2023-24 Game Summaries

Mid-Maryland Boys 2023-24 Game Summaries

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MONOCACY SWEEPS "AA" TITLES FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR IN TWO NAIL-BITERS - 03/10

Varsity Game

Monocacy - 40 Crestwood - 37 The Varsity Monocacy Mustangs are now the 6 time defending "AA" tournament Champions, and undefeated for 5 straight years with their 40-37 win over a very talented Crestwood team.   The game was a battle from the jump.    Neither team was able to take a commanding lead and the teams throughout the game were only separated by single digits.   Crestwood took the early lead and was up 12-9 at the end of the 1st.   Monocacy battled back in the 2nd and the teams went into halftime with the Mustangs up 23-22.   Crestwood stormed back in the 3rd and led 33-30 going into the final quarter.   Monocacy's defense came up big in the final quarter holding Crestwood to 4 points to seal a 40-37 victory.    Akeem Parker led the scoring for Crestwood, finishing the game with 10 points.   Nehemiah Howard was a powerhouse on the boards and added 9 points, 8 points from Jahmeer Taylor, Enoch Adeyemi added 6 points, and 2 points each from Sam Nziengui and Mark-Oliver Pomgne.    Monocacy's big man, Mason Dykes was the game high scorer with 11 points.   Sey Kondo and Tournament MVP Noah Sulaiman each finished with 10 points for the Mustangs.   Alex Chavarria connected twice from behind the arc and scored 7 points and 2 points from Stephan Goines.

JV Game

Monocacy - 52 Windsor Knolls - 50 For the 3rd straight year the Monocacy Mustangs are "AA" JV Champions.   Monocacy won an instant classic game against Windsor Knolls, 52-50.   Neither team held a double digit lead throughout the game.   The teams went back and forth; Windsor Knolls led at the end of the 1st, 12-8.   At the half Monocacy held a 3 point lead, 29 - 26.   The teams went into the final quarter locked up at 41.   Monocacy's Bryden Tema was perfect from the free throw in the game and knocked down 4 huge free throws in the final quarter.   Windsor Knolls' Ezayne White was the game high scorer with 21 points and was a beast on the boards.   Windsor Knolls point guard Taylor Rosario finished the game with 20 points.  Caden Johnson scored 5 points, and 2 points each from Ryan Fox and Nicholas Valenzuela-Ruz.    Monocacy's big men started out a little slow but were difference makers on the boards in the 2nd half.   Bryden Tema scored 16 points and grabbed 10 boards.   Aaron Gautreaux scored 14 points and 7 rebounds.   Tournament MVP Kyrin Ambush connected on 2 first quarter 3 pointers and finished the game with 14 points.   Deloni Busey and Camden Keene each scored 4 points for the Mustangs.

MT. AIRY TOPS BOONSBORO VARSITY, LINGANORE JV IN "A" TITLE THRILLERS - 03/10

VARSITY Game

Mt Airy 45 Boonsboro 39 The game was a highly contested defensive battle in the first quarter as Mt Airy’s Luke Winkler worked inside for 4 points and Gage Neufeld drained a 3. Boonesboro had 4 players each with 2 points as they trailed 9-8. In the second quarter Boonesboro had quite a few transition buckets and leaped out to a 9 point halftime lead at 26-17. The third quarter found the Bulldogs chipping away at the deficit behind big 3 pointers from Winkler and Carson Burke as they closed to 32-29. In the fourth quarter however Mt Airy turned up the pressure defensively while Winkler and Burke struck from deep for two 3 pointers each. Rhett Springer for Boonesboro hit a 3 pointer in an attempt to keep it close but the Bulldogs were relentless in their pressure in out scoring the Warriors 16-7 in the quarter. It was a physically hard fought game by both teams and well deserving of a season ending championship battle. Boonesboro was led by the dynamic scoring of Cooper Dewaal with 13 points while Winkler’s 18 paced the Bulldogs. Winkler was named tournament MVP behind his consistent scoring and rebounding effort. Carson Burke had 11 points overall as he delivered 3 critical 3 pointers late in the big comeback victory. 

JV Game

Mt. Airy 44 Linganore 41 It was a thrilling final that started out fast with Mount Airy getting out to a 11-2 run.  Linganore setted in and hit a few buckets from Case McKinney closing out the quarter with the Bulldogs up 13-6.  Much of the same thing with back and forth runs in the second quarter with both teams scoring ten points for a halftime score of Mount Airy 23 Lancers 16.  Linganore started the third quarter fast led by Brayden Willis who scored 5 points in the third and Nate Day-Hemp added four, but Mount Airy never gave up the lead the entire game.  In true championship fashion, the game came down to the final buzzer.  Mount Airy was on the line shooting two with 14 seconds left.  Both foul shots rattled out and the Lancers transitioned to the offensive end.  A few passes back and forth led to a three point shot that missed, the follow up two pointer missed as well and Mount Airy's CJ Thomas rebounded the ball as time ran out.  The Lancers were led by Brayden Willis 13 points, Case McKinney 11,  Nate Day-Hemp 9, Camden Crawford 4, Jett Maxwell 2, Sean Chungu 2.  The Bulldogs scoring was CJ Thomas 15, Johnny Sivich 7, Matt Valerio 6, Cole Willingham 6, Santi Chacon 6, Lincoln Todd 4.  

MONOCACY TO FACE CRESTWOOD VARSITY, WINDSOR KNOLLS JV IN "AA" FINALS - 03/09

Jayvee Semifinals

[1] Windsor Knolls 42 [4] Crestwood 36 The first quarter was low scoring with both teams struggling to find their offense.  WKs’ Ezayne White scored four and Taylor Rosario added a three.  Crestwood’s Reggie Blue scored four.  The Wolverines led nine to six at the end of the first quarter. Blue continued to score for the Cavilers adding six in the second quarter.  Wk’s Ryan Fox drilled two deep three pointers. WK held a one-point advantage at the half 19-18. The Cavs took the lead in the 3rd quarter as the game stayed tight.  White added six points on strong inside play and great passes from Taylor Rosario.  Caden Johnson for WK scored on two fast breaks and the Wolverines held a slim lead 29-25 at the end of the third quarter.  The Wolverines built the lead to 8 points in the final quarter but long three pointers from Jak’arian Frazier and Kamari Johnson quickly cut into that margin.  The Wolverines’ Caden Johnson hit a huge three pointer. White scored another four and Jake Giuliani added a basket as WK held off Crestwood.  \The Cavs were led by Frazier with 12, Blue added 10 and Johnson finished with six. Taylor Rosario ran the WK offense finding open teammates with excellent passing as well as his pressure defense resulting in multiple steals. Nico Valenzuela-Ruz battled all game for WK on the boards. WK was led by the game’s high scorer Ezayne White  with 15, Johnson with 12 and Ryan Fox with eight.

[2] Monocacy 48 [3] Ballenger Creek 41 Monocacy struggled from the field in the opening quarter and Ballenger Creek held an early lead 12-5.   Monocacy cut into the lead in the 2nd quarter and the teams went into the half with Ballenger Creek leading 21-18.   The Mustangs played tough defense in the 3rd quarter and limited the Bulldogs to 2 points.  Monocacy's bigs hit the boards in the 3rd quarter and Kyrin Ambush provided the offense.   Going into the final quarter Monocacy led 32-23.   The Bulldogs connected on 3, 3 pointers in the final quarter, but it wasn't enough to overcome Monocacy and the Mustangs came away with a hard fought victory, 49-41 over a talented Ballenger Creek team.   Monocacy's Kyrin Ambush was the game high scorer with 27 big points.   Bryden Tema crashed the boards and added 11 points.   Camden Keene played tough defense, had 3 steals and 4 points.   Aaron Gautreaux scored 4 points and 3 from Samuel Chavarro for Monocacy.   Ballenger Creek was led by co-game high scoring from Demacian McKinnie and Za'Mari Young each with 12 points.   Jaylyn Lowe added 8 points, Brandon Collins scored 5 and 4 points from Alexavier Ofori for Ballenger Creek.

Varsity Semifinals

[1] Monocacy 83 [4] Middletown 25 The Mustangs came out firing on offense, rebounding the ball and played tough defense.   The Mustangs offense was balanced with 9 players getting in the score book.   Monocacy's Noah Sulaiman was the game high scorer with 18 points, including a rim rocking dunk, and 6 steals.   Alex Chavarria was firing from behind the arc, connecting 5 times and scoring 15 points.   Mason Dykes grabbed 10 rebounds and scored 14 points, Stephan Goines added 9 points, 8 points each from Sey Kondo and Gus Cates for Monocacy.   Kondo also had 3 steals in the game.   Monocacy's Shilo Bingham added 5 points, 4 from Jayden Abeyie and 2 points from Zallen Prue.   The high scorer for Middletown was Connor Shankle with 8 points.   Henry Winchester Dodman scored 5 points, 3 points each from Wayne Jenkins III, Andrew Oman and Brayden Kelsey. 2 points from Blake Gadaleta and 1 from Cy Lucas for Middletown.

[2] Crestwood 55 [3] Oakdale 34 Crestwood's Enoch Adeyemi hit a three pointer to set the tone.  First quarter ended Crestwood 9 to Oakdale 8.  Oakdale was not able to put the breaks on Crestwood the second quarter.  Enoch Adeyemi hit another three pointer in the second quarter.  Oakdale scored 3 points for the quarter.  Crestwood 23 to Oakdale 12.  Thrid quarter Crestwood was unstoppable scoring 19 points to Oakdales 21.  Crestwood High Score: Akeem Parker with 17 points Oakdale High Score:Ethan Wilson and Dubem Ugwu-Oju both scored 9 points 

MT. AIRY ADVANCES TWO TO "A" FINALS, FACING LINGANORE VARSITY AND BOONSBORO JV - 03/09

Jayvee Semifinals

[1] Linganore 54 [5] Poolesville 50 The Lancers were pushed to the brink of elimination in the semifinals, but had just enough gas at the end to pull out a thriller. Poolesville came focused and ready to play, controlling the entire first half. Trailing 27-20 at the half, and 40-34 after three quarters, Brayden Willis and Jett Maxwell combined for 17 of the Lancers 20 4th quarter points to survive and advance. Linganore’s full court defense sparked the Lancers and forced timely turnovers down the stretch. Maxwell hit two clutch free throws with ten seconds left to put the Lancers up by four points and ultimately putting the game out of reach for the Falcons. Alden Litzenberger (18), James Yeaher (10) and John Bailey (9) led Poolesville. Maxwell (18), Willis (15), and Case McKinney (7) led for the Lancers.

[3] Mt. Airy 41 [7] Brunswick 28 Beating a team three times in a season is tough to do and that was the case Saturday in this one. Brunswick came to play and kept the game close throughout. Mount airy had a 21-14 halftime lead that held on to throughout and outscored the railroaders 14-8 in the fourth to advance. Brunswick was led by Taylor Black 15 points and tough play play Wyatt Hoffman and Luke Wagoner. They mixed up defenses that gave the Bulldogs problems. Mount Airy was able to put a fourth quarter run together to hold on. They were led by CJ Thomas 14 points Cole Willingham 10.

Varsity Semifinals

[1] Mt. Airy 50 [5] FSK 36 FSK opened with a quick layup and an early lead but Mt Airy bounced back to close the quarter leading 15-6. FSK battled back to close the half only trailing 23-20. The Bulldogs featured some fine shooting from Gage Neufeld in the 3Q to stretch the lead to 34-29. In the fourth quarter it was all Mt Airy as the lead stretched to double digits behind a few layups. The Bulldogs were led by Luke Winkler’s 19 points and Andrew Baxter’s 11. 

[3] Boonsboro 57 [2] Poolesville 35 Boonsboro Harry Wells-16 points, 10 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds, 3 blocks. Landon Johnson-12 points. Cooper Dewaal-8 points, 5 defensive rebounds, 9 assists. Rhett Springer-7 points, 5 defensive rebounds, 4 steals, 5 assists, Landon French-4 points, 4 defensive rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals, Leading scorers for Poolesville Issac Morrow-13 points Andrew Sproat-5 points Christian Hayes-5 points 

TOPS SEEDS ADVANCE IN VARSITY QUARTERFINALS - 03/03

"AA" VARSITY QUARTERFINALS

Monocacy 64 West Frederick 17 The Mustangs raced out and led wire to wire in their victory. Monocacy's defense and rebounding limited West Frederick's scoring chances throughout the game.   The game high scorer was Monocacy's Noah Sulaiman with 22 points.   Sey Kondo played a strong game and added 13 points for Monocacy.  Mason Dykes scored 9 points, 6 from Zallen Prue, Alex Chavarria scored 5 points, 4 from Stephan Goines, 2 each from Collin Littlejohn and Charlie Midgette and a point from Gus Cates.   Leading the way for West Frederick was Marshall Elderidge with 7 points.  Cadets Gus Eversz and Rondell Faunteroy each scored 3 points, Mailk Hazell added 2 points and a point each from Ethan Kingoo and Samir Bracho.

Crestwood 76 TJ 42 Crestwood's Jahmeer Taylor hit a three pointer in the first quarter.  Quarter ended Crestwood 16 to TJ wiht 10. Second quarter Marli Fitch hit a three pointer.  TJ tried to keep up but could not get past Crestwood's defance. Second quarter ended Crestwood 35 to TJ 20. Crestwood's Jahmeer Taylor hit two three pointers.  TJ's Darnell Whims hit a three pointer.  Thrid quarter came to an end Crestwood 61 to TJ 34.  Forth quarter TJ's Dashiell Wexler hit a three pointer.  Crestwood took the win. Crestwood high Score: Jahmeer Taylor with 26 points TJ high Score:Both Dashiell Wexler and Darnell Whims with 11 points

Oakdale 60 Windsor Knolls 58 In an exciting matchup that featured nine lead changes, Oakdale emerged victorious to advance to the semifinals. Trailing 26-22, Oakdale went on a 12 point run to take the lead however WK went on an 8 point run of their own to pull back in front. CJ Hammond’s athleticism and skill (team high 14 points) along with the dangerous sharpshooter Philip Giuliani (12 points) and a great game plan to slow the Bears down kept this game close and exciting. However, in the end Ethan Wilson ( game high 29 points, 9 rebounds), Eli Jansen (11 points, 9 rebounds), and Dylan Ohm (8 points) lead the charge to seal the victory.

"A" VARSITY QUARTERFINALS

Mt Airy 49 Catoctin 31 Both teams came ready to play and Chase Cregger led the way for Catoctin with two 3's and a 2 in the first quarter but Mt Airy's balanced attack was strong and that led to a 16-9 Bulldog lead.  Mt Airy drained a couple of 3's in the second quarter and tightened up its defense to end the half with a 30-16 lead.  The third quarter was a struggle for both teams but Catoctin's Nathan Morlan drained a 3 pointer and the quarter ended with Mt. Airy up 37 to 21.  Mt. Airy's CJ Thomas played incredible defense throughout the game and grabbed many rebounds and blocked shots to ensure Mt. Airy's lead would be maintained. Cregger led Catoctin with 16 points, Morlan had 8 points while Gage Neufeld's 19 paced the Bulldogs in victory.

Boonsboro-45 Brunswick-38 Leading scorers Boonsboro Harry Wells-16 Cooper Dewaal-12 Landon Johnson-7 Brunswick Jaivyn Moody-14 Joey Berry-11 Michael Minnick-5 

Poolesville 65, Smithsburg 53 Poolesville put the pedal to the metal from the start, then kept their Washington County foes at arm's length the rest of the way. Poolesville's Andrew Sproat was a force all game long---he finished with 20 points, including three from long range. His teammate, Isaac Morrow, put the Falcons on his back in the third quarter with nine of his 13 points helping to hold off Smithsburg. Christian Hayes did the same in the second quarter with nine of his 12 points coming then. Sawyer Thompson finished with six points, as did Jai Hurd who opened the game with a long three. Jonathan Kwon added two buckets and Schneider Dhaity and Brian Diamond also scored in the win. Smithsburg put eight players in the scorebook, including Dominic Cecco with a team-high ten points, including six in the final period when Smithsburg drew close. Right behind him was Riley Carr with nine points, Kolton Crawford with eight, Carter Gouff with seven, and Noah Glines and Sawyer Dwinnells with five points each. Joe Bono hit for four points, all during the fourth quarter Smithsburg comeback, and Derek Rummel also scored in the final period. 

SEVENTH-SEEDED BRUNSWICK STUNS IN JAYVEE QUARTERFINALS - 03/03

"AA" JAYVEE QUARTERFINALS

Windsor Knolls 58 Oakdale 28 WK jumped out to a 18-9 lead in the first quarter.  Ryan Fox had the hot hand scoring eight. Ezayne White was tough on the offensive boards scoring six in the paint.  The Bears’ point guard Luke Scholtes kept Oakdale close with five including a three pointer. WK extended their defense and controlled the second quarter outscoring Oakdale 17-5. Taylor Rosario pushed the ball up the floor finding open teammates as well as scoring six.  Wk’s Caden Johnson added five and the Wolverines had a commanding lead at the half 35-13.  The third quarter was all Wolverines as they increased the defensive pressure outscoring the Bears 18-3.   Taylor Rosario took over, scoring 14, including two three’s and WK surged to a  53-18 lead en route to the victory. The Bears were led by Scholtes with ten, Joey Bales and Max Sinewy with three each. Wk’s Nico Valenzuela-Ruz and Ezayne White battled hard  on the boards helping the Wolverines ignite their fast break. Bradley Hammonds came off the bench and also was tough on the boards. Ryan Fox, Caden Johnson and Ezayne White each scored ten for the Wolverines. Ruz finished with four and Eric Reyes nailed a three pointer for WK. Rosario had another all around game with rebounds, assists and led all scorers with a game high 19 points.

BC moves on beating Urbana 47-34. Urbana came out ready to play winning the first quarter 12-7. The second quarter began the same as the Hawks built a nine point lead. Midway through the second quarter, the Bulldogs made some defensive adjustments and scored seven unanswered points to trail by two at halftime. Ballenger Creek picked up where they left off in the first half and built a four point lead heading into the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs scored 17 in the final quarter led by Alexavier Ofori scoring eight of his total nine points in the game. Jaylyn Lowe led the way for the Bulldogs scoring 15 points, while Sam Armacost dropped 15 for Urbana. Demacian McKinnie also scored 13 points for the Bulldogs.

Monocacy 55 Middletown 21 Game high scorer was Monocacy's Kyrin Ambush with 18 points.   Bryden Tema scored 12, Samuel Chavarro hit the boards and scored 6 points, 6 from Kaiyon Stewart, Deloni Busey added 5 points, and 2 points each from Jase Tucker, Noah Bowie, Camden Kenne and Isaiah Ellerbe.   Middletown was led by Cooper Moskowitz's 8 points.   James Bear scored 6 points, Landon Poling scored 3 and 2 points each from Malcolm Campbell and Nikolaas Janse van Rensburg.

"A" JAYVEE QUARTERFINALS

Linganore 33 Smithsburg 30 Both fought to the very end, with the Lancers narrowly escaping elimination. The Lancers fell behind leading into halftime after the Leopards turned up the intensity with a 15-4 second quarter run. Trailing 21-16 to start the second half, the Lancers turned the tide by tightening their own press and turning in a 14-5 run in response, taking the lead 30-26. The Lancers used a second half surge to overcome Leopards intensity, which was all the Lancers needed to advance to the semifinals next weekend. The Lancers scoring was evenly spread between Nate Day-Hemp (9), Sean Chungu (7), Brayden Willis (6), and Cam Crawford (5). The Leopards were led by Ben Kirchner (12), Jake Rogers (5), and Jack Rawlett (5).

Brunswick 38 Walkersville 36.  Taylor Black’s two late free throws proved to be the game winners as Brunswick defeated Walkersville in their quarterfinal matchup.  Walkersville had the ball with four seconds left in the game with a chance to force overtime or win the game but Brunswick’s defense stood tall as Walkerville failed to get a shot off as the final buzzer sounded.  Walkersville was led by Easton Vesely who scored 19 of his game high 20 points in the second half while Camden Grossnickle and Dominic Doud added 4 points each.  Black led Brunswick in scoring with 15 points including four three pointers to go along with his clutch free throws.  Wyatt Hoffman added 8 points while Luke Wagoner and Calan Ricketts each scored 5 for Brunswick.

FSK VARSITY ADVANCES WITH QUARTERFINAL TRIUMPH - 03/02

"A" QUARTERFINALS
FSK 38 Walkersville 23-The Eagles and the Lions faced off in the opening round of the A tournament at Brunswick High School.  In defensive minded first quarter the Eagles held an 8-4 lead before a Hudson Beaver long 3-pointer as time expired cutting the lead to 8-7.  On the Eagles first possession of the second quarter Cy Mendez matched the Beaver 3-pointer to restore the lead to 4 points.  The Eagles outscored the Lions' 11 to 4, led by Adam Geiman's 6 points, to take a 19-11 lead at halftime.  Walkersville came out of halftime with aggressive defense but FSK was able to handle the pressure and extended their lead to 29-17 by the end of the third quarter.  Lane Miller (6) and Ellijah Dawson (4) led the Eagles, scoring all 10 of their third quarter points.  In the fourth, FSK maintained the lead throughout outscoring the Lions' 9 to 6 and securing the win.  Geiman led the Eagles with 16 points and 13 rebounds.  Miller (8), Jaden Dejesus (5), Dawson (4), Mendez (3), and Larry King (2).  Walkersville was led by Beaver (11), Koby Moore, Jayden Abraham, Bobby Moore, Nick Howard, Ky Sawi and Ivan Ansong all scoring 2 points each.

"AA" QUARTERFINALS

Middletown 54 Ballenger Creek 32 It was all Middletown in the first quarter, outscoring Ballenger Creek 21 to 8 with Middletown Wayne Jenkins drops two 3 pointer and Middletown Andrew Oman also puts up a 3 to help his team.  The second quarter saw a15 to 7 run from the Knights for a halftime score of 36 to 18 with the help of Connor Shankle 3 pointer.   Ballenger Creek comes out hot in the third quarter. Holding Middletown to just 6 points wild dropping 11. Andrew Oman again help Middletown with a 3 and ending the third quarter Middletown 42 to Ballenger Creek 26. Middletown finished strong with a 12 to 6 run in the fourth quarter, ending the game with a 54 to 32 win.  The leading scorers for Middletown were Mason Whipp with 20 points. Jaylen Jones led the way for Ballenger Creek with 12 points as well.  

CRESTWOOD, POOLESVILLE, MT. AIRY SECURE JAYVEE QUARTERFINAL WINS - 03/02

"AA" QUARTERFINALS
Crestwood 30 West Frederick 26 First quarter Crestwood had 13 to West Frederick 8.  Second quarter was evenly matched, ended Crestwood 20 West Frederick 16.  Third quarter both teams only scored 4 points. Crestwood High Score: Reggie Blue with 10 points West Frederick High Score: Both Joaquin Cardoza-Gama and Treshawn Bowie with 8 points

"A" QUARTERFINALS
Poolesville 40, Catocin 39 Poolesville held off a late charge by Catoctin to advance to the "A" Tournament semifinals next Saturday. Poolesville's "bigs", Liam Slonski (16 points, 10 rebounds) and James Yeaher (13 points, 10 boards) staked Poolesville to leads that stretched to as much as ten points before Catoctin made their late run behind an outstanding effort from Brayden Rickerd (16 points, including seven in the final quarter). Poolesville picked up big three-pointers when they needed them, including an early three from Nicolas DePasquale, a late three from Alden Litzenberger, and five points total (along with five rebounds) from the ever-reliable John Bailey. In addition to Rickerd's heroics, Tucker Bryant had a fine game for Catoctin, finishing with 12 points. Luke Berg and Jonathan Dayberry pitched in four points each and Mason Fry hit a third-quarter three to keep the Cougars close.

Mt Airy 44 FSK 23 The game got out to a fast paced tempo with both teams applying pressure, but both teams handled the pressure and went into the second quarter knotted up at 14.  Things slowed down some in the second quarter as Mount Airy changed defenses and was able to take a 26-19 halftime lead.  The second half belonged to the Bulldogs as they stayed the course and continued to extend their lead holding the Eagles to only 4 second half points.  The Eagles were led by Brayden Rill 9 points (all from behind the arc), Cash Bryant 8 points, and Hunter Morris 6.  Mount Airy was led by CJ Thomas 18 points and 24 rebounds, Cole Willingham chipped in 12 all three pointers, and 7 from Johnny Sivich.  

FOUR ADVANCE TO QUARTERFINAL ROUND WITH PLAY-IN VICTORIES - 03/02

VARSITY "AA"
West Frederick 36, Urbana 28
A thriller. This game found the Cadets leading most the way with a one point lead to start fourth quarter, eventually winning by eight. Marshall Ethridge for the Cadets led all scorers with nineteen and Kenny Chen added six. Urbana Hawks leading scorer was Braydon Wong.

JAYVEE "AA"
Oakdale 65 TJ 46 In a win OR go home play-in game, the Bears survived an early shooting barrage by TJ to advance.  TJ came out of the gate hot with explosive shooting as the Bears faced an early deficit.  The Bears didn’t panic, however, clawing back within three-points by the end of the first half.  In the second half, the Bears exploded scoring 43 points with a game plan focused on attacking the paint, creating turnovers, and turning up the pace of the game.  For the Bears,  Luke Scholtes was the high scorer with 25 points while also contributing 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. Teammate Daniel Seo notched 13 points and collected 6 rebounds while dishing out 4 assists.  Ben Baker had a monster day on the boards grabbing 19 rebounds and 4 assists.  Other contributors for the Bears included Kai Huynh with 8 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists as well as Dylan Kramer with 5 points and 6 rebounds.  TJ was led by Ace Harris (12 points), Kevin Poker (11 points), Bubby Harrison (11 points) and Carter Eisenberger 
(10 points). 

VARSITY "A"
Catoctin 52 Linganore 36 Catoctin was able to jump out to a 16 to 8 first quarter lead with the help of some balanced scoring. Linganore was able to cut the lead down with some good defense in the second quarter. The halftime score was Catoctin 20 Linganore 15. Catoctin came out on a mission in the second half and outscored Linganore 32 to 21 in the half. Leading Linganore was Karl Meredith and Jack Dommel each with 8 points. Catoctin had some balanced scoring Nate Morlan 8 , Hudson Rudegair 9, Marcus Kuhn 9, and Chase Cregger 16. 

JAYVEE "A"
Smithsburg 39 Boonsboro 26 Smithsburg was led by Ben Kirchner with 10 points.  Elijah Duffy Jack Rawlett added 8 points, and 7 points. Boonsboro was led by Luke Matthews with 10 points, and Layne Palmer added 5 points.

CRESTWOOD JAYVEE TOPS BALLENGER CREEK FOR SECOND TIME IN FOUR DAYS - 02/28

Crestwood jayvee beat Ballenger Creek, 52-45, taking both games in the span of four days. With the exception of one tie, Crestwood led the entire game. Reggie Blue provided a quick spark scoring seven of this total 13 in the first quarter. Jak'arian Frazier heated up in the second quarter scoring nine of his game high 23 points. Ballenger closed the gap to five points at half time. The Bulldogs played aggressively in the third quarter closing the spread to three by the end of the quarter. However, many fouls throughout the game put Crestwood on the line. They hit six of 12 in the fourth quarter, which was enough to secure the win. Demacian McKinnie had four three-pointers for the Bulldogs and led the way for Ballenger scoring 14. Za'Mari Young had 13 points, while Brandon Collins chipped in 10 points for the Bulldogs.

THREE-WAY TIE FOR JV CHESAPEAKE, TOP SEED AFTER WK, BC COME UP SHORT - 02/25

Monocacy varsity 76 WK 38 Monocacy came out with its usual pressure outscoring the Wolverines 25 - 7 in the first. Noah Sulaiman putting up 10 for the Mustangs. to Philip Guiliani’s 6 for the Wolverines. The pressure continued in the 2nd as the mustangs took a commanding lead at halftime. The 3rd quarter was a little more balanced with Gus Cates and Shialo Bingham knocking down 3’s for Monocacy and CJ Hammond putting up 7 for the Wolverines. Closing out the game were Collin Sullivan perfect at the line with 4 free throws and Jayden Abeyie with 2 from the stripe for the mustangs. Leading scorers for Monocacy were Noah Sulaiman with 22 and Stephan Goines with 10. The Wolverines were led by Philip Guiliani with 18 and CJ Hammond with 11

Monocacy jayvee 58 WK 52 The Mustangs led after the 1st quarter 17-7 fueled by two three pointers from Kalyon Stewart and seven points from guard Kryin Ambush. The teams traded baskets in the second quarter, each scoring ten points as Monocacy took a 27-17 lead at the half. The Mustangs scored four quick points at the start of the third quarter extending their lead to fourteen. The Wolverines fought back and went on a 22-4 run.  Taylor Rosario led the comeback with ten points, taking the ball to the basket scoring on tough drives.  Ryan Fox for WK added five and Adam Lindstrom hit a reverse layup at the buzzer as WK took the lead after three quarters at 39-35.  The 4th quarter pace was electric as both teams fought hard on both ends of the floor.  The Mustangs’ big men, Braden Tema and Aaron Gautreaux scored six each on power moves under the basket. Camden Keene for Monocacy hit for five including a three pointer.  Caden Johnson scored five, including a three and Rosario added six for the Wolverines. The outcome of the game was still in the balance as the Mustangs’ Stewart hit a big three late in the quarter to seal the victory for the Mustangs. Adam Linsdstrom and Nico Valenzuela-Ruz battled hard on the boards for WK.   WK was led by Rosario with a game high 21, Ruz  with nine, Ryan Fox and Caden Johnson finished with eight each. The Mustangs were led by Stewart with 13 including four three pointers, Camden Keene, Braden Tema with twelve each, Kryin Ambush with eleven and Aaron Gautreaux with ten.  

Crestwood varsity 58 Ballenger Creek 38 Crestwood came out strong taking the lead 26 to Ballenger's 11.  Second quarter Ballenger slowed Crestwood down only allowing them to score 2 points.  Second quarter ended Crestwood 28 to Ballenger 16.  Third quarter Crestwood was unstoppable.  Crestwood 52 to Ballenger's 25.  Crestwood took the win. Ballenger Creek High Score: Amare Thompson with 9 points and Jaylen Jones with 9 points Crestwood High Score: Akeem Parker with 21 points, Jahmeer Taylor with 18 points and Nehemiah Howard with 10 points

Crestwood jayvee 30 Ballenger Creek 28 It was a fight from the begining Crestwood with 9 to Ballenger Creek 8.  Both teams had a great defence. Second quarter Ballenger's DeMacian McKinnie hit a three pointer.  Crestwood's Jak'arian Frazier had two three pointers and Jordan Murry hit a three pointer.  Ending with Ballenger 16 to Crestwood 15.  Third quarter Crestwood took the lead 26 to Ballenger 21.  It was a back and forth with baskets scored.  In the end Crestwood took the win. Ballenger Creek High Score: Za'mari Young with 9 points and Jaylyn Lowe with 8 points Crestwood High Score: Jak'arian Frazier with 17 points and Jordan Murry with 9 points

V Mt Airy 50 Catoctin 29 Catoctin came out strong and held the lead after 1Q 8 to 4. In the 2Q Mt Airy started getting their offense going and took a 21-16 lead into halftime. In 3Q the Bulldogs defense held the Cougars to 2 points and surged into a 34-18 lead.  In the final quarter Catoctin showed no quit but in the end Mt Airy had too much strength inside. Hudson Rudegair led Catoctin with 11 points while Mt Airy’s Luke Winkler led the way 20 points and Gage Neufeld had 16. 

