akaya 6 pts, Sidney Kelly 6 pts, Mikayla Rideout 2 pts and Emily Talbert 2 pts.
Scorers for the Lady Cadets; Monet Wade 8 pts, Kyrsten Linthicum 7 pts, Chandler Thomas 6 pts, Gabby Fratantuono 5 pts, Julia Slaton 4 pts, Seony Anthony 2 pts, Tatyanna Watts 2 pts, and Delaney Irwin 2 pts.

Division I Varsity: Urbana 34 Middletown 13

Division III Varsity:  Smithsvurg  16  Ballenger Creek  37
In the first round of Division III's Girl's Varsity Tournament, Smithsburg squared off against Ballenger Creek.  The first quarter Ballenger Creek jumped out to an 8 to 4 lead. In the second quarter Ballenger Creek added 11 points to Smithsburg's 2 ending the hale with a 19 to 6 Ballenger Creek lead.  The third quarter Ballenger Creek out scored Smithsburg 8 to 0. The forth quarter Ballenger Creek and Smithsburg both added 10 points but Ballenger Creek won 37 to 16.

The high scorers for Smithsburg were L. Penwell with 8 points and T.Kershner with 6 points! Ballenger's high scorers we Kim Hammond with 15 points and Paige Holston with 8 points!

 

Ballenger Creek moves on to the semi-finals on Saturday against North Hagerstown at 4:30 PM.

Good Luck to the Smithsburg Girls as some move on to play high school basketball and the others look forward to next season on Varsity again!!! Ballenger Creek wishes you the best!

3/7/2012

Varsity:   Poolesville   20      Walkersville    33

In their opening round game of the 2012 Division 1 Tournament Walkersville claimed a victory over 7^th seed Poolesville.   After Walkersville opened up an early lead with good shooting and strong defense the game was played evenly.  The strong start and finish allowed the Lady Lions to advance into the semi-finals by a score of 33-20.

 

The Poolesville Lady Falcons were lead in scoring by Kristen Darragh with 12 points.  Also contributing for the Falcons were; Casey Harkins 4 points, along with Karyn Comfort and Mollie Bodmer each with 1 point.  Walkersville was led by McKenzie Mathis who had 14 points and 3 assists.  Contributing also for the Lady Lions was  Shelby Williams 10 points, Auriona Johnson 5 points and 13 rebounds and Megan Dusci 4 points.

Varsity:   Boonsboro     49     Brunswick       31
Brunswick faced Boonsboro in the first round of the Varsity Tournament, and the Boonsboro Lady Warriors came out with the win, 49 - 31, thanks to good shooting from all positions and an aggressive first half on defense.  They jumped out to a quick lead of 14 - 8 at the end of the first quarter.  The Lady Warriors continued with another strong second quarter, going into halftime with a 31 - 13 lead.  Brunswick finished strong in the 4th quarter with 12 points, two of which were 3 pointers by Phillips.
 
Scorers for Brunswick:  Baker and Phillips 10 pts each; Coats 6 pts; Craemer 3 pts; Berglund 2 pts
 
Scorers for Boonsboro:  Tucker 9 pts; Peperak 8 pts; Oakes and Stotler 7 pts each; Coulter 6 pts; Alexander and Sikes 4 pts each; Miller and Ridenour 2 pts each.

3/7/2012

JV:  Oakdale 36, Urbana 17

Smothering defense and numerous fast break points proved the difference in Oakdale's Division 1 opening round victory over Urbana. The Eagles pressured their way to a 14-4 lead after one period.  The Hawks were unable to cut the deficit below 10 the rest of the way.  Selena Robinson led the way for Oakdale with 12 points.  Erin Hoyle added 11 and Chrissy Marshall contributed 6.  Stephanie Miller scored 6 points to lead Urbana.  Caitlin Shepherd added 4 points and Jana Hass had 3.

Varsity:  North Hagerstown  27  Ballenger Creek  28
North Hagerstown came to Ballenger Creek after beating the Ballenger Creek girls in Hagerstown by 11 on Sunday!

It was Senior night! Coach Raithel watched his entire team go out to be recognized!

 

When the game started both teams went at it strong in the first quarter! Tied going into the second quarter 5 to 5! The second quarter was more of the same both teams going hard and at the half the score was 13 to 13.

 

The third quarter North Hagerstown kicked it into gear out hustling the Ballenger Girls and out scoring them 10 to 5! The fourth quarter the Ballenger girls flipped it and went on a 10 to 4 run and won the game by 1 point with a 28 to 27 win over North Hagerstown!

 

The high Scorers for North Hagerstown were Natalie Karlan with 18 points and Margaret Porter with 5 points. For Ballenger Creek the high scorers were Paige Holston  with 12 points and Megan Forte with 8 points!   

3/5/2012

Division I JV:  Windsor Knolls 43  Crestwood  19
In the first round of the tournament Windsor Knolls won a physical battle against Crestwood.  After the first quarter score of 11-6, WKMS began to pull away with a 23 to 12 half time lead.  Crestwood had three players each with 4 points: Kayla, Olivia, and Cheri, while Katy, Ariyana, and Alexis each had 2 points, and Elaja had 1.  WKMS was led by Meredith with 14, Ashleigh with 12, Tara with 7, and Maddie with 5.

Division I Varsity:  Oakdale 35     TJ    23
The opening game of the playoffs pitted two teams against each other who had just played two days prior. Similar to the game on Saturday, Oakdale was able to establish a lead and never relinquished it. Oakdale was up 22 - 10 at the half and finished with a comfortable 35-23 victory. Oakdale had very balanced scoring attack with almost every player on the roster contributing at least two points- scorers for Oakdale were Emma Bowman, Sara Parnes, Kendall Ohm, Emily Scott, Amber Albrecht, Tierney King, McKenzie O'Rourke, and Rachel Bower. Danielle Amoriell contributed two defensive rebounds to the cause. TJ was led in scoring by Brenna Barren with 8 points, with two of them being three point shots, and Alyssa Handleman also with 8 points from down low.


3/4/2012

JV:   Ballenger Creek  54 vs. North Hagerstown 30

North Hagerstown came into this game looking to upset the undefeated Ballenger Creek Lady Bulldogs. Unfortunately for them, this was not to happen. Although eight of North Hagerstown's players scored, it was not enough to pull off the win. 

 

Micalea Fleetwood and Elysia Pinkard each had nine points for North Hagerstown. Arielle Jean-Jacques had seven points, Madison Foltz and Sarah Amalfitano each had two points and Maggie Keller scored the remaining Hagerstown point.

 

Ballenger Creek was lead in scoring by Sydney Clayton, who  had eighteen points--her season high! Augusta Kamara had thirteen points, Ruth Evans had eleven points, Brittany Clinedinst scored five points, Marley Tierney put in four points, and Maddie Mandich finished the game with three points. This also left the Lady Bulldogs undefeated in their regular season, with a record of 17 - 0! Congratulations to the Lady Bulldogs!

 

Varsity:  Hubs 34 Ballenger Creek 23
The game began with a close match up with the first quarter score 9 to 5 Hubs.  Switching zone and man to man match up allowed the Hubs to increase the lead to 19 to 10.  Behind excellent 3 point shooting by Ballenger Creek the game got as close as 3 points in the 2nd half.  The Jr. Hubs were able to hold off the charge by Ballenger Creek using a strong man to man defense and strong shooting from several players.  The points leaders for the teams were: Jr. Hubs Sophia Abeles 8, Kirsten Searcy 8, Nat Karlen 6, Claire Murray 4 Anna Scheck 4, and Margaret Porter and Aliayah Jackson 2. Ballenger Creek was led but Kimmy Hammond 10 and Paige Holston 7.

Adam, by the way, I have asked Daphnie to check our record. I think they have it as 8-1 after the win today but I believe it should be 9-1.  We play a make up game against Ballenger Creek Wednesday @ 7 for our final regular season game.

JV:  Springfield 34    Catoctin 13     
 Both teams started slow as each team's defense was solid in the early going. Springfield held a slim 8-4 lead after one quarter led by Jazmine Yost's 4 points. It was more of the same in the 2nd quarter as both team's struggled to score with Springfield holding a 14-6 lead at the half. Springfield came out strong to start the 2nd half scoring 12 points in the 3rd quarter as Lexie Robinson, Jazmine Yost, Kaitlin Murphy, and Cassie Lavin all scored early in the 3rd. Eryn McVicker's defense and passing led the run. Springfield extended their lead to 14 points after 3 quarters at 26-12. Springfield continued to roll in the 4th quarter as Yost scored another 6 points giving Springfield the 34-13 victory. Both teams played very hard and aggressive, and Catoctin missed on several opportunities from the foul line that could have made the game much closer. Eryn McVicker had a solid floor game for Springfield with 6 assists and 3 steals leading Springfield's strong defensive effort. Scorers for Catoctin: Baumgardner 1 pt, Orndorff 2 pts, Smith 2 pts, Skowronski 2 pts, Keller 4 pts, Persinger 2 pts.    Scorers for Springfield: Robinson 9 pts, Murphy 2 pts, Yost 14 pts, Beckley 2 pts, Lavin 2 pts, Riley 5 pts.

Varsity:  Catoctin 35   Springfield 26           
Catoctin controlled the action early by hustling and playing sound defense. They were able to build a five point halftime lead of 18-13. Springfield made a run early in the 3rd quarter cutting the lead to 1, but Catoctin responded with a run of their own pushing the lead to 7 points at the end of the 3rd quarter. Springfield attempted one last push in the final quarter but Catoctin finished strong to post the victory. Catoctin was led in scoring by Morgan Tracy with 10 points followed by Emily Kuykendall with 9 points, and Meghan Jenkins with 8 points. Springfield's leading scorer was Olivia Coleman with 12 points followed by Samantha Raidt with 6 points.
 

JV:  MSD 38 St. John’s 17

MSD defeated St. John’s 38-17. The JV Lady Orioles pressure defense kept the JV Lady Spartans at court for the duration of the game. Also, JV Lady Orioles made a lot of points from fast break. The top scorer for the Lady Spartans was Brooke Taylor with six points and followed by Paula Hieshorn with four points, Sarah Case with two points, Lisa Kneebone with two points, and Brittany Fowler with two points.

The top scorer for Lady Orioles Eve Wood-Jacobowitz led the way with sixteen points and followed  by Karita Lewis with eleven points, Freya Seremeth with five points, Kaela Luttrell with two points, Katilyn Weeks with two points, and Anna Wood-Jacobowitz with two points.

Varsity:  Boonsboro  21  Brunswick  19
In a defensive-minded and low-scoring game, the Lady Warriors pulled out a close victory over Brunswick, 21 - 19.  Brunwick jumped out to a quick lead in the first quarter 7 - 6, all points made by Baker for Brunswick.  Both the second and third quarters saw only 2 and 3 points from each team, with a tie score at 11 at the end of the 3rd quarter.  Both teams were able to get some baskets to drop in the 4th quarter, with final score of 21 - 19.  Top scorer for Brunswick: Baker 11 points.  Top scorer for Boonsboro: Tucker 8 points.

3/3/2012

JV:  MSD 22 Crestwood 15

MSD defeated Crestwood 22-15. The JV Lady Orioles outrun the JV Lady Cavalier with 10 point in first quarter. In second half, Crestwood’s defense was very stubborn and aggressive. They managed us scoreless in third quarter. The JV Lady Orioles made more points in fourth quarter from fast break.  The top scorer for the JV lady Orioles Eve Wood-Jacobowitz led the way with 14 points. The top scorer for JV Lady Cavalier was Elaija Demeza with 6 points, and followed by Kayla Griffith with 5 points.

3/1/2012

JV:  Smithsburg   21     Walkersville    34

The Walkersville Lady Lions defeated visiting Smithsburg 34-21 on Thursday evening. The Lions were led by Maddie Hommey and Carlie Hopkins each with 9 points. Also scoring for the lions were: Taylor Stair with 7, Claire Kothchenreuther with 4, Taylor Diggs with 3, and Alexa Daye with 2. For Smithsburg Brett Grove had 6, Kenzie Stout and Hailey Bactell each had 4, Katherine Thorn had 3, and Faith Bruchey and Megan Black each had 2.

Varsity:   Walkersville   53      Smithsburg   7

Walkersville was host to Smithsburg winning 53 to 7 Thursday evening. Smithsburg was lead by Taryn Kershner with 5 points and Megan Roberts with 2 points. The Lions were led by McKenzie Mathis 16 points and 4 assists. Emma Crouch 11 points, 3 steals and 2 assists. Megan Dusci 6 points, Anastasia Miller and Aurianna Johnson 5 points and 7 rebounds. Shelby Williams 5 rebounds and 2 points, MacKenzie White 4 points, 3 steals and 3 assists. Becca Koontz 4 points while Kendra McAbee had 4 rebounds for the Lions.

2/27/2012

JV: South Hagerstown 25,  Oakdale 46
In South's last game of the regular season, the Lady Rebels came out playing tough defense and shooting the ball well.  The Lady Rebels were able to keep the score close through the first and second quarters.  Oakdale started the third quarter on fire.  Oakdale scored 22 points in the third quarter and held the Lady Rebels to 0 points.  The Lady Rebels fought back and scored 12 points in the fourth quarter but the lead that Oakdale took in the third quarter was too much to overcome.  The high scorer for Oakdale was Selena Robinson with 11 points.  Camille Gipson and Emily Woodard both chipped in with 10 points each.  For South, Ebony Earl was the high scorer with 7 points.  Emily Talbert, Kaylyn Wolfe, and Sirri Akaya each scored 4 points.

Varsity: South Hagerstown 31, Oakdale 35
On monday Oakdale travelled out to Hagersotwn to face the South Rebels.  Oakdale got started off rather quickly and scored the first couple of points to start things off. South was able to remain within striking distance scoring 7 in the first period to Oakdales 12. In the second period South countered and was able to bring the score to within 1 point. They went into the half 17-18. South continued to chip away in the third tying the score at 24 to end the 3rd. Finally mid way through the 4th South was able to take their first lead. However in the final 1:30 Oakdale was able to score a bucket to take a 1 point lead at 32-31. South would then turn the ball over, and were forced to foul in an attempt to get the ball back. Oakdale made both free throws giving them a 3 point lead. South got a couple looks at some three's but nothing would land. Oakdale was able to sink 1 more free throw, ending the game 35-31. Leading scoreres for Oakdale were Emma Bowman with 10 and Kendall Ohm with 8. South was Lindsey Bedregal with 14, and Ayanna Small with 9.


2/26/2012 

Varsity:  Brunswick  29  Thomas Johnson 36

Brunswick hosted TJ Sunday afternoon in what turned out to be a very exciting game.

 

The first quarter ended with TJ leading 8-6. Brunswick then has a long scoring drought and TJ took advantage by taking a 17-8 lead into halftime. Down by 10 after three quarters Brunswick started to heat up by pulling to within one point late in the fourth, but TJ regained their composure to pull out the 36-29 victory.
 



JV:  Ballenger Creek-24              Smithsburg-14
Sydney Clayton scored eight points for the Bulldogs.  Hailey Bachtell led Smithsburg with six.

Varsity:  Ballenger Creek-39                  Smithsburg-16
Paige Holston had fourteen while teammate Megan Forte contributed ten for Ballenger Creek. Taryn Kershner led the Lady Leopards with twelve points.


JV:  Thomas Johnson 34 - Brunswick 22
A very athletic TJ squad came out firing and jumped out to a 17-5 lead mid-way through the second quarter on the strength of Chante Weedon's 9 points. The Lady Roaders finally woke up and scored 6 straight to cut the lead to 17-11 heading into the locker room. TJ again started fast, dominating the glass and scoring the first 6 points coming out of the break. Brunswick was able to cut the deficit to single digits twice before the Lady Patriots scored the final 3 points to seal the 34-22 victory. The versatile Weedon led TJ with 15 points, including two triples.  Point guard Brianna Forbes added 8. Brunswick had a balanced scoring attack and 9 players scored, led by Isabel Leon's 4.

Varsity:  Thomas Johnson     Brunswick


JV:  Middletown    Windsor Knolls

Varsity:  Middletown  34   vs Windsor Knolls  26   Varsity girls

The Lady Knights came ready to play, their full court pressure and outside shooting helped them get the lead.  Peyton Weaver for Middletown was all over the court rebounding and shooting, she led the knights with 10 points.  Maddy Cederdahl is the engine for Windsor Knolls she pushes the ball and drives the lane.  Maddy led Windsor knolls with 11 points, most coming from the free throw line due to her drives in the lane.  Middletown had a well balanced score sheet, Paige Tarleton added 6 points for the knights.  Regan Lohr added 5 points for Windsor Knolls.

2/25/2012 

JV:   Ballenger Creek  38 vs. Thomas Johnson 26

Thomas Johnson came in as the frontrunner, being the Division I team playing Division III Ballenger Creek, but the Lady Bulldogs pulled off the win. Ballenger got into some foul trouble with two players fouling out, but Thomas Johnson made only 35% of their foul shots, giving Ballenger some breathing room.

 

Thomas Johnson was lead in scoring by Chante Weedon, who scored seventeen of their twenty-six points. Jana Faucett, Amber Underwood, Madison Ondo and Brianna Forbes each had two points and Kalah Turner added the final point.

 

Sydney Clayton had thirteen points for Ballenger Creek, followed by Augusta Kamara with ten points, Ruth Evans with six points, Marley Tierney with three points, Makenzie Holston, Kendall Jones and Aniyah Brooks, each with two points.

JV:  MSD 27 Brunswick 29

Brunswick was trailing the MSD most of the game but got back to back triple shots from Makenzie Schnur and Erica Craemer for an exciting, come from behind 29-27 win. MSD lead 14-9 early in the second half.Olivia Heaton kept Brunswick in the game with her 5 3rd quarter points.  With 4 minutes left, MSD led 25-23. Then Schnur nailed her triple to put the Railroaders ahead. In Brunswick's next possession, Craemer drained another triple for the winning points.

Heaton, Schnur and Craemer each scored 7 points. Brittany Walker added 3 points. Lauren Hafner and Abby Cole contributed 2 points each and Wynanne Walters, 1. The JV Lady Orioles Karita Lewis led the way for MSD with 14 points, followed by Eve Wood-Jacobowitz with 6 points.

JV:  Springfield 51    Linganore 10
Both teams started slowly as Springfield held an 8-2 lead after the first quarter. Springfield's pressure defense picked up in the 2nd quarter with seven players scoring extending the lead to 22-2 at the half. Linganore continued to play hard scoring 8 points in the 3rd quarter, while Springfield's balanced attack kept them at bay. Springfield had 10 girls score in the game led by Jazmine Yost's 10 points.  Scorers for Linganore: Ambush 4 pts, Eddins 2 pts, Specht 6 pts.  Scorers for Springfield:  Robinson 7 pts, Murphy 6 pts, McVicker 5 pts, Moser 4 pts, Renn 2 pts, Yost 10 pts, Zisa 2 pts, Lavin 7 pts, Fluharty 2 pts, and Riley 4 pts.

Varsity:  Springfield 37     Linganore 21
Springfield came out aggressive in the 1st quarter. Sydney Hockensmith and Olivia Coleman each scored 4 points to give Springfield a 12-4 lead. Defense for both teams controlled the second quarter as Springfield managed to add to its lead at the half with the score 18-8. Linganore connected on 6 of 8 free throws in the 3rd quarter to draw close but baskets by Megan Budnicki and Kate Wade pushed the Springfield lead back to 9 points heading to the 4th quarter. Linganore made one final run behind baskets from Libby Schiller and Jacqueline Mitchell, however Springfield was able to put the game away at the foul line as Kate Wade made 9 of 10 free throws in the last two minutes. Springfield was lead by Wade with 12 points, Coleman with 11 pts, and Hockensmith with 6 pts. Linganore was led by Schiller with 10 pts and Mitchell with 5 pts.

