Hereford boys lacrosse gets convincing win over Glenelg

The Hereford boys lacrosse team found a different way to beat Glenelg in the Class 2A state tournament Wednesday — no comeback or late-game heroics necessary this time.

The No. 14 Bulls scored the first seven goals and gave little ground through four quarters, pulling away for a convincing 14-3 win over the visiting Gladiators in the quarterfinal round.

The 2A state champion after rallying for a 13-12 semifinal win over the Gladiators last season, this year’s Bulls (13-3) are making their 17th semifinal appearance and looking to add to the program’s 13 titles. They will take on Kent Island in the semifinals Friday at Wheaton at 8 p.m.

James Traynor scored on his first two shots two minutes into the game and finished the first quarter with three goals. JP Revitte added two goals and two assists, faceoff specialists Matthew Daw and Cole Wallner picked up key wins and a defense led by Austin Clarke rarely budged.

Hereford coach Kyle Leppert has been urging his Bulls to give him a full four-quarter effort and they’ve come close plenty of times this season. On Wednesday, they no doubt delivered.

“We had a solid first quarter to kind of set the precedent for the game and we feel like we haven’t really played a full good game as well as we could, and that’s what we wanted to come out and do,” Traynor said. “We know they’re a really good team, so I feel that’s really going to set us up well to continue our playoff run. Definitely a good night for us.”

Urbana 15, North County 6: North County boys lacrosse made history on Tuesday under a bright blue sky. On Wednesday, dark clouds rolled in.

No. 5 seed Urbana conquered the Class 4A state quarterfinal within a few minutes and levied a heavy early advantage to beat fourth-seeded North County, 15-6, in a physical contest.

“It’s not what we wanted,” North County coach Dennis Sullivan said, “but we’re just happy to be here.”

— Katherine Fominykh, Baltimore Sun Media

Southern 17, Perryville 2: Attackman Ryan Gregoire and Carter Moon totaled six points apiece to lead the Bulldogs to a convincing victory in the 1A state quarterfinals. They will face Smithsburg in the semifinals Friday at 6 p.m. at Havre de Grace.

Severna Park 16, Northern-Calvert 6: Nolan Zborai scored six goals and dished off two assists to lead the Falcons to a convincing victory in the Class 3A state quarterfinals. The five-time defending state champions will face Catonsville Saturday at 10 a.m. at Crofton in a rematch of last year’s final.

Mt. Hebron 12, River Hill 3: Gianni Karam scored a team-high four goals and Rich Tangires had a hat trick and an assist to lead the Vikings, who advance to the 3A state semifinals. They will face Linganore Saturday at 10 a.m. at Crofton.

Broadneck 17, Dulaney 2: Davis Fisher, Jake Schroll, Ryan Salazar and Tanner Boone each notched two goals, Fisher also had three assists. Broadneck advances to the 4A state semifinals, where it will face Urbana at 8 p.m. Friday at Crofton.

Huntingtown 17, Northeast 4: RJ Breeden closed out a stellar senior season by scoring all four goals for the Eagles, who fell behind 10-1 at halftime.

Fallston 19, Loch Raven 1: Gage McKenna and Jacob MacMillan scored three goals each as the host Cougars rolled in the 1A state quarterfinal. They will play ACCE in a state semifinal at 8 p.m. Saturday at Havre de Grace.

Girls lacrosse

Marriotts Ridge 8, Towson 5: Maisy Clevenger put her team on her back, scoring five goals to lead Marriotts Ridge to an 8-5 victory over Towson in a Class 3A state quarterfinal on Wednesday.

“I think at the end of the day we’re just excited to still be playing,” Marriotts Ridge coach Amanda Brady said. “We made goals this season and playing back-to-back yesterday and today I think is a true testament to how strong these girls are.”

The Mustangs will face Northern-Calvert in a state semifinal game at Paint Branch Friday at 6 p.m.

Clevenger scored two goals in the first half, including the opening goal of the game. She scored her second on a goal that went under the goalie’s legs with 8:01 remaining. Clevenger added three more goals in the second half, her fifth coming with 3:17 left and sealed the game.

— Jordan Kendall, for Baltimore Sun Media

Century 23, Northeast 0: If motivation is an indicator of performance, then the Century Knights are right where they need to be.

The Knights scored nine goals in the first five minutes of the Class 2A state quarterfinals, defeating visiting Northeast, 23-0, to remain undefeated. They advance to the state semifinals and will face Middletown at Wheaton Saturday at 10 a.m.

Century wasted little time jumping all over the Eagles (4-10), with Jasmine Stanton scoring the first goal just 12 seconds into the contest. Anna Hackett led Century (17-0) with five goals, while Caroline Little and Stanton each contributed two goals.

“We really didn’t know what to expect because we’ve never played them,” Little, a senior, said. “We just knew we had to come out with intensity, and that’s exactly what happened.

— Mike Frainie, for Baltimore Sun Media

Broadneck 17, Dulaney 5: Lexi Dupcak scored four goals and assisted two others as the Bruins beat the Lions in a 4A state quarterfinal. Broadneck will face Sherwood in a state semifinal game Friday at 6 p.m. at Crofton.