JV. Mt. Airy 46 Catoctin 35 In a tough battle that went back and fourth most of the game, neither side gave up much ground in the first half.  Mount Airy built a little lead entering halftime but a buzzer beater by Catoctins Brayden Rickerd brought the lead back to 22-18 Mount AIry.  Mount Airy's defense helped gain some more ground by only giving up 2 points and scoring 8 to bump the lead to 30-20.  Some early transition baskets by the Bulldogs put them up by 20 at one point, but Catoctin fought back once again to make a run towards the end.  The Cougars were led by Brayden Rickerd 16 pts and Austin Courtney’s 14.  Mount Airy was led by CJ Thomas’ 28 and Lincoln Todd’s 8.  

Varsity: Oakdale 48 FSK 22 - Despite a slow start in the first period where Oakdale led 7-6, the game dynamics shifted significantly in the second. Oakdale outscored FSK 13-1, establishing a substantial 20-7 lead by halftime. Although the third period remained evenly contested, Oakdale's dominance became apparent in the final quarter. Ethan Wilson emerged as the top scorer for Oakdale with an impressive 14 points, complemented by 8 points from Danny O’Connor and 7 from Eli Jansen. FSK's scoring leaders were Jaden DeJesus with 9 points and Cy Mendez with 6.

Jv: Oakdale 35 FSK 18 After a stagnant first half in which FSK was leading 9-6, the Bears woke up from their hibernation and exploded with 29 second half points.  Led by up tempo play and full court pressure, the Bears quickly regained the lead and never looked back. Daniel Seo notched 10 points while Ben Brooks contributed 8 points.  Ben Baker was fantastic on both sides of the court grabbing 12 rebounds.  For FSK, Brayden Rill had 6 points and Cameron Bullock scored 5 points.

V. Urbana 47 Mt Airy 37 Both teams came to play defense but Mt Airy got their offense going a bit to close the 1Q up 11-7.  The 2Q featured balanced scoring by Urbana and a big 3 from Noor Clark. The 3Q was a tight affair as both teams tallied 10 points. Urbana closed out the 4Q as Mt Airy committed turnover after turnover and allowed easy layups for the Hawks. Clark led with 15 points and Brayden Wang had 13 for Urbana. Mt Airy’s Luke Winkler led the Bulldogs with 17 hard earned points down low. 

JV. Mt Airy 35 Urbana 32 The Bulldogs went 5-1 for the week but Urbana didn't make it easy.  Urbana came out with energy and took a first quarter lead of 8-4.  6 of their 8 points came from  Khalil Clark-Giles.  Mount Airy still couldn't find their footing on the offensive end and went into halftime down 18-11.  The second half changed and the BUlldogs picked up the defensive intensity which led to some transition points and they settled in versus the Hawks zone defense.  Cole Willingham had 5 of their 10 pts in the quarter to trim the lead to 24-21.  The fourth quarter went back and forth which led to a crazy finish.  In the end Mount Airy's Matthew Valerio hit 2 ft's and then Cole Willingham followed with another 2 to pump the lead up to 35-32.  A sideline inbounds play led to an open three that just rattled out and Mount Airy secured the rebound for the win.  The Hawks were led by 10 points from Jake Mobley, 10 from Khaili Clark-Giles and 7 from Sam Armicost.  The Bulldogs were led by Cole Willingham 10 points, 6 points and 15 rebounds from CJ Thomas, 5 from Lincoln Todd, Ford Miller and Alex Gerardo had two big three pointers each.  

Varsity - TJ 43 West Frederick 36 The game showcased intense competition and remarkable performances from both teams. Malik Hazell showcased his skills as West Frederick's leading scorer, contributing 13 points to his team's effort. However, it was Dashiell Wexler who stole the spotlight, leading TJ with an impressive 19 points, guiding his team to a hard-fought victory. The game was marked by high energy, skillful plays.

JV – West Frederick 59, TJ 44 The Cadets jumped out to a four-point lead behind team balanced scoring from Joaquin Cardoza-Gama and Treshawn Bowie each with four points and Mekhi Cannon three-pointer,and for the Patriots Ace Harris five and Kevin Poker four 17 to 13 at end the first quarter. The Cadets and the Patriots kept up the scoring with West Frederick extending their lead to six at the break, 33 to 27. Out of the break the Junior JV Cadets slowly extended their lead to thirteen and finished the game by fifteen points, 59 to 44. This was a very exciting game from a player, coach, and fans. Thomas Johnson Kevin Poker lead all scorers with eighteen and Ace Harris had sixteen points, with Buddy Williamson and Carter Eisenberger each had four points for the Patriots. West Frederick Aden Bryant led all Cadets with thirteen with a strong basket underneath at the buzzer, Joaquin Cardoza-Gama, and Treshawn Bowie each with twelve and Jace Mervinsky with eight. The Cadets Jahkai Dorsey coming out of slump with six points of his own.

Poolesville Varsity 56 Brunswick 49 Leading scorers for Poolesville Sproat with 14 Dhaity with 13. Brunswick leading scorers were Joey Berry with 18, Jaivyn Moody with 14, Cole Renn with 7 and Rickey Riley and Owen Nugent with 4 a piece.

Poolesville JV 41 Brunswick 34.  Poolesville held off Brunswick in the second half to earn the victory in both team’s final regular season game.  Aiden Litzenberger led Poolesville with 14 points.  Jonathan Bailey added 10 points and Liam Slonski contributed 7 for Poolesville.  Luke Wagoner led Brunswick with 11 points while Jared Ricketts scored 8 and Wyatt Hoffman scored 6.

Varsity: Walkersville 47 Smithsburg 41 Walkersville led at half time by 2 points, 19 to 17.  Smithsburg cut it down to 3 points in the 4th quarter, but could not get any closer. Walkersville was led by Glovanni Moore with 16 points, and Ky Sawi added 10 points. Smithsburg was led by Kolton Crawford and Carter Gouff with 10 points a piece.

JV: Walkersville 36 Smithsburg 31 Walkersville was led by Cam Wimbush with 13 points, and Easton Vesley added 12 points. Smithsburg was led by Ben Kirchner with 13 points, and Jack Rawlett added 8 points. 

Middletown varsity 60 Linganore 32 It was all Middletown from start to finish.  The Knights jumped out to a 19 to 8 lead in the first quarter and although the Lancers played strong defense they were unable to overcome Middletown’ s aggressive offense.  The second quarter saw a 12 to 10 run for the Knights for a halftime score of 31 to 18.  The Knights  followed  halftime with  a 13-9 run in the third quarter.  They finished strong with a 16 to 5 run in the fourth quarter.  Leading scorers for Middletown were Mason Whipp and Henry Winchester with 13 points each. Jackson Simmons led the way for Linganore with 13 points as well.  

Linganore jayvee 50 Middletown 38 Both teams got off to a slow start but eventually settled into a rhythm for the rest of the game.  Linganore built and maintained a lead throughout the contest by taking away the outside shot with their 3-2 zone.  The Knights adjusted by feeding the ball inside while scoring the bulk of their points in the paint.  Linganore continued to score both in the interior and hit some mid range shots of their own to lead at the half by 8.  Middletown closed the gap to 3 points by the end of the 3rd but Linganore hit some timely shots that were created by good ball movement to keep the Knights off balance off defense.  Case McKinney paced the Lancers with 15 points while Braydon Willis chipped in 10 of his own.  Middletown was led by James Bear with 14 points.

JAYVEES: LINGANORE, CATOCTIN CLINCH DIVISIONS, BC TOPPLES MONOCACY - 02/24

Varsity Oakdale 43 Linganore 36 With a defensive first quarter battle the Bears and Lancers ended the first seven minutes with a tight score of 7-8 Oakdale. During the second quarter, the Bears gained offensive momentum more than doubling their score while the Lancers struggled to get their baskets to fall. The Bears led 19-10 at the half. The Bears led the Lancers 28-16 after three. The fourth quarter proved to be the most entertaining of the game as the Lancers staged a strong comeback. With less than 2 minutes left on the clock the Lancers were only down three points. The Bears were able to push through, dropping additional buckets and ultimately sweeping the Lancers. Linganore was led by Jackson Simmons with a game-high 19 points, Jack Dommel and Brady Moneypenny with six points apiece. Oakdale was led by Ethan Wilson with 18 points, John Jefferson with five points, Dubem Yugwu-Oju and Quentin Bard with four points apiece.

JV Linganore 47 Oakdale 41 The Lancers used a furious second half effort to complete a comeback win. The Bears came out fast, outhustling the Lancers to loose balls, and smartly taking advantage of the Lancer early foul trouble to jump out to a 17-9 lead after one quarter. The Lancers settled down a bit but could only cut into the lead by 3-points before the halftime break. Daniel Seo led the Bears with 10 points, slashing to the rim. Luke Scholtes added 4, and Ben Brooks, Joey Bates and Kai Huynt all added 3 (from deep). Brayden Willis (6) and Case McKinney (5) led the Lancers, while the teams’ scoring suffered from 12 missed free throws. The Bears lead at halftime tightened to 23-18 as McKinney hit a late 3-pointer that seemed to build some momentum headed into the locker room. The Lancer defense continued to tighten in the press, and guard play began to swing in favor of Linganore as fouls started piling up on the Bears in the open court. The Bears held on to a slim lead, 34-31, going into the final quarter. Just as Willis and McKinney began to dominate defensively for the Lancers, fouls were also mounting for the Bears. The loss of three key ball handlers with fouls turned the game for good and Jett Maxwell and Nate Day-Hemp started dialing in their shooting.  Each drained threes to pull the game even at 40, and then the Lancer ball handlers attacked the lane to close the game out at the free throw line. The Lancers were led by Willis (13), Day-Hemp (12), Maxwell (10), and McKinney (6). The Bears scoring came from a dominant Seo (14) and Scholtes (9).

Varsity - Middletown 57 West Frederick 46 The game showcased impressive performances from both teams, with Rondell Faunteroy leading the charge for West Frederick with 19 points. However, it was Mason Whipp who stole the spotlight for Middletown, contributing 21 points to his team's winning effort. 

JV – West Frederick 50 Middletown 43 The Cadets jumped out to a 14-10 lead at end the first quarter. The Knights and the Cadets both scored 14 in the second period with Cooper Moskowski hitting a three pointer. West Frederick up by four, 28 to 24 at the break. The Cadets increased their margin by 11 with 17 points to the Knights ten, 45 to 34 at end of the 3rd period. The Knights made a hard push to come back against the Cadets outscoring West Frederick 9-4 behind James Bear two and Cooper Moskowski hitting another three- pointer losing 50 to 43. nd fans. West Frederick's Kingston Myers led all with 16, Aden Bryant with 11 and Treshawn Bowie with seven. Middletown Knights leading scorer was Cooper Moskowski with 11 and James Bear had nine.

Monocacy varsity 63 Ballenger Creek 29 The Mustangs played a strong game in their win.  Game high scorer was Monocacy's Sey Kondo with 13 points.   Stephan Goines and Alex Chavarria each added 12 points, and 10 points from Noah Sulaiman for Monocacy.   Co-high scorers for Ballenger Creek were Xavier Bennett and Amare Thompson each with 10 points.

Ballenger Creek jayvee 54 Monocacy 47 Ballenger Creek dominated the glass in their 54-47 win over the Monocacy. Leading the way for Ballenger Creek with 22 points was Jaylyn Lowe, connecting 4 times from behind the arc.   Za'Mari Young scored 10 points and Marcus Jackson added 9 points and 14 rebounds for Ballenger Creek.   Game high scorer was Monocacy's Kryin Ambush with 29 points.   Bryden Tema scored 15 points for Monocacy.

Varsity Crestwood 55 Urbana 29 Crestwood utilized a balanced attack the entire afternoon to stymie the Hawks. Crestwood jumped out to a 16 to 7 lead after one quarter of play.  The Hawks offense picked up and matched the Cavs scoring with 11 points respectively in the second quarter but Urbana could not get any closer than the 9 point margin that Crestwood took into halftime, 27-18.  Crestwood continued to build their lead in the second half resulting in the victory.  Crestwood placed 9 players in the scoring column with Akeem Parker leading the way with 17 points, Sam Nziengui and Jahmeer Taylor each added 8 points.  For the Hawks, seven players hit the scoring column with Brayden Wang scoring 9 points and Kevin McCormick adding 7 points.

JV -Crestwood 35 Urbana 33 Crestwood started off red hot from behind the arc connecting on four long range shots, with Jordan Murray hitting three of them to take an 19-12 first half lead. The teams battled evenly in the third period with Crestwood extending their lead by 1 going into the final period. Urbana would battle back to tie the game, then fall back by five points, then tie it again with under a minute to play. With time expiring, Crestwood got a put back by Jak’Arian Frazier to secure the win. Urbana was led by an all around great performance by Xavier Cresta who had over 20 rebounds and 9 points and Sam Armacost with 12 points. Crestwood was led by Murray with 14 and Frazier with 11.

Varsity - Walkersville 49 Brunswick 40. The Lions used their speed and pressure to jump out to a fast start leading 16-3 off steals and quick threes from Hudson Beaver and Gio Moore. Brunswick weathered the storm and settled down causing turnovers of their own and getting six points from Jaivyn Moody. Lions lead 16-10 after one. The second quarter was hard fought by both teams. Rickey Riley hit a big three for Brunswick. Late in the second Walkersville Ivan Ansong got a quick steal and took off down the court for a breakaway dunk giving the Lions momentum going into halftime leading 26-19. In the third, the Lions got sloppy and tried taking chances on defense that backfired getting out scored 15-13 in the quarter. Brunswick keeps chipping away and trails 34-39 after three. In the fourth, Brunswick was able to cut the Lions lead to 2 mid way through the quarter. Lions Ansong battled inside getting block, rebounds and scores. Ansong’s seven and tough defense without fouling helped the Lions end the game with a win. Walkersville was led by Ivan Ansong’s game high 15, 11 from Hudson Beaver, 7 a piece from Gio Moore and Ky Sawi. Brunswick was led by Jaivyn Moody’s 13, 9 from Michael Minnick, and 7 from Cole Renn

JV - Walkersville 52 Brunswick 21 Walkersville evened the series after falling to Brunswick a few weeks prior. The Lions jumped out to a 13-2 lead after the first quarter, led by two three-pointers from Cam Ambush, another by Easton Vesely, plus two transition buckets, one from Vesely and another from Caleb Ieng. The Railroaders' lone score was from Will Nuse's transition layup. In the 2nd quarter, Brunswick put on a shooting clinic, cutting the lead to 6 off of four three-pointers: two from Jared Ricketts and two more from Sean Finn, plus a jumper from Wyatt Hoffman. Vesely paced the Lions, scoring 11 of his game-high 25 in the 2nd from a three-pointer, a few floaters, and a pair of free-throws. Walkersville took a 26-16 into halftime. Walkersville's defense clamped down in the 2nd half, holding Brunswick to a total of 5 more points. Another spot-up three-pointer from Ricketts and a transition lay-up from Matt Johnson. Walkersville continued their offensive fury, scoring off of jumpers and layups from Jack Crum, Dominic Douds, and a converted three-point play from Camo Grossnickle. Ambush's defensive pressure led to a layup and floater, and Vesely added six more, including another three. High scorers Brunswick - Ricketts (9), Finn (6) High scorers Walkersville - Vesely (25), Ambush (13)

Varsity-FSK 40 - Mt Airy 39. Both teams played a tight first quarter with Mt Airy holding a 10-8 lead as Gage Neufield led a balanced attack with 4 points.  The Eagles Adam Geiman had 6 of FSK's 8 points.  In the second quarter, FSK held Mt Airy to 4 total points and took the lead 16 to 14 at halftime.  Cy Mendez scored 4 for the Eagles. To start the second half, Mt Airy regained the lead outscoring the Eagles and taking a 25 to 24 lead. Jaden Dejesus scored all 8 of FSK's points in the third.  The final quarter saw both teams play their best basketball of the night.  Luke Winkler led Mt Airy with 5 points as Dejesus and Geiman led the Eagles with 6 and 5 points respectively.  Komwannack Cheum came up with the big steal and layup to give the Eagles the lead late at 38-36.  The Eagles' Geiman grabbed the rebound and was fouled with 7 seconds to go and calmly made the 2 free throws to put FSK up 40 to 36.  Mt Airy's Carson Burke hit a three as time expired.  Mt Aiy was led by Burke and Neufield with 10 each followed Andrew Baxter 9 and Luke Winkler 6 points.  FSK was led a game high 14 from Dejesus, Geiman 13, Cheum and Mendez with 4 points.

FSK jayvee 53 Mt. Airy 42. In a fast pace game FSK started out moving the ball well as a team and finding the easiest basket putting up 15 in the 1st and 18 in the 2nd closing the half 33-17. The bulldogs came out aggressive in man defense  the 2nd half holding FSK to 10 and scoring 11. The bulldogs cut the lead to 11 with 4 minutes to go and FSK battled hard back to a 15 point lead on great passes from Hunter Morris to Cash Bryant. FSK lead by Cash Bryant game high 17, Brayden Rill 12, Hunter Morris 10 and Colt Smith 8. Bulldogs lead by CJ Thomas 15, L.Todd 11 and C. Willingham 5 

Windsor Knolls varsity 65 TJ 36 For Windsor Knolls Philip Giuliani led the charge scoring a team and game high 35 points. Bryson Lane added 10 and Christopher Hammond had 6 for Windsor Knolls. TJ led 23-22 at the half. For TJ, Dash Wexler had a team high19 points. Ze'Byon Randolph added 16 and Koby Dumas had 9 for TJ.

JV: Windsor Knolls 53 TJ 39 TJ  had some momentum early. Moving the ball and running the offense. But Windsor Knolls adjusted leading to a momentum shift in the first quarter. After two quarters the score was  25- 16 with  Windsor Knolls leading. The second half was more of the same with TJ making a few turn overs but not enough to hold off Windsor Knoll's. Taylor Rosario had 19 points for Windsor Knoll's leading all scorer's Ace Harris had 12 points for the Patriots and Kevin Poker added 8 points. 

Smithsburg Varsity 48 Catoctin 35 Smithsburg jumped out to a 9 to 6 lead after one quarter of play. Catoctin found it hard to find traction as sme key players got into early foul trouble.  This allowed Smithsburg the opportunity to get to the foul line. At half Smithsburg led 21 to 10. Smithsburg played a tough defensive game and was able to pull out the win. Smithsburg was led by Dominic Cecco 15 points, Carter Gouff 13 points and Kolton Crawford 10 points. Chase Cregger led Catoctin with 25 points.

JV- Catoctin 43, Smithsburg 27 The Cougars came out strong with their defense holding Smithsburg to just four points in the first quarter, while Brayden Rickerd had nine for Catoctin, including a pair of threes. Catoctin led 12-4 at the end of the quarter. The Leopards would come roaring back in the second playing some solid defense of their own, holding the Cougars to just four points and bringing them back to within four at the half. Catoctin came out in the third determined to take back control of the game, employing more pressure on defense. Multiple baskets by Rickerd and Ethan Tokar, along with a Shawn Livingston three helped Catoctin stretch the score to 32-23. In the fourth, the Cougars were again able to hold Smithsburg to just four points, while slowing down the pace and holding on for the victory. Rickerd led all scorers with 26 points while Livingston had six and Tokar four. Ben Kirchner led Smithsburg with 11 points while Elijah Duffey added six.

MIDDLETOWN VARSITY OUTLASTS BALLENGER CREEK 64-63 IN OVERTIME - 02/22

Varsity – Middletown 64 Ballenger 63 (OT) - Middletown outlasted Ballenger in this tightly contested overtime contest. The first quarter finished with multiple lead changes ending with the quarter knotted at 9. Ballenger opened to second quarter jumping out to an eight point lead only to see Middletown fight back to close the half down by two 21-19.  The second half began with neither team giving in, A’mare Thompson who led all scores got hot for the Bulldogs scoring ten in the quarter and led all scores with 34, but Middletown kept pace with balanced scoring with the third ending 41-36 in favor of the Bulldogs. The forth quarter saw both teams trading basket for basket Middletown edging Ballenger by five forcing overtime. Overtime free throws ended up being the difference, clutch free by Mason Whipp down the stretch was the difference for Middletown. Middletown was led by Cy Lucas with16 followed by Mason Whipp with 12. The Bulldogs was led by A’mare Thompson and Jaylen Jones with 12. 

The Bulldogs' jayvee beat the Knights 57-33. Jaylyn Lowe led all scorers with 19 points, while James Bear led the way for the Knights with 13 points. All Bulldog players played early and often, each contributing to the win. The Bulldogs built an early lead up 28-8 at halftime. The Knights won the third quarter,13 points to Ballenger's nine. However, Jaylyn Lowe's hot hand sparked scoring for Ballenger in the fourth quarter. Za'Mari Young and Marcus Jackson chipped in 11 apiece for the Bulldogs as well.

V Mt Airy 51 Smithsburg 35 Both teams played scrappy defense but Mt Airy had success from the 3 point arc to take a 24-13 lead at the half.  Smithsburg came in strong in the 3rd quarter and cut the Mt Airy lead to 31 -27. A barrage of 3 point field goals allowed Mt Airy to dominate the fourth quarter and pull away. Smithsburg had balanced scoring but was led by Kolton Crawfords’ 10 points. Mt Airy played rugged defense throughout the game led by Andrew Baxter’s rebounding efforts. Patrick Kaiser made 2 - 3 pointers while Luke Winkler lead the Bulldog scoring attack with 20 points. 

JV Mt Airy 44 Smithsburg 13 Mount Airy got out to an 11-0 first quarter lead and never looked back.  Smithsburg got on the board as Ben Kirchnerds #10  scored all 4 points in the quarter and finished the game with 7.  It was more of the Bulldogs in the second half with their pressure defense and ball movement that the lead grew.  The Bulldogs had 9 of their 10 players score on the night as CJ Thomas had 9, Santi Chacon 7, and Matt Valerio 6 were the top three scorers.  Smithsburg doubled their output in the second half with relentless hustle and team play to finish on a positive note. 

Boonsboro varsity 31 Linganore 22 Boonsboro- Landon French- 10 points Harry Wells-6 points John Gordon-4 points Cooper Dewaal-4 points Linganore- Jackson Simmons-6 points Jack Dommel-4 points 

The jayvee game was not reported.

TJ, MT. AIRY SPLIT; POOLESVILLE JAYVEES TOP CRESTWOOD - 02/21

TJ varsity 54 Mt. Airy 33 For Mt. Airy, Michael Frey led the charge scoring a team high 10 points. Luke Winkler added 7 and Andrew Baxter had 4 for My.Airy. Despite their tough defence and balanced attack, Mt. Airy still trailed the Patriots 15-23 at the half. The Patriots came out firing in the second half led by Darnell Whims, who scored a team and game high 20 points for the Patriots. Dash Wexler added 10 and Kobe Dumas had 9 for Tjms.

Mt. Airy 47 TJ 41 TJ  had some momentum early, moving the ball and running the offense. Tj also did a good job on defense as well. Leading after the first quarter. Mt. Airy started coming back in the second quarter. At the half Tj was leading the game. After the half Tj stayed in the game making some key shots. 

Poolesville jayvee 40 Crestwood 35 First quarter ended with Poolesville 13 to Crestwood 9.  Poolesville's Alden Litzenberger hit two three pointers in the first quarter.  The second quarter was a back and forth, Poolesville held onto the lead, with Crestwood not far behind 21 to 17.  Third quarter both teams scorded 8 points. Crestwood High Score: Jak'arian Frazier with 17 points Poolesville High Score: Alden Litzenberger with 17 points

WINDSOR KNOLLS, MONOCACY DOUBLE UP ON PRESIDENT'S DAY - 02/19

Brunswick Varsity 62 Mt Airy 54 The game started with a ton of energy from both sides with Brunswick winning the first quarter 14-12. Mt Airy turned up the pressure and took control in the second quarter to take a 32-26 halftime lead. The second half belonged to Railroaders as they outscored Mt. Airy 36-22 behind Jaivyn Moody's 19 points which included 4 threes in the second half. Joey Berry and Cole Renn also contributed 19 and 17 respectively. Mt Airy was led by Burke with a game high 24 points and Neufields 13 points. 

Mt.Airy JV 51 Brunswick 25. Leading scorers for Mt Airy were CJ Thomas with 21, Matthew Valario with 8 and Cole Willingham with 7. Leading scorers for Brunswick were Will Nuse with 5 and both Wyatt Hoffman and Lucas Steidler with 4.

Varsity – Monocacy 62, West Frederick 20 Monocacy Jumped out to an 18 to 4 first quarter lead with the hard play from Steph Goines with six points and Noah Sulaiman two and one and three of four free throws from the line. Mustangs increased their lead to 36 to 8 at halftime. Monocacy ended up on cruise control in second half. Leading scorers for Monocacy were Noah Sulaiman seventeen points, Sey Condo with twelve points, Alex Chavarria with 10 points, six of the ten being two three pointers. Rondell Faunteroy led the Cadets with six points.

JV – Monocacy 66, West Frederick 49 The Cadets jumped out to a 11 to 10 to end the first quarter. Monocacy outscored the Cadets 21-6 to take a commanding halftime lead 31 to 17. Camden Keene and Bryden Tema six points each and three of four free throws from Kyrin Ambush of the Mustangs. Leading all scorers was Kyrin Ambush with 24 points, Bryden Tema with 20 and Camden Keene added ten for the Mustangs. West Frederick's Kingston Myers, Treshawn Bowie with fifteen each and Jace Mervinsky with 12.

TJ varsity 45, Poolesville 30 TJ celebrated President's Day by camping out at the charity stripe in the fourth quarter of their game at Poolesville. They hit 11 out of 16 free throw opportunities to hold back the Falcons and win by a final score of 45-30. Zebyon Randolph dominated for the visitors---he hit for 22 points, including 12 points in the second quarter alone. Dashiell Wexler hit for 11 points with six coming in the final period. Kobe Dumas (five points) and Chase Nichols (four points) also got in on the free throw brigade in the fourth quarter. Andrew Sproat again paced the Poolesville attack---he finished with 13 points. Sawyer Thompson was right behind him with ten points. Isaac Morrow finished with three points and Christian Hayes and Schneider Dhaity each had a bucket in the loss.

JV - Poolesville 50, TJ 35 In a game Poolesville has been waiting for all season, two Falcons---John Bailey (19 points) and James Yeaher (17 points)---had breakout games (including double-digits each in rebounds) as Poolesville hit the half-century mark in points for the first time this season in their 50-35 win over Thomas Johnson. Nicholas DePasquale scored all five of his points for the Falcons in the crucial third quarter with Landon Puglisi also hitting for five points. Alden Litzenberger pitched in four points in the win. Ace Harris was truly the "ace" for Thomas Johnson. He kept TJ close and paced the Patriots with 12 points. Kevin Poker was right behind him with 11 points. Buddy Williamson pitched in five points, Kyreem Williams finished with four points, and CJ Stokes and Syrus Schaefer also scored in the loss.

Varsity:  Windsor Knolls 62 Linganore 21. Windsor Knolls went up quickly in the first half against the visiting Lancers and never let off the gas.  Philip Guiliani led the Wolverines in the first half with 13 points including two three pointers while CJ Hammond chipped in six.  Jackson Simmon of Linganore did his best to answer with 7 points in the first half, but  Windsor Knolls went into the break with a 27-11 lead.  The Wolverines then stormed out in the second half and outscored Linganore 21-3 in the third quarter, highlighted by two three pointers by Luke Andrews.  Windsor Knolls closed out the fourth quarter with 5 points from Philip Guiliani and 3 points from Aaron Greskovich.  Guiliani finished with a team high 25 points for the Wolverines followed by 10 points from CJ Hammond.  Jackson Simmons led the Lancers with 10 points while Matthew Hill added 5 points.

Windor Knolls jayvee 52 Linganore 37 It was a battle of two teams with 13-2 records.  The first quarter was close early as the teams traded baskets and played solid defense.  The Wolverines were able to build a lead late in the first quarter with a couple of 3 pointers and fast break baskets.  Ryan Fox and Taylor Rosario each hit a three and the Wolverines were up at the end of the first quarter 16-6.  The Lancers started the second quarter aggressive.  The Lancers Brayden Willis controlled the boards scoring four points with his strong inside game and Jett Maxwell added a three pointer.  The Lancers Willis and Sean Chungu controlled the offensive and defensive boards in the second quarter.  The Lancers held WK to seven points cutting the lead to 23-16 at the half. WK came out in the third quarter with a more aggressive defense. The Wolverines did a much better job on the boards with Nico Valenzuela Ruz, Ezayne White and Adam Lindstrom holding their own vs the big men of the Lancers.  WK’s Caden Johnson hit for nine in the third quarter, Taylor Rosario added six as the Wolverines scored 19 points in building a 42-37 margin heading into the 4th quarter. The Lancers continued to play hard as Danny Hemp and Jett Maxwell scored four points each in the final quarter. Linganore was led by Willis with 12, Maxwell with 10, Chungu added seven and Hemp finished with six. Wk’s Taylor Rosario had an outstanding all around game running the Wolverine offense and playing excellent defense.  Rosario led all scorers with a game high 23 points.  Caden Johnson added eleven, Ryan Fox seven, Ruz with six and Ezayne with five. 

SIX SWEEPS IN SEVEN SUNDAY DOUBLEHEADERS - 02/18

Varsity- Windsor Knolls 54 Urbana 42 In a back forth game between cross town rivals Windsor Knolls prevailed in the end.  The game started out with Urbana taking a lead at the end of the first quarter 12 to 11.  Urbana's lead grew in the second quarter to 8 points but Windsor Knolls fought back just before halftime to tie the game at 27 points apiece.  Windsor Knolls grabbed a 6 point lead in the third quarter 38 to 32 and continued to lead the rest of the way.  Leading scorers for Windsor Knolls were Philip Giuliani with 26 points while Bryson Lane and Aaron Greskovich added 7 points each.  For Urbana, Brayden Wang scored 15 points, Cole Spitulnik 7 points, Kam McIver 6 points, Sebastian Kwon and Kevin McCormick chipped in 5 points apiece.

JV Windsor Knolls 50 Urbana 38  Both teams came into the game riding strong winning streaks and started the first quarter trading baskets. WK would connect on two threes in the first period and they were just getting started taking a 13-9 lead into the second period. Urbana continued to battle hard getting great attacking points from Sean Fields but WK hit another two big shots from behind the arc to extend their lead to 29-19 going into the half. In the third period, Urbana continued to get their chances with rebound after rebound, foul shot after foul shot, and layup after layup but nothing would fall. WK kept red hot from behind the arc getting two more three pointers and pulled away. Urbana was able to cut into the lead in the final period but the ball control and excellent play of Taylor Rosario for WK was the difference maker. Rosario led all players with 26 points and WK got nine more from Jake Guiliani. The Hawks got 17 points and 13 rebounds from Sam Armacost in the loss.

Varsity - Walkersville 45 Catoctin 33. The game started slow with both teams struggling to get going. A lot of missed opportunities by both teams led to a 8-2 Catoctin lead after one quarter. In the second, the Lions turned up the pressure getting steals and causing tough shots. Two three pointers from Lions guard Hudson Beaver and big man Ivan Ansong controlling the inside helped Walkersville take a 19-16 lead into halftime. In the third the Lions were all over the court getting steals from Gio Moore and Ky Sawi. Another three from Beaver and one from Gio Moore helped the Lions extend their led. Catoctin’s Hudson Rudegeair tried his best with eight points in the quarter. Lions led 34-26 after three. In the fourth, the Lions stayed in the attack getting steals and turnovers. Ivan Ansong got a steal and went up for a huge one hand dunk that had everyone on there feet.  Catoctin tried to keep it close attacking the middle of the defense and getting to the line, but in the end the Lions go away with a 45-33 
victory. Walkersville was led by Ivan Ansong’s game high 15, 9 from Hudson Beaver, and 5 from Gio Moore. Catoctin was led by Hudson Rudegeair with 13, Chase Cregger with 11, and 5 from Nathan Morlan.

