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FOOTBALL
SATURDAY
MIAA A CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
NO. 7 CALVERT HALL 21, NO. 3 MOUNT ST. JOSEPH 13
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MIAA B CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
NO. 8 CONCORDIA PREP 27, ARCHBISHOP CURLEY 24
Jordan Brooks’ 21-yard touchdown pass to Keshawn Mister with five minutes, 23 seconds left in regulation lifted Concordia Prep (9-2) past upset-minded Curley for a second straight trip to the MIAA B Conference finals.
Trailing 21-10 at halftime, Curley (6-4) got a 38-yard touchdown pass from Logan Nordeck to Nick Doty and sophomore Cole Floyd’s nine-yard touchdown run to go ahead, 24-21 late in the third quarter.
But the defending champ Saints responded as Mister caught Brooks’ pass to regain the lead. Mister (58 yards rushing), a junior, had scoring runs of five and six yards, and finished with two catches for 35 yards.
The Saints will play undefeated and No. 6 St. Mary’s (11-0), a 35-3 winner over John Carroll in Saturday’s other semifinal, for the league crown, Friday at 4 p.m. at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
St. Mary’s defeated Concordia, 21-14, last month at Pascal Field in Annapolis.
NO. 6 ST. MARY’S 35, JOHN CARROLL 10
Senior quarterback Carson Petitbon accounted for all five touchdowns as St. Mary’s (11-0) moved closer to a perfect season and the MIAA B Conference championship.
Petitbon threw scoring passes to Wyatt Cotton (24 yards) and Casey Smith (six) and ran seven yards for another score as the Saints led 21-3 at halftime. He added a one-yard run and threw a second touchdown pass to Smith.
St. Mary’s, seeking its first MIAA B title since 2018, will play defending champ and No. 8 Concordia Prep. Friday at 4 p.m. at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. Concordia held off Archbishop Curley, 27-24, in the other semifinal contest Saturday.
St. Mary’s defeated Concordia, 21-14, last month.
4A/3A WEST REGION PLAYOFFS
URBANA 42, MOUNT HEBRON 7
2A NORTH REGION PLAYOFFS
NO. 5 MILFORD MILL 55, OWINGS MILLS 0
Seann Williams scored three touchdowns and junior quarterback Deshawn Purdie threw for two touchdowns as Milford Mill (11-0) secured a spot in the Class 2A state quarterfinals.
Williams scored on runs of 20 and 16 yards as Milford Mill scored 27 points in the opening quarter. Purdie threw scoring passes to Williams (19) and David Diggs (20).
Purdie had a 61-yard touchdown run. Keion Sutton added a 23-yard touchdown run, and Diggs had a 10-yard punt return for a touchdown.
The Millers will host Frederick County’s Walkersville Friday evening in a state quarterfinal.
2A/1A WEST REGION PLAYOFFS
WILLIAMSPORT 45, LIBERTY 43
2A/1A NORTH REGION PLAYOFFS
NO. 4 DUNBAR 58, FAIRMONT HEIGHTS 0
Devin Roche and Tristen Kenan each scored two touchdowns as Dunbar advanced to the state tournament’s round of eight for the 25th time.
Dashawn Parks added two touchdowns for the Poets (10-0), who will host Elkton in a state quarterfinal Friday evening at Sugar Cain Field in Baltimore.
Savion Witherspoon threw a touchdown pass to Devin Page, and Anthony Campbell returned an interception for a touchdown. Dunbar has scored 50 or more points in its last three games.
LARGO 42, SPARROWS POINT 14
1A EAST REGION PLAYOFFS
PERRYVILLE 17, GREEN STREET ACADEMY 16
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1A SOUTH REGION PLAYOFFS
FOREST PARK 46, EDMONDSON 14
LAKE CLIFTON 28, DOUGLASS 20
FRIDAY
MIAA A CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
NO. 2 ARCHBISHOP SPALDING 41, MCDONOGH 6
The wait, of sorts, finally ended for Spalding as sophomore quarterback Malik Washington threw for three scores, all to senior wide receiver Max Moss as the Cavaliers advanced to their first MIAA A final.
Jameson Coffman and Hakeem Simms added rushing scores for Spalding, which won its first A Conference postseason match. The Cavaliers will play either third-ranked Mount St. Joseph or No. 7 Calvert Hall, in the title match next Friday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis.
Mount St. Joseph and Calvert Hall play Saturday at noon in Southwest Baltimore in the other semifinal.
