GAME SUMMARIES

 Mid-Maryland Boys 2024-25 Game Summaries

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SMITHSBURG VARSITY, OAKDALE JAYVEES TAKE "A" TITLES IN FOUR-POINT THRILLERS - 3/10

"A" CHAMPIONSHIPS

Varsity

Smithsburg 42 Mt Airy 38 Smithsburg and Mount Airy came out in the first quarter with good defense on the ball. With Mount Airy Holding a 12 to 9 lead after one quarter.  In the second quarter Smithsburg started with full court pressure, putting pressure on the ball to create turnovers to take the second quarter 14 to 2. In that quarter Kolton Crawford Scored 7 points, and Smithsburg held a 23 to 14 lead at halftime. In the third quarter Mount Airy started in a 1-3-1 to slow the Smithsburg team down, with Smithsburg taking the quarter 10 to 9, and at the end of the 3rd quarter Smithsburg was leading 34 to 23. In the 4th quarter Mount Airy went to full court pressure and started to close the gap. Smithsburg slow it down on offense to close the game for the win. Smithsburg was led by Kolton Crawford with a game high of 14 points. Ben Kirchner and Elijah Duffy added 12 and 8 points. Mount Airy was led by CJ Thomas with 10 points.

Jayvee 

Oakdale 50 Smithsburg 46 This matchup was everything expected - two teams absolutely grinding. Smithsburg took a commanding lead in the first quarter and dominated the Bears in the first half. Their ability to space the floor, and display patience on offense, flustered the Bears. As Oakdale has done in many games this season, however, they were able to pull together, make timely free throws and claw their way back within the last few minutes of the game. For Smithsburg Luke Glines led the way with a team high 22 points followed by teammates Jacob Rogers with 6 points and Vincent Bloom and Landon Pugh each with 5 points. For the Bears, finals MVP Luke Scholtes, dropped a game high 30 points. Teammates Cooper Verner and Matthew Osae-Ado played lights out defense and Vinny Favarulo and Trey Snyder contributed timely three-point buckets. John “LJ” Kemp, Rocklin Marceron and Carlos Miguel made a meaningful impact as well. 

MONOCACY WINS 7TH STRAIGHT VARSITY "AA" CROWN, URBANA TAKES JV AND 6TH GRADE TITLES - 3/09

"AA" CHAMPIONSHIPS 

Varsity 

Monocacy 83 Ballenger Creek 68 Monocacy capped off a 20-1 season with a win in the Championship game, their 7th in a row. The opening quarter was a back and forth battle with both teams holding the lead.   Monocacy would make a basket and take the lead, then the Bulldogs fired right back and would snatch the lead back.   The 2nd quarter may have proven to be the difference in the game, with Monocacy exploding for 33 points to the Bulldogs 13.   Ballenger Creek battled to the final horn, but couldn't overcome the Mustangs.   Tournament MVP, Monocacy's Kyrin Ambush finished with a game high 33 points, and 7 steals   This victory makes 4 consecutive championships at Monocacy for Kyrin.   Monocacy's Bryden Tema was a close 2nd for MVP consideration, finishing the game with 20 points and 23 rebounds.   Ballenger Creek's Za'mari Young opened up the game's scoring with a 3 pointer, the first of his 5 in the game and finished with 23 points.   Joziah Wynn connected on 2, 3 pointers for the Bulldogs and finished with 21 points.   Mustangs Mason Dykes scored 15 points and grabbed 8 rebounds, Aaron Gautreaux had 8 rebounds and 4 points, and Sam Chavarro connected from long range scoring 3 points for the Mustangs.   Jaylyn Lowe was in attack mode for Ballenger Creek slashing to the basket and scored 15 points.   Marcus Jackson scored 6 points, 2 from Zayden Adekanmbi and a point for Ethan Brown for the Bulldogs.   Monocacy players Aaron Gautreaux, Mason Dykes, Camden Keene, Melphy Gautreaux, and Bryden Tema completed 3 straight championship seasons with the Mustangs.

Jayvee 

Urbana JV 52  Ballenger Creek 45 – The battle for the JV Championship came down to the top two seeds in the tournament and the final game lived up to the billing. The game kicked off with the Hawks intent on shutting down the Bulldog’s amazing point guard Eli Gomez with an excellent effort by Jackson Stanley on defense, but it was the Ballenger big men comprised of AJ Asameyong and Sean Furlong who did early damage with four points apiece in the first quarter while the Hawks battled foul trouble, missed shots, and mistakes and struggled to find momentum. A banked in three pointer by BC’s Kobe Shareef put an exclamation point on the Bulldog’s fast start as they went into the 2nd period up 14-8. In the second period, Asameyong, a 6th grader playing on the big stage, showed again how scary good he is going to be, with eight more points hitting layups, bank shots, and putbacks to power BC to a 14 point lead mid-way through the quarter and the Bulldogs were on the cusp of breaking the game open into a blowout. With the Hawks desperate to stop Asameyong and their star center Xavier Cresta on the bench with three fouls it was up to the Hawk’s unsung role player Noah Tassone to turn the tide. And Tassone delivered, hitting for six points, grabbing several defensive rebounds, and disrupting shots with this length and slowly the Hawks chipped away at the lead and the teams went to the break with BC ahead by 11 points, 30-19. The Hawks would begin the 3rd period rejuvenated getting seven straight defensive stops and scoring the first five points in the quarter to trim the lead several times and each time Asameyong would respond with a huge basket getting another six points in the quarter for BC before a late shot by Urbana’s Landon Murphy trimmed the lead and the teams headed into the final period at 38-33 in BC’s favor. The beginning of the final period started as a guard battle with the Hawks getting five quick points on layups and free throws to cut the lead to one but each time Eli Gomez for BC countered scoring four of his own to keep pushing the lead back up. But after being overshadowed most of the game by the remarkable post play of BC’s big men, crunch time belonged to the Hawk’s captains and only returning players from last season, Xavier Cresta on the post and Jaxon Marshall at point guard. Marshall found Cresta over and over with pinpoint passes and Cresta scored in bunches getting 10 of the game’s final 14 points for the Hawks to allow them to not only overcome the BC lead but pull away in the game’s final couple minutes. Marshall would ice the game with a few seconds left hitting two free throws to power the Hawks to a comeback victory. Ballenger Creek was led in scoring by Asameyong who led all players with 20 points. The also got 10 points from Eli Gomez and six a piece from Furlong and Matthew Blessing. For the Hawks, Cresta had 14 points and 14 rebounds, Marshall had nine points and seven assists, Landon Murphy had seven points, and Jackson Stanley and Noah Tassone had six points each. Gavin Zmuda wrapped it up with five points and nine rebounds.
 
6TH GRADE CHAMPIONSHIP
 
Urbana 68, Boonsboro 60 In a thrilling championship showdown, Urbana defeated Boonsboro, capturing the title in dramatic fashion. The game was a back-and-forth battle, with both teams exchanging leads throughout the first half. Urbana held a slim 34-33 advantage at halftime, setting the stage for an intense second half. Boonsboro came out strong in the fourth quarter, as Eric Tall led a dominant offensive push, helping the Warriors build a 12-point lead. However, the Hawks responded with incredible resilience, going on a 24-6 run to close out the game and seal the championship victory. Jackson Davies was the standout performer, scoring a season-high 32 points to lead the Hawks. He was supported by Julian Jimenez, who contributed 13 points, Sawyer Smith with 11, and Jionni Jones adding 6. For the Warriors, Eric Tall was the top scorer with 14 points, while Landon Palmer chipped in 11. Landon Jorde and Wesley Crist both added 9 points, and Brayden Keaton finished with 8.
 
"A" JAYVEE SEMIFINALS 

Oakdale 48, Mt. Airy 33 In a highly contested semifinal matchup, Mt Airy came out aggressive, and ready to play. They were the more physical team in the first half and led 16-15 at halftime. The Bears readjusted their defensive strategy and quickly broke the game loose in the third quarter and didn’t look back. Cooper Verner, for the Bears, had multiple blocked shots and made a huge impact on the defensive end. Teammates Vinny Favarulo and Luke Scholtes led the offensive assault with 12 points and 27 points, respectively.  Mt Airy was led by Nathan Hartman with 11 points, Ford Miller with 10 points and Zachary Peart with 5 points.

Smithsburg 37, FSK 27 Smithsburg was led by Vince Bloom with 14 points and 7 rebounds. Luke Glines added 8 points for Smithsburg. FSK was led by Mason Stultz with 8 points, and Davin Dejesus added 7 points.

"A" VARSITY SEMIFINALS 

Mt. Airy 51, Catoctin 30 The semi final game got out to a hot start with the Cougars getting out to a first quarter lead 14-10. Out hustling and rebounding the Bulldogs providing second chance points. Mount Airy was able to flip the script in the second quarter winning by a margin of 10-4 and taking a 20-18 lead at halftime. Third quarter was dominated by the Bulldogs as they held Catoctin to only 5 points and scoring 15 of their own to head into the fourth with a 12 point lead. The cougars switched up from their zone to pressure full court man to man. After a few turnovers Mount Airy calmed down and was able to close out the quarter by winning it 16-7 to give them a birth in the finals. The Bulldogs were lead by CJ Thomas 14 points 17 Rebounds and 5 assists, Matt Valerio 12 points 7 rebounds and Cole Willingham 9 points. For the Cougars Jonathan Dayberry scored 9 and Austin Courtney 7. 

Smithsburg 60, Middletown 53 Smithsburg was led by Ben Kirchner and Kolton Crawford with 20 and 19 points, and Jack Rawlett added 11 points and 3 steals. Joey McCarthy had 9 rebounds to lead Smithsburg. Middletown was led by Treyce Jenkins and Landon Poling with 14 and 13 points.  Joel Njiomouo and Drew Oman added 11 and 10 points for Middletown.

BALLENGER CREEK, URBANA CLAIM FOUR OF SIX SPOTS IN "AA", 6TH Grade Finals - 3/08

"AA" VARSITY SEMIFINALS 

Monocacy 64 West Frederick 35 The Mustangs raced out to a 15-8 opening quarter lead.   The Cadets made a charge in the 2nd quarter behind back to back 3 pointers from Kingston Myers.   The Mustangs settled down and the teams went into the half with Monocacy holding a 27-21 advantage.   Monocacy dominated the 2nd half outscoring West Frederick 37-14, capping off a 64 - 35 victory.   Ten players found the scoring column for Monocacy, led by 29 points from game high scorer, Kyrin Ambush.   Monocacy's Mason Dykes scored 8 points, 7 points and 10 rebounds from Bryden Tema, 4 points each from Camden Keene, Cameron Pritchard and Kamden Beatty, Melphy Gautreaux knocked down a 3 pointer, Mateo Opazo and Nikko Brown each scored 2 points and a 1 point and 10 rebounds from Aaron Gautreaux for the Mustangs.   Kingston Myers led the Cadets with 12 points, Aden Bryant scored 10 points, 5 points from Ja'Meire Macklin, Joaquin Cardoza scored 3 points, 2 points apiece from Carter Eisenberger and Mehki Cannon, and a point from Amir Tumba for West Frederick.

Ballenger Creek 52, Walkersville 47

"AA" JAYVEE SEMIFINALS 

Urbana 51 Monocacy 32 The Hawks came out on a mission jumping to a quick 8-0 lead and a 13-5 first quarter advantage. The 2nd period was more of the same with the Hawks getting 10 points in the quarter from their big man Xavier Cresta who had 19 points by halftime while Monocacy got a big three point shot right before halftime time by Gus Midgette and the teams went into the half at 28-11 with Urbana leading. Coming out of the half, the Mustangs showed the cornerstone grit and tenacity which has made them so successful in this league getting six more points from Midgette and another four from Dennis Pair to trimming the Hawks lead to 10 points. But the Hawks would respond with big shots from Landon Murphy to stifle the comeback in the 3rd quarter. The fourth quarter was mostly trading baskets until the final buzzer sounded. The Mustangs were led in scoring by Midgette with nine points and Pair with six points. Cresta led the way for the Hawks with 27 points and 14 rebounds. They also got seven points a piece and seven combined steals from Jaxon Marshall and Landon Murphy.

Ballenger Creek 38 Walkersville 37 It was a close battle the whole way through, both teams knowing its win or go home.  In the first half the lead was tossed back and forth with both squads playing aggressive. Ballenger held the lead going into half time with the score being 23-19. Walkersville came out in the second half with great rebounding and defense, eventually tying the game in the fourth quarter. The lead would go back and forth down to the last few seconds before Ballenger was able to make a final clutch shot, giving them the lead by 1. They were able to keep possession of the ball and run the clock out, sealing their ticket to the championship. Walkersville's leading scorers were Jayden Boube with 9 points and Kieran Hammer with 8 points. Ballengers leading scores were Gomez with 18 points and AJ Asameyong  with 8 points. 

6TH GRADE SEMIFINALS 

Urbana 48, Oakdale 22 The Hawks dominated the game with a 36-12 lead by the end of the third quarter. Sawyer Smith led Urbana with 9 points, followed by Jackson Davies and Jionni Jones with 7 each. Julian Jimenez and Carter Norris each scored 5. Ten Hawks players contributed to the scoreboard. Jackson Dills led Oakdale with 8 points, while Maalo Bangnikon had 4. It was a balanced and strong team performance by Urbana.

Boonsboro defeated FSK - NO SCORE PROVIDED

EIGHTEEN TEAMS PUNCH TICKETS TO UPCOMING SEMIFINAL ROUNDS - 3/02

"AA" Varsity Quarterfinals  

Ballenger 55 Windsor Knolls 44 Ballenger outlasted Windsor Knolls in this tightly contested challenge. A first quarter quick start by Windsor Knolls with smothering defense held the Bulldogs to 4 points while scoring 12 closing the quarter leading by 8.  The second quarter was back and forth, neither team giving an inch Windsor Knolls scoring 13, Ballenger with 14 closing the half with the score of 25 to 18 in favor of Windsor Knolls. The second half was all Bulldogs, turning up their defense which translated into offense out scoring Windsor Knolls by 12 closing the third leading by 5, 38-33. Continuing into the fourth, the Bulldogs increased their lead out scoring Windsor Knolls by 6.  The Bulldogs were led by Joziah Wynn who led all scorers with 30 points followed by Jaylen Lown with 13, Windsor Knolls were led by Caden Johnson with 16 points followed by Taylor Rosario with 15.  

Walkersville 51 Urbana 35. The Lions started off strong with 8 1st quarter points from Hudson Beaver. Urbana’s Payton Wilhelm helped keep the Hawks close with 7 of his own. Lions lead 16-11 after one. In the second, the Lions turned up the intensity causing turnovers and getting layups. Three pointers from Cameron Ambush and Giovanni Moore helped the Lions take a 28-17 lead into halftime. In the third Hawks big man Khalil Clark-Giles worked hard for rebounds and scored put backs with 6 in the quarter. 7 in the quarter from Lions Hudson Beaver helped the Lions take a 43-29 lead into the fourth. A lot of back and forth play in the final quarter with both teams missing opportunities to score. Lions were led by Hudson Beavers game high 15, 9 from Giovanni Moore, and 6 apiece from Kai Sawi and Wyatt McDonough. The Hawks were led by Khalil Clark- Giles with 14 and 7 from Payson Wilhelm. 

Monocacy 73 Linganore 27 The Mustangs played great defense, controlled the boards, and limited scoring opportunities for the Lancers.   Monocacy's Kyrin Ambush was the game high scorer finishing with 19 points.   Bryden Tema scored 11 points, 7 points each from Melphy Gautreaux, Mason Dykes and Aaron Gautreaux for the Mustangs.   Leading scorers for Linganore were Nate Day-Hemp and Camden Crawford each with 5 points.   Brayden Willis, Sean Chungu and Case McKinney contributed 4 points apiece, followed by 3 points from Jett Maxwell and 2 from Tyler Miller for Linganore.    Monocacy's Camden Pritchard and Samuel Chavarro each scored 6 points, 3 points from both Mateo Opazo and Camden Keene, and 2 points each from Nikko Brown and Kamden Beatty.

"A" Varsity Quarterfinals  

Catoctin 48, Poolesville 31 Catoctin got off to a hot start, controlling the pace and operating their fast break effectively. Brayden Rickerd had six points and Austin Courtney added five, while the Cougar defense held Poolesville to just five points in the first quarter. The second quarter was more of the same with Rickerd dropping in 10 more points and Courtney hitting his second three pointer, while teammate Johnny Dayberry added four in the paint. Catoctin expanded their lead to go up by twenty at the half, 30-10. The Falcons came out in the second half with a sense of urgency and focused on locking down the Cougars defensively. They were able to hold Catoctin to just one field goal and three foul shots in the third to pull the score to 35-18. However, the lead proved too much to overcome as Catoctin would play at a slower more controlled pace in the fourth quarter and knocked down their free throws when it mattered to secure the victory. Rickerd led all scorers with 23 points, while Courtney finished with 11 for the Cougars. Poolesville got 12 points from Liam Slonski and eight from Jonathan Bailey.