Varsity:  West Frederick  37  South Hagerstown  23
West Frederick defeated S. Hagerstown 37 - 23. Lead scorers for South were Lindsey Bedregal with 14, followed by Olivia Griffin with 5. W Frederick was led by Darlene King with 18 followed by Dajah Gee with10.

JV:  Crestwood    Boonsboro

Varsity:  Crestwood 38 – Boonsboro 33

Crestwood traveled to Boonsboro on Saturday and jumped out to a 13 – 9 first quarter lead behind great shooting from A. Mwando & A. Hawkins.  Boonsboro settled down during the second quarter to tie the score at the half 17 – 17.  The 3^rd quarter again belonged to Crestwood taking a 3 point lead into the 4^th.  With Boonsboro down 2 in the final 30 seconds a great 3 point play by Crestwood sealed the game.  Crestwood shot the ball well all game including 12 of 16 from the line.  Crestwood was lead by A. Mwando with 10, A. Hawkins with 9 and A. Penn with 8.  Boonsboro was lead by A. Sikes with 10 and K. Ridenour and A. Oakes with 6.

 

JV:  West Frederick  49   South Hagerstown  11
West Frederick defeated S. Hagerstown 49-11. The JV Lady Cadets pressure defense kept the JV Lady Rebels at bay for the duration of the game. Top scorer for the Lady Rebels was Katlin Wolfe with ten points. The Lady Cadets Monet Wade led the way with 11 points, followed by Chandler Thomas with 11, Gabby Fratantuono with 10 and Kyrsten Linthicum with 10.

Varsity:  West Frederick   South Hagerstown


JV:  Oakdale 33  Windsor Knolls  35
EXCITING!!!!!!! Oakdale came in determined to hand WKMS their first loss.  After a very tough and close 1st quarter, Windsor Knolls was able to go into halftime with a 15-9 lead.  Windsor Knolls was able to maintain the lead until the 4th quarter when a very determined Oakdale team closed the gap with a 31-31 tie at the end of the 4th quarter. The very fast tempo game continued on into the overtime period with Windsor Knolls scoring 1st but Oakdale quickly answered with a basket themselves.  With less then a minute left in the game Windsor Knolls, Maddie France was the difference in the game with a half court steal and making her layup while being fouled.  With 10 seconds left after the missed free throw, Oakdale had just run out of time. Oakdale had great balance in their scoring, and played great team defense.  Windsor Knolls 35  Oakdale 33. WKMS extends their record to 14-0,  and clinches the 1st seed into the tournament.


JV:  Catoctin  43   North Hagerstown  6
Suffocating! Tenacious! Smothering!  That is what the JV Lady Cougars defense was like on Saturday night when they defeated the North Hagerstown Lady Hubs 43-6.  The Lady Cougars jumped out to a 10-1 lead after one quarter and never looked back.  Catoctin was led by Michaela Persinger's fantastic all around game as she scored 14 points, pulled down 8 rebounds and had 6 steals.  Emilly Keller chipped in with 8 points, Alexis Smith had 6 points, Courtney Orndorff, Camryn Skowronski and Brietta Latham all had 4 points and Carrie Reaver rounding out the scoring with 3.  Alyssa Pinkard scored all 6 points for the Lady Hubs.  The Lady Cougars are now 11-5 on the season and will be on the road for their final 2 regular season games.

Varsity:  Catoctin 40  North Hagerstown  22
It was a big game Saturday night at Thurmont Middle as Catoctin hosted N. Hagerstown with first place in the division at stake. After an even first quarter the lady cougars took control of the game with tenacious team defense led by Taylor Crum and took a ten point lead to the half. Catoctin continued to control the game in the second half to gain the victory 40-22 in the lady cougars best effort of the season in front of a packed gym!  Meghan Jenkins led the cougars with eleven points and had a tremendous overall game, the Hubs fought hard and were led by A. Scheck with eight. Great team win for the Lady Cougars!

2/23/2012

Thursday evening the Walkersville Lady Lions “Played for the Cure” in the 3^rd Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Game.  Prior to the Varsity contest those which helped us fill the gym heard Breast Cancer facts and how everyone in attendance was most likely effected in some way.  On this night those in attendance who are survivors were recognized by each player with the presentation of a pink rose.  Money collected and a portion of gate donations will be given for cancer research. Thanks to everyone that made donations and attended this great event.  

 

JV:   West Frederick   17       Walkersville   44

 In the JV contest the Lady Lions used an aggressive defense to defeat visiting West Frederick 44-17 to improve to 12-3. The Lions were consist the entire game and handled the 2^nd half pressure of the Lady Cadets to secure the victory.  The Lady Lions were led by Carlie Hopkins with 14 points and 8 rebounds. Also contributing for the Lions were Taylor Diggs with 9 points, Taylor Stair with 7 points, Maddie Hommey with 6 points, Olivia Johnson with 4 points,Regan Farr and Keren Ott each with 2. For West Frederick Delaney Irwin, Gabby Frutantuono, and Krysten Linticum each had 4 points. Also for West Frederick Julie Slaton, Samantha Nelson each had 2 points and Chandley Thomas had 1 point.

 

Varsity:   West Frederick   42    Walkersville   47

 Walkersville Middle School had the gym packed for the "Pink Out" game vs. West Frederick. The Lady Lions prevailed as they battled against a tough West Frederick team, winning by the score of 47 to 42. At the halftime the score was close with Walkersville leading 21 – 15.  West Frederick had the advantage on the boards all night and gave the Lady Lions a hard time. West Frederick pulled within 4 points with 1:33 remaining in the game but the Lady Lions were able to hang on for the win. W. Frederick was lead in scoring by Darlene King 15 points, Dajeh Gee 11 points, Aniss Grant 9 points, Randi Dollar 5 points and Erykah Walimsley with 1 point. The Lady Lions were led by McKenzie Mathis with 15 points, 4 steals, 3 block shots and 3 assists. Emma Crouch finished with 11 points, 6 rebounds, 6 steals, and 3 assists. MacKenzie White chipped in with 6 points, 3 steals, and 4 assists. Shelby Williams had 7 points, Kendra McAbee 4 points and 4 rebounds, Megan Dusci 4 points, Anastasia Miller 2 points for the Lions.

 
JV: Smithsburg 14    MSD  17
What an exciting game! In 2.8 seconds, Eve Wood-Jacobowitz made game-winning buzzer beater three-point shot to avoid the overtime.  It was unbelievable game-winning shot! MSD’s leading scorer was Katilyn Weeks with six points. Smithsburg’s Hailey Bachtell played very well and was leading scorer for Smithsburg with 12 points.


2/20/2012





2/19/2012

JV:  MSD  51  North Hagerstown  22

MSD’s leading scorer was Eve Wood-Jacobowitz with 17 points.  Brooke Bonheyo and Karita Lewis contributed with 8 points. North Hagerstown’s leading scorer was Maggie Keller with seven points. Michaela Fleetwood and Arielle Jean-Jacques contributed six points and five points.

JV: Smithsburg  26      Clear Spring 18

Leading scorer for Smithsburg was Hailey Bachtell with eleven points.  Clear Spring was led by Madison Ammons and Ashley Ardinger tallying six points each.

Varsity: Clear Spring  24      Smithsburg  20

Leading scorers for Clear Spring were Mott with eight points, Mills and Coulter with five a piece.   Smithsburg's Taryn Kershner netted eleven.


JV:  West Frederick 31 - Brunswick 24
Second place West Frederick started well and charged out to a 16-5 lead before Brunswick scored 4 straight points to cut the deficit to 16-9 at the half. Both teams tightened their defenses coming out of the break and each team scored only 5 points in the 3rd period. The Roaders made things exciting in the 4th by scoring the first 6 points to cut the lead to 1, but the Cadets hit 2 long jump shots and several clutch freet throws down the stretch to hold on for the 31-24 victory. West Frederick was led by point guard Kyrsten Lihthicum's 10 points while Gabby Fratantuono had 7. Isabel Leon led the Roaders with 7 points and Makenzie Scnhur chipped in 6.



JV:  Windsor Knolls 32   Crestwood  4
After a tight first quarter the WKMS JV girls were able to pull away to a 32-4 victory.


JV:  St. John's 21   Catoctin   39
Catoctin's Lady Cougars hosted St. John's Vikings for a Sunday afternoon contest.  The Lady Cougars were not gracious hosts as they came out on fire and jumped on the Vikings in route to a 17-3 lead after one quarter.  They continued to play well in the 2nd quarter and went into the half leading 25-5.  St. John's came out strong in the 3rd quarter and won that quarter 12-8.  The fourth quarter was pretty even as the Lady Cougars closed out a 39-21 victory.  Six players scored for Catoctin.  Carrie Reaver led the way with 13 points, Alexis Smith and Michaela Persinger each scored 8 points.  Emily Keller had 6 points and Alexi Baumgardner and Camryn Skowronski each had 2.  Courtney Orndorff led the defense with 9 steals and Brietta Latham had 5 assists.  St. John's was led by Sarah Case with 8 points and Lisa Kneebone had 6 points (2 three pointers).  Brianna Fowler had 3 points, Satreen Hendi and Meghan Carlson had 2 points each.

Varsity:  St. John's   9  Catoctin  32
St. Johns traveled to Thurmont for a Sunday afternoon match-up against the lady cougars.  After a slow first quarter the lady cougars picked up the pace and were able to defeat a scrappy St. Johns team 32-9. It was a good team win for Catoctin who were led in scoring by Emily Kuykendall with eight and had a great defensive effort from the whole team. Maddie Abel led St. Johns with five followed by Julie Brisbane with two and Alexis Ogren chipped in two and was very effective on the boards.


2/18/2012

VARSITY:   BOONSBORO   30             SPRINGFIELD (WILLIAMSPORT)   25

Boonsboro hosted Springfield for their second game of the season, and the Lady Warriors pulled out a 30 - 25 win with a strong 4^th quarter.  Both teams came out equally matched, but the Lady Warriors stumbled in the 2^nd quarter scoring only 2 pts while Springfield played their steady game, giving Springfield a halftime lead of 14 – 9.  The third quarter was an even match, but the Boonsboro defense kept Springfield to only 2 pts in the 4^th quarter, ending the game with a score of 30 – 25. 

Springfield scorers:  Wade 7 pts; Hackensmith 6 pts; Budnicki and Coleman 4 pts each; E. Young and McVicker 2 pts each

Boonsboro scorers:  Stotler 8 pts; Peperak 6 pts; Alexander and Sikes 5 pts each; Miller, Ridenour and Oakes 2 pts each

Varsity:  Crestwood  17  Urbana   52



JV:  Middletown 26  Thomas Johnson     24
In a game then went down the final buzzer the Knights pulled out a thrilling 2 point win over the Patriots.  TJ jumped out to a quick 8-2 lead but the Knights took over from there scoring the next 18 points of the game to lead by 12 late in the 3rd quarter.  The Patriots responded with a 14-0 run of their own to take the lead at 22-20 late in the game.  But Middletown got two key hoops from Helen Holt in the final minute, the last with 17 seconds remaining and played great defense to close out the game with a win.  Holt lead the Kinights with 12 and Hannah Sledzik added 10.  Chante Weedon lead the way for TJ with 12.

Varsity:  Middletown 35  Thomas Johnson 21



2/16/2012

JV:   Poolesville   16     Walkersville  37

The Walkersville JV Lady Lions defeated visiting Poolesville 37-16 Thursday evening to improve their record to 10-3. The Lions had nine players score in the game. They were lead by Carlie Hopkins and Maddie Hommey each with 9 points. Other scorers for the lions were Hannah Rice and Regan Farr with 1 point each, Keren Ott, Alexa Daye, and Olivia Johnson each had 2 points, Claire Kothchenreuther had 5 points, Taylor Stair contributed 6 points. Poolesville was lead by Hailey Khahl with 8 points, Delaney Cecco and Siann Riggs each had 3 points, Madi Payton had 2 points.

 

Varsity:   Poolesville  26   Walkersville 43

Walkersville was host to Poolesville where the Lions won 43-26. The Lions came out aggressive and at the end of the first quarter it was 21 - 4. Poolesville had played nice defense in the second to pull closer going into halftime where the score was Lions 24 Poolesville 8.  Poolesville was lead in scoring by 3 players with 5 each Casey Harkins, Lauren Lightcap and Kristen Darragh. Karyn Comfort had 4, Mollie Bodmer 3, Allison Nevius 2, Christina Hilton and Jami D'amelio each had 1 point.  The Lions were led by McKenzie Mathis with 13 points, 4 assists, and 2 steals. Megan Dusci chipped in with 7 points, MacKenzie White added 6 points, 5 steals and 2 assists, Emma Crouch scored 5, Ana Taylor and Becca Koontz 4 points, Ariona Johnson had 2 points, 3 blocked shots and 6 rebounds, Shelby Williams 2 points, and Kendra McAbee pulled down 7 rebounds on the night.

 

Varsity:  North Hagerstown  28  Linganore 33

North came out strong and took a 10 point lead. By half time the lancers cut it to one. The second half went back and forth until the last two minutes of the game when the lancers took the lead and where able to hold on to it. North Hagerstown leaders in scoring where Anna Scheck with 8 pts and Natalie Karlen, Kirsten Searcy both adding 5pts  each. The Lancers leading scores were Elizabeth Schiller and Karly Johnson both with 9 points each Tanner Ridgely add 6 points to lead the Lancers to victory.

2/13/2012

JV: South Hagerstown 21  Brunswick 34

The Lady Rebels started the game playing great defense and shooting the ball well.  At half-time South Hagerstown was leading 13 to 8.  Brunswick tightened up their defense in the third quarter and held the Lady Rebels to only 2 points. In the fourth quarter Brunswick pulled ahead by passing the ball well and getting open looks for their shots.  Makenzie Sohnve was the high scorer for Brunwick.  Erica Craemer, Olivia Heaton, and Brittany Walker each contributed 6 points for Brunswick.  Sidney Kelly was the high scorer for South Hagerstown with10 points.

Varsity: South Hagerstown 45 Brunswick 42
This game started off really tight with both sides playing good defense. The first quarter ended 8-8. In the second period the Rebels were able to create some seperation. They went on to score 18 but the railroaders were able to add 10 of their own to stay within striking distance. The score at half was 26-18. The third period was once again evenly matched with the Rebels getting 8 nd Brunswick 7. However in the 4th Brunswick was able to go on a good run drawing many key fouls and making 8 of their 11 free throws. They were able to score 17 in the final frame but it would not be enough to catch up to the lead that the Rebels had created. Brunswick was led in scoring by Baker with 16 and Brodish with 14. For the Rebels Lindsey Bedregal led scoring with 20, Jasmine Ballard 11, and Ayanna Small 9.


2/12/2012

JV:  Crestwood 16 vs Urbana 24

Urbana was led in scoring by Stephanie Miller with 10 points.  Jana Haas had 7 points.  Cameron Mackintosh had 4 points.  Whitney Robertson and Sophia Payton each had 2 points.

 

Crestwood scoring was led by Kemi Adeyemi, Kayla Griffith and India Keene with 4 points each.   Cheri O’Brien had 2 points.  Alexis Toliver and Katy Valladares each a 1 point.

Varsity:   Linganore 35 South Hagerstown 37

In a close game that came down to the last shoot. South Hagerstown Lindsey Bedregal hit the game winning 3 pointer with no time left on the clock to win.The fourth quarter belonged to Lindsey Bedregal she score 17 pts in the fourth quarter alone and ended the game with a game high 21pts. Hannl Loudin chipped in with 9pts for South Hagerstown. The Lancers where led by Jacqueline Mitchell with 17pts and Tanner Ridgley with 5pts.

JV:  Springfield 51  Monocacy 26
In a game much closer than the score would indicate Springfield ran it's record to 14-0.  Monocacy came out on fire despite not having one of its best players in Taylor Stafford. Both teams came out playing extremely hard and aggressive as the score was tied after one quarter 11-11. The second quarter was more of the same as neither team could stop the other. Monocacy took a four point lead late in the quarter behind 8 points from each Magaha and Titus. Springfield kept fighting back, and went on an 8-0 run to end the half making the score Springfield 27-23. Springfield was sparked in the first half by Jazmine Yost's 7 points, while Eryn McVicker and Kaitlin Murphy each added 4 pts. Springfield came out determined in the second half and outscored Monocacy 16-2 in the 3rd quarter. Jazmine Yost had 10 pts in the quarter to lead the offensive attack. Springfield continued to play solid defense in the 4th quarter limiting Monocacy to one made free throw, while adding 8 points in that final quarter to make the final 51-26.   Scorers for Monocacy:  Hoult 2 pts, Magaha 11 pts, Joannides 2 pts, Titus 8 pts, Christian 3 pts.    Scorers for Springfield: Robinson 4 pts, Murphy 6 pts, McVicker 8 pts, Renn 2 pts, Yost 17 pts, Zisa 4 pts, Lavin 1 pt, Bowman 4 pts, Riley 5 pts.

Varsity:  West Frederick 34  Boonsboro 39
THIS WAS A HAD  FOUGHT GAME AND AGAIN BMS BEAT WFMS IN 2 CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS
BMS HAD TWO PLAYERS IN DOUBLE PTS #5 RIDENOUR AND #33 SIKES...WFMS HAD BALANCE SCORING FROM 8 PLAYERS

Varsity:  West Frederick  42  Monocacy 52
THE GYM WAS PACK BOTH TEAM HAD GREAT FANS....MMS PLAYED A GREAT GAME A LOT OF NICE MOVES FROM #3 BYRD MMS AND # 33 METTER MMS WHO HAD 21PTS
WFMS MADE A GREAT RUN @ THE END BUT THE NIGHT BELONG TO MMS WE HAD BALANCE SCORING FORM WFMS TEAM

JV: Ballenger Creek 43 Urbana 18
Ballenger Creek continued their winning streak with a strong start by Augusta Kamark hitting outside shots for a 13-6 lead after the 1^st quarter.  The second quarter Urbana was able to hold the lead from extending by only 1 with a half time score of 18-10.  But the second half was all Ballenger Creek outscoring Urbana leading to a final score of 43-18.  The Games leading scorer was Ballenger Creek’s Augusta Kamark with 18 points followed by Marley Tierney with 7 and Sydney Clayton with 6.  Leading scorers for Urbana were Jana Haas and Alex Winokur each with 5.

 

Varsity: Ballenger Creek  18   Urbana  45
JV:  Smithsburg 19   St. John's 14
Smithsburg jumped out to a quick lead but the Vikings fought back to make for a great game.  Brett Grove led Smithsburg with six points while teammates Jensen Bachtell and Katherine Thorn contributed four each.  Brooke Taylor led St. John's with eight points.

Varisty:    Smithsburg 22     St. John's 15
Smithsburg pulled together to gain a much needed win over St. John's.  Lexi Spickler and Taryn Kershner scored nine points a piece for the win.  Tara Butler tallied five points for the Vikings while Riley Wal netted four.



JV:  Windsor Knolls   53   Thomas Johnson  26
The undefeated WKMS Wolverines hosted the TJ Patriots in a game that started off as a tight battle.  The Patriots came out ready to play.  The first quarter ended with the Wolverines leading 16 to 7.  The Patriot's were able to put some pressure on the Wolverine's in the third quarter when Chante scored 8 of her 15 points.  In the end the Wolverines pulled away outscoring the Patriots 14 to 4 in the fourth quarter, to extend their record to 12-0.  The Patriots other scorers were Brianna and Madison with 4 each, Brittany with 2 and Amber with 1 point.  The Wolverines had balanced scoring from their starters, with Alyson and Brianna each adding 2 points.

