No. 5 Howard and eighth-ranked Mercy will play for the Kim Harris bracket title at the All About the Girls Holiday Classic at Forest Park after victories Thursday.
The Magic pulled away from Montgomery County’s Stone Ridge in the fourth quarter for a 51-39 victory. Junior forward Maya Hazelton finished with a double-double of 21 points and 12 rebounds, and Milan Brown added 12 for Mercy (8-2 overall).
Hazelton, a 6-foot-4 transfer from Sparrows Point who’s committed to Virginia Tech University, scored 13 in the final stanza as the IAAM A Conference school outscored Stone Ridge, 21-14. Mercy outscored Stone Ridge, 10-1, in the second quarter to claim a 22-13 halftime.
Corey White finished with 18 points for Stone Ridge, which pulled to 30-25 entering the fourth quarter. Howard continued its unbeaten streak with a 61-39 rout of Charles County’s St. Charles.
Sophomore Meghan Yarnevich poured in 26 points, and Mount St. Mary’s commit Gabby Kennerly added 10 for the Lions (7-0), who led 37-10 at halftime and 55-18 entering the fourth quarter.
Samiyah Nasir contributed 10 points for Howard, which has claimed 47 straight regular season decisions. The Lions play Mercy for the Harris crown, Friday afternoon at 2:30 at Forest Park.
No. 9 Forest Park and 13th-ranked Old Mill will play for the Tracy Carrington title Friday at 11:30 a.m. The Patriots topped North Point from Charles County, 54-34, while the Foresters held off Montgomery County’s Churchill, 42-40.
Freshman guard NaJae Malik-El scored a game-high 14 points and Aliyah Carroll added 10 for the undefeated Foresters (7-0). Forest Park outscored Churchill, 15-6, in the third quarter to wipe out a 21-18 halftime deficit.
Old Mill established a 19-5 first half lead and never looked back against North Point.
Sophomore guard/forward Jemirah Brown scored 13 points, and Amani Watts finished with 12 for the Patriots (3-3).
Six other bracket titles will feature local teams Friday. Catonsville hosts Chesapeake-Anne Arundel for the Antonio Johnson championship. Annapolis and Maryvale Prep vie for the Chontell Manns crown at New Town.
At Concordia Prep, Severna Park and Roland Park Country will play for the Garon Everette championship, while Harford County programs John Carroll and defending Class 2A state champ Fallston meet for the Johnny Mack title. Atholton and Meade will contend for the Cornelius Scott crown, and Dulaney will play host Concordia for the James Henderson crown Friday evening.
Defending Class 4A state champ and 11th-ranked Western will play Prince George’s County’s Oxon Hill for the Joe Rosendale championship at Forest Park late Friday afternoon. New Town hosts Henry A. Wise from Prince George’s in the James Nichols final.
ALL ABOUT THE GIRLS HOLIDAY HOOPS
Thursday’s results
Tracey Carrington Division at Forest Park
NO. 9 FOREST PARK 42, WINSTON CHURCHILL 40
Churchill - Coleman 11, George 9, Hill 8, Calkins 6, Huang 4, Hemphill 2. Totals 17 6-8 40.
Forest Park - Malik-El 14, Carroll 10, Hough 7, Fitzgerald 7, Stokes 2, Taylor 2. Totals 18 2-4 42.
Churchill 11 10 6 13 - 40
Forest Park 11 7 15 9 - 42
Old Mill 54, North Point 32
NO. 13 OLD MILL 54, NORTH POINT 32
North Point - Dow 14, Boyd 8, Woodward 5, Barry 3, Richardson 2, Thomas 2. Totals 14 1-7 32.
Old Mill - J. Brown 13, Watts 12, Douglas 11, Font 8, N. Brown 5, Byrd 2, Futrell 2. Totals 23 5-9 54.
North Point 5 7 11 9 - 34
Old Mill 19 8 15 12 - 54
Garon Everett Division at Concordia Prep
Severna Park 41, St. Paul’s 21
Roland Park Country 50, Aberdeen 18
Kim Harris Division at Forest Park
NO. 5 HOWARD 61, ST. CHARLES 39
St. Charles - Johnson 10, Taylor 10, Jackson 5, Thomas 5, Reeves 4, Forbes 3, Johnson 2. Totals 12 11-18 39.
Howard - Yarnevich 26, Kennerly 11, Nassir 10, Vetter 5, Daniel 2, Henderson 2, Nanni 2, Watson 2, Harrison 1. Totals 23 9-16 61.
St. Charles 3 7 8 21 - 39
Howard 19 18 18 6 - 61
NO. 8 MERCY 51, STONE RIDGE 39
Stone Ridge - White 18, Mulford 6, Bohi 5, Helfich 4, Brody 3, Saad 3. Totals 13 5-12 39.
Mercy - Hazelton 21, Brown 12, Carroll 6, Liszt 6, Jefferson 4, Alguire 1, Panageotou 1. Totals 19 10-10 51.
Stone Ridge 12 1 12 14- 39
Mercy 12 10 8 21 - 51
James Henderson Division at Concordia Prep
Dulaney 42, Arundel 26
Concordia Prep 51, Broadneck 36
Antonio Johnson Division at Catonsville
Chesapeake-Anne Arundel 46, Central 22
Catonsville 51, Bryn Mawr 30
Johnny Mack Division at Concordia Prep
John Carroll 36, CD Hylton (VA) 14
Fallston 27, Huntingtown 19
Chontell Manns Division at New Town
Annapolis 56, Wilde Lake 21
Maryvale Prep 47, Milford Mill 27
James Nichols Division at New Town
Henry A. Wise 38, Mount de Sales 33
New Town 60, Indian Creek 37
Joe Rosendale Division at Forest Park
Western 56, Great Mills 4
Friday’s schedule
Garon Everett Division at Concordia Prep
Consolation - St. Paul’s vs. Aberdeen, 9 a.m.
Championship - Severna Park vs. Roland Park Country, 10:30 a.m.
Chontell Manns Division at New Town
Consolation - Milford Mill vs. Wilde Lake, 10 a.m.
Championship - Maryvale Prep vs. Annapolis, 11:30 a.m.
Antonio Johnson Division at Catonsville
Consolation - Bryn Mawr vs. Central, 11 a.m.
Championship - Catonsville vs. Chesapeake-Anne Arundel, 12:30 p.m.
Tracey Carrington Division at Forest Park
Championship - Old Mill vs. Forest Park, 11:30 a.m.
James Nichols Division at New Town
Consolation - Mount de Sales vs. Indian Creek, 1 p.m.
Championship - New Town vs. Wise, 2:30 p.m.
Kim Harris Division at Forest Park
Championship - Mercy vs. Howard, 2:30 p.m.
Johnny Mack Division at Concordia Prep
Championship - John Carroll vs. Fallston, 4:30 p.m.
Joe Rosendale Division at Forest Park
Championship - Western vs. Oxon Hill, 5:30 p.m.
James Henderson Division at Concordia Prep
Consolation - Broadneck vs. Arundel, 6 p.m.
Championship - Concordia Prep vs. Dulaney, 7:30 p.m.