JV - Walkersville 39 Catoctin 29 Walkersville jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead that they held onto for the remainder of the game. Their pressure defense led to a few quick layups from Easton Vesely. After settling in, both teams traded baskets, with another Vesely layup and Cam Ambush's 5 points (including a three-pointer) leading the charge for the Lions. Mason Fry, Callen Edmonston, and Austin Courtney all added buckets for the Cougars. The Lions held Catoctin to two points in the 2nd frame, with Ethan Tokar's lone bucket. The Lions didn't fare much better, unable to capitalize on their aggressive drives and 10 trips to the line. Walkersville led 15-8 at halftime. After a quick make by Walkersville's Landon Young, Catoctin went on a 7-0 run, led by Brayden Rickert's five points (including a three) and scores by Jonathan Dayberry and Tucker Bryant. The Lions continued to get to the line, getting Catoctin into foul trouble. A backdoor cut by Caleb Ieng, a jumper by Ty Cavell, and free throws by Ambush and Young put Walkersville up 26-18 going into the final quarter. Rickert found his rhythm, hitting a few runners in the lane, and went 4-4 from the stripe. Bryant added 3 more for Catoctin. But the Lions continued their patient offense, getting Cavell another 3 points, an Amush isolation drive, and back-to-back three-pointers from Vesely. High scorers Catoctin - Rickert (13), Bryant (5), Dayberry (3) High scorers Walkersville - Vesely (17), Ambush (10), Cavell (6), Young (4)

Varsity West Frederick 51 Linganore 39 West Frederick sealed a back-to-back win over Linganore. The first quarter was defensive and low scoring, with the Lancers overpowering the Cadets by just two points and wrapping up the first seven minutes with a 9-7 Lancer lead. Utilizing the same rhythm both teams kept their basket counts low. The Cadets managed to add another eight points to their score while the Lancers only managed seven, leaving the Lancers with a one-point lead going into the half. With a 16-15 Lancer lead heading into the third quarter both teams upped their offensive pressure. Adding 15 points on each side, the Lancers Jackson Simmons sank two 3-pointers while Samir Bracho provided the Cadets with 11 of their third quarter points. Going into the fourth quarter the Lancers found themselves once again with a one-point lead of 31-30 over the Cadets. With the last seven minutes winding down the Lancers and Cadets found themselves in a tie game at 32 points apiece with 5 minutes remaining. The Cadets took the opportunity and accelerated their defense towin. Linganore was led by Jackson Simmons with a game high 19 points, Jack Dommel with 10 points and Bryce Nester with nine points. West Frederick was led by Samir Bracho with 18 points, Marshall Elderidge with 12 points and Malik Hazell with 11 points.

JV Linganore 45 West Frederick 31 In the return game of a home-and-home matchup, over a 4-day stretch, the Lancers completed a hard-fought regular season sweep of the Cadets. The back-and-forth battle continued from 4 nights prior although the teams seemed to switch styles initially; the Lancers scoring on aggressive inside play, while the Cadets found a shooting touch from outside. As the game settled in, both teams pounded the paint. Frederick used plenty of rebound putbacks, while the Lancers inside success stemmed from penetration, with drive and dumps, or Jett Maxwell getting to the tin. The game went to halftime with the Lancers up 26-20, as there was no answer for Linganore’s Sean Chungu, who led all scorers at the break with 11. Treshawn Bowie led the way with 9 for West Frederick at half-time, doing lots of work on the offensive boards. Mekhi Cannon worked in between Bigs through the paint for 4 points of his own. The second half saw both teams struggle with considerable foul trouble. This led to huge contributions from the Lancers’ Leo Metzger and Tyler Miller down low. In the fourth quarter, the Lancer’s Nate Day-Hemp took charge and put the game out of reach, scoring from all three levels, with a clever runner, an elbow jumper, and then a perfect 3-pointer to stretch the lead to 14. At the final buzzer, the Lancers had pulled away with a 19-11 second half run. The Lancers were led by Day-Hemp (14), Chungu (14), and Maxwell (11). The Cadets spread scoring between Bowie (9), Cannon (6), Kingston Myers (5), and Joaquin Cardoza-Gama (5).

Score: Monocacy varsity 73 Middletown 33 It was all Monocacy from start to finish. They out scored Middletown 24 to 5 in the first quarter,16 to 6 in the second quarter, 20 to 15 in the third quarter and 13 to 7 in the fourth quarter. The highest scorer for Middletown was Mason Whipp with 13 points. The highest scorer for Monocacy was Noah Sulaiman with 30 points

JV: Monocacy 63 Middletown 35 This game was fairly even to start with neither team building much of a lead until the end of the 2nd quarter when Monocacy put together a run to end the half up 30-18.  A couple of quick buckets to trim the lead to single digits didn't last long as Monocacy started to create turnovers, hit the boards and execute good passing to build a lead into double digits that continued the rest of the game.  Kyrin Ambush led Monocacy with 27 points while Brydan Tema had 13 and Deloni Bussey added 11.  For Middletown, Tyce Munger led the Knights with 16 points.

Varsity-FSK 36 Brunswick 27 The game was tight throughout as Jaivyn Moody got Brunswick started, connecting on two threes and scoring 7 points total in the opening quarter.  The Eagles answered with  Ellijah Dawson and Jaden Dejesus each scoring 4 points as FSK led 12 to 9. The second quarter was more of the same as both teams struggled to score.  The half ended with the Eagles leading 19-17.  The Railroaders came out with purpose and scored the first four points taking the lead from the home team 21-19.  After a quick timeout, the Eagles responded by controlling the boards and limiting Brunswick's scoring opportunities.  Dawson led the Eagles with a nice 3-point play and scoring 5 total points as the Eagles held a 26-25 going into the final quarter.  The final quarter was tight as both teams struggled to score.  Halfway through the quarter FSK got some buckets to fall and continued to control the boards as they outscored the visitors 10-2 to close out the game.  Leading scorers for Brunswick were Moody with 9 and Joey Berry with six. FSK was led by Dawson's game high 13, Adam Geiman 9, and Dejesus with eight. Together, Geiman and Larry King pulled down 25 rebounds for the Eagles.

JV -FSK 42 Brunswick 37. At the start of the game Brunswick brought a 3-2 defense and FSK focus on getting to the Bigs for a 12-9 lead at the end of the 1st with Cash Bryant leading the team 5 points in the quarter. Both teams battled defensively in the 2nd to end the half 18-16. Brunswick made changes at the half doubling and tripling Cash Bryant and FSK guards Brody Barber and Brayden Rill stepped up offensively knocking down outside shots throughout the half in key moments to hold on to the win. Brunswick's balance offense had 3 players with 8 points Black, Steidler, and Ricketts. Hoffman also chipped in 7. FSK lead by Brayden Rill for a game high 14, Brody Barber 11, Colt Smith 8, and Cash Bryant 6. 

Oakdale varsity 61 Boonsboro 44 In an exciting matchup, Oakdale secured a decisive victory over Boonsboro. Boonsboro lead at half 16-14, but Oakdale orchestrated a remarkable turnaround in the second half, outscoring Boonsboro 45-26. Cooper Dewaal showcased his sharpshooting prowess for Boonsboro, sinking 5 three-pointers and contributing a game-high 23 points. Oakdale's performance was led by Ethan Wilson, who notched an impressive 19 points along with 5 steals and 5 assists. Eli Jansen added 13 points and 7 rebounds, while John Jefferson contributed 9 points to seal the victory.

Oakdale jayvee 55 Boonsboro 17 Oakdale defeated a short-handed Boonsboro team with full court pressure, timely rebounding, and fast paced tempo.  For the Bears, Ben Frederick led his team with 8 steals and 4 assists, while Ben Baker had 9 rebounds and 6 points.  Other key contributors included Joe Ratliff with 10 points and 4 steals and Luke Scholtes notched 12 points. Daniel Seo had 6 points and 7 rebounds and Ben Brooks scored 6 points and grabbed 5 rebounds.  For Boonsboro, Luke Matthews had 8 points and Liam Maguire had 6 points.

Varsity: Crestwood 70  Smithsburg 23 Crestwood was led by Akely with 18 points. Smithsburg was led by Kolton Crawford with 16 points 

JV: Crestwood 40 Smithsburg 19 Crestwood was led by Jakarian Frazier with 13 points Smithsburg was led by Jake Rogers with 5 points

MONOCACY DOUBLES UP TJ, FIVE OTHER TWINBILLS RESULT IN SPLITS - 02/17

Varsity- Poolesville 57 Urbana 43 Poolesville led 30 to 20 at halftime.  After 3 quarters Poolesville led 43 to 32 and closed out a road win. Leading scorers for Poolesville were Sawyer Thompson with 15 and Andrew Sproat with 14 points.  For Urbana, Kam McIver scored 12 points and Brayden Wang scored 11 points.

JV Urbana 44 Poolesville 33 In an early morning rematch of an earlier season game, Poolesville and Urbana began the game trading baskets with Urbana using big-time drives by Jaxon Marshall and their inside game and Poolesville getting two makes from behind the arc as well as four from the foul line to end the first quarter with the Hawks up 16-10. Both teams would lock things down defensively in the second period and head into the half with Urbana leading 23-14. Poolesville came out strong in the third period making shots while Urbana battled foul trouble and the visitors were able to cut the lead to 30-26 going into the final period. After cutting the lead to three with their fourth 3-pointer of the day, Urbana was able to lock things down and ignite offensively once again to pull away. Poolesville shot 9-of-10 from the foul line and were led by Landon Puglisi and Liam Slonski with nine a piece. The Hawks were powered by another big game by Sam Armacost who finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds as well as Jake Mobley who finished the game with 11. Xavier Cresta added 12 rebounds of his own to support the winning cause.

Crestwood varsity 59 Windsor Knolls 45 Windsor Knolls started out slow while Crestwood was hitting the offensive boards hard in the first quarter getting multiple looks to take a 13 -7 lead into the second .Both team started finding their stride in the next quarter with Enoch Adeyemi of Crestwood putting in 10 points and Philip Giuliani of the Wolverines with 8. Halftime score 30-21. Both teams came out with good defensive efforts in the 3rd with Jameer Taylor getting a couple buckets  for Crestwood and Nathan Mazinga scoring and hitting 2 free throws for 4 points for WKMS. Josh Ademola of the Wolverines had a couple assists to Reece Leader who scored 6 points n the 4th quarter and battled under the boards all game. Akeem Parker finished with 16 points  for the Cavaliers While Adeyemi had 21 to lead Crestwood to victory. Philip Giuliani led all scorers with 23 While Reece Leader finished with 11 for the Wolverines.

JV: Windsor Knolls 33 Crestwood 24 WK and Crestwood struggled finding their offense in the first half.  The low scoring half ended with the Wolverines on top of the Cavs 11-10.  WK picked up the defensive pressure at the start of the third quarter.  The Wolverines created a couple of turnovers.  Caden Johnson scored four as WK built an11 point lead. The Cavs answered with six quick points, four from Reggie Busch and two from  Jak’arian Frazier. The  3rd period ended with WK up 23-18. The Wolverines’ Ryan Fox and Taylor Rosario took the ball to the hoop in the final quarter, each hitting on two tough drives. Nico Valenzuela Ruz was big on the boards for WK as they held  off the Cavs for the victory. The Cavs were led by Bush with 10, Frazier with seven, four from Jordan Murray and three from Kamari Johnson. WK’s Taylor Rosario finished with a game high 17 points. Rosario ran the offense helping WK break  the Cavs press.  Ryan Fox added nine and Caden Johnson finished with four.

Monocacy varsity 64 TJ 16 For the Mustangs, Noah Sulaiman led all scores with a team and game high 24 points. Mason Dykes add 10 and Alex Chavarria had 8 for Monocacy. The Mustangs took a commanding 38-12 points lead into the locker room at the half. TJ's Kobe Dumas faught to keep the Patriots in the game scoring a team high 6 points. Kirk Mills added 4 and Dash Wexler and Ze'Byon Randolph each Had 2 for the Patriots.

Monococy jayvee 78 TJ 32 Monococy dominated. Tj struggled with defense and stopping the fast break. At the half the score was 44- 14 in favor of Monococy. After the half Tj could not get back on track struggling on defense and not being able to produce on offense. Kevin Poker had 14 for the Patriots. Carter Eisenberger added 6 pts for the Patriots. Kyrin Ambush led all scores with 24 Camden Keene added 14 pts for Monococy

FSK Varsity 49 Catoctin 30  FSK came out strong and firing on all cylinders building a 19 to 9 first quarter lead. Their press kept Catoctin at bay, also Jadan Dejesus was Hot scoring 10 points himself in the first quarter. The second quarter saw FSK expand their lead to 30 to 15 as Adam Geiman got Hot. Catoctin tried to fight back in the third cutting into FSK's lead. After three quarters FSK led 35 to 22. Leading FSK was Geiman with 14 points and Dejesus with 13. Leading Catoctin was Chase Cregger with 25 points.

JV- Catoctin 45, FSK 25 Catoctin started the game on a 5-0 run and never trailed. The Cougars’ defense was strong early, as they limited FSK to just three first quarter points. Shawn Livingston had five points in the quarter for Catoctin. FSK was up for the challenge as they matched the Cougars defensively, holding them to just five in the second. At halftime the Cougars led by only 10 points at a score of 19-9. Quarter three began with FSK’s Cameron Bullock getting the hot hand, knocking down consecutive three pointers to cut into Catoctin’s lead. The Cougars battled back with Brayden Rickerd draining two three pointers of his own. Big man Johnny Dayberry began to assert himself down low, scoring six in the quarter. The fourth quarter saw five different Cougars players adding baskets to pull away for good. Rickerd led all scorers with 20 points while Dayberry added nine. Brody Barber led FSK with 10 points while Bullock added eight.

Oakdale varsity 54, West Frederick 45. Marshall Eldridge demonstrated his prowess on the court, leading West Frederick with 14 points. However, it was Ethan Wilson of Oakdale who stole the spotlight, commanding the game with an impressive 27 points. Oakdale's cohesive teamwork and Wilson's stellar performance ultimately secured the victory.

West Frederick jayvee 61 Oakdale 34 The Cadets jumped out to a 21 first quarter lead behind Kingston Myers nine points and Jace Mervinsky eight points. Oakdale Luke Scholtes hit a three pointer, West Frederick leading 25 to 4, at end of first quarter. At the break, The Cadets led the Bears 38-12. The Bears came out of the break scoring 13 points to Cadets 13, West Frederick lead after three quarters, 50 to 25. Fourth quarter the Cadets and Bears came out scoring 20 combined point with Cadets on top. West Frederick Kingston Myers led all scorers with 20 points, Treshawn Bowie had eleven points and Jace Mervinsky had tens points for the home. Oakdale leading scorers Daniel Seo and Dylan Kramer each had six points.

Varsity- Boonsboro-39 Walkersville-28 Boonsboro Cooper Dewaal-9 points Kaleb Sallerson-7 points Harry Wells- 7 points Rhett Springer-6 points John Gordon-5 points Walkersville Hudson Bearer- 9 points Jayden Abraham-5 points Ky Sawi-4 points Ivan Ansong-4 points 

Walkersville jayvee 48  Boonsboro 16 Game started slow. Halftime score 13 - 4 Walkersville then came out in second half and pulled away. Leading scorers for Walkersville were Vesely 15 Windsor 7 Ieng 6 Boonsboro was lead by Maguire with 7

WEST FREDERICK, LINGANORE SPLIT PAIR OF CLOSE DECISIONS - 02/15

Varsity – West Frederick 47, Linganore 41 In an intense matchup, West Frederick emerged victorious. Rondell Faunteroy showcased his scoring prowess by leading West Frederick with 14 points, while Jackson Simmons spearheaded Linganore's efforts with 13 points. Both teams displayed remarkable skill and determination throughout the game.

JV – Linganore 48, West Frederick 45 The Cadets jumped out to a 9 to 5 first quarter lead behind Joaquin Cardoza-Gama seven points and Kingston Myers five points. Linganore Braydon Willis had six points and Jett Maxwell hit a three pointer, West Frederick leading 14 to 13 at end of first quarter. At the break, The Cadets led the Lancers 26 to 24 with Aden Bryant five points and Lancers Jett Maxwell and Case McKinney four points each. The Lancers outscored the Cadets 20-11 to lead after three quarters, 44 to 37. Fourth quarter the Cadets and Lancers came out flat only scoring 12 combined point with Lancers on top. Linganore played tough all game and caught the Cadets on their heels. Linganore Jett Maxwell, Brayden Willis, and West Frederick Aden Bryant each had 13 points Kingston Myers for West Frederick had 12 points and the Lancers Case McKinney had 10 points. Joaquin Cardoza-Gama had four steals and 9 points for the Cadets.

CRESTWOOD, URBANA TRADE VICTORIES - 02/14

Varsity: Crestwood 49 Urbana 32 First quarter ended with C-wood 14 to Urbana 8.  Urbana was not able to break Crestwood defance.  Second quarter ended with Crestwood 30 to Urbana 12. Urbana started to close the gap in the third quarter, Urbana 24 to Crestwood 35.  Crestwood turned up the heat and took the win. Crestwood High Scorer: Akeem Parker with 17 Points, Jahmeer Taylor with 14 points
Urbana High Scorer: Bayden with 10 points and Sabastian Kwon with 8 points.

JV: Urbana 32 Crestwood 28 The game was a nail bitter to the end.  First quarter ended 13 to 13.  Second quarter ended with Urabna in the lead, 18-17. Third quarter ended  Urbana 24 to Crestwood 23.  Crestwood was not able to beat Urbana's defence.  Urbana took the win. Crestwood High Scorer: Reggie Blue with 12 points Urbana High Scorer: Sam Armacost with 8 points

MT. AIRY, MONOCACY, CRESTWOOD PUT TWO EACH IN WIN COLUMN - 02/11

In a fiercely contested game, Oakdale varsity faced a tough defeat against visiting Crestwood with a final score of 59 to 49. The game showcased intense competition, with both teams relentlessly battling for control. Crestwood emerged victorious by dominating the boards, out-rebounding Oakdale 29 to 19. Nehemiah Howard led Crestwood's scoring with 14 points, while Jahmeer Taylor,  Enoch Adeyemi, and Akeem Parker each contributed 11 points. Despite the loss, Oakdale's Eli Jansen exhibited a stellar performance, securing a game-high 17 points, closely followed by Ethan Wilson with 14. 

Crestwood 59 Oakdale 31 In spite of a closely contested first half, Crestwood’s pressure and quickness proved too much for the Bears.  Crestwood had a stifling full court press, swift ball movement and timely three pointers.  Crestwood was led by Jak’arian Frazier (20), Jordan Murray (10) and Kamari Johnson (12).  Oakdale was led by Daniel Seo (10) and Ben Baker (7).

V - Mount Airy 48, Poolesville 39 Poolesville mounted a fierce comeback, closing the margin to just two in the final quarter, but Mount Airy responded and then some to head home with a 48-39 win over the Falcons. Mount Airy's Luke Winkler did most of the damage all game long and finished with 21 points, including 14 in the closely contested second half. Gage Neufeld hit double figures as well for Mount Airy with 12 points. Andrew Baxter had seven points in the win and Stevie Hawkins pitched in four points. Poolesville Andrew Sproat lived life outside the line, for the most part, and ended up with 16 points including four three-pointers. Schneider Dhaity and Jai Hurd had nice games as well for the Falcons with eight and seven points respectively. Christian Hayes finished with six points and Jonathan Kwan also had a bucket in the loss. 

JV - Mount Airy 46, Poolesville 25 Mount Airy had all they could handle in the first half of their Super Bowl Sunday match-up. The second half was a different story as the visitors from the north rode the hot shooting of CJ Thomas (18 points), Cole Willingham (12), and Matthew Valerio (8) to beat the homestanding Falcons. Alex Gerardo pitched in four points in the win and Ford Miller and Johnny Sivick also scored for Mount Airy. Poolesville was paced by Liam Slonski, Alden Litzenberger (two three-pointers), and John Bailey with six points each. Landon Puglisi finished with four points and James Yeaher had three points in the loss. 

Varsity- Middletown 43 Urbana 39  Hawks jumped out to a 23 to 14 first half lead on the Knights with Noor Clark leading way with 8 points. The Knights were not to be denied and came out strong in the second half taking advantage of numerous missed point blank opportunities by the Hawks.  The Knights outscored the Hawks 29 to 16 in the second half and made some key free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.  Leading the way for Middletown were Mason Whipp with 17 points and Wayne Jenkins added 12 points.  For Urbana, Clark and Brayden Wang  each scored 12 points.

Urbana jayvee 52 Middletown 35 - Both teams started off strong offensively getting contributions up and down the lineup en route to a 14-14 first quarter tie. The second quarter was nearly the same with Urbana getting eight points from Sam Armacost in the quarter and Middletown getting six from Cooper Moskowitz who was red hot all day from behind the arc. The teams went into halftime with Urbana holding a narrow three point lead 27-24. The second half saw Urbana make strong defensive adjustments and beating the constant pressure of Middletown to outscore their opponent 25-11 in the second half, securing the victory.  Armacost led the Hawks with 14 points, who also got strong contributions from Xavier Cresta with 10 points and Payson Wilhelm with 11. Moskowitz led Middletown with five three points to dump in 15 points.

Brunswick Varsity 67 Catoctin 22 Brunswick came out of the gates determined to play fast and raced out to a 22-5 first quarter lead, led by Cole Renn's 7 points. Brunswick kept the defensive intensity up in the second quarter and went into the half up 36-5. Out of the half Catoctin's Chase Creeger did all he could with 7 third quarter points, but it just wasn't enough as the Railroaders finished with a home victory. Catoctin was led by Chase Creeger with 11 points, and Nathan Morlan with 5. Brunswick had a balanced attack with 13 a piece from Jaivyn Moody and Joey Berry, Jack Wilt and Rickey Riley chipped in with 9 and 8 respectfully while Cole Renn and Clay Lindley also had 7 each.

Catoctin JV 45 Brunswick 33.  Catoctin pulled away from Brunswick in the 4th quarter.  Catoctin’s Brayden Rickerd led all scorers with 20 points.  Jonathan Dayberry added 9 points while Tucker Bryant scored 6 points for Catoctin.  Taylor Black and Wyatt Hoffman led Brunswick in scoring with 9 points apiece while Luke Wagoner scored 5.

Varsity: Smithsburg 49 Linganore 40 The game was a tied game at 21 all at halftime. Smithsburg won the third quarter by out scoring Linganore 14 to 4. The leading scorer for Smithsburg was Carter Gouff with 14 points and added 5 rebounds. Dominic Cecco scored 10 points with 6 rebonds, 4 assists, and Riley Carr scored 10 points in the win.  Sawyer Dwinnells had 6 rebounds ti add to the win. Linganore was led by Jackson Simmons with 23 points and Karl Meredith added 7 points

JV: Linganore 69 Smithsburg 45 Linganore was led by Brayden Willis with 25 points.  Sean Chingu and Nate Day-Hemp adding 13 points and 10 points. Smithsburg was led by Ben Kirchner with 16 points, and Jake Rogers added 6 points. 

Monocacy-64 Boonsboro-27 Monacacy -Mason Dykes-12 Stephen Goines-8 Noah Sulaiman-26 Boonsboro Harry Wells-7 Landon Johnson-6

Monocacy jayvee 70 Boonsboro 30 Monocacy started fast and ended fast. Monocacy full court and half court pressure was too much for Boonsboro. Monocacy leading scores were Ambush 24 Ellorbe 9 and Teme 6 Boonsboro was lead by Matthews 11 Hough 9 and Maguire 7

Varsity - Walkersville 48 West Frederick 42. Cadet’s Rondell Faunteroy came out strong attacking the rim and getting six first quarter points. The Lions struggled to get good looks vs the Cadet Zone. Cadets lead 9-4 after one. In the second, the Lions picked up the scoring with threes from Ray Birch and Ky Sawi stretching out the zone defense and opening up some lanes. The Cadets offensive rebounds negated the Lions strong defense. Cadets lead 19-17 at the half. In the third, Cadet’s Malik Hazell got going scoring and getting to the line with five in the quarter. Two three pointers from Lions point guard Hudson Beaver kept the Lions close. Lions trail 31-28 after three. In the final quarter the Lions turned up the defense pressure causing steals. A big three from Lions Gio Moore and Jayden Abraham attacking the zone and getting to the line helped the Lions close the lead. With big blocks from Ivan Ansong and nine points from Beaver helped the Lions leave with a victory. Lions were led by Hudson Beavers game high 18 and 11 from Ky Sawi. The Cadets were led by Malik Hazell’s 11, and 9 each from Rondell Faunteroy and Samir Bracho. 

JV - West Frederick 46 Walkersville 39 (OT) West Frederick edged Walkersville in an overtime rematch thriller. Defense was the name of the game in the first quarter, with West Frederick's full-court defense speeding up the Lions, and Walkersville's half-court defense challenging the Cadets. Jace Mervinsky led West Frederick with 4, and Landon Young had 3. WF led 9-7 after the first quarter. The 2nd quarter was all West Frederick, shutting out the Lions for the first time in a quarter all season. The full-court pressure sped up Walkersville, forcing them into many unforced errors. They were led by a three by Aiden Bryant, and field goals from Mekhi Cannon and Joaquin Cardoza-Gama. WF led 16-7 going into the break. The 2nd half would prove to be a much different game. Walkersville came out like a different team, quickly cutting the lead to four. Starting them off was Camo Grossnickle with two made free throws, followed by Easton Vesely hitting a three-pointer. After a West Frederick time-out, it was a back-and-forth battle, with West Frederick's Kingston Myers and Jakhai Dorsey getting scores on fast-break lay-ups. The real battle was between Walkersville's Cam Ambush and West Frederick's Aden Bryant. Ambush took over for the Lions in the 3rd quarter, getting to the rim twice through the tough West Frederick defense, and he hit an open three. WF's Bryant scored 9 of his game-high 17 through tough drives, open jumpers, and a big three-pointer to stop the Walkersville comeback. WF managed to increase their lead to 29-19 going into the final frame. West Frederick increased their lead to as much as 16 in the fourth quarter, continuing the trend of forcing turnovers and fast-break layups from Myers and Bryant. Walkersville would not go down easy. Vesely added 7 off of another timely three-pointer, and two hard-earned drives. Jason Gensits gave the Lions another spark, catching a back-door pass from Ambush for a reverse lay-up, and 12-foot jumper after patiently waiting for the defense to drop back. Young added another driving finish. Ambush tallied 5 more points to his team-high 16 from hard-earned drives and floaters, plus a game-tying free throw at 37-37. Regulation ended from a rimmed-out three-pointer from Treshawn Bowie. Overtime started Walkersville striking first from an Ambush drive. Bowie tied the game with a bank, Myers hit a three, and Bryant and Cardoza-Game were clutch at the line, going a combined 4-6 from the charity stripe. High scorers West Frederick - Bryant (17), Myers (11), Cardoza-Game (8) High scorers Walkersville - Ambush (16), Vesely (10), Young (5)

FSK, BC, MONOCACY ARE DOUBLE WINNERS - 02/10

Varsity: Oakdale 55 Windsor Knolls 52 Oakdale started off hot in the first quarter behind two Eli Jenson three pointers.  Aaron Greskovich added a three pointer of his own for the Wolverines and CJ Hammond chipped in three points, but Windsor Knolls fell into a 20-12 deficit.  The Wolverines answered with 11 points and held the Bears to only 6 points in the  second quarter to tighten the game up 26-23 at the half.  Both teams came out swinging in the third quarter with Ethan Wilson leading charge for the Bears with 9 points and CJ Hammond scoring 6 points for Wolverines.  Oakdale extended their lead to 45-38 at the end of the third quarter.  CJ Hammond continued scoring against the Bears in the fourth quarter with 4 more points and Bryson Lane got in on the action, adding five points to get Windsor Knolls within 3 points with under a minute to play.  However, Oakdale was able to hold off the Wolverines' final charge and close out the game for the victory.  Ethan Wilson had a game high 18 points for Oakdale with Ethan Farley and Dubem Ugwu-Oju each adding 9 points.  CJ Hammond had a team high 16 points for Windsor Knolls followed by Philip Guiliani with 8 points and Reece Leader with 6 points.

JV  WK 49 Oakdale 40 WK came out strong in the first quarter putting up 20 points.  The Wolverines’ Taylor Rosario and Jake Giuliani each scored six and Adam Lindstrom added four as WK built a 20-10 lead heading into the second quarter.  The Bears battled back in the second quarter pounding the boards and holding the Wolverines to four points. Oakdale's Luke Scholtes hit his second three of the game as Oakdale cut WKs’ lead to to 24-19 at the half. The Wolverines picked up the defensive pressure at the start of the third quarter forcing the Bears to turn the ball over and to take a 30-19 lead.  The Bears called an early timeout and made some adjustment.  Daniel Seo of Oakdale scored six helping the Bears stay close.  Giuliani hit a three and added seven points for WK on some hard drives to the basket.  WK held the lead at  40-28 after three periods.  The Bears continued to pound the glass and cut the WK lead to four points in the final quarter. Joey Bales of Oakdale scored seven points in the final period.  Rosario continued to push the ball up the floor finding his teammates on outlet passes.  Adam Lindstrom, Ezayne White and Bradley Hammonds battled on the glass for WK. Jake Giuliani capped off his outstanding game with a tough drive to the basket to seal the 49-40 for WK. The Bears were led by Luke Scholtes with 13 including two long 3 pointers. Seo added eleven and Joey Bales finished with seven. WK’s Adam Lindstrom scored eight including two great drives to the basket.  Eric Reyes gave the Wolverines a lift off the bench adding a three and finished with five.  Rosario added 15 for WK.  Jake Giuliani led all scorers with a game high 16 points.

Varsity: Monocacy 72 Urbana 12 Monocacyled wire to wire in a convincing win. The Mustangs played great defense which limited the Hawks scoring opportunities and were relentless on the boards.   Monocacy's Noah Sulaiman was the game high scorer with 29 points.   Mason Dykes added 10 points for Monocacy, Sey Kondo scored 8 points, including 2 buckets from behind the arc.   Alex Chavarria scored 6 points, all from long range, and 6 points each from Stephan Goines and Gus Cates.   Monocacy's Zallen Prue scored 4 points, 2 from Shilo Bingham and a point from Jaden Abeyie.   Brayden Wang and Brendon Maduro each scored 4 points for the Hawks.   Alan Siewe added 2 points and a point each from Noor Clark and Rocky Jackson for Urbana.

JV: Monocacy 45 Urbana 31 Game high scorer with 17 points and 5 steals was Monocacy's Kyrin Ambush.   Monocacy's Camden Keene finished with 3 steals and 9 points, Aaron Gautreaux scored 8 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.   Leading the way for Urbana was Sam Armacost with a team high 11 points.   Jake Mobley added 5 points, and 4 points each from Bradley Barnes, Payson Wilhelm and Rhys Horvath.   Monocacy's Kaiyon Stewart connected from long range and finished with 5 points.

Poolesville Varsity 47 Catoctin 36  The game started out close after one quarter the game was tied 7 to 7. The second quarter saw Catoctin jump out to a 19 to 12 halftime lead. Poolesville came out swinging in the third quarter outscoring Catoctin 15 to 3. Poolesville held a 27 to 22 lead after three quarters and never looked back. Poolesville closed out the game with some tough defense. Poolesville was led by Schneider Dhaity 18 points and Andrew Sproat 13 points. Catoctin was led by Chase Cregger 22 points and Hudson Rudegair 9 points.