Sherwood 11, Old Mill 10: Haley Hodak scored three goals and assisted another to lead the Patriots in the overtime loss.

Liberty 23, CMIT 0: The Liberty defense held CMIT to one shot, stopped by Halley Feaga. Fourteen Lions scored goals for the Lions, who will face Southern-AA in a 1A semifinal Friday at 8 p.m. at Havre de Grace.

Southern 18, Loch Raven 6: The Bulldogs advance as the No. 7 seed to face No. 6 Liberty in the Class 1A state semifinals.

Huntingtown 18, Eastern Tech 10: The Mavericks fell in the 2A state quarterfinals. Ashley Kyle, Leah Brammer, Abby Schwartz-Mitchell and Jess Urban each scored twice in the loss.

Severna Park 14, River Hill 8: Karli Kirchenheiter and Theresa Bragg (one assist) led the way for the Falcons with four goals each, while Delanie Abere netted three in the 4A quarterfinal. Severna Park will face Linganore in a state semifinal Friday at 8 p.m. at Paint Branch.

Sherwood 11, Old Mill 10

Softball

Patterson Mill 3, Fallston 0: Patterson Mill senior pitcher Madison Knight and her freshman sister, Mackenzie, led the Huskies to a second straight region championship Wednesday. The Huskies beat a stubborn and visiting Fallston team, 3-0, for the Class 1A South Region I title.

The Huskies, now winners of 42 consecutive games dating back a couple of years, will host a state quarterfinal at 4 p.m. Friday against Chesapeake Math & IT Academy

North of Laurel. The Huskies are seeking a second straight 1A state championship.

Madison Knight shut the Cougars out on four hits and a walk, while striking out a dozen.

It was Knight, too, that put the Huskies on top in the first inning. Fallston pitcher Maddy Burns hit Savannah Reedy with a pitch with one out. Knight stepped in and like she’s done multiple times this year, she left the yard with her 10th home run of the season.

— Randy McRoberts, Baltimore Sun Media

South Carroll 7, Liberty 3: Wednesday’s Class 1A North Region I softball final between South Carroll and Liberty was an emotional roller coaster. Each side had its ups and downs as the lead went back and forth.

Through it all, the visiting Cavaliers never wavered, staying just as upbeat when they were behind as they were in front.

When the final fly ball began dropping toward shortstop Hailey Wolfrey’s glove, the emotions were ready to hit another level.

“I was like, ‘We got it in the bag. I got this pop up. It’s over,’ ” she said.

Wolfrey secured the final out in South Carroll’s 7-3 win over Liberty, setting off a team celebration.

“I’m just ecstatic,” Wolfrey said. “Last year we won regionals. I think doing it again is hard, and we pulled it off.”

— Tony Maluso, Baltimore Sun Media

Severna Park 6, Glen Burnie 5: Sally Trent went 2-for-3 with a home run, double and two RBIs as the Falcons edged the Gophers for the Class 4A East Region I championship. The Falcons will travel and face Bowie in a state quarterfinal on Friday at 5 p.m.

South River 5, Leonardtown 3: Gracelyn Solarz smacked a walk-off three-run homer to lift the Seahawks to the region championship. South River will host Laurel Saturday (2 p.m.) in the state quarterfinals.

Howard 4, Mt. Hebron 1: The Lions captured the 3A East Region I title after Katie Green delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the bottom of the sixth. Howard will travel and play Chopticon at 4 p.m. Friday in a state quarterfinal.

Rising Sun 10, Harford Tech 4: The visiting Cobras matched hits 10-10 with the Tigers, but committed seven errors, which was the difference in the 2A East Region I championship.

Century 8, Northeast 3: After falling behind in the top of the fourth, the Knights rallied with five in the bottom of the fourth in the Class 2A West Region I final. Emma Zuckerman homered for Century, which will travel to Carver A&T Saturday at 1 p.m. in a state quarterfinal.

Carver A&T 15, Hereford 1: Freshman Lily Dennis went five innings, gave up one run on one hit and struck out five in the 2A North Region I final. The Wildcats (15-2) will host Century Saturday at 1 p.m. in a state quarterfinal.

Towson 6, Bel Air 0: Lexi Predmore threw a four-hit shutout to lead the Generals to the 3A North Region II championship. Towson will travel and face Damascus in a state quarterfinal Friday at 5 p.m.

Baseball

John Carroll 6, Loyola Blakefield 5: Matt Archibald hit a home run and the host Patriots scored twice in the sixth inning to beat the Dons in an MIAA A Conference playoff game.

Indian Creek 11, Friends 1: Nicholas Pratt (2-for-3) collected five RBIs to lift Indian Creek to the MIAA B Conference final out of the consolation bracket in five innings.

St. John’s 10, Glenelg Country 0: Josh Skowronski (2-for-3) had four RBIs to lead the host Vikings over the Dragons in an MIAA B Conference playoffs.