Varsity:  Windsor Knolls  45  Thomas Johnson  19
TJ came to Urbana High School and ran into a tough defensive team in Windsor Knolls.   TJ never backed down, but Windsor Knolls was focused and put out a great defensive effort to hold TJ to 19 points.  TJ was led by Hannah Clingan with 12 points and Fatima Konare with 4 points.  Windsor Knoll's Elizabeth Coletti seemed to be everywhere and had just a wonderful all around game with 12 points and Regan Lohr chipped in 10 and Christine McKee had 8.


2/11/2012

JV:  Crestwood 17 vs Middletown 21

 Middletown bested the Crestwood Lady Cavs in a double OT thriller this afternoon. In an evenly matched game the Crestwood girls and were leading by three late in the fourth quarter.  Then a clutch 3-point shot by Middletown’s Kathleen Stottlemyer tied the game with under a minute left to send the game to OT.  The first OT was scoreless with two missed free throws by Crestwood, Middletown sealed the win with four made free throws in the second OT.

 

Middletown was led in scoring by Hannah Sledzik and Helen Holt with 6 points apiece.  Kathleen Stottlemyer and Kirsten Beckner added 5 and 4 points respectively. Helena Ottenritter and Lindsey Brant rounded out a balanced Middletown effort with 2 and 1 point respectively.

 

The Lady Cavs were paced by India Keene’s 6 points.  Center Elaija Demeza added 3.  Katy Valladares, Cheri O’brien,  Alexis Toliver and Kayla Griffith each had two for Crestwood.

JV:  Springfield 30  Brunswick 14
Varsity:  Springfield 34  Brunswick 27The game started with both teams struggling to score, but the action picked up in the 2nd quarter as Springfield built a 7 point halftime lead. Springfield built their lead to double digits during the 3rd quarter behind the play of Kate Wade and Paige Young. Strong play by Alicia Coats rallied Brunswick in the 4th quarter. Coats scored 7 of her team high 9 points in the quarter. In the end, Springfield was able to hold on for a hard fought victory. Springfield was led by Kate Wade with 13 points, followed by three girls with 4 points each (Sydney Hockensmith, Sydney McVicker, and Megan Budnicki). Brunswick was led by Coats with 9 points and Alexis Baker with 8 points.

JV:  Middletown 19 Urbana 14

In a tough defensive game Middletown and Urbana battled thru 4 quarters.  Middletown opened up a 6 point lead in the first quarter keeping Urbana scoreless.  Then Urbana fought back to bring the halftime score to 8-5.  The third quarter again started with tough defense holding Urbana to only one point and taking the lead to 14-6.  Urbana could not recover in the 4^th with a final score of 19-14.  The leading scorer for the game was Urbana’s Caitlin Shepard with 6 followed by Cameron Mackintosh with 4.  The leading scorer for Middletown was Kirsten Beckner with 4 followed by Helen Holt with 3.

Varsity: Middletown 34 UMS 28
JV: 

Varsity:  Boonsboro     36  West Frederick    30
The Boonsboro Lady Warriors were host to the West Frederick Cadets for an exciting and intense game of basketball, with the Lady Warriors pulling it out in the end, with a score of 36 - 30.  Boonsboro played the first half very controlled, outscoring West Frederick, 15 - 7.  The Cadets came out strong in the 3rd quarter, outscoring Boonsboro 15 - 11, including two 3-point baskets, but it just wasn't enough in the end, as Boonsboro pulled together and was able to complete foul shots in the final stretch.
Scorers for West Frederick: Gee and Wamsley - 9 pts each; Grant 7 pts; Dailer 3 pts; Haggard 2 pts.
Scorers for Boonsboro: Ridenour 14 pts; Stotler 6 pts; Coulter 5 pts; Sikes 3 pts; Alexander, Peperak, Oakes, Miller 2 pts each


JV:  Oakdale 29 - Walkersville 27

Erin Hoyle's put back as time expired proved the difference as Oakdale held off Walkersville 29-27 at Oakdale High School Saturday afternoon.  Hoyle ended up with 8 points.  Selena Robinson led the Eagles with 10.  For the Lady Lions, Carlie Hopkins scored a game high 11 points while Claire Kotchenreuter added 4.

2/10/2012


Varsity:  Windsor Knolls  38  Catoctin  24
Windsor Knolls visited Catoctin for a Saturday afternoon match-up and came away with a 38-24 victory over the Lady Cougars.The game was tight through the first quarter with the visitors leading 8-5 after one,but on this day the Knolls had to much for Catoctin. The Knolls were led by Lohr and Mckee with ten apiece while Catoctin was led by Taylor Crum with six and Morgan Tracy chipped in four and had a solid game all around.


2/9/2012

JV:  Thomas Johnson 23   Walkersville  30
The Walkersville JV Lady Lions saw their season record improve to 9-2 with a 30-23 win over visiting TJ at Walkersville Middle School.  A hard fought game which was close throughout say the Lady Lions pull ahead down the stretch for the victory.  The Lady Lions were led by Carlie Hopkins with 11 points and 10 rebounds, Maddie Hommey contributed 9 points and 12 rebounds. Other scorers were Taylor Stair 2 points, Claire Kotchenreuther 3 points, Taylor Diggs 5 points. TJ was led by Chante Weedon with 19 points, K. Turner and O Crutchly each had 2 points.

Varsity:   Thomas Johnson  10    Walkersville   41

Walkersville was host to Thomas Johnson on Thursday evening at Walkersville Middle School and came away with a victory by score of 41-10. After a tight first quarter which saw the game tied at 9 the Lady Lions took over the game both on the offense and defensive ends. Thomas Johnson had difficult scoring and handling the pressure applied by the Lions from that point.  After the intermission Walkersville did an excellent job of controlling the game to come away with the victory. 

Thomas Johnson was lead in scoring by Hannah Clingan 4 points, Fatima Konare 3 points, Brynn H 2 points and Raeshean Simmons with 1 point. The Lady Lions were led by Ana Taylor 11 points, 8 rebounds, 4 block shots, and 3 steals. Mackenzie White had 7 points and 4 assists. Becca Koontz had 6 points, Others contributing for the Lions were; Shelby Williams 4 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals. Kendra MacKabee had 3 points and 5 rebounds, McKenzie Mathis 4 points, Liz Peifer 2 points, Arina Johnson 2 points and 5 rebounds, Megan Dusci and Anastasia Miller each with 2 points.

2/8/2012

JV:  MSD: 34      Smithsburg: 25
What an exciting game until the 4th quarter when MSD pulled ahead for the win!  Smithsburg led ten to four after the first quarter, score was tied at half-time, MSD led by two after three periods and Smithsburg was held to two points in the fourth.  Eve Wood-Jacobowitz led all scorers with fourteen points while teammate Karita Lewis tallied eight.  Brett Grove scored seven and Erica Lindsay had six points for Smithsburg.

2/7/2012

JV:  Ballenger Creek 36  Monocacy 18

 

Ballenger Creek came into this game wanting to protect their 12 - 0 record. Playing Division 2 Monocacy, the Division 3 Ballenger team knew they were up against a tough competitor. Monocacy started with a quick, aggressive game, and both teams turned the ball over a lot. After a 2 - 2 tie at the end of the first quarter, Ballenger starting coming on stronger on the offensive side and went into the half leading 31 - 7. Sydney Clayton and Augusta Kamara both continued the offensive run in the third quarter and Ballenger went on to capture the win.

 

Ballenger's scoring was as follows: Augusta Kamara with fifteen points, Sydney Clayton with twelve points; Kelly Burns with three points and Maddie Mandich, Holly Christensen and Marley Tierney each with two points.

 

Michaela Joannides was the top scorer for Monocacy with five points, followed by Jessie Houlton and Jessie Titus, each with four points; Morgan Magaha with three points and Taylor Stafford with two points.

Varsity:  Ballenger Creek 19  Monocacy  44
Monocacy jumped out to a 11 to 9 lead in the first quarter! Then they pulled away outscoring Ballenger 10 to 2 ending the half with a 21 to 11 lead. The third quarter Monocacy out scored Ballenger 11 to 6 and at the end of the third quarter Monocacy had a commanding lead of 32 to 17. The fourth quarter Monocacy added another 12 points to Ballenger's 2 points and finished the game beating Ballenger 44 to 19! The high scorers for Monocacy were Mollie McSweeney with 15 points and Tyrae Byrd with 14 points. Ballenger's high scorers were Molly McGeahan with 6 points and Megan Forte and Kim Hammond both with 4 points each.

2/6/2012

JV:  Catoctin 44;  South Hagerstown 22
The Catoctin Lady Cougars got out to an early lead with the scoring of Persinger, Keller, Latlem, and Reaver.  South Hagerstown had a difficult time breaking the full court defense of Catoctin and the Lady Cougars scored many of their baskets from steals.  In the second half the Lady Rebels passed the ball with efficiency and played much better defense.  The Lady Rebels cut the lead by the Lady Cougars but the lead from the first half was too much to overcome.  For Catoctin, Persinger was the high scorer with 9 points.  Reaver, Smith, and Keller each contributed 8 points for the Lady Cougars.  The scoring was spread around for the Lady Rebels but the high scorer was Emily Talbert with 5 points.

Varsity: South Hagerstown 30; Catoctin 31
South was able to jump out to an early lead against Catoctin ending the first period with the score 9-3. Catoctin stabalized the game in the second period, notting it at 5 a piece making the score at the half 14-8 in favor of South. The third period was a battle but Catoctin was able to make up some ground, pulling to within 3. In the fourth period it was a see saw battle but Catoctin was able to pull of the come back and defeat the Lady Rebels with a winal score of 31-30. Scoring for Catoctin was balanced Highs were from Larochelle, and Gray with 6 each and Tracy, and Crum with 5 each.  South's scoring was done by Lindsey Bedregal with 15, Ayanna Small with 9, and Ansleigh Tennant with 6.

2/5/2012

Varsity:  Linganore 23    West Frederick 42
The first half of the game went back in forth  with West Frederick taking the lead at half 16 to 14.   The third quarter belong to West Frederick hitting three 3 pts shots and taken a 12 pts lead.

West Frederick scoring leaders D. King 12pts and D. Gee with 9 pts. Linganore scoring Leaders Karly Johnson 7pts and Libby Schiller  with 5pts

JV:  Springfield 39  Brunswick 18

Brunswick came into this game having won 5 of its last 6, but ran into a buzz saw against a well-coached, talented Springfield squad. Both teams played with a lot of intensity early as the Wildcats hit a shot to beat the first quarter buzzer to take a 6-4 lead. The score was knotted at 13 mid-way through the second quarter before Springfield scored the last 10 points of the half led by 8 points from Madison Riley. After the Roaders cut the lead to 23-15 to start the second half, the Wildcats continued it’s hot shooting and scored 9 straight to break the game open. Jazmine Yost led Springfield with 10 points, Riley added 9, while Erin McVicker and Hannah Moser each had 6. Brunswick was led by Olivia Heaton’s 6 points.

Varsity:  Springfield   Brunswick 

Varsity: Boonsboro 31  Saint John's 13

JV:  Oakdale 38  Urbana 25
Selena Robinson hit shots from all over the court leading Oakdale's JV girls over Urbana at Oakdale High School Sunday.  Showing off her jump shot to go with a strong game underneath the rim, Robinson scored 9 in the first half on her way to 18 for the game to lead the Eagles.  Oakdale was able to get up and down the court to open up an 18-9 halftime lead and keep a comfortable lead throughout the second half.  Urbana's Jana Haas helped the Hawks hang around, scoring 6 points in the first half and 10 for the game.  Oakdale's Isabelle Ouimette added 5 points while Julia Nicastro worked her way into the box score scoring 4 points to go with 3 assists.  



JV:  Crestwood 19   Thomas Johnson 17
The Crestwood Lady Cavaliers prevailed over TJ on Sunday. 

TJ was led by a 12 point effort from Chante Weedon .  Jana Faucett and Kalah Turner added 2 points  apiece for TJ.  Brittany Morris scored 1 for the Lady Patriots.Crestwood scoring was led by India Keene with 8 points, followed by Kayla Griffith with 5.  Alexis Toliver added 3 points for Crestwood.  Elaija Demeza and Olivya Johnson added 2 and 1 respectively.  India Keene was fouled while going for a shot with 3 seconds on the clock.  She stepped up and sank both free throws to seal the win for the Lady Cavaliers. 

Varsity:  Crestwood  27 Thomas Johnson  24

It what was yet another great game between these two teams Crestwood Lady Cavs were able to hold off the Thomas Johnson Lady Patriots. After leading by as many as twelve points down the stretch the Tj team made a tremendous comeback to be within two points with less that twenty seconds to go. Clutch free throws by Andrea Mwando made the difference for the Crestwood team.

 

Thomas Johnson was lead in scoring by Fatima Konare with eleven points, Raeshean Simmons added six points, Alyssa Handleman scored four points, Hannah Clingan scored two points and the scoring was rounded out by Brenna Barron with one point.

Crestwood scoring was done by Karla Villacis with eight points which lead the Lady Cavs. Andrea Mwando put up seven points, Ali Penn scored five points, Cheyanne Jackson scored two points and Ayanna Hawkins finished with one point.

2/4/2012

JV:  Ballenger Creek  40 vs. Clear Spring 10

In a very physical game, Ballenger Creek took the lead in the first quarter and never looked back. Both teams

committed lots of fouls but with each team hitting only 25% of their foul shots, neither one was able to capitalize on the fouls. 

 

Clear Spring was lead by Hannah Bowers with four points. Madlyn McDonough had three points, Jillian Malcolm added two points and Madison Ammons put in the last point.

 

Augusta Kamara and Ruth Evans each had eight points for Ballenger Creek, followed by Brittany Clinedinst and Sydney Clayton with seven each, Marley Tierney and Kelly Burns each with four points and Kendall Jones with two points.

JV:  Brunswick 24  Smithsburg 18

Short-handed Brunswick rode a big second quarter and aggressive defense to a hard-fought 24-18 win over Smithsburg. The Roaders held a slim 7-6 lead after the first period but were able to extend the lead to 6 at the half through aggressive inside play. The Lady Leopards came out strong in the third quarter and played with a lot of intensity on the defensive end, cutting the deficit to 20-18 after three. Brunswick locked down on defense in the final period as Erica Craemer scored critical points down the stretch to provide the final margin. Brittany Walker and Craemer led the Roaders with 6 each, while Isabel Leon and Makenzie Schnur both chipped in with 5. Erica Lindsay led Smithsburg with 7 points, Brett Grove had 4, and Katherine Thorn 3.

Varsity:  Brunswick  Smithsburg

JV:  Springfield 41      MSD  20
MSD started the game firing on all cylinders, led by a quick 6 points by Brook Bonheyo to take an early 10-4 lead. Springfield would jump right back into the game by scoring the last 8 points of the quarter to take a 12-10 lead after the first. Eryn McVicker's defense and scoring spurred the run as she tallied 4 points in the quarter. Springfield jumped out quickly in the 2nd quarter as MSD's Center Kaitlyn Lewis had to sit most of the quarter with 3 fouls. Jazmine Yost, Diva Bowman and Kaitlin Murphy scored early in the 2nd to give Springfield a 20-10 lead. Springfield led by 11 at the half 24-13.  Springfield's defense slowed down MSD in the 3rd quarter, and pushed the lead to 31-15 after 3 quarters as Diva Bowman scored 4 of her game high 14 points in the frame. Bowman added another 4 points in the 4th as Springfield won the game 41-20. Scorers for MSD:  Bonheyo 10 pts, Eve Wood Jacobowitz 6 pts, Senemeth 2 pts, Lewis 2 pts.  Scorers for Springfield: Bowman 14 pts, Yost 12 pts, McVicker 6 pts, Murphy 2 pts, Moser 2 pts, Renn 2pts, Riley 2 pts, Robinson 1 pt.

JV:  Walkersville 29  Urbana  18
Walkersville broke the game open with a 1^st quarter 7-2 lead.  The lead was widened at half to 11-4 with Walkersville adding a strong 3^rd quarter to bring the score to 23-10 The Games leading scorer was Walkersville’s Carlie Hopkins with 13 and Maddi Hommey with 11. 

Varsity: Walkersville 45 Urbana 33



JV:  Brunswick   Smithsburg

Varsity:  Brunswick  38  Smithsburg  14
Saturday night Brunswick played host to the Smithsburg Lady Leopards and came away with a 38-14 victory. Smithsburg started a little slow and the Lady Railroaders took advantage by gaining a 15-2 half-time lead.

Leading scorers for Smithsburg- T. Kershner- 6, A. Cline- 4, I. Mangum and M. Roberts each added 2.

Leading scorers for Brunswick- Alicia Coats- 12, Alexis Baker- 11, Jana Phillips- 7, Brook Berglund- 4, Knicki Bergman and Hannah Brodish each had 2 each.

JV: Oakdale  30  Crestwood  15
Oakdale visited the Crestwood Lady Cavaliers and came away with a win.  Oakdale was led in scoring by Emily Woodard with 11, followed by Selena Robinson with 10.  Erin Hoyce added 4 points, Izzy Ouimette and Camille Gibson added 3 and 2 points respectively. Crestwood scoring was led by Oliviya Johnson and Elaija Demeza with 4 points apiece.  India Keene added 3 points while Alexis Toliver and Katy Valladares added 2 each for the Lady Cavs.



1/30/2012

J.V. Boonsboro 30;  South Hagerstown 11
The game was fairly close through the first half with both teams playing good defense.  The Lady Warriors were able to pull away in the second half with the excellent shooting of Hannah Knight. Knight finished the game with a game high of 15 points.  Emily Holmes chipped in with 7 points for Boonsboro.  Sirri Akaya had a game high of 5 points for the Lady Rebels.

Varsity: South Hagerstown 28; Boonsboro 40
Boonsboro traveled to South to complete in a divisional game. Boonsboro jumped out to an early lead and went in to the half with a 5 point lead.  South was never able to come back from their deficit. Boonsboro's defense was excellent through out the game. Holding South to just 2 first period points. Leading the way for Boonsboro was Kaitlin Ridenour with 12, Sydney Stotler 10, and Allyson Sikes with 7. For the Rebels Lindsey Bedregal 12, and Ayanna Small with 7.



1/29/2012

JV:  MSD   49  Clear Springs  9

MSD’s leading scorer was Eve Wood-Jacobowitz with 14 points.  Brooke Bonheyo  and Karita Lewis contributed with 12 points and 10 points. MSD’s benchwarmers contributed four points to the game. Clear Spring’s leading scorer was Madlyn McDonough with four points

JV:  Brunswick vs. Catoctin

Brunswick came out hitting on all cylinders and led 10-6 after one period. Catoctin played tough, disciplined basketball to chip away at Brunswick’s early lead and headed into halftime up 14-12. The Roaders upped the intensity on the defensive end to shut out the Cougars during the third period and take a tight 15-14 lead heading into the 4^th. Michaela Persinger and Emily Keller each score clutch baskets in the final period, while Brunswick had trouble converting scoring opportunities as the Cougars held on for a 24-20 victory.  Keller led Catoctin’s balanced attack with 6, while Persinger, Camryn Skowronski and Carrie Reaver each had 4. Brunswick was led by Erin Davis’s 8 points, while Brittany Walker added 7.

JV:  Linganore   Monocacy 

Varsity:  Linganore 22  Monocacy 37
Monocacy remains unbeaten with strong defence and impressive shooting performance. Leading Monocacy in scoring was Mollie Mcsweeney with 11 pts. and Tyrae Byrd with 9 pts.
The lancers where led by Olivia Deyaert with 7 pts and Sophia Heitzig 5 pts.


