Arundel wins family affair
Lacrosse team beats Crofton, 11-5, in battle between sets of brothers
Most brothers treasure the chance to play alongside each other for a short blink in high school. But thanks to Crofton’s “grandfather rule,” two pairs of brothers can cherish slightly different, slightly more rivalrous memories.
When Arundel boys lacrosse defeated Crofton, 11-5, on Tuesday, two older brothers — long-stick midfielder Jack Gress and attackman Noah Bell — had the rare opportunity to flex on their little brothers, Thomas Gress and Tommy Bell, on the varsity stage.
When Crofton opened its doors three years ago, it allowed its upperclassmen to remain at their original schools, mostly South River and Arundel. This year’s senior classes at Arundel and South River include the last Crofton natives to play for those schools, setting up a rare brother versus brother scenario — outside of the backyard, anyway.
As Jack Gress said: It means a little more. “It’s not the backyard anymore,” Noah Bell added. “Then, we’re just having fun. Now, it goes on our record and for playoffs. We all wanted to win that game.”
Boys lacrosse
McDonogh 15, Mount Saint Joseph 6: The visiting Eagles (8-5, 4-3 MIAA A Conference) took a 7-4 lead in the first half and beat the Gaels (5-8, 0-7). The win ended a two-game slide.
Calvert Hall 14, Gilman 4: Truitt Sunderland scored five goals and Shuey Kelly had a hat trick to lead the visiting Cardinals (9-4, 3-3 MIAA A Conference) past the Greyhounds (8-8, 2-4). Calvert Hall took control early leading 5-2 in the first quarter.
Archbishop Spalding 10, Severn 6: Willie Perez made 10 saves, but the host Admirals (11-3, 5-2 MIAA A Conference) fell to the Cavaliers (9-3, 4-2). Spalding bounced back from a 9-7 loss to Boys’ Latin on Friday.
St. Mary’s 14, John Carroll 4: Bobby Keane scored four goals, while Jake Kucinski and Jake Adams each tallied a pair of goals, as the Saints remained unbeaten by defeating the Patriots. Gavin Burlace recorded a goal and three assists, Will Hopkins, Teddy Androus, Christian Schroeer, Erik Chick and Nicky Souza added a goal apiece, George Acton dished off two assists and Zack Overend made 11 saves for St. Mary’s.
Boys’ Latin 16, Loyola Blakefield 6: Dom Pietramala scored five goals to lead the visiting Lakers (10-2, 5-1 MIAA A Conference) past the Dons (5-7, 3-4). Boys’ Latin has won its past two games and hosts Calvert Hall Friday at 4 p.m.
Landon 13, Severna Park 9: Joaquin Villagomez tallied four goals, while Nolan Zborai added two goals and two assists, but the Falcons fell to the Bears.
Pallotti 10, Key 9: Reid Chapman and Teddy Fleming each scored three goals and Jaeden Clark added a pair of goals, but the Panthers nipped the Obezags in overtime.
Broadneck 20, Chesapeake 3: Jake Schroll notched six goals, Tanner Boone registered three goals and an assist and Gregg Bowman added two goals and an assist as the Bruins handled the Cougars. Graham Hartman won 14 of 14 faceoffs for Broadneck.
Southern 17, Old Mill 7: Ryan Gregoire led the Bulldogs’ second-half surge with six goals and three assists in the win over the Patriots. Carter Moon added two goals and four assists, while Mason McGivern and Garrett Simi each had two goals and an assist.
Dulaney 14, Manchester Valley 5: In the loss, JT Calhoun scored twice for the Mavericks. Blake Ray, Grant Miller and Nick Grimm also scored, while Kevin Connor made 11 saves.
Girls lacrosse
Pikesville 19, Kenwood 6: Emma Rasoulov scored six goals to lead the Panthers. Rachel Gordon chipped in four.
Eastern Tech 16, Western Tech 3: Nine Mavericks scored in the game, led by Leah Brammer with three goals.
North Harford 8, Havre de Grace 7: Kendall Fortune had five goals to lead the host Hawks over the Warriors.
Bel Air 13, Harford Tech 5: Logan Cook scored four goals for the Bobcats, while Paige Feick had two goals and three assists.
Arundel 15, Crofton 9: Morgan Gore tallied eight goals and two assists, while Lauren Egan deposited three goals to lead the Wildcats past the Cardinals.
Broadneck 16, Chesapeake 2: Reagan Baldwin registered three goals and an assist, Julia Sokolowski had two goals and three assists and Sam Lavorini added two goals and an assist as the Bruins topped the Cougars.
Old Mill 11, Southern 10: Samantha Sobolewski accounted for three goals and an assist, while Heather Titus and Haley Hodak each had two goals to help the Patriots defeat the Bulldogs.
Baseball
Key 4, Beth Tfiloh 2: Chris Williams ripped a lead-off triple and scored one batter later on a Colin MacNabb base hit and after swiping a pair of bases. MacNabb scored on a Trey Brandon (2-for-3) single to give the Obezags the insurance runs they needed in the win over the Warriors.
Glen Burnie 7, Wilde Lake 3: Zack Danielson threw a complete game, giving up two earned runs on five hits to earn the victory as the Gophers defeated the Wildecats. Brandon Smith finished 3-for-3 with three RBIs and Josh Johnson had a hit and also drove in three for Glen Burnie (11-4).
Pikesville 6, Western Tech 5: Michael Payne singled home Brian Wilder Jr. for the go-ahead run in the top of the fifth and the Panthers made it hold up.
Marriotts Ridge 4, Mt. Hebron 3: Jonah Obitz walked it off for the Mustangs (9-3) with an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh. Nick Russo pitched six innings allowing two runs on three hits with seven strikeouts.
Spalding 15, Gilman 0: Matthew Gormley doubled and drove in two runs, Tyler Smith and Brandon Parks each singled and drove in a pair and Carson Merritt was credited with two RBIs as the Cavaliers blanked the Greyhounds.
Softball
Arundel 15, Southern 2: Sanaa Brown delivered a two-run double as part of a 10-run first inning in the Wildcats’ victory over the Bulldogs in six innings. Bria Sewell added three hits, including a double, and drove in two runs, Kendall Cribbs doubled and singled, driving in a run.
Francis Scott Key 16, Smithburg 2: The Eagles jumped ahead with six first-inning runs and never looked back. Emma Tawney had a two-run home run for FSK.
Wilde Lake 6, Glenelg 3: The Wildecats (10-4, 8-4 Howard County) scored three runs in the top of the seventh to get some breathing room. Heather McQueeney, Brooke Weining, Veronica Goode and Lauren Jascewsky each finished with two hits.
Carver A&T 17, Western Tech 7: Mallory Cooper (2-for-2) had a home run, four RBIs, three walks and four runs scored to lead the host Wildcats over the Wolverines. Carver A&T scored 11 runs in the second inning.
Boys tennis
St. Mary’s 4, St. John’s Catholic Prep 1: Ricky Baumann and Nick Javid each won in singles action, while Kevin Feldtmose and Ellie Williams, along with Finn Peenstra and Hannah Robinson, won in doubles action for the Saints.
Baltimore Sun Media staff contributed to this article.