For Marriotts Ridge golf, the beat goes on

Mustangs remain undefeated while their girls set a new county scoring record

By Brent Kennedy

Published on: September 15, 2022 7:53 AM EDT

Marriotts Ridge stayed undefeated on the links in Howard County, on Wednesday, with a win over Glenelg.
Marriotts Ridge stayed undefeated on the links in Howard County, on Wednesday, with a win over Glenelg. (Brent Kennedy)

Wednesday marked the fourth straight sweep for the undefeated Marriotts Ridge golf this fall. This time the Mustangs took down Glenelg at Waverly Woods Golf Club, and the girls added a little extra cherry on top by setting a county record along the way.

The Marriotts Ridge girls defeated the Gladiators, 87-79, and with it posted the best 9-hole team score in Howard County history. The previous record of 86 points had been shared by three teams, including this year’s squad that tied the mark in its first match of the season against Mount Hebron in August.

The foursome of Alana Alexander-Giles (27 points), Lila Becker (23), Charlene Pak (19) and Erin Jeong (18) now stand alone in the record books. Alexander-Giles’ even-par round, under the Howard County Modified Stableford scoring system, included three birdies and three bogeys to lead her team. Becker added a birdie of her own on the way to a 4-over-par day.

In the narrow defeat, the Glenelg girls also set a program record with its total of 79 points. Megan Kirkpatrick, who set the county record for best individual 9-hole round last week, led the Gladiators against Marriotts Ridge with 25 points.

The boys’ match wasn’t as close, with the Mustangs earning a 91-60 victory behind a balanced effort that saw all four players score either 22 or 23 points. Aidan Kim, Sangmin Lee and Jonathan Moon all tied for team-high honors with 23.

Marriotts Ridge has now won 87 consecutive Howard County regular season boys matches in a row, dating back to 2013.

Marriotts Ridge 87, Glenelg 79 (Girls)

MR (4-0): Alana Alexander-Giles 27, Lila Becker 23, Charlene Pak 19, Erin Jeong 18.

G (3-1): Megan Kirkpatrick 25, Amber Kostick 20, Samadhi Tennakoon 19, Norah Vanderpool 15.

Marriotts Ridge 91, Glenelg 60 (Boys)

MR (4-0): Aidan Kim 23, Sangmin Lee 23, Jonathan Moon 23, George Williamson 22.

G (2-2): Ellis Waak 20, Ryan Glassman 17, Tyler Carl 12, Issa Mansour 11.

OTHER GIRLS SCORES:

Reservoir 40, Mount Hebron 19 (Willow Springs)

Riyana Patel scored a season-high 21 points and Payton Pullen was right behind her with a total of 19 to lead the Gators to their first victory. Julia Morton had a season-high 11 points to lead the Vikings.

Re (1-3): Riyana Patel 21, Payton Pullen 19.

MH (0-4): Julia Morton 11, Ellie Clark 4, Tatum France-Kelly 4.

Atholton 31, Howard 12 (Hobbit’s Glen)

A (3-1): Cate Lee 14, Keira Wilkie 8, Kavya Shah 5, Clara Kadingo 4.

Ho (1-3): Andie Chung 10, Ashley Bui 1, Sydney Boris 1.

River Hill 44, Hammond 7 (Fairway Hills)

Sydney Lynott scored a season-high 22 points, qualifying her for the county championship tournament, in the win over the Golden Bears.

RH (4-0): Sydney Lynott 22, Gina Dahliwal 12, Simran Mulchandani 9, Katelyn Sharp 1.

Ha (0-4): Mikaela Meer 7.

Wilde Lake 50, Oakland Mills 6 (Timbers at Troy)

WL (3-1): Jane Mhonda 19, Laurel Sands 19, Lindsey Sands 12.

OM (0-4): Kylee Hoffman 6.

Centennial 54, Long Reach 21 (Tuesday – Willow Springs)

C (3-1): Regan Hubbard 19, Hannah Fang 18, Sanika Shah 15, Lanting Zhu 2.

LR (1-3): Emma Koech 19, Grace Simpson 2.

Howard 13, Oakland Mills 9 (Tuesday – Timbers at Troy)

Ho (2-1):Andie Chung 10, Ashley Bui 3.