JV- Catoctin 36, Poolesville 31 Poolesville came out determined to shut down Catoctin’s leading scorer Brayden Rickerd, who scored 41 in their first meeting. Rickerd seemed up for the task at hand in the first quarter, scoring nine of the Cougars 13 points as they jumped out to a 13-8 lead. The second quarter saw both teams exchanging buckets, but neither was able to pull away as the score was 22-17 Catoctin at the half. The two teams picked up the defense another notch in the third as both were only able to muster two baskets a piece. It looked like Catoctin was going to pull away for good in the fourth, when Reed McCauley scored on back-to-back jumpers for the Cougars. But Poolesville wasn’t going away without a fight as their full court press frustrated the Cougars and they were able to pull within one. In the end, five made free throws by Rickerd would propel Catoctin to the close victory. Rickerd led Catoctin with 16 points, while McCauley and Austin Courtney added five each. For Poolesville Liam Slonski led the way with nine points while James Yeaher had eight.

Varsity FSK 44 Linganore 17 As the game tipped off both teams displayed defensive pressure, preventing points within the first 2 minutes. The FSK Eagles turned up the heat on their offense with Adam Geiman sinking a two-point buck as time expired to end the first quarter. Going into the second quarter the Eagles held an 11-5 lead over the Lancers. The Eagles continued to challenge the Lancers, putting up an additional 11 points to the Lancer six in the second quarter. After a halftime break, both teams lost their offensive steam. By the end of a quick 7-minute quarter, FSK led Linganore 25-15. As the final quarter got underway the Eagles pushed on the gas, almost doubling their score. Adam Geiman led the way for the Eagles by adding an astonishing 11 points in the fourth quarter. Linganore was led by Jackson Simmons with eight points, Carter Moxley with five points, and Jack Dommel and Matthew Hill with two points apiece. FSK was led by Adam Geiman with a game high 22 points, Sean Maynard with seven points, and Jaden DeJesus with six points.

JV: FSK 45 Linganore 34 FSK handed the Lancers their first loss in over two months, pulling away in the second half to lock up the win. The first quarter started slow and stayed that way, as both teams struggled to shake some early nerves, and shaky shooting. The Lancers led 8-4 at the first break, but the Eagles were just warming up. Using a late second quarter surge the Eagles took the lead, a minute before the halftime buzzer, 17-15 as Cash Bryant crashed the boards and piled up the putbacks. Bryant (6), Hunter Morris (4), and Brady Barber (3) led the Eagles through their dominant 13-7 second quarter swing. The Lancers’ Braden Willis (6) and Case McKinney (4). The Eagles began the second half with their foot on the gas, splitting the Lancer press easily as Morris continually beat multiple defenders with crafty euro-steps through contested layups. With several players in foul trouble in the third, the Lancers couldn’t stop the Eagles stretching the lead to 7 points, at 33-26 after the quarter. As the Lancers fought to close the gap in the fourth, the game sped up even more. The Eagles, however, continued attacking the rim looking for layups or free throws, while the Lancers seemed in panic mode, repeatedly settling for long threes that just weren’t falling. In the end, the tired Lancers were outworked by a determined and focused Eagles team the certainly came to play. Bryant (19) and Morris (12) dominated for the Eagles, while Barber (6) and Brayden Rill (6) also contributed. The Lancers’ Brayden Willis (10), Nate Day-Hemp (9) and Case McKinney paced the Lancers.

Ballenger Creek varsity 52 TJ 38 Ballenger Creek jumped out to early lead led by Jaylen Jones who had a team and game high 20 points for the Bulldogs. Amare Thompson added 14 and Collin Basford had 11 for Ballenger Creek. The Bulldogs led 25-11 at the half. TJ taught to comeback in the 3rd led by Dash Wexler who had a team high 13 points. Ze'Byon Randolph added 10 and Chase Nichols had 6 for the Patriots.

JV: Ballenger Creek 71, TJ 54 TJ did not play well as a team but still managed to keep up with Ballanger trailing by 10 Pts at halftime. After the half Ballanger would control the pace of the game due to TJ's inability to play cohesively. Ace Harris led all scores with 24. Kevin Poker had 11 for the Patriots. Jayln Lowe led Ballanger with 23 pts  Marcus Jackson poured in 15 pts as well.  TJ started to play as a team late in the third quarter but couldn't quite get back in the game. 

Boonsboro varsity 40 West Frederick 13 Boonsboro's leading scorer was Cooper Dewaal, who led all scorers contributing 10 points to his team's triumph. On the opposing side, Marshall Ethredge scored 6 points for West Frederick

JV – West Frederick 73, Boonsboro 19 The Cadet jayvees jumped out to a 27 to 1 first quarter lead behind Kingston Myers eleven and Joaquin Cardoza-Gama eight points. West Frederick with balance team scoring amongst several players increased the margin to thirty points, leading at the break, 38 to 8. The JV Cadets with same intensity from the bench players came out in the third quarter extending their lead by forty-four, 57 to 13. Fourth quarter was all West Frederick with Cadets winning 73 to 19. Boonsboro Warriors played tough all game. West Frederick Kingston Myers led all scorers with thirteen and his teammates Jakhai Dorsey had eleven, Joaquin Cardoza-Gama had ten and Jace Mervinsky and Treshawn Bowie each had nine points. Boonsboro Warriors leading scorers were Liam Maguire with six points and Shammah Minang with five points.

V - Mt Airy 54 Walkersville 45 The game started with both Mt Airy and Walkersville playing stifling defense. A corner 3 in the second quarter by Andrew Baxter gave the Bulldogs their first lead that would never be relinquished. Before halftime Stevie Hawkins hit a deep 3 point buzzer beater to make the score 20-10 Mt Airy. The second half featured Walkersville’s 6th grader Hudson Beaver making a variety of 3 pointers and a 3rd quarter buzzer beater layup. Patrick Kaiser nailed a corner 3 pointer to help Mt Airy keep its lead and the 3rd ended with the score Mt Airy 38 Walkersville 29. Walkersville’s press in the 4th quarter led to many successful foul shots for Mt Airy to close the game out. Gage Neufeld led Mt Airy with 14 points and Walkersville was led by Beaver’s 20 points.  

JV. Walkersville 37 Mt Airy 27

BALLENGER CREEK VARSITY EDGES BRUNSWICK IN OT FOR SWEEP - 02/08

Ballenger Creek varsity 65 Brunswick 62 Ballenger outlasted Brunswick in the overtime thriller which was a tale of two halves. Ballenger came out on fire with quick transition lay-up baskets and hot outside shooting, scoring 25 points in the quarter while holding Brunswick to 6. The second quarter was nip and tuck as Brunswick started gaining momentum out scoring Ballenger 14 to 9 closing the gap to 16 going by the end of the half.   The third was all Brunswick who would not go quietly storming back showing their offensive skills and timely outside shooting scoring 17 in the quarter while holding Ballenger to 6 closing the gap cutting the deficit to 3 points to start the fourth. Game on, both teams began the quarter trading baskets with multiple lead changes the led to the end of regulation with a last second 3 pointer by Owen Nugent with one second on the clock forcing overtime.  The Bulldogs were led by A’mare Thompson with 17 followed by Jaylen Jones with 10, Brunswick were led by Jaivyn Moody with 16 followed by Joey Berry 15.

Bulldogs javyee beat the Railroaders 73-50. Ballenger Creek jumped out to an early 17-4 lead with pressure defense and early scoring. Brandon Collins scored 11 of 16 total points in the first quarter. The Bulldogs continued their strong defense and scoring in the second quarter led by Za'Mari Young scoring 12 of his total 16 points in the second quarter. Brunswick came out strong in the second half scoring 24 points to Ballenger's 12 points in the third quarter, which cut the game to 10 points at the start of the 4th quarter. Taylor Black and Wyatt Hoffman led the charge in the third quarter scoring 10 points and 4 points (Hoffman finished with 10 points), respectively. The Bulldogs turned it up a notch again in the fourth quarter sealing the win for the home team. Jaylyn Lowe led all scorers with 19, while eight other Bulldogs finished in the scoring column. Lucas Steidler and Jared Ricketts both chipped in eight points for the Railroaders. 

MONOCACY, WEST FREDERICK WIN PAIR; FOUR OTHER TWINBILLS SPLIT - 02/04

Varsity: Monocacy 62 Crestwood 42 It was a nail biter from the start.  First quarter ended Monocacy 10 Crestwood 9.  Second quarter Monocacy 33 to Crestwood's 17.  Third quarter ened Monocacy 48 to Crestwood's 32 forth quarter Monocacy took the win 62 to Crestwood 42. Monocacy High Scorer: Mason Dykes with 16 points, Steph Goines with 13 points restwood High Scorer: Jahmeer Taylor 23 points

JV: Monocacy 61 Crestwood 58 Monocacy came out strong ending the first quarter 22 to Crestwood 4.  Crestwood was able to regroup and scored 15 points in the second quater, Monocacy 33 to Crestwood 19.  Crestwood tied up the game 45-45. Monocacy High Scorer: Kyrin Ambush 17 points, and Bryden Tema with 16 points Crestwood High Scorer: Jak'arian Frazier and Reggie Blue 18 points

Varsity Walkersville 52 Brunswick 46 Brunswick came out of the gates strong behind Michael Minnick's 6 first quarter points and held a 10-8 lead at the end of 1. Ivan Ansong swung the momentum in the 2nd quarter with 8 points and Walkersville took a 25-18 lead into the locker room. Brunswick came out of the half with the defensive pressure by Owen Nugent and was able to briefly take the lead, however a 4-point play by Hudson Beaver gave the Lions a 5-point lead heading into the fourth. The fourth quarter was played even and the Lions sealed it with free throws at the end for the 6-point victory. The Lions were led by Hudson Beaver with 17 and Ivan Ansong with 12. The Railroaders were led by Jaivyn Moody, Michael Minnick and Cole Renn who all had 12 points. 

Brunswick JV 38 Walkersville 35.  The second half proved that basketball is a game of runs in Brunswick’s 38 to 35 win over visiting Walkersville.  Trailing 19 to 13 at the half, Walkersville used a 17-0 run to take a 30 to 19 lead midway through the 3rd quarter.  Cameron Ambush led the 3rd quarter surge by scoring 10 points during the run.  Easton Vesely added 5 points during the run.  A wobbly Brunswick finally settled down, and ended the game on a 19-5 run of their own, securing the win.  Wyatt Hoffman led Brunswick in scoring with 14 points.  Taylor Black added 11 of his own and Jared Ricketts added 5 points including a huge 4th quarter three pointer that gave Brunswick the lead for good.  Ambush led Walkersville in scoring with 14 points.  Vesely added 10 points and Ty Cavell scored 3.

Boonsboro varsisty 29 FSK 14 Leading scorers FSK-Jaden DeJesus-4 points Larry King-3 points Adam German-3 points Boonsboro Cooper Dewaal-8 points Rhett Springer-7 points Harry Wells-7 points

FSK jayvee 54 Boonsboro 24 FSK came out with lots of full court pressure that Boonsboro couldn’t handle. FSK was lead in scoring by Barber with 14 and Bryant with 11 Boonsboro was lead by Maguire with 8 and Palmer with 6

West Frederick varsity defeated Smithsburg 49-25. West Frederick led the entire game. West Frederick's Marshall Ethredge led all scorers with 16 points. On the opposing team, Carter Gouff led Smithsburg with 8 points.
 
JV – West Frederick 66 Smithsburg 16 The Cadets jumped out on a 12-0 run to start the game fast with a pressure defense and led 20 to 4 end of first quarter. West Frederick with balance team scoring amongst several players increased the margin to 27, leading at the break, 34-7. The Cadets with same intensity from the bench players came out in the third quarter extending their lead to 50 to 10. Smithsburg played tough all game. West Frederick Kingston Myers led all scorers with 24 and his teammates Jakhai Dorsey had ten, Joaquin Cardoza-Gama had nine and Aden Bryant added eight. Smithsburg leading scorers were Luke Glines with eight points and Jake Rogers four points.

Varsity: Mt. Airy 58 Linganore 54 (2OT) In a mesmerizing double overtime game, the Mount Airy defeated Linganore. The Lancers and Bulldogs battled throughout the first quarter, restricting both sides to just four points apiece. The intensity continued into the second quarter with the Lancers outscoring the Bulldogs by just one point, ending the first half with a 15-14 Lancer score. As the third quarter went underway the Bulldogs gained the upper hand on the offensive, putting up 21 points to the Lancers nine. The third quarter ended with a 35-24 lead by the Bulldogs. In a push to come back the Lancers put an astonishing 24 points on the board and restricted the Bulldogs to just 13. The Lancers took a two-point lead with 10 seconds left, but the Bulldogs were able to tie the game back up with three seconds, evening the score 48 apiece. The first overtime proved to be another battle of the defenses, resulting in a nail biting second overtime. Linganore was led by Jackson Simmons with 26 points, Jack Dommel with eight points, and Matthew Hill with seven points. Mount Airy was led by Luke Winkler with a game high 29 points, Gage Neufeld with 15 points, Carson Burke with 11 points.

JV- Linganore 48, Mt. Airy 30. The Lancers ride first-half energy to win over Bulldogs. The Lancers Jett Maxwell and Brayden Willis took control early against a short-handed Mt. Airy and turned pressure into early buckets, pulling out to a 16-9 lead after the first quarter. The Bulldogs’ CJ Thomas did a lot of work on the boards to create second chances, and keep the score within range. The Lancers didn’t let up the pressure and got a few good looks from half-court sets as well, and while the Bulldogs continued to battle, the lead widened to 30-17 at the half. Maxwell (10), Willis (10), and Tyler Miller (4) paced the Lancers, while Thomas (8) and Matthew Valerio (5) led the Bulldogs in the first half. The second half paced slowed considerably as fouls piled up on both teams, and shots were more heavily contested. The Bulldogs surged out of the locker room and cut the lead to just 4-points before the Lancers responded with two straight buckets to pull out by 7 to end the third. The Lancers defense settled back down in the forth and the guards took over. Jett Maxwell, dropping dimes all day, found Sean Chungu for two layups and buried a 3-pointer from 2 steps behind the line. Meanwhile, Nate Day-Hemp went at the Bulldog interior defense, finishing twice through contact and drawing free throws. Maxwell (15) topped all scorers, while Willis (10), Chungu (9), and Day-Hemp (6) contributed. The Bulldogs CJ Thomas scored 14, Santiago Chacon and Matthew Valerio had 5 each, and Alex Gerado pitched in 4.

WALKERSVILLE VARSITY NOTCHES PAIR OF TWO-POINT WINS - 02/03

Monocacy varsity 65 Oakdale 27 Monocacy played a strong defensive game. The Mustangs had a balanced offense, with 11 players filling the scoring column.   Game high scorer with 16 points, was Mustangs Mason Dykes.   Monocacy's Noah Sulaiman was tough on defense and attacked on offense adding 14 points.   Stephan Goines scored 8 for the Mustangs, 7 points from Sey Kondo, Alex Chavarria scored 5, 4 points each from Gus Cates and Ubayd Sapp, Collin Sullivan, Zallen Prue and Charlie Midgette each scored 3 and a point from Collin Littlejohn.   The Bears high scorer was Ethan Wilson with 8 points.   Oakdale's Luke Hastings scored 7 points, 4 points each from Conley Hajjar and Heath Detterline, 2 from John Jefferson and a point apiece from Caleb Cyr and Dylan Ohm.

Monocacy jayvee 61 Oakdale 43 The Mustangs raced out in the opening quarter playing tight defense, leading to offense and a 30 point opening quarter.   The offensive punch for the Mustangs was provided by some great play from Kyrin Ambush.   Ambush was the game high scorer with 34 points.   Oakdale battled throughout the contest, doing most of their scoring in the 2nd half.   Luke Scholtes led the way for the Bears, finishing the game with 15 points.   Deloni Busey added 12 points for Monocacy. Joey Bales contributed 9 for the Bears.

Varsity- FSK 45 Poolesville 40. In Uniontown, the first quarter saw FSK take a 11-5 lead as Larry King led the Eagles with 5 points.  In the second, FSK's defense excelled holding Poolesville to two points in the quarter.  Adam Geiman scored 8 points in the quarter as the Eagles took a 21-7 halftime lead.  Poolesville turned up the defensive pressure after half as they outscored FSK 10 to 9 in the third as Andrew Sproat connected on his second 3 pointer.  The fourth quarter saw two Eagle starters foul out and Poolesville's hot shooting close the gap quickly.  Sproat connected on two deep threes and scored 10 in the quarter.  As time wound down Poolesville was forced to foul.  The Eagles Jaden Dejesus calmly made 5 of 6 free throws in the last minute of the game to keep Poolesville at bay.  Leading scorers were Sproat 20, Sawyer Thompson 9 and Christian Hayes with 6.  The Eagles were led by Geiman's game high 22, King 9, Dejesus 8 and Ellijah Dawson 4.

JV- Poolesville 42 FSK-34. Poolesville started the game hot on a 16-6 run. FSK battled back with a big second quarter lead by Hunter Morris' 10 points to close the half 22-20. With four starters in foul trouble throughout the entire game FSK struggled to gel offensively in the second half. After taking a 25-24 lead Poolesville would retake the lead 26-25 and not surrender it for the remainder of the game. With both Bigs fouling out for FSK, Poolesville went to the paint with 7 points from both James Yeaher and Landon Pouqlisi in the 2nd half to hold the lead. Poolesville scorers Alden Litzenberger 11, Liam Sonski 9, James Yeaher 9. FSK led by Hunter Morris' game high 20 and Colt Smith with 8.

Varsity - Walkersville 43 Linganore 41. Walkersville came out aggressive and fast pace with smothering defense. Lions Hudson Beaver attacked the Lancers getting to the line six times. When the Lancers closed off the middle Beaver hit a deep three to keep them honest. Lions lead 9-6 after one. In the second, the Lions kept up the defense pressure not allowing any good looks inside. Lions big men Ivan Ansong and Nick Howard battled inside for rebounds altering shots and helping on defense. The Lancers got two three pointers of offensive rebounds and ball movement from Jackson Simmons and Jack Dommel. Lions led 21-12. It was more of the same to start the third with the Lions getting steals from Gio Moore and Ky Swai. The difference this time was Linganore hustled back, contested shots, and got defensive rebounds to keep the Lions cold. Two big threes from Lancers’ Bryce Nester helped Linganore get back in the game only trailing by one 27-26 Walkersville after three. In the final quarter, Linganore’s Jackson Simmons played as hard as he could bringing the ball up, attacking the rim, getting to the line and even an NBA range buzzer beat three, but Walkersville Ansong and Sawi took over the fourth. The two Lions were everywhere form offense to defense and helped the Lions end the game with a 43-41 victory. Walkersville was led by Hudson Beaver and Ivan Ansong’s 12, and 11 from Ky Sawi. Linganore was led by Jackson Simmons game high 16, 11 from Jack Dommel, and 8 from Bryce Nester. 

JV - Linganore 41 Walkersville 26 Linganore came out with intensity to avenge their only loss of the season, and held Walkersville to a season-low 26. The Lancers jumped out to an early 10-4 lead after the first quarter, led by their rebounding, and physical play. Four different players scored, led by a pair of buckets from Nate Day-Hemp. Walkersville's only points came from a Landon Young baseline jumper and a drive from Easton Vesely. The Lions came out in the 2nd quarter, cutting the lead to two. All nine points were from downtown: two from Vesely and another by Cam Ambush. Brayden Willis used his athleticism to keep many Linganore possessions alive, and used his quickness to get one of the two field goals in the half. The other came from Jett Maxwell. The Lions ran out of gas in the 2nd half, and Linganore took advantage, doubling the points they allowed. Willis was a tough matchup for the Walkersville bigs, and he scored 5 of his team-high nine in the second half. Maxwell handled the Lion pressure and was able to locate open teammates for easy lay-ups. He scored 5 of his 8 points in the 3rd quarter. Walkersville's 3rd quarter points came from a Vesely mid-range jumper, a baseline drive from Camo Grossnickle, and a beautiful post move from Kaedyn Boone. Walkersville got Linganore in foul trouble early in the 4th quarter, which resulted in 10 free throws for the Lions. Their only field goal was from Cam Ambush. Jack Crum continued his aggressive drives to get to the line, where he went 2-for-4. When the Lions looked like they were going to stage a comeback, Camden Crawford and Case McKinney hit dagger threes. High scorers Linganore - Willis (9), Maxwell (8), Day-Hemp (6), Chungu (6) High scorers Walkersville - Vesely (11), Ambush (6)

Urbana varsity 56 TJ 39 For Urbana, Brayden Wang led the charge scoring a team high 17 points. Cole Spitulnik added 13 and Noor Clark had 11 for the Hawks. The Hawks led 27-24 at the half. The Patriots fought to stay in the game led by Ze'Byon Randolph Who had a team and game high 18 points for the Patriots. Chase Nichols and Kobe Dumas each had 7 for TJ. 

Urbana jayvee 51 TJ 29 Urbana stretched a two-point lead after one quarter to 25 - 11 at the half. Sam Amount from Urbana lead all scores with 18pts. Jake Mobley added 12 pts for the hawks. Buddy Harrington had 11 pts for TJ and Kevin Poker added 10 pts. 

West Frederick varsity 63 Windsor Knolls 47. WF's solid shooting effort took down the home team.   The Cadets were especially hot in the first half.  Right out the gate Kenny Chen made two 3-pointers with Marshall Elderidge adding 7 points to give W. Frederick a 15-12 lead despite Philip Guiliani draining two 3 pointers of his own for the Wolverines .  The Cadets continued to pour it on in the second quarter outscoring Windsor Knolls 19-8 behind Tre Hall's 7 points to make it 34-20 W. Frederick at the half.  Windsor Knolls made their run in the third quarter, outscoring W. Frederick 15-12 behind CJ Hammond's 5 points.  Marshall Elderidge finished with a game high 26 points for the Cadets followed by 8 points by Samir Bracho.  Philip Guiliani finished with a team high 20 points for Windsor Knolls and CJ Hammond finished with 11 points.

WK jayvee 57 WF 53 WF came out strong dominating the boards and jumped out to a 13-7 lead at the end of the first quarter.  The second quarter was even with both teams putting up 16 points and the Cadets held a 29-23 lead at the half.   WF extended the lead in the third quarter as the Wolverines fell behind by 12 points.  

WK fought back and cut the Cadets lead to eight and the third quarter ended with West Frederick holding a 46-38 lead.  The Wolverines extended their defensive pressure and got back into the game in the fourth quarter.  The Wolverines did a good job on the boards in the final quarter with Ezayne White getting key rebounds. Taylor Rosario pushed the ball up the floor finding Caden Johnson on several fast breaks to start the Wolverines big comeback.  Johnson had a huge 4th quarter scoring nine points. White added six points in the paint on tough put-backs.  WK outscored West Frederick 19-7 in the final quarter capping off the furious comeback. Rosario had a outstanding game, scoring, dishing assists and pushing the ball up the floor to beat the Cadets pressure.  Rosario finished with 20, Johnson added 18, White scored 11 and Adam Lindstrom finished with six.  Lindstrom did a good job on the boards battling the big men from WF. WK was led by Treshawn Bowie with 15, Kingston Myers with 11, Joaquin Gala with 9, Jace Mervinsky with 8 and Aden Bryant with six.

Varsity: Crestwood 67 Catoctin 28 Crestwood's Jahmeer Taylor hit a 3 pointer.  Crestwood took the lead with 27 to Catoctin's 4.  Second quarter Crestwood's Marc-Oliver Pomgne hit a 3 pointer. Crestwood had 37 to Catoctin's 26.  Thrid quarter Crestwood's David Brockenberry and Marc-Oliver Pomgne both made three pointers.  Crestwood had 53 to Catoctin's 20 at the end of the third quarter.  Crestwood High Scorer: Marc-Oliver Pomgne  had 14 points and David Brockenberry had 8 points Catoctin High Scorer: Hudson Rudegair had 10 points and Chase Cregger had 8 points

JV: Crestwood 48 Catoctin 40 First quarter started fast.  Crestwood's Jordan Murray hit 2 three pointers.  Catoctin's T. Bryant answered with 1 three pointer.  Ending with Catoctin up 11 to Crestwood 10.  Second quarter Crestwood's Jordan Murray hit 2 three pointers and Jak'arian Frazier hit 1 three pointer.  Cotoctin's B. Richard hit a three pointer. The game became a 3-point show.  Third quarter Crestwood had 2 three pointers by Jak'arian Frazier.  Catoctin's T. Bryant hit two three pointers and A. Courtney made a 3 pointer as well. Crestwood High Scorer: Both Jordan Murray and Jak'arian Frazier had 18 pts. Catoctin High Scorer: B. Rickerd with 14 points and T. Bryant with 11 points.

Varsity - Walkersville 48 Smithsburg 46. Smithsburg came out looking to attack the basket and got the Lions into early foul trouble. Walkersville Ivan Ansong set the tone inside scoring all eight Lion points in the quarter, blocking shots, and getting rebounds. Smithsburg moved and shared the ball getting five players scores in the quarter and led 11-8 after one. In the second, the Lions cranked up the pressure and got steals from Ky Sawi and Gio Moore which led to layup. Smithsburg’s Noah Glines got going scoring six, but Ansong continued his strong play and Hudson Beaver added a three to get the game tied going into halftime 19-19. In the third, the Lions tried to pressure the Leopards but good ball movement and crashing the offensive glass helped keep plays alive. Dominic Cecco got going with six points and Kolton Crawford add a three. Hudson Beaver led the Lions offense, getting the offense started, moving the ball, adding another three, and some tough mid range shots scoring seven in the quarter to help the Lions end the third up one 34-33. In the fourth Lions Ansong kept battling and attacking the rim getting tough finishes against one, two, and sometimes three defenders. Ky Sawi added strong defensive steals and pressure. The Leopards would not go away getting three pointers by Glines, Cecco, and Carter Gouff to keep them close to the very end. Walkersville’s Ivan Ansong led all scores with 20, Hudson Beaver added 12, and Ky Sawi 6. Smithsburg was led by Noah Glines and Dominic Cecco with 11 and 9 from Kolton Crawford. 

JV - Walkersville 45 Smithsburg 26 Every Walkersville player scored in a game where they took advantage of a slow start by Smithsburg to jump out to an early lead that they didn't give up. The Lions defense sped the Leopards up to force a few passing turnovers. Six different Lions scored in the first quarter. Smithsburg was led by a three-pointer from Luke Glines, and a bucket while fouled by Elijah Duffey. The 2nd quarter finished much of the same way, with Walkersville's Easton Vesely hitting two three-pointers and a lay-up. Three other Lions contributed, including a floater by Jason Gensits, a drive from Jaylen Flores, and a short jumper from Jackson Krajewski. Jack Rawlett was the only Leopard to score a field goal for Smithsburg. The second half was a much closer game, where Walkersville only outscored Smithsburg by 2 points. Walkersville was led by a three-pointer from Dominic Douds, a score off of a foul for Liam Windsor, and Jack Crum was on a mission to get to the foul line off of a few aggressive drives. Logan Thompson hit a three-pointer and a foot-on-the-line two. Rawlett continued his offensive output, scoring a third of his team's remaining points. Lucas Kasalavage, Jake Rogers, and Ben Kirchner all hit three-pointers

Middletown varsity 43 Boonsboro 31 Boonsboro started the game strong with great ball movement, leading to great scoring opportunities. Middletown did the same, matching them point for point. Middletown Cy Lucas hit a long 3 pointer from the corner to help his team. We end the first quarter Middletown 8 to Boonsboro 7. The second quarter was more of the same. Middletown Wayne Jenkins III put up a step back 3 pointer over a much taller defender playing good defense. Middletown Connor Shankle comes off the bench and drops a 3 pointer from the top of the key. Boonsboro Cooper DeWaal played great basketball the first half, putting up 11 out of his team 19 points to end the second quarter Middletown 19 to Boonsboro 19. Middletown Andrew Oman comes out of half time on fire putting up 5 point, 3 of them were a 3 pointer from deep in the corner. But Boonsboro Kaleb Sallerson and Harrison Wells answered the call with 3 pointers of their own outscoring Middletown 10 to 9 and ending the third quarter Middletown 28 to Boonsboro 29. It was all Middletown in the fourth quarter holding Boonsboro to just 2 point playing good man to man help defense. Middletown out scored Boonsboro 15 to 2 with once again Middletown Andrew Oman showing his range by hitting a long 3 pointer from the top of the key. The player with the highest score for Middletown was Mason Whipp with 11 points followed by Andrew Oman with 10 points. The player with the highest score for Boonsboro was Cooper DeWaal (Great Game) with 14 points followed by Harrison Wells with 7.

Middletown jayvee 35 Boonsboro 12 After a slow start from both teams that saw Middletown lead 13-4 at the half, the Knights were able to get the offense going by executing and playing aggressive defense in the 2nd half.  Joel Njimouo paced the Knights with 7 points in the first half and finished with a game high 10 points.  Behind 3 pointers from Tyce Munger and Mason D'Alessio in the 3rd quarter, along with Landon Poling contributing strong defense and rebounding to go along with 8 points of his own for the game, the Knights continued to pull away.  Boonsboro was led by Liam Maguire with 5 points.

West Frederick varsity emerged victorious over Smithsburg 49-25. West Frederick led the entire game. West Frederick's Marshall Ethredge led all scorers with 16 points. Carter Gouff led Smithsburg Middle School with 8 points. 

JV – West Frederick 66, Smithsburg 16 The Cadets jumped out on a 12-0 run to start the game fast with a pressure defense and led 20 to 4 end of first quarter. West Frederick with balance team scoring amongst several players increased the margin to 27, leading at the break, 34-7. The Cadets with same intensity from the bench players came out in the third quarter extending their lead to forty, 50 to 10. Smithsburg played tough all game. West Frederick Kingston Myers led all scorers with 24 and his teammates Jakhai Dorsey had 10, Joaquin Cardoza-Gama had nine and Aden Bryant added eight. Smithsburg leading scorers were Luke Glines with eight points and Jake Rogers four points.

BALLENGER CREEK VARSITY NIPS WK BY ONE POINT TO GAIN SPLIT - 02/01

Varsity – Ballenger Creek 45, Windsor Knolls 44 A great game for a season rematch between two evenly matched competitors. This back-and-forth battle was nip and tuck from the start. Windsor Knolls came out hot hitting two quick threes in the first two minutes opening to a 6-point led only to see the Bulldogs tightened their defense holding them scoreless for the rest of the quarter, both teams struggled offensively in the first half, with the half ending Windsor Knolls leading 15 to 12.  The second half was a different story. Both teams picked up offensively, A’mare Thompson after a slow first half caught fire scoring 13 in the quarter leading the Bulldogs to their first lead of the game, the third quarter ended 33 to 29 Bulldogs leading. Windsor knolls would not go quietly Philip Giuliani put Windsor Knolls on his shoulders scoring 12 in the fourth and who led all scorers with 21, followed by Christopher Hammond for WK with 13. Thompson lead the Bulldogs with 20 followed Xavier Bennett with 13. 

Windsor Knolls jayvee topped Ballenger Creek, 63-53. Jaylyn Lowe provided a spark from the beginning for the Bulldogs scoring four 3-pointers in the first quarter. Twelve of his total 14 points came in the first quarter. The dynamic duo including Taylor Rosario and Ezayne White quickly extinguished Lowe's firestorm. The pair combined for 17 points in the first quarter putting Windsor Knolls in front by 10 points. The Bulldogs settled back in and scored 19 points in the second quarter led by Za'Mari Young and Marcus Jackson with eight points and six points, respectively. Windsor Knolls held a four point lead into the half. Taylor Rosario and Ezayne White continued to compliment one another quite well for the remainder of the game. Marcus Jackson led the Bulldogs with 15 points and worked the boards throughout the game. Taylor Rosario finished with 21 points to lead all scorers. Ezayne White finished with 14 points playing tough in the paint the whole game. Caden Johnson also finished with 14 points capping off the game with a 3-pointer.