JV:  Middletown 22   Oakdale 27
Middletown played Oakdale on Sunday and it was a battle until the end. In the 1st quarter both teams played tremendous defense making it hard to score on either side. Oakdale turned up the heat in the 2nd quarter causing Middletown several turnovers closing the half 7-10. Middletown was a different team coming into the 2nd half. Kristin Beckner scored a quick 6 points and 2pts by Helena Ottenritter and with tough team defense got within 2 points of Oakdale, but it was not enough. Oakdale continue to capitalize on Middletown’s turnovers winning the game 22-27. Middletown scoring was lead by Kirstin Beckner with 8pts 4 rebounds, Hannah Sledzik 4pts 5 rebounds, Brianna Crutchfield 4pts 3 rebounds, Katie Stottlemyer 3pts 4 rebounds, Helena Ottenritter 2pts and Lindsey Brant adding 1pt. Helena Holt had 6 rebounds, Haven Brandenburg with 2 and Alyssa Arney with 1. Oakdale high scorers were Marshall and Robinson with 9pts each, Hoyle 5pts, and Ovinette with 4pts. It was a Great game and participation by all the girls! 

Varsity:  Middletown    24    Oakdale  30  

Oakdale played aggressive the entire game between their full court and half court pressure Middletown was not able to get into the flow or their offense.  Oakdale was led by  Emma Bowman she created their offense by penetrating and either shooting or dishing off a great pass.  Oakdale’s leading scorer was K. Ohm with 15 points followed by Emma Bowman with 11 points.  Middletown struggled from the field but never gave up and tried to mount a comeback behind the scoring of Kristyn Staley and Paige Tarleton both with 6 points.

JV:  Smithsburg  33    South  20
Katherine Thorn led all scorers with twelve points in the win for Smithsburg.  Sirri Akaya tallied ten points for South as they battled Smithsburg the entire game with their aggressive man to man defense.

Varsity:  South  61    Smithsburg   8
Smithsburg scored the first two points but that didn't stop South from taking over for the win.  Lindsey Bedregal scored twenty-five points while teammate Jasmine Ballard added eleven.  Emma Conrey and Allison Cline score three points each for Smithsburg.


JV:  Catoctin   Brunswick

Varsity:  Catoctin 46  Brunswick  29
Catoctin came out strong in the first quarter to take a 16-3 lead and beat host Brunswick 46-29 Sunday afternoon.

Leading Catoctin in scoring was: T. Crum- 11, H. Gray-9, M.Tracey- 7, A. La Rochelle- 5, E. Kuyendal, M.Springer, A Foster- 4 each, N. Jenkins- 2.

Scoring leaders for the Lady Railroaders were: Alexis Baker- 16, Alicia Coats- 3, Jana Phillips, Knicki Bergman, Brook Berglund, Grace Heaton,  Alexa Craemer each added 2.

JV:  Walkersville 34, Crestwood 9.
The Walkersville Lady Lions bested the Crestwood Lady Cavaliers 34-9 on Sunday. Walkersville was led in scoring by Carly Hopkins with 19 points, and recieved scoring help from Stephanie Reyes(2), Taylor Diggs (3), Alexa Daye (3), Claire Kotchenreuther (4), and Taylor Stair (1), and Olivia Johnson (2).
Crestwood scoring was led by India Keene and Cheri O'brien with 4 points each. Elaija Demeza added 1 for the Lady Cavs.




JV:  Windsor Knolls  39  Urbana 19
The WKMS JV girls came home to extend their record to 10-0.  Once again the Wolverines came out strong with a 15-2 lead at the end of the first period.  Windsor Knolls full court pressure proved to be too much for the Hawks to handle producing many turnovers. The Hawks never gave up and with a late 3rd quarter press were able to begin to produce turnovers themselves but were unable to close the gap with a final score of WKMS 39 Hawks 19.
The WKMS Meredith Lapen had an outstanding performance on the boards and was able to put up 8 points as well as many steals.  WKMS had eight girls contribute to the score in this game.  The Hawks were led by Jana H with 8 points, Stephanie M with 4, Sophia and Caitlin each with a pair.

Varsity:  Urbana  42  WKMS  24


1/28/2012



JV:  West Frederick  49  North Hagerstown  20
West Frederick JV Girls defeated N. Hagerstown 49-20. The score at the half was Wf 18 and NH 10. The Lady Cadets closed out the game on a 19-7 4th quarter run. Lead scorers for N. Hagerstown were Arielle Jean-Jacques with 11 pts and Maggie Keller with 4pts. W. Frederick was led by Julia Slaton with 15 pts, followed by Kyrsten Linthicum with 14 pts.

Varsity  West Frederick 43  North Hagerstown  27

JV: Ballenger Creek 31 MSD 15

 In their previous match-up, Ballenger Creek won by only four points, ensuring that this would be a hotly contested rematch. Both teams played all-out, physical basketball for the duration of the game. With Ballenger leading at the end of the first quarter, MSD kept the Lady Bulldogs scoreless in the second quarter and went into the half leading by one point. Ballenger was able to hold MSD scoreless in the third quarter, where they also got ahead by sixteen points. With tough defense on both sides, each team scored only four points in the fourth quarter, leaving Ballenger on top 31 to 15. This leaves the Lady Bulldogs undefeated at 11-0!

 

Only five players scored for Ballenger. Augusta Kamara was the high scorer with eleven points. Ruth Evans had eight, Makenzie Holston had seven, Brittany Clinedinst had three and Sydney Clayton added the final two points.

 

For MSD,  Karita Lewis had nine points, Brooke Bonheyo had four points and the remaining two points were scored by Eve Wood-Jacobowitz.


JV:  Oakdale 43  Poolesville  25
Down 19-18 at the half the JV Oakdale girls team did what they do best, turn up the defense.  Oakdale was able to shut out Poolesville in the 3rd quarter and added solid free throw shooting on the way to a 43-25 win at Oakdale Middle School Saturday afternoon.  Erin Hoyle led the way for the Eagles with 14 points.  Selena Robinson added 9 points and Isabelle Ouimette 8.  Poolesville's Madison Peyton had 6 points for the Falcons and Siann Riggs scored 5.

Varsity:  Oakdale 38  Poolesville 28
Oakdale played host to Poolesville Saturday afternoon.  For the first free quarters, Poolesville battled Oakdale staying within striking distance. Poolesville eventually ran out of gas and Oakdale was able to pull away and cruised to a comfortable 38-28 victory.  Oakdale had a well balanced attack led by Emma Bowman's 13 points followed by strong offensive performances by Kendall Ohm (11 points) and Amber Albrecht (9 points). Relentless pressure from Caroline Jaworski and Sara Parnes limited Poolesville's opportunities. Kristen Darragh had a strong first half scoring all 9 of her points. Casey Harkens followed with a strong second half performance scoring all 9 of her points. Jami D'Amelio and Allie Nevius also chipped in 5 a piece.


1/27/2012

JV:  Catoctin 26  Smithsburg  16
The Catoctin JV Lady Cougars played host to the Smithsburg Leopards on Friday night.  The Cougars once again came out slow as Smithsburg opened up a 6-0 lead.  The Leopards led 6-3 after one period.  The Lady Cougars came alive in the second quarter and outscored the Leopards 13-6 to take a 16-12 lead into the half.  Both teams played well defensively in the second half as the Cougars took the third quarter 6-2 and fourth quarter 4-2 fo beat the Leopards 26-16.  Both teams got scoring from many sources.  All eight players who suited up for the Lady Cougars scored.  Michaela Persinger led the scoring attack with 8 points.  Alexi Baumgardner and Alexis Smith each had 4 points, Courtney Orndorff had 3 points, Camryn Skowronski, Brietta Latham and Emily Keller had 2 points each.  Carrie Reaver rounding out the scoring with 1 point and she led the defensive attack for the Lady Cougars. For Smithsburg Megan Black led the team with 4 points and Faith Bruchey, Brett Grove, Erica Lindsey, Sydney Davis, Katherine Thorn and Jensen Bachtell all had 2 points each.

1/26/2012

JV:   Windsor Knolls   37     Walkersville  30

In a very exciting game where neither team let down Windsor Knolls outscored Walkersville 11-5 in the 4th quarter to remain undefeated with a 37-30 victory.  Windsor Knolls was led by Ashleigh B. with 14 points, Caroline W with 7, Maddie F. and Meredith L each had 5, and Sam C. had 2.  Carli Hopkins lead Walkersville with 9 points, 4 steals and 5 rebounds, other contributors for Walkersville included Claire Kothchenreuther 7 points, Maddie Hommey 6 points 8 rebounds, Taylor Diggs 6 points 9 rebounds, Taylor Stair 2 points

Varsity:   Windsor Knolls  36    Walkersville  41

Tonight at Walkersville Middle School the home standing Lady Lions came away with a 41-36 victory over a very tough one loss Windsor Knolls team. 41-36  The visitors played aggressive defense throughout and closed the gap of the Lady Lions with an effective zone defense.  Half time saw the score tight with the Lions holding a slim 16-13 lead. Windsor Knolls came out of the locker room strong and outscored the Lions 15 to 7 in the third quarter to take a 28-23 lead. Then the Lions eventually took over the lead and maintain throughout in the fourth by aggressively attacking the basket. Windsor Knolls was lead in scoring by Maddie Cederdahl with 20 points, most of which came in the third. Regan Lohr has 10 points, H.Mills 4 points, and L. Novesal finished with 2 points. The Lady Lions was lead in scoring by Ana Taylor with 10 points and 6 rebounds. MacKenzie White had a nice balanced game contributing 8 points, 5 assists, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Auriana Johnson pulled down 13 rebounds and had 6 points. McKenzie Mathis had 2 points and 5 assist and Megan Dusci had 5 points. Others contributing in the scoring column for the Lions were Anastasia Miller 3 points, Shelby Williams 3 points, Emma Crouch 2 points and Kendra MacAbee 2 points.

1/23/2012

JV: Springfield 49  South Hagerstown 13
Springfield got out to an early lead with the excellent guard play of Eryn McVicker and the accurate shooting of Lexi Robinson.  South Hagerstown was never able to slow down Springfield's offense.  Springfield moved the ball very well and was able to locate the open player for the shot.  Lexi Robinson was the high scorer for Springfield with 16 points. Kaitlyn Murphy and Hanna Moser both had 6 points.  Ebony Earl was the high scorer for South Hagerstown with 4 points.  Taylor Morgan scored her first 3 point shot.

Varsity: South Hagerstown 35; Springfield 29
This was a hard fought game. Both teams played hard nosed defense and hustled extremely hard. South was able to get out to a small lead in the first half going into the break 18-11. Springfield was able to pull the score within 2 points at one point in the second half, but south would pull away and secure the victory by 6 points. South was led in scoring by Lindsey Bedregal with 11, Ayanna Small with 10, and Olivia Griffin with 6. Springfield was led by Kate Wade with 8, Sydney Hockensmith and Olivia Coleman both added 6.


1/22/2012

JV:  Springfield 41   West Frederick 14

JV: St John's 21; South Hagerstown 13

The Vikings pulled out a 21-13 home win over the South Hagerstown Rebels.  Lisa Kneebone (#11) stepped up to the plate and played the entire game while contributing six (6) points to the team's total.  Sarah Case (#25)  lead in offensive rebounds and followed with five (5) points.  Brooke Taylor (#33) broke up several plays defensively and contributed four (4) points.  Meghan Carlson (#55) lead the team in defensive rebounds and contributed three (3) points.  Paula Hirshorm (#12) showed no hesitation to drive to the bucket and added two (2) points.  Brittany Fowler (#30) caused several turnovers and added one (1) point to the teams total.  Brianna Fowler (#35) caused several turnovers leading the fast breaks for the Vikings.  Both Satreen Hendi (#22) and Amber Hitchcock (#54)  contributed defensively by breaking up plays and assisted their teammates into scoring.  It was a great team effort overall!

The Rebels put up a good fight with great pressure towards the end of the game.  Emily Talbert (#24) led the Rebels with four (4) points.  Ebony Earl (#41) contributed three (3) points.  Sirri Akaya  (#31),  Sidney Kelly  (#42) and Jada Younker (#44) each contributed two (2) points.

Varsity: South Hagerstown 37; Saint John's 21

The Lady Vikings hosted the Lady Rebels in a hard fought contest.  South Hagerstown jumped out to a quick 13-4 lead and never looked back on their way to a 37-21 win over St John's.  Lindsey Bedregal had an excellent game showcasing both her ability to drive and shoot the ball for South Hagerstown.  She ended up with 19 points.  Also, the Lady Rebels got 8 points from Ayanna Small and Jasmine Ballard who had 4 points.  The Lady Vikings were led in scoring by Tara Butler who had 8 points.  Clio Kerr contributed 6 points and they got a solid performance from Jenna Hendi who scored 4 points and nabbed 9 rebounds.

 

JV: Ballenger Creek vs. Catoctin: 29 - 25

Wow--this was another nail-biter! Catoctin came on strong, giving Ballenger a run for their money. These teams were always within five points of each other, as they both fought hard to end up with the win. Many fouls were committed, with both teams getting into double bonus in both halves. Neither team was able to capitalize on foul shots, though, with Ballenger shooting 21% and Catoctin shooting 29%. In the end, Ballenger Creek came out on top, giving them a record of 10-0 for the season! Way to go, Lady Bulldogs!

 

The high scorers for Ballenger Creek were Ruth Evan with nine points, followed by Sydney Clayton with eight points. Adding to the score were August Kamara with six points, Makenzie Holston with three points, Kendall Jones with two points and Brittany Clinedinst with one point.

 

Alexis Smith led the scoring for Catoctin with eight points. Alexi Baumgardner had six, Brietta Latham and Michaela Persinger each had four and Emily Keller had two points and Carrie Reaver added the remaining point.

Varsity:  Ballenger Creek  22  Catoctin 31
Catoctin jumped out into a 6 to 0 lead in the first quarter! Then they had a 12 to 5 run and had Ballenger 18 to 5. In the third quarter Ballenger scored 5 to Catoctin's 4 points. The forth quarter Ballenger scored 12 and Catoctin hit 9. Catoctin won their second game against Ballenge Creek with a 31 to 22 win. High scores for Ballenger were Kim Hammond with 11 and Bailey Easterday with 6. The leading scores from Catoctin were Allison Larochelle with 7 and Taylor Crum and Emily Kuykendall with 6 each!

JV: Brunswick 29  Linganore 8.
The visiting Lady Lancers kept things tight in the first quarter, then the Lady Roaders got things going and pulled away in the second and third quarters. Brunswick was led by Olivia Heaton with 8 points. Isabel Leon had 6 points and 6 rebounds, while Makenzie Schnur added 6 points. Schnur and Abby Cole each had 8 boards. Point guard Kennedi Ambush did a nice job of handling the ball for the Lady Lancers, who had 4 points each from Elizabeth Gaudlip and Jessica Mitchell.

Varsity:  Brunswick 21  LInganore  48
Linganore came into Brunswick Sunday evening and tore the nets for 48 points in a 48-21 victory.

Scoring leaders:
Linganore:  J.Mitchell- 15, L.Schiller- 8, S. Hritzke,-7, O. Deyaert-7, K. Johnson-4, M.Durban-4, M.Semkiw-2,
Brunswick- Alexis Baker- 9, Alicia Coats- 4, Sarah Campbell-2, Kori Payne- 2, Hannah Brodish- 2.

JV:  Windsor Knolls 33  Poolesville 14
In a physical rematch the wolverines prevailed.  The falcons cut the lead to six points with aggressive play, but were never able to pull closer.  Samme, on the Falcons, played great defense making it difficult for the Wolverines to penetrate.  The Wolverines played great team defense and held the Falcons to 14 points.  Hailey and Madison led the Falcons with 3 points each, and the Wolverines had three players with 5 or more points.

Varsity:  Windsor Knolls 53  Poolesville 42


JV:  Oakdale 50  Monocacy  28 

Oakdale’s Isabelle Ouimette helped erase a 5 point deficit scoring 7 straight points in a decisive 2^nd Quarter as Oakdale was able to pull away from Monocacy.  Ouimette scored 21 for the game to lead all scorers.  Chrissy Marshall added 9 points and Emily Woodward 7 for Oakdale.   Taylor Stafford led Monocacy with 16 points and Jessie Titus added 8.

Varsity: Oakdale 25  Monocacy 38
For the first three quarters, this was a back and forth game with no team able to establish dominance. However, at the start of the fourth with the score Monocacy 26 and Oakdale 23; Monocacy pulled away and left with a convincing 38-25 victory. A fast 2-3 zone by Monocacy coupled with cold outside shooting from Oakdale was the difference in the final quarter.
Emma Bowman led Oakdale with 10 points and 5 steals. Sara Parnes scored 3 points and had 3 steals. Emily Scott contributed 4 points. Amber Albrecht had a season high five rebounds in the losing cause.
Monocacy was paced by Tanaisia Jow with 10 points and Charlotte Kowalk with 9 points.


1/21/2012

*  All Other Games Cancelled



1/20/2012

JV:  MSD 24  Catoctin 20
The Catoctin Lady Cougars hosted the MSD Orioles in a Friday night boys/girls doubleheader at Thurmont Middle School.  MSD came out strong and dominated the first half to lead 14-3 at the half.  Catoctin struggled mightilly to score against the MSD halfcourt zone defense.  Things opened up a bit in the third quarter as MSD opened up a 24-10 lead.  The Lady Cougars finally seemed to figure things out in the fourth quarter and made a furious comeback by winning the quarter 10-0.  It was not enough though and MSD held on for a 24-20 victory.  MSD was led in scoring by Brooke Bonheyo with 10 points, Eve Wood-Jacobowitz had 8 points and Katilyn Weeks, Kaela Luttrell and Karita Lewis all had 2 points.  For Catoctin, Carrie Reaver and Alexis Smith scored 6 points each.  Brietta Latham had 4 points, Courtney Orndorff and Camryn Skowronski had 2 points each.


1/18/2012

JV:  Oakdale 28    Walkersville   31   
Varsity:  Oakdale    48    Walkersville   36
The Oakdale Lady Bears visited Walkersville and came away with a hard fought victory on Wednesday evening.  The Bears jumped out quickly to a 6-0 lead to start the game.  Oakdale capitalizied on several turnovers by the Lions during the first two periods and held a ten point lead, 18-8 at the break.  The Lady Lions fought hard out of halftime and cut the lead to 4 just prior to the end of the 3rd period but critical turnovers allowed Oakdale to extend the lead at the end of three.   The Bears continued their pressure and were able to outscore the Lions 17-14 in the 4th to secure the conference win.

Oakdale was led by a strong shooting performance by Kendall Ohm who had 19 pts and Emma Bowman with 14. Also contributing were Sara Parnes 5pts, Amber Albrecht 4pts, along with Carlie Jaworski and Emily Scott who each chipped in 1 pt.   The Lady Lions were led by Ana Taylor with 11 pts,  Mackenzie White 6pts, and McKenzie Mathis, Emma Crouch and Shelby Williams had 5 pts. each.  Also contributing in scoring column were Megan Dusci 3pts and Kendra MacAbee with 1pt.



1/15/2912

JV:  Ballenger Creek  42   North Hagerstown 8

 

The JV Lady Bulldogs continued their successful season, as they beat North Hagerstown, with a score of 42 - 8. North Hagerstown came on hard, pressing the entire game and keeping Ballenger Creek running. In the end, however, Ballenger's shooting and teamwork put them on top.

 

Scoring for the Lady Bulldogs was as follows: Augusta Kamara with sixteen points; Sydney Clayton with twelve points; Makenzie Holston, Holly Christensen and Brittany Clinedinst each with four points and Kendall Jones with two points.

 

For North Hagerstown, Liz Fahey, Kamaji Green, Arielle Jean-Jacques each had two points and Micalea Fleetwood and Alyssa Waters each contributed one point.