Middletown 46 Oakdale 43 - NO REPORT

Smithsburg 38 Brunswick 24 Smithsburg was led by Ben Kirchner with 13 points, and Kolton Crawford chipped in with 11 points.  Brunswick was led by Wyatt Hoffman with a game high 14 points

Mt. Airy 47, FSK 37 A late tip off at 8:00 pm didn't slow down the FSK Eagles who stunned the Bulldogs with aggression and pose.  After quarter 1 the Eagles were up 7-5.  Mount Airy woke up some but still struggled to find their groove but won the quarter by a score of 11-6.  All 11 points came from Lincoln Todd and Matt Valerio.  All 13 points for FSK came from Colt Smith and Hunter Morris.  The third quarter went back and forth between both teams, neither team seemed to hit their stride and the Bulldogs edged out the Eagle by a score of 15-14, but the Eagles closed the quarter on a deep buzzer beating three pointer by Brayden Rill.  Mount Airy was finally able to find 5 guys that gelled and put together a run in the forth to close the game out. Leading scorers for Mount Airy were Lincoln Todd 15, CJ Thomas 14 and Matt Valerio 12.  The FSK Eagles were led by Hunter Morris 17, Davin DeJesus 6, and Simon Osagie 5. 

"AA" Jayvee Quarterfinals  

Walkersville 44, Windsor Knolls 31 Host Walkersville avenged an earlier season loss to get their first playoff win at the JV level in five seasons. Four different Lions scored to take a 9-7 lead after the first quarter: Jeremiah Dorsey picked up where he left off from the first matchup hitting a toe-on-the-line jumper, Jayden Boube and Kieran Hamner each had offensive put-backs (including a converted 3-point play for Hamner), and Gio Clarke continued to use his speed to get a steal and fast-break layup. Windsor Knolls was led by Brennan Ray, who used his speed to get around defenders, and quick release to knock down a deep three. Jeremy Clevenger added two more on a layup. The Lions' Boube and Jeremiah Dorsey continued their aggressive play to each score four points off of post moves, drives, and offensive putbacks. Nick Hartman had an assist to Dorsey, plus an weak-side rebound put-back. The Wolverines' offense stalled, and their only points came from a nothing-but-net corner three from Jeremy Puvirajan. The Lions led 19-10 at half. Just as Walkersville looked like they were going to pull away in the 3rd, scoring a quick four points from Dorsey and Hamner, Windsor Knolls got a jumper and two free-throws from Puvirajan, and a three-pointer from Gabe Coletta to cut the lead to six. But then Walkersville's Caleb Ieng knocked down back-to-back three-pointers, Demitrius Waller hit a long banked jumper, and Dorsey added two more field goals, including a spinning-layup that sent him to the line. Another field goal by Coletta put the Lions up 33-19 going into the final frame. The Lions' Clarke got another steal and layup, Liam Windsor hit a runner, and Tyler Barrett had a nice scoop layup. Not going down without a fight, the Wolverines' Puvirajan hit a three, Clevenger got a runner, and Silas Lane came alive with a quick layup and long three-pointer. It became a foul-and-free-throw game in the last minute, with the Lions getting charity stripe makes from Windsor, Damerius Waller, and Chase Klosterman. High scorers Walkersville -  Dorsey (10), Ieng (6), Boube (6), Hamner (5), Clarke (4)High scorers Windsor Knolls - Puvirajan (11), Clevenger (7), Ray (5), Lane (5), Coletta (3)

Ballenger Creek 57, West Frederick 49 Ballenger Creek had a strong start going on a run of 13-9. But West Frederick had an immediate answer, knocking down some clutch shots and going on a run of 21-12 in the second quarter. Going into the second half stepped up the defense and was able to gain the lead, going on a 20-11 run to take control. The leading scorers for Ballenger Creek were AJ Asameyong with 18 points and Kobe Shareef with 15 points. West Fredericks leading scorers were Tyler Morgan with 28 points and Kobe Pigeon with 4 points. 

Urbana 50 Linganore 27 In what has become their signature all season the Hawks used strong defense and a balanced inside out game to start the playoff season. The Lancers were committed early to double teaming post passes to the Hawk’s big man Xavier Cresta but he responded by using pinpoint passing to find Gavin Zmuda and Landon Murphy who both scored 6 points to get the Hawks rolling. On the defensive side the Hawks used ball pressure to hold Linganore to four first quarter points and led 17-4 going into the 2nd period. Linganore settled down and was able to get to the line to score eight points in the 2nd period but the Hawk’s Cresta started rolling offensively scoring 11 of his own and Urbana took a 30-12 lead into halftime. In the 3rd period it was Noah Tassone’s turn at the post for Urbana and he quickly added six points being active on the boards and getting to the line. The Hawks took a 44-14 lead into the final period. The Lancers would chip away in the last period getting five points from Daniel Cioffi but it was just too late. Urbana was led in scoring by Cresta with 13 and Zmuda and Jaxon Marshall with 9 a piece. Cioffi led all Lancer scorers with his 5 points and got 4 points from Anthony Gorski.

"A" Jayvee Quarterfinals 

Mt Airy 56 Brunswick 44 Brunswick jumped out to an early lead as Tayler Black quickly scored four of his game-high twenty-seven points on Brunswick's first two possessions of the game. But the Mt. Airy defense stiffened as the offense got going. Ford Miller and Carson Valente both hit threes while Gavin Hymiller and Brayden McGeogh added a bucket each to give Mt. Airy the lead at the end of the first, 10-4. Both offenses heated up in the second quarter. Taylor Black, who had a monster game, scored ten in the quarter while Gerard Mondragon added five for Brunswick. But the Bulldogs hit three from downtown in the frame, two from Zach Peart and another from Miller to keep the Bulldogs in the lead at the half, 22-19. The third quarter was more of the same. Mt. Airy hit three more from deep from Valente and Peart while Gavin Hymiller added four points in the quarter. Black remained hot for Brunswick with eight in the quarter and Christopher Lopez started to heat up with five. The Bulldogs led, 40-35 at the end of three. In the fourth the Mt. Airy defense was strengthened and held Brunswick to nine points in the quarter. The Bulldogs got four points from Nathan Hartman and three's from Valente and Peart to score sixteen in the quarter and pull away for the win. Brunswick was led by Taylor Black (27), Christopher Lopez (9), and Gerard Mondragon (5). Mt. Airy was led by Carson Valente (14), Zach Peart (12), and Ford Miller and Gavin Hymiller (9 each). Grayson Gerhardt led the Bulldogs with 8 rebounds.

FSK 40 Middletown 35. It was a rematch of the last regular season game however this time FSK was able to edge out Middletown. The game was tight with the teams tied at multiple points during the game. FSK led Middletown at the end of the first quarter 7-4 and ended the half up by 1. FSK was led by Davin DeJesus with 15 points. Brendan Ware with 10 points.  Cam Bullock and Mason Stultz both added 6 points. Middletown was led by Nikolaas Janse van Rensburg with 8 points. Kevin Polifko added 6 points. Aiden Aviles had 5 points and Kathen Franklin added 4 points.

Smithsburg 42 Boonsboro 35 Smithsburg was led by Vince Bloom with 13 points. Boonsboro was led by Chase Main with 11 points.

Oakdale 51 Catoctin 34 After a sluggish start, the Bears shook off their hibernation and found their rhythm. John “LJ” Kemp provided a much needed spark off the bench while teammates Cooper Verner, Vinny Favarulo and Matthew Osae-Ado all played hard nosed defense. Luke Scholtes was the games’ high scorer with 21 points. For Catoctin, Nathaniel Fountain led his squad with 8 points followed by Jeremy Veronie with 7 points and Gavin Vaughan with 6 points. 

6TH GRADE Quarterfinals  

Oakdale 49, Brunswick 34 Brunswick and Oakdale exchanged leads several multiple times in the first half. Oakdale held a 1 point half time lead before pulling away in the second half. Oakdale Bangnikon 24 Jackson 8 Brunswick Sumners 14 Grzymikouski 5 Mosley 5

Urbana cruised to a dominant 74-17 victory over Poolesville. Urbana's Sawyer Smith led the way with 24 points, supported by Julian Jimenez with 20 points and Jionni Jones with 12. Poolesville's top scorers, Luca Thorson, Jonathan Purner, and Chase Barnhouse, each finished with 4 points.

Boonsboro 46 Smithsburg 33 Smithsburg led Boonsboro 21-19 at half, but Boonsboro came back in the 3rd quarter outscoring Smithsburg 16-5 in the quarter. Boonsboro was led by Jordre with 14 points and Worrell with 8 points. Smithsburg was led by Brown and Hobbs with 7 points each. 

FSK 35 Crestwood 24. Both teams got out to a slow start with FSK trailing at the end of the first quarter 2-6. At the end of the first half, FSK had gained some momentum and led 10-8.  The game was physical throughout with the Eagles grabbing multiple steals throughout the game to hang on to the lead. FSK was led by Wade Smith with 14 points. Camden Rutter added 8 points. Landon Myers had 5 points and Brady Crawmer added 4 points. Crestwood was led by Jeremiah Adeyeml with 9 points. Aku Mlenga had 7 points and Jayce Medina-Solomon added 5 points.

FOUR ADVANCE AS "AA" TOURNAMENT GETS UNDERWAY - 3/01

"AA" Quarterfinals

Varsity: West Frederick won their #4-#5 game against Crestwood 40-38.  Aden Bryant had 15 points to lead the cadets and Myles Fraley had 17 to lead Crestwood.

Monocacy 49 Crestwood 20 The quarterfinal game between the Mustangs and Cavaliers marked the 3rd time these teams faced each other this season.  The Cavaliers held an early 7-6 lead, but the Mustangs went on a 22-4 run and led going into the half 28-11.  The Mustangs defense, and inside game proved to be the difference.  Game high scorer was Monocacy's Dennis Pair with 19 points, and 12 rebounds.   Kaiyon Stewart knocked down an opening quarter 3 pointer and finished with 11 points, 9 points from Isaiah Ellerbe, Noah Bowie scored 7 points, including a basket from behind the arc, and 3 from Ivie Owlafe for Monocacy.   Crestwood's Isaiah Goins and Damian Wallace Jr. each scored 4 points, 3 points each from Judea Kwarteng and Kai Dorsey and 2 points a piece from Riley Gilmer, Jayvion Taylor and Lucas Talkington.

"AA" Play-Ins

Varsity: Linganore 64 TJ 45 Starting off the game strong, the Lancers used their speed and defensive tactics to limit the Patriots to free throws only during the first, closing out the first seven minutes 22-4 Lancers. The onset of the second quarter displayed a short-lived push by the Patriots as they managed the first 5 points with an easy layup and 3-point bucket. The Lancers responded with intensity as they dominated possession using down-court passes, resulting in a half-time score of 41-16. Using the half-time break to refresh, both teams started the third quarter off at a slower pace. The Patriots eventually attempted to put some pressure on the Lancers, but were still outscored, giving the Lancers a 55-32 lead. Winding down with the final seven minutes, the Patriots were able to gain some traction on the Lancers, but it wasn’t enough to overcome their deficit. Linganore was led by Brayden Willis with a game-high 23 points, Nate Day-Hemp with 18 points, and Jett Maxwell with 11 points. TJ was led by Kai Akins with 17 points, Kevin Poker with eight points, and Ace Harris and William Hairston with five points a-piece.

JV: Linganore 42 TJ 26 The Lancers ran out to a 9-6 opening quarter lead against the Patriots and never looked back. The Lancers led 17-8 at half and poured in 16 points in the 3rd to pull away for good, largely thanks to their half-court defense, which came out aggressive from the beginning of the game and continued to carry over until the final buzzer sounded. Gabe Ayala paced the Patriots with 8, while Zy'Aire Davis and Isaac Yanike each added 5. The Lancers Colton Kirk and Anthony Gorski led all scorers with 10 apiece, with Mason Lord scoring 6.

"A" PLAY-INS: FSK VARSITY, CATOCTIN JAYVEE ADVANCE TO FACE #1 SEEDS - 2/28

VARSITY: FSK 47 Boonsboro 24 First quarter Boonsboro came out knocking down 3 early shots and had a 7-2 lead before the Eagles settled in defensively winning the quarter 11-9. Second quarter FSK held Boonsboro to zero points while knocking down 3’s from 4 different players and 6 players getting in the scoring column for 19 in the quarter and to take a 30-9 lead into the half. FSK continued with great defense the second half holding Boonsboro to 15 over the final 2 quarters and all 7 players that remain healthy on the roster got in the scoring column for 17 FSK points in the 2nd half to advance to Sunday vs Mount airy. Boonsboro lead by Palmer with 6 points. FSK lead by Hunter Morris 21, Brayden Rill 8, Simon Oja-osagie filled every stat column with multiple blocks, steals, rebounds, and assists to go along with 7 points.  

JV: Catoctin 38, Poolesville 35 (OT) In a thrilling and hard-fought game, Catoctin triumphed over Poolesville. Catoctin led throughout the first three quarters, with scores of 12-6 in the first, 23-14 in the second, and 32-25 in the third. However, Poolesville fought back in the fourth quarter, tying the game at 32-32 and forcing overtime. The overtime period was tense, with both teams battling for the win. With just under a minute remaining, James Clements hit a clutch three-pointer to give Catoctin the lead, ultimately sealing the victory for his team. Catoctin's standout player was Weston Tyler, who scored 17 points, followed by James Clements with 8 points, including the game-winning three. Poolesville was led by Dominic Sheenan with 10 points and Johnny Horan contributed 8 points in the effort.

SIX SWEEPS IN REGULAR SEASON FINALES - 2/23

Varsity Monocacy-67 Ballenger Creek 46 The first quarter start was an up tempo back and forth type of game, Ballenger jumped out early only to see the Mustangs charge back to tie the game at the end of the quarter 14 all.  The start of the second Monocacy begin ratcheting up their defensive pressure with some untimely turnovers by the Bulldogs all led to the Mustangs stretching their lead to 9, 31-23 going in at the half. The second half was all Monocacy, with timely steals, quick offensive lay-ups and well-timed threes, Monocacy stretched their lead to 23 at the end of the third. Ballenger made one final push with a three and a couple of inside baskets, in the end it was too much Mustangs.  Monocacy were led by Bryden Tema who lead all scorers with 20, followed by Kyrin Ambush with 19 and Mason Dykes with 15 points.  The Bulldogs were led by Joziah Wynn, followed by Ethan Brown with 11. 

Monocacy jayvee 38 Ballenger 34. In the first half, Ballenger struggled with a slow start, falling short on crucial layups. Monocacy came out on a mission of vengeance, since losing the last match up against Ballenger. In the second half Monocacy didn’t let up the pressure. They continued their run but Ballenger struggled to keep up. Ballenger went on a run in the fourth quarter to trail by 2, but it was not enough. Monocacy hit a final dagger to win the game. Ballenger Creeks leading scorers for the night were Kobe Shareef and Eli Gomez both either 9 points. Monocacys leading scorers were Dennis Pair with 13 points and Ivie Owolafe with 9 points. 

Windsor Knolls varsity 61 Linganore 57 The Wolverines led after a back and forth first quarter 15 to 10 . The Lancers stepped up their defense and transition game in the second off of seven points from Camden Crawford  and five from Brayden Willis to take a lead 25 to 23 at the end of the half. Windsor Knolls came roaring back in the third to take the lead 39 to 35 after  eight points from Caden Johnson and five from Ezayne White. While Willis added eight of his own for Linganore. Both teams battling down the stretch saw the Wolverines prevail 61 to 57. Taylor Rosario had nine of his game high fifteen in the quarter for the Wolverines while both Nate Day-Hemp and Case McKinney had eight for the Lancers. Windsor Knolls had four players in double figures, Taylor Rosario 15, Ezayne White 12, Caden Johnson 11 and Ryan Fox 10. The Lancers had three, Brayden Willis 13, Case McKinney 11 and Sean Chungu 10.