Spalding (10-1) came into Friday’s match 0-4 in MIAA A playoff matches, including a 7-0 loss to McDonogh at home, spoiling a perfect season. The Cavaliers trailed 6-0 early Friday after Jackson Exinor scored on a 25-yard pass from Braden Palazzo for the Eagles (5-7).
Spalding quickly righted the ship, rolling off six unanswered scores.Washington connected with Moss for a 45-yard score, followed by Simms’ six-yard touchdown run.
Coffman extended the lead to 21-6 with a one-yard run before Washington hit Moss down the middle from 23 yards, giving Spalding a 28-6 halftime advantage.
4A EAST REGION PLAYOFFS
NO. 9 BROADNECK 30, MEADE 13
Ian Mauldin rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns and senior quarterback Cam Catterton threw for a score as Broadneck overcame a sluggish start to advance to the 4A state quarterfinals for a second straight season.
Trailing 7-0 at halftime, Broadneck (9-1)went 63 yards on its first drive of the second half, capped with Catteron’s 27-yard touchdown pass to Machi Evans. Mauldin completed a quick two-play, 45-yard drive with a nine-yard score on the Bruins’ next possession.
After Meade took advantage of a turnover to pull to within 14-13, Broadneck answered with two more scores from Mauldin and a safety. The Anne Arundel County squad has won nine straight since a season-opening loss at No. 2 Archbishop Spalding.
Broadneck will host Montgomery County’s Churchill Friday evening for a spot in next weekend’s state semifinals.
OLD MILL 32, GLEN BURNIE 0
4A/3A EAST REGION PLAYOFFS
NO. 14 ARUNDEL 29, LEONARDTOWN 3
Junior quarterback Gavin Kamachi threw two touchdown passes and Ahmad Taylor added two rushing scores as Arundel (8-2) advanced to the 4A/3A state quarterfinals for the second straight year.
After a scoreless first half, Kamachi threw a nine-yard score to Nehemiah Brown early in the third quarter. Taylor found the end zone from 11 yards and added a two-point conversion, giving the Wildcats a 15-0 advantage.
In the fourth, Kamachi hooked up with Andre Dodson for a 21-yard score. Taylor got his second score from two yards out.
The Wildcats host Montgomery County’s Seneca Valley in the state quarterfinals Friday evening.
4A/3A WEST REGION PLAYOFFS
SENECA VALLEY 40, HOWARD 0
4A/3A NORTH REGION PLAYOFFS
NO. 12 DUNDALK 34, DULANEY 0
Dale Martin rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns and Desmond Oxendine added 110 yards rushing as Dundalk advanced to the Class 4A/3A state quarterfinals.
The Owls (10-1) rushed for 362 yards as senior Jordan Fiorenza finished with 70 yards. Joey Kasprzak intercepted two passes to lead Dundalk’s defense, and Eric Coates also intercepted.
Martin, Kevaun Briscoe, Dajuan Jones and Old Dominion University commit Chimdy Onoh each recorded a sack for the Owls, who will host Montgomery County’s Blake Friday evening for a spot in next weekend’s state semifinals.
PERRY HALL 7, MERVO 6
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3A EAST STATE PLAYOFFS
LONG REACH 14, CHESAPEAKE-ANNE ARUNDEL 13
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3A NORTH STATE PLAYOFFS
FRANKLIN 17, NO. 13 BEL AIR 7
Using its postseason experience along with a stifling defensive effort, Franklin ended Bel Air’s perfect season to advance to another state quarterfinal.
Sophomore running back Anthony Gibson rushed for 99 yards and senior Billy Hartman threw for a score and converted a field goal for the Indians (8-3), who will play at River Hill Friday night for a spot in next weekend’s state semifinals.
Franklin, winners of three state 3A titles since 2013, wasn’t intimidated about playing on the road against an undefeated squad.
“What we’ve talked about all year is just trying to be patient and do our jobs and assignments,” said Franklin coach Anthony Burgos, whose team played MIAA A power Mount St. Joseph in non-league in addition to Baltimore County rivals Milford Mill and Dundalk, who’re both ranked in the Baltimore Banner/VSN Top 15. “Our resume on what we’ve done throughout this year and the teams that we’ve lost to and played got us prepared for these moments.”
“When we play those tough teams they’re setting us up for these upcoming games,” said Hartman. “Unfortunately, we lost to those guys but it set us up for greatness here.”
Hartman directed a 77-yard scoring drive, hitting Desean Walker for a 30-yard touchdown for a 7-0 advantage in the second quarter. Hartman added a 32-yard field goal late in the first half, extending Franklin’s lead to 10-0.