OM (0-3): Kylee Hoffman 9.

OTHER BOYS SCORES:

Mount Hebron 71, Reservoir 46 (Willow Springs)

The Vikings picked up their second straight win, compiling a season-high 71 points along the way. Chris Bone and Beckett France-Kelly each set career highs with 22 points to lead the team.

MH (2-1-1): Chris Bone 22, Beckett France-Kelly 22, Lucas Edwards 16, Trey Kinberg 11.

Re (0-4): Finn Riley 18, Nolan Baer 10, Younus Alam 9, Jack Holmes 7.

Howard 78, Atholton 43 (Hobbit’s Glen)

The Lions stayed undefeated on the season with the win, which saw Ronan Menon score a team-high 21 points.

Ho (4-0): Ronan Menon 21, Matt Baur 19, Sean Dawes 19, Dev Sheth 19,

A (2-2): Andy Christiansen 14, Brody Pope 11, Dylan Giuliano 10, Ivan Cho 8.

River Hill 82, Hammond 25 (Fairway Hills)

The Hawks remained undefeated, getting 21 points apiece from Mark Berg, Keagan Graves and Cole Spies to lead the charge against the Golden Bears.

RH (4-0): Mark Berg 21, Keagan Graves 21, Cole Spies 21, Colin Chan 19.

Ha (0-4): Mason Walls 9, Sean Meklir 7, Jackson Mansolillo 5, Cooper Smith 4.

Wilde Lake 41, Oakland Mills 3 (Timbers at Troy)

WL (2-2): Henry Hilger 18, Antonio Hardy 12, Adam Parker 8, Oliver Song 3.

OM (0-4): Cayden Mood 3.

Long Reach 63, Centennial 59 (Tuesday – Willow Springs)

LR (2-1-1): Elliott Austran 18, Amir Patel 17, Calvin Vaughn 15, Jake Filler 13.

C (1-3): Dustin Stocksdale 22, Ryan Kane 15, Ty Beck-Winter 13, Tyler Longwell 9.

Howard 67, Oakland Mills 2 (Tuesday – Timbers at Troy)

Ho (3-0): Dev Sheth 22, Matt Baur 20, Sean Dawes 16, Brendan Sutch 9.

OM (0-3): Cayden Mood 2.

Boys Howard County Championship qualifiers*

Mark Berg, River Hill (20.8 overall scoring average)

Justin Choi, River Hill (20)

Jake Filler, Long Reach (18)

Keagan Graves, River Hill (21.3)

Henry Hilger, Wilde Lake (20.5)

Aiden Kim, Marriotts Ridge (25)

Sangmin Lee, Marriotts Ridge (24)

Ronan Menon, Howard (21.7)

Jonathan Moon, Marriotts Ridge (22)

Neev Saraf, Marriotts Ridge (22)

Dev Sheth, Howard (21)

Benjamin Siriboury, River Hill (25.5)

Dustin Stocksdale, Centennial (23)

Zach Vernick, Marriotts Ridge (22.5)

Ellis Waak, Glenelg (20.5)

George Williamson, Marriotts Ridge (23.5)

*Boys must have an average of 22 points from their top two matches to qualify.

Girls Howard County Championship qualifiers

Alana Alexander-Giles, Marriotts Ridge (25.7 overall scoring average)

Lila Becker, Marriotts Ridge (24)

Hannah Fang, Centennial (14)

Reagan Hubbard, Centennial (18)

Erin Jeong, Marriotts Ridge (19)

Megan Kirkpatrick, Glenelg (28)

Emma Koech, Long Reach (21)

Chloe Koh, Oakland Mills (18.5)

Amber Kostick, Glenelg (17.5)

Cate Lee, Atholton (20)

Sydney Lynott, River Hill (18.3)

Jane Mhonda, Wilde Lake (22)

Charlene Pak, Marriotts Ridge (19.7)

Riyana Patel, Reservoir (18)

Payton Pullen, Reservoir (17.5)

Laurel Sands, Wilde Lake (18.8)

Samadhi Tennakoon, Glenelg (17.8)

Helen Yeung, River Hill (27)

*Girls must have an average of 18 points from their top two matches to qualify