Fifth-ranked Glenelg adjusts, nets triumph
Gladiators slip past River Hill in volleyball; No. 1 Eagles win in boys soccer
Based on the level of play between No. 5 Glenelg and visiting River Hill on Thursday night in both team’s season opener, it could’ve been a playoff game with the season on the line.
The Gladiators, who return just two starters from last year’s team that went 14-3, were putting on a show defensively. The Hawks, meanwhile, who had three freshmen see significant playing time, looked like a veteran team with years of experience together.
But something had to give, and in the end it was the Gladiators’ defense and their ability to make a key adjustment on the fly that was the difference in a 27-29, 25-23, 25-22, 28-26 victory.
“I would say that both teams at different points in the match really showed what their A-game could be like,” Glenelg coach Jason Monjes said. “River Hill, they’re young but they’re definitely going to be a talented group in the next couple of years and really showed they can hit the ball. With us, our serve and serve receive didn’t show up in the beginning but we really gutted it out when we had to.”
Both teams were playing in a hot and humid gym that impacted both teams differently. Glenelg senior setter Maddie Southern, one of its key returning players, midway through the third set had to switch positions because she couldn’t keep her hands dry as a result of the heat.
NO. 11 HOWARD 3, OAKLAND MILLS 0: Vendela Lundgren had six kills and two blocks to lead the Lions (1-0) past the host Scorpions (0-1). Howard won, 25-13, 25-18, 25-10.
CATONSVILLE 3, RANDALLSTOWN 0: Gabby Douglas had six kills and nine aces to lead the Comets (1-0) past the Rams (0-1). Catonsville won, 25-13, 25-13, 25-10.
HARFORD TECH 3, ABERDEEN 1: Kerrigan Clem had eight aces and seven kills to lead the Cobras (1-0) past the Eagles (0-1). Harford Tech won, 19-25, 25-14, 25-15, 25-14.
TOWSON 3, FRANKLIN 0: Sarah Nugent celebrated her first victory as new coach at Towson High in the team’s second match of the season as the Generals (1-0) used aggressive serving and a balanced offensive attack to upend the host Indians (0-1), 25-11, 25-23, 25-11.
The Generals delivered 23 aces in the three sets, led by seniors Sydney Fringer (7), Tyanna Butler (6) and Claire Beaudry (5). Devin Hill’s shot is met at the net by Glenelg's Madelyn Southern, right, as the host Gladiators defeated River Hill on Thursday.
NO. 10 MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH AT NO. 5 ARCHBISHOP CURLEY, PPD.: The host Friars (0-1, 0-0 MIAA A Conference) applied offensive pressure early taking a 3-1 lead on shots-on-goal and 4-2 on corner kicks, but no goals. The game went into a weather delay with 3:13 left in the first half. The Gaels (0-0-1, 0-0-1) spent most of the first half defending their end of the field.
GILMAN AT JOHN CARROLL, PPD.: Because of weather conditions, the game between the visiting Greyhounds (1-1, 0-0 MIAA A Conference) and the Patriots (2-0, 0-0) was postponed.
NORTH HARFORD 4, NORTH EAST 0: Dylan Jablon scored twice and Henry Mejia had two assists as the host Hawks (1-0) shut out the Indians (0-1).
SEVERNA PARK 6, NORTHERNCALVERT 2: Kyle Jefferds and Gordie Bernlohr each scored twice as the Falcons (2-1) beat the host Patriots (0-1).
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POINT, PPD.: The game was suspended after 10 minutes of play due to lightning. The postponement date has yet to be set.
The game was a rematch of last year’s Baltimore County title game, which Hereford claimed a 3-2 win.
Sparrows Point went on to capture its Maryland-record fifth straight Class 1A state championship, while Hereford reached the Class 2A title game.
NORTH HARFORD 5, MARYVALE 2: Emma Radebaugh and Emma Buchanan each scored for the host Lions (2-1) as they fell to the Hawks (2-1).
MOUNT DE SALES 6, SEVERN 2: Heather Stofregen made 14 saves for the Sailors (1-1, 1-0 Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland B Conference). The Admirals fell to 0-2, 0-1.
MARRIOTTS RIDGE 9, RESERVOIR 0: Audrey Lyu had a hat trick to lead the host Mustangs (1-0) past the Gators (0-1).
CENTENNIAL 7, LONG REACH 1: The Eagles started fast, scoring three goals in the opening seven minutes, and rarely let up from there to earn a home win and their first victory of the season.
“They were excited to finally have a game, and so they really brought that enthusiasm out to the field,” Centennial coach Lizz Engle said. “They really executed everything that we’ve been working on during preseason, so that was good to see as well as a coach.”