ET CETERA Rainbow 6 jackpot grows to $254,426 at Laurel Park

St. Frances All-Metro quarterback Jalon Jones announced Saturday that he has committed to play football for Florida. The dual-threat quarterback originally planned to go to Mississippi State, but when coach Dan Mullen left the Bulldogs to take over Florida’s football team in November, Jones decommitted. After considering several other programs, he opted to follow Mullen to Florida. “It feels great,” said Jones, who told Mullen on Saturday morning that he was committing to Florida. “If Coach Mullen had stayed at Mississippi State, that’s where I would still be committed to. I’m fully 100 percent — 1,000 percent — sold on Florida.” Jones, who plans to major in business, said he didn’t look at Florida immediately after Mullen’s move. “I was wide open,” he said. “I wasn’t really keying on whatever school he was going to. I was just keying in on whatever could be the best opportunity for me.” Jones looked at Ohio State, North Carolina State, Oregon and Virginia. Last fall as a junior, Jones led the No. 1 Panthers to a 13-0 season, the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference championship and the No. 4 ranking in USA Today’s Super 25. The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved for the 27th consecutive live program Saturday at Laurel Park, building the jackpot carryover to $254,426.59 for today’s nine-race card. According to Maryland Jockey Club officials, the record for the state’s largest carryover is $275,322, reached heading into closing day of Pimlico Race Course’s spring meet on June 6, 2015. A mandatory payout that day produced multiple returns of $12,518.28. The Rainbow 6 was introduced in Maryland on April 2, 2015, initially as a 10-cent wager, on opening day of Pimlico’s spring meet. A total of $65,011 was wagered into the Rainbow 6 Saturday, adding to a carryover of $233,622.91 from April 6. Multiple tickets were sold with all six winners, each worth $635.28. PRO BASKETBALL: The Baltimore Shuckers (0-4) fell to the Indianapolis Blaze (2-0), 139-102, in a Central Basketball Association matchup. Aaron Williams led Baltimore in scoring with 23 points. He was followed by Marquis Powell (Riverdale Baptist) with 21 points and Terry Hosley (Parkville) who scored 19. MEN’S COLLEGE GOLF: Loyola Maryland senior Brendan Peel was named the Patriot League Golfer of the Month. Peel earned three top-20 finishes to start spring competition, including a personal-best second-place finish at the Kingsmill Invitational on March 25-27. WOMEN’S COLLEGE GOLF: Navy sophomore Morgan Frazier was named the Patriot League Women’s Golfer of the Month. Frazier tied for 32nd place in a 218-player field with a 54-hole score of 223 (78-69-76; +7) at the Edwin Watts / Kiawah Island Classic. MEN’S COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Navy’s Clayton Thompson was named Patriot League Rookie of the Week. WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Navy senior Amanda Keller was named Patriot League Player of the Week. MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Maryland senior goalkeeper Dan Morris is one of 10 finalists for the college lacrosse Senior CLASS Award, which recognizes student-athletes who excel both on and off the field. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. —