Falcons sprint by Glenelg
No. 12 Gladiators can’t overcome 5-1 deficit against No. 11 Severna Park boys
Visiting No. 11 Severna Park got off to a torrid start, scoring on its first three shots and winning six of seven faceoffs in opening quarter, and raced out to a 5-1 lead after 10 minutes and never looked back in a 9-5 victory over No. 12 Glenelg on Tuesday.
University of Maryland commit Josh Coffman scored 11 seconds into the game and had a hat trick and four points in the first half, and Chase Cope and Dean Draughn added two goals apiece to hand the Gladiators their first loss of the season. Senior goalie Shane Carr, who missed four games — two of which Severna Park (6-2, 3-0 Anne Arundel County) lost — with an illness, played his best in the fourth quarter and finished with nine saves.
“We came out fired up, we got a few breaks and our faceoff guy [Colin Shadowens], I can’t say enough about him,” said Falcons coach Dave Earl. “He really set the tone for us there.”
The Gladiators (6-1, 3-0 Howard) started the game playing Coffman and company man-to-man but switched to a zone defensively after the first quarter, and it did create some problems for Severna Park. But with a four-goal lead, the Falcons didn’t need to press and they took a 7-4 lead into the intermission.
NO. 1 MCDONOGH 13, NO. 13 ARCHBISHOP SPALDING 2: Jackson Cummings had four goals and the host Eagles (8-4, 4-1 Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association AConference) got over a slow start to Glenelg's Eric Gruber, right, tries to get off a shot under pressure from Severna Park defenseman Ben Morgan. Morgan helped the Falcons limit Glenelg to five goals. rout the Cavaliers (7-6, 2-4).
NO. 4 LOYOLA BLAKEFIELD 12, NO. 3 BOYS’ LATIN 6: The host Dons (10-3, 4-1 MIAA A Conference) went on a 5-1 run in the second half to down the Lakers (8-3, 3-2).
NO. 14 MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH11, NO. 8 SEVERN10: The host Gaels (6-5, 1-3 MIAA A Conference) upset the Admirals (5-5, 2-4).
ARCHBISHOP CURLEY 18, ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC PREP 7: The host Friars (6-5, 5-1 MIAA B Conference) have won two of their last five games.
BLUFORD DREW JEMISON 9, DIGITAL HARBOR 0: Tahriq Jennings had three goals to lead the host Rockets (2-1) past the Rams (0-2).
CITY 12, POLY 8: Roderick Brown had four goals and three assists and Malik Hamm had four goals to lead the host Knights (5-1) past the Engineers (4-1).
TOWSON 12, DULANEY 6: Faceoff specialist Mitch Boudreau had a team-high six ground balls to lead the visiting Generals (8-2) past the Lions (6-3).
Drew Pezzulla (three goals) and Patrick Unger (two goals) led Dulaney.
Girls lacrosse
NO. 4 GLENLEG 17, BROADNECK 6: Kaala Puglisi, Alexis Sullivan and Sammy Dupcak each had two goals for the host Bruins (5-2).
Baseball
NO. 5 PATTERSON MILL WINS TWO: The host Huskies (9-1) beat C. Milton Wright , 3-1, in game one and, 4-1, in game two. The Mustangs fell to 3-5.
NO. 9 CALVERT HALL 17, ST. MARY’S 2: J. P. Murphy ( 2- for- 3) and Parker Landwehr (2-for-3) each hit a home run and had four RBIs to lead the host Cardinals (11-5, 6-3 MIAA A Conference) past the Saints (7-7, 2-5).
Softball
NO. 5 ARCHBISHOP SPALDING 13, NO. 7 JOHN CARROLL 6: Winning pitcher Mackenzie Maenner struck out eight to lead the visiting Cavaliers (7-2, 5-0 Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference) past the Patriots (5-3, 3-2).