WK jayvee 43 Linganore 25 WK jumped to an early 1st quarter lead coming out aggressive on defense. Johan Ovalles and Achilles Moutafis anchored the defense that resulted in Lancer turnovers as WK outscored Linganore 15-7 in the opening quarter.  Silas Lane and Brennan Ray scored ten points in the quarter.  Lane added two three pointers in the second quarter and the Wolverines held a 25-11 margin at the half. The Lancers came out more aggressive in the 3rd quarter getting a couple of quick baskets from Colton Kirk and Jered Boone.  WK settled back in scoring ten points and the Wolverines led going into the final quarter 35-17.  The Lancers continued to play hard and the final quarter was even at eight apiece.  The Lancers were led by Boone with eight, Kirk with six and Cooper Davis scoring four.  The Wolverines fought hard vs the Lancers big men.  Moutafis helped WK break the pressure of the Lancers as well as doing a great job on the boards. Ovalles had a great all-around game and scored five.  Liam Aklin gave the Wolverines valuable minutes and contributed four points.  The Wolverine attack was led by Brennan Ray with a game high 15 and Silas Lane with 13.  

Brunswick Varsity 50 Poolesville 36.  Wyatt Hoffman’s double-double, 25 points and 15 rebounds, led host Brunswick to a season finale victory over visiting Poolesville.  Calan Ricketts added six points for Brunswick while five other ‘Roaders contributed three points each.  Liam Slonski led Poolesville with 13 points.  Jonathan Bailey chipped in six points and Jake Lasheski added five for Poolesville.

Brunswick JV defeated Poolesville 50-15.  Brunswick, led by an all around stellar performance from Taylor Black (22 points, 10 rebounds, and four blocks), took the lead early on and never looked back. Poolesville, despite playing from behind, showed great grit and fight, always contesting every shot. Ricky Reyes had three points while Max Embrey and Johnny Horan both added four, but it was not enough to stop Taylor Black’s monster 14 point third quarter. 

Varsity: Smithsburg 56 Boonsboro 44 Boonsboro jumped out to 15 to 6 led after one quarter, led at one point in the second quarter by 18 points before Smithsburg closed the half at 26 to 15. The second half was all Smithsburg out scoring Boonsboro 41 to 17. Boonsboro was led by Rhett Springer with 14 points, and Layne Palmer added 9 points.

JV: Smithsburg 52 Boonsboro 25 Smithsburg was led by Vince Bloom with 14 points, and Jake Rogers added 7 points. Boonsboro was led by Eli Cook with 9 points.

West Frederick varsity 40 Mt Airy 33 In a tough defensive game, both teams battled back and forth with the game remaining close all four quarters.  West Frederick went up at halftime 22-15.  The Cadets had 5 players score in the first half for a balanced effort.  Opening the third quarter it was much of the same tough defense and low scoring as the game still remained at 7 points.  Mount Airy closed the gap several times in the fourth period cutting the lead to 3 points, but had a few costly turnovers and West Frederick hit some critical free throws to close out the game.  6 of their 8 fourth quarter points were from the foul line.  Leading scorers for Mount Airy were Matt Valerio 9, CJ Thomas 6 and Santi Chacon 6 all from the FT line.  West Frederick had 6 players score, Carter Eisenberg had 10, Jace Mervinsky 9 and Jakhai Dorsey 9. 

Mt Airy jayvee was clicking on all cylinders to beat West Frederick 40-18. Mount Airy's defensive pressure did the job in the first quarter while Zach Peart and Carson Valente scored five points each to give the Bulldogs a 13-1 lead at the end of the first quarter. Benny Garcia kept the Bulldog offense going in the second quarter by scoring four in the frame. The Mount Airy defense remained strong and the Bulldogs led at the half, 22-3. The third quarter provided more of the same as Mount Airy built on their lead as Ford Miller scored four int he quarter. Mt. Airy led after three, 34-9. West Frederick outscored the Bulldogs in the fourth 9-6 as Quincy Goines hit two deep three-pointers. Carson Valente and Ian Grabill paced the Bulldogs with 4 and 2 points respectively in the fourth. West Frederick was led by Quincy Goines 7, Jayden Goodridge, CJ Stokes, Ahmadou Senne, and Kobe Pigeon with 2 points each.
Mt. Airy was led by Carson Valente 11, Zachary Peart 7, and Benny Garcia, Nick Spivock, Ford Miller, and Nathan Hartman with 4 points each.

Oakdale varsity defeated TJ 58-55 in overtime . Kramer had 26 and Seo had 19 for Oakdale.  Akins had 18 for TJ.

Oakdale jayvee 48 TJ 16 In the regular season finale, the Bears protected their den with a well balanced attack from multiple players. Luke Scholtes was the game’s high scorer with 15 points, followed by teammates AD Elizarov with 9 points and Noah Scott with 6 points. John “LJ” Kemp secured 10 rebounds for the Bears. For TJ, Santana Pacheco had a team high 6 points and teammates Vincent Casagrande notched 5 points and Isaac Yanike scored 4 points.

Crestwood varsity 45 Urbana 37 Crestwood's Myles Frailey and Urbana's Sam Armacost got off to hot starts with 9 and 6 first quarter points, respectively. After taking a 5 point lead into the second period, the Cavs' defense stepped up to create multiple turnovers, igniting Crestwood's fast break and giving them a 27-16 lead going into halftime. Frailey began the 3rd quarter the same way he started the first, scoring 7 points and grabbing multiple rebounds to jump start Crestwood's fast break. Urbana hung tough, though, with 5 different players scoring in the 3rd quarter, many of those shots off offensive rebounds. After carrying a 38-25 lead into the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers never looked back. Myles Frailey finished with game-highs of 19 points and 9 rebounds. Reggie Blue added 4 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 steals for the Cavs. On Urbana's side, Sam Armacost led the team in scoring with 12 points. 

Urbana 51 Crestwood 33 The game began as a defensive battle in the first half. Urbana’s Xavier Cresta was aggressive from the jump, scoring 6 points in the first quarter and Crestwood’s Sean Brown Jr. adding 5. Urbana took a 3 point lead into the second quarter, where Cresta continued to pour it on, adding another 8 points to his game total. Crestwood refused to let Urbana pull away, coming up with a couple last-minute buckets right before the half to cut Urbana’s lead to 10. The second half belonged to Xavier Cresta and Urbana who pulled away. Xavier Cresta finished with a game-high of 20 points. Jackson Stanley and Israel Kaijuka added 8 points apiece for the Hawks. Crestwood’s Judea Kwarteng led the Cavs’ scoring with 8 points.

Walkersville varsity 56 Middletown 29 It was all Walkersville, outscoring Middletown for three of the four of the quarters. We end the first quarter Walkersville 21 to Middletown 4. Middletown was again outscored in the second quarter 16 to 6. We go into halftime Walkersville 39 to Middletown 10. The third quarter was more of the same, Walkersville put up 15 points to Middletown 9 points to end the third quarter Walkersville 52 to Middletown 19. Middletown continues to fight in the fourth quarter, outscoring Walkersville 10 to 4. The player with the highest total for Middletown was Cooper Moskowitz with 5 points. The player with the highest total for Walkersville was Hudson Beaver with 11 points.

Walkersville jayvee 33 Middletown 27 Tight defensive game from start to finish as neither team was able to put much distance between each other until towards the end of the 4th.  Walkersville had a 2 point lead after the first but Middletown was able to go into half up 11-8.  The Knights held the 3 point lead after the 3rd but the Lions were able to come back and close in out in the 4th as they outscored Middletown 14-6.  Colin Leng led Walkersville with 11 points including three 3 pointers, 2 of which were in the 4th quarter that changed the momentum of the game and helped Walkersville gain the lead as they closed it out.  Jayden Boube chipped in 7 points as well.  For Middletown, Landon Clabaugh led the way with 13 points with three 3 pointers while Nik Janse van Rensburg added 8 points.

6TH Urbana 52 Crestwood 21 The Hawks got off to a solid start, turning the Cavs over multiple times and getting scoring contributions from 4 different starters in the first quarter. Urbana led 11-2 at the end of the period, though Crestwood’s offense was able to get things moving a bit in the second quarter. With a 25-9 halftime lead, the Hawks came out shooting in the third quarter. Jionni Jones scored 9 points in the period and Jackson Davies, 8. In the end, Urbana pulled away to win. The Hawks’ Jackson Davies scored a game-high of 22 points, with Jionni Jones adding 13 of his own. The Cavaliers’ Jayce Medina-Solomon scored 7 points in the effort.

6TH Boonsboro 36 Smithsburg 29 Boonsboro was led by Wesley Crist with 10 points and Brayden Keaton chipped in with 8 points. Smithsburg was led by Bentley Hobbs with 9 points, and Jay Krumpotich added 8 points.

6TH Brunswick topped Poolesville 42 to 31 to end the regular season. Poolesville jumped out to a quick lead in first quarter and kept that lead until the end of 3rd quarter. Poolesville was led by Thorson who led all scorers with 14. Moran and Purner added five each. For Brunswick, in a game where they struggled on both sides of the ball in the first half, they fought back to outscore Poolesville 18-5 in 3rd quarter to gain their first lead of 31-26 at end of 3rd and never lost it from there. Brunswick's efforts on the scoring side of the ball were led by AJ Sindler with 11 and followed up by Mason Eye and Iggy Grzynkowski with seven each.

ELEVEN GAMES DECIDED BY TEN OR LESS IN HISTORY-MAKING 23-GAME DAY - 2/22

Varsity - Walkersville - 66 - Oakdale - 24. Walkersville came out firing on all cylinders with lock down defense turning into fast scores. Lions’ Giovanni Moore was on fire in the first hitting two threes and attacking the basket for layups ending the quarter with 10. Lions’ Cameron Ambush added to the run with quick steals and layups adding a three to help the Lions lead 22-8 after one. In the second, the Lions defense continued to put the pressure on the Bears causing turnovers. Walkersville’s Easton Vesely was able to attack the basket getting layups and getting to the line leading to him recording 10 points in the quarter. Lions Olock Jordan Jr and Alton Bennett’s seals led to layups with each of them adding 4 in the quarter to help the Lions lead 44-15 at half. Walkersville continued is stout defense in the third holding the Bears to 4 points in the quarter. Lions Kai Sawi’s on ball pressure led to steals and scores with him scoring 4 in the quarter and getting the offense started. Lions lead 60-19 after three. In the fourth, Lions guard Jason Gensits controlled the offense making smart decisions and getting to loose basketballs to help hold the Bears to 5 in the quarter. Walkersville’s Logan Thompson added a deep corner shot to help  the Lions win the quarter. Walkersville was led by Easton Vesely’s game high 17, Giovanni Moore’s 10, and 9 from Cameron Ambush. Oakdale was led by Max Sinoway’s 6 and 5 from Benjamin Brooks. 

JV - Oakdale - 36 - Walkersville - 34. While the game took a few minutes to get going, Oakdale found its rhythm and picked up where it left off after the first meeting, jumping out to a quick 12-5 first-quarter lead. Not surprisingly, they were led by Luke Schultes' incredibly smooth finishing around the hoop and in transition, scoring 8 of the team's 12 points. The Lions did their best to keep pace, getting field goals from Caleb Ieng and Jeremiah Dorsey. Walkersville's defense came alive in the second quarter, holding Schultes to a single free throw. The Lions' Jayden Boube found his rhythm, getting to the line and using his strong post moves to score 5. The Bears found a groove late, with Vinny Favarulo scoring four off of layups and jumpers, and John Kemp hitting a buzzer-beating 3 to end the half. Oakdale led 20-13. Out of the break, Walkersville did its best to get the ball out of Schultes' hands, but he still managed to get a few breakaway layups off long rebounds and nice outlet passes, scoring 6 more in the 3rd. Walkersville would cut into the lead slightly from strong post-play from Boube and Kieran Hamner, and a beautiful reverse layup from Caleb Ieng. The best action came in the fourth, where Walkersville clawed back to close the gap from a BLOB three from Caleb Ieng, a steal and fast-break layup from Gio Clarke, and Jayden Boube's dominance underneath, where he scored 8 of his team-high 16, including a go-ahead reverse layup with a minute to go. After some back-and-forth, the biggest shot of the game came from Vinny Favarulo's dagger three-pointer with 12 seconds to go. From there it was a battle of inbounding and fouling until the buzzer. High scorers Oakdale - Schultes (19), Favarulo (7), Kemp (5) High scorers Walkersville -  Boube (16), Ieng (7), Hamner (4)

Mt. Airy varsity defeated TJ 52-45. Kai Atkins led the Patriots with 19pts and Kevin Poker and Ace Harris added 6pts for the Patriots. Lincoln Todd had 11pts and Matt Valerie added 9pts for Mt Airy. The Patriots started off strong leading the first quarter 12-9. Mt Airy came to life in the second and led 23-20 at the end of the first half. 

Mt. Airy jayvee 40 TJ 37 For Mt. Airy, Nathan Hartman got off to a great start scoring 5 of his team high 11 points in the first half of the game.Ford Miller added 10 and Zachary Peart had 5 for the Bulldogs as they led 16-9 at the half.  The Patriots came roaring back in the 3rd quarter led by Gabe Ayala who had a team and game high 13 points for the Patriots. Zy'Aire Davis added 9 and Santana Pacheco had 6 for TJ. 

Varsity Windsor Knolls 53 Urbana 31 In the second game of a double header day for the Hawks, WKMS led from start to finish to secure a season split with the Hawks.  Leading scorers for WKMS were Taylor Rosario with 15 points and Ryan Fox added 11.  For the Hawks Bradley Barnes led the way with 12 points, Khalil Clark-Giles with 7 points, and Sam Armacost added 5 points.

Urbana JV 44 Windsor Knolls 35 - In the second meeting between these rivals Windsor Knolls came out ready to play and the aggressor jumping out to a quick six point lead with great rebounding and hustle plays exposing the usually stout Hawks defense. The Hawks settled in as the quarter progressed using press defense to tie the game and using the post presence of Xavier Cresta to find their stride. The teams would end the first quarter tied at 13. The Hawks would extend the lead coming out into the 2nd quarter with more interior offense but Windsor was not going away and got another surge led by the attack offense of Johan Ovalles who scored four from the line to tighten the game at 26-23 Hawks going into halftime. The Hawks defense would finally wake up in the second half holding the visitors to three 3rd quarter points and expanded their lead by getting six more points from Cresta who led all scorers with 18 points in the game. Hawks led 37-26 heading into the final period. Windsor continue to play tough, winning the fourth quarter 9-7 but ultimately time ran out with the Hawks taking the win. In addition to Cresta, the Hawks got ten points from Jackson Stanley and seven points from Landon Murphy. Windsor Knolls was led by Ovalles with nine and Achilleas Moutafis with eight points.

Varsity: Catoctin 38, Brunswick 29 A well-balanced attack by both squads saw four players from each team getting into the scorebook in a back-and-forth 1st quarter. The period ended with Brunswick up by 1. In the 2nd Catoctin stepped up their defensive effort to hold the visitors scoreless, which ultimately turned the tide in the game. The home Cougars would take a 21-13 lead into halftime. Brunswick would make a run to chip into Catoctin’s lead in the 3rd with Wyatt Hoffman scoring eight points in the quarter. But, in the end, the home team would hold on to win game one of a Saturday double header. Brayden Rickerd led the Cougars with 14 points, while Luke Berg added seven and Johnny Dayberry six. Hoffman led the Railroaders with 12 points and Jared Ricketts chipped in five.

JV: Brunswick 54, Catoctin 42 In a game that started as a back-and-forth battle, the Brunswick Railroaders found another gear in the second half to secure a victory . Both teams came out firing, trading three-pointers and executing crisp ball movement on offense. The opening quarter ended in a deadlock at 13 apiece, and Brunswick held a slim 26-22 lead at the break. The second half, however, belonged to the Railroaders. Christopher Lopez put on a shooting clinic, catching fire from beyond the arc and drilling six three-pointers on his way to a game-high 26 points. His hot hand helped Brunswick extend its lead and take control down the stretch. Gerard Mondragon and Taylor Black each chipped in seven points for the Railroaders, providing key contributions to the offensive effort. Catoctin fought hard, led by Weston Tyler’s 10 points. Eli Yocum added seven, while Kaiden Dewees finished with six. Despite the Cougars' efforts to keep pace, Brunswick’s sharpshooting and second-half surge proved too much to overcome, as the Railroaders pulled away for a well-earned win.