BOONSBORO VARSITY, CATOCTIN JAYVEES TRADE WINS  - 01/30

Boonsboro Varsity 50 Catoctin 42 Boonsboro jumped out to a early 8 to 0 lead in the first quarter.  Catoctin was able to get some buckets to fall and after one quarter of play Boonsboro held a 14 to 9 lead. The second quarter saw Boonsboro press the Catoctin team and cause some un timely turnovers.  The second quarter ended with Catoctin’s Chase Cregger hitting a last second 3/4 court shot. Boonsboro still held a 29 to 17 halftime lead. The second half both teams played hard. Boonsboro was led by Cooper Dewaal 16 points and Ret Springer 13 points. Catoctin was led by Cregger with 25 points and Hudson Rudegair 9 points. 

JV- Catoctin 47, Boonsboro 22 Boonsboro came out playing tough defense early on and forcing the Cougars into several turnovers in the opening minutes. However, Catoctin’s defense was up for the challenge employing some aggressive early pressure of their own. From there, the Cougars front court duo of Brayden Rickerd and Tucker Bryant began to work the floor, dishing out some great passes to their open teammates. Rickerd scored 12 first half points to put Catoctin up 29-7 at the break. Boonsboro would come out firing in the third quarter with Layne Palmer and Urie Mba both draining three pointers. Their full court press was able to slow down the Cougars, with the exception of Rickerd who added another eight points in the quarter. Catoctin would pull away for good in the fourth on baskets by Bryant, Johnny Dayberry, Reed McCauley and Ethan Tokar. Rickerd led all scorers with 20 points for the Cougars, while Dayberry and Tokar added six each. Shammah Minang had six points to lead the way for Boonsboro with Luke Matthews and Liam Maguire contributing four points each.

SMITHSBURG, BC, CRESTWOOD AND FSK ADD TWO TO WIN COLUMNS  - 01/28

Varsity - Middletown 51 Windsor Knolls 37 After suffering an early season loss at home to Windsor Knolls, Middletown returned the favor.  Middletown jumped out to a 17-6 first quarter lead behind three pointers by Wayne Jenkins III and finished the first half on top 25-14.  Windsor Knolls made a run to start the second half and outscored Middletown 16-9 in the third quarter behind Philip Guiliani's 10 points to cut the lead to 34-30.  However, it was all Middletown in the fourth quarter as they pulled away.  Mason Whipp had a game high 21 points for Middletown with Henry Winchester Dodman adding 11 and Jenkins finishing with 9.  Guiliani finished with a team high 18 points with CJ Hammond contributing 8 points for Windsor Knolls.

WK jayvee 46 Middletown 28 WK came out in the first half with an aggressive defense creating turnovers and igniting the Wolverines’ fast break to take a commanding lead at the half 26-6. Taylor Rosario netted 10 points in the first half and Caden Johnson added six.  Adam Lindstrom and Ezayne White controlled the boards igniting the  fast break. The Knights regrouped  and played WK tough in the second half.  Cooper Moskowitz nailed two 3 pointers and Landon Polling score nine cutting the lead to 15 points in the 4th quarter.  WK’s Taylor Rosario continued to score adding eight more points. Jake Giuliani and Bradley Hammonds did a nice job on the boards for WK in the second half. Middletown was led by Polling with 11 and Moskowitz with eight. WK’s Taylor finished with 18, Johnson with 11, Lindstrom with seven and White with six.

Urbana varsity 37 Linganore 30 In this crosstown rival game where defense was the theme, visiting Urbana was able to pull away in the fourth quarter. The Lancers and Hawks battled up and down the court in a low scoring first quarter with the Lancers taking a small 4-3 lead over the Hawks. As the second quarter rolled on, the Lancers applied pressure to the Hawks, holding them to four additional points to the Lancers six. Going into the half, the Lancers led the Hawks 10-7. The third quarter seemed to be a turning point for the Lancers as they gained offensive energy and put up an additional 14 points, raising a 24-16 point score over the Hawks. The fourth quarter, the Hawks completely flipped the script, exploding for 21 points. The Hawks caused timely turnovers defensively, and maintained majority possession during the fourth quarter. The Hawks regained a lead on the Lancers with just three minutes remaining in the game and never looked back. Winding down in the final minutes, the Hawks took control of the score thanks to free throws. Linganore was led by Jackson Simmons with 12 points, Brady Moneypenny with eight points, and Matthew Hill with eight points. Urbana was led by Cole Spitulnik with 15 points (10 in the fourth quarter), Kamryen McIver with nine points, and Brayden Wang with six points.

Linganore javyee 30 Urbana 28 The Lancers stopped a furious Hawks 4th quarter run and squeaked out a 2-point win. Urbana jumped on the Lancers early, slugging their way to an 8-2 first quarter lead with inside play and dominant rebounding. The Lancer backcourt awoke early in the second quarter, as Case McKinney’s 8-footer started an 11-2 run, further fueled by Jett Maxwell slashing to the rim and getting himself to the free throw line. His 5-of-6 shooting from the stripe, and trapping press along with Brayden Willis, Nate Day-Hemp, and McKinney, turned the game. The Lancers went up 13-10 at the break, with Maxwell’s 7-points leading the way. Sam Armacast’s 6-points paced the Hawks, with Khalil Clark-Giles and Xavier Cresta each adding a bucket each. The third quarter began with the Hawks pressure pulling back the lead, as Armacast’s aggressiveness resulted in 3 early layups in the paint, as both teams’ defense turned the game fast-paced. Tough defensive rebounding by the Lancers’ Tyler Miller, Sean Chungu, Cam Crawford, Leo Metzger led to run-outs and a few transition buckets. McKinney pulled the Lancers back in front with a big 3-pointer, while Willis got active on the offensive boards and added a few putbacks from the weak side. The back-and-forth third-quarter ends with Lancers hanging on, 22-18. The energy from both teams didn’t fall off in the final quarter, but the Hawks were surging. Bradley Burns and Jake Mobley got the quarter started for Urbana, on a 7-1 run, pulling the Hawks back ahead. McKinney nailed a 3-pointer to pull the Lancers back up 26-25, and then Armacast drained a long 3- pointer to put the Hawks up 28-26 with just over a minute to play. Then the Lancers’ Chungu went to work on the block and tied the score at 28 with under a minute left. After a big stop on defense, Jett Maxwell found Chungu inside again, who finished off the Hawks at the buzzer from 3-feet away. McKinney led all Lancer scorers with 10 points, including two huge second half 3-pointers that helped the team hold off the surging Hawks. Jett Maxwell added 9 points, Willis 6-points. Sean Chungu finished the game off with the last 4-points to seal the win for the Lancers. Armacast led the way for the Hawks with 16, with Barnes and Mobley adding 4 apiece.
 
Ballenger Creek Varsity 64 Brunswick 39 Ballenger Creek dialed up the pressure early and often and created numerous turnovers jumping out to a 25-8 first quarter lead. They extended the lead in the second taking a 41-14 lead into the half behind Thompsons 16 points. Brunswick came out and won the second half but couldn't overcome the deficit eventually falling 64-39. Ballenger was led by Thompsons's 18 points, and Jones and Basford added 11 and 9 respectively. Brunswick was led by Owen Nugent with 12, While Cole Renn, and Jaivyn Moody added 9 and 7. 

Ballenger Creek JV 51 Brunswick 19.  Ballenger Creek outscored Brunswick 21 to 5 in the first quarter and never looked back en route to a 51 to 19 victory over the host team.  Ballenger Creek was led by Jaylyn Lowe with 18 points.  DeMacian McKinnie added 14 points and Za’Mari Young scored 7 points. Luke Wagoner, Matt Johnson, and Wyatt Hoffman all had 3 points for Brunswick.

Varsity: Crestwood 64 West Frederick 36 West Frederick's Rondell Faunteroy hit a 3 pointer.  Crestwood led 10-6 after one quarter and 24-11 at the half.  Third quarter ended Crestwood in the lead 41 to 26. Fourth quarter Crestwood scored 23 points.  Enoch Adeyemi hit two deep 3 pointers. West Frederick high scorer: Shawn Waters with 12 points, and Marshall Elderidge with 7 points Creswood high scorer: Nehemah Howard with 14 points, Akeem Parker with 14 points, Enoch Adeyemi with 13 points and Jahmeer Taylor with 12 points

JV: Crestwood 59 West Frederick 31 Both teams had great defence.  Crestwood led 16-9 after one and 34-20 at the half.  West Frederick could not stop Reggie Blue.  Third quarter ended 39-25 Crestwood.  West Frederick high scorer: Kingston Myers with 10 points, and Jace Mervinsky with 10 points Creswood high scorer: Reggie Blue with 19 points, Jak'arian Frazier with 19 points

Varsity: FSK 49, TJ 26 - After a sloppy start by both teams, the first quarter ended with FSK leading 7 - 2. Jaden DeJesus provided a spark for FSK early in the second quarter with two 3’s to push the lead to 15-7. FSK applied pressure in the middle of the second quarter, and TJ responded with several baskets. Chase Nichols and Koby Dumas from TJ both hit 3’s to even the score at 19-19. FSK then went on a 5-0 run in the last two minutes of the first half to lead 24-19 at halftime. FSK pushed the lead to 39-24 by the end of the third quarter, led by 6 points from Lane Miller and 5 points by Adam Geiman in the quarter. FSK finished the game on a 10-2 run in the fourth quarter. The final score was FSK 49, TJ 26. Adam Geiman from FSK led all scorers with 15 points. Elijah Dawson added 9 points for FSK. Chase Nichols led the scoring for TJ with 8 points, and Koby Dumas added 6 points.

FSK jayvee 49 TJ 44. In a back-and-forth game, FSK came out with a 15 to 12 lead after the first led by Cash Bryant 8 1st quarter points. Poker and Harris combined for 15 in the second quarter to lead TJ to 29-23 half. FSK tightened up the defense in the second half and held TJ to 15 total points and scoring 26 led by Brody Barber and Hunter Morris each scoring eight in the second half. Crestwood top scores Ace Harris 19, Kevin poker 13. FSK led by Hunter Morris, 14 cash Bryant 12 and Brody Barber 8. 

SMITHSBURG varsitiy 50 BOONSBORO 47 (OT) THE GAME WAS TIED AT 40 ALL AFTER REGULATION, WITH EACH TEAM HAVING A LED IN THE GAME BY NO MORE THAN 6 POINTS EACH WAY.  SMITHSBURG OUTSCORED BOONSBORO IN THE OVERTIME PERIOD BY 10 TO 7 TO TAKE THE GAME. SMITHSBURG WAS LED BY KOLTON CRAWFORD WITH 16 POINTS AND CARTER GOUFF WITH 12 POINTS AND 7 REBOUNDS. RILEY CARR ADDED 8 POINTS AND 7 REBOUNDS. BOONSBORO WAS LED BY COOPER DEWAAL WITH 18 POINTS AND HARRISON WELLS ADDING 16 POINTS.

SMITHSBURG jayvee 44 BOONSBORO 37 SMITHSBURG WAS LED BY BEN KIRCHNER WITH 11 POINTS AND JAKE ROGERS WITH 7 POINTS. ELIJAH DUFFY AND LUKE GLINES CHIPPED IN 6 A PIECE. BOONSBORO WAS LED LAYNE PALMER WITH 17 POINTS.

Varsity - Poolesville 36 Walkersville 34. Poolesville started quick with two layups from Issac Morrow. Sloppy offensive play hurts Walkersville early and often. Poolesville Andrew Sproat hit a three to help Poolesville end the first quarter up 8-7. In the second the scoring picked up with Poolesville getting a lot of offensive rebounds and put backs and another three from Sproat. Lions Ray Birch answered with two threes off great ball movement against the Falcons zone. Poolesville leads 23-17 at the half. In the third, the Lions Hudson Beaver started the quarter with a three. Then the Lions turned up the pressure causing several Falcon turnovers with breakaway layups for Gio Moore. Moore’s six points, steals, and deflections lead the Lions to outscore Poolesville 12-2 in the quarter. Lions lead 29-25 after three. In the fourth the Lions sloppy play can back to haunt them with several turnovers leading to Falcon scores. Poolesville Sawyer Thompson took advantage scoring six in the quarter. Lions Bobby Moore II tried to help with a nice three pointer, but Sproat answered back with a three of his own. In the end turnovers and allowing offensive rebounds led to the Lions demise as Poolesville leaves with a 36-34 win. Poolesville was led by Sawyer Thompson’s game high 14, 9 from Issac Morrow and Andrew Sproat. Lions were led by Gio Moore, Hudson Beaver, Ray Birch, and Ivan Ansong all scoring 6

JV - Walkersville - 2 - Poolesville - 0.  Poolesville forfeit 

OAKDALE, TJ SPLIT A PAIR WHILE SIX OTHER TWINBILLS END IN SWEEPS - 01/27

Oakdale varsity 49 TJ 18 For Oakdale, Ethan Wilson led the charge with a team and game high 12 points. John Jefferson added 8 and Eli Jansen had 7 for the Bears. Oakdale led 25-9 at the half. For TJ, Ze'Byon Randolph had a team high 7 points. Kevin Meja Orellana added 4 and  Dash Wexler had 2 for the Patriots.

TJ jayvee 41 Oakdale 33 TJ got off to a slow start trailing 5-0 early in the 1st quarter. Adjustments on defense and offense were made and TJ began to pick up the pace. In the second quarter TJ started to step it up on offense while the defense capitalized on some early turnovers changing the momentum of the game. At the half the score was 22-16 in favor of TJ. Kevin Poker led all scores with 17. Ace Harris had 11 along with Buddy Harriston who also had 11 points. Daniel Seo led Oakdale with 11 points and Luke Scholters had 7 points.

Linganore Varsity 42 Catoctin 25 Linganore came in hungry and dominated the game. They held a 18 to 10 lead after one quarter and never looked back. Linganore's defense caused Catoctin to crumble. At half time Linganore held the 8 point lead with a score of 25 to 17. Linganore just kept building in the second half winning 42 to 25. Jacuson Simmons had 12 for Linganore and Matthew Hill had 8. Chase Cregger had 11 for Catoctin.  

JV- Linganore 43, Catoctin 32 Both teams came out playing a physical brand of basketball early on, as Catoctin looked determined to bounce back from a lopsided loss the last time these two met. The teams would continuously trade buckets in a back and forth first half which saw the Lancers holding a two-point lead after the first and a four-point lead at the half. Neither team was able to separate from the other in the third quarter as Catoctin’s Brayden Rickerd buried two three pointers along with another two, but Linganore’s Nate Day-Hemp knocked down three buckets of his own. Linganore held on to their four-point lead going into the fourth and then began to pull away using some timely outside shooting and getting points from five different players. Day-Hemp was the Lancer’s leading scorer with 11 points, followed by Brayden Willis and Case McKinney each with 10. The Cougars were led by Rickerd with 13 and Austin Courtney with seven.

Varsity – Ballenger Creek 54 West Frederick 24 Ballenger Creek jumped out to fifteen to four lead at the end of one. Ballenger Creek was led by Jeffrey Nyaku six points and Amare Thompson five points. The Bulldogs kept the pressure and scoring up with multiple steals and made baskets from Amare Thompson and Jaylen Jones with a long three pointers from Cameron Grisez taking a commanding lead at the break 36 to 15. Second half was again all Bulldogs with Ballenger extending their lead to 36 to 17 at the end of three quarter and went on to win 54 to 24. Marshall Etheridge from West Frederick led all scorers with nineteen points and Bulldogs had a great team effort with Amare Thompson fifteen points, Jaylen Jones with twelve points and Cameron Grisez had three three-points, nine points.  

JV – Ballenger Creek 43 West Frederick 24 The Ballenger Creek jumped out to an 11 to 0 lead halfway through quarter one to take a ten-point lead 17 to 7 after one quarter. West Frederick with balance team scoring amongst several players cut the lead to eight by the break, 23-15. The Bulldogs came out in the third quarter extending their lead to eleven, 33 to 22. Fourth quarter was all Ballenger Creek with Bulldogs winning 43 to 24. Ballenger Creek Brandon Collins led all scorers with seventeen and his teammates Za’Mare Young had eleven and Jaylyn Lowe had seven. West Frederick leading scorers were Kingston Myers eight points and Treshawn Bowie six points.

Mt Airy varsity 48 Boonsboro 41 Mt Airy- Luke Winkler-20 points Carson Burke-10 points Gage Neufeld-10 points Boonsboro- Rhett Springer-12 points Cooper Dewaal-11 points Harry Wells-10 points 

Mt Airy jayvee 42 Boonsboro 20 Boonsboro again played a strong first half but Mt Airy picked up the defense in the second half. Mt Airy also controlled the boards with there size in the middle. Mt Airy leading scorer was CJ T with 20 and he also finished with 10 rebounds Loncon T scored 6 Boonsboro leading scorer was Like Matthews with 6 and Palmer with 5. Maguire finished with 10 rebounds

Varsity: Monocacy 74 Poolesville 25 Monocacy led wire to wire.   Monocacy's pressure defense, rebounding and excellent passing were the keys to the game.   The Mustangs had a balanced offense with 10 players in the scoring column, along the co-game high scorers; Noah Sulaiman and Mason Dykes each with 16 points.   Sey Kondo connected on jumpers and added 12 points.   Stephan Goines scored 7 points, followed by Zallen Prue with 6 points.   Ubayd Sapp, Collin Sullivan and Shilo Bingham each scored 4 points, Jaden Abeyie scored 3 and 2 points from Collin Littlejohn.   The Falcons battled throughout the game scoring many of their points in the 2nd half.   Leading scorers for Poolesville were Christian Hayes and Schneider Dhaity each scoring 8 points.   Issac Morrow scored 4 points, 3 points from R. Sawyer Thompson and 2 from Jai Hurd for Poolesville.

JV: Monocacy 56 Poolesville 21 Monocacy raced out quickly a victory. The Mustangs backcourt was the difference in the game, playing tough defense, knocking down shots and moving the ball.   Monocacy's Kryin Ambush and Camden Keene were a powerful duo on the court.   Kyrin Ambush was the game high scorer with 26 points, with Camden Keene scoring 16.   Monocacy's Isaiah Ellerbe played a really nice game and added 5 points, a 3 pointer from Keyonte Wilson, and 2 points each from Jayden Rollins, Deloni Busey and Bryden Tema.   Leading the way for the Falcons was Liam Slonski with a team high 9 points.   Jonathan Bailey added 8 points, and 2 points a piece from James Yeaher and Landon Puglisi for Poolesville.

Varsity-Crestwood 51 FSK 21. In Uniontown, Crestwood started strong and opened a huge first quarter lead at 18 to 3.  Enoch Adeyemi led Crestwood with 7 points in the period.  The second quarter saw Ellijah Dawson take over for the Eagles scoring 13 points in the quarter as FSK cut the lead  from 15 to 7.  At the half Crestwood led 23 to 16.  The second half was all Crestwood as their defense and dominance on the boards allowed them to retake an 18 point at the end of the third quarter.  The fourth quarter was more of the same for Crestwood as they extended the lead for the final of 51-21.  The Eagles were led in scoring by Dawson's 13 points.  Crestwood was paced Akeem Parker's game high 20 points follwed Adeyemi's  17 points. 

Crestwood jayvee 56 FSK-27. Crestwoods Jak’arian Frazier set the tone early with 8 of his game high 19 coming in the first quarter and the quarter closed 12-1 Crestwood. FSK shot 6/28 on field goals for the game as Crestwood knock down three-pointers from six different players to stretch out a sizable lead. Frazier 19, Abernathy 10, McCallister-hill -8. FSK lead by Colt Smith and Brady Anthony 7 points, Hunter Morris 6. 

Middletown varsity 48 Brunswick 35 It was evenly match in the first quarter. Brunswick Joshua Mooney put up a 3 pointer to help his team. Mason whip put up a 3 pointer as well.  The first quarter ended with Middletown 15 to Brunswick 11. It was more of the same in the second quarter. Owen Negent put up a 3 to help his team but could not overcome Middletown 13 to 9 point run to end the second quarter Middletown 28 to Brunswick 20 The third quarter it was Brunswick out scoring Middletown 8 to 7 ending the quarter Middletown 35 to Brunswick 28. Middletown comes out strong in the fourth quarter with Braden Kelsey dropping a three pointer to help Middletown with a 13 to 7 run over Brunswick and ending the game. The player with the most points for Middletown was Mason whipp with 21 points. The player with the most points for Brunswick was Joey Berry with 15 points.

Middletown jayvee 48 Brunswick 37 This was a game of runs.  Brunswick came out fast and grabbed the early lead but Middletown came back to take a 1 point lead to end the 1st quarter.  Although Middletown held the lead for most of the game, they weren't able to pull away until midway through the 4th quarter.  Both teams utilized mixing up different defenses to keep the other off balance.  The Knights took advantage of an aggressive Railroader defense to register 16 points as a team from the charity stripe.  Most of those coming from Cooper Moskowitz and James Bear.  Moskowitz led the Knights with 20 points including two 3 pointers while Bear finished with 14 points and 12 boards.  Brunswick had a balanced offensive with Wyatt Hoffman leading them with 8 points, Luke Wagoner with 7 points while Lucas Steidler and Jered Ricketts each had 6 points.

WINDSOR KNOLLS, OAKDALE, CRESTWOOD AND MONOCACY DOUBLE UP FOES - 01/21

V - Poolesville 43, Linganore 37 In a hard fought game featuring several lead changes, Poolesville, behind two clutch free throws from Christian Hayes (10 points total), held off a late Linganore charge to beat the Lancers. Two other Falcons, Sawyer Thompson (with 11 points along with 13 rebounds) and Jai Hurd (10 points, including six in the second quarter), posted double digit scoring nights. Isaac Morrow (four each of rebounds, assists, and steals) and Andrew Spoat pitched in five points each and Jonathan Kwon also had a bucket in the win. Linganore's Matthew Hill and Jackson Simmons paced the Lancer attack with nine points each, including a late three-pointer from Hill to make it a one-score game. Jack Dommel was right behind them with eight points, Carter Moxley finished with five, Yug Kalathia had four, and Bryce Nester also scored for the visitors.

JV - Linganore 64, Poolesville 35 It might have been chilly outside the gym in Poolesville but Linganore's Brayden Willis heated up things quickly as he poured in 15 of his game-high 21 points in the first quarter of the Lancer's win over host Poolesville. Teammate Jett Maxwell turned on the burners late for Linganore with eight of his ten points coming in the final quarter. Nate Day-Hemp and Case McKinney finished with nine and eight points, respectively. Linganore had ten players in the scorebook, including Sean Chungu and Camden Crawford with four points each, Tyler Miller and Cooper Davis both dropping in three points, and Anthony Gorski and Gabriel Thompson also scoring in the win. Poolesville did a nice job of holding it together in the middle of the game---they were outscored by just two points total in the second and third quarters---thanks to a strong effort from John Bailey (team-high 13 points). Landon Puglisi had a nice game for the Falcons and finished with seven points. Alden Litzenberger pumped in six points on two three-pointers, James Yeaher finished with three points, and Beau Bieberich and Nicolas DePasquale each scored two points in the loss.

Monocacy varsity 64 Urbana 12 Monocacy jumped out to a quick 23 to 2 first quarter lead and never looked back. Monocacy continued to increase their lead throughout the contest leading to the 64 to 12 victory for the Mustangs.  Leading the way for Monocacy were Noah Sulaiman with 22 points and Mason Dykes with 16 points.  For Urbana, Kam McIver and Kevin McComick each scored 4 points apiece.

Monocacy jayvee 62 Urbana 44 In an incredibly fast paced contest Urbana came out scorching hot jumping all over Monocacy to take an 11-0 lead with a great start by Khalil Clark Giles who dropped eight points in the paint to power the Hawks. Urbana was stout on defense and took a 13-6 lead into the 2nd period. Monocacy responded quickly with leak out after leak out and pressure defense powered by their point guard Kyrin Ambush who had 10 points and the teams went in knotted at 22 at halftime. The 3rd quarter was back and forth but Monocacy got going in the paint with seven points from Bryden Tema and the visitors took six point lead going into the final period. And then Kyrin Ambush took over with an amazing 15 point performance getting basket after difficult basket to close out the game. Monocacy was led by Kyrin Ambush with 30 points in the game and Tema who had 14. Urbana was led by Clark Giles who had 14 in the game and Sam Armacost who had 12 points and 19 rebounds.

Varsity - Oakdale secured a victory against Walkersville, 49-25. Oakdale's defense forced a total of 30 turnovers, including 5 steals from Dylan Ohm.  Ethan Wilson led Oakdale with a game high 12 points, while John Jefferson added 8 points to the team's total. Luke Hastings showcased defensive prowess with 3 blocks. In the third period, Walkersville displayed their best performance, scoring 10 points. However, Oakdale dominated the fourth period with six players contributing, resulting in a total of 16 points and solidifying their victory. Leading scorers for Walkersville was Ivan Ansong with 8 and Raymond Birch with 5.

Jv - Oakdale 40 Walkersville 35 After losing against Walkersville in December, Oakdale was able to even the score with an impressive home win in which timely defensive stops sealed the game for the Bears.  Oakdale made a late game surge with key defensive stops led by Dylan Kramer and fantastic hustle led by Joe Ratliffe. Luke Scholtes notched nine points for the Bears while Ben Brooks contributed eight points.  Walkersville never backed down and fought hard the entire game.  Walkersville was led by Cameron Ambush (8), Easton Vesely (6), Dominic Doud (5) and Landon Young (4).  

VARSITY: FSK 41 Smithsburg 26 FSK was led by Adam Geiman with 23 points, and Jaden DeJesus added 16 points. Smithsburg was led by Dominic Cecco 10 points and Kolton Crawford added 9 points.

JV: Smithsburg 42 FSK 37 Smithsburg was led by Ben Kirchner with 20 points and Jack Rawlett added 10 points. FSK was led by Cash Bryant with 11 points, and Brady Anthony added 9 points.

V Windsor Knolls 52 Mt Airy 51 Windsor Knolls had an early 11-2 lead. By halftime it was 19-17, Bulldogs. Philip Guiliani was virtually unstoppable and led the Wolverines to the win with 18 points. He was the tallest player on the floor with outstanding ball handling, physical interior finishing skill and his best attribute - 3 point shooting. He was significantly helped by Chris Hammond, who scored 16 points including several layups in the final minute of the game. Mount Airy could not stop those 2 players in the 4th quarter, allowing 26 in the quarter. Windsor Knolls was able to convert a put-back layup with 1.3 seconds left to win the game. Mount Airy’s Stevie Hawkins made tough layups, totaling 8 points and 7th Grader Cody Dix made a remarkable 3 pointer as he was fouled. 

JV WIndsor Knolls 45 Mount Airy 41 Both teams offenses got out to a slow start, getting looks but just struggling to finish, but Windsor Knolls pressure caused turnovesr from the Bulldogs which lead to a 12-7 lead at the end of the first.  The second quarter went back and forth with both teams applying great defensive pressure as Mount Airy held Windsor Knolls to only 8 points in the quarter as Lincoln Todd scored 5 second quarter points along with 4 from Matt Valerio to go in at halftime only down 20-18. As the third quarter opened Taylor Rosario hit his groove scoring 8 of his team high 18 points in the quarter but the Bulldogs were able to hold others in check and make a run of their own scoring 16 points in the quarter to hold a 34-32 lead.  CJ Thomas found his stride scoring 6 points and Santi Chacon added 5 in the third.  Entering the fourth quarter, Mount Airy held the lead for a good portion of the quarter until a big three pointer from Silas Lane gave Windsor Knolls some momentum.  Two foul shots from Rosario  with 11 seconds left gave Windsor Knolls the final push needed to go up four points. Mount Airy had 7 players score while Windsor Knolls had 8 contribute in the win.  

Boonsboro varsity 38 Brunswick 28 Leading scorers Boonsboro Cooper Dewaal-14 points, 5 defense, 5 offensive rebounds, 3 assists Rhett Springer-11 points, 3 defensive, 2 offensive rebounds Landon French- 5 points Kaleb Sallerson- 3 points and 4 steals Landon Johnson-3 points, 4 defensive, 3 offensive rebounds, Harry Wells-2 points, 5 defensive, 6 offense rebounds, 6 blocks Leading scorers Brunswick Joey Berry-9 points Jaivyn Moody- 6 points Owen Nugent- 6 points 

Brunswick jayvee 40. Boonsboro 22 Brunswick and Boonsboro played a very close first half. Brunswick lead at the 17 -12 Brunswick came out in the 2nd half with a full court press and then pulled away in the 3rd quarter Brunswick leading scores were Black 13  Shedler 8. Hoffman 4 and 8 rebounds Boonsboro was lead by Palmer 7 Mingang 6 Matthews 6 and 8 rebounds 

Crestwood varsity 52 Middletown 26 The game started off with Middletown and Crestwood playing good basketball at both ends of the court. Crestwood #5 Enoch Adeyemi drops a 3-pointer for Crestwood to help his team pull ahead ending the first quarter 11 to 9. Both continued to play well in the second but once again ones Crestwood outscored Middletown 14 to 11 and ending the second quarter Crestwood 25 to Middletown 20. It was all Crestwood in the second half of the game holding Middletown to only 6 points and putting up 27 points of their own. Crestwood #5 Enoch Adeyemi put up 2- 3 pointers. Crestwood #20 Marli Fitch dropped a 3-pointer as well ending the game. The highest scorer for Middletown was #33 Brayden Kelsey with 7 points. The highest scorer for Crestwood was #2 Jahmeer Taylor with 16 points.

Crestwood jayvee 60 Middletown 43 The game started out with both teams playing hard with outside shooting helping Middletown while Crestwood used strong interior passing to get easy buckets underneath.  Both teams applied pressure and caused turnovers in the first half as Crestwood held a 6 point lead.  The second half proved to be a different story as sloppy play by Middletown led to easy baskets for Crestwood as they built their lead to 15 points as Middletown never got closer than 12 points the rest of the game.  James Bear led Middletown with 13 points.  Tyce Munger had 11 including three 3 pointers that helped keep the game close in the first half.  Mason D'Alessio sank a 3 pointer in the 4th quarter to bring the Knights within 12 but Crestwood answered with two 3 pointers of themselves from Jakarian Frazier and Kameri Johnson to keep their lead firmly in double digits.  Leading scorers were Jakarian Frazier with 27 including three 3 pointers.  Reggie Blue chipped in 12 points while Kameri Johnson added 11 including one 3 pointer.

OAKDALE VARSITY RUNS PAST BALLENGER CREEK TO GAIN A SPLIT - 01/18

Varsity Oakdale 67 - Ballenger Creek 41 This was all Oakdale from the start, jumping out scoring 17-point first quarter lead while holding Ballenger Creek to 4 and they never looking back. It was clear Oakdale came to compete with multiple turnovers by the Bulldogs. They continued their offensive storm stretching their lead by 21 points going in at the half leading 32 to 11. The third began with the Ballenger showing some fight, going toe to toe with Oakdale trading basket for basket, but the first half defict was too much to overcome. Oakdale’s consistent outstanding play by Ethan Wilson who led all scorers with 28 followed by Daniel O’Connor with 13.  Ballenger were led by Cameron Grisez off the bench scoring 11 followed by Jeffery Nyaku with 9.  

Ballenger Creek JV tops Oakdale, 46-31. Solid play by Jaylyn Lowe on both sides of the court gave the Bulldogs the spark they needed in the second quarter to lead by 17 points at halftime. Za'Mari Young got to the line often and scored six of his 12 points at the foul line. The Bulldogs produced another solid defensive effort forcing turnovers and scoring in transition. Sharp shooting by Oakdale's Max Sinoway in the fourth quarter provided a spark as he made three of his total four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, finishing with 12 points to lead his team. All Ballenger Creek players played a lot of minutes for the Bulldogs resulting in eight of 12 players scoring for Ballenger Creek. The Bears finished with eight scorers as well.

