Howard Community College

The Howard Community College cross country team made the short trip to McDaniel College to compete in the Green Terror Challenge. The race is conducted in a 5k/3k format.

The men placed fifth out of 10 teams in the 5k race. Brian Allen was the top finisher for the Dragons coming in 15th with a time of 18 minutes, 15 seconds. He was followed by Mark Kauffman in 18th running 18:35. They were followed by Mike Janesh (28. 19:19), Tucker Failing (38. 20:21) and Jared Hughes (39. 20:48).

"Not a bad effort," HCC head coach Steve Musselman said. "I would have preferred Friday's weather to the heat and humidity. It might have made the hills a bit easier."

Izzy Mehmedovic, a member of the HCC coaching staff and running unattached, was the overall winner of the 5k. His time was 17:08.

In the women's 5k, Kassie Sandacz placed 37th with a time of 27:10.

In the 3k race, HCC was again fifth out of 10 teams. Several of the men who ran the 5k also competed in the 3k event. Brian Allen (14. 10:54) was followed by Mike Janesh (28. 11:40); Jason Codrington (34. 12:02); Tucker Failing (35. 12:03) and Alfonzo Diaz-Perez (12:15).

The women's soccer team has been tested early. They opened the season with an unlucky 1-0 loss to Lackawanna Junior College, a Pennsylvania school. An uncalled hand ball in the penalty box led to the lone goal in the closing minutes of the game.

A 3-1 loss to Anne Arundel, a 2-0 loss to Mercer Community College and a 2-0 loss to Oxford (Ga.) followed. The Oxford game was part of the annual Dragon Invitational, which was abbreviated by rain.

After losing to CCBC-Essex, 9-2, to open its season, the men's soccer team bounced back to defeat Cecil, 2-1, in overtime.

Girls soccer

River Hill is 3-0 entering this week, but one of those wins was a nail-biter.

The Hawks shut out Bel Air, 4-0, and beat Mt. Hebron, 4-1, but scored just once in a win over Centennial.

"It was tough to play three games in a week and it definitely showed against Centennial," River Hill coach Brian Song said.

Centennial's "young defense played a strong game," coach Jack Thomas said. Sophomore keeper Erica Albornoz, playing in her first varsity games, had 10 saves.

Mt. Hebron's Liz Trainer scored on an assist by Rachel McKee in the River Hill loss.

Anna Kim leads River Hill's scoring this fall with three goals and two assists. Kathryn Rodgers has two goals and two assists, and Semret Seyoum also has two goals. Amy Song has five assists and Brittany Yancey one.

Carylynne Hudson has 20 saves for River Hill.

In the McDonogh Tournament, Centennial lost to the host, 3-0. Senior keeper Stephanie Schmid registered 12 saves for the Eagles and junior sweeper Tori Mace also had a strong game, said coach Jack Thomas.

In the second game of the tourney, Centennial tied Eleanor Roosevelt, 3-3. The Eagles were down, 2-1, at the half and "twice fought back to tie the game," Thomas said. Senior Amanda Mathews had a goal and an assist and junior midfielder Jen Simkin scored her first two varsity goals.

Wilde Lake's Faryn Watts sent a clear message last week: I am recovering well from anterior cruciate ligament surgery.

She had four goals in a 4-1 win over Glenelg and three goals in a 4-2 win over Atholton.

Against Glenelg, Beth Glaros had two assists and Gillian Sawyer also had an assist. Keeper Grace Koplow had four saves.

Glaros had a goal in the win over Atholton and Bethany Keefer had two assists. Koplow had six saves.

Wilde Lake lost to Archbishop Spalding, 1-0, in overtime. "We had several opportunities to win in a very evenly matched game," coach Phil Webster said. Keefer and Watts both had several shots on goal. The winning goal came on a corner kick.

"I am sure Grace had at least six saves. One was a punch on a cross that looked to be a sure goal," Webster said. "It was a very physical game. My team learned a lot about themselves and what it takes to compete at this level."

The Spalding keeper had 18 saves, said Webster.

Reservoir scored in each half to beat Chapelgate, 2-0.

For Reservoir, Kelsey Reiff had two goals, with assists from Lindsey McKeown and Lauren Enriquez. Marissa Dearden had five saves.

Chapelgate had only one shot on their goalie and that came late in the second half. Kelly Stambaugh had 11 saves for the Yellowjackets

Long Reach is winless in three games, but the Lightning is scoring goals. Sam Brown, on an assist by Jess Sachs, scored in a 2-1 loss to Walkersville. ""We had a 1-0 halftime lead but could not hold it," said Long Reach coach Josh Webster.

