Covey scores Owls’ coveted goal
Westminster wins, 10-9, in overtime region title game
Chase Buckwalter said his heart dropped.
The Westminster junior midfielder had just helped set up Conner Covey’s gamewinning goal with 2:45 left in overtime to defeat Linganore, 10-9, in the Class 3A West Region final Wednesday night.
Buckwalter and Covey were met with a swarm of Owls’ teammates as the regional champions flooded the field to celebrate.
Covey, a sophomore, paced the Owls (16-1) with four goals total and Buckwalter notched a goal and three assists in the team’s 16th straight win.
The Lancers (13-2) used a three-goal run in the fourth quarter to tie the teams, 8-8. Two of those goals came from senior attackman Jack Watsic, who scored three on the night. Owls junior midfielder Christian Etchison sent a pass to Alec Kozlowski with 2:34 remaining to give the Owls a 9-8 lead, but Linganore wasn’t finished.
Watsic found the back of the net, unassisted, with 39.4 seconds remaining to send the teams to overtime, tied 9-9.
“We said to just not give up and give your all, go all out, sell out,” Buckwalter said. “Christian Etchison set out with a check to save a possible game-winning goal. That went our way and we turned it into scoring.”
TOWSON 9, BEL AIR 4: Senior Dyson Adams scored two goals and had three assists and junior Grant Kuehn had two goals and an assist to lead the host Generals (14-4) past the Bobcats (10-6) in a Class 3A North Region championship game.
Leighton Bechdal (one goal, two assists), Cole McNulty (one goal, one assist), Rob Welling and Mason Hickman (one goal each) also scored for the Generals, who will be making their first trip to the state semifinals since 2005 when they were a finalist.
Towson won its most recent of four state titles in 1997. Westminster midfielder Conner Covey celebrates after scoring the winning goal in overtime against Linganore in the Class 3A West Region final on Wednesday night.
PATTERSON MILL 15, CAMBRIDGE SOUTH DORCHESTER 8: Blake Tallon scored five goals and the host Huskies (10-6) claimed their first region championship since 2013 and fifth overall by beating the Vikings (7-8) in Class 1A East. Patterson Mill faces McDonough in the state semifinals.
Girls lacrosse
WESTMINSTER 20, FREDERICK 7: The Owls (14-3) captured the Class 3A West Region championship at Western Regional Park and earned a trip to the state tournament for the first time in six years. They rejoiced, but the team’s veterans have made it clear all season their focus is about more than winning the West.
“We’re ecstatic,” said junior Anna Ruby. “From the first practice, we set our goals, and this is where we wanted to be. It’s really cool to see us working for that, and reaching even further. I think that we can get that state title.”
Baseball
BOYS’ LATIN 9, GLENELG COUNTRY 8: Justus Brown hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning to put the Lakers (19-5) ahead for good over the Dragons (13-9) in a Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association B Conference winners’ bracket game played at Calvert Hall.
Max Mygatt pitched three innings of scoreless relief for the win. Boys’ Latin advances to Sunday’s championship at Harford Community College and will await the winner of Gerstell/Glenelg Country.
GERSTELL ACADEMY 8, SEVERN 4: The Admirals (11-11) issued 10 walks and the Falcons (12-9) scored seven runs in the sixth inning to win in an MIAA B Conference playoff game at Johns Hopkins .
Matthew Szedlock went five innings, gave up four runs on five hits, walked six and struck out two to get the win.