JV:  Smithsburg:  17 Boonsboro:  9
Smithsburg jumped out to large lead but Boonsboro battled back with great defense to hold Smithsburg to a four point second half.  Katherine Thorn led all scorers with nine points to lead Smithsburg to a victory.  Taylor Strawser and Emily Holmes led Boonsboro in scoring.
 
Varsity:  Boonsboro:  45  Smithsburg:  14
Boonsboro scored first and never looked back to take the victory from Smithsburg.  Kamilla Miller and MacKenzie Peperak led Boonsboro in scoring.  Allison Cline had six points for Smithsburg.

Scoring for Middletown was Stup with 10pts 8 rebounds, Holt 8pts 5 rebounds, Brant 2pts, Stottlemyer 2pts and 5 rebounds and Beckner 1pt 4 rebounds. Scoring for Urbana was Haas 8pts, Mackintosh and Miller with 4pts each, Robertson with 3pts and Hutton 2pts. Great Game Played by All!!

Varsity:  Middletown 33 vs Urbana 44 

Urbana came out at a fast past in the first half out scoring Middletown for a half time lead of 27 to 13.  The second half Urbana came out with a 14 to 4 3rd quarter. Middletown used the 4th quarter to make valiant comeback out scoring Urbana 16 to 3 but the Hawks were to much for the  Knights and went on to win 44 to 33.  The Hawks were lead by Gaelin Hirabayashi with 16 followed by Kendall Bresee with 11.  The Knights were lead in scoring by Lauren Keeney with 10 and Rilee Bradshaw with 7.



JV:  Crestwood 34  vs  Monocacy 29

Crestwood bested Monocacy in a hotly contested contest on Sunday.  Monocacy never trailedin the game, going into the fourth quarter with a 23-18 lead.   Crestwood prevailed in the end with tough defense, and took advantage of fast break opportunities from Monocacy turnovers in the final minutes.

 

Monocacy was led by Taylor Stafford, who had a team high 9 points before fouling out early in the fourth quarter.  She was aided by a seven point effort from Jessie Titus. Michaela Joannides added 6 points.   Taqia Rollins and Taniya Christian added 4 points and 3 points each, respectively. 

The Lady Cavs were led by Alexis Toliver’s team high 18 points.  India Keene added 8 points for Crestwood. Cheri O’brien had 4 points.  Elaija Demeza and Kayla Griffith each had 2 points.

Varsity: Crestwood  23 Monocacy 32

Monocacy was able to remain undefeated by out lasting a great effort by Crestwood to come back. The Monocacy started very strong in the first half and took a nineteen to six lead into the half. Crestwood was finally able to make a run in the third quarter to bring the game to with in three points but it was not to be for the Lady Cavs.

 

The Monocacy team was lead in scoring by Mollie Mcsweeny who had fourteen points. Tanaisia Jow put up six points, Charlotte Kowalk scored five points, Tyrae Byrd had four points and Eliza Manning added two points.

 

The Lady Cavs were lead by Ali Penn with nine points. Andrea Mwando scored seven points, Nia Burroughs scored five points and Karla Villicis scored two points.

JV:  Brunswick 38   St. John's 16.
Brunswick rode a strong second half to a 38-16 win in a game where both sides played with a lot of intensity. The Lady Roaders jumped out to a 8-0 lead but the Vikings hung tough to keep the game tight, with Brunswick leading 15-5 at the half. The Lady Roaders' outstanding team play and good passing was the difference as they pulled away in the fourth quarter. Isabel Leon led Brunwick with 12 points and 5 rebounds, while Olivia Heaton had 8 points and 3 assists. Makenzie Schnur added 7 points and 5 boards. St. John's was led by sharp-shooting Lisa Kneebone's 7 points and Meghan Carlson's 5.

Varsity:  Brunswick   St. John's 



JV:  Windsor Knolls  40  Linganore  12
WKMS went out to an early lead, Linganore was able to cut it to nine at halftime. WKMS extended the lead in the third quarter and Linganore was not able to catch up.



JV:  Oakdale 38, Thomas Johnson 37

Thomas Johnson pushed Oakdale's girls to the edge before the Eagles were able to hold on for a one point win at Oakdale High School.  Selena Robinson scored 10 of her team high 14 points in the first half as Oakdale built a 23-16 halftime lead.  TJ's girls battled back, closing the gap to within 2 after three.  The fourth quarter produced multiple lead changes.  A basket by Oakdale's Isabelle Ouimette with 48 seconds left put the Eagles up for good.  Ouimette finished with 7 points.  TJ was not without chances to retake the lead.  Three possessions in the last 40 seconds produced multiple chances, including two TJ misses at the foul line with 4 seconds left.  Chante Weedon led TJ with 14 points while Jana Faucett added 7.

1/14/2012

JV:  Catoctin (26) at Clear Spring (16)
 Catoctin visited Clear Spring for a Saturday evening showdown.  Both teams played aggressive defense with Catoctin coming away with the win.  The teams battled to a 10-9 halftime score.  Catoctin jumped out to a 6 to 0 lead after the first quarter.  Clear Spring then scored nine in the second quarter  to make it a 1 point game at the half. 
The Blazers gave Catoctin a scare but could not keep pace with the scoring in the second half.  Catoctin outscored the Blazers 16 to 7 to seal the win.  Catoctin's full and 1/2 court trapping defenses frustrated the Blazers offense, especially in the 3rd as they were held to 1 point.  The Blazers showed some improvement over the the last meeting as that game was won by Catoctin by 26 points. 
The leading scorer for both teams was Clear Spring's Madison Ammons who had 8 points, Hannah Bowers added 4 while Mariah Holmes and Jillian Malcolm added 2 a piece.  Catocitin was well rounded in scoring as 7 players scored.  They were led by Carrie Reaver with 6 points.  Brietta Latham, Camryn Skowronski, Alexis Smith and Michaela Persinger all had 4 a piece while Alexis Baumgardner and Lauren Drumheller each added 2. 


JV:  Boonsboro   Monocacy


Varsity:  Boonsboro  24  Monocacy   34
Monocacy came out tough in the first quarter, outscoring Boonsboro 9 - 4 with some strong under-the-basket shots. The Boonsboro girls came out in the second quarter with much tougher defense, holding Monocacy to only 6 points, making the halftime score 15 - 7.  The second half was a much more even match and a good physical game, but the Lady Warriors just couldn't catch Monocacy.  Third quarter scoring was 10 - 8 (Monocacy), and although Boonsboro held Monocacy to no made baskets in the fourth quarter, they scored 9 points on foul shots, making the final score 34 - 24, in favor of Monocacy.
 
Scorers for Monocacy:  McSweeney 10 pts; Byrd and Kowalk 7 pts; Berry and Jow 4 pts; Vega 2 pts
 
Scorers for Boonsboro:  Sikes 8 points; Stotler and Peperak 3 pts; Ridenour, Tucker, Funke, Coulter and Alexander 2 pts


JV:  Poolesville  30  Urbana 24
Poolesville broke the game open with a 1^st quarter 10-4 lead which set the spread for the game.  The lead was widened at half to 15-8 with Urbana making a push in the 4^rd quarter but not enough to overcome the deficit.   The Games leading scorer was Poolesville’s Hailey Khalil with 9 followed by Bella Garner and Delaney Cecco each adding 7.  Urbana’s leading scorer was Jana Haas with 7.


Varsity:  Crestwood 22 vs Windsor Knolls 35

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Varsity:  Linganore  46  Smithsburg  8

 Lancers came out with intense defensive and were able to gain a huge lead in the first half  which  lasted throughout the game. The lancers where led by Kassidy Farris with 12pts and Olivia Deyaert , Sophia Heitzig with 8 pts each. Smithsburg had four ladies in the books Emma Courey, Taryn Kershner, Isabella Mangum and Meghan Roberts.



1/10/2012

JV:  Ballenger Creek 23 Oakdale  22

 

WOW! WOW! WOW! What a game! Division One team Oakdale came into this game ready to win. Division Three team Ballenger Creek came in looking for an upset. After a grueling hour and forty-five minute game, Ballenger Creek came out on top by one point, giving them a record of 8 - 0!

 

Oakdale showed their skill and training by pressing Ballenger for the entire game, creating many turnovers and making it more difficult for Ballenger to get the ball in. Fortunately for the Lady Bulldogs, they were able to work around it. Both teams played aggressively, fighting for the win throughout the whole match. Once Ballenger got the lead, however, they never gave it up, giving their all until the end.

 

Fouls played a pivotal role in this game, with both teams committing many. Neither team was able to do much with the foul shots, though, which could have changed the whole game.

 

Ballenger scorers were Brittany Clinedinst and Ruth Evans, each with seven points, Sydney Clayton had three points, Makenzie Holston and Maddie Mandich each contributed two points and Kelly Burns and Augusta Kamara each added one.

 

Oakdale's scoring was led by Selena Robinson with seven points, followed by Erin Hoyle and Isabelle Ouimette with six points each. Chrissy Marshall contributed two points and Danielle Harris put up one.

 

Congratulations to both teams for a great game!

Varsity:  Oakdale 34 Ballenger Creek 28

Oakdale Came to Ballenger Creek ready to play! From the start of the game Oakdale pressed and created several turnovers and scoring off of tem. Oakdale jumped out in front 13 to 6 in the first quarter. The second quarter Oakdale kept the heat up on Ballenger and at the half they were up 23 to 11.

 

The third quarter Oakdale added 11 more points to Ballenger's 5. The fourth quarter Ballenger was trying to come back but the game was just out of reach and Oakdale won 34 to 28! The high scorers for Oakdale were #4 Sara Parnes with 8, #24 Kendall Ohm with 6 and #11 Emma Bowman tossed in 5. For Ballenger #22 Kim Hammond scored 12 and Baily Easterday hit 3-3 point shots for 9 points!

1/11/2012

JV: St. John's 28  South Hagerstown 15
In the Lady Rebels first home game after the holiday break the St. John's girls played tough full court pressure to take the early lead.  The defensive pressure along with the outstanding rebounding of Meghan Carlson (#55) kept the St. John's girls in the lead through the end of the game.  Carlson not only rebounded well but she also put the ball in the hoop.  She was St. John's lead scorer with 10 points.  Sarah Case (#25) and Brooke Taylor (#33) both contributed 6 points each.  The Lady Rebels are continuing to learn how to play good team defense.  Ebony Earl was the high scorer with 6 points.  Emily Talbert chipped in with 3 points.

Varsity: South Hagerstown 50; St. John 9
South got out to a quick start in this matchup finishing the 1st 13-0. The second period was even both teams battling to only allow 5 points each. the score at the half was 18-5. South continued to fire away in the second half and the lead was just to much to catch up to. St. Johns was led in scoring by Hendi with 4, Butler had 3 and Brisbone with 2. Lindsey Bedregal Led South with 14, Jasmine Ballard with 12, Ayanna Small 9, Olivia Griffin 8, Keileen Estrada 5, and Hanna Loudin 2.


1/8/2012

The Catoctin JV Lady Cougars won their 5th straight game by beating North Hagerstown 21-14.  It was their first game after the long layoff and it showed at times as the Cougars struggled to score.  North Hagerstown was very aggressive and forced many turnovers.  The Lady Cougar bench provided a great effort and gave the team the spark it needed to take control of the game.  Seven players scored; Michaela Persinger, Emily Keller and Alexis Smith had 4 points each, Brietta Latham had 3 points and Alexi Baumgardner, Carrie Reaver and Lauren Drumheller had 2 points each.  Ariel Jean-Jaques led North Hagerstown with 6 points, Makaylia Fleetwood and Alyssa Waters each had 4 points.  Persinger led the Cougars on the boards with 7 rebounds.  The Lady Cougars recorded 25 steals, led by Emily Keller with 8 and Alexis Smith 6.

Varsity:    North Hagerstown 39   Catoctin  18

Catoctiin was able to move out to a early first qtr lead before north was able to take over the lead in the first half  and a even larger  lead in the second half. North was led by overall scorer Natalie Karlen  with 13, Sophie Abeles with 10, Javya Smiith with 4, Kirsten Searcy with 4, Margaret Porter with 3, Claire Murray with 2, Anna Scheck with 2 and Kelsea Frost with 1.

JV:  St. John's  24  MSD  37

The St. Johns Vikings had a tough loss against MSD on Sunday night.  The final score was 37-24.  Lisa Kneebone (#11) led in defensive steals and contributed six (6) points.  Newcomer Brittany Fowler (#30) also contributed six (6) points in a critical part of the fourth quarter.  Sam Johnson (#20) contributed five (5) points.  Brooke Taylor (#33) added three (3) points.  Meghan Carlson dominated the boards and contributed two (2) points.  Sara Case (#25) covered MSD's toughest player decreasing her scoring while contributing two (2) points of her own.  

 

For MSD, Karita Lewis (#20) led the team with 13 points. Brooke Bonheyo (#21) and Eve Wood-Jacobowitz (#10) contributed 10 points each.  Katilyn Weeks (#2) and Juliana Bahan (#4) contributed two (2) points each.  The Vikings look forward to a rematch.

JV:  Springfield-33      Smithsburg-17
Jasmine Yost scored ten points for the win.  Erica Lindsay and Faith Bruchey had four points each for Smithsburg.
 
Varsity:  Springfield-54    Smithsburg-14
Sammy Raidt tallied eleven points in the win.  Lexi Spickler and Bella Mangum had five each in the loss.
 

JV:  Urbana   Linganore 

Varsity: Urbana 46  Linganore 23

Urbana took a first quarter lead of  11 to 4.  The lancers where able to come back by half to bring the score to 15 to 10. The second half belonged to Urbana putting up 20 points in the third quarter.

Urbana was able to cost to victory with a strong fourth quarter. Urbana was led by Gaelin Hirabayashi 17 pts and Kendall Bresee 11 pts. The lancers where led by Jaqueline Mitchell 5 pts and  

Karly Johnson, Elizabeth Schiller, Sophia Heitzig each with 4pts.

JV:   Middletown 39 vs.  TJ 24

Varsity:  Middletown  43   vs   TJ   23 

The first half showed both teams trying to figure each other out. TJ was able to capitalize on fast breaks in the first quarter scoring the first several baskets of the game.   Middletown’s pressure defense forced TJ to turn the ball over, and Middletown converted quick points in the first half.  TJ also forced turnovers with is trapping half court defense.  Middletown pulled ahead by half time thanks to the steals and layups by Paige Tarleton who ended 7 points.  The halftime score was 28-12.  With the start of the second half Middletown continued its pressure and  extended their lead behind the game high scorer Peyton Weaver with 9 points.  TJ’s leading scorer was Raesheand Simmons with 8 points.  Middletown also had a nice scoring game from Alyssa Klink who added 8 points.  TJ also had scoring from Fatima Konare 5 points and Hannah Clingan 4 points. 

The Poolesville JV Girls opened up the New Year with a 23-11 win over Crestwood. Poolesville’s Delaney Cecco powered the Falcons to the win with 13 points. Poolesville held the Lady Cavaliers scoreless in the second period to key the victory. Hailey Khalil scored five for the home-standing Falcons with Hannah Bush, Maddie Peyton, and Haley Harkins also scoring for Poolesville. Crestwood picked up scoring from Cheri O’Brien, Alexis Toliver, Elaja Demeza, and Olivya Johnson.

Crestwood’s Varsity Girls opened up a small lead and kept Poolesville’s Varsity Girls at arm’s length the rest of the way in their 30-24 win over the Falcons. Ali Penn led the Lady Cavaliers with 14 points. Andreal Mwando pitched in eight points in the win and Carla Villicis scored five. Poolesville picked up 12 points from Karyn Comfort and four points from Casey Harkins.

JV:  South Hagerstown 12  Brunswick 38
The hot-shooting Lady Roaders scored the first 16 points of the game, en route to a 30-6 halftime lead. The Lady Rebels played agressive defense and made Brunswick work hard to get open shots. Makenzie Schnur led a balanced Brunswick attack with 12 points, Olivia Heaton had 8, and Abby Cole and Brittany Walker 6 each. The Lady Rebels were led by Ebony Earl's 6 and Sirri Akaya's 4.”

Varsity:  South Hagerstown 55  Brunswick  41
Brunswick hosted South hagerstown in a Sunday afternoon contest and the fans were treated to a fast paced, well played game by both teams where defensive stops turned into many offensive opportunities.   The game was close
throughout the first three quarters with South holding a 37-35 lead after three. South then took over outscoring Brunswick 18-6 in the final frame for the 55-41 victory.  Both teams had balanced scoring.
South- L.Bedregal- 14, M.Domer and J. Ballard- 10, A. Small- 8,
E.Herbert- 7, K.Estrada, O. Griffin and H. Tennant- 2 each.
Brunswick- Alicia Coats- 14, Alexa Craemer- 7, Hannah Brodish-6, Sara
Campbell, Jana Phillips and Grace Heaton each had 4. Kori Payne- 2.


1/7/2012 

JV:  Smithsburg 31  North Hagerstown 12
Erica Lindsay, of Smithsburg, led all players with eight points.  Elizabeth Fahey scored five for North.
 
Varsity:  North Hagerstown  42  Smithsburg  12

North came out with out with alot of defensive intensity and was able to gain a huge lead in the first half  which  lasted througthout the game. North was led by overall scorer Margarget Porter with 9 followed by Kirsten Searcy with 8, Natalie Karlen with 6, Anna Scheck with 5, Aliyha  Jackson with 5, Sophie Abeles with 4,  Alexis  Stoner with 3 and Kelsea Frost with 2.  Smithburg was led by Taryn Kershner with 6, Lexi Shinman with 4 and Emma Conney with 2.

 

Varsity:  Boonsboro   22    Linganore 20   


JV:  Ballenger Creek 26. W. Frederick 12 Ballenger Creek’s undefeated season was extended by defeating West Frederick 26 – 12.  The Ladybull Bulldogs open the game with a 12-0 run in the first quarter.  The Lady Cadets turned up the defense in the second quarter and the score was 12-4 at the break. In the second half the Lady Cadets were out scored 14-8. Leading scorers the Lady Bulldogs were Ruth Evans with 9 and Sydney Clayton with 6. The Lady Cadets were led by Kyrsten Linthicum with 5 and Julia Slaton with 4.

Varsity:  Ballenger Creek 22  W. Frederick  47
West Frederick varsity girls were hot the in the first half but cooled down in the 2nd half and won a 47 to 22 game against Ballenger Creek
d. gee had 18pts & a. grant 10pts for wfms......bms k. hammond had 10pts for her team

JV: Crestwood 14 Urbana 20

In a close game and a full 4 quarters of hard defense Urbana was able to secure a win from Crestwood.  The game was very tight for all 4 quarters as the half time score was Urbana 9 and Crestwood 8.  The Games leading scorer was Crestwood’s Elaja Demeza with 9 followed by India Keene adding 3, Urbana had two leading scorer’s with Cameron Mackintosh and Alex Hutton both adding 6.

Varsity: UMS 53 CMS 32

JV:  Windsor Knolls 27, Oakdale 20

Turnovers and missed free throws proved the difference in a physical contest Saturday afternoon.  Windsor Knolls used an effective full court trap to erase a 6-3 first quarter deficit and take the lead for good in the second quarter.  Ashleigh Bonnano scored all of her game high 11 points for Windsor Knolls in the decisive 2nd quarter.  Oakdale continued to hang around in the second half, continuously earning trips to the foul line, but never got closer than four.  Oakdale finished 3-18 from the line.  Chrissy Marshall led Oakdale with 7 points and Selena Robinson and Isabelle Ouimette both chipped in with 4 each. 

