January 9, 2011
GIRLS BASKETBALL
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Sarah Firestone’s putback of an offensive rebound with 5 seconds left gave Mercersburg Academy a 36-34 win over Lawrenceville on Sunday afternoon.
Firestone, who finished with 11 points, also scored the game-tying basket on a steal and layup with 45 seconds left.
Bailey Blake had 13 points, Firestone added nine rebounds and Nikki Wolny had three assists and three steals for the Blue Storm (2-7, 1-1).
MERCERSBURG ACADEMY (2-7, 1-1)
Wolney 0 1-2 1, Garlick 2 1-2 5, Firestone 4 3-4 11, Blake 5 1-2 13, Gomez 0 2-2 2, Warfield 1 0-0 2, Uhlirova 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 8-12 36.
LAWRENCEVILLE
Smith 2 0-0 4, Palencia 1 0-0 2, Tillman 1 0-0 2, Bretz 4 3-6 11, Comly 1 0-0 2, Jenkins 4 3-6 11, Peterson 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 6-12 34.
Mercersburg 12 4 12 8 — 36
Lawrenceville 6 7 13 8 — 34
3-point goals — Mercersburg 2 (Blake 2).
Hill School 55, Mercersburg 28
POTTSTOWN, Pa. — Deanna Mayza had 17 points and Ellen Dvorak added 11 to lead Hill School past Mercersburg Academy on Saturday.
MacKenzie Brink had six points and Julie Garlick added five for the Blue Storm (1-7).
MERCERSBURG ACADEMY (1-7)
Wolny 1 0-0 2, Garlick 2 1-2 5, Firestone 1 0-3 2, Blake 1 0-0 3, Gomez 0 1-2 1, Brink 3 0-0 6, Warfield 0 2-2 2, Cadrette 1 0-0 3, Hyacinthe 2 0-0 4. Totals 11 4-9 28.
HILL SCHOOL
Silar 2 0-0 5, Gibbs 0 1-2 1, Santi 0 1-2 1, Crane 2 0-0 4, Bell 2 0-0 5, Mayza 8 0-0 17, Taylor 4 1-2 9, Dvorak 5 1-2 11, Breeding 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 4-8 55.
Mercersburg 7 5 6 10 — 28
Hill School 18 17 10 10 — 55
3-point goals — Mercersburg 2 (Blake, Cadrette), Hill 3 (Silar, Bell, Mayza).
Heritage 53, MSD 51
FREDERICK, Md. — Heritage Academy held Maryland School for the Deaf to three points in overtime and pulled out a victory in the championship game of the Orioles Classic on Saturday night.
Callie Butts, who finished wth 10 points and eight assists, made a basket to give the Eagles (10-1) a 51-49 lead with two minutes left in overtime. After MSD tied it at 51, Jessica Gaylor made 1 of 2 free throws to give Heritage the lead back, and Butts made 1 of 2 free throws to make it a two-point cushion.
MSD had two opportunities to tie the game on shots inside the 3-point line as the final seconds ticked off, but missed both.
Rachel Clarke earned tournament MVP honors, scoring 22 points and grabbing 14 rebounds for the Eagles. Gaylor scored 10 points and made the all-tournament team. Kara Stamper added 12 rebounds and six blocks.
Heritage led by four near the end of regulation but turned the ball over twice. Claire Tucker — who scored 23 points for MSD — hit a basket and two free throws to tie the game and force overtime.
HERITAGE ACADEMY (10-1)
Butts 3 4-8 10, Gaylor 4 2-6 10, Ra. Clarke 8 6-11 22, Stamper 1 1-2 3, Kidd 2 0-0 4, Ro. Clarke 2 0-0 4. Totals 20 13-27 51.
MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
Harvey 1 0-0 2, M. Goldberg 4 0-0 11, Levis 1 0-0 2, Tucker 10 3-7 23, L. Goldberg 1 1-2 3, Seremeth 3 4-4 10. Totals 17 8-13 51
Heritage 10 9 15 14 5 — 53
MSD 11 11 15 11 3 — 51
3-point goals — MSD 3 (M. Goldberg). Fouled out — Seremeth. Rebounds — Heritage 33 (Ra. Clarke 14). Assists — Heritage 14 (Butts 8). Steals — Heritage 6 (Stamper 2). Turnovers — Heritage 21.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Heritage 50, MSD 46
FREDERICK, Md. — Tournament MVP Aaron Clark had 15 points as Heritage Academy rallied to beat Maryland School for the Deaf in the championship game of the Oriole Classic at MSD on Saturday.
Kyle Smith finished with 14 points and five rebounds for Heritage (7-2), which chipped away at a 12-point second-quarter deficit. The lead changed hands six times in the second half, with the Eagles moving in front for good with two minutes left in the game.
Clark added seven rebounds and five assists and Troy Cosner had eight rebounds for Heritage. Cosner was named to the all-tournament team.
Padie Harrington had 17 points and Todd Bonheyo had 16 for the Orioles (8-3). Both were named to the all-tournament team.
HERITAGE ACADEMY (7-2)
Clark 3 6-8 15, T. Cosner 1 3-6 5, B. Cosner 4 1-3 9, Smith 4 2-4 14, Nigh 2 1-2 7, Totals 14 13-23 50.
MD. SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (8-3)
Frank 4 0-0 8, Bonheyo 5 4-6 16, Steingresen 2 0-0 5, Harrington 7 2-2 17. Totals 18 6-8 46.
Heritage 5 13 15 17 — 50
MSD 12 12 10 12 — 46
3-point goals — Heritage 9 (Clark 3, Smith 4, Nigh 2), MSD 4 (Bonheyo 2, Steingresen, Harrington). Fouled out — Clark.
Smithsburg 67, Mountain Ridge 45
FROSTBURG, Md. — Aaron Dinterman scored 22 points and Smithsburg outscored Mountain Ridge 22-9 in the second quarter to cruise to a victory on Saturday.
Dylan Ianaro had six points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals for the Leopards (5-5), who shot 56 percent from the field. Tyson Pierre had 10 points, three steals and three assists.
Smithsburg 67, Mountain Ridge 45
SMITHSBURG (5-5)
Ganley 1 2-2 4, Hardy 1 1-2 3, Spickler 1 2-2 4, Pierre 4 2-2 10, Fortson 4 1-1 9, Wynne 3 0-0 6, Hogue 1 1-2 3, Dinterman 9 4-6 22, Ianaro 3 0-0 6. Totals 27 13-19 67.
MOUNTAIN RIDGE
Raines 1 0-0 2, Malone 3 1-1 8, Eberly 3 0-0 6, Delaney 1 0-0 2, Whittaker 1 2-4 4, Fazenbaker 1 0-1 3, Patterson 5 1-2 11, Sindy 2 1-2 5, Ishler 0 4-5 4. Totals 17 9-15 45.
Smithsburg13 20 22 12 — 67
Mtn. Ridge 7 9 11 18 — 45
3-point goals — Mountain Ridge 2 (Malone, Fazenbaker). Fouled out — Willard. Rebounds — Smithsburg 31 (Ianaro 7). Assists — Smithsburg 19 (Ianaro 5). Steals — Smithsburg 16 (Ianaro, Pierre 3).
Lawrenceville 55, Mercersburg 41
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Donya Jackson accounted for more than half of Mercersburg’s offense, scoring 24 points in a Mid-Atlantic Prep League loss to Lawrenceville.
Chall Montgomery added 11 points for the Blue Storm, who scored just 13 points in the first half.
MERCERSBURG ACADEMY
Nwanna 1 1-2 3, Montgomery 3 4-8 11, Flanagan 1 0-0 3, Jackson 9 1-1 24. Totals 14 6-11 41.
LAWRENCEVILLE
Figueroa 7 7-8 25, Wixten 6 0-1 14, Abif 3 1-2 9, Myricks 1 0-3 2, Hayes 1 0-0 2, Speidel 0 3-4 3. Totals 18 11-18 55.
Mercersburg 8 5 12 16 — 41
Lawrenceville 11 15 11 18 — 55
3-point goals — Mercersburg 7 (Jackson 5, Montgomery, Flanagan), Lawrenceville 8 (Figueroa 4, Wixten 2, Abif 2). Fouled out — Nwanna, Collins.
Hill 71, Mercersburg 42
POTTSTOWN, Pa. — Chall Montgomery had 18 points and Donya Jackson added 11 for Mercersburg Academy in a Mid-Atlantic Prep League loss to Hill School on Saturday.
Hill jumped out to a 19-6 lead in the first quarter, then outscored the Blue Storm 19-7 in the third on the way to the victory.
MERCERSBURG ACADEMY
Nwanna 2 2-2 7, Montgomery 7 4-7 18, Flanagan 2 0-0 4, Jackson 5 0-0 11, Collins 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 6-9 42.
HILL SCHOOL
Heylinger 6 2-3 15, Brase 6 0-0 14, Huey 4 2-2 11, Basalyga 2 0-0 4, Robinson 2 3-3 9, Clinesmith 6 0-0 12, Sitko 1 0-1 2, Marino 0 2-2 2 Regensberg 0 1-2 1. Totals 28 10-13 71.
Mercersburg 6 14 7 17 — 42
Hill 19 14 19 19 — 71
3-point goals — Mercersburg 2 (Nwanna, Jackson), Hill 6 (Heylinger, Brase 2, Huey, Robinson 2.
JV BOYS HOOPS
Mountain Ridge 45, Smithsburg 31
Smithsburg: Gibson 9 points.
MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS HOOPS
Washington County League
Sixth Grade
Northern 29, Springfield 28
Northern: Conrad 8, Gatewood 5, Hamburg 9, Nicholson 5, Sandridge 2.
Springfield: Annune 11, Davis 5, Hudson 1, Travis 9, Schlotterbeck 2.
Eighth Grade
Northern 56, Broadfording 18
Northern: Bembry 6, Burkholder 3, Clemmer 2, Fiery 2, Green 6, House 8, Martin 2, Qadir 7, Smith 10, Stubbs 10.
Travel League
Smithsburg 44, Walkersville 31
Walkersville: Wolfe 2, Askins 2, Rosa 3, Bauer 3, Guyton 13, Cassels 4, Ferney 4.
Smithsburg: Bachtell 14, Brenk 2, Spinks 2, Coleman 2, Hejduk 8, Tapley 6, Stultz 1, Redmond 7, Singh 2.
YOUTH BASKETBALL
BAAA Boys
Grades 7-8
MCEA 33, Thompson’s Gas 18
MCEA: Dimercurio 7, Drawbaugh 6, Jenkins 6, Nittinger 6, Burdette 4, Duncan 2, Harsh 2.
Thompson’s: C. Penn 10, Parks 4, B. Penn 2, Kidwell 2.
Saunders Tax & Accounting 34 Castle Auto Body 8
Saunders: Nutter 9, Hoffman 7.
Castle: Rowland 4.
Grades 5-6
P&B Lawn Service 29, Hodge Masonry 9
P&B: Duft 10, Myers 9, Hardy 4, Smith 2, Clark 2, Presley 2.
Hodge: Holder 5, Santa Maria 2, Kidwell 2.
AGLA 36, Ledo’s 28
AGLA: Harsh 17, Hamburg 11, Elzie 5, Keller 3.
Ledo’s: Reece 16, McCellen 5, Poffenberger 3, Conway 2, Kollmar 2.
YOUTH HOCKEY
Bantam Division
Chevy Chase 3, Hagerstown Bulldogs 2
Hagerstown: Travis Biggs 2 goals; Jeremy Benda 24 saves
Hagerstown Bulldogs 2, Baltimore Stars 1
Hagerstown: Hunter Demers, Travis Biggs goal each.
BRIEF
9-U baseball tryouts
The Hagerstown Bulldogs 9-U travel baseball team will hold tryouts from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on Saturday at Extra Innings in Hagerstown. Players cannot turn 10 before May 1, 2011.
For information, e-mail Todd Stocks at HagerstownBulldogs@verizon.net.