Monocacy varsity 57, Mt Airy 22 Dominating first-half play, Monocacy's combination of Bryden Tema and Kyrin Ambush overpowered the offensive side of the court, putting up 21 of the 34 points. Tema with 18, Melphy Gautreaux with two 3-pointers, and Ambush with 15 represented a majority of the Mustangs' offense, while the team pulled down 50 rebounds for the game. The Bulldogs held Monocacy to 57 points overall, spreading the ball around to score 13 of their total 22 during second-half play. CJ Thomas and Lincoln Todd contributed 6 points and 5 points, respectively, and grabbed half of the team's 22 rebounds

JV: Monocacy defeated Mt. Airy, 44-35. Both defenses played well in the first quarter causing multiple turnovers. Monocacy was able to hit two three-pointers to Mount Airy's one and led after the first, 10-6. The pace picked up in the second quarter as the Bulldog offense came alive. Mount Airy scored 15 in the quarter as Ford Miller hit two three's. Monocacy continued to work the ball inside to score eight in the frame and Mount Airy held the halftime lead, 21-19. The third quarter saw Ivie Owalafe and Dennis Pair combine for eleven points to push Monocacy into the lead by the end of the third, 30-29. The Monocacy offense remained strong in the fourth as they outscored the Bulldogs 14-6 and closed out the win. Monocacy was led by Dennis Pair 13, Isiah Ellerbe 10, and Ivie Owalafe 9. Mount Airy was led by Ford Miller 11, Zach Peart 8, and Nathan Hartman with 6.

Varsity Urbana 36 Smithsburg 30 The Hawks led 14 to 9 at halftime limiting Smithsburg with their defensive efforts.  In the second half the Hawks extended their lead to 12 points at one time before Smithsburg fought back to within 6 points in the final couple minutes of the game.  Leading scorers for Smithsburg Colton Crawford with 10 points and Jake Rawlett with 7 points.  For the Hawks Sam Armacost led the way with 10 points, Khalil Clark-Giles added 9 points and Jake Mobley chipped in 5 points.

Urbana JV 49 Smithsburg 22 - The game started with the Hawks using their signature stifling defense to exert their will right out of the gate holding Smithsburg to four 1st quarter points and nine points in the first half. On the offensive side the Hawks used a balanced scoring attack with 6 players scoring to take a 21-9 lead into halftime. Smithsburg used a more aggressive attack in the 3rd quarter, led by Luke Gaines who used dribble drive attacks and to score in the paint and from the free throw line scoring five of his team’s seven points in the quarter. But Urbana matched their energy getting two big threes from Israel Kaijuka and six points from Gavin Zmuda in the quarter to take a 39-16 lead into the final quarter. The teams played largely even in the final period with Alex Tate getting to the line often for the home team to power them to a nice win. Smithsburg was led by Glines and Landon Pugh with six points each in the game. The Hawks were led by Tate with nine points and Kaijuka and Xavier Cresta with eight a piece.

Poolesville varsity 60 Boonsboro 42 Poolesville controlled the game from start. Poolesville was lead by Slanski 21 Litzenburger 10 DePasquale 9 Boonsboro was lead by Springer 21 Maguire 12

Boonsboro JV lost another close game to Poolesville 36-34.  Ricky Reyes from Poolesville led all scorers with 12 points followed by teammates Dominic Sheehan 7, Brody Newman 6 and and Gabe Rohde with 5.  Kaden Lewis had 8 points for the Warriors while Maddex Murray added 7,  Timmy Riley 5, Eli Cook 5 and Camden Engle 4.  Maddox Garner and Gabe Lazo had 6 rebounds a piece for the Warriors. 

Varsity: Catoctin 61, Boonsboro 43 Playing in their second game of the afternoon, the Cougars came out sluggish as Boonsboro controlled the pace early. Rhett Springer and Kaiden Lincks both had six points in the first quarter for the Warriors, but Catoctin’s Brayden Rickerd kept them alive with 11 points of his own. The second was more of the same with Springer and Rickerd both adding six more for their respective teams, while Boonsboro’s Luke Matthews and the Cougar’s Austin Courtney also chipped in multiple buckets. Catoctin had a slim 32-28 lead at the half. The home team would pull away for good with a third quarter surge that saw Rickerd tally 11 more points and teammate Luke Berg add four. Defensively they held the Warriors to just seven points.  It was all about ball control in the fourth, as the Cougars maintained their lead with six players chipping in points in the quarter. Rickerd led all scorers with 31 points. Luke Berg added eight and Austin Courtney chipped in seven as the Cougars secured their second win of the day. Springer was the high scorer for Boonsboro with 17 points, while Matthews contributed 11.

JV - Boonsboro 47, Catoctin 37 Boonsboro used a strong start and clutch free-throw shooting to seal the victory. Boonsboro came out of the gates firing, moving the ball effectively and converting high-percentage shots to establish an early lead. Their offensive efficiency put Catoctin on its heels, forcing the Cougars to adjust their defensive approach. Catoctin responded with relentless full-court pressure, clawing its way back into the game by forcing turnovers and creating transition opportunities. Despite the surge, Boonsboro remained composed and countered with poise at the free-throw line, converting key shots down the stretch to maintain control. Camden Engle led all scorers with 15 points, pacing the Warriors' offense. Gabe Lazo contributed 10 points, providing a steady secondary scoring option. For Catoctin, Weston Tyler led the charge with 11 points, while Luke Wiles chipped in seven.

Varsity – Crestwood 50 Linganore 31 In their final home game of the season, the Lancers fell to the Cavaliers. In an up and down first quarter the Cavaliers were able to put a 7-0 run on the Lancers, closing out the first with a 15-7 lead. Using fast pace and strong ball handling the Cavaliers were able to hold the Lancers to just four points during the second while they increased their score by ten points. Going into the half, the Cavaliers held a 25-11 lead over the Lancers. Flipping the script, the Lancers took advantage during the third quarter holding the Cavaliers to a mere four points while adding nine points to their side of the board and getting within nine points of the Cavaliers. Heading into the final seven minutes, the Cavaliers led the Lancers 29-20. Putting up their strongest offensive quarter yet, the Cavaliers put an astonishing 21 points on the board in the fourth quarter, while the Lancers ran out of gas ultimately falling to the Cavaliers 50-31. Linganore was led by Jett Maxwell with seven points, Brayden Willis with six points, and Cam Crawford and Case McKinney with five a-piece. The Cavaliers were led by Reggie Blue with a game-high 17 points, Myles Frailey with 14 points, and Jak’arian Frazier with seven points.

JV- Crestwood 33 Linganore 28 Crestwood JV used a second half explosion to pull past the Lancers. After a strong defensive effort in the first half, which saw the Lancers take a 17-6 lead into halftime, the Cavaliers adjusted and exploded in the third quarter. Sean Brown dominated the inside and poured in 8 third quarter points himself, as his team turned the game around on a 16-5 run and leveling the score at 22. The Cavalier maintained their low post energy in the 4th quarter, and powered to a 5-point win on the strength of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th chances inside as they would not be denied. Brown led the Cavaliers with a game high 10 total points, with Kai Dorsey adding 9. The Lancers were led by Mason Lord and Cooper Davis, each with 5 points.

Middletown varsity 49 FSK 46. FSK started the first quarter with a 10-7 lead and continued the same pace through the 2nd with a 9-8 quarter win heading into the half 19-15 FSK. After the half Middletown knocked down three 3 pointers and exploded for 21 points including a buzzer 3 to end the quarter taking a 36-28 lead. FSK battled back in the 4th cutting into the lead Middletown built from the 3rd. FSK trailing 41-37 with 2 minutes to go started to and force turnovers and put Middletown on the line where they would knock down 8-10 free throws to hold on for the win. Middletown lead by Moskowitz 20, poling 11 and Jenkins 10. FSK lead by Simon Oja-Osagie who filled the stat book with 18 points 11 rebounds and 4 blocks. Colt Smith 14 points 7 rebounds and 4 assists. 5th grader Davin Dejesus 7 points and 7th grader Mason Stultz 7 points 5 assists both logged key minutes in a short bench for FSK. 

Middletown jayvee 42 FSK 41. In a close game at FSK which came down to the last seconds, Middletown was able to edge out FSK. At the end of the half Middletown trailed FSK 19-24 but were able to outscore the Eagles 14-5 in the fourth quarter to pull ahead. FSK was lead by Davin DeJesus with 16 points, 12 from 3 and 2 assists. Brendan Ware and Mason Stultz both added 6 points with Mason also adding 6 rebounds and 2 assists and Brendan adding 5 rebounds. Cam Bullock had 5 points, 7 assists and 3 rebounds. Middletown was led by Landon Claybaugh with 10 points, Aiden Aviles with 8 points, and Kathan Franklin with 7 points.

6TH Boonsboro 42, Poolesville 10 Both Poolesville and Boonsboro played intense, scrappy defense in the first half, with Boonsboro taking a 6-2 lead at half. Boonsboro pulled ahead in the second half, closing out the game with a 36-8 run. Boonsboro was led by Worrell with 17 points, followed by Atkinson with 6 points. Poolesville was led by Miller, Purner, and Horan.

6TH Urbana 54 Smithsburg 13- The Hawks had a strong team performance. Urbana started off fast, scoring 20 points in the first quarter and leading 28-8 at halftime. The Hawks held Smithsburg scoreless in the fourth quarter to seal the win.  Sawyer Smith led Urbana with 14 points, while Jionni Jones and Finn Action each scored 8, and Evan Nwaneri added 6. In all, 11 players contributed to the Hawks' scoring. For Smithsburg, Henry Rawlett was the leading scorer with 4 points, and Oliver Peters added 3.

6TH FSK 44 Oakdale 33. The score was close at half-time with Oakdale trailing FSK by 3. However, FSK was able to pull head in the 3rd and 4th quarter. Wade Smith led all scorers for FSK with 14 points, 3 steals, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Camden Rutter added 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 assists. Brady Crawmer had 4 points and 2 assists. Landon Myers grabbed 10 rebounds, added 3 steals and also scored 4 points for the Eagles.  Oakdale was led Gavin Kolick with 9 points, Maalo Bangnikon had 7 points and Dominic Jackson added 8 points.

CRESTWOOD, BC SPLIT; CATOCTIN, SMITHSBURG, WF DOUBLE UP - 2/17

Ballenger Creek varsity 54 Crestwood 41 Ballenger outlasted Crestwood in this high intensity contest. After a quick start with the Bulldogs, scoring 23 points in the first while holding Crestwood to 4.  Crestwood found their balance and would not go quietly, picking up their offence outscoring Ballenger by 6 in the quarter cutting the deficit to 12 closing the half. The second half started with both teams struggling on offensive end, Ballenger scoring 4 while Crestwood scored 7 inching closer at the end of the third down 5, Bulldogs 32 Crestwood 27. Early in the fourth both competitors showed no signs of backing down, scoring basket for basket, defensive stance for defensive stance, but in the end, it was too much Ballenger stretching the lead to a double-digit late in the quarter to secure the win.  The Bulldogs were led by Joziah Wynn and Jaylen Lowe both with 17 points each, Crestwood were led by Myes Failey with 12.  Marcus Jackson and Za’Mari Young both had 5 rebounds each for the Bulldogs.

Crestwood jayvee 50 Ballenger 48. In the first quarter Ballenger came out explosive going on a 12-8 run. But Crestwood had an immediate answer, going on a 17-12 run with Isaiah Goins leading the pack, scoring 11 points. Crestwood came out strong in the third quarter going on a 16-5 run. Ballenger tried to answer and had a great comeback, outscoring Crestwood 17-9 but it wasn’t enough in the end. Crestwood was lead by Isaiah Goins with 21 points and Damien Wallace Jr. with 11 points. Ballengers leaded scores were Eli Gomez and Matthew Blessing with 10 points each. 

V - Catoctin 68, Poolesville 55 In a game played at a college-level pace, Catoctin ripped the nets for 42 first half points, tacked on 19 more in the third quarter, and basically outran a game Poolesville squad to a 68-55 win. The combined 123 point outburst was one of the biggest point totals in the MML this year. Brayden Rickerd led the visitors with 19 points, followed closely by Johnny Dayberry with 13 and Mason Fry with 10. Eaves Black finished with seven points and Luke Berg hit for six in the win. 

JV- Catoctin 39, Poolesville 28 Catoctin made its longest road trip of the year and returned to Thurmont with a  win. A 23-7 first half run sealed the deal early for the visitors. Jeremy Vernonie scored eight of his game-high 12 points in the first half with teammate Weston Tyler hitting for two three-pointers (out of his 11 points) also pushing the Cougars to their big lead. Nathanael Fountain and Luke Wiles pitched in five points each in the win, with Eli Yocum adding four points. Brody Newman had his best game of the year for the Falcons---he finished with 11 points--all coming during Poolesville's late charge. Ricky Reyes was not to be outdone--he went for double-figures and also finished with 11 points. Max Embry hit for four points in the loss. Jackson Kavanaugh and Gabe Rhode also scored for Poolesville. 

West Frederick varsity 68 Linganore 45 Battling up and down the court, the teams started with a slow pace, but the Cadets hit a hot streak from behind the three point line leaving the Lancers trailing 20-8 by the end of the first. In a strong turn of events the Lancers put the defensive pressure on the Cadets, limiting them to a mere six points in the second quarter. Going into the half the Lancers closed in on the Cadets with a 26-20 Cadet lead. After a quick break the teams were back at it, battling for possession. The Cadets hit a hot streak again, easily draining six 3-pointers on the Lancers to take a compelling 53-36 lead at the end of the third. Linganore was led by Brayden Willis with 13 points, Sean Chungu with 10 points, and Case McKinney with nine points. West Frederick was led by Kingston Myers with a game high 26 points, Aden Bryant with 21 points, and Carter Eisenberger with seven points.

The JV Cadets used pressure and pace to pull away from a sleepy Lancer team, 43-25. The Lancers could have used Abe Lincoln's height, or George Washington's resilience on this President's Day game, but instead the Cadets deserved their own monument for their defensive effort. A 27-14 halftime lead, stretched to an 18-point win, 43-25. The Lancers 37 turnovers effectively buried the team's chances like Teddy Roosevelt. Kai Rodgers led the scoring for the Cadets with a game high 13 points, while CJ Strokes added 11 points. Colton Kirk paced the Lancers with 8 points, while Mason Lord and Anthony Gorski added 4 points a piece.

Smithsburg Varsity 37 Brunswick 35.  Kolton Crawford’s layup at the buzzer propelled Smithsburg thr victory.  Crawford led Smithsburg with 14 points.  Ben Kirchner added 10 points while Jack Rawlett scored eight for Smithsburg.  Brunswick’s Wyatt Hoffman was the game’s high scorer with 18 points.  Jared Ricketts added eight points and Eli Nuse scored five for Brunswick.

Smithsburg JV defeated Brunswick 40-36. In a well played close game, Brunswick went into the second half down by 10, but by the end of the third quarter it was all tied up. Jacob Rogers lead all scorers with 18 including three from downtown, and 11 in the second quarter alone for Smithsburg. For Brunswick both Chris Lopez and Taylor Black had 12 a piece but it was not enough to overcome the excellent ball movement and defense of Smithsburg.

6TH Brunswick beats Smithsburg 43-19. In a game where Brunswick had a season high 9 players score, they were led by Iggy Grynkowski with 11.  AJ Sindler had 10 and Jordyn Eyler added seven for Brunswick. Smithsburg was led by Hobbs with six and Blake Sines added four.

OAKDALE VARSITY WINS PAIR OF TWO-POINTERS IN RARE FOUR-GAME SWEEP - 2/16

Varsity - Walkersville 45 TJ 22. Walkersville came out focused on the defense end forcing turnovers. Walkersville leads 14-4 after one. In the second, the Lions kept up the defensive pressure, but fell short connecting on close shots through a lot of contact. Lions lead 20-9 at half. In the third, the defense led to quick scores with the Lions able to convert and hold TJ to three points in the quarter. Lions lead 32-12 after three. In the fourth, TJ was able to get shots to fall with Kevin Poker hitting a three and adding a layup, but the defensive pressure and Alton Bennett’s eight in the quarter helped the Lions secure the victory. The Lions were led by Alton Bennett’s game high 17 and 8 from Easton Vesely. TJ was lead by William Hairston’s 9 and 6 from Kevin Poker

JV - Walkersville 41 TJ 20. Walkersville was able to get 13 different players in the scorebook. Caleb and Colin Ieng helped the Lions jump out to a 16-6 first-quarter lead, each notching a three-pointer. Jeremiah Dorsey was active on the boards, and another set of brothers, Demetrius and Demitrius Waller, each split a pair of free throws. The Patriots were led by Mvutu Landu's physical offensive and defensive play, plus help from Satana Pacheco's length, and guard Gabe Ayala, who all scored on put-backs and drives. The Lions doubled the Patriots in the 2nd quarter, led by Ryder Nemoga's jumpshot and Nick Hartman's height and rebounding. Both players notched 4 points, and Kevin Coleman added two more. TJ was again led by buckets from Landu and Pacheco's hustle under the hoop. After halftime, the Lions started off with another three-pointer from Caleb Ieng, a fast-break steal from Gio Clarke, and a layup from Nemoga. TJ's sole point came from a free-throw from Landu. The Patriots won the final frame, with Landu, and Pacheco hitting a floater, Ayala getting a jumper and free-throw, and Isaac Yanike's free-throw. For Walkersville, Demitrius Waller went 2-for-2 from the stripe, Tyler Barrett got an offensive weak-side rebound and put-back, and Chase Klosterman hit a turnaround jumper from the baseline. High scorers Walkersville - Colin Ieng (8), Nemoga (6), Hartman (5) High scorers TJ - Landu (7), Pacheco (6), Ayala (6)

Varsity: Mt Airy 55 Boonsboro 25 Mt Airy took off from the start and never looked back. Mt Airy defense was to much for the warriors. Mt Airy was lead by Thomas 18 Willingham 12 Boonsboro was lead by Mathews 15 Springer 6 Maguire 5

Boonsboro JV was able to hold off a late game surge and avenge an early season one point loss on a 3 point buzzer beater, defeating Mt Airy 28-25.  Camden Engle from Boonsboro led all scorers with 9 points and tallied 6 rebounds.  Maddex Murray added 7 points with 3 steals while Kaden Lewis and Eli Cook each had 4 points.  Timmy Riley had 3 points and 5 rebounds for the Warriors.  Mt. Airy was led by Nathan Hartman with 7 points followed by Henry Huffman with 6.  Gavin Hymiller and Brayden McGeogh added 5 a piece. 