Varsity: Oakdale 41  Windsor Knolls 37
As expected, the Oakdale and Windsor Knoll's girls played a closely contested, entertaining basketball game. In a back and forth first half, the half ended with the score Windsor Knolls 22 - Oakdale 20. The game remained close with Windsor Knolls sitting on a 33-30 lead with less than two minutes to play. Oakdale applied a ferocious full court press and was able to force Windsor Knolls into numerous turnovers. Caroline Jaworski was clutch at the free throw line at the end of the game, hitting 3 out of 4 shots. The pressure and foul shooting resulted in a 41-37 victory for the home team. Emma Bowman led the Oakdale girls with 18 points with Kendall Ohm, Amber Albrecht, and Sara Parnes contributing 6, 5 and 5 points respectively.
Regan Lohr paced the Windsor Knolls girls with 16 points and Madeline Cederdahl added 11 for the visiting team.


1/5/2012

JV:   Middletown   26     Walkersville  30

The Walkersville JV Lady Lions returned to the court after a long Holiday break to take on their Rivals the Middletown Knights. After a strong defensive showing by both teams for the entire game and Middletown holding Walkersville to only 2 points in the 3^rd quarter, the Lady Lions prevailed 30-26 to improve to 5-0 for the season.  Walkersville trailed Middletown 21-19 going into the 4th quarter, but after a huge 3 pointer by Maddie Hommey and great Foul shooting from Carlie Hopkins Walkersville was able to outscore Middletown 11-5 to pull out a victory. Walkersville was led by Maddie Hommey with 9 points and 6 rebounds, Carlie Hopkins added 7 points and 7 boards. Walkersvilles other scorers were Taylor Diggs 6 points, Claire Kotchenreuther 4. Olivia Johnson 3, and Taylor Stair 1.

Middletown was lead by Holt with 12,Beckner 7, Sledzik 4, Stup 2, Brant 1.   

Varsity:   Middletown  40    Walkersville   46

Walkersville was host to Middletown on Thursday night and in front of a packed gymnasium, the Lady Lions prevailed with a 46-40 victory. The Knights came outon a 7-0 run to start the game, and finished the first quarter with a 17-11 lead. The Lady Lions made adjustments and went into half tied at 24. The 2nd half saw both teams play hard and battle to the end.  The game was decided in the last minute as the Lady Lions were able to capitalize on good free throw shooting by their guards MacKenzie White and McKenzie Mathis who converted on 4 straight free throws to put Walkersville on top.

Middletown was lead in scoring by Paige Torleton 15 points,Rileedshaw 8 pts, Emma Stokes 5 pts, Ana Breanerigen and Peyton Weaver each had 4 and Lauren Keeney and Alyssa Klink both had 2 pts. Walkersville was 
lead by Ana Taylor 10 pts, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and MacKenzie White also with 10 points to go along with 5 assists. Also contributing were McKenzie Mathis with 9 pts and a game high 7 assists, Megan Dusci 9 pts, Shelby Williams 4 pts, 
Kendra MacAbee 2 pts & 4 rebounds and Auriana Johnson 2 pts.  Both teams played hard and battled until the end.

12/20/2011

JV:  Urbana  18    Walkersville    36

The Walkersville JV Lady Lions used another strong defensive showing tonight to improve their record to 4-0 with a win over visiting Urbana 36-18. The Lions were lead by Carlie Hopkins with 16 points and 7 rebounds. Maddie Hommey contributed with 9 points, 4 steals, and 6 rebounds. Taylor Diggs grabbed a game high 10 rebounds. Urbana was lead by S. Miller with 6 points.

Varsity:  Urbana  44    Walkersville    34

 

The Urbana Hawks defeated the Walkersville Lions in an exciting game Tuesday night at Walkersville Middle School.  The Lions kept the Hawks off balance during the first half and held them to just 14 points.  The Lady Hawks made a great halftime adjustment and started fast in the 2^nd half.  Two three pointers by Gaelin Hirabayashi helped to jump start the Hawks to victory.  The visitors were led by Kendall Bresee with 16 points and Hirabayashi who contributed 14 all in the 2^nd half.  Walkersville was led by Ana Taylor with 18 points and 4 steals.  McKenzie Mathis had 9 assists for the Lions. 


12/19/2011

JV: Middletown 31 South Hagerstown 18
Middletown played full court defense from the beginning of the game making it very difficult for the Lady Rebels to advance the ball.  Middletown was
able to force some turnovers with their defensive pressure which led to fast break points.  The leading scorer for the Middletown Knights was B.
Crutchfield with 8 points.  K. Beckner added 5 points.  Both L. Brant and H. Ottenritter chipped in with 4 points.  The South Hagerstown Lady Rebels
continue to play tough defense from the first buzzer to the final buzzer. For the Lady Rebels Kaitlyn Wolfe scored her first 3 pointer and had a total
of 7 points.  Sirri Akaya contributed with 5 points.

Varsity: Middletown 34  South Hagerstown  25
On Monday night Middletown traveled to Hagerstown to play the Lady Rebels.  The game started out very close with both sides playing aggressive defense.
the first period ended 4-5 Knights with the slight lead. In the second period both sides were able to score a little more however the knights were
able to extend their lead by 3 more going in to the half with a 16-12 lead. In the 3rd period the Knights were able to extend their lead by 5 more with
a six points from Breadshaw and 4 from Keeney. Ultimately the Rebels could not make up the difference and the game ended 34-29. in favor of the
Knights. Leading the scoring for Middletown was R. Bradshaw with 12 and P. Tarleton with 10. For the Rebels Lindsey Bedregal had 13 and Ayanna Small
added 6.

12/18/2011

JV:  Smithsburg:27  North Hagerstown: 24
Smithsburg trailed most of the game but battled back to come out on top for the win.  Faith Bruchey and Erica Lindsay scored eight points each for the Lady Leopards.  Micaela Fleetwood led North on both offense and defense.  She tallied nine points and played an aggressive defense causing many turnovers.
 
Varsity:  North Hagerstown: 47  Smithsburg: 9
North started strong and never looked back with Natalie Karlen scoring seventeen points. 
 

JV: Catoctin 16  West Frederick 7

The JV Lady Cougars won their fourth straight game by defeating West Frederick 16-7 on Sunday.  West Frederick jumped out to a 6-0 first quarter lead and led 6-2 at halftime.  The Lady Cougars came out in the second half with some fire and swarming defense and outscored West Frederick 8-0 in the third period and 6-1 in the fourth to gain the victory.  Michaela Persinger and Alexis Smith led the scoring attack with 6 points each.  Persinger also led the team with 7 rebounds and had 4 steals.  Camryn Skowronski had 6 rebounds and 2 points.  Emily Keller had 5 rebounds, 5 steals and 2 points. 

 

Gabby Fratantuono led West Frederick with 3 points.

Varsity: Catoctin 33 vs. West Frederick 42

West Frederick visited Catoctin on Sunday afternoon and came away with a 42-33 victory. The visitors quickly jumped out to a 11-0 lead but the Lady Cougars battled back to cut the deficit to 4 early in the fourth quarter but West Frederick who was led in scoring by Darlene King with 12 and Dahah Gee with 9
had to much and held off the comeback for the win. Hannah Gray led the cougars with 12 and had a huge effort on the boards along with Morgan Tracy.

JV:  St. John's 24, Clear Spring 11

After a difficult loss on Saturday, the St. Johns Vikings picked up a 24-11 win over the Clear Spring Blazers.  Sarah Case (#25), Paula Hirshorm (#12), and newcomer Sam Johnson (#20) lead the team with six points each.  Lisa Kneebone (#11) contributed four points to the team and Meghan Carlson (#55) added two points.  Sarah Case (#25) and Meghan Carlson (#55) dominated the the boards.  Brooke Taylor (#33) lead in assists, especially in the offensive inbound plays.  Satreen Hendi (#22) defensively broke up several plays leading to fast breaks for the Vikings.

The Clear Spring Blazers put up a good fight.  Hannah Bowers (#22) led the Blazers with four points.  Jill Bender (#24) contributed three points.  Madison Ammons (#30) and Mariah Holmes (#45) added two points each.

Varsity: St. John's 29; Clear Spring 7

After a very tightly contested first quarter, the Lady Vikings were able to pull away from the Blazers in a very physical game.  St John's went on an 21-2 run to defeat Clear Spring by a score of 29-7.  The Lady Vikings had well balanced scoring.  They were led by Alexis Ogren (#53) with 8 points.  Maddie Abel (#21) and Julie Brisbane (#10) had 6 points each while Tara Butler (#24) chipped in with 5 points.  Clio Kerr (#42) led all players with 10 rebounds and Jessica Loveless (#24) played outstanding defense.  Clear Spring was led in scoring by Savannah Mills (#31) with 4 points and Emily Leone (#24) with 2 points.  In addition, Lindsay Carlin (#5) and Jordan Garwood (#13) played tough defense for the Blazers.

JV:  Monocacy  31  Brunswick  28
This was an exciting game that saw several lead changes and Brunswick miss chances to tie the game in the final seconds.  Brunswick led 8-2 before Monocacy made a big run to take a 11-10 half-time lead. Led by Taylor Stafford, Monocacy extended its lead to 9 mid-way through the third quarter before Brunswick scored 10 straight to lead 22-21 heading into the fourth. Monocacy was led by Stafford’s 11 points, while Taqia Rollins added 8 and Jessie Hoult 6. Abby Cole led Brunswick’s balanced attack with 6 and Olivia Heaton chipped in with 5. Point guard Erin Davis did a great job handling Monocacy’s pressure and had no turnovers.

Varsity:  Monocacy 43  Brunswick  20

Monocacy jumped out to a commanding 25-3 half- time lead with balanced scoring as they had eight different players score in the contest. Brunswick made a late comeback scoring 17 second half points, but was too much of an uphill battle. Final score had Monocacy  winning the contest 43-20.

 

Scoring leaders for Monocacy- Tanaisia Jow- 10, Tyrae Byrd- 7, Charlette Kowalk, Taylor Hill- 6 each, Makenna McSweeney, Kayle Quarles- 5 each, Elita Mnaning, Johenna Mettler- 2 each.

Scoring leaders for Brunswick- Alicia Coats- 9, Alexa Craemer- 4, Jana Phillips, 3, Kori Payne and Sarah Campbell- 2 points each.
 

JV:  Windsor Knolls 29   Middletown  17
The WKMS JV girls defeated the Middletown JV team with a score of 29 to 17.  It was a very physical game and both teams battled.  The middletown girls played hard throughout the game.  They were led in points by Kirsten and Leah each with 4 points and Helen scored 3 points and had multiple blocked shots.  The WKMS girls were led in rebounding by Tara and had 4 girls score 6 or more points each.

Varsity:  Windsor Knolls 27   Middletown 24

The well coached and disciplined Middletown Knights came to Urbana High School and gave Windsor Knolls all they could handle.  The teams played to a 15-15 tie the first half and both came out in the second half with strong game plans and focused, passionate play.  This was a very hard fought, well played game by both teams.  Middletown was led by strong inside play by Rilee Bradshaw with 12 points, leading all scorers.    Windsor Knolls balanced attack was led by Madeline Cederdahl with 7 point, Chris McKee with 6 points and strong defense and rebounding, and Elizabeth Coletti and Regan Lohr chipped in 6 points each.

 

JV:  Springfield 49  Boonsboro 7
Springfield's pressure defense created several turnovers helping them jump out to a 16-2 lead by the end of the first quarter. Lexie Robinson scored 6 of Springfield's 16 points in the quarter. Springfield had nine girls score in all, led by Jazmine Yost's 10 points. Lexie Robinson and Diva Bowman each chipped in 8 points, while Madison Riley added 7 points, and Cassie Lavin 6 points. Eryn McVicker and Hanna Moser spearheaded Springfield's defense. Boonsboro was led in scoring by Hannah Knight with 3 points.

Varsity:  Springfield 24  Boonsboro  37
From the start Boonsboro played with emotion hustling for loose balls and hitting the boards. This enabled the Lady Warriors to build a an early lead. Springfield started to find their rhythm midway through the 2nd quarter and cut the Boonsboro lead to 1 at the half (11-10). In the second half, Boonsboro began to execute their half court offense building a 20-15 lead by the end of the 3rd period. Springfield made one late run, but Boonsboro was able to put the game away with some clutch free throws down the stretch. Boonsboro had a balanced attack led by Ridenour with 9 points followed by Coulter and Sikes with 6 points each. Kate Wade and Olivia Coleman each scored 5 points for Springfield.

 

JV: Oakdale 39 Urbana 31In a game of two halves the first half was dominated by strong full court pressure and strong man-man defense by Oakdale leading to a half time score of Oakdale 18 and Urbana 8.  During the second half Urbana began to apply some strong pressure defense to create some turn overs and to bring the score to within  4 with a few minutes left to go.  In the end Oakdale was able to bring the game to a strong close winning 39 to 31.  Game leading score was Isabelle Ouimette with 13, followed closely by Selena Robinson with 11 and Erin Hoyle adding 7.  For Urbana the leading scorer was Jana Haas with 8 followed by Alex Hutton with 6 and Stephanie Miller adding 5.

Varsity: Urbana 33 Oakdale 32

In yet another battle between these two teams that has continued over the past 2 years Urbana pulled out a 1 point victory.

Oakdale controlled most of the game but Urbana was able to keep the score within 2 points the entire game.

In the 4th quarter Urbana took its first lead of the game with some quick fast break points from Gaelin Hirabayashi.

Urbana was led by Kendall Bresee with 13pts, Gaelin with 8pts, Carryn Jurgens 4pts, Emma Watt 3 pts, Kelly McCarthy 2 pts, Hailey Taylor 2 points.

Oakdale was led by Emma Bowman with 14 points and an excellent performance. Kendall Ohm with with 5pts, Amber Albrecht 4pts, Sara Parnes 3pts, Emily Scott 3 pts.

Oakdale was also helped in the effort by outstanding defensive work from Caroline Jaworski.

Saturday  12/17/2011

JV:  Williamsport  33  N. Hagerstown 7
This contest was pretty much decided in the first quarter, with Williamsport running out to a command first quarter lead. They never looked back as the loss knocked last years 2nd place JR Hubs to 1-4, on the season. Continued success from the Jr Hubs to the Lady Wildcats

Varsity:  Williamsport  29  N. Hagerstown  28
Williamsport outlasted North in a well fought battle to the end!!  The winners were led by Olivia Coleman who scored 13 and North was led by Natalie Karlen with 13 alsom

JV:  West Frederick  18  Linganore  9
West Frederick JV Girls defeated the Linganore JV girls 18 - 9.  The game was a tough defensive battle, with each team causing multiple turn overs. The Lady Cadets won the first period 8 - 0 and finished the contest 18 - 9. High scorer for the Lady Lancers was Jessica Mitchell with 3 points and Monet Wade for the Lady Cadets with 9 points.

Varsity:  West Frederick   41  Linganore  19


JV:  Clear Spring 28  Boonsboro 19

The final score of the JV game was Clear Spring 28, Boonsboro 19. The game was much closer than the final score indicated. The home Warriors led 14-8 at halftime and 19-16 after 3^rd quarter but wore down in 4^th quarter as Clear Spring's full court man-to-man defense finally got to the shorthanded Warriors who were missing 3 players and ended up finishing the game with just 4 on the court because of foul trouble. Leading scorers for Warriors were Sara Bittinger with 9 and Abby Harrah with 4 points. Leading the way for Clear Spring was Bowers with 15 and Bender with 5.

 

Varsity:  Clear Spring 10  Boonsboro 35

The Lady Warriors hosted Clear Spring, and won 35 - 10.  Boonsboro jumped out to a quick lead in the first quarter, finishing 15 - 4.  By halftime the score was 26 - 6, with a 3-point shot made by Jillian Tucker at the buzzer.  Clear Spring came out in the second half with a tough defense, holding the Lady Warriors to only 5 points and 4 points in the 3rd and 4th quarters, respectively.  The final score 35 - 10.  Boonsboro scorers:  Kaitlin Ridenour with 8 points; Lillian Funke and Allyson Sikes with 6 each; Jillian Tucker with 5; Ashley Oakes with 4; and Sydney Stotler, Sydney Alexander, and Mackenzie Peperak each with 2.  Clear Spring scorers:  E. Leone with 6; C. Kline and L. Elwood with 2 each.

JV:  Ballenger Creek 39 St. John's  13

In a rematch from the previous week, the Lady Bulldogs extended their winning streak to six games. The first half of the game remained fairly close, with a score of 18 - 7. In the second half, the Bulldog defense was able to slow St. John's offense, while the Bulldog offense added more points. Both teams moved the ball around quickly and forced some good steals.

High scorers for Ballenger Creek were Ruth Evans with twelve points, Makenzie Holston with eight points and Marley Tierney and Sydney Clayton, each with six points.

For St. John's Sam Johnson scored four points, Lisa Kneebone and Paula Hirshorn each had three, Sarah Case had two points and Brooke Taylor had one point.

 
Varsity:  Ballenger Creek 48  St. John's  29

The two teams met up for the second time in less then a week. Ballenger started off with a 7 to 2 point lead after the first period! Saint John's roared back in the second period both teams were about even with the scoring and Ballenger went into the half with a 9 point lead 24 to 15. The third period Saint John's out scored Ballenger 10 to 9 but Ballenger remained on top! The forth period Ballenger Creek Girl's turned it up and scored 13 to Saint John's 4 points. The finial score was Ballenger Bulldogs 48 Saint John's Vikings 29!

Lead Scorers for Ballenger Creek were the dynamic duel Paige Holston with 17 and Kim Hammond with 13! The lead scorers for the Saint John's Vikings were Alexis Ogren with 15 and Tara Butler with 8.

JV: Walkersville 34 - Monocacy 14

After a close first quarter,Walkersville was able to pull away and defeat Monocacy 34-14.The winners got a game high 12 points from Maddi Hommey with Carlie Hopkins adding six points.Monocacy got 6 points from Michaela Joannides.

 

Varsity: Monocacy 35 - Walkersville 34

In a fantastic game that was physical and well played by both teams,Monocacy squeaked out a 35-34 win over Walkersville.The first half was a defensive battle with the Lions leading 12-9.The second half the offense heated up by both teams with Walkersville`s Mckenzie Mathis nailing four three pointers,and Monocacy`s Tyrae Byrd hitting a three pointer to tie it after three quarters.Walkersville took a four point lead in the fourth only to have Byrd nail another three and then sink two fouls shots with less than a minute to give Monocacy the win.Monocacy got 11 points from Tyrae Byrd,and six points each from Makenna McSweeney,Tanaisia Jow,and Mollie McSweeney.Walkersville got a game high 17 points from McKenzie Mathis,Anastasa Taylor with nine points,including five for five at the free throw line,and six points from Megan Dusci.

JV:  Poolesville 38  Thomas Johnson 18
The Falcons used a strong second half to propel them to a 20 point win at TJ.  Poolesville lead 17-12 at the break but TJ closed the 19-17 with 3 minutes remaining in the 3rd quarter.  The Falcons pressure defense and scrappy point guard Hailey Khalil scored 6 quick points to push the lead to 8 and never looked back.  Delaney Cecco lead all scoters with 14 points.  The Patriots were lead Madison Ondo and Chante Weedon with 6 apiece.




Thursday  12/15/2011

JV:  Poolesville  32  Brunswick  21

The Poolesville JV Girls used a fourth quarter burst to push past Brunswick’s JV Girls on a rare Thursday night doubleheader in Poolesville. The Falcons broke open a close game by extended a three-point lead at the end of three to win by a final score of 32-21. Delaney Cecco (game high 10 points) and Samme Mullikin (eight points) combined to score 14 points in the final period to blow the game open for the Falcons. Hailey Khalil handed off five assists in addition to scoring her five points in the Poolesville win. Brunswick’s Olivia Heaton hit for seven points to lead the Lady Railroaders. Teammates Brittney Walker and Mackenzie Schnur pitched in four points each.