Gibson’s 13-yard touchdown run made it 17-0 late in the third. Kyran Harry had two interceptions to lead a Franklin defense that held Bel Air to less than 150 yards Friday.
Bel Air (10-1), which won the UCBAC Chesapeake championship, didn’t help its cause with several untimely penalties.
“We were making mistakes, things that we know, little mistakes that we hadn’t made all year and I think it’s a testament to Franklin for some of the things they did,” Bobcats coach Eric Siegel said.
NO. 11 WESTMINSTER 28, EDGEWOOD 20
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3A SOUTH STATE PLAYOFFS
NO. 10 ATHOLTON 28, MARRIOTTS RIDGE 7
Dillan Watkins ran for two touchdowns and senior quarterback Miles Scott threw for two scores as undefeated Atholton (10-0) advanced to its first state round of eight since 2017.
Watkins scored on runs of two and 34-yards in the opening half. Scott connected with Ian Martin for a 43-yard score and Nico Mazzai-Williams from 26 yards.
Atholton will host Charles County’s St. Charles in a 3A state quarterfinal match Friday evening in Columbia.
RIVER HILL 35, WILDE LAKE 0
2A NORTH REGION PLAYOFFS
NO. 15 HEREFORD 10, NEW TOWN 7
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2A SOUTH REGION PLAYOFFS
POTOMAC 35, NORTHEAST 0
2A WEST REGION PLAYOFFS
MIDDLETOWN 35, OAKLAND MILLS 0
2A/1A EAST REGION PLAYOFFS
ELKTON 27, RISING SUN 19
HARFORD TECH 30, PARKSIDE 13
2A/1A WEST STATE PLAYOFFS
SOUTH CARROLL 20, BOONSBORO 14
1A EAST STATE PLAYOFFS
BOHEMIA MANOR 14, COLONEL RICHARDSON 13
1A NORTH STATE PLAYOFFS
BRUNSWICK 21, PATTERSON MILL 14
JOPPATOWNE 72, SEED SCHOOL 12
OTHER
NO. 1 ST. FRANCES 34, CLARKSON FOOTBALL NORTH (CANADA) 10
BOYS SOCCER
SATURDAY
2A STATE SEMIFINALS
NORTH HARFORD 1, LACKEY 0
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FRIDAY
3A STATE SEMIFINALS
CENTENNIAL 2, JAMES M. BENNETT 1
TUSCARORA 4, TOWSON 0
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2A STATE PLAYOFFS
GLENELG 2, PARKSIDE 0
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GIRLS SOCCER
SATURDAY
4A STATE SEMIFINALS
QUINCE ORCHARD 1, BROADNECK 0
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3A STATE SEMIFINALS
MOUNT HEBRON 1, OAKDALE 0
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1A STATE SEMIFINALS
SOUTH CARROLL 2, ALLEGANY 1
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FRIDAY
2A STATE SEMIFINALS
GLENELG 3, HEREFORD 2
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FIELD HOCKEY
SATURDAY
4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
BROADNECK 2, WINSTON CHURCHILL 0
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3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
CROFTON 2, RIVER HILL 1
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THURSDAY
2A STATE SEMIFINALS
GLENELG 6, WALKERSVILLE 0
MANCHESTER VALLEY 2, KENT ISLAND 1
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1A STATE SEMIFINALS
SOUTH CARROLL 2, FRANCIS SCOTT KEY 1
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WEDNESDAY
4A STATE SEMIFINALS
BROADNECK 3, WALT WHITMAN 0
WINSTON CHURCHILL 2, DULANEY 0
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3A STATE SEMIFINALS
CROFTON 6, WESTMINSTER 0
RIVER HILL 2, MARRIOTTS RIDGE 0
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VOLLEYBALL
FRIDAY
4A STATE QUARTERFINALS
ARUNDEL 3, DULANEY 0
WINSTON CHURCHILL 3, SOUTH RIVER 0
3A STATE QUARTERFINALS
CROFTON 3, CENTENNIAL 2
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MAGRUDER 3, POLY 0
NORTH HAGERSTOWN 3, RIVER HILL 0
NORTHERN-CALVERT 3, BEL AIR 0
2A STATE QUARTERFINALS
DOUGLASS-PRINCE GEORGE’S 3, EASTERN TECH 1
HEREFORD 3, FALLSTON 0
1A STATE QUARTERFINALS
CLEAR SPRING 3, DUNBAR 0
FOREST PARK 3, CMIT NORTH 2
LIBERTY 3, CALVERT 0
SOUTH CARROLL 3 SNOW HILL 0
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