Varsity: Monocacy 57 Linganore 20 Opening the game strong, the Lancers took an early lead, getting up four points on the Mustangs in the first quarter, but the Mustangs battled back ultimately gaining control and never looking back with a 13-6 lead by the end of the first. Continuing with their aggressive offense, the Mustangs were able to limit the Lancers to five points in the second, while gaining 17 of their own. Heading into the half-time break, the Mustangs had a convincing 30-11 lead over the Lancers. Back on the court for the third quarter the Lancers picked up intensity but were severely outscored by the Mustangs yet again, leaving a 50-18 score on the board leading into the final quarter. With the last seven minutes winding down, both teams struggled offensively, putting up their lowest scores yet for a quarter. The Mustangs put the Lancers on the line three times, but they were only able to capitalize on 2 free throws the entire quarter. Linganore was led by Cam Crawford with eight points and Case McKinney with four points. The Mustangs were led by Kyrin Ambush with a game high 21 points, Mason Dykes with 10 points and Melphy Gautreaux with six points.

JV: Monocacy 47 Linganore 32 Size and strength ruled the day as Ivie Owolate and Dennis Pair dominated the Lancers. While the Lancers pulled as close as 7 as the halftime buzzer sounded, 20-13, a 3rd quarter onslaught proved too much for the Lancers. Owilate and Pair combined for 14 of the Mustangs 15-point quarter and pulled away for good, at 35-21. While the final quarter played even, the Lancers were left looking for answers for the Mustangs inside game, and could find none. Owolate led the Mustangs with 20, Pair pitched in 12, and Kaiyon Stewart had 9. Anthony Gorski led the Lancers losing effort with 10, Cooper Davis had 7, and Daniel Cioffi scored 5.

Oakdale varsity defeated Middletown in overtime 65-63. Leading scorers for Oakdale were Brooks 21, Kramer 18, Seo 16. Leading scorer for Middletown was Njiomouo with 19.

Oakdale jayvee 59 Middletown 43 - Luke Scholtes led all scorers with 27 points followed by teammates Vinny Favarulo with 9 points and Matthew Osae-Ado with 7 points. John “LJ” Kemp collected 10 rebounds for the Bears. Kevin Polifko scored a team high 17 points for the Knights followed by Ty Jenkins with 7 points and Eric Lancaster with 6 points. 

Varsity Crestwood 51 Windsor Knolls 21 From the opening tip-off, the Cavaliers controlled the tempo of the game witha balanced attack and stifling defense. While  Windsor Knolls struggled to find offensive rhythm, the Cavaliers capitalized on turnovers and executed their plays effectively. High Score Crestwood: Myles Fraley with 20 points and Reggie Blue with 13 points Windsor Knolls: Tyler Rosario with 11 points and Ryan Fox with 10 points

JV Crestwood 64 Windsor Knolls 32 Crestwood Cavaliers put on a three pointer show and dominated the court against Windsor Knolls. The Cavaliers used a strong offensive game, consistently outscoring their opponents throughout the match. Their defense also proved to be a formidable force, limiting Windsor Knolls' scoring opportunities. High Score Crestwood: Isaiah Goins with 25 points, Kai Dorsey with 12 points Damian Wallace with 10 points Windsor Knolls: Salas Lane with 9 points

FSK Varsity 47 Brunswick 34.  Brayden Rill led FSK with 11 points.  Colt Smith added 10 points and Davin DeJesus scored seven points for visiting FSK.  Brunswick’s Wyatt Hoffman was the game’s high scorer with 14 points.  David Moats added five points for Brunswick.

Brunswick JV defeated FSK by a score of 50-32. Brunswick lead by Christopher Lopez who scored 20 points including 4 from down town, and Taylor Black’s 10 points 10 rebounds, played a strong second half to close out the game. Bryce Smith contributed 11 rebounds and 6 points. FSK kept it close in the first half thanks to the play of Davin De Jesus who finished with 10 points.

Varsity- West Frederick 43 Urbana 24 The Hawks battled the Cadets in the hard fought defensive focused contest.  Although the Hawks had a hard time finishing buckets in the first half, they still only trailed the Cadets 16 to 7 at the half.  In the second half the Cadets outscored the Hawks 27 to 17 resulting in a Cadets win.  West Frederick leading scorers were Aden Bryant with a game high 14 points, Treshwn Bowie with 10 points. For the Hawks Kian Byrne lead the way with 6 points, James Zeng 5 points, and Bradley Barnes and Collin Van Horn chipped in 4 points apiece.

Urbana JV 57 West Frederick 28 - In a battle of speed vs power the Hawks inside power game came out ahead. The Cadets started the game with relentless pressure using their superior speed to set traps all over the court and rattle the Hawks in the first few minutes of the game. But it was only a matter of minutes before the home team was able to settle down and go to work on both sides of the ball. Starting with their strong post game the Hawks got 17 first half points from “twin towers” Xavier Cresta and Gavin Zmuda who were just too strong inside. The Hawk’s Israel Kaijuka complimented the inside game with excellent perimeter attacks and outside shooting and added seven of his own points before the half. On the defensive side the Hawks held the Cadets to 12 first half points and took a 31-12 lead into the half. The Cadets never went away however and got an excellent game from Tyler Morgan who connected on two from behind the arc and attacked the glass in route to a team leading 13 points for the visitors. But the Hawks perimeter game got hot in the second half and the home team cruised to victory. The Hawks were led in scoring by Cresta with 21 and Kaijuka with 13 points and got six more a piece from Jaxon Marshall and Gavin Zmuda.

Oakdale varsity defeated Catoctin 37-35. Leading scorer for Oakdale was Kramer with 14. Leading scorer for Catoctin was Rockford with 16. 

Oakdale jayvee 66 Catoctin 36 - Luke Scholtes led Oakdale with a game-high 29 points. His teammate, Matthew Osae-Ado, contributed 8 points, while Cooper Verner and Vinny Favarulo added 6 and 5 points respectively. Despite a sluggish start in the first half, Oakdale managed to turn things around with a commanding performance in the second half. On the other side, Catoctin's Eli Yocum and Weston Tyler both scored a team-high 10 points, followed by Jeremy Veronie with 8 points.

6TH Urbana 44 Oakdale 41 Urbana and Oakdale clashed in a hard fought game that never saw a lead larger than 7. There were several ties and lead exchanges. Oakdale had a 2 point lead entering the fourth but Urbana was able to outscore Oakdale by 5 in the 4th quarter to hang onto the lead. Leading Scorers Oakdale Kolick 18 Absalon 7 Urbana Leading Scorers Jimenez 13 Jones 12 Norris 12

6TH FSK tops Brunswick 31-22.  Leading scorers for FSK were Smith with nine and Rutler with six.  Brunswick was led by Sindler with six and Eyler with five.

6TH Boonsboro defeated Crestwood 32-9. No other details were made available.

URBANA, SMITHSBURG VARSITIES EKE OUT CLOSE VICTORIES - 2/15

Monocacy varsity 74 Crestwood 41  The Mustangs were led by Kyrin Ambush scoring a game high 28 points, including 2 buckets from behind the arc, and recording 3 steals.   Crestwood's point guard Ja'Karian Frazier was their leading scorer with 16 points.   Reggie Blue played a strong game and scored 10 points for Crestwood.   Monocacy's Mason Dykes scored 16 points, 2 points coming off a one handed dunk!   Bryden Tema recorded a double-double scoring 15 points and grabbing 12 rebounds.   Kamden Beatty scored 4 points, 4 points and 3 steals from Cameron Pritchard, Melphy Gautreaux scored 3 points, and 2 points each from Aaron Gautreaux and Mateo Opazo for Monocacy.   Crestwood's center Myles Frailey scored 7 points, 2 points each from Jordan Murray, Kamari Johnson and Kei'Mari Toussaint and a point a piece from Jeremiah Abernathy and Jahmir Smith for Crestwood.

Monocacy jayvee 40 Crestwood 29 Monocacy's Dennis Pair was the game high scorer with 26 points, and grabbed 10 rebounds.   Leading the way for Crestwood was Isaiah Goins scoring 15 points.   Ivie Owlafe scored 8 points, 4 from Isaiah Ellerbe and 2 points from Noah Bowie for Monocacy.   Crestwood's Kai Dorsey scored 6 points, Damien Wllace Jr. added 5 points, Sean Brown Jr, scored 2 and a point from Almichael Glay.

V: Urbana 44 WKMS 42 - Urbana put up an early lead while Windsor knolls fought back in the first to get it back to 2 points 10-8 Urbana after 1 quarter . WKMS put up a good defensive 2nd holding Urbana to just 4 points off free throws while coming alive offensively with 12 point to take a 20 to 14 lead at the half. The third quarter was a back and forth effort from both teams with the Wolverines holding a slim 34 to 30 lead over the Hawks. Both teams battling down the stretch Urbana pulled out a tight game 44 to 42. Lead scorers for the Hawks were James Zeng with 14, Sam Armacost with 10 and Khalil Clark-Giles with 7 . Top scorers for the Wolverines were Caden Johnson with a game high 18,  Ezayne White with 8 and Adam Lindstrom with 7.

JV: Urbana 57. WK 27 The Hawks raced past WK getting an outstanding game from Xavier Cresta.  Cresta was a force in the paint the entire game.   The Hawks led 15-6 at the end of the first quarter as Crestra poured in ten points.  Urbana’s defense limited the Wolverines to four second quarter points and the Hawks led at the half 25-10. The Wolverines played tough in the third quarter, scoring nine points while the Hawks added twelve.  Urbana exploded for 20 points in the final quarter for the convincing 57-27 win. Cresta’s teammate Gavin Zmuda was also big inside, scoring eight points.  The Wolverines were led by Brennan Ray with nine and Achilleas Moutafis and Silas Lane finished with six. The Hawks were led by Cresta with game high 26, Zumda with eight, Jackson Stanley and Noah Tassone with six.  Jaxon Marshall and Landon Murphy finishing with five apiece.

Smithsburg varsity 46- FSK 43. A great game that came down to the final possession. FSK came out in man defense holding Smithsburg to 4 first quarter points and scoring 7 of their own. With some quick fouls in the in the 2nd 3 starters were sent to the bench with foul trouble for FSK and they had to shift to a zone defense. Smithsburg piled on 18 points on the quarter as they are deadly from 3 when they can move the ball against a zone and find the open guy for a spot and shoot. Taking the lead 22-15 at the half. The second half shifting back to man defense Ethan Volz created many turnovers on Crawford and held him to 4 made free throws the entire 2nd half. Hunter lead the eagles with 7 points in the 3rd as the Eagles close it to a 30-29 game heading to the 4th. Smithsburg jumped out to a 7 point lead with some big 3’s by Kirchner and FSK Hunter Morris answered back with 2 of his own and 1 from Brady Anthony to tie the game at 41-41. With 19 seconds remaining Crawford knocks down 2 free throws to tie the game at 43-43. FSK in a fast break turns the ball over with 9.1 on the clock. From a mid court in bound Crawford was driving and kicks out to kirchner to hit a buzzer beating 3 pointer for the win. Smithsburg lead by Kirchner 17, Crawford 11, and Rawlett 10. FSK lead by Hunter Morris  24, Brady Anthony and Colt Smith chipped in 5. Ethan Volz added 2 points and some huge clamp down defense on Crawford. 

FSK jayvee 45 Smithsburg 20. FSK and Smithsburg were neck and neck in a low scoring first half with the first quarter ending with FSK ahead 7-6 and the half ending 15-13 for the Eagles. By the end of the third quarter FSK had the lead 25-18 but during the third quarter the Eagles were able to outscore the Leopards 20-2 for the win. Brendan Ware led all scorers with 18 points and 6 rebounds. Davin DeJesus added 8 points, 2 assists, 3 rebounds and 5 steals. Grayson Crawmer had 5 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds and Mason Stultz added 5 points, 5 assists 4 rebounds and 3 steals.  For Smithsburg Julian Heiston had 8 points, Luke Glines added 6 points .  Jacob Rogers and Jeremiah Shiffler both added 3.

VARSITY: Mt. Airy 64 Oakdale 46 Mount Airy got out to a fast start in the first 3 minutes but Oakdale regrouped and battled back to close out the quarter.  After one Mount Airy 16-Oakdale 14.  Much of the same back and forth in the second quarter but the Bears won the quarter by 1, heading into halftime Mount Airy 25 Oakdale 24.  The Bears were led by Daniel Seo 8 first half points and Benjamin Brooks 6.  The Bulldogs were led by CJ Thomas 12 and Cole Willingham 4.  The second half the Bulldogs extended their pressure that forced Oakdale into deep shots that led to transition points. As the half went on the Bulldogs were able to extend their lead and win the second half by a score of 39-22. Mount Airy had 8 players score for the game, CJ Thomas 20, Cole Willingham 11, Matt Vlaerio 9 paced the Bulldogs while Dylan Kramer had 13, Benjamin Brooks 13 and Daniel Seo 11 paced the Bears

JV: Oakdale 57, Mt. Airy 45. For the second time in three weeks, Oakdale beat Mt. Airy to remain undefeated. The Mt. Airy offense and defense were working early as the Bulldogs jumped out to an early 10-4 lead. But Oakdale clawed back to finish the first quarter with a 13-12 lead. The Oakdale offense stayed hot scoring 19 points in the second quarter while their defense held the Bulldogs to just seven points. Oakdale held a 32-19 halftime lead. Luke Scholtes scored 12 points in the third quarter to help Oakdale extend their lead in the game to 49-31 at the end of the third. Mt. Airy was able to outscore Oakdale 14-8 in the fourth but it wasn’t enough as Oakdale prevailed. Oakdale was led by Luke Scholtes 25, Vinny Favarulo 14, and Matthew Osae-Addo 8. Mt. Airy was led by Nathan Hartman 9, Ford Miller 7, and Carson Valente 6 and had 10 different players score in the game.

Walkersville varsity defeated West Frederick 49-39.  Hudson Beaver had 14 points to lead Walkersville and Kingston Myers had 24 points to lead West Frederick

Walkersville also won the JV game 37-30.  Tyler Morgan had 9 points and Kobe Pigeon had 8 points for the Cadets.  Keenen Hammer had 10 points for Walkersville.

Ballenger Creek varsity 65, TJ 45. Kai Atkins led the Patriots with 15pts, William Hariston added 18 and Ace Harris added 12pts for the Patriots. Khalil Clark-Giles and Sam Armalast both scored 18pts for the Hawks. The Patriots gave a good fight the first and second quarter but the Ballenger team was just to much in the third and forth quarter and went on to win. For Ballenger, Cameron Giles added 13, Alexander Harris added 12, Joziah Winn added 22 and Marcus Jackson added 18.

Ballenger Creek won the jayvee game 50-41. The Bulldogs jumped out to a early lead led by Kobe Shareef who had a team high 12 points for the Bulldog. Avery Martin added 9 and Benai Underwood had 7 for the Ballenger. The Bulldogs led 25-14 at the half. The Patriots taught their way back into the game led by Isaac Yanike who had a team and game high 12 points for the Patriots. Van Mvutu Landu added 10 and Gabe Ayala had 9 for TJ.