JV:  Poolesville  34 Brunswick  20

The Poolesville Varsity Girls pressed their way to an early advantage and held serve the rest of the way, including holding the Railroaders scoreless in the fourth period, in their 34-20 victory over Brunswick. Casey Harkins pushed the Falcons early scoring eight of her ten points in the first half. Allie Nevius took over from there scoring six of her eight points in the second half. Breanne Hall chipped in seven points for Poolesville. Brunswick picked up strong games from Alicia Coats (seven points) and Grace Heaton (six points). Knicki Bergman added three points to the Brunswick total.

JV:   Crestwood    13      Walkersville   31

Walkersville JV opened up their home schedule with a victory over visiting Crestwood by the score of 31 – 13.  The Lady Lions were led by Carlie Hopkins with 16 points and 6 offensive rebounds.   Maddie Hommey contributed 5 points and pulled down a game high 12 rebounds.   Crestwood was lead in the scoring column by India Keene who had 6 points. 

Varsity:  Walkersville 51 Crestwood 31
The Walkersville Lady Lions hosted their first game Thursday evening against Crestwood. After a back and forth first half, which ended in a tie 14 all, The Lions erupted for 37 second half points and went on to win 51 to 31. Walkersville was lead by Ana Taylor who finished with 15 pts and 3 steals, McKenzie Mathis who finished with 10 pts, 7 rebounds and 2 assist and Megan Dusci netted 9 points. Aurianna Johnson added 7 rebounds and MacKenzie White lead the Lions with 4 assists. Crestwood was lead by Andrea Mwando who had 11 points.

JV: Clear Spring 13 vs. MSD 51

MSD visited Clear Spring and broke out to an early 14-2 lead.  MSD’s point guard Eve Wood-Jacobowitz led her team with 12 first half points and 16 for the game.  Tamia H. and Karita L. contributed 10 and 8 points respectively for MSD.  MSD balanced out the scoring as all players on the team scored.  Clear Spring struggled against the aggressive MSD defense that held the Blazers to just 13 points for the game.  Clear Spring was led by Hannah Bowers with 8 points, Madison Ammons and Mariah Holmes with 2 each and Madeline Buchanan with one



Monday  12/12/2011

JV: West Frederick 36; South Hagerstown 8

In South Hagerstown's second home game, West Frederick's speed and outside  shooting was very difficult for the South Hagerstown Lady Rebels to defend.
West Frederick had a balanced attack with 6 girls scoring.  Both Monet W and Gabby F scored 8 points.  Krysten L added 6 and Tatyanna W and Julia S both
contributed 5 points.  Even though South Hagerstown was not able to overcome the very significant lead from the first half the Lady Rebels hustled and
played tough defense to the very end of the game.  Taylor Morgan was the high scorer for South Hagerstown with 3 points.

Varsity: West Frederick 45; South 37

West Frederick traveled to Hagerstown to compete against The Lady Rebels.  The first half was a battle on both sides of the court. W. Frederick was
able to take a sight lead into the half finishing the half at 19-16. In the Third period the Cadets outscored the Rebels 13-4  giving them a sizable 12
point lead and a little room to breathe. However the Rebels would not go away easily, after trailing by as much as 16 points they were able to go on
a late period rally to bring the score within 8. Ultimately there was not enough time left on the clock for the Lady Rebels to make their come back.
Rebels were led in scoring by Lindsey Bedregal who netted 19, Olivia Griffin with 6, Ansleigh Tennant 5, Eletria Herbert 4, and Ayanna Small with 3. For
the Cadets Gee and Wamley each had 10, King 8, Haggood 7, Grant 6, and Dollar rounded it out with 4.


Sunday  12/11/2011

JV:  Springfield 47 Linganore 17

Springfield jumped out to an early 9-0 lead in the 1st quarter, and won at Linganore. Springfield had ten girls score in the game led by Cassie Lavin's 10 points, and Kaitlin Murphy's 8 points, while Eryn McVicker and Madison Riley chipped in 5 points apiece. Linganore was led in scoring by Olivia Wolfe's 5 points.

Varsity: Springfield 30  Linganore 32

In a game that came down to the buzzer the lancers where able to hold on to a 32 to 30 win.

 

Springfieldt where led by a strong shooting performance from Kate Wade who put up 19 points and Page Young with 5.

The Lancers where Led by Sophia Heitzig with 15 points and Libby Schiller with 7 points.

JV:   St. John's  20  Ballenger Creek  48
St. Johns Vikings had a tough loss against the Ballenger Creek Bulldogs, losing 48-20.  The Vikings learned several things that can be improved upon and are going to be ready to face the Bulldogs in their next meeting.  Brooke Taylor (#33) was the St. John's MVP, leading the Vikings with six points and steals.  Lisa Kneebone (#11) contributed five points and hit her first three pointer of the season.  Meghan Carlson (#55) added four points to the team and had several offensive rebounds.  Sarah Case (#25) led the team in defensive rebounds and contributed two points.  Paula Hirshorm (#12) had two points and several steals in the fourth quarter.  Satreen Hendi (#22) had one point.  

Augusta  Kamera (#3) lead the Bulldogs with 10 points.  Kendall Jones (#13), Marley Tierney (#40), Kelly Burns (#54), and Sydney Clayton (#42) each had six points.  Makenzie Holston (#5), Ruth Evans (#22), Brittany (#31) contributed four points each, followed by Sydney Brooks (#10) and Holly Christensen  (#30) with two points each.

Varsity:  St. John's  16  Ballenger Creek  35
Ballenger Creek started out slow, but came back and beat St. John's 35-16.  The Lady Vikings jumped out to a quick 7-0 start, but Paige Holston led Ballenger Creek back to close the gap to 11-9 at the half.  Ballenger Creek had a balanced offense as 6 different players scored.  They were led by Paige Holston(#10) and Kim Hammonds(#22) who each had 9 points.  Bailey Easterday (#25) had 5 points and Jillian Aeal (#24) and Megan Forte (#43) both had 4 points.  St. John's was led in scoring by Alexis Ogren(#53) and Julie Brisbane (#10) who each had 6 points.  Maddie Abel (#21) had 4 points and played outstanding defense as did Jessica Loveless (#23) for the Lady Vikings.

JV:  Boonsboro 19 South Hagerstown 11The Boonsboro JV Team won their home opener against South Hagerstown with a score of 19 – 11.  High scorers for the Boonsboro Lady Warriors were Abby Harrah with 5 points, and Taylor Strawser and Emily Holmes with 4 points each.  Lady Rebel high scorers were Katlin Wolfe with 6 points, and Sirri Akaya with 5 points.

Varsity:  Boonsboro 30 South Hagerstown 34

In Boonsboro’s home opener, the Lady Warriors fought back tough but still came up short in the end, losing to the South Hagerstown Lady Rebels by 4 points.  The Lady Rebels jumped out to a quick lead in the first quarter, 11 – 2, on 9 points of Lindsey Bedregal’s, 6 of which were on 3 point shots. The second quarter was a more evenly played match, which led to a halftime score of 18 – 10.  The Lady Warriors came out tough and physical in the second half, outscoring the Lady Rebels 13 – 7 with the score 25 – 23 at the end of the third quarter.  However, the Rebels proved to be too much for the Warriors in the home stretch, and the 3 point shot by Ansleigh Tennant sealed the deal.  Final score 34 – 30.  Scorers for the Lady Warriors were Sydney Stotler 12; Sydney Alexander, Allyson Sikes, and Ashley Oakes with 4 points each; Kamilla Miller, Kaitlyn Ridenour, and Jillian Tucker with 2 points each.  Scorers for the Lady Rebels were Lindsey Bedregal with 18; Ansleigh Tennant with 4 points; Herbert, Loudin, Griffin, Small, Ballard, and Domer each with 2 points.

JV:  Poolesville 35 Middletown 30
After 3 quarters of intense competition, Poolesville entered the 4th down by 1 but rallied in the final minutes to top Middletown 35-30.
The Knights dominated early, led by powerful forward Helen Holt who scored 9 points in the 1st quarter to put Middletown up 16-8.  But a
quick and aggressive Poolesville team fought their way back and capitalized on several forced turnovers in the final minutes to secure
the victory.

Poolesville was led by lightening quick guard Hailey Khalk who scored 18 points, and Delaney Cello who contributed 14.  Maddie Pexton and
Sammy Mullikin also scored for Poolesville.  For the Knights, Holt finished with 13 points, Helena Ottenritter 4, Briana Crutchfield 4,
and Katie Stottlemyer, Leah Stup, Haven Brandenburg, and Kirsten Beckner each scored 2.  Hannah Sledzik added a foul shot and grabbed 7
rebounds.  Erin O’Connor added 2 rebounds.  Guards Lindsey Brantt,  Alyssa Arney, and Shannon Duley handled the ball extremely well,
combining for only 2 turnovers the entire game.

Varsity:  Middletown 43 vs Poolesville 28

Middletown girls finally played a complete game this season.  Poolesville was very aggressive in the first half matching Middletown, going into halftime tied 17-17 behind the scoring of Casey Harkins with 7 points.  Middletown came out aggressive in the second half with their press.  Rilee Bradshaw led the Knights with 11 points.  The knights also got a spark from Sarah Hall with a couple of jumpers and a 3 pointer.  Poolesville also had scoring from Karyn Comfort and Mollie Bodmer with 6 points each.  Paige Tarleton led the press forcing turnovers and also chipping in 9 points.

JV : TJ 24 Urbana 19
In a close back and forth game of good defense TJ and Urbana played pressure defense with TJ jumping to a quick lead after 1^st quarter 7 to 4 and then a hard fought Urbana come back to within 1 by half time with a score of TJ 9 Urbana 8.  During the second half TJ opened up a lead with strong 3 point shooting by Jana Faucett making 4 from beyond the arc during the game. Urbana was able to close the lead to only 2 with a few minutes left in the game but was unable to take the lead.  Game scoring was led by TJ’s Jana Faucett with 14 pts, followed by Brianna Forbes with 6 pts. and Chante Weedon add 4.  Urbana was led in scoring by Jana Haas with 9 pts, Alex Hutton 4pts, Stephanie Miller 4 pts, and Caitlin Shepherd 2 pts.

Varsity:  Urbana 35 TJ 14

In a game all about defense Urbana played pressure defense led by Carryn Jurgens, Kendall Bresee and Kelly McCarthy creating turnovers and converting them into fast break points. TJ never gave up and continued to play strong throughout the game led by Abbie Stitley with strong physical inside play and good team rebounding from Raeshean Simmons, Taja Gordan, Alyssa Handlemann and Fatima Gordah.

Urbana was led in scoring by Kendall Bresee with 22 pts, Carryn Jurgens 4pts, Hailey Taylor 4pts, Katie Aquino 3pts and Kelly McCarthy chipped in 2pts.

TJ was led by Abbie Stitlely with 4pts, Raeshean Simmons 4pts, Fatima Konare 4pts and Sarah Rouch 2pts.

JV:  Catoctin: 30  Smithsburg: 17
Carrie Reaver led all scorers with eight points in the win for Catoctin.  Teammates, Alexis Smith and Emily Keller, added five points each.  Hailey Bachtell led Smithsburg with seven points.
 
Varsity:  Catoctin: 45  Smithsburg: 18
Taylor Crum tallied ten points while Emily Valentine added eight for the win.  Taryn Kershner scored nine points while teammate Linsday Penwell contributed eight for Smithsburg.

JV:  Oakdale 43  Crestwood  7

Saturday December 10, 2011

JV Girls

Oakdale 30, Middletown 21

 

Oakdale used a withering full court press to open up what had been a first quarter defensive struggle on the way to a 30-21 victory in their home opener.  Neither team could gain an advantage in a first quarter that saw both teams employ aggressive full court man-to-man defense.  However a sizable rebounding and turnover advantage helped the Eagles shut down Middletown’s offense and expand a two point first quarter lead to 14-3 by the half.  Middletown’s scoring drought continued until the four minute mark of the third quarter.  By that point, the Eagle’s had built a 16 point advantage.  Using aggressive drives to the basket earning a number of trips to the foul line, Oakdale’s Chrissy Marshall paced all scoring with 10 points to go with 4 steals.  Erin Hoyle added four points and led the Eagle’s frontcourt  with five of the teams nine blocked shots.  Kirsten Beckner led Middletown’s scoring with 9 points.

 

 

Using a balanced scoring attack and a 13-1 first quarter run, Oakdale built an 18-3 halftime lead on the way to a 43-7 home victory over Crestwood.  Nine of Oakdale’s eleven players made it to the scoring column.  Kate Perez and Selena Robinson paced the Eagles with 8 points each.  Isabelle Ouimette added 6 points to go with 4 steals.  Crestwood got baskets from Katy Valladares, India Keene, and Cheri O’Brien.

Varsity Oakdale  32 Crestwood 30

Oakdale played host to Crestwood on Sunday afternoon. It was a low scoring first quarter with a lot of defensive pressure resulting in a slim Oakdale lead of 3-2. The defensive battle continued with Crestwood taking a 9-8 lead into the half. The lead flipped again at the end of the third quarter with Oakdale leading 17-16. In the fourth quarter, Oakdale built a six point lead but Crestwood battled back to make it a close finish of 32-30.  Emma Bowman led Oakdale with 12 points, Rachel Bower scored 8 and Caroline Jaworksi contributed 4. Kendall Ohm snagged 6 rebounds with Emma Bowman grabbing 5. Amber Albrecht had three steals for Oakdale. Crestwood was led in scoring by Karla Villacas with 11 points and Ali Penn with 9 points.


Saturday  12/10/2011
 

JV:  Ballenger Creek 25 MSD 21

Ballenger Creek's Ruth Evans scored 9 points to lead her team to the victory.  Makenize Holston also contributed with 6 points.  MSD's leading  scorers were Karita Lewis and Brooke Bonheyo with 6 points, each.

Varsity:  Windsor Knolls 40 Urbana 24

In the opening game of the season for Urbana the Hawks lost to WKMS in a good competitive matchup. Windsor Knolls led Urbana at half time by 3 points in a very close half of play. In the second half Windsor Knolls extended there lead with excellent shooting from Regan Lohr and good team ball movement. Windsor Knolls was led in scoring by Regan Lohr with 18 points, Madeline Cederdahl 8pts, Christine McKee 6pts, Hannah Mills 5pts and Kiley Cross pitching in 2pts. Urbana was led in scoring by Carryn Jurgens with 10 pts, Olivia Madaras 5pts, Hailey Taylor 4pts, Katie Aquino 3pts and Jessica Affable pitching in 2.

JV: Clear Spring 24  North Hagerstown  20

Clear Spring JV played host to the North Hagerstown JV on December 10, 2011.  The game was a tightly contested battle with both teams playing tough defense.  Clear Spring took an early lead but North battled back to make it a one possession game at the half.  The teams matched each other with baskets in the second half and it was a one point game late into the fourth quarter.  Clear Spring pulled away with a four point lead and held on to this margin down the stretch despite some tenacious defense by North. 

Hannah Bowers and Ashley Ardinger of Clear Spring led all scorers with 7and 5 points respectively, while teammates Madeline Buchanan, Jill Bender and Madison Ammons each had four points.  North was lead by Alyssa Waters and Sarah Amalfitano both with four points.  North had 7 girls contribute to the scoring. 

JV:  Oakdale 30, Middletown 21

 Oakdale used a withering full court press to open up what had been a first quarter defensive struggle on the way to a 30-21 victory in their home opener.  Neither team could gain an advantage in a first quarter that saw both teams employ aggressive full court man-to-man defense.  However a sizable rebounding and turnover advantage helped the Eagles shut down Middletown’s offense and expand a two point first quarter lead to 14-3 by the half.  Middletown’s scoring drought continued until the four minute mark of the third quarter.  By that point, the Eagle’s had built a 16 point advantage.  Using aggressive drives to the basket earning a number of trips to the foul line, Oakdale’s Chrissy Marshall paced all scoring with 10 points to go with 4 steals.  Erin Hoyle added four points and led the Eagle’s frontcourt  with five of the teams nine blocked shots.  Kirsten Beckner led Middletown’s scoring with 9 points.

Varsity:  Oakdale   31 Middletown 29

Oakdale played host to the Middletown Knights.  Oakdale built a narrow 16-12 halftime lead.  Oakdale applied suffocating defense holding the Knights to only 4 points in the 3rd Quarter while building the lead to 27-18.  However, there was no quit in the Knights as they rallied to make the game tight in the final minutes and only a basket separated the two teams as the buzzer went off.  The defensive star of the game was Amber Albrecht with 5 steals.  Emma Bowman led all scorers with 10 points.  Sara Parnes and Kendall Ohm chipped in with 6 and 5 points, respectively.  The Knights had well balanced scoring too (led by Paige Tarleton 6, Rilee Bradshaw 5, Emma Stokes 5, and Lauren Keeny 5 points).

JV:Walkersville 32  Thomas Johnson 21

Walkersville opened up their season with a nice win on the road at TJ, 32-21.  After trailing 2-0, the Lions lead the rest of the way during a very tight game.  Walkersville held a 2 point lead after 1 and pushed it out to 5 at the intermission.  In the 3rd quarter things stayed tight as the Patriots closed to within 2 but could never tie.  The Lions methodically pulled away in the final stanza for the 11 point win.  TJ's Chante Weedon lead all scorers with 12, while Maddi Hommey scored 10 and Taylor Starr added 8 second half points for the Lions.

JV:  Windsor Knolls 31 Urbana 16

In the opening game of the season for Urbana JV Girls the Hawks lost to WKMS in a good competitive matchup. Windsor Knolls led the whole game with a score of 13 to 6 and half time.  In the second half Windsor Knolls extended there lead with excellent shooting from Tara Gibson and good team ball movement. Windsor Knolls was led in scoring by Tara Gibson with 7 pts, Madison France 5 pts, Caroline Ward 5 pts, Ashleigh Bonanno 4 pts, Ashley Runkles 4 pts, Sam Coffey 2 pts, Brianna Dellavale 2 pts, Madison Walsh 2 pts. Urbana was led in scoring by Jana Haas with 8 pts, Alex Hutton 4pts, Cameron Mackintosh 2pts, Stephanie Miller 1 pt, and Caitlin Shepherd 1 pt.

 

Friday  12/9/2011

JV: Catoctin 25 vs. Linganore 13

The JV Cougars played an excellent first half and jumped out to a 17-3 lead at the half.  They survived a sloppy second half to win 25-13 over a scrappy Linganore team.  Michaela Persinger had a great game and led the team with 7 points and 12 rebounds.  Alexis Smith had a good all around game with 6 points, 11 rebounds and 9 steals.  Carrie Reaver set the tone with her defense and contributed  with 4 points, 4 steals and 6 assists.  Elizabeth Gaudlip led the Lancers with 5 points.

 

Varsity: Catoctin 20 vs. Linganore 26

Linganore visited Catoctin for a Friday night match up and came away with a 26-20 victory over the Lady Cougars.  The Lady Cougars made a run in the fourth quarter to make it close but the Lancers controlled most of the game with tough defense that made it tough for the Cougars to score. Linganore was led in scoring by Heitzig and Mitchell with five apiece.  Taylor Crum led Catoctin with seven points and Morgan Springer gave a great defensive boost for the Cougars in the second half.

Tuesday  12/6/2011

JV:   Middletown 19 vs. Monocacy 25

In Middletown’s second game of the season they were defeated by Monocacy 19-25. The start was very slow for the Middletown girls due to several turnovers and Mononcay’s aggressive full court press. The score was 7-13 at the half, however, things heated up in the 2^nd half with Middletown scoring 12pts, but they were unable to pull it out at the end. High scorer for Middletown was Helen Holt with 8pts followed by Hannah Sledzik scoring 4pts, Kirsten Beckner, Katie Stottlemyer and Helena Ottenritter with 2pts and Leah Stup with 1pt. Monocacy’s high scorer was Taylor Stafford with 10 pts, followed by Julia Jacobs with 7pts, Jessie Titus with 4pts and Morgan Mcagaha and Michaela Joannides with 2pts.  Great game played by all.

