Lenkart’s goal gives South River victory in girls soccer
The ball was still a few feet away, but South River senior captain Madeline Lenkart already knew this was the opportunity she had wanted.
Deadlocked in a scoreless game nearing the midway point of the second half on the road against Broadneck on Thursday evening, it was evident that quality-scoring chances were going to be at a premium. So as Lenkart watched the long throw by teammate Rebecca McClenahan sail over a group on the near post and bounce off the turf, she was ready to pounce.
“In a pretty even game like that, you have to always be ready because you might only get that one chance,” Lenkart said. “And it was crazy because everything almost happened in slow motion. ... That was definitely the one we had been working for all game.”
Lenkart collected herself and headed the ball over Broadneck goalie Sam Hoffman (four saves) into the left side of the net with 23:13 remaining in regulation, providing the deciding score for the No. 5 Seahawks (6-0-1) in the 1-0 victory.
Mount Hebron 4, Howard 2: Mt. Hebron (5-4) has scored 17 goals during its winning streak, which extended to four games with the Vikings’ victory. Senior midfielder Mia Flack had a goal and had three assists in the win, said the Vikings have found their “groove” on offense.
Severn 4, Gerstell 2: Alina Valencia and Mori Sokoloff each scored twice to lead the host Admirals (5-1, 4-0 Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland B Conference) over the Falcons (2-4, 2-1). Zoe Stencil made four saves for Severn.
Mount de Sales 6, St. Mary’s 0: Grace Gower scored two goals and Megan Matsko had five saves to lead the host Sailors (5-1, 4-0 IAAM B Conference) past the Saints (1-5, 1-3).
Boys soccer
No. 9 Eastern Tech 4, Catonsville 0: Taylor Spivey made five saves and Mason Curtis had two saves as the host Mavericks (8-0) shut out the Comets (1-7). Matt Davis had a goal and an assist for Eastern Tech. No. 11 Towson 2, Perry Hall 1: Tommy Pekkosz scored the go-ahead on a corner kick in the second half as the host Generals (6-0) won a come-from-behind victory over the Gators (3-4). Towtson travels to Dulaney, Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.
Girls volleyball
No. 3 Arundel 3, No. 15 Severna Park 0: Brooke Watts had 17 kills and Abby Niles had 19 assists to lead the host Wildecats (7-0) over the Falcons (4-2). Arundel won, 25-16, 25-19, 25-20.
No. 8 Bel Air 3, Perryville 0: Jordan Carr had 14 assists, Kristyn Gardner had 17 digs and Gillian Carr had 13 digs to lead the Bobcats (7-0) past the host Panthers (3-3). Bel Air won, 25-19, 25-17, 25-14.
Archbishop Spalding 3, No. 11 St. Paul’s 1: Jacey Lewis had 24 kills and 28 digs to lead the Cavaliers (5-4, 5-3 IAAM AConference) over the Gators (6-2, 6-2). Spalding won, 26-24, 17-25, 25-21, 25-16.