6TH Urbana 43 Boonsboro 39 The Urbana Hawks were leading 24-16 at halftime, but the Boonsboro Warriors fought back in the third quarter with Eric Tall scoring 15 points. Despite the Warriors' comeback, Urbana's Sawyer Smith stepped up in the fourth, scoring 5 of his 18 points to help seal the win for the Hawks. Urbana's top scorers were Sawyer Smith with 18 points, Jionni Jones with 8, Jackson Davies with 8, and Julian Jimenez with 5. For Boonsboro, Eric Tall led the way with 15 points, followed by Braeden Worrell with 8, and Landon Jordre with 6.

6TH FSK 39 Smithsburg 29. FSK ended the first quarter ahead 10-2 with 8 points from Wade Smith. By half-time Smithsburg was trailing 12-22.  FSK maintained the lead through the third and fourth quarter to win. Wade Smith led all scorers with 25 points, 15 of those from 3.  He also contributed 3 rebounds and 2 steals. Caiden Frock has 6 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds and 3 steals. Landon Myers added 2 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. For Smithsburg, Logan Domenico had 8 points, Bentley Hobbs and Jay Krumpotich both added 6 points.  Henry Rawlett added 5 points.

MIDDLETOWN JAYVEE EDGES BOONSBORO 35-34, URBANA WINS PAIR - 2/13

Middletown 35 Boonsboro 34 Back and forth game as Middletown jumped out to the lead after the 1st quarter.  Boonsboro came back to go into halftime with a 4 point lead.  Boonsboro grew the lead to 12 with the score 29-17 halfway through the 3rd but the Knights continued to attack Boonsboro's zone and hit the boards to help fuel the comeback.  With 3 minutes left, the game was tied but Middletown did just enough to pull out the 1 point win.  Middletown was led by Landon Clabaugh with 8 points including two 3 pointers.  Ty Jenkins consistently broke down the top of the zone and finished with 7 points and 5 assists.  Nik Janse van Rensburg chipped in 5 points and 18 rebounds.  Boonsboro was led by Chase Main with 13 points including three 3 pointers while Camden Engle added 12 points including a 3 pointer.

V - Urbana 53, Poolesville 33 In a mid-week showdown Urbana outpaced Poolesville despite Liam Slonksi’s best attempts with 17 points. Urbana spread the points around and held the Falcons to a scoreless second quarter. Poolesville answered with 16 points in the third quarter, bringing the score within nine points at one point, but Urbana pulled away to claim the victory. Khalil Clark-Giles and Sam Armacost finished with 12 points each, James Zong was right behind them with 11 points, Jake Mobley and Mrigasya Mishra each scored five points, Collin Van Horne and Payson Wilhelm each had a three-pointer, and Landon Truszkowski also contributed a bucket.   John Bailey contributed nine points for Poolesville, Alden Litzenberger had four, Jake Lasheski had two points, and Landon Puglisi rounded things out with one point.

JV - Urbana 51, Poolesville 27 Poolesville tried to keep pace, but the Urbana squad proved too tough, pulling away in the 3rd quarter by outscoring the Falcons 17-3 en route to victory.  Xavier Cresta was dominant down low, dropping a game-high 20 points, blocking a number of shots, as well as being a force on the boards.  Urbana also got significant contributions from Alex Tate (nine points), Landon Murphy (seven points), Jackson Stanley (six points), Jaxon Marshall (six points), Menki Manners (2 points) and Israel Kaijuka (1 point).   The Poolesville team got an impressive effort from Ricky Reyes, whose strong press defense led to a number of steals on his way to a season-high 17 points.  Dom Sheehan (five points), Brody Newman (four points), and Johnny Horan (one point) also scored in the loss.

FSK TAKES TWO CLOSE DECISIONS AGAINST BOONSBORO, MIDDLETOWN VARSITY NIPS TJ - 2/09

Varsity- Monocacy 64 Urbana 46 The final score proved to be a different story than what played out during this hard-fought contest by both squads. Both teams swapped the lead for the first 3 quarters several times.  And every time the Hawks looked to pull away from the Mustangs they had an answer, whether it was a buzzer beating 3-pointer at the end of the first quarter to take a one-point lead, overcoming a 5-point deficit late in the third quarter, the Mustangs withstood everything the Hawks threw at them and made that final push late in the third quarter to put some distance between them and the Hawks with a 45 to 37 lead.  The Mustangs continued to push their lead out in the 4th quarter outscoring the Hawks 19 to 9.  Leading the way for the Mustangs was Byrden Tema with 25 points, Kyrin Ambush added 19 points while Mason Dykes chipped in 15 points.  For the Hawks, Sam Armacost led the way with 20 points and 15 rebounds, Bradley Barnes added 9 points, Khalil Clark-Giles scored 7 points, James Zeng 4 points, and Jake Mobley added 4 points along with 7 assists.

Urbana JV 46 Monocacy 20 - In the second matchup of the season between these two teams, defense was the difference maker for the home team. The Mustangs got on the board early in the period with 3 quick points before the Hawks clamped down on defense and responded offensively getting two makes from behind the arc from Landon Murphy and Jackson Stanley and six points from their big man Xavier Cresta to take a 13-3 lead into 2nd period. The Mustangs would tighten up defensively, holding the Hawks to six points but the home team would not bend defensively and the teams went into halftime at 19-5. Jaxon Marshall, continuing his great season as the Hawks point guard made huge contributions in the 2nd half getting five steals and six assists along with a three point to extend the lead heading into the final period to 28-10. The final period was a battle of the big men with the Mustang’s Dennis Pair getting eight of his team high 12 points in the period. But Cresta for the Hawks answered each basket scoring eight 4th quarter points in route to his game high 20 points to go with 16 rebounds. The Hawks Henry Faulkner capped the victory with a big three to seal the deal.

Middletown varsity 51 TJ 49 TJ started the game strong with Kevin Poker dropping the first 3 pointer of the game to help his team to 13 points. Middletown's Joel Njiomouo also put up a 3 pointer to keep his team in the game. We end the first quarter TJ 13 to Middletown 12. It was more of the same in the second quarter with both teams playing good defense. Kevin Poker once again put up a 3-pointer to put his team ahead to end the second quarter TJ 23 to Middletown 20. Middletown Wayne Jenkins dropped his first 3 pointer of the game, but it was quickly answered by TJ’S William Hairston to end the third quarter TJ 36 to Middletown 33. TJ’s Kai Akins came out in the fourth quarter on fire. He dropped two 3-pointers to help his team to 13 points. But Middletown’s Andrew Oman and Wayne Jenkins was up to the challenge. They both answered with a 3-pointer each, helping the team to get 18 points and the first lead of the game. The player with the most points for Middletown was Joel Njiomouo with 13 points followed by Andrew Oman with 11and Cooper Moskowitz with 10. The player with the most points for TJ was William Hairston with 15 points followed by Kevin Poker with 12 and Kai Akins with 9.

TJ jayvee 50 Middletown 41 Middletown started the game strong and held the lead after the 1st quarter.  After that, TJ came back to take the lead going into halftime and held onto it the rest of the game.  The Patriots played tough defense and consistently grabbed rebounds to limit the Knights opportunities.  Middletown couldn't find their shot while TJ took advantage of the fouls piling up on Middletown and were excellent from the line the entire 2nd half.  TJ was led by Santana Pacheco with 18 points while Jo'Vanni Bethencourt had 11 and Issac Yanike chipped in 9.  Middletown was led by Kathan Franklin with 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 steals.  AJ Aviles chipped in 7 points, including a 3 pointer to go along with 5 boards and 4 steals.

V - Crestwood 51, Poolesville 27 Crestwood led from the start and Poolesville wasn’t able to catch up. Crestwood had a balanced attack with J Frazier as the lead scorer with 11 points followed by M Frailey with 10. Poolesville’s high scorer was John Bailey with 12 and Liam Slonski with 10. Jake Lasheski, Nicolas DePasquale and Alden Litzenberger all contributed points.

JV - Crestwood 35, Poolesville 28 The Falcons put in another hard-fought 28 minutes against Crestwood despite an undermanned quick back-to-back. Brody Newman got the boys started with 4 early points (finishing strong with 8.) A balanced team effort kept it close at the half, and Ricky Reyes got it going in the third and finished with 9. But Crestwood held their lead and took the win with strong play from Gains (14) and Wallace (11). Also contributing on the scoreboard were Ethan Johnson, Dominic Sheehan, Jackson Kavanagh, and Gabe Rohde with 4, 3, 2, and 2 each.

Varsity: Smithsburg 49 Catoctin 27 Smithsburg was led by Kolton Crawford with 16 points and 4 assists. Ben Kirchner and Elijah Duffy added 13 and 10 points each, with 5 and 6 rebounds. Joe McCarthy led the team in rebounding with 7. Catoctin was led by Tucker Bryant with 9 points and Cole Merriman added 6 points.

JV: Smithsburg 42 Catoctin 22 Smithsburg was led by Luke Glines with game high of 14 points. Vince Bloom and Julian Heiston added 10 and 9 points for Smithsburg. Catoctin was led by Jeremy Veronie with 7 points.

FSK varsity 77 Boonsboro 71 FSK lead at the half 49-30 Boonsboro came out the second half and made it a game. Boonsboro cut the lead to 3 pts 74-71 with 30 seconds remaining. FSK hit their foul shots and Boonsboro was not able to score at the end. FSK was lead by Morris 29 Anthony 14 Boonsboro was lead by Springer 30 Mathews 13 and Palmer 11

FSK jayvee pulled out a one point victory 51-50.  Davin DeJesus from FSK led all scorers with 21.  Brendon Ware added 13, Cameron Bullock 7 and Mason Stultz 6 for the Eagles.  Chase Main led Boonsboro with 17 points with Maddex Murray adding 16, Kaden Lewis 10 and Camden Engle 6. FSK led in the 1st quarter and had a 14-7 lead at half. Boonsboro cut the lead to 3 after the third quarter, with FSK leading 20-27. FSK closed out the 4th quarter with a 24-20 win. Both teams played scrappy defense but FSK made more buckets when it mattered. FSK was led by Crawmer with 8 points, Rutter with 6 points, and Diehl with 4 points. Boonsboro was led by Crist with 6 points and Jordre and Palmer had 4 points each.

Ballenger Creek varsity 58 Brunswick 27.  Ballenger Creek was led by Joziah Wynn with 15 points.  Za’Mari Young added nine points and Ethan Brown scored eight for visiting Ballenger Creek.  Wyatt Hoffman led Brunswick in scoring with eight points. Jared Ricketts chipped in six points.

Ballenger Creek JV defeated Brunswick 70-46. Koby Shareef lead all scores with 21 points including a monster second quarter where he dropped 13. Ballenger Creek also had Eli Gomez with 10. Brunswick’s Taylor Black had 16 and Gerard Mondragon added 11 but it was not enough.

West Frederick varsity defeated Oakdale 59-36. Myers leading scorer with 19

Oakdale jayvee 49 West Frederick 30 Rebounding hawks Cooper Verner and John "LJ" Kemp set the tone for the Bears' victory. Luke Scholtes had a game-high 24 points, while Vinny Favarulo chipped in with 7 points. On the other side, Jaydon Goodridge led the way for West Frederick with 7 points, followed by teammates CJ Stokes and Kobe Pigeon, each contributing 6 points

6TH FSK defeated Boonsboro 24-20 FSK led in the 1st quarter and had a 14-7 lead at half. Boonsboro cut the lead to 3 after the third quarter. FSK closed out the 4th quarter with a win. Both teams played scrappy defense but FSK made more buckets when it mattered. FSK was led by Crawmer with 8 points, Rutter with 6 points, and Diehl with 4 points. Boonsboro was led by Crist with 6 points and Jordre and Palmer had 4 points each.

6TH Crestwood 45, Poolesville 12 Poolesville had an early lead, but the Crestwood was able to quickly catch up, surpassing the Falcons, and never take their foot off the pedal. Aku Mlenga kept pace for Crestwood with 14 points. Poolesville was led by Luca Thorson and Chris Horan, each with 4 points.

6TH Urbana 60 Brunswick 15. The Hawks came out strong, hitting three 3-pointers in the first quarter to establish an early lead. Despite the tough outing, Brunswick showed resilience throughout the game, with Maurice Summers and Mason Eye each contributing 5 points to lead their team. Urbana showcased a balanced offensive effort, with eight players scoring. Evan Nwaneri was the standout scorer for the Hawks, finishing with 13 points, while Julian Jimenez and Jionni Jones followed closely behind with 11 and 10 points.

BC, CRESTWOOD ONLY DOUBLE WINNERS AMONG EIGHT TWINBILLS - 2/08

Brunswick Varsity 55 Boonsboro 47.  Playing each other for the second time in a week, Brunswick held on to beat Boonsboro.  Wyatt Hoffman led Brunswick in scoring with 15 points.  Jared Ricketts scored 12 (all from behind the arc) while Luke Wagoner added 10 points for the Railroaders.  David Moats scored all seven of his points in the third quarter which helped stretch Brunswick’s lead to nine after three quarters.  Rhett Springer and Layne Palmer kept Boonsboro close for much of the game.  Springer was the game’s high scorer with 19 points while Palmer added 14 (12 coming from three point land).  Liam Maguire added seven points for Boonsboro.

Boonsboro JV 66 Brunswick 34.  In a game that was never close, Boonsboro never trailed and completely dominated Brunswick 66-34. In a balanced offensive outburst, Boonsboro had 4 players in double figures. Maddex Murray lead all scorers with 17 points, Chase Main added 15, Camden Engle added 12, and Kaden Lewis dropped 10. Brunswick was lead by Gerard Mondrago’s 15 points and Ryan Park’s 9 - but it was not enough to stop the Boonsboro offense firing on all pistons.

Varsity Ballenger 69 Windsor Knolls 55 - In a spirited first quarter Windsor Knolls took a 17-13 lead off of Ryan Fox’s 8 points. Joziah Wynn had 7 for Ballenger. The Bulldogs came out strong in the 2nd off of a couple threes from DeMacian McKinnie and 9 more from Wynn. Halftime score 24 - 34 Ballenger. The third quarter saw the bulldogs stretch the lead from Ethan Browns 7 points and 6 from Jaylyn Lowe . Taylor Rosario caught fire in the fourth for the Wolverines with 15 points matching the Bulldogs output for a final 69-55 Ballenger . The Bulldogs were led by Josiah Wynns 27 and Jaylyn Lowes 10 points. Matched by the wolverines from Taylor Rosarios 27 and Ryan Fox’s 18 points

BC jayvee 55 WK 33 Both teams came out hot from the 3 point line in the opening quarter.  The Bulldogs hit four 3 pointers-Kobe Shareef and Benai Underwood each  connected on one and Eli Gomez added two more. Shareef  would finish the first quarter with eight points.   WK’s Brennan Ray answered by hitting three 3 pointers and scoring 11 points.   BC led 19-15 after one. The second quarter was all Bulldogs.  BC got their running game going and went on a 15-2 run. Shareef and Gomez scored 11 of the points-seven for Shareef and four for Gomez.  The Bulldogs led at the half 34-17.  BC’ scoring pace continued in the 3rd quarter adding eight points including two more three pointers.  WK could not overcome the hot shooting and strong rebounding of BC as the Bulldogs came away with a victory.  WK’s Brennan Ray finished with 17, Jeremy Clevenger  scored six.  Ryan Ramroop fought hard on the boards and hit for three points.  The Bulldogs led all scorers with 20, Kobe Shareef 15. Asameyong Asameyong was tough on the boards and finished with six and Benai Underwood contributed five.

V: Poolesville 51 FSK 41 Poolesville lead by litzenberger who shot at a very high percentage on the night knocking down 3-3’s and 17 points in the game. Bailey and slonski played tough defense the entire game both scoring 9. FSK lead by Hunter Morris with his 3rd straight 21 point game Colt Smith 7 and Mason Stultz 6. In the end FSK continued to struggle with knocking down open looks at the rim and fell to poolesvillle

JV: FSK 43 Poolesville 22. FSK pulled ahead of Poolesville after the first quarter leading 11-7. They were able to build on their lead ending the first half 24-13. FSK was led by Davin DeJesus with 14 points 2 assists and 3 steals. Brendan Ware added 8 points, 5 assists and 10 rebounds. Cam Bullock had 7 points and 3 assists. Mason Stultz added to the win with 4 points, 5 assists and 6 rebounds. Poolesville was lead by Dominic Sheehan who had 13 points, 8 of which were scored in the fourth quarter. Ricky Reyes added 5 points.

Linganore varsity defeated Oakdale 46-43. Leading scorer Maxwell with 22 points.