Varsity:  Monocacy 32   Middletown   26

Monocacy started slow but once they got in stride they were able to hold off Middletown, 32-26.  Monocacy was led by Tyrae Byrd and Mollie McSweeney 10 and 9 points.  Middletown was led by Paige Tarleton and Emma Stokes with 10 and 8 points.

Monday  12/5/2011

Varsity: Linganore 35; South 34
The Linganore Lancers traveled to Hagerstown to compete against The Lady Rebels in a hard fought match up. The first half was notted up until the
Lancers pulled away slightly to take a 17-13 point lead into the half. In the second half the Lancers were able to pull away to a 23-16 lead, however
the Rebels did not give up they fought back to tie the game at 32 with under 2 minutes to play. The Lancers were able to sink 3 free throws to increase
the lead by 3, with 10 seconds left Morgan Domer was able to steal and pass the ball however the Rebels were only able to net 2 points. Ending the game
with a final score of 35-34. It was a hard fought game that was very exciting. Sophia Heitzig led the Lancers with 18 Points, Tanner Ridgely and
Elizabeth Schiller added 5 each. For the Rebels Lindsey Bedregal 12 points and Hanna Loudin 11 points led the scoring, Olivia Griffin added 4.

JV: Linganore 21; South 5
In South Hagerstown's first home game, Linganore dominated the Lady Rebels with a score of 21-5.  Scoring was distributed between multiple Linganore
players.  Seven players for Linganore scored.  Eddins and Specht were the high scorers with 4 points each.  The Lady Rebels tightened the defense in
the second half but were unable to overcome the large deficit in scoring. Kaitlin Wolfe scored all 5 points for the Lady Rebels.  Both teams played
hard and hustled the entire game.



Sunday  12/4/2011

Varsity: N. Hagerstown 33; Saint John's 26

N. Hagerstown and St. John's met for a second time this season and N. Hagerstown came out on top 33-26 in an exciting OT game.  The Hubs jumped out to a commanding 16-7 lead at half time, but The Lady Vikings fought hard to get back in the game.  With 1 second left in regulation, Clio Kerr of St. John's, sank a jumpshot to send the game into OT.  However, N. Hagerstown made 6 of 10 free throws in the extra period to close the game out.  North Hagerstown was led by (#10) K. Searcy with 13 points and Natalie Karlen (#15) with 8 points.  In addition, Claire Murray (#20) had 6 points and A. Scheck (#22) had 5 points.  The Lady Vikings were led by Alexis Ogren (#53) who had 19 rebounds and 8 points and Riley Wal (#52) who had 8 rebounds and 6 points.  Tara Butler (#24) and Julie Brisbane (#10) chipped in with 4 points apiece.

 

JV:  N. Hagerstown 18; St. Johns 16

At their second meeting N. Hagerstown pulled out a 18-16 win over the St. John's Vikings.  The game was neck and neck throughout the entire game. Before the first half ended, Brooke Taylor (33) worked hard to get the ball into point guard Paula Hirshorm (12).  With seconds on the clock, she worked the ball in the paint to Sarah Case (25) who put up 2 points to take the lead at the half.  For most of the second half the game was tied and with seconds left on the clock in the fourth quarter, N. Hagerstown put up 2 points to win the game.  Paula Hirshorm (12) led the Vikings with 8 points and assists.  Sarah Case (25) followed with 4 points and led the team in turnovers.  Lisa Kneebone (11) and Brooke Taylor (33) each contributed 2 points.  Megan Carlson (55) led the team in rebounds.  For N. Hagerstown, Miranda F. (13) and Arielle Jean-Jacques (25) led the team with 4 points each. Maggie C. (12), Kamaja G. (22), Nikita Johnson (23), and Kaithlyn C. (32) each contributed 2 points.  The Vikings are looking forward to facing N. Hagerstown again as each meeting is an intense competition.

JV:  Ballenger Creek 35 Smithsburg  16

In a game that was much closer than the score indicates, the Lady Bulldogs worked hard for their third victory in a row. Smithsburg's defense had Ballenger working hard for every point, forcing them to move the ball around more. This allowed ten of the Ballenger players to contribute to the winning score.

Top scorers were Kelly Burns, Marley Tierney, and Makenzie Holston, each with eight points.

Varsity:  Ballenger 52 Smithsburg 9

It was Ballenger Creek Lady Bulldog's second home game and Smithsburg was the visiting team. The first period started out slow, with neither team scoring for about the first three minute. Then Ballenger kicked in to a 14 to 1 run. By half time the score was 28 to 3 in favor of Ballenger Creek. The second half Ballenger Creek added 24 more points and finished with 52. Smithsburg added 6 more points with their game total of 9. The lead scorers for Ballenger were the Dynamic Duo, Captains Kim Hammond with 17 and Paige Holston with 15. Followed by Megon Forte with 8. The leading scores for Smithsburg were # 23 L. Penwell and number 10 A. Spicker with 3.  

JV:  Catoctin 34  Clear Spring 10
After an ice cold first half the Cougars starting making some shots in the second half to pull away from the Blazers.  It was a great team effort as all players recorded multiple steals and rebounds.  Seven different players scored, led by Emily Keller with 10 points and Alexis Smith with 8.  Camryn Skowronski led the team with 7 rebounds and Alexis Smith had 8 steals.

Varsity:  Catoctin  48  Clear Spring 8
The Lady Cougars with a very balanced attack (all eleven players scored) defeated Clear Spring 48-8 for their 2nd straight home win.  Great team defense and unselfish play led to the victory over a scrappy Clear Spring team that was led in scoring by Mills with four points.

JV:  Oakdale  35  Poolesville  26

Oakdale’s JV Girls traveled to Poolesville on Sunday and brought home a 35-26 win. Poolesville trailed by just one at the end of the third period but Oakdale prevailed as the turnover and foul battle went in their favor. Izzie Dadd and Selena Robinson of Oakdale led all scorers with 11 points. Chrissy Marshall chipped in six. Madison Peyton and Hailey Khalil led Poolesville with six points each with Khalil snagging a team high 13 steals. Erin Green scored five points for the Falcons.

Varsity:  Oackdale  38  Poolesville  37

The Oakdale-Poolesville Varsity match-up was a back and forth affair with Oakdale eventually prevailing 38-37. Oakdale’s Emma Bowman (game high 19 points) went 8-for-9 from the line to pace the visitors to the win. Teammate Rachel Bower chipped in seven, including five in the second quarter. Mollie Bodmer led Poolesville with 13 hard-earned points. Allie Nevius hit for six and Jami D’Amelio scored five including hitting a crucial three-pointer in the third period to give the Falcons the lead.

Varsity: Boonsboro  27  Brunswick  18

In the opening game for both teams, Boonsboro came out with a 27-18 victory. It was a close game throughout with the second quarter being the difference as Boonsboro outscored the Lady  Railroaders 9-1 in that span.

Both teams had balanced scoring with six girls each in the scoring column.

Scoring leaders:

Boonsboro- A. Sikes,-8, S. Stotler- 6, J. Tucker- 5 ( including a 3- pointer), S. Alexander- 4, K. Ridenor-3, A. Coulter- 1.

 

Brunswick-  Knicki Bergman- 5, Alicia Coats- 4, Alexa Craemer- 3, Jana Phillips, Brook Bergund and Kori Payne each added 2 oints each.

Saturday 12/3/2011

JV: Ballenger Creek 52 Clear Spring 7

For their second game of the season, the Lady Bulldogs came on strong and never looked back. Eight of the players scored, making it a true team effort.

 

Ruth Evans contributed fifteen points, Sydney Clayton added twelve points and Makenzie Holston and Augusta Kamara each had seven points.

 

Jill Bender, Jillian Malcolm and Caitlyn Ritz each contributed two points for Clear spring, with Madeline Buchanan adding the additional point for Clear Spring.

JV:  MSD 26 Catoctin 12

 MSD made 14-4 run at first half and led the game all the way to end.  Karita Lewis was a leading scorer with 12 points she also made 4 steals and 6 rebounds. Eve Wood-Jacobowitz contributed her 6 points with 5 steals and 3 assists. Brooke Bonheyo added 6 points with 4 rebounds and 4 assists. 

 

Catoctin’s leading scorer was Brietta Latham (6 points).


JV:  Brunswick  25  Boonsboro  23
Both teams played extremely hard and the game was tight thorughout.  Boonsboro started strong but Brunswick shot well in second quarter to take a 14-11 lead at the half.  Abby Harrah led the Lady Warrrriors with 9 points, insluding a nice pull-up three pointer to end the game.  Sara Bittinger and Christina Baker each added 4 point.  Makenzie Schnur let a balanced attack for the Lady Raoders with 10 points.  Isabel Leon added 4 points and 09 rebounds.

JV:  Crestwood 10 vs Poolesville 20

Crestwood hosted Poolesville in a hard fought game that was played with a lot of heart. Poolesville started strong and had an 8-2 lead at the half, Delaney leading the team with 6 points. But Crestwood fought hard in the second half, Elaija DeMeza went down with an ankle injury in the third quarter after scoring 4 points. End of the third the score was 9-12, Crestwood fighting for a comeback. Early in the 4^th quarter Samantha Campbell went down with an arm injury after scoring 2 points. Near the end of the game Poolesville went on a scoring run and the final score was 20-10

Varsity:  Crestwood 28 vs Poolesville 25

In a game of two evenly matched teams Crestwood was able to get some separation late in the second half and hold on to beat a very determined Poolesville team. The game was back and forth thru out the first three quarters with neither team able to mount any type of commanding lead. However late in the third quarter Crestwood was able to go on a rund that put hem up by ten points. This lead would not hold out as the lady Falcons did not give in or give up. Thru their determination the created turn overs the had them with in striking distance to have a chance to win at the end of the game.

Poolesvile had three players with five points each. Breanne Hall, Karyn Comfort and Allie Nevius.Lauren lightcap added four points while Kristen Darast, Casey Harkins and Christina Hilton each scored two points.

Crestwood was lead in scoring by their team captains Karla Villicas with ten points and Andrea Mwando with nine points. the other team leader Ali Penn added five points with critical free throw shooting late in the game to help seal the win. Sydney Kaiser and Cheyenne Jackson rounded out the scoring with two points each.

JV:  South Hagerstown 16 - Monocacy 14

With Monocacy leading most of the game,South Hagerstown pulled ahead late in the 4th quarter and held on to defeat Monocacy 16-14.South was lead in scoring by Sirri Akaya with six points and Sarah Touhey  with four points.  Monocacy got a game high seven points from Taqia Rollins and four points from Jessie Titus.

 

Varsity:  Monocacy 43 - South Hagerstown 26

After a close first half Monocacy got a big 15 point 3rd quarter and went on to defeat South Hagerstown 43-26. Tyrae Byrd had a game high 16 points with Mollie McSweeney adding 12 points and Makenna McSweeney with six points.The Rebels had a big game from Bedregal with 11 points with Small adding six points and Domer chipping in with four points.

JV: 

Varsity:  Ballenger Creek 38 Clear Spring 4

The Lady Bulldogs jumped out to an 11-2 lead over visiting Clearspring at the end of the first quarter. Ballenger was led by Captains Paige Holston and Kim Hammond with 10 points each and teammate Makayla Bur followed with 8 points.  Ballenger had 7 out of 8 players scoring in the contest. Clear Spring was led by Savannah Mills who had 4 points!   The second half Ballenger took control and outscored Clear Spring 21 to 0.  The Lady Bulldogs went on to win the Varsity Contest 38-4

JV:   Williamsport 33    West Frederick  28...
The game was tight down to the end...both teams played well and it was a hard fought game for both teams...in the end wfms came up short and should rebound from this game in their next outing!
 
Varsity:  Williamsport 33    West Frederick 44.....
The game started out with  slow scoring, by half time the score was 10 to 15 wfms.....in the second half the game pick up some pace on scoring....wiilamsport kept it close but in the end wfms  started to score and turn up the defense, dickson #13 ( williamsport) prove to be an outstanding foe for wfms with 15pts & 9 in the 3rd  quarter.... for wfms king had 16pts.......who prove to play well through out the game....

JV:  Windsor Knolls  35  Thomas Johnson 23

An excellent 4th quarter for Windsor Knolls was the difference in a closely contested game against Thomas Johnson.  The Wolverines lead by just 1 after the first 7 minutes, but pushed it out to a 13-8 lead at the break.  The 3rd quarter saw the Patriots find their offense behind two 3 pointers by Jana Faucett and another by Chante Weedon to close the gap to 21-19 after 3.  But a strong final period by Windsor Knolls, outscoring TJ 14-4, put the game away, 35-23. Tara Gibson had 13 and Maddie France had 10 to lead the Wolverines.  Weedon lead the Pats with 11, Faucett and Brianna Forbes added 6 apiece.

Varsity: Windsor Knolls  34  Thomas Johnson  30

Visiting Windsor Knolls jumped out to an early 8 – 0 lead and never trailed in claiming victory over Thomas Johnson, 34 – 30, in the opener for both teams.   Windsor Knolls was lead by Maddie Cederdahl and Reagan Lohr, with 15 and 14 points, respectively.  Cederdahl was deadly from the foul line, going 11 of 14 and hitting key shots from the charity stripe to seal the victory.  But not before Thomas Johnson rallied from an eleven point deficit, only to see a Hannah Clingan game tying three point attempt swirl around and rim-out with thirty seconds left in the game.   TJ mounted the comeback starting in the fourth quarter, and despite a clutch three from Lohr mid-way through the period, clawed back until the end when Windsor Knolls cemented the victory from the free throw line.  Thomas Johnson was led by Clingan and Abbie Stitley with eight points each, and Alyssa Handelman chipped in six, including a key offensive rebound and conversion late in the game.  Brenna Barron, Raeshean Simmons, and Sarah Rouch each contributed two points to round out the scoring for the home team.  L. Novesal scored four points, and Hannah Mills contributed one point for the victors.

Sunday  11/27/2011

JV:  Springfield  47  Clear Spring  12
Springfield jumped to an early lead and never looked back. Springfield had 7 players score, led by Jazmine Yost's 15 points while Diva Bowman and Madison Riley chipped in 8 points each. Clear Spring was led in scoring by Ashley Ardinger's 6 points and Hannah Bowers with 4 points.

Varsity:  Springfield  67  Clear Spring  18
In the season opener for both teams Springfield established an early lead and went on to post a 67-18 victory. Springfield had a balanced attack with all 11 players scoring. Celensia Dickson led the way with 13 points while Sami Raidt followed with 10 points. Clear Spring was led by Katelyn Mills who finished with 8 points

JV: MIddletown 34 vs Crestwood 15

The JV Middletown girls hosted there first regular season game against Crestwood on Sunday. Middletown girls came out playing strong with man to man defense and a full court press holding Crestwood to 6 points in the first half. Crestwood fought back in the second half with their own press causing Middletown several turnovers and scoring 9pts, holding MIddletwon to only 13pts. Even though both team were unable to control their team fouls they continued to hussle and play agressively throughout the whole game.

Helen Holt lead Middletown with 11pts, Leah Stup with 10pts, Hanna Sledzik with 5pts, Shannon Daley, Kirsten Beckner, and Haven Brandenburg with 2 pts each and Katie Stottlemyer and Brianna Cruntchfield contributed 1 pt each. Lyndsey Brant, Alyssa Areny, Helena Ottenritter and Erin O'Conner also were an essential part with their agressive defense, hussle and team work. Crestwood high scorer was Campbell with 8pts, Keene with 5pts and Demeza and O'Brien contributing 1pt each. Final score Middletown 34 Crestwood 15.

Both teams played with heart and intensity which made for an exciting game.

Varsithy:  Crestwood 35 at Middletown 31

A good matchup to start the season.  Middletown came out strong in the first half jumping out to a lead.  But it wasn’t enough Andrea Mwando of Crestwood came out strong in the second half, Andrea lead Crestwood with 13 points and Karla Villicas added 9 points.  For Middletown Emma stokes helped keep her team close with 8 points.  With 3 minutes in the game Middletown looked for a comeback behind the late scoring of Paige Tarleton who led her team with 13 points.  But Andrea Mwando was too good from the free throw line going 4 for 4 in the final minute.

JV:  Smithsburg  33  St. John's 15
After a tightly contested battle into the 3rd quarter, Smithsburg pulled away to beat St. John's 33 to 15.  Smithsburg's Haily Bachtell lead all scorers with 15 points, and was joined by teammate Erica Lindsay as the games only other double-digit scorer, contributing 10 points.  Kenzie Stout, Megan Bruchey, Brett Grove, and Jensen Bachtell also scored for Smithsburg.  The Lady Vikings were lead by Brook Taylor (#33) with seven points, who also hit the Vikings first 3-pointer of the season.  Sarah Case (#25) followed with 4 points, and Satreen Hendi (#22) and Paula Hirshorm (#12) contributed 2 points each. Meghan Carlson (#55) lead the team in rebounds, while Amber Hitchcock (#54) and Lisa Kneebone (#11)  each had several assists.

Varsity:  Smithsburg 8   St. John's  29
St John's beat Smithsburg 29-8. It was a hard fought contest by both teams. After a tight first half, St. John's was able to pull away in the second half. St John's was led in scoring by Tara Butler (#24) with 8 points and Alexis Ogren (#53), who had 18 rebounds and 7 points. Julie Brisbane (#10) also had 7 points and ran the Lady Vikings offense in an accurate fashion. Clio Kerr (#42) had 3 points, Maddie Abel (#21) had 2 points as did Riley Wal (#52). Smithsburg was led by Taryn Kershner who had 6 points and had great efforts given by Lexi Spickler and Lindsay Pennwell.


JV -CATOCTIN 20  BALLENGER CREEK 26

The leading scorer for Catoctin was Alexis Smith with 8 points followed by Emily Keller with 5 points.  Rebounding was led by Camryn Skowronski with 6.  Carrie Reaver and Micheala Persinger each had 3 steals.  

The leading scorers for Ballenger Creek were Tierney with 6 points and Evans with 5 points. 

Varsity- CATOCTIN 36   BALLENGER CREEK 33

In a tightly contested season opener the Catoctin Lady Cougars were able to pull out a 36-33 victory over Ballenger Creek with a couple of late free throws by Hannah Gray. Ballenger Creek was very impressive from the outside knocking down six three's throughout the game which led to a five point lead entering the fourth quarter. Catoctin was ed in scoring by Taylor Crum with 18 followed by Hannah Gray with 14, strong guard play by Meghan Jenkins and a team effort on the boards led to the comeback.

JV:   MSD 45 - North 17  Returning key players from last years JV team, MSD rolled past North using an effective fast break in route to a 22-3, first half lead.


Saturday 11/26/2011

JV: Monocacy 27 - Linganore 14

Monocacy was led in scoring by Jessie Titus with eight points,Jessie Hoult with seven points,Michaela Joannides with five points,and Taylor Stafford with four points.Linganorewas led by Kennedi Ambush with eight points.

 

Varsity: Monocacy 37 - Linganore 24

After a close first half,Monocacy was able to pull away in the second half with a big third quater.Monocacy waas led by Mollie McSweeney with nine points,Tanaisia Jow with eight points,with Tyrae Byrd and Charlotte Kowalk each getting six points.

Linganore  got seven points each from S.Heitzig and L.Schiller and five points each from T.Ridgely and K.Johnson.

JV:  St Johns 18 - North 11. St Johns hopped out to an early lead in the first half and never looked back in route to their first victory of the season.

Varsity:  St Johns 11 - North 16. North used a stifling zone defense and a well executed half court offense to earn their first victory of the season. St johns deserves a lot of credit for keeping the game close for most of the game, as they played with only 6 players.