Oakland Mills also beat the Lightning, 3-1, as Deborah Bartyczak and Caitlin Schaffer scored their first varsity goals. Dana Wiedel also scored for the Scorpions.

Nicole Twardowicz and Anna Kiely had the assists.

"It was nice to have some new names involved in our goal scoring," Oakland Mills coach Susan Rosner said.

Grace Bonner scored for Long Reach on an assist by Brown.

"We gave up a penalty kick early on ... and were forced to chase the rest of the way." Long Reach played with one sub in the second half, due to illness, and gave up a late goal, Webster added.

Reservoir beat Long Reach, 8-2. Sam Brown scored both goals for Long Reach and Jess Sachs and Erin Miller assisted.

Kelsey Reiff and Lindsey McKeown had two goals each for Reservoir. Megan Armstrong, Kara Barry, Sabrina Palm, Larissa Knoblett also scored. McKeown, Katlyn Axenfeld (two), Armstrong (two) and Lauren Ignacio had assists. Dearden had eight saves.

Webster said back-to-back games with Oakland Mills and Reservoir left the Long Reach players "so mentally and physically drained from their performance the night before that they came out flat. We were down 5-0 at halftime and scored our goals in a 3-2 second half."

Glenelg Country School was winless in its first three games. "We need a win!" coach Christina Mink said after a 3-0 loss to conference opponent St. Timothy's. Keeper Shayna Keller had six saves and Maddie Lafuse seven in the loss.

The Dragons listened to their coach and broke the losing streak with a 2-1 win over St. James in a non-conference game. Olivia Weinrub had both goals, including one on a free kick just inside the box.

It's the second time Weinrub has scored twice in a game. The first came in a loss to Key.

Keller had five saves and Lafuse four in the win.

Marriotts Ridge is almost perfect in three games. After beating Glenelg, 2-0, in the opener, the Mustangs beat Hammond, 2-0, and then allowed their first goal of the season in a 3-1 win over Mt. Hebron.

Kelsey Woods and Maxine Brewer scored in the win over Hammond. Samantha Olson had 12 saves.

Hammond's Katie Suntum had seven saves as the Golden Bears held Marriotts Ridge scoreless in the first half.

Shelby Schoen, Alexandra Price and Michelle Liuzzo scored against Mt. Hebron. Price also had two assists and Olson had 14 saves.

Kathleen Stafford scored for Mt. Hebron and Rachel Grier had 14 saves. The game was tied, 1-1, at the half.

Howard beat Oakland Mills, 3-1, after being held scoreless the first half.

Mackenzie Calhoun, Julia Cocozza and Rashel Taylor scored for Howard and Sierra Hillman-Kroll had an assist. Oakland Mills scored the first goal of the game when Bonnie Carney assisted Dana Wiedel.

Rajani Ghosh had a strong game in the Oakland Mills' goal, coach Susan Rosner said. "Oakland Mills played a lot of defense in this game so Rajani was busy in the goal.

"The young girls now have a much clearer understanding of the speed and the skill and the strength of Howard County girls soccer," she added.

Nine different Raiders got into the scorebook as Atholton beat Francis Scott Key, 7-0. Amadi Phillips had three goals and Rachel Aronchick, DiAndra Rocke, Bridgette Snyder and Divya Chandra had single goals. Allie Mitzner had three assists and Aronchick, Lizzy Parr, Julia Nicholson and Talisa Henry also assisted. Amy Weinberg had five saves in goal.

Reservoir beat Hammond, 5-1. Kelsy Reiff had another two-goal game, and Brooke Romm, Payton Bouie, Larissa Knoblett had single goals. Lindsey McKeown, Romm, and Breanna Marsh had assists. Marrissa Dearden had 10 saves for Reservoir.

The Gators are 2-0 in the county.

Atholton beat Howard, 2-1, on a two-goal performance by Julia Nicholson. Amy Weinberg had nine saves in the win.

Howard's goal was scored by Nicole Clark. Sophomore keeper Erin Leatherman kept her team in the game with 10 saves.

Boys soccer

As far as pleasant surprises go, Atholton may be near the top of the list in the county this fall. The Raiders, after winning only one county game last year, have won three straight county contests to open this season.

The most recent victory was a 2-0 victory over Howard Sept. 15, which included goals from Scott Hands and Alex Dove. Atholton's other victims thus far are Wilde Lake, 3-2 in overtime, and Centennial, 3-0.

Two of the biggest keys to the team's success has been balance offensively, with six different players scoring at least one goal, and the strong play of an inexperienced back line. Two freshman, goalie Kyle Forbes and sweeper Derek Chan, have played huge minutes in the back.

River Hill got all it could handle in a pair of overtime games last week against Mt. Hebron and Centennial.

The Hawks began their county slate at home Sept. 9 against the Vikings and, although they never trailed, were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw.

Junior Jason Plumhoff kicked off the scoring less than two minutes after the opening whistle for River Hill, but Aidan Hoolachan tied the game with eight minutes left before the half. A similar situation played out in the second half, where Mike Doyle scored in the opening two minutes of the half, but Mt. Hebron's Ross Koropeckyj answered with a goal of his own a couple minutes later to square things once again.

Against Centennial, River Hill fell behind early, but bounced back to tie the score before the half and ultimately forced overtime. In the extra period, Plumhoff scored his second goal of the game to seal the victory.

Marriotts Ridge opened its county season with a pair of offensive outbursts, defeating Glenelg 5-0 and Hammond 5-1. The Mustangs had seven different players account for their goals in those two games, including Chris Fischer (two goals), Phil Martinelli (two) and Kareem Najib (two). Goalie Paul Killian made four saves in each game.

After also losing a 2-1 decision to Wilde Lake, Glenelg did bounce back with a 2-0 win over Howard Sept. 12.

Oakland Mills split its opening two county games, defeating Howard, 2-1, and losing to Long Reach, 1-0.

Golf

It didn't take long for Marriotts Ridge to bounce back from its first loss of the year, a 77-76 loss to Reservoir at Fairway Hills Sept. 4, as the Mustangs defeated previously undefeated Glenelg, 84-83, Sept. 11.

Marriotts Ridge, which defeated Wilde Lake in between its Reservoir and Glenelg matches, had its best point total of the season against the Gladiators. Sean Baker had 24 points, Chris Yoo 23, Evan Smith 19 and John Kim 18.

"We had basically the idea to just relax and go out and have fun, especially because we are so young," said coach Mark Dubbs, referencing a his squad that has two sophomores and one freshman among its top four.

In the loss, Glenelg got 24 points from Matt Philie, 23 from Alex Taylor, along with 18 apiece from Steven Castro and Ryan Bost.

Entering the week, River Hill was the only remaining undefeated team. The Hawks are scheduled to face Marriotts Ridge Thursday, Sept. 18 at the Timbers at Troy. That same day, Atholton (5-1) and Glenelg (5-1) will square off at Fairway Hills.

Field hockey

Lauriann Parker thwarted the hopes of an upset in the first ever meeting between Glenelg and Marriotts Ridge. Her game-winning goal, set up when she gathered a free hit from Skylar Marcoux, dribbled half the length of the field and dodged defenders in the circle, gave Glenelg a 3-2 overtime victory over the Mustangs.

The contest was played Sept. 10 and it was Glenelg's second overtime game of that week. The Gladiators lost the first one to Towson in strokes.

"This was our first 7v7 of the year," said Marriotts Ridge coach Stacie Gado. "I'm sure a lot of (the players) are going to be upset because they wanted to have an upset. Glenelg was the No. 2 team in the county last year."

Julie Corona scored Glenelg's other two goals. Marriotts Ridge's scoring came from Sarah Wasloski and Alli Smalley.

When two early season games were rescheduled that meant Wilde Lake went 2 1/2 weeks without any competition. Glenelg easily handled the Wildecats, 8-0. Lauriann Parker led the way with three goals and two assists. Mary Kate Olson (two), Alyssa Parker (goal, assist), Julie Corona and Kayleigh Hinkle all scored. Wilde Lake keeper Megan Rogers turned back 11 shots.

Mt. Hebron split games in the Garrison Forest tournament. The Vikings lost to McDonogh, 3-0, but beat North Harford, 1-0, on Ashley Bruns's goal. Jenna Boarman had the assist.

Jessica Franklin had two goals, Becky Randel had two assists and Katie Bailey and Jaclyn Romandino each scored their first goals of the season as Long Reach defeated Meade, 6-2.

Kelly Saunders and Alanna Diffendal each scored twice as Marriotts Ridge shut out Hammond, 6-0.

Lindsay McIntyre tied the game with 23 seconds left in regulation and her sister, Kelly, scored the game winner 57 seconds into overtime as River Hill nipped Centennial, 4-3.

"That was the second most exciting game of my coaching career," River Hill coach Shelly Chamness said.

Jenny Lancaster and Ilyssa McKenney scored the other two River Hill goals. Katie Teleky, Tiara Ebb and Kate Heineman tallied for Centennial.

Football

The Reservoir (2-0) defense earned a shut out for the second straight week to defeat a tough Centennial (1-1) team, 15-0. Reservoir QB Khoa Huynh scored both touchdowns with his feet, one on a 40-yard run. Tyler Howell keyed the running game, tallying 116 yards on the ground, including one 52-yard breakaway that nearly went for a score.

Howard (1-1) had to overcome a 20-13 deficit at half time to earn coach Bruce Strunk his first victory as a Lion, 29-26 over visiting Atholton (0-2). The Lions scored on a 14-yard pass from Chris Keenan to A.J. Bonavitacola with 14 seconds left in the first half.

With just over eight minutes left in the game, Howard led 29-26 and mounted a clock devouring drive of 7:50 to virtually secure the win.

Strunk praised his offensive line for keying the running game, as Bonavitacola (169, two running touchdowns) and Dionte Jones (130, 1) ran for nearly 300 yards.

For Atholton, Kalvin Seamonson rushed for 58 yards and threw touchdown passes to Ross Durham (17 yards) and Tom Hart (25). Jake Stull and Nick Aloi ran for Raider scores.

Wilde Lake (2-0) was able to go deep into their roster as they took a 48-0 lead over Hammond (0-2) at halftime, on the way to a 63-8 win.

Jerrel Epps and Mike Fields each scored two touchdowns and Danny March threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to Christian Hough. Juma Richards returned a blocked punt 20 yards for a touchdown and had an interception.

Hammond was led by Nate Burner, who rushed for 56 yards and a two point conversion, Bobby Stewart, who caught a 13-yard TD pass from Josh Whaley, Nate Gant who had 10 tackles, and Anton Haynes, who caused and recovered a fumble.

Marriotts Ridge (2-0) remained undefeated with a 46-3 win over visiting Mt. Hebron (0-2). Derek Coleman and Aaron Dunn both scored a pair of touchdowns. Vince Testerman added a fifth rushing touchdown. Tim Blair also threw a touchdown pass to Kyle Williams. The Mustangs converted on 2-point conversions on five of the six scores. The Vikings did take a 3-0 lead in the game on Clint Huber's 32-yard field goal in the first quarter.

Michael Campanaro put on an outstanding display for River Hill (2-0), scoring seven touchdowns in a 54-8 win over Oakland MIlls (0-2). Campanaro rushed for 141 yards on eight carries, including a 67-yard scoring run, and now has 10 TDs this season. The Scorpions finally broke through on a 96-yard TD pass from Neko Rynn-Mason to Shamal Marryshow in the fourth quarter.

Volleyball

Covenant Community School (Ellicott City) swept Chapelgate, 25-14, 25-15, 25-15 last week to improve to 5-0.

They fell to Mount de Sales in a five game thriller Monday night for their first loss of the season.

The Bravehearts are led by six-foot junior hitter Lillie Happel who had 25 kills against Chapelgate. She has verbally committed to Liberty University on a full scholarship.

Hammond won its first match of the season beating Oakland Mills, 25-10, 25-11, 25-20. Meg Harley (10 kills) and Corinne Zahlis (8) led the Golden Bears offense. Hammond also nearly upset Mt. Hebron in a four-game thriller last week. In that match Harley had 11 kills and Sasha Pletnikova had 24 assists. Brandone Roberts had five point blocks.

"We are almost turning the corner," Hammond coach Ken McLaughlin said.

Oakland Mills didn't let that loss get them down, as they defeated Pallotti, 23-25, 25-13, 25-8, 25-19, on Friday for their first win of the season. Last year the Scorpions didn't win a match until the first round of the playoffs, in November. The Scorpions were led by Ashley Rogers, Gigi Grey, Caitlin Colvin, Rainah Wendt and Jourdan Davis.

Glenelg Country set a school record with 17 aces in a home conference opener win over Friends, 25-22, 25-17, 24-26, 25-22 on Friday night. The Dragons were led by Hannah Leone, who tallied seven aces against her former school. Lauren Roepcke accumulated 20 assists as Ashley Hayes (6 kills, 3 aces) and Reeva Morton (5 kills, 4 blocks, 2 aces) were forces at the net. Freshmen Lauren Dawson's serving sparked a 10-point run in the first game to turn a 22-15 deficit into a 25-22 victory.

Centennial beat Mt. Hebron last week to remain undefeated. Hannah Wetherald made some big blocks for the Vikings, while setters Megan Frey and Marta Chell effectively set the offense, and sophomore Taylor Baldwin made some outstanding digs in the back row.

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