Oakdale jayvee 57 Linganore 21 - The Bears triumphed over the Lancers thanks to Luke Scholtes' impressive 28-point performance. Center Cooper Verner contributed 6 points, while Matthew Osae-Addo and Trey Snyder each added 5 points to the scoreboard. Vinny Favarulo played a crucial role in the Bears' victory with his outstanding defense. On the Lancers' side, Cooper Davis led the team with 9 points, followed by Jered Boone with 6 points and Anthony Gorski with 3 points.

Crestwood varsity topped West Frederick 45-36.  Reggie Blue had 16 points and Myles Frailey had 10 points to pace Crestwood to the win.  Kingston Myers had 20 points to lead all scorers for West Frederick.

Crestwood also won the JV game 36-32.  Kobe Pigeon scored 10 point for the Cadets.  Isaiah Goines scored 14 points for the Cavaliers.

TJ varsity 59, Urbana 55 Kai Atkins led the Patriots with 17pts and William Hariston and Ace Harris added 13pts for the Patriots. Khalil Clark-Giles and Sam Armalast both scored 18pts for the Hawks. The Patriots started off a bit slow scoring 10pts in the first quarter. But picked it up in the second and led 32-20 at the end of the first half. 

Urbana won the jayvee game 62-19. For the Hawks, Gavin Zmuda led the charge, scoring a team and game high 17 points. Jackson Stanley and Landon Murphy each added 10 and  Israel Kaijuka had 8 for Urbana.
The Hawks led 26-10 at the half. For the Patriots, Gabe Ayala had a team high 8 points.  Van Mvutu Landu  added 7 and  Jo’Vonni Bethancourt and Santana Pacheco each had 2 for the Patriots. 

Mt. Airy varsity 49 Smithsburg 25 A low scoring affair in the first half with a lid on the basket. Mount Airy gave the Leopards problems with their full court press and held them to 2 points in the first quarter, but the Bulldogs couldn’t take advantage and only scored 3 of their own. The second was much of the same until the last two minutes when Mount Airy took a 16-11 halftime lead. The game changed in the third with Mount Airy going on a 23-6 run with their full court press. The momentum continued on the Bulldogs side throughout the fourth quarter as they closed out a 49-25 win. The Bulldogs had 9 players score in a balanced effort. Smithsburg was led by Ben Kirchner 9 points Jack Rawlett 6 and Kolton Crawford 6. 

Smithsburg jayvee 44 Mount Airy 33 Smithsburg led wire to wire. The Leopards offense was clicking as they led after the first quarter paced by Julian Heiston's six points, 12-6. The Bulldog defense tightened up in the second quarter while Carson Valente scored seven points and Mt. Airy was able to close the gap at halftime trailing by one, 19-18. The third quarter saw Smithsburg's offense continuing to execute while their defense caused several turnovers and they grew their lead to ten, 33-23. But Mt. Airy battled back to close out the quarter on a 6-0 run and only trailed 33-29 to start the fourth. However, the Leopards defense was tough against the Bulldogs in the fourth, holding Mt. Airy to only four points in the quarter. The Smithsburg offense remained balanced, and they closed out the game with a victory. Smithsburg leading scorers were Julian Heiston 16, Luke Glines 8, and Jeremiah Shiffler 7. Mount Airy was led by Carson Valente 13, Nathan Hartman 7, and Ford Miller 6.

Monocacy varsity defeated Middletown 63-24. Monocacy started out playing great Defense in the first 2 quarters going into the half 40-8 and never looked back. Leading scorer for monocacy Bryden Tema with 22 followed by kyrin Ambush with 12 Cam Keene finish a good game with 11. For Middletown 10 from Joel nijiomono and 5 from Drew Omah 

Middletown JV 45, Monocacy 21 Middletown came out on fire from start knocking down 5-3s in the first half going into the half up 28 -8 monocacy settle down trying to make a run but to late. Leading scores for Middletown was Ty Jenkins with 10 followed by kathan Franklin 10 and 8 Eric Lancaster. Monocacy's kiayon Stewart had 8 and Dennis pair 8 also

6TH FSK 47 Poolesville 10.  FSK stepped out to an early lead ending the first quarter 19-5. They maintained their lead throughout and were led in scoring by Wade Smith with 10 points also adding 3 assists and 2 steals. Johnny Diehl added 8 points with 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 7 steals. Dylan Olsen contributed 6 points, 3 rebounds and 4 steals. Camden Rutter added 5 points with 2 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals while Luke Miller had 4 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals. Poolesville was led by both Luca Thorson and Mason Smith both with 3 points. Chris Horan and Samson Hanna both contributed 2 points.

6TH Oakdale 34, Crestwood 13.  The first quarter was a battle.  From then on Oakdale took the lead and didn't turn back.  Leading scorers for Oakdale, Bangikon 12 and Kolick 8.  Crestwood's leading scorer was Mlenda with 6.

6TH Brunswick 37 Boonsboro 28. Brunswick was led in scoring by AJ Sindler with 10 and Brody McLane and Mason Eye both added 8. Boonsboro was led by Landon Palmer with 9 and Landon Jorde and Braden Worrel both added 6.

SMITHSBURG WINS THREE; BRUNSWICK, WALKERSVILLE DOUBLE UP RIVALS - 2/02

Brunswick Varsity 64 Middletown 42. Playing its first home game since December 22nd, it was a total team effort in Brunswick’s victory. Every Roader hit the score column but it was Sean Finn who led the ‘Roaders with 16 points.  Wyatt Hoffman and Jared Ricketts both hit double figures with 12 and 10 points respectively while Luke Wagoner added seven for Brunswick.  Middletown’s Andrew Oman  was the game’s high scorer with 25 points.  Wayne Jenkins also hit double figures with 10 points for the Knights.

Brunswick JV 59 Middletown 48 In a game that was neck and neck from tip off, Middletown went to the half with a 6 point lead - but they were not able to stop Brusnwick’s offensive double team of Christopher Lopez with a game high 27,  and Taylor Black with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Middletown kept it close with a great paint game by Nikolaas Jans van Rensburg who led his team with 16 but Brunswick pulled away late in the 4th quarter.

Varsity - Walkersville 45 Linganore 39. Both teams started out sluggish on offense with no one really capable of getting going. All 8 Walkersville points came from Hudson Beaver with two 3s and a trip to the line. Lions lead 8-6 after one. Things picked up a little in the second with a 3 from Linganore’s Nate Day-Hemp and some spread out Lancer scoring. Walkersville also spread out the scoring and a 3 from Easton Vesely helped the Lions take a 19-16 lead into halftime. In the third, the game got more physical which led to some turnovers and trips to the line. Lions’ Vesely added 6 in the quarter with Beaver connecting on a corner 3 And-1 to help the Lions lead 36-29 after three. In the fourth, the physical play continued with both teams trying to adjust. Another three from Walkersvill’s Beaver along with his two foul shots and two more from Vesely helped the Lions secure a 45-39 victory. Lions were led by Hudson Beaver’s game high 17 and 13 from Easton Vesely. The Lancers were led by 11 from Brayden Willis, 9 from Jett Maxwell, and 8 from Nate Day-Hemp. 

JV - Walkersville 31 Linganore 16. Walkersville jumped to an early 10-3 lead in the first quarter, led by Jayden Boube's post presence and a three-pointer from Caleb Ieng. Tyler Barrett came off the bench and quickly scored on a back-door layup. Linganore's only points came from a Cooper Davis free-throw and a runner in the lane. The Lancers' offensive woes continued, only getting a score from Colton Kirk. Kieran Hamner led the way for Walkersville, scoring 4 of his game-high. Ieng also notched another field goal. The game slowed down in the third quarter, and Linganore took advantage. Chris Chungu battled for an offensive put-back, and Daniel Cioffi banked in a three. The only points came for Walkersville came from Nicholas Hartman, who battled on the boards, and ran the court for a fast break lay-up. Walkersville woke up in the last frame. Damerius Waller nailed a three-pointer, and Colin Ieng scored on a driving layup. Linganore's Kirk notched two more layups for his team-high 6, and Matthew Marcellino went 2-for-2 from the line. High scorers Walkersville - Hamner (7), Boube (5), Ca. Ieng (5)
High scorers Linganore - Kirk (6), Cioffi (3), Davis (3)

Varsity Mt Airy-55 FSK-41. FSK with 8 first quarter points from Morris lead 11-8 after 1. Continue a fast pace game extended their lead to 8 in the 2nd quarter and a strong finish before half from Mt. Airy cut the lead to 24-22 FSK. Both teams scoring double digits again in the 3rd and Mt. Airy was leading by 2 to end the quarter. FSK ran out of steam in the 4th being outscored 17-6. Chacon lead mt. Airy with 11, Thomas 10, and Todd 10. FSK lead by Hunter Morris 21, Simon Oja-Osagie 8 and Colt Smith 7.

Jayvee Mt Airy 42 FSK 31  After the first quarter, Mt Airy led FSK 13-6. FSK was able to cut into the lead during the second quarter with 8 points from guard, Davin DeJesus but were still trailing at half-time 14-18. By the end of the third quarter FSK was trailing by 2 but with several players in foul trouble, the Eagles lost momentum in the fourth quarter and Mount Airy outscored them 19-9. Mount Airy was led by Ford Miller with 11 points. Nathan Hartman added 10 points and Gavin Hymiller had 8 points. FSK was led by Davin DeJesus with 16 points.  Brendan Ware had 11 and Cam Bullock added 3 points.

Varsity: Crestwood 50 Catoctin 28 Crestwood's offense was clicking on all cylinders, with multiple players contributing to the scoring. They efficiently moved the ball, finding open looks and knocking down key shots. Catoctin struggled to keep up as Crestwood’s defense stifled their attempts to get into an offensive rhythm. Catoctin had a tough time breaking through Crestwood's defense, leading to turnovers and missed opportunities. High Score: Crestwood: Reggie Blue and Jak'arian Frazier with 10 points Catoctin: Brayden Rickerd 20 points

JV: Crestwood 38 Catoctin 30 In a hard-fought matchup, the Cavs defeated Catoctin 38-30. Both teams played with intensity, but Crestwood managed to outlast Catoctin with strong defense and timely scoring. Crestwood's offense was led by key players who capitalized on Catoctin's turnovers, converting them into crucial points. Defensively, they were able to shut down Catoctin's scoring runs and keep them from finding any rhythm. High Score: Crestwood: Kai Dorsey 10 points Catoctin: Jeremy Veronie with 9 points

Varsity: Smithsburg 60 Poolesville 47 Smithsburg was led by Kolton Craford with 20 points and 4 assists. Joe Bono added 17 points, Jack Rawlett had 9 points. Elijah Duffy added 8 points and 9 rebounds. Joe McCarthy led with 10 rebounds. Poolesville was led by Alden Litzenberger and Jon Bailey with 11 points each. Sean Watson added 8 points for Poolesville.

JV: Smithsburg 45 Poolesville 24 Smithsburg was led by Vince Bloom with 12 points, and Luke Glines and Julian Heiston added 8 points each. Poolesville was led by Dom Sheehan with 9 points.  Brady Newman chipped in with 7 points.

Windsor Knolls varsity 63 TJ 41 The Patriots were focused and on fire in the opening quarter with threes from Ace Harris, William Hairston and Kai Akins. Ezayne White was a force on the boards with 6 points for Windsor Knolls. TJ opening up a 17-10 lead by the end of the quarter. The Wolverines regrouped with three 3’s from Ryan Fox and six points from Caden Johnson along with a stiffening defense to retake a slim 27-29 lead at the half.  In the third quarter more pressure defense, a 3 from Adam Lindstrom as well as three from the line from him as Ryan Fox put up another 8 points and pushed the lead to 51-37 . The fourth Quarter was all WKMS as Caden Johnson hit a 3 and Ezayne White put up another 4. Final WKMS 63 TJ 41. The Wolverines were led by Ryan Fox’s 21, Caden Johnson’s 17 and Ezayne White’s 14. The Patriots were led by Kai Akins who had a great 1st half scoring 15 of his game high tying 21 points , William Hairston chipped in  9 and Jaxson Carter had 6

TJ jayvee 56, Windsor Knolls 54 TJ jumped off to a quick 9-1with a three from Jo’Vonni Bethancour and six points from Gabe Ayala.  WK fought back with three pointers from Silas Lane and Brennan Ray and trailed 14-13 after one quarter. Ayala sparked the Patriots in the second quarter netting nine points and Van Mvutu Landu added six as they outscored the Wolverines 22-10- to take a 36-23 lead at the half.  TJs Santana Pacheco got hot in the 3rd quarter with six points and Ayala continue to score adding another eight points for the Patriots.   TJ led 50-30 late in the third quarter. WK s Lane and Ray hit 3s and Jeremy Puvirajan added four but the Wolverines trailed 54-37 after 3 quarters.  WK staged a furious comeback in the final quarter.  Brennan Ray nailed two 3 pointers, Lane added another three and Puvirajan hit for four.  WK cut the lead to two points outscoring the Patriots 17-2 in the 4th quarter. The Wolverines got the ball back with four seconds left but could not get off a shot and TJ got the hard fought win. WK was led by Ray’s 17, Lane with 14,  Puvirajan with 10 .  Johan Ovalles for WK had an outstanding game battling TJs bigs all game and scoring eight points. TJ was led by  Ayala with a game high 25, Landu with 13, Pacheco with 10 and Bethancourt with five.  

6TH: Smithsburg 43 Poolesville 20 Smithsburg was led by Lincoln Brown with 10 points. Poolesville was led by Chase Barnhouse with 9 points.

6TH: Oakdale 33 Crestwood 15 In a challenging matchup, the Cavs fell to Oakdale, 33-15. The game was tough from start to finish, as Crestwood struggled to get their offense going against Oakdale’s tough defense. Oakdale set the pace early with aggressive defense and efficient scoring. Crestwood had difficulty finding open shots and struggled to convert on offense, while Oakdale capitalized on turnovers and fast breaks to build a solid lead. In the second half, Crestwood fought hard to stay in the game but couldn't close the gap. Oakdale continued to dominate defensively, limiting Crestwood’s opportunities and preventing any significant scoring runs. Despite Crestwood's efforts, the game ended with Oakdale comfortably in control, securing a victory. Crestwood will look to bounce back in their next game, aiming to improve their offense and execution. High Score: Crestwood: Blake Mills and John-Paul Ayee both with 4 points Oakdale: Gavin Kolick 9 points

MONOCACY VARSITY AVENGES ONLY LOSS, THREE OTHER GAMES DECIDED IN OVERTIME - 2/01

Monocacy varsity 53 Walkersville 40 The Mustangs avenged their earlier season loss, and only defeat this season.   The game was close throughout with neither team taking a large lead.   Monocacy held a 3 point lead at the end of the 1st quarter and a 27-20 advantage going into halftime.   The game was knotted up at 31-31 in the 3rd quarter when Lions Easton Vesely connected on 4 free throws.   The Mustangs finished the quarter on a 8-1 run, and led 39-32 going into the final quarter.  Walkersville battled the entire game and were down 46-40 with a minute and a half in the game.   The Mustangs ended the comeback with a 7-0 run to seal the win.   Walkersville's Easton Vesely had a great game, connecting 4 times from behind the arc, finished with a game high 20 points and was a force on the boards.   Monocacy's Kyrin Ambush led the Mustangs in scoring with 18 points, with 2 - 3 pointers of his own.   Mason Dykes scored 14 points, 11 from Bryden Tema, Cameron Pritchard scored 5 points, 2 points each from Kamden Beatty and Aaron Gautreaux and a point from Camden Keene for Monocacy.    Walkersville's Hudson Beaver scored 9 points, including 2 baskets from long range, Giovanni Moore scored 4 points, 2 points a piece from Wyatt McDonough and Cameron Ambush, and a free throw each from Alton Bennett, Kai Sawi and Baylen Nordeen.

Walkersville defeated Monocacy jayvee by a score of 31-24.   The score was close throughout the game; tied at the end of the 1st and a 1 point, 24-23 Walkersville lead at the half.   Going into the 4th quarter Walkersville held a 24-23 advantage.    Numerous Monocacy turnovers and 1 point in the 4th quarter sealed the Walkersville win.  Co-game high scorers was Monocacy Kaiyon Stewart and Walkersville's Jayden Boube each with 10 points.   Kieran Hamner scored 9 points for Walkersville, followed by 6 points from Jeremiah Dorsey and 2 each from Gio Clark, Caleb Leng and Colin Leng.   Monocacy's Dennis Pair scored 8 points, and 2 points a piece from Isaiah Ellerbe, Kye Chum and Ivie Owlafe.

