Shootout for Soldiers opening play tonight

In its seventh year, Shootout For Soldiers opens its Baltimore event tonight at 7 in Howard County at Troy Park at Elkridge. The 24-hour event, split into hourlong games, will run nonstop through 7 p.m. Thursday, led off by a game between veterans and active-duty members. “The game continues to expand,” founder Tyler Steinhardt said. “Over 24 hours, 10,000 people are expected to come out and we’ve got a whole food truck lineup to accommodate them. For us, it’s really a pleasure to be back to Baltimore year to year. The support from this community is so strong.” As a high school player at Boys’ Latin, Steinhardt dreamed up the Shootout with his friends in 2012 when they were trying to find a respectful method to honor the troops. The moonrise-to-moonrise format was made, initially, to break a world record for most lacrosse games played back-to-back within that time — which it did. Over the past seven years, Shootout For Soldiers has spread to 13 cities, or, 312 hours of lacrosse. It has amassed over $2.5 million, doled out to organizations that aid troops, including four national charities: Team RWB, Army Ranger Lead the Way Fund, Semper Fi Fund and the Gary Sinise Foundation. Those interested can donate to the cause at shootoutforsoldiers.com/events/ baltimore-2018. Athletic Association A Conference championship, outscoring its MIAA opponents by a combined 342-50 and earning a No. 4 ranking nationally in USA Today’s Super 25. Jones, rated the No. 259 overall prospect and No. 7 dual- threat quarterback in the 247Sports.com Composite rankings for the Class of 2019, has drawn comparisons to Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, who blossomed into an All-American at Mississippi State under current Gators coach Dan Mullen. “Dan uses the quarterback in a lot of different ways, both running the ball and throwing the ball, just putting the quarterback in positions to make plays and put pressure on the defense, and that’s what Jalon does best,” Russell said in April. “He runs extremely well. He’s got great speed and vision. He also does a nice job in the passing game. He’s very accurate. He only threw one interception last season and that deflected off a receiver’s hands.”