BRUNSWICK WINS CLOSE PAIR; POOLESVILLE, URBANA SPLIT ON KING'S DAY - 01/15

V - Poolesville 35, Urbana 31 Poolesville opened up a healthy lead and held it all game, for the most part, against Urbana in MLK Day action. The Hawks went on a 6-0 run to start the final quarter to close the Poolesville lead to three, but the Falcons, behind clutch free throws from Andrew Sproat (team-high 10 points) and Christian Hayes (eight points total) held on to beat the southern Frederick County visitors by a final score of 35-31. Poolesville's Sawyer Thompson came up big with eight points and 12 rebounds. Schneider Dhaity pitched in five points and Jai Hurd and Jonathan Kwon also had buckets in the win. For Urbana, Brayden Wang was a force all night---he hit for 13 points and had big buckets in every quarter. Rocky Jackson finished with six points, Kamryen McIver hit a late three-pointer to pull Urbana within three late, Alan Siewe finished with four points, and Alex Orellana and Kevin McCormick also scored in the loss. 

SIX OF SEVEN DOUBLEHEADERS RESULT IN SWEEPS - 01/14

Varsity: Monocacy downed Oakdale's varsity 79-25. Noah Sulaiman dominated with an impressive 29 points, showcasing his skills in isolation plays from the left side of the court. Steph Goines contributed 19 points, while Mason Dykes added 14, underscoring Monocracy's well-rounded offensive efforts. in this thrilling game. Oakdale faced challenges with Ethan Wilson leading their scoring with six points, closely followed by Ethan Farley with five.

JV- Monocacy 71 Oakdale 32 – Utilizing a stifling full court press, strong man-to-man defense and a fast-paced offense, Monocacy controlled this contest.  Although the Bears kept the game within reach during the first half, Monocacy’s size, skill and aggressiveness proved too much for the Bears to overcome. Monocacy was led by Kyrin Ambush (14), Aaron Gautreaxu (8) and Samuel Chavarro (6).  Oakdale was led by a season high contribution from Luke Scholtes (15) and received meaningful efforts from Ben Brooks, Ben Baker and Theo Hayden.

Varsity - Middletown 55 Walkersville 38. Both teams came out and scored early. In a battle of big men, Middletown’s Mason Whipp scores 8 in the quarter and Walkersville Ivan Ansong scored 6. Both big men fought for rebounds and protected the paint. Middletown’s other big man Cy Lucas added 6 in the 1st with great passes from the Knight guard driving in and dishing off. Middletown leads 22 - 11 after one. The lions really struggled to finish around the rim in the second due to the presence of Whipp around the basket blocking 4 shots and altering several others. A balanced scoring attack from Middletown helped them score 13 in the quarter while the Lions were ice cold only scoring 4. Knights led 35-15 at half. In the third the Lions found a spark feeding Ansong inside getting 7 points and fast break attacks at the rim by Gio Moore and Olock Jordan Jr help the Lions score 16 in the quarter. Knight guard Lukas Derr hit a tough corner three off a drive and kick. Lions win the quarter, but still trail 48-31 after three. In the fourth, the Lions cranked up the defense pressure with two steals from Ky Sawi and one each from Koby Moore I and Bobby Moore II. The Lions couldn’t capitalize on the pressure having shots rim out or roll off. In the end the Knight fast start, offensive rebounding, and the twin towers of Whipp and Lucas were too much for the Lions to over come falling 55-38. Walkersville Ivan Ansong led all scorers with 13 and Olock Jordan Jr added 7 for the Lions. Middletown was led by Mason Whipp and Henry Wichester-Dodman with 12 each, 8 from Cy Lucas and 7 from Brayden Kelsey

JV - Middletown 36 Walkersville 35 The Knights made the necessary adjustments on offense that led to many turnovers the previous week when they hosted the Lions and took an early lead that they didn't give up. Their stingy defense caused the Lions to turn the ball over and disrupted many open layups. Middletown's James Beal dominated on the boards, giving the team many second-chance points, and earning half of his points at the free-throw line. Nik Janse van Rensburg utilized his size to manage the paint, and Joel Njimouo used his quickness to get to the hoop and crash the boards. The Knights were led in scoring by Cooper Moskowitz, who hit timely buckets all game, including a three and an and-1 when the Lions were coming back in the 4th quarter. The Lions found themselves down by 10 in the last frame, but Easton Vesely and Dominic Douds each hit a three-pointer during the comeback. Cam Ambush's aggressive defense created a fast break layup, plus a few assists to his teammates to cut the lead to two. Vesely was fouled going to the hoop with 30 seconds to go, cutting the Knights' lead to one, and Ambush got a steal with one second left, but it was too little too late for the Lions. High scorers Middletown - Moskowitz (13), Beal (9), Njimouo (8), Janse van Rensburg (6) High scorers Walkersville - Ambush (11), Vesely (9), Young (4), Boone (4)

Varsity Catoctin 29 Linganore 26 The Lancers took an early lead by draining two three pointers, closing out the first quarter 10-7. As the second quarter went underway, the Lancers continued to run up the score adding an additional seven points to the Cougars three points. Taking it into the half, the Lancers led the Cougars 17-10. Coming out of the halftime break, the Cougars seemed to gain energy and purpose as they flipped the script taking a nine to three run on the Lancers. The third quarter ended with a tight score of 20-19, with the Lancers maintaining the lead. With under five seconds left in the fourth quarter, Chase Cregger knocked down two critical free throws after Linganore received a technical foul, sealing the door for the Cougars to earn their first win of the season. The Lancers were led by Jackson Simmons with 12 points, Matthew Hill with seven points, and Karl Meredith with three points. The Cougars were led by Nathan Morlan with nine points, Chase Cregger with seven points, and Hudson Ridegeair with seven points.

JV Linganore 64 Catoctin 41 Linganore pulled away late from a gritty Cougar team The Lancers started fast, turning early turnovers into 4 quick buckets by Brayden Willis, and some sharp shooting by Nate Day-Hemp. The Lancers took a 17-4 lead into the first break. As the second quarter started, the Cougars began trapping Lancer ballhandlers and closed the gap to six. That’s when Case McKinney took over, using a crafty crossover, splitting sometimes between 3 defenders, leading to uncontested layups for Willis and Sean Chungu. At the half, the Lancers led 28-14, paced by Willis with 17, Chungu with 6, and Day-Hemp with 5. The Cougars scoring leaders at the half were Brayden Rickerd with 8 (with two 3’s), and Luke Berg with 4. Cougar shooters helped speed up the pace of an exciting third quarter, with Rickerd and Tucker Bryant each draining 3’s, and Mason Fry poured in 6 from the paint and hit a free throw. The Lancers had an answer though, with long range shooting from Day-Hemp, McKinney, and continued inside scoring from Willis and Chungu. The back-and-forth, high-energy 3rd quarter ended with the Lancers lead extend to 48-33. Mason Fry played well in the paint, on the finishing end on Cougar runouts during the third quarter surge. The final quarter pace didn’t slow down, and the Cougars fight didn’t fade. But there was no answer for the Lancer big men, who took over for good, scoring 14 of the Lancers final 16 points. Willis dominated for the Lancers on the press and in the paint, scoring a season-high 30 points. Day-Hemp added 14 with two 3’s and a few skillful runners. Chungu added his season-high 13 points. Brayden McCauley paced the Cougars with 13, hitting three 3’s, while Bryant added 11, including a three of his own.

V - Poolesville 60, Smithsburg 42 Poolesville's Andrew Sproat was virtually unstoppable against Smithsburg, as his 19 first half points (28 points total, including four three-pointers) pushed the Varsity Falcons to a win over visiting Smithsburg. Poolesville outscored Smithsburg 16-5 in the pivotal second quarter and kept the visitors at arm's length the rest of the way. Sproat had plenty of help with Sawyer Thompson continuing his excellent post-holiday play---he decorated the scorebook with 12 points, seven rebounds, and two blocks. Isaac Morrow finished with six points, eight assists, and six rebounds, Jonathan Kwon hit for four points, Christian Hayes had three, as did Brian Diamond. Bobby de los Santos pitched in a bucket in the win, as did Schneider Dhaity to go along with his five blocks and two steals. Smithsburg's Kolton Crawford did all he could to keep his guys in the game. He finished with nine points. Dominic Cecco was right behind him with eight points. Joe Bono had five, Noah Glines finished with four, and Isaiah Shifler, Riley Carr, and Sawyer Dwinnells each had a bucket. 

JV - Poolesville 32, Smithsburg 28 In a tight, game-long, defensive struggle, Poolesville opened a six point lead at the half and made it stick the rest of the way. Reliable Liam Slonski was the only double-figure scorer for both teams---he led the Falcons with 10 points. James Yeaher had a breakout game for Poolesville with nine points and outstanding defensive play. John Bailey also came up big for the Falcons with nine points (including five in the final period). Alden Litzenberger pitched in four points in the win. Visiting Smithsburg had 19 second half points to close the margin, led by seven points each by Elijah Duffey and Lucas Kasalavage, Vincent Bloom with six points, Jake Rogers with five, and Ben Kirchner with a three-pointer.    

Brunswick Varsity 58 Boonsboro 46. Boonsboro came out of the gates firing on all cylinders and jumped out to a 16-0 lead in the first. Brunswick was able to settle down in the 2nd quarter but Boonsboro still led at the half 30-19 behind Harry Wells' 17 first half points. After halftime it was all Brunswick winning the second half 39-16 to come away with the 12-point win. The Railroaders were led by four players in double figures, Jaivyn Moody had 17, Joey Berry 16, Owen Nugent 15, and Cole Renn added 10 points (all in the second half.) Boonsboro was led by Harry Wells with 17 and Cooper DeWaal with 14.

Brunswick JV 45 Boonsboro JV 25. Brunswick used a late 3rd quarter run to lift them to a 45 to 25 win over visiting Boonsboro.  Mansour Bah’s 10 points led the Brunswick scoring attack which saw eight players hit the scoring column.  Taylor Black contributed 9 points, while Lucas Steidler and Luke Wagoner each scored 7.  Boonsboro’s Layne Palmer matched Bah as the game’s high scorer with 10 points of his own.  Kaden Hough scored 7 points and Ben Burton finished with 3 points for Boonsboro.

Varsity: Crestwood 55 TJ 22 Crestwood came out strong in quarter one 13 to TJ's 2 points. Both Akeem Paker and Enoch Adeyemi hit a 3-pointer.  Second quarter Crestwood keep climbing up ending with 26 points and TJ having 10.  Crestwood's Enoch Adeyemi hit another 3-pointer.  Third quarter TJ could not stop Crestwood's Akeem Parker, scoring 8 points. Last quarter Crestwood's Ean Terry and Marli Fitch both hit a 3 pointer.  Crestwood took the win 55 to TJ's 22 points. Crestwood High Score: Akeem Parker with 13 points followed by Jahmeer Taylor  and Enoch Adeyemi each with 10 points. TJ High Score: Kobe Dumas with 8 points, followed by Brian Wright with 7

JV: Crestwood 51 TJ 35 It took both teams a little time to find a good rhythm.  Quarter one ended TJ 2 points to Crestwood's Jak'arian Frazier making 5 out of the 7 points.  Quarter two, Crestwood brought the heat making 10 baskets. TJ had 5.  Third quarter TJ's closed in on Crestwood.  TJ's Keimari Toussaint and Kevin Pokier both hit 3's.  Ending the 3rd quarter with Crestwood 23 to TJ 21.  Last quarter TJ scored 12 points giving them 35 total points. In the fourth, Jak'arian Frazier scored 7 points, with Reggie making 3 baskets. Crestwood High Score: Jak'arian Frazier with 17 total points, Reggie Blue with 12 total points TJ High Score: Kevin with 13 total points, Keimari with 8 total points

Varsity-Windsor Knolls 47 FSK 39.  The Wolverines dominated the start of the game by shutting out the Eagles 18 to 0 in the first quarter with the Wolverines' Chis Hammond scoring 12 of the teams 18 points.  The start of the second saw WK push their lead to 21-0.  FSK finally showed up and were sparked by reserve big man Landon Horton's energy and effort.  Horton scoring 9 of the team's first 14 points.  LJ King led the Eagles as they began to match the tempo and aggressiveness of the visitors  By the end of the quarter FSK had closed the gap to 12 points at 30 to 18. The second half started with good defense from both teams as the scoring was scarce.  The quarter ended with WK leading 37-26.  The final quarter started with some hot shooting from FSK.  Cy Mendez entered the game and immediately knocked down 8 points including two 3-pointers cutting the score to 40-36.  Elijah Dawson then knocked down a big 3 to cut the lead to one at 40-39.  The Wolverines responded with a basket.  After a couple of empty possessions Wk's Nathan Marzinga nailed a corner 3 to extend the lead with 40 seconds left and end the Eagles comeback.  The Eagle's scoring was led by Adam Geiman's 10 points and 10 rebounds, Horton 10, Dawson 9 and Mendez 8.  The Wolverines were led by Hammond's 20 points, Marzinga 11, and Philip Guiliana's 11 points.  

WK jayvee 72 FSK 39 The Wolverines’ Taylor Rosario and Caden Johnson each scored nine points in the first quarter as WK took a 22-11 lead. WK’s fast break was in gear in the second quarter.  Caden Johnson got out on the break and Rosario found him with some great outlet passes. Johnson added 13 points in the second quarter and Jake Giuliani hit two three pointers.  WK led at the half 41-25 WK played excellent defense in the 3rd quarter holding FSK to five points. Johnson continued his scoring, adding nine points and Rosario added five. WK’s Silas Lane hit two 3 pointers and Eric Reyes added another in the fourth quarter. Nico Valenzula-Ruz and Adam Lindstrom did a nice job on the boards for WK. Johnson finished with 31 along with 4 steals. Rosario had an all around great game.  He ran the offense for WK  finishing with 14 points, 6 steals, 3 rebounds and no turnovers.  Giuliani finished with eight and Lane with 6. Leading scorers for FSK were Cash Bryant with 11 and Colt Smith with 10.

EXCITING SATURDAY: SIX GAMES DECIDED BY SIX POINTS OR LESS, ONE IN OT - 01/13

West Frederick varsity 43 TJ 39. For the Cadets Samir Brocho had a team high 15 points. Tre Hall added 12 and Marshall Ethendge 8. West Frederick led 17-14 at the half. The Patriots started the second half hot led by Dash Wexler who had a team and game high 17 points for the Patriots. Ze'Byon Randolph added 10 and Kobe Dumas had 8 for the Patriots.

West Frederick jayvee 42 TJ 39. For the Patriots, Kevin Porker led the charge scoring a team and game high 15 points. Keimari Toussant and Ace Harris each added 11 for the Patriots. Despite a balanced attack by the Patriots, The Cadets still led 21-12 at the halftime. The Cadets led by Joaquin Gama who had a team high 14 points kept the pressure on as the the Cadets continued their tough defense into the 2nd half of the game. Kingston Myers also had 12 points for the Cadets and treshawn Bowie had 10 

V Mt Airy 43 FSK 25 FSK came out firing with a 3 pointer by Jaden Dejesus but Mt Airy’s Michael Frey immediately answered with a 3 of his own. From there it was a defensive game as both teams were cold on offense. Mt Airy led 10-8 at the end of quarter one.  In the second quarter Mt Airy’s Ben Bleichner made a big 3 pointer and played tough defense to help Mt Airy extend its lead to 18-10. The second half featured more tough D by Mt Airy and two huge 3 pointers by Gage Neufeld.  3Q score was Mt Airy 35 FSK 14. FSK showed no quit however as they rallied to score 11 points in the fourth quarter to Mt Airy’s 8. FSK was led by Dejesus’ 12 points while Adam Geiman tallied 6. Mt Airy was paced by Neufeld’s 15 points while Carson Burke had 9 and Luke Winkler had 8. 

JV Mt Airy 37 FSK 34 A very exciting well-played game between Mount Airy and FSK. Mount Airy built an early lead with some pressure defense causing turnovers to go up 16-7 at the end of the first quarter.  FSK showed no quit and battled back causing turnovers of their own heading into halftime Mount Airy led 22-11.  The Eagles came out with high energy and put the pressure on the Bulldogs scoring 15 points in the third to head into the fourth quarter with a score of  Mount Airy 30 FSK 26.  The fourth quarter went back and forth with each team making their own runs.  A foul shot with seconds remaining brought the Eagles within one point.  This allowed FSK to get into a man press but Mount Airy was able to respond inbounding the ball and finding an open CJ Thomas for an open layup to seal the win.  FSK found scoring behind Brady Anthony's 12 points, and Cash Bryant adding 7.  Mount Airy's Santi Chacon brought great energy and toughness on the defensive end to help bail out the Bulldogs.  

Monocacy varsity 64 Windsor Knolls 30 Monocacy came out firing , playing great defense throughout the game.   Game high scorer was Stephan Goines who played a solid game and scored 21 points for Monocacy.   Monocacy's Noah Sulaiman had a strong game on both sides of the ball and scored 15 points.   Mason Dykes was grabbing rebounds and added 9 points for Monocacy, 8 points from Sey Kondo, Alex Chavarria scored 4 points and made some great passes to set up his teammates, 3 points from Ubayd Sapp and 2 each from Gus Cates and Zallen Prue.  The Wolverines were led by Christopher Hammond with a team high 11 points.   Reece Leader scored 8 points, followed by 5 points from Philip Giuliani and 2 points each from Oluwaseun - Joshua Ademola, Luis Lopes and Jon Wageman for Windsor Knolls.

Windsor Knolls jayvee 50 Monocacy 49 Taylor Rosario and Caden Johnson played great games for Windsor Knolls and accounted for 45 of the team's points.   The Mustangs held a 1 point lead with under 20 seconds to play and Rosario nailed a runner with 11 seconds left to seal the win.   Leading scorer for Monocacy was Bryden Tema with 19, Kyrin Ambush scored 16 points, 6 each from Deloni Busey and Aaron Gauntreaux and 2 from Camden Keene.  Taylor Rosario was the game high scorer with 24 points.   Caden Johnson scored 21 for the Wolverines followed by 4 points from Ezayne White and a point from Adam Lindstrom.

Ballenger Creek Varsity 55 Urbana 29 The Bulldogs jumped out to a 5 point halftime lead of 21 to 16.  In the second half the Bulldogs took control of the game by scoring 22 points in the third quarter to take a 43 to 26 lead into the 4th quarter. The Hawks could not close the gap and the Bulldogs prevailed and were able to get a season series split with the Hawks.  Leading scorers for the Bulldogs were C. Basford with 13 points, J. Jones with 11 points and A. Thompson with 8 points.  For the Hawks Cole Spitulnik lead the way with 8 points, Brayden Wang with 7 points and Kamryen McIver added 6 points.

JV: Ballenger Creek 52 Urbana 36 For about 5 minutes to start the first quarter the teams battled hard trading possessions with very little scoring. Then Ballenger took control, using tremendous effort on the glass and on defense to impose their will scoring inside and outside against the Hawks and held a 14-5 lead at end of first quarter. Second quarter was more of the same with BC’s star ZaMari Young getting to the free throw line frequently and scoring five of his nine first half points in the quarter to send BC into the break up 25-11. The Hawks came out energized in the 3rd period using pressure defense to cut the lead down to eight points getting six points from Sam Armacost in the period but BC maintained the lead at 14 heading into the final period. The Hawks again attempted a strong comeback but their combined 2-18 shooting from the free throw line compared to BCs 11-19 was a big factor. BC was led in scoring by Brandon Collins with 16 and ZaMari Young with 13. The Hawks got 13 from Sam Armacost and some inspired play by Kian Byrne and Bradley Barnes defensively in the loss.

Varsity: Oakdale 60 Linganore 19 Oakdale took the lead early and never looked back. Key players Ethan Wilson and Luke Hastings led the offensive charge with 13 and 12 points, respectively. Danny O’Connor was on fire from behind the arc hitting 4 threes and contributing 12 points. The game showcased Oakdale's offensive ability , complemented by an outstanding defensive effort that saw them outrebounding Linganore 36-13. Linganore's Jack Dommel lead his team in scoring getting 6 points against Oakdale's robust defense.

JV: Linganore 37 Oakdale 31 (OT)  In a heated rivalry game Linganore prevailed with timely free throws and layups.  Linganore jumped out to an early 11-0 lead.  After settling down, Oakdale began to claw back.  By the 2nd half the score was within several points as each team exchanged leads.  With a spirited fanbase representing both sides, the game ultimately went into overtime in which Linganore was able to execute timely buckets to finish off the Bears.  Linganore had solid contributions from Brayden Willis (8), Sean Chunga (7), Nate Day-Hemp (5) and Camden Crawford (5).  Although he only scored four points, Jett Maxwell provided timely leadership for the Lancers as he was able to overcome an early injury and set the pace. Oakdale was led by Daniel Seo (11), Ben Frederick (9) and Luke Scholtes (6)

Walkersville varsity 35 Catoctin 30 Walkersville was able to jump out to 8 to 3 lead after one quarter of play. Catoctin came storming back in the 2nd period and took a 13 to 12 lead at halftime. The home team Cougars were flat in the 3rd quarter. Walkersville had some outstanding shooting from Hudson Beaver and Raymond Birch. Walkersville took a 27 to 20 lead after three quarters. The fourth quarter saw some heavy weight action with Walkersville coming out on top. Leading scorers for Walkersville was Beaver with 15 and Birch with 6. Leading the way for Catoctin was Chase Cregger 17 points and Hudson Rudegair 8 points. 

JV- Walkersville 38, Catoctin 25 Catoctin jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter with strong defense and six points from Austin Courtney. The Lions would storm back in the second quarter with a zone trap that stifled the Cougar offense, leading to a 14-10 halftime lead for Walkersville. From there, they never looked back, with Easton Vesely and Cameron Ambush knocking down three pointers in the third quarter to stretch the margin to 35-15. Catoctin tried to close the gap in the fourth, but Walkersville’s lead was too much to overcome. Vesely led all scorers with 14 points and Ambush added seven for the Lions. Catoctin was led by Brayden Rickerd with nine points and Courtney with eight.

Middletown varsity 61 Boonsboro 35 Leading scorers for Middletown Mason Whipp-31 points Andrew Oman-9 points Blake Gadaleta-8 points. Leading scorers for Boonsboro Cooper Dewaal-17 points Harry Wells-5 points Kaleb Sallerson-4 points 

JV: Middletown at Boonsboro was not reported.

BC DOUBLES UP SMITHSBURG - 01/11

Varsity-Ballenger Creek 59, Smithburg 30 This game was all Bulldogs jumping out to a first quarter lead scoring 18 in the quarter and never looking back. Smithburg competed hard throughout. The half ended with a score of 33 to 18 Bulldogs. The Bulldogs used pressure defense in the third frame, leading to turnovers and 18 points. As scrappy as they were Smithburg was unable to overcome the point defict scoring 12 in the forth.  The Bulldogs were led by Amare Thompson with 14 and Jaylen Jones with 13, Smithburg was led by Carter Guoff with 10 points.      

Ballenger Creek jayvee beat Smithsburg 56-30. Sharp-shooting by Ben Kirchner gave Smithsburg the lead as he tallied three 3-pointers by the end of the first quarter. A big second quarter, led by Brandon Collins with 10 points, for the Bulldogs resulted in a 12 point lead for Ballenger at half time. Za'Mari Young of Ballenger Creek led all scorers with 17 points, 15 of which were tallied in the 3rd quarter alone. Elijah Duffey chipped in eight points for Smithsburg. Ballenger Creek finished with eight players in the scoring column. 

BALLENGER CREEK TAKES TWO FROM HOMESTANDING FSK - 01/10

Varsity-Ballenger Creek 51 FSK 38.  Both teams got off to a slow start going back and forth with the first quarter ending with Ballenger Creek leading 10 to 8.  Adam Geiman led the Eagles, going 3 for 3 from the field for 6 points.  BC was led by Jaylen Jones and Amare Thompson with 7 of their teams 10 points.  The second quarter was much of the same with the Eagles cutting the lead to one as Ellijah Dawson sank a shot at the buzzer, leaving the score BC 18 FSK 17at half.  The pivotal third quarter saw BC get hot from the field and the foul line scoring 23 in the quarter to take a commanding 41-25 going into the fourth.  In the third both teams went to the line often with BC going 9 for 11 compared to Eagles' 4 of 9.  The final quarter was very competitive once again with the Eagles outscoring BC 13-10.  Ballenger Creek was led by Thomson 16 points and Jones 13 points as both were dominate at times.  FSK was led by Geiman's 19 Points and 12 rebounds.

JV- Ballenger Creek 45 FSK 25.  FSK struggled to find the bottom of the net with tough defense from Ballenger Creek throughout the game.  The first quarter ended 10-3 and the second quarter ended19-12, Ballenger Creek. In the second half Ballenger Creek heated up the three's knocking down 4 in the third with 18 points total to stretch the lead to 37-20.  Jaylyn Lowe knocked down two more threes to start the 4th and led the team with 18 points followed by Brandon Collins 11 points and Mckinnie 7 points.  Fisk was led Brady Anthony 7 points, Colt Smith 6, and Cash Bryant 6.

SIX OF TEN GAMES DECIDED BY SINGLE DIGITS, ONE IN DOUBLE OVERTIME - 01/07

V - Poolesville 43, Brunswick 35 Poolesville's 33 second half points derailed Brunswick and pushed the Falcons to a 43-35 home win over the Frederick County visitors. The home team was powered by Sawyer Thompson's "double-double" of 15 points and 16 rebounds. He also pitched in three blocks and three steals. Right behind him was Christian Hayes with 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Andrew Sproat also had double figures in the win with 10 points. Poolesville's Isaac Morrow finished with six points, Jai Hurd had a bucket, and Scheider Dhaity ripped six rebounds. For Brunswick, Joey Berry and Owen Nugent (10 points each) kept the Railroaders in the game during the second half. Jaivyn Moody finished with nine points. Rickey Riley, Logan Lowery, and Michael Minnick also had a bucket each in the loss.   

JV - Brunswick 52, Poolesville 48 (2OT) Down by 14 at the half, Poolesville, behind John Bailey's 24 points, fought back to tie the game at the end of regulation, but two overtimes later Brunswick scored when it counted and made their way home with a thrilling 52-48 win over the Falcons. Lucas Steidler scored five of his 14 team-high points in the extra periods to pace the Railroaders. Seven other Railroaders inflicted damage in the win, including Luke Wagoner (11 points), Wyatt Hoffman (eight), Mansour Bah (six), and the Ricketts brothers (Jared and Calan) with four points each. Taylor Black and Eli Nuse also scored for Brunswick. In addition to Bailey's heroics, Alden Litzenberger hit for 12 points (with three three-pointers), Landon Puglisi and Liam Slonski had four points each, Nicolas DePasquale hit a clutch three in the final period, and James Yeaher also scored. 

Varsity: TJ 33 Windsor Knolls 27 In a close low scoring defensive back and forth game, TJ held off Windsor Knolls in the fourth quarter.  TJ jumped out to a 9-2 first quarter lead behind 4 points from Deishell Wexler and a Kobe Dumas 3 pointer.  Then Philip Guiliani got rolling and scored 8 of Windsor Knoll's 9 as scores reversed in the second quarter  to make it a 12-11 halftime score in favor of TJ.  Both teams scored 12 points a piece in the third quarter with CJ Hammond contributing 6 points for Windsor Knolls and Zebyon Randolph scoring 7 points for TJ.  TJ held on in the fourth at the line to win.  TJ was lead by Randolph with 12 points followed by Wexler with 7 points.  Guiliani paced Windsor Knolls with a game high 14 points and CJ Hammond finished with 6 points.

JV: WK 63. TJ 38 WK’s Ezayne White exploded for 14 points in the first quarter as the Wolverine's raced to a 26-4 lead.   Ryan Fox contributed six points for WK in the quarter. White was unstoppable in the paint and on the offensive boards. He was the recipient of some excellent passes from Taylor Rosario.  Rosario hit for seven in the second quarter and WK held a commanding lead 41-14 at the half. The Patriots came out more aggressive in the 3rd quarter scoring the first six points. Ace Harris and Kelmari Toussaint nailed three pointers and TJ outscored WK 15-11 in the quarter. The teams played almost even in the final quarter for the final score of 63-38. Ace Harris had an outstanding game for the Patriots, leading his team with 16 points.  Toussaint finished with nine and Syrus Schaefer had seven. White led all scorers with his game high 19 points. Rosario had an outstanding all-around game running the offense and finished with 14. Ryan Fox finished with eight and Silas Lane with seven.  The Wolverines Adam Lindstorm had an outstanding game with his aggressive play.  He hit the boards hard, played great defense and finished with six points.

Smithsburg varsity 52  Catoctin 45 Smithsburg started out slow in the first quarter, as Catoctin outscored them 8 to 2. Smithsburg warmed up in the 2nd quarter by taking the quarter 13 to 10.  Catoctin led at half time 18 to 15. Smithsburg came out in the 2nd half and scored 32 points to take the led in the 3rd quarter. Smithsburg was led by Kolton Crawford with 27 points, and Carter Gouff added 7 points with 8 rebounds. Catoctin was led by Hudson Rudegeair with 20 points, and Chase Cregger chipped in with 15 points.

Catoctin jayvee 53 Smithsburg 34 Catoctin was led by Brayden Rickerd with 18 points, and Austin Courtney chipped in with 16 points. Smithsburg was led by Lucas Kaslavage, Jake Rogers with 7 points each, and Luke Glines added 6 points.

Varsity -Oakdale 42 West Frederick 28 In a thrilling matchup, Oakdale emerged victorious over West Frederick. The first half saw a closely contested battle, with Oakdale holding a slim lead of 22-18 at halftime. Ethan Wilson scored 12 of his total 13 points in the first half. Notably, Oakdale's tenacious defense played a pivotal role, forcing turnovers and disrupting West Frederick's offensive flow. Furthermore, Oakdale dominated the boards, out-rebounding West Frederick 32 to 19, showcasing their strength in both ends of the court. This early offensive contribution, combined with Eli Jansen's 10 points, showcased Oakdale's scoring prowess. West Frederick's Kenny Chen scored 8 points in an effort to keep his team in the game. Ultimately, Oakdale's cohesive play, highlighted by their formidable defense and rebounding secured their victory in this exciting contest.

JV  West Frederick 50 Oakdale 20 – West Frederick controlled the game from start to finish jumping out to an early lead and never looked back.  Their full court pressure defense, timely three pointers and ability to finish their layups proved too much for the Bears.  West Frederick’s Kingston Myers led the way with 13 points while teammate Joaquin Cardoza-Gama contributed 10 points. Ja'miere Macklin (6) and Treshawn Bowie (5) also had strong games for West Frederick.  Oakdale was led by Ben Baker with 7 points and 5 rebounds as well as Daniel Seo with 4 points and 5 rebounds. 

Varsity: Middletown 51 Walkersville 43 Middletown started out strong in the first quarter putting up 12 points behind the three pointers of Middletown Connor Shankle and Wayne Jenkins ending the first quarter Middletown 12 to Walkersville 9. Middletown Connor Shankle put up 2 more three pointers in the second quarter. Middletown Henry Winchester also helped his team with a three pointer as well. But it was all Walkersville Hudson Beaver with 15 points to help his team to a 29 to 23 halftime advantage. The Third quarter was all Middletown, holding Walkersville to just 3 points and dropping 17 to end the third-quarter Middletown 40 to Walkersville 32. It was a Defensive game in the fourth quarter. Middletown and Walkersville scored 11 points each. The high scorer for Middletown was Mason Whipp with 19 points. The high scorer for Walkersville was Hudson Beaver with 17 points.

JV: Walkersville 43 Middletown 37 Walkersville jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter and held it for the rest of the game using their zone on defense to create turnovers that led to extra possessions on offense.  Middletown was down by 2 points at the half but never got closer the rest of the game.  Strong shooting from Cam Ambush and Easton Vesely led the Lions as each had two 3 pointers. Vesely led the Lions with 15 points with Ambush tallying 14 points himself.  Middletown was led by James Bear who had a team high 11 points.

BALLENGER CREEK JAYVEES HAND MONOCACY FIRST LOSS IN TWO YEARS - 01/04

Varsity Monocacy 58 Ballenger Creek 22 It was all Mustangs, jumping out to a first quarter lead scoring 12 and holding the Bulldogs to 2. The Mustangs extended their lead closing the half with a score of 31 to 9. The third started with the Bulldogs showing some fight trading basket for basket tying the Mustangs in the quarter. But in the end it was too much Mustangs scoring 15 in the quarter while allowing only 3 point for Ballenger. Monocacy leading scorer was Noah Sulaiman who led all scores with 20 points and Ballenger Creek was led by Amare Thompson the 16.

JV: Ballenger Creek 58 Monocacy 50 In a great matchup, for the first three quarters neither team was up more than five points at the end of each period. Ballenger Creek jumped out to an early lead behind buckets by Za'Mari Young. A few trips to the free throw line resulted in four more points for the Bulldogs. Ballenger played a high pressure 2-3 zone to begin with a 12-7 lead after the first quarter. Monocacy, led by solid play by Camden Keene scoring 11 points in the second quarter alone, sparked the momentum shift. Monocacy went on to win the second quarter by taking advantage of some great high-low play with dishes for easy buckets next to the basket. The Bulldogs came out in the second half and immediately scored five points to tie the game at 29 apiece. From that point, Ballenger never trailed the rest of the game. Monocacy trailed by four points at the beginning of the fourth quarter. High pressure defense lead by Brandon Collins translated into a couple 6 point runs providing a cushion to secure the win for Ballenger. Zamari Young lead all scorers with 25 points, while his teammate Demacian McKinnie dropped 13, including two 3-pointers, for the Bulldogs. Monocacy's Aaron Gautreaux and Kyrin Ambush scored 13 points and 12 points, respectively.

BRUNSWICK, MONOCACY EACH WIN DIVISION PAIR, FIVE TWINBILLS UP IN SPLITS - 12/17

Monocacy varsity 65 West Frederick 26 Monocacy led wire to wire in their victory over the West Frederick Cadets.   Monocacy's offense improved each quarter and played a consistent tight defense throughout the game.   The Cadets had 6 players in the scoring column, led by Shawn Waters who finished with a team high 9 points.   Rondell Faunteroy led the Cadets offense on the floor and finished with 5 points.   Samir Bracho and Tre Hall each scored 4 points, and 2 points each from Kaidan Cohan and Marshall Elderidge for West Frederick.   The Mustangs had a balanced offensive attack with 10 players scoring.   The game high scorer with 17 points was Monocacy's Stephan Goines.   Noah Sulaiman scored 14 points, followed by 9 from Mason Dykes, and 6 points from Alex Chavarria all from behind the arc.   Shilo Bingham scored 5 points, Sey Kondo added 4 points, 3 points each from Charlie Midgette and Ubayd Sapp and 2 points a piece from Jaden Abeyie and Zallen Prue.

WEST FREDERICK, OAKDALE VARSITIES NAB ONE AND THREE-POINT VICTORIES - 12/16

Varsity: West Frederick  44 - Urbana 43 West Frederick Cadets won a nail biter against the Urbana Hawks winning the game with 2 free throws from Samir Bracho to tie and take the lead with .8 seconds left on the clock.  Leading scorers for each team were Rondell Faunteroy of West Frederick with 14 points and Kim Melver with 11 points for Urbana 

JV:  Urbana 42 - West Frederick 36 Urbana led the way most of the game with Frederick in foul trouble for the entire game.   After trailing most of the second half by double digits West Frederick rallied back but ultimately fell short.  Leading scorers for each team were Kingston Myers with 17 points from West Frederick and 19 points for Sam Armacost for Urbana

Windsor Knolls varsity 44, Ballenger Creek 37 - After a slow back and forth 1st quarter  with each team feeling out the defense the Wolverines took a slim lead 9 to 7 .  With Windsor Knolls having foul trouble Ballenger Creek pulled ahead to take a 16-13 lead at the half.   Windsor Knolls found their rhythm as a team with a 20 point third quarter to take a 33-27 lead behind 6 points from both Phillip Guilliani and Nathan Mazinga. Both defenses stiffened up in the fourth as Ballenger Creek made a push but Windsor Knolls was able to fend them off to seal a victory.  Mazinga finished with a game high 16, Guilliani had 10, and CJ Hammond scored 9 points for Windsor Knolls Jaylen Jones had a team high 10 points for Ballenger Creek while Amare Thompson scored 8 points and Jayden MBouua  had 7 points.

BC jayvee 55 WK 44 Ballenger Creek got three pointers from Brandon Collins and DeMacian McKinnie early in the first quarter. WK’s Ryan Fox answered with a three pointer and BC held a three point advantage 13-10 at the end of the quarter. The second quarter was close as BC scored 12 and WK answered with nine as BC took a 25-19 lead at the half.  WK was able to stay close in the third quarter getting three pointers from Brennan Ray and Caden Johnson.   BC’s big man Za’mari Young added six for BC with his strong inside moves. Adam Lindstrom and Nico Valenzuela- Ruz of WK battled hard on the boards to help keep it close with BC leading going into the 4th quarter 35-30. The Bulldogs picked up the defensive pressure in the 4th quarter forcing turnovers as they extended the margin to 15 points. Za’mari Young led the charge with 10 points.  Alexavler Ofori added six for BC.  Ballenger was able to control the boards behind the strong rebounding of Marcus Jackson. WK continued to battle as Brennan Ray and Nico Valenzuela- Ruz knocked down three pointers as BC defeated WK. The leading scorers for WK were Caden Johnson with 10, Nico Valenzuela- Ruz with nine. Brennan Ray of WK had an outstanding game coming off the bench and leading the Wolverines with 14 points. Za’mari Young from BC dominated the game was a game high 22 points, Alexavler Ofori  with nine, DeMacian McKinnie and Brandon Collins finished with seven and Marcus Jackson with six.

Oakdale varsitiy 57 Middletown 54  From the opening tip, Oakdale played a fast paced game jumping out to a 22-13 lead at the end of the first; paced by Ethan Wilson’s 12 first quarter points. Middletown held Oakdale to ten points in the second while scoring eleven of their own to end the half and trail Oakdale by seven. Middletown came alive in the third as Andrew Oman hit two of his four three pointers to tie the game at 43.  Middletown couldn’t beat Oakdale’s defense with Ethan Farley’s 5, Danny O’Connor and Dylan Ohm’s 3 steals sealing the win for the Bears. Leading scorers for Middletown were Oman’s 12 being lights out from behind the arc and Henry Winchester also adding 12.  Oakdale was lead by Wilson’s game high 26 points followed by John Jefferson contributing 12 points and Dubem Ugwu-oh putting up 9 with 7 boards.

Middletown jayvee 42 Oakdale 30 Middletown controlled the game from start to finish capitalizing on Oakdale’s inability to make open layups and protect the ball.  While Oakdale clawed back during various points of the game, Middletown didn’t succumb to the pressure answering the bell each time Oakdale went on a run.  Middletown’s #34 was the game’s high scorer with 15 points and three crucial three pointers in the 4thquarter.  Nikolaas Janse van Rensburg scored 9 points and Mason D’Alessio notched 10 points for Middletown.  Oakdale was led by Kai Hunyh with 13 points and 4 steals.  Luke Scholtes contributed 5 rebounds and 7 steals and Ben Baker was dominant on the boards with 8 rebounds as well as scored 7 points

Boonsboro varsity prevailed over Smithsburg 46-30 leading scorers for Boonsboro are Grant Rhodes with 11 points and 2 offensive rebounds, Rhett Springer with 9 points, Landon Johnson had 8 points along with 5 offensive rebounds and 2 steals, Harry Wells had 7 points, 4 blocks, 4 defensive 5 offensive rebounds, 5 steals, Cooper Dewaal 6 points, 3 defensive 4 offensive rebounds and 4 steals, Johnson Gordon had 3 defensive 9 offensive rebounds and 2 steals, Landon French 3 defensive 4 offensive rebounds and 3 steals. Leading scorers for Smithsburg are Kolton Crawford 11 points and was 7 for 8 from free throw line, Carter Gouff had 7 points and Dominic Cecco had 6 points and Joe Bono had 6 points.

Smithsburg jayvee 36  Boonsboro 22 Boonsboro started the game strong and went up 5-0 to start. Smithsburg then scored the next 4 points. Boonsboro lead after 1st quarter 5-4. Smithsburg then stepped up the defense and held Boonsboro scoreless in 2nd quarter and lead 13-5 at the half. Smithsburg then came out strong in the second half and scored 19 in the 3rd  quarter to take a 32-7 lead . Boonsboro played a good 4th quarter and out scored Smithsburg 13-4 to end game. Smithsburg leading scorers Luke Glines 10 Colton Baker 6 Ben Kirchner 5 Boonsboro Layne Palmer 13 Gavin Whiteside 5 Luke Matthews 12 rebounds

Mt Airy Varsity 53 Catoctin 32 The game started with Mt Airy jumping out to a quick lead. Catoctin was able to fight back after one quarter Mt Airy held a 7 to 6 lead. The second quarter was a tough defensive battle with Mt Airy holding a 15 to 12 halftime lead. Mt Airy's firepower came to life in the second half as they were able to pull away. They outscored Catoctin 38 to 20 in the second half. Giving Mt Airy a 53 to 32 win. Leading Mt Air was Luke Winkler 20 points and Carson Burke 10 points. Catoctin was led by Chase Cregger 21 points and Nathan Morlan 9 points. 

JV- Catoctin 37-Mt. Airy 33 Defense was the name of the game in this one, with both teams deploying aggressive zones early on. Mt. Airy was determined to limit Catoctin’s Brayden Rickerd with a box and one, holding him scoreless in the first quarter. The Cougars brought the defense as well with solid pressure holding their opponent to just six points in the quarter. Catoctin led 13-6 after one, but Mt Airy would fight back in the second on three pointers by Cole Willingham and Lincoln Todd. The Cougars held a trim 18-17 lead at the half. The second half would be a back-and-forth contest with both teams exchanging leads. Mt. Airy went into the final quarter with a 28-26 advantage. In the final frame, Rickerd began to come alive with nine points to help propel the Cougars to victory. He led all scorers with 16 points for Catoctin and Shawn Livingston had a pair of three pointers. Matthew Valerio was the high scorer for Mt. Airy with nine points, while Willingham added eight and Cody Dix chipped in six.

Crestwood varsity defeated TJ 72-25. For Crestwood, Enoch Adeyemi led all scores with a team and game high 23 points. Akeem Parker added 8 and Jahmeer Taylor had 14 points for the Cavaliers. Crestwood led 39-13 at the half. For the Patriots, Ze'Byon Randolph led the charge scoring 6 points. Kobe Dumas added 5 and Chase Nichols had 3 for TJ. 

Crestwood jayvee 56 TJ 34 Jakarian Fruzioh led all scores with 21pts. Reggie Blue had 19pts. Isaiah Goings also had 5pts for Crestwood. Kevin Poker led TJ with 8 pts. CJ Stokes has 7 pts several players scoring 4 pts for TJ. At halftime the score was 29 - 12

POOLESVILLE, MONOCACY WIN DIVISIONAL DOUBLEHEADERS - 12/10

Monocacy varsity 52 TJ 13 The Monocacy Mustangs led wire to wire in their 52-13 win.   The Mustangs leading scorer was Noah Sulaiman finishing with a game high 17 points.   Sey Kondo finished with 11 points, including a jumper from behind the arc.  Monocacy's Stephen Goines added 8 points, 7 points from Shialo Bingham, including a wing 3 pointer.  A 3 pointer from Alex Chavarria, and 4 steals.   Charlie Midgette knocked down a 3 pointer, 2 points from Zallen Prue and a free throw from Ubayd Sapp.   The leading scorer for TJ was Chase Nichols with 6 points.   Kobe Dumas, Elijah Glay and Zebyon Randolph each scored 2 points and 1 from Jahquan Turner.

Monocacy jayvee 64 TJ 29 Monocacy charged out against the Patriots led by the strong play of their PG Kyrin Ambush and rebounding of Bryden Tema.   The Mustangs were up 25-4 at the end of the 1st quarter and stretched the lead to 40-8 at the half. The Patriots were led by their PG, Ace Harris finishing with 8 points.   TJ's Kevin Poker scored 7 points, 4 from Buddy Williamson, 3 points each from Gabriel Ayala and Carter Eisenberger and 2 points a piece from Kaiden Scott and CJ Stokes.   The game high scorer was Monocacy's Kyrin Ambush finishing with 23 points and 5 steals.   Monocacy's Bryden Tema scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Aaron Gautreaux scored 9 points and had 10 rebounds, 5 points from Keyonte Wilson, Deloni Busey scored 4 points and 2 from Melphy Gautreaux.

Brunswick Varsity 37 Linganore 17 Both teams came out of the gates slow in a low scoring first quarter where Brunswick held a slim 4-1 lead. Brunswick picked up the defensive intensity in the second quarter led by Jaivyn Moody's 7 points and pushed the lead to 17-4 heading into the locker room. The third quarter was another low scoring affair with Brunswick extending their lead to 21-7 heading into the fourth. Brunswick again picked up the energy on the defensive end. Matthew Hill of the Lancers tried to keep the Lancers in the game with 5 fourth quarter points but the railroaders countered with two 3-point plays by Owen Nugent and Jaivyn Moody to seal the 37-17 win.  The Lancers were led by Matthew Hill's 7 points and Yug Kalathia added 5. The Railroaders were led by Jaivyn Moody's game high 14 points. Cole Renn and Owen Nugent had 6 and 5 points respectively, while Michael Minnick and Logan Lowery chipped in 4 points each. 

Linganore JV 44 Brunswick 30.  After a close first quarter, Linganore outscored Brunswick 16-2 in the second quarter en route to a 44-30 victory for the visiting Lancers.  Linganore’s pressure defense, offensive rebounding, and Jett Maxwell’s eight second quarter points gave Linganore a 26-9 halftime lead.  Linganore came out strong at the beginning of the 3rd quarter but Lucas Steidler settled Brunswick down by scoring  six of Brunswick’s eight 3rd quarter points.  Brunswick saved their best basketball of the game for the fourth quarter. Trailing 38-17, the Railroaders outscored the Lancers 13 to 6 in the fourth.  Case McKinney and Maxwell led  Linganore in scoring with 12 and 11 points respectively.   Brayden Willis was relentless on the boards and chipped in 9 points.  Mansour Bah led all Brunswick scorers with 7 points while Steidler and Jared Ricketts each contributed 6 points.

Varsity - FSK 42 Walkersville - 27. Defense was the name of the game early. Walkersville pressure and FSK’s tight Zone made it hard for either team to really get going. In a tight first half FSK held a 16-13 halftime lead. In the third Walkersville got sloppy turning over the ball and when they did get good looks they just couldn’t get a shot to fall. Every miss by the Lions was answered with an Eagle score. Ct Mendez got hot in the 3rd scoring 6 in the quarter. Lions Hudson Beaver hit a buzzer beater 3, but the Eagles held a 30-21 lead after three. In the fourth the Lions went ice cold and couldn’t catch up with the Eagles getting the well deserved win. FSK’s Adam Geiman put in a full day of work crashing the glass, running the floor, and hustling no stop from tip to finish. FSK Geiman lead all scorers with 14, Lane Miller 10, and Cy Mendez 8. Walkersville was led by Ivan Ansong’s 9 and 8 from Hudson Beaver. 

Jayvee: Walkersville 41 FSK 38 From the tip, both teams were in a back-and-forth battle. FSK's full-court pressure and Walkersville's half-court defense prevented either team from getting in a groove early, and 7 different players scored in a 7-7 after the first quarter. FSK struck first with some layups and offense rebounding from Brayden Rill, Hunter Morris, and Cash Bryant. Walkersville was led by Caleb Ieng who hit a three-pointer, a drive from Jason Gensits, and a baseline jumper from Kaedyn Boone. From there, Hunter Morris was too much for the Lions, scoring 7 off of his dribble drive. The Lions' Boone showed his range and started his hot hand and team-high 15 when left alone on the baseline. Walkersville's Dominic Douds contributed with a three-pointer and jumper, and Gensits hit a three from the wing. The Lions held a 21-16 lead going into halftime. In the third, FSK's Morris found a lane for another layup, but Cash Bryant was the Eagle's spark and scored 6 of his 12. Douds contributed with another three-pointer, Boone hit another baseline jumper, and Ieng added another field goal. The third quarter was a wash, and the Lions held onto a 29-24 lead. The Eagles fought back in the fourth quarter to erase a 5-point deficit, speeding up the Lions into a few forced turnovers. Brady Baber, Morris and Bryant all had scores, but the Eagles were led by Mason Stultz, who hit a three-pointer and had a chance to complete a three-point play. Walkersville's Easton Vesely struggled to hit a field goal, but his rebounding prevented the Eagles from having many second-chance points. His point contribution came from the free-throw line, going 4-6 from the stripe. Kaedyn Boone continued his mid-range lesson by hitting another baseline jumper, and a free-throw. Tied at 36, the Lions forced FSK to turn the ball over with 7 seconds to go in regulation but failed to hit a long three to win the game. In overtime, the Eagles got a quick layup off of the tip from a good loose-ball hustle play from Huntr Morris, but that would be their only points in the extra frame as the team went 0-4 from the FT line. The Lions tied the game at 38 from a beautiful high-low post past from Landon Young to Kaedyn Boone. Vesely was aggressive getting to the hoop, and scored the last three points of the game, going 3-for-4 from the free-throw line. High scorers FSK -  Morris (16), Bryant (12), Stultz (5) High scorers Walkersville - Boone (15), Douds (8), Vesely (8), Ieng (5), Gensits (5

Urbana Varsity  45  Catoctin  8 The Hawks jumped out fast to take a 20 to 4 lead at the end of the first quarter.  The pace slowed down in the second quarter and the Hawks continued with their strong defensive effort by taking a 29 to 4 lead into halftime.  The second half continued at a slow pace with the Hawks outscoring the Cougars 16 to 4 to close out the game.  Leading the way for the Cougars were Chase Cregger with 5 points while Derek Nicholson added 3 points.  The Hawks put seven players in the scoring column.  For the Hawks Brayden Wang was the game’s leading scorer with 17 points, Rocky Romero added 10 points, and Noor Clark chipped in 7 points.

JV Urbana 58 Catoctin 42 - Playing their second home game of the weekend, the Hawks got off to a fast start, determined to slow the Cougars attack, using smothering defense and transition baskets to jump out to an early first quarter lead of 16-6 and a halftime advantage of 38-11. Sam Armacost powered the way with 15 first half points and Jaxson Summers added 12 of his own to drive the Urbana attack. The Hawks held Rickerd to five points entering the half, but like all great players, he was not going quietly and came out strong in the third quarter scoring nine points as the teams played nearly even for the period with the hosts heading into the final period up 52-27. The Cougars continued to chip away at the Hawks lead in the final period getting four points, including his third triple of the game from behind the arc, from Austin Courtney who finished with 11 for the game. The Cougars fought back valiantly but ultimately ran out of time on their comeback attempt. Rickerd ended the game with 18 points for the Cougars. For the Hawks, Armacost finished with an amazing 20 points, 10 rebounds, and six blocks and Summers finished with 14 points to go along with seven steals. Khalil Clark-Giles added eight points and 10 rebounds to balance the Hawks attack.

Boonsboro varsity 58 West Frederick-34 Leading scorers for Boonsboro Cooper Dewaal-14 points 5 defensive and 3 offensive rebounds 4 steals 2 assist, John Gordon-12 points 3 defensive and 4 offense rebounds and Harry Wells-12 points and 3 defensive and 6 offense rebounds and Landon Johnson-8 points and Grant Rhodes- 6 points and 3 defense and 2 assist, leading scorers for West Frederick Rondell Fauntleroy with 10 points, Kenny Chen with 6 points, Shawn Water with 6 points.

West Frederick jayvee 60 Boonsboro 14 West Frederick jump out to a big first quarter lead. There full court pressure was too much for Boonsboro to handle. West Frederick leading scorers were Kingston Myers 18 Joaquin Cardozo-Gama 12 Thesawn Bowie 8 Bowie also collected 10 rebounds Boonsboro leading scorer was Gavin Whiteside 8 Layne Palmer 3  Luke Matthews collected 15 rebounds

Varsity - Windsor Knolls 60, Middletown 37 - Windsor Knolls varsity 60 Middletown 37 Windsor Knolls jumped ahead up in the first quarter leading 11 to 5. It was more of the same in the second quarter, scoring 7 to Middletown 7 going into halftime Windsor Knolls 22 to Middletown 12. It was more of the same the second half of the game with Windsor Knolls out scoring Middletown 26 to 16 in the third quarter and 12 to 9 in the fourth quarter. The high scorer for Windsor Knolls was Philip Giuliani with 19 points. The high scorer for Middletown was Connor Shankle with 19 points.

Windsor Knolls jayvee 64 Middletown 32 Windsor Knolls jumped out to a 23 to 5 lead after the 1st quarter with pressure defense that led to easy buckets in transition.  Middletown pulled within 33-26 at the half but then Windsor Knolls created consistent turnovers that led to easy transition buckets during the 2nd half.  Windsor Knolls was led by Taylor Rosario with 21 points, Silas Lane with 11 points and Caden Johnson with 10 points.  Cooper Moskowitz paced Middletown with 18 points with James Bear adding 10 points.

Varsity: Crestwood 67 Mt. Airy 37 Crestwood led 15-14 after one quarter but it was all Cavaliers from that point on. It was 39-19 at the half and 61-24 after three. Mt. Airy High scorers: Luke Winkler with 10 points, Carsen Burke with 8 points, both Michael Frey and Stevie Hawkins with 6 points Gage Neufeld with 5 points and Andrew Baxter with 5 points. Crestwood High scorers: Jahmeer Taylor with 26 points, Akeem Parker with 11 points, both Nehemiah Howard and Sam Nziengui with 9 points, Enoch Adeyemi with 8 points, and Joshua Brockenberry with 4 points.

Jayvee: Crestwood 31 Mt. Airy 21 Crestwood used a dominant third quarter to pull away for the jayvee win. Mt. Airy High scorers: CJ Thomas with 8 points, Cole Willingham with 3 points, Lincoln Todd, Santiago Chacon, Matt Valerio and Cody Dix all with 2 points each, lastly Gavin Straley with 1 point. Crestwood High scorers: Reggie Blue with 12 points, Both Jak'arian Frazier and Jordan Murray with 8 points, and Parker Wenner with 3 points.

VARSITY: Poolesville 51 Smithsburg  47 Poolesville was led by Andrew Sproat with 15 points, and Christian Hayes added 14 points. Smithsburg was led by Dominic Cecco with 17 points, Carter Gouff and Riley Carr added 10 points apiece.  Noah Glines added 8 rebounds.

JV: Poolesville 38 Smithsburg 28 James Yehaer led Poolesville with 14 points and John Baily added 13 points. Smithsburg was led by Jake Rogers with 8 points, 3 assists, and Ben Kirchner had 9 points.

WF, WALKERSVILLE SPLIT CLOSE DECISIONS; CRESTWOOD, BC, MT. AIRY SWEEP - 12/09

Oakdale varsity 40  Urbana 38 The Hawks jumped out to a halftime lead of 18 to 13.  In the second half the Bears bounced back to outscored the Hawks 27 to 20 and held off the Hawks who have dropped their last 2 games by a combined 3 points.  Leading the way for the Bears were Ethan Wilson with 11 points, John Jefferson chipped in 8 points and Dylan Ohm added 6 points.  For the Hawks Brayden Wang was the game’s leading scorer with 12 points, Alex Orellana added 10 points, and Alan Siewe and Kamryen McIver added 5 points apiece.

JV Urbana 56 Oakdale 19 Making their home debut, Urbana came out strong from the opening tip and never let up. The Hawks used tenacious defense in the 1st period, getting ten steals from their pressure attack and soared out to a 15-0 lead by the end of the first quarter. Sean Fields set the tone with passionate effort, leading the Hawks with five first quarter points. The 2nd quarter saw more of the same, with five players from Urbana getting buckets and the teams went into the half with the Hawks holding a commanding lead of 32-6. The Bears came out of the break with some heart, getting two buckets from behind the arc, one each from Max Sinoway and Kai Huynh. But Urbana settled down, getting six more from Jaxson Summers who led all scorers with 11 for the game and four from Sam Armacost en route to his 10 points for the game. The 4th quarter was a physical contest with both teams diving for loose balls and playing tough. The Hawks closed out the game with six points from Jaxon Marshall to put the game away. Oakdale was led in scoring by Luke Scholtes with six points. Urbana had 11 players in the scoring column and had 27 steals for the game to go along with strong individual contributions from Jake Mobley who was four-for-four from the field (8 points), Payson Wilhelm (5 steals) and Xavier Cresta (8 rebounds).

Varsity – Walkersville 30, West Frederick 25 Both teams came out on fire with the Lions leading by four after the first quarter, 12-8. Second quarter the Lions nudged the Cadets by two points, 5-3 extending the lead by six, 17-11. In the beginning of third quarter Walkersville outplayed West Frederick extending their lead by 8, with 7 fouls to 1 in favor of Walkersville, 25-17. Fourth quarter was all West Fredrick scoring to come within 1. Four Cadets were in foul trouble and one fouled out. Leading all scores was the Lions Hudson Beaver with 13 and West Frederick Marshall Etheridge scoring 8.

JV - West Frederick 33, Walkersville 31  Walkersville and West Frederick came out sluggish and slow Kingston Myers of West Frederick hitting back to back three pointers taking an 8-2 lead after the first quarter. The second quarter the Cadets caught the Lions on their heels playing a strong inside game. Walkersville came to life in middle of quarter with crisp passing scoring 9 points hitting a three pointer, two points from Easton Vesely, Logan Thompson and Kaedyn Boone and a three pointer from Dominic Doud. West Fredericks Aden Bryant finishing the half with a three pointer Ja’miere Macklin being fouled and making both free throws. Cadets led 21-11 at the break. Walkersville came out of the break on fire Caleb Leng scoring 8 and Dominic Doud hitting two three pointers, outscoring the Cadets 20-12 coming up just short to lose by 2. Leading scorer for the Cadets was Kingston Myers with 16 and Joaquin Cardoza-Gama added 6. The Lions leading scorer Dominic Doud with 9 and Caleb Leng with 8.

Boonsboro varsity 52 Linganore 22 Using height and overhead passes the Boonsboro Warriors pulled the rug out from underneath the Lancers. The first quarter ended with a tight score of Linganore 7 Boonsboro 15. The second quarter proved to be a turning point for the Warriors as they outscored the Lancers 8-2. Taking advantage of their size over Linganore, Boonsboro took control of the game and took a commanding lead into the half, with the Warriors leading the Lancers 23-9. After a brief break both teams took the court to continue the fight however, Boonsboro proved to be too much for the Lancers. The Warriors continued their dominance throughout the third quarter laying on another 12 points to the Lancers six, ending the third with a 35-15 lead. As the last seven minutes of the game wound down the Lancers were outscored again by 10 points. Linganore had no answer for what Boonsboro threw at them, ending in a convincing win by Boonsboro, a score of 52-22. Linganore was led by Jackson Simmons with nine points, Brady Moneypenny with seven points, and Karl Meredith with six points. Boonsboro was led by Harrison Wells with 18 points, Cooper DeWaal with 13 points, and Rhett Springer with nine points. 

JV Linganore 54 Boonsboro 13 The JV Lancers used an up-tempo offense and pressure in the full court to wear out the JV Warriors and bounce back big from a disappointing opening weekend. The Lancers jumped out to a 23-2 first quarter lead with aggressive full court defense and attacking the rim with possession. The pace slowed a bit through the second quarter, but the Lancers were able to stretch the lead a bit more, finishing the half ahead 35-7. Nate Day-Hemp led the Lancers balanced scoring at the half with 12, followed by Jett Maxwell’s 6, Brayden Willis’ 6, and Case McKinney’s 5. The Warriors stood sturdy through the second half, limiting the Lancer second chances that led to much of the first half scoring, and held the home team to just 19 after the break. Final score, 54-13 for the Lancers. Day-Hemp led the Lancers with 15-points, while Willis and Maxwell added 10 and 8, respectively. Case McKinney finished with 7, and Cooper Davis added 5. Gavin Whiteside and Liam McGuire paced the Warriors with 4-points apiece.

Crestwood  varsity 57 Windsor Knolls 27 Crestwood played a dominate game with Akeem Parker scoring nine (9) points.  Windsor Knolls Philip Giuliani scored four (4) points.  First quarter ended Crestwood with thirteen (13) points and Windsor Knolls just behind with nine (9) points. Second quarter Crestwood's Enoch Adeyemi hit a three-pointer.  Windsor Knolls gained momentem but Crestwood stayed in the lead 24-18. Third quarter Crestwood turnned up and shut down Winsor Knolls.  Crestwood's Jahmeer Taylor scored 5 points and stole the ball from Winsor Knolls.  Winsor Knolls, Philip Giuliani hit a three pointer and Crestwoods Akeem Parker splahed one back.  Crestwood's Sam Nziengui scored 7 points. Crestwood scored 23 points in this quarter bring. Fourth quarter Crestwood's Zaire Drosin drove to the basket and scored.  Winsor Knolls Nathan Mazinga scored a basket. Leading scorers for Crestwood: Akeem Paker with 19 points, Jahmeer Taylor with 11 points, Enoch Adeyemi and Sam Nziengui both had 9 points, Nehemiah Howard with 4 points, Mark-Oliver Pomgne and Zaire Drosin with 2 points. Leading scorers for Windsor Knolls: Philip with 15 points, CJ with 4 points, Ethan, Bryson and Nayhan with 2 points.

Crestwood jayvee 52 Windsor Knolls 46 Windsor Knolls, Ryan Fox scorded 2 points, Crestwood's Jak'arian Frazier answered by making a jump shot.  Windsor Knolls, Taylor Rosario drove to the basket and got a one and one and made his foul shot.  Crestwood's Jordan Murray splashed a three pointer.  Windsor Knolls, Ezayne White scored two baskets.  Jak'arian Frazier drove to the basket and recieved tow foul shots and made both.  WK led 15-14 after one. In the Second quarter, Winsor Knolls, Taylor Rosario scored eight points.  Crestwood scored six points bring the second quarter to an end with WK leading 27-20. Third quarter became a foul shot game for Windsor Knolls, adding six (6) points to thier score.  The quarter came to an end with Windsor Knolls up 39-32. Fourth quarter, Crestwoods Jordan Murray hit two 3-pointers and 4 addional points.  Winsor Knolls scored five points.  Crestwood turned up, and scored twenty points and took the win. Leading scorers for Crestwood: Jak'arian Frazier with 23 points, Jordan Murray with 13 points, Reggie Blue with 9 points,Jeremiah Abernathy with 3 points, Parker Weinner with 2 points, and Glen Kazinda with 2 points.

Leading scorers for Windsor Knolls: Taylor Rosario with 12 points, Nicholas Valenzuela-Ruz with 8 points, Ezayne White with 7 points, Caden Johnson with 6 points, Ryan Fox with 5 points, Camilo Radriguez with 2 points and Adam Linstrom with 2 points.

V - Mount Airy 41 Brunswick 38. Brunswick started the game fast with 3 made 3 pointers to grab a 14-5 first quarter lead. Mount Airy’s defense, led by Andrew Baxter, took a stand in the 2nd, only allowing 6 points in the quarter. Mount Airy’s defensive effort and a halftime buzzer beater gave the Bulldogs a 22-20 lead at the half. Brunswick’s accuracy from the free throw line gave them a 34-27 lead at the end of the 3rd. In the 4th quarter, Mount Airy’s defense held the Railroaders to only 4 points, and the Bulldogs edged out the win. The game was dominated by a 7th grade player for each team, as Jaivyn Moody had 10 points for Brunswick, and CJ Thomas had a double-double for Mount Airy in his Varsity debut.

JV - Mount Airy 47 Brunswick 18. Mount Airy got out to a 11-3 start in the first quarter and never looked back. They outscored the railroaders 25-9 in the second half to finish the game. The railroaders showed a lot of fight as they crashed the offensive glass to create multiple opportunities. Brunswick had some unlucky bounces that just rattled out. Luke Wagoner led Brunswick with 5 points and Jared Ricketts had 4. Mount Airy had all ten players score in the game and showed great team effort in the win.

Ballenger Creek Varsity 47 Catoctin 18 Ballenger Creek jumped out to a early lead 8 to 6 after one quarter of play. The second quarter saw Ballenger Creek play some awesome Basketball on both ends of the floor. Their great team defense caused Catoctin to turn over the ball way to many times. Durrell Myers and Amare Thompson hit some great shots in that second quarter helping Ballenger Creek out score Catoctin 21 to 0 in the second quarter. Catoctin was never able to recover loosing 47 to 18. Ballenger Creek was led by Amare Thompson 14 Points, Durrell Myers Jr 10 Points and Jaylen James 6 points. Catoctin was led by Chase Cregger 14 points.

JV- Ballenger Creek 52, Catoctin 42 Ballenger Creek started strong, jumping out to a six-point lead at the end of the first quarter off of five points from Brandon Collins. The Cougars would fight back in the second with Brayden Rickerd dropping eight points to pull the score to 18-16 Ballenger Creek at the half. The second half would continue to be an intense matchup with the two teams trading baskets. DeMacian McKinnie knocked down two three pointers in the third, but the Cougars hung in there and still trailed by just two points going into the fourth quarter. Catoctin’s defense picked up the pace in the fourth and tied the game on a pair of Rickerd free throws. But in the end, strong offensive rebounding and tough defense by Ballenger Creek would help them pull away for good. Ballenger Creek was led by Collins with 13 points. Za’Mari Young and Marcus Jackson each added nine. Brayden Rickerd led all scorers with 25 points for the Cougars.

BALLENGER CREEK, TJ SPLIT CHESAPEAKE DIVISION PAIR - 12/07

Varsity – TJ 53, Ballenger Creek 50 A classic battle between to evenly matched teams TJ started off the first quarter with some strong inside play getting off to a fast start, not to be out done Ballenger came fighting back cutting TJs lead to 3 by the end of the first quarter. The second quarter was more of the same with several lead changes closing the half knotted up at 26. TJ came out early in the second half jumping out to an 8-0 run which Ballenger seem to have no answer, closing the third leading by 9 with the score of 43 to 35 TJ.  The forth quarter started with these competitors going back and forth Ballenger fighting back closing the gap to two with outstanding play by Jaylen John who led the Bulldogs with 18 followed by Amare Thompson adding 12, but in the end it was too much TJ holding off the Bulldogs with hot outside shooting by Kobe Dumas who led the Patriots with 21 followed by Zebyon Randolph with 13.

Ballenger Creek jayvee outlasted TJ 63-52. Great free throw shooting and rebounding kept TJ in the game long into the 4th quarter. Kevin Poker led all TJ scorers with 16 points. His teammate, Keimari Toussaint, chipped in 13 points as well. Seven players scored for TJ. Za'Mari Young led the way for Ballenger Creek scoring 38 points. Brandon Collins finished with eight points, while Alexavier Ofori scored seven points for the Bulldogs. Ballenger Creek came up with some key defensive stops midway through the fourth quarter and capitalized with points on the other end of the floor to secure the win. 

WINDSOR KNOLLS VARSITY EDGES URBANA BY ONE IN OVERTIME THRILLER - 12/03

Windsor Knolls varsity 48 Urbana 47 (OT)  In another classic Windsor Knolls vs Urbana game it was an overtime thriller.  The Wolverines jumped out to a lead 27-10 at the half highlighted by a 10 point effort from Phillip Guilliani and two three pointers from Bryson Lane while shutting down the Urbana offense.  However, Urbana stormed back with a 23 point third quarter with Brayden Wang (12) and Noor Clark (7) leading the charge and hitting their free throws to cut WKMS's lead to 35-33.  The fourth quarter proved to be a defensive battle with Urbana scoring enough to force overtime with a 44-44 score at the end of regulation.  The high intensity continued into the overtime session with Urbana taking a 47-45 point lead with just under 30 seconds to play.   Ten seconds later, Nathan Mazinga answered the call with a clutch three pointer to put WKMS up 48-47 .   Guilliani finished with 17 points for WKMS and Mazinga added 13 points.  Wang finished with a game high 18 points (7 of 9 from the line) and Clark added 13 points for Urbana.

WK jayvee 53. Urbana 37 WK jumped to an early lead but Urbana fought back and the teams were tied at 11 apiece at the end of the first quarter.  Neither team could get much separation in the second quarter. The Hawks point guard Jaxson Summers scored six followed by Sam Armacost chipping in five. WK’s Taylor Rasario  scored seven as the teams went to the half with WK holding a slim 26-22 lead. WK came out in a more aggressive defense to start the 3rd quarter.  Rosario, Ryan Fox and Caden Johnson played excellent pressure defense forcing turnovers from the Hawks. WK outscored Urbana 12-6 in the third quarter taking a lead 38-28 heading into the final quarter.  Rosario scored eight points in that period including two three pointers. The Hawks continued to play hard in the final quarter but the Wolverines got three pointers from Rosario, Fox and Silas Lane en route to the victory. Urbana was led by Sam Armacost with 13, Summers with 12 and Jake Mobley with six. The Wolverines Ryan Fox finished with 16.  Taylor Rosario had a outstanding game with his passing, rebounding and game high 24 points.

V - Poolesville 39, FSK 31 In a see-saw battle, Poolesville clung to a two-point lead at the end of three quarters. FSK hit a few quick buckets to take the lead in the fourth quarter, but after that it was all Poolesville as the homesteading Falcons hit for 16 points in the final stanza to win the game 39-31. Poolesville was led once again by Christian Hayes--he finished with 12 points along with eight steals. Fellow Falcon Schneider Dhaity was right behind him with nine points and Sawyer Thompson was a force with eight points and 15 boards. Issac Morrow pitched in seven points and Jai Hurd and Jonathan Kwon also scored in the win. FSK was led by Adam Geiman with eight points, Cy Mendez with seven, Elijah Dawson and Larry King hit for six points each, and Lane Miller added four points in the loss.

JV - Poolesville 37, FSK 30 Liam Slonski (13 points) and John Bailey (11 points) did the heavy lifting early and often as Poolesville held off FSK by a final score of 37-30. The sharpshooting Falcons also picked up crucial three-pointers just when they were needed from Nico DePasquale, Beau Bieberich, and Alden Litzenberger. James Yeaher also pitched in with four points. Brody Barber kept FSK in the game, he finished with 14 points including five from the free throw line in the fourth quarter to keep things close. Brayden Rill, Hunter Morris, and Colt Smith each had four points in the loss. 

Walkersville varsity 41 Linganore 35. Both teams started with strong defensive tactics, keeping a tight first quarter of 6-7 Walkersville. The Lancers battled with the Lions throughout the second quarter, outscoring the Lions 12-11. The first half concluded with a tied score of 18-18. As the second half got underway the Walkersville Lions came out hot, forcing fouls and making it to the line a total of 15 times against the Lancers eight foul line attempts, as a whole in the second half. The Lions gained momentum over the Lancers to close the third quarter by a beautifully drawn up play by Walkersville’s head coach, giving Ivan Ansong a quarter ending buzzer beater and a 31-26 lead. The last seven minutes of the game sped by as Walkersville maintained momentum and intensity. Ultimately the Lions were able to pull a win out over the Lancers with a 41-35 score. Linganore was led by Matthew Hill with 13 points, Jackson Simmons with nine points, Carter Moxley with four points and Bryce Nester with four points. Walkersville was led by Hudson Beaver 10 points, Olock Jordan nine points, and Duke Harris six points.

Walkersville jayvee 49 Linganore 37. The Lions Dominic Douds and Easton Vesely poured down seven, 3-pointers between them. The game was back and forth early through the first quarter but trading two’s for three’s against a hot shooter is no recipe for success. The Lions led 12-9 after one, and 23-18 at the half, as the Lions Dominic Doud also added from three, while the Lancers left some important points at the line. Douds paced the Lions first half scoring with nine points, while Brayden Willis led the Lancers with ten hard-earned points, with Nate Day-Hemp and Jett Maxwell each pitching in four before the break. The tide turned briefly in the third quarter as the Lancers turned up a press and forced several turnovers, managing to close the gap to 30-27 as the third quarter ended. Day-Hemp found his range from three and Maxwell was able to get to the rim to lead the Lancers offensively while an active defensive effort held the Lions to just seven points for the quarter. Vesely and Cam Ambush took over for the Lions in the 4th quarter. Successive 3-pointers from Vesely helped Walkersville extend the lead, forcing the Lancers to defend more aggressively. Ambush took advantage, penetrating to the rim and knocking down free throws. The Lions finished off the Lancers by scoring their final three points from the line, capping off a 19-10, fourth quarter. Vesely and Douds led Walkersville with 17-points, and 13-points, respectively. Vesely drained five 3-pointers while Douds nailed two of his own. Ambush added a tough ten (including a perfect four of four from the free-throw line). The Lancers were led in the loss by Willis with 15-points, Maxwell with 11, and Hemp-Day with 10.

V - Mount Airy 56 Thomas Johnson 40 TJ started fast with multiple buckets in the paint while Mount Airy struggled with turnovers off poor decisions. Score at the end of the first quarter was TJ 10 Mt Airy 5. Mt. Airy’s defense tightened in the second quarter and its offense was led by two big time 3 pointers by Patrick Kaiser. Second quarter score was Mt Airy 29 TJ 18.   TJ’s dominant inside game featuring their center Zebyon Randolph was back in the third quarter but Mt Airy stayed consistent with its scoring and the third quarter ended 41-27 Mt Airy. TJ narrowed the gap 43-37 with only a few minutes to go, but consecutive buckets from Mt Airy stemmed the tide. TJ was led by Zebyon Randolph’s 20. Mt Airy’s Carson Burke had 17 points in the victory. 

JV - Mount Airy 46 Thomas Johnson 44 Mount Airy barely held on by a blitzing comeback from Thomas Johnson.  This game was a tale of two halves where Mount Airy went into halftime up 30-18 with multiple chances to be up by more but couldn't finish around the basket.  Thomas Johnson came out fired up the second half with energy and passion to dominate the last 14 minutes.  A lucky bounce for Mount Airy out of a timeout led to a layup to put them up by two points.  Mount Airy then got a stop and settled the ball in the front court until an errand pass was intercepted by Thomas Johnson but they were unable to get a half court shot off before time expired.  Mount Airy was led by CJ Thomas 19 pts and double digit rebounds, while LIncoln Todd 9 pts, Cody Dix 8 and Cole Willingham 6 pts.  Thomas Johnson was led by Kevin Poker 15 pts, Cordel Eisenberger 13 pts and Kyreen Williams 9 pts.  Ace Harris did a great job of handling ball pressure and distributing to his teammates.

Middletown varsity 48 West Frederick 28 Middletown started strong in the first quarter with 17 points behind Wayne Jenkins’ 3 three-pointers.  Brayden Kelsey also helped with a three-pointer. Middletown pressure defense held West Frederick to just 6 points to end the first quarter Middletown 13 to West Frederick 6. West Frederick had a great run to start the second quarter.  West Frederick Samir Bracho dropped 6 points to help West Frederick to 13 points. Middletown had a small run of their own with one three- pointer each from Wayne Jenkins and Andrew Oman to end the second quarter Middletown 31 to West Frederick 19 The third quarter highlight was Middletown Connor Shankle step back three-pointer. Both teams scored 8 points to end the third quarter Middletown 39 to West Frederick 27. The fourth quarter was all Middletown holding West Frederick to just 1 point. Connor Shankle ones again show his range with a long three-pointer to end the game. High scorer: Middletown:  Wayne Jenkins with 14 points West Frederick:  Malik Hazell with 12 points

West Frederick jayvee 40 Middletown 27 West Frederick jumped out to an early lead in the 1st quarter and never gave it up.  Middletown was never able to get closer than 10 points as West Frederick's pressure defense caused numerous turnovers that led to easy buckets.  Kingsten Myers led all scores with 20 points for West Frederick, including 3 three pointers.  Also contributing for Cadets was Joaquin Cardoza-Game with eight points.  Cooper Moskowitz led the Knights with 12 points while James Bear had five points and 6 rebounds.

V: Oakdale-54 Boonsboro-37 Leading scorers for Oakdale Ethan Wilson-18 points Daniel O’Connor-8 points Ethan Farley-7 points Leading scorers for Boonsboro Harry Wells-11 points Cooper Dewaal-10 points Landon Johnson-6 points 

JV: Oakdale 30  Boonsboro 20 Oakdale started out slow but pulled away in 4th quarter. Oakdale leading scorers were Daniel Soe 13 and Max Sinoway 6 Ben Fredericks lead Oakdale on the boards with 10 rebounds Boonsboro leading scores were Layne Palmer with 9 and Liam Maguire 7 Luke Matthews was strong on the boards with 12 rebounds 

MONOCACY, MT. AIRY LOG DIVISIONAL SWEEPS, FIVE OTHER TWINBILLS RESULT IN SPLITS - 12/02

Oakdale varsity 60 - Windsor Knolls 29.  Oakdale started strong and never looked back. Jumping out to a 27-10 lead at half paced by scoring from Ethan Wilson, John Jefferson, and Danny O’Connor. WK’s CJ Hammond and company tried to answer but were unable to effectively move the ball against Oakdale’s defense. Hammond lead WK in scoring with 8 followed by 7 from Phillip Giuliani. Wilson had a game high 19 points and 8 steals, O’Connor dropped 11 points, and Heath Detterline  punched in 8.

Windsor Knolls jayvee 52 Oakdale 29.  Windsor Knolls played a dominant game from start to finish with Taylor Rosario leading all scorers with 29 points.  Rosario also had some excellent assists and played strong pressure defense. Teammate Caden Johnson had 5 points and Ezayne White and Ryan Fox each had 6 points.  Windsor Knolls played tenacious defense and pushed the ball on offense.  Oakdale was led by Daniel Seo – coming off the bench with 9 points and 5 rebounds. Ben Brooks made two pivotal 3’s to keep Oakdale in the game early and Max Sinoway led all Oakdale players with 6 rebounds

Varsity- Smithsburg 38 FSK 32.  In the Eagles home opener, they were beat by their own poor shooting and a determined and balanced effort from the visiting Leopards.  The first quarter was tightly contested as the Leopards led 9-7 on the strength of two 3-Pointers from Kolton Crawford.  In the second quarter the Eagles turned up the defensive pressure and outscored the Leopards 11 to 4, with Cy Mendez scoring four in the quarter.  The Eagles led at halftime 18 to 13.  The visitors began the second half by outplaying the Eagles in every aspect of the game as they went on a 14 to 2 run to take a 27-20 lead midway through the quarter.  The Eagles fought back to close the gap to three thanks to Adam Geiman's six points. The quarter ended with Smithsburg leading 29-26.  Smithsburg's defense kept FSK at bay the entire fourth quarter as Smithsburg's Joe Bono led the way with 5 fourth quarter points.  Smithsburg's Kolton Crawford, Carter Grouff, Dominic Cecco and Joe Bono all had 8 points.  FSK was led by Geiman's 11 points and 11 rebounds.  Also scoring were Lane Miller 8 points and Cy Mendez with 6 points.

JV- FSK 53 Smithsburg 13.  FSK started out hot on a 9-0 run in the first 2 minutes and closed the first quarter 17-0.  Hunter Morris led the team with 7 points.  FSK continued their  balanced scoring attack in the second quarter.  Brody Barber led the team with 7 closing the half with a score of 30-2, FSK. Cash Bryant of FSK led all scorers in the second half with 6 points and Ben Kirchner of Smithsburg had a team leading 5 points. FSK had a balanced attack offensively with7different players in the point column. Brody Barber led the team with 13, Hunter Morris 11, Cash Byant 10 and Brayden Rill with 9 points.

Monocacy varsity 44 Crestwood 29 The gym at Governor Thomas Johnson High School was a packed house and played host to the visiting Crestwood Cavaliers.   The game opened with neither team finding their rhythm.  The Mustangs led at the end of the first period 9-6 and went into the half with a 15-9 advantage.   The teams played a pretty even 3rd quarter with Crestwood cutting a point of the lead, and the teams went into the final frame with Monocacy leading by 5 points, 24-19   The final 7 minutes was a classic with the Cavaliers battling back to erase the Mustangs lead.   The teams went back and forth at each other; Monocacy went up by a bucket, then Crestwood went ahead, then tied up and that's how it went until the final few minutes.   With 3:33 seconds left in the game the teams were tied up at 27.   In the final few minutes the Mustangs went on a 17-2 run with some big points from Noah Sulaiman, Alex Chavarria and Jaden Abeyie who collectively accounted for 18 of the teams 20, 4th quarter points.   At the final horn Monocacy held off a tough Crestwood team   Monocacy's Noah Sulaiman was the game high scorer with 18 points, 10 points coming in the 4th quarter.   Alex Chavarria scored 11 points, including 2 big 3 pointers.   6 points each from Sey Kondo and Jaden Abeyie, 2 from Zallen Prue and one from Gus Cates for Monocacy.   The Cavaliers were paced by Elijah Bokey with 10 points.   Crestwood's Nehemiah Howard scored 8 points, 6 points from their point guard Akeem Parker, Enoch Adeyemi added 4 and a point from Joshua Brockenberry.

Monocacy jayvee 53 Crestwood 30 The Mustangs jumped out to an 8-0 lead, but the Cavaliers fired back with 5 straight points.   The Mustangs held a slim 11-7 lead at the end of the 1st.  Monocacy outpaced the Cavaliers in the 2nd quarter outscoring them 16-6 and went into the half with a 27-13 advantage.  Monocacy built on that lead in the 2nd half and came away with a 53-30 victory.   Monocacy's Bryden Tema and Deloni Busey were hitting the boards with 15 and 10 rebounds each.   Crestwood's Jordan Murray was their high scorer with 9 points all from behind the arc.   Reggie Blue and Jak'arian Frazier added 8 points each for Crestwood with a 3 pointer from Jeremiah Abermanthy and 2 points from Glen Kazinda.   Game high scorer was Monocacy's Bryden Tema with 18.   Kyrin Ambush ran the offense for Monocacy and scored 15, including 6 points from long range.   Camden Anthony had a solid game and scored 10 points, 6 points from Noah Bowie connecting twice from downtown, and 4 points from Amir Tumba for Monocacy.

Mount Airy varsity 34 - Poolesville 30 - The game was a hard fought game by both teams.  Great defense and pressure were key in both teams turning the ball over in the first half and creating extra scoring chance. Both teams deadlocked at a 12-12 tie at Halftime.  To start the third quarter Mount Airy amped up the pressure and created six points at rapid pace utilizing their press defense.  Poolesville answered with their own 7 point run and the seesaw battle continued for the balance of the game.  Mount Airy was lead in scoring by Gage Neufeld - 12 points and Luke Winkler - 10 points.  Poolesville had timely scoring by Christian Hays - 9 points and Andrew Sproat- 6 points.

JV - Mount Airy 42 Poolesville 13-The first half was back and forth as both teams tried to figure each other out.  Both teams had good looks but not a lot was dropping which led to a 17-11 lead for Mount Airy.  The second half picked up pace as the Bulldogs defense tightened up and only allowed 2 second half points from the Falcons.  Mount Airy was led by 18 points from CJ Thomas and 11 from Cole Willingham.  The Falcons had great effort from Liam Slonski 5 points and Jonathan Bailey 5 points.  The Bulldogs hit 5 three pointers that helped open up the inside to help them pull away in the second half. 

Brunswick Varsity 48 Catoctin 16 Brunswick came out strong and never looked back. Brunswick led 11 to 2 after one quarter of Basketball.  Brunswick's tough defense frustrated Catoctin as they built a 25 to 4 lead. Brunswick cruised to a dominant 48 to 16 win. Brunswick was led by Jaivyn Moody 16 points and Owen Nugent 9 points. For Catoctin Chase Cregger had 7 points.

JV- Catoctin 49, Brunswick 31 Catoctin jumped out to an early lead with Brayden Rickerd continuing his torrid offensive output with all 10 of the Cougars first quarter points. Brunswick would fight hard in the second quarter with Tyler Black knocking down a three pointer and Lucas Steidler chipping in four points.  However, Rickerd would knock down two three pointers of his own to stretch the margin for the Cougars to 23-11 at the half. Despite added pressure by the Brunswick defense in the second half, Catoctin would not relinquish its lead, with strong defense and rebounding down low by Johnny Dayberry and Austin Courtney. Rickerd led all scorers with 31 points, while Dayberry added seven and Courtney five for the Cougars. The Brunswick offense was led by Luke Wagoner with eight points. Black and Steidler each finished with five. 

TJ varsity 46, Middletown 42 For TJ Zebyon Randolph had a team and game high 23 points. Kobe Dumas added 14 as the Patriots led 32-19 at the half. Cy Lucas faught to keep the Knights in the game scoring a team high 17 points. Henry Winchester Dodman added 11 and Wayne Jenkins III had 9 for the Knights. 

Middletown jayvee 32, TJ 29 For the Nights, Joel Njimouo led the charge scoring 7 of his team high 11 points in the first half of the game. Cooper Moskowitz added 7 points and James Bear had 6 for Middletown. For the Patriots, Ace Harris had a team and game high 13 points. Keimari Toussaint added 9 as the Patriots took a 16-14 point lead into the locker room at the half. The second half started with the Patriots  Kevin Poker scoring 4 quick points. Nikolaas Janse van Rensburg answered for the Knights with 5 points of his own.

Varsity - Boonsboro 37 -Walkersville 34. In the opening game of the season for both teams, nerves were definitely in full effect as the game started off slow. The Warriors Grant Rhodes hit a big three and the Boonsboro big men Harrison Wells and John Gordon cleaned up a lot of rebounds but Boonsboro couldn’t cash in all the second chance points scoring six in the first quarter. Walkersville added a deep three from Bobby Moore II, but couldn’t get anything else to drop. Warriors lead 6-3 after one. In the second, the Lions cranked up the defensive pressure led by Ray Birch and Olock Jordan Jr getting tips and forcing turnovers. The Lions cold shooting continued and Boonsboro led 13-5 at halftime. In the third, the Lions heated up with Hudson Beaver putting on a show getting to the basket and then hitting two huge threes. Will Howard added another three. The Lions pressure defense got them into foul trouble as Boonsboro took advantage scoring four from the line and slowing the Lions fast pace. Boonsboro holds a slim 21-20 lead after three. In the fourth it was a battle of the big man with Walkersville’s Ivan Ansong and Boonsboro’s Wells battling inside for rebounds and loose balls. Ansong did his damage inside with our backs and two absolute dimes from Jordan and Beaver. Wells showed off his talent and range hitting two dagger threes two keep the game close all the way down the stretch with his last three giving the Warriors there winning three point advantage. The Warriors were led by Harrison Wells game high 14, 12 from Grant Rhodes, and 5 from Landon Johnson. The Lions were led by Hudson Beavers 14, 9 from Ivan Ansong, and 7 from Will Howard. 

JV - Walkersville 48 Boonsboro- 14. Walkersville held off Boonsboro in their home opener, using their pressure defense to create some easy offensive opportunities and open with a big lead. Cam Ambush and Dominic Douds got the game going with their ball pressure, which led to two quick buckets for Easton Vesely, and a fast-break layup for Ambush. The Lions hit a trio of three-pointers: two by Douds and another by Ambush. Once the Warriors settled into their their offense, Liam Maguire hit a three-pointer from the top of the key, and  Phillip Acheampong was able to get to the charity stripe to knock down a free throw. The second half was a balanced offensive attack by the Lions, with 7 different players scoring. Vesely hit a three, and guards Ambush, Jack Crum, and Caleb Ieng all had a field goal. The Walkersville bigs also contributed, battling underneath with the Warrior front court. Ty Cavell, Logan Thompson, and Kaedyn Boone all scored in the paint. The Warrior backcourt was led by Layne Palmer, who hit the lanes he found in the Walkersville defense. He was their only offensive input for the quarter, knocking down a three. The Lions held Boonsboro scoreless, but it was not without a fight. The Boonsboro big men were well-disciplined underneath, with Liam Maguire and Kaden Hough battling. The Lions also went quiet in the third quarter, but found a spark with Easton Vesely scoring their only points. Boonsboro found their offensive stride, scoring half of their points in the final frame. Led by another three-pointer by Palmer, plus a bucket from Ben Burton and Gavin Whiteside. The Lions worked to get their bench involved in the scoring, with four new players scoring: Liam Windsor made a free-throw, Landon Young finally found the bottom of a net with a nice floater. Caleb Ieng came alive, and aggressively led all 4th quarter scorers with a field goal and went 2-for-4 from the line. Logan Thompson also had a nice baseline finish, and had a free throw. High scorers Boonsboro - Palmer (6), Maguire (3), Whiteside (2), Burton (2), Acheampong  (1) High scorers Walkersville - Vesely (13), Ambush (7), Thompson (7), Douds (6), Ieng (6)

URBANA SWEEPS BALLENGER CREEK IN OPENERS FOR BOTH PROGRAMS - 11/30

Varsity – Urbana 52 Ballenger Creek 49 A great game for the season opener between two evenly match teams. This back-and-forth battle was nip and tuck from the tip. Urbana came out strong scoring 19 in the first quarter ending the quarter leading by five, Ballenger Creek was up to the challenge fighting back outscoring Urbana in the second by four cutting the led to one with the half ending 26 to 25 Urbana. Ballenger came out hot with timely shooting closing the third quarter leading 39 to 34.  But it was too much Urbana in the fourth, with pressure defense and timely shooting led by Noor Clark with 13 points, Kamryen McIver and Brayden Wang both with 12. The Bulldogs were led by Jaylen Jones with 17 followed by Amare Thompson with 14.    

JV - Urbana 60 Ballenger Creek 50 This game served as a great springboard for the season for both teams. Urbana jumped out to an early lead finishing the first quarter with a 15 point lead, 19-4. Sam Armacost ignited the Hawks by scoring eight of his total 13 points in the first quarter. His teammate, Jaxon Summers, chipped in six points in the first quarter to get his game high total rolling. The Bulldogs fought back and won the second quarter, thanks to a layup by Preston Hauser as time expired in the first half to cut the lead to 11 points at halftime. The Bulldogs came out strong in the second half behind Zamari Young who scored 10 points of his total 18 points for Ballenger Creek in the third quarter. Demacian McKinnie scored nine points in the final period for the Bulldogs, but the Hawks heated up in the fourth quarter behind the versatile play of Jaxon Summers. Jaxson scored 11 points of this total 24 points in the fourth quarter to seal the win for Urbana.  Nine Urbana players found themselves in the scoring column for Urbana, while Ballenger Creek had eight scorers.

MT. AIRY SWEEPS, CATOCTIN'S RICKERD NETS 41 IN JAYVEE WIN - 11/26

V - Poolesville 46 Catoctin 39 In the opener for both teams, visiting Catoctin gave Poolesville a run for their money, outscoring the home team 14-9 in the final period. But the Falcons had plenty to counter that effort with Christian Hayes hitting for 17 points (with five steals), along with double figures (10 points each) from Schneider Dhaity and Isaac Morrow, as the Falcons repelled the Cougars by a final score of 46-39. Sawyer Thompson helped Poolesville with eight points, seven rebounds, and four steals. Dhaity and Thompson finished with seven rebounds each. Morrow added five assists and nine steals. Jai Hurd also had a nice game for the Falcons. He finished with four assists, two steals, and a block. Chase Cregger did all he could to keep Catocitin in the game---his ten points in the final period put Catoctin right back in the contest. Nathan Morlan hit for eight points and Hudson Rudegeair pitched in six points in the loss. 

JV -- Catoctin 51 Poolesville 45 Poolesville put seven players in the scorebook, but seven scorers didn't hold a candle to the incandescent Brayden Rickerd as he scorched the Falcons for 41 points in Catoctin's 51-45 win at Poolesville. Despite having Poolesville players draped on him virtually all game (nice efforts by James Yeaher and Alden Litzenberger to slow him down), Rickerd's hot hand was not to be extinguished. Teammates Luke Berg (10 points) and Shawn Livingston (three points) pitched in on the win. Liam Slonski (13 points) and John Bailey (10 points) kept Poolesville in the contest, with Litzenberger (eight points), Landon Puglisi (six points), Dean DePasquale (four points off the bench) and Nico DePasquale (three points) all contributing to the well-rounded Falcon offensive effort.   

Brunswick Varsity 43 FSK 38. Both teams got off to slow starts as nerves were showing in the season opener. FSK managed to hold a slim 7-5 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Railroaders settled down in the second quarter behind Joey Berry's six points which helped Brunswick take a 16-10 halftime lead. Things picked up in a back and forth third quarter as Brunswick held a 29-24 lead. Brunswick got out fast in the fourth quarter pushing the lead to 12 before FSK hit a couple timely threes down the stretch by Cy Mendez and Lane Miller. However, the comeback effort fell short as Brunswick held on for the five point win. The Railroaders were led by Joey Berry with a game high 23 points. Owen Nugent had 7, all in the fourth quarter and Cole Renn chipped in 5. FSK was led by Larry King and Adam Geiman who both had 10 for the visiting Eagles. 

FSK JV 42 Brunswick 39.  FSK held on to beat Brunswick in an exciting back and forth game to open up the 2023-2024 season.  Taylor Black hit two first quarter threes to give Brunswick a 13-9 lead after the first quarter.  FSK, led by Hunter Morris’s 4 points and a Brayden Rill three pointer, outscored Brunswick 10 to 6 as the teams went into halftime tied 19-19.  Rill and Morris combined for 10 of FSK’s 13 third quarter points as they held a 32-29 lead heading into the fourth quarter.  Mansour Bah and Black each had 3 third quarter points to lead Brunswick.  A Sean Finn three pointer with five seconds left brought Brunswick within two points.  Hunter Morris then hit one of two free throws to give FSK a three point lead with only seconds remaining.  A Black three pointer as time expired hit the shot clock before going into the basket giving FSK the exciting three point victory.  Hunter Brown led all scorers with 15 points.  Brayden Rill chipped in 11 points for FSK while Brody Barber scored 5 points. Brunswick was led by Taylor Black’s 12 points (all 3 pointers).  Sean Finn scored 7 points while Mansour Bah added 5 points.

V. Mt Airy 54 Smithsburg 26 Mt Airy started fast but Smithsburg answered with two big 3 pointers to close the 1st quarter down 11-7.   From there Mt Airy featured tough defense with balanced scoring and expanded their lead by securing all rebounds, particularly not allowing offensive rebounds which turned the tide and led to big leads for the Bulldogs. Mount Airy was led by Carson Burke with 15 points while Luke Winkler scored 11 and Stevie Hawkins scored 10.  Dominic Cecil led Smithsburg with 10 points. 

JV: Mt. Airy 39 Smithsburg 23 Mt. Airy was led by CJ Thomas with 22 points. Smithsburg was led by Jake Rogers, Elijah Duffy, and Ben Kirchner with 5 points each.