Smithsburg varsity 62 Linganore 53 In a wire to wire win the Leopards defeated theLancers. The first quarter was dominated by the Leopards, ending the first seven minutes with a 13-3 lead. As the next seven minutes progressed, both teams increased their offensive intensity, battling basket for basket. The Lancers struggled with ball control but were able to tighten up the first half score with a 29-21 Leopard lead. The third quarter proved to be the best for the Lancers, with Nate Day-Hemp nailing three 3-pointers, outscoring the Leopards 22-18. During the third quarter, intensity and emotions ran high resulting in a Leopard player technical foul. However, even though the Lancers put up a hard fight they were still trailing 47-43. With the final seven minutes winding down the Leopards got a spark and capitalized on their free throws to bring them to a 62-53 victory over the Lancers. Linganore was led by Brayden Willis with a game high of 26 points, Nate Day-Hemp with 13 points, and Teddy Akwei with five points. The Leopards were led by Kolton Crawford with 21 points, Joe Bono with 17 points, and Elijah Duffy with 10 points.

JV- Smithsburg 38 Linganore 34 (OT) Smithsburg outlasted the Lancers in overtime, shutting down Linganore's second half surge. The Leopards jumped up early to a 9-4 lead after the first quarter. As the second quarter went on, the Lancers found themselves in a hole but managed to quicken the pace and slowly chip away part of the Leopard lead. In favor of the Leopards, they entered halftime with a score of 15-10. The second half of the game proved to be the best yet, as both teams played deadlocked basketball in front of an electric crowd. Both teams had chances to seal the game at the end of regulation; however, neither were able to capitalize as the 4th quarter expired deadlocked at 34-34. The Leopards held the Lancers scoreless in OT as the Leopards knocked down free throws in overtime, which was all they needed to close out a victory. The Leopards were led by Vincent Bloom with 10 points, Jacob Rogers with nine points, Luke Glines and Landon Pugh with six points a-piece. The Lancers Colton Kirk led all scorers with 20 points, with Cooper Davis adding four points and Chris Chungu with three points.

Windsor Knolls varsity defeated FSK 67-45. Windsor knolls shot lights out at FSK making eight 3’s throughout the game and multiple mid range shots. Scoring 19,17,17,12 in the quarters and FSK scoring 7,10,14,14. WK lead by Caden Johnson 22 and Ryan Fox 17. FSK lead by Hunter Morris 21, simon Osagie 11 and Colt Smith 8. 

FSK jayvee 42 Windsor Knolls 34.  It was a close game at FSK with FSK down 17-22 at half time. During the third quarter FSK pulled ahead outscoring Windsor Knolls 14-7 and hanging onto their lead to the end. FSK was lead by Davin DeJesus with 19 points, 6 from 3. He added 3 steals and 2 assists. Brendan Ware added 8 points and 7 rebounds. Mason Stultz added 6 points, 3 assists, 4 steals and 7 rebounds. Cam Bullock contributed 4 points, 6 assists and 2 rebounds.  Ethan Carder also added 4 points and 2 assists.  Windsor Knolls was lead by Brennan Ray with 13 points.  Johan Oralles had 6 points. Silas Lane and Will Aklin both added 5 points.

Varsity-Urbana 40, Catoctin 37 Urbana held on to defeat Catoctin in an extremely close contest. The Cougars came into the game with only 7 of their 13 players active for this one due to injury/illness. The feisty Cougars playing with a lineup of mostly guards were tough on defense throughout creating turnovers and capitalizing on fast breaks. Urbana’s size was the difference maker as they were able to convert easy buckets off of offensive rebounds. The Hawks were up 19-17 at the half, but Catoctin was able to surge ahead in the third to take a 25-23 lead. A back and forth final period would see Urbana pull ahead with a late steal to defeat the Cougars. Sam Armacost led the visitors with 14 points, while Payson Wilhelm added 11. Brayden Rickerd had 21 points for Catoctin, while Mason Fry chipped in eight.

JV-Urbana 56, Catoctin 28 The Hawks overwhelmed the Cougars with relentless full-court pressure, forcing turnovers and converting them into transition points. Their defensive intensity set the tone from the start, allowing them to control the pace early and extend their lead throughout the second half. Xavier Cresta led all scorers with 15 points, attacking the basket in transition and hitting key shots to pace the Hawks. Alex Tate added 10 points, with teammates Israel Kaijuka, Jackson Stanley, and Landon Murphy each contributing seven points, with all playing key roles in Urbana’s defensive success and transition game. For Catoctin, Eli Yocum led the way with 11 points, battling through defensive pressure to provide a scoring spark. Jeremy Veronie added eight points, finding ways to score despite Urbana’s aggressive defense. Gavin Vaughan chipped in three points for the Cougars.

Varsity: Mt Airy defeats Oakdale 55-20. Leading scorer CJ Thomas 14 points.

JV: Oakdale 65 Mt Airy 32 - Luke Scholtes led all scorers with 22 points, followed by Trey Snyder with 15 points, Cooper Verner with 10 points, and Matthew Osae-Addo with 9 points. For Mt. Airy, Brayden McGeogh led the way with 10 points, followed by Ford Miller, Carson Valente, and Nathan Hartman, each contributing 4 points.

Varsity: Brunswick 51 Boonsboro 43 Brunswick could not miss a shoot from beyond the arc. Brunswick also dominated the glass . This game was tied at the half 22-22 Brunswick was lead by Hoffman 17 pts and 15 rebounds Ricketts added 14 Boonsboro was lead by Springer 20 and Lincks 12

Brunswick JV pulled out the victory in overtime against Boonsboro 48-39.  Missed free throws cost the Warriors who were 6-19 at the line.  Taylor Black from Brunswick led all scorers with 21 followed by teammate Christopher Lopez scoring 18 hitting five 3 pointers.  Chase Main led the Warriors with 17, Maddex Murray 9 and Camden Engle 6 in his first game back since suffering a knee injury 12/21/24.    Gabe Lazo had 4 points with 6 rebounds and Maddox Garner added 2 points and 8 rebounds for the Warriors in the loss.

West Frederick varsity defeated Ballenger Creek 63-58.  Aiden Bryant lead a balanced Cadet effort with 19 points while Treshawn Bowie scored 17, Kingston Myers had 11 and Mekhi Cannon added 10 points.  For Ballenger Creek Jalyn Lowe scored 24 points and Joziah Wynn had 13.

Ballenger Creek won the JV game 37-28.  Eli Gomez had 18 points and Kobe Shareef had 6 points for Ballenger Creek.  Tyler Morgan led the Cadets with 8 points and Kobe Pigeon and Delmar Rushing both chipped in 6 points.

Middletown varsity 49 Poolesville 48 (OT) This one was a nail biter. The teams were evenly match with Middletown’s Andrew Oman and Joel Njiomouo both putting up one 3 pointer each in the first quarter. but Poolesville’s Alden Litzenberger dropped a 3-pointer of his own ending the first quarter Middletown 12 to Poolesville 11. The second quarter was all Poolesville, holding Middletown to just 5 points while putting up 12 points. Middletown’s Wayne Jenkins scored a 3 pointer to help his team but was quickly answered by Poolesville’s Liam Slonski. We end the second quarter Poolesville 23 to Middletown 17. The third quarter was all Middletown holding Poolesville to just 4 points and putting up 14 points. Middletown’s Joel Njiomouo adds another 3-pointer to help his team. We end the third quarter Poolesville 35 to Middletown 31.  The fourth quarter was back and forth with Middletown having a 3-point lead with 28 seconds to go. Out of nowhere, Poolesville’s Jonathan Bailey dropped a contested 3 to tie the game at 45 to 45 and sending the game into overtime. The player with the most points for Middletown was Joel Njiomouo with 20 points followed by Andrew Oman with 10 points. The player with the most points for Poolesville was Liam Slonski with 19 points followed by Alden Litzenberger with 10 points.

Middletown jayvee 49 Poolesville 19 Middletown led from start to finish in this one.  Poolesville was short handed but played hard throughout the entire game.  Middletown's pressure and presence inside wore them down by creating turnovers and controlling the boards.  Middletown was led by Nik Janse van Rensburg's 17 points and 12 rebounds.  Landon Clabaugh chipped in 10 points including 2 three pointers.  Johnny Horan led Poolesville with 8 points while Brady Newman added 7 points.

6TH Boonsboro 49, Brunswick 40. Boonsboro 10, Brunswick 6 after 1st; Boonsboro 29-17 at half; Boonsboro 37-24 after 3rd. Boonsboro was led by Atkinson and Mullins with 10 points each. They were followed by Crist and Keaton with 9 points each. Boonsboro spread the ball around as 8 different players scored. Brunswick was led by Sindler with 15 points and McLane with 11pts.

6TH Oakdale 35 Smithsburg 21 A low scoring first resulted in a 10-10 tie at the half. In the 2nd half Oakdale turned up the intensity and with balanced offensive attack was able to win. Oakdale Jackson 6 Hajjar 5 Kolick 4 Smithsburg Brown 12 Rawlett 10 J. Krumpitich 7

6TH Urbana 39 FSK 26 At FSK, Urbana stepped out to an early lead and never let go of it.  Although they struggled a bit against FSK’s press, they were able to outscore FSK 15-7 in the third quarter increasing their lead to 15 points. FSK was led by Wade Smith with 7 points and 2 steals. Caiden Frock and Brady Crawmer both added 5 points. Teddy Rill grabbed 5 rebounds, had 3 steals and added 3 points. Landon Myers led the team in rebounds with 10.  Connor Bullock and Jonathon Diehl both added 3 points. Urbana was led by Sawyer Smith with an impressive 19 points.  Jackson Davies added 6 points, Carter Norris and Jionni Jones both contributed 3 points.

BC, URBANA SPLIT CHESAPEAKE PAIR; MONOCACY SWEEPS - 1/30

Ballenger Creek varsity 64 Urbana 32 This competition was all Bulldogs from the start, jumping out scoring 17-point in the first quarter while holding Urbana to 8 and they never looked back. It was clear Ballenger came to compete with pressure defense leading to multiple fast break points. They continued their offensive storm stretching their lead by 22 points, going in at the half leading 39 to 17. The half began with Urbana showing some fight, going toe-to-toe with Ballenger trading basket for basket, but the first half deficient was too much to overcome. In spite of Urbana’s efforts, it was too much Ballenger in the end, the Bulldogs were led by Jaylyn Lowe who lead all scorers with 15, followed by Joziah Wynn and Za’Mari Young both with 14 points each. Urbana was led by Bradley Barnes with 8 points.

Urbana jayvee 52 Ballenger 34 Urbana jump out with a 13-7 run in the first quarter. In the second quarter ballenger aimed to balance the board but Urbana dominated with a 18-6 run. In the third quarter Ballenger came out strong with a 14-12 run. But it was not enough to close the gap. High scorers for Urbana were Jackson Stanley with 16 points, Xavier Cresta with 12 points, and Landon Murphy with 11 points. Ballengers leading scorers were Eli Gomez with 15 and Kobe Shareef with 8 points.
 
Monocacy varsity defeated TJ 53-25. Patriots fell behind early with Monocacy jumping out to a 10-0 lead in the first 2 minutes of the game. The Patriots could not recover from the run and Monocacy proceeded to widen the lead. 

Monocacy jayvee 47, TJ 35 The game got off to a fast start with both teams trading buckets Early in the first quarter. The Mustangs took control of the game led by Dennis Pair who scored a team and game high 20 points for Monocacy. Isaiah Ellerbe added 13 and Kaiyon Stewart and Ivie Owolafe each had 6 for the Mustangs. Monocacy led 21-12 at the half. The Patriots came roaring back in the second half when Santana Pacheco caught fire and scored 6 of his team high 14 points in the third. The Patriots would take the lead 26-25 mid way through the third. Gabe Ayala had 10 during that run and Van Mvutu Landu added 6 for the Patriots but that just wasn't enough as the Mustangs turned up the defense and ran away with the win.

MONOCACY, URBANA AND WALKERSVILLE DOUBLE UP DIVISIONAL FOES - 1/26

Monocacy varsity 70 Windsor Knolls 57 Monocacy outscored Windsor Knolls in an offensive battle.  In the opening half, the score remained primarily a Monocacy single digit lead.   Monocacy led 19-15 at the end of the first quarter and 36-27 at the half.   The opening few minutes of the 3rd quarter may have been the difference maker in the game with the Monocacy Mustangs coming out in an 11-0 run.   Mustangs Kyrin Ambush was the game high scorer with 25 points.   Right behind him was Windsor Knolls guard Taylor Rosario with 23 points.   Cameron Pritchard played a strong game for the Mustangs scoring 16 points and had some great passes.   Bryden Tema scored 17 points, 6 points each from Mason Dykes and Aaron Gautreaux.   Windsor Knolls' Adam Lindstrom scored all of his 14 points from either behind the arc, connecting on 4, three pointers, almost completing a 4 point play on one of them, or from the free throw line.   Ezayne White scored 8 points and was constantly on the glass grabbing rebounds, and 6 points each for Ryan Fox and Caden Johnson for Windsor Knolls.

Monocacy jayvee 49 Windsor Knolls 43 The Mustangs and Wolverines seem to always play close games and this one was no exception. Windsor Knolls was connecting on outside shots in the opening half, knocking down 3 - three point field goals, while Monocacy was scoring most of their points in the paint.   The game high scorer was Monocacy's Ivie Owlafe with 25 points.   Dennis Pair and Isaiah Ellerbe each scored 8 points, and 4 points a piece from Kaiyon Stewart and Noah Bowie for Monocacy.   Jeremy Clevenger was the high scorer with Windsor Knolls with 14 points.   Brennar Ray was in double digits with 10 points, Achilles Moutafis added 8 points, Silas Lane scored 5 points, and 2 points each from Will Aklin, Johan Ovalles and Ryan Ramroop for Windsor Knolls.

Varsity: Walkersville 42 Mt. Airy 26 Mount Airy got off to a good start but about half way through the first quarter Walkersville turned up the intensity and took a first quarter lead 14-8.  Hudson Beaver hit two three pointers and a lay up to score 8 of the 14 points.  The Lions kept the pressure on and really extended their lead winning the second quarter by a score of 15-2 to take a 29-10 halftime lead.  Mount Airy was able to keep pace with Walkersville during the third , but still lost the quarter 9-7.  Easton Vesely scored all of his 11 points in the second and third and Wyatt McDonough also chipped in 5 during this time. The Bulldogs switched to man-to-man in the fourth and were able to win the fourth quarter 7-2.  Leading scorers for Walkersville were Easton Vesely 11, Hudson Beaver 8, and the Lions had ten players in the scoring column.  For the Bulldogs Lincoln Todd had 10 and Matt Valerio 9.  
 
Jayvee: Walkersville 51  Mt. Airy 45 (OT) After a slow 1st period where only 11 points were scored, both teams settled in and starting making baskets.  Mount Airy was trailing 15-13 before going on a 10-1 run to take the lead into the 3rd period.  Mount Airy was leading coming down the home stretch, but some clutch 3-pointers by Emmett Barth and Caleb Ieng of Walkersville kept it close.  Walkersville was able to tie the game with 2 free throws with 1 second remaining in the game to force overtime.  Walkersville outscored the Bulldogs 9-3 in the extra frame to secure the victory.  Mount Airy scoring was led by Nathan Hartman (12 points & 7 rebounds), Ford Miller (10 points) and Gavin Hymiller and Carson Valente both scoring 7 points.  Walkersville was led by Emmett Barth (13 points), Jayden Boube (13 points) and Caleb Ieng (11 points). 

Varsity- Urbana 49 Linganore 32 The Hawks hosted the Lancers and jumped out to a quick lead but the Lancers battled back in the second period to trail by just one point 20 to 19 at the half.  In the second half the Hawks took control of the game and outscored the Lancers 29 to 13 to secure a 49 to 32 victory.  Leading scorers for the Lancers were Nate Day-Hemp with 11 points, Brayden Willis chipped in 7 points and Tyler Miller added 5 points.  For the Hawks, Sam Armacost was the game's leading scorer and rebounder with 15 points and 15 rebounds, Bradley Barnes added 15 points, Khalil Clark-Giles chipped in 10 points and 9 rebounds while Jake Mobley scored 6 points and secured 6 steals.

JV: Urbana 52  Linganore 31 - The Lancers came out fast to start the game jumping on the Hawks early to take a quick four point lead. The Hawks calmed down and began to enforce their will in the paint with eight points in the quarter by their talented big man Xavier Cresta who was just getting started. The Hawks took an 11-6 lead heading into the 2nd period where things started to heat up from outside. The teams combined for five makes from behind the arc, including three makes for the Hawks and two for the Lancers. Urbana led 27-14 at the half. The Lancers made some nice adjustments coming into the 3rd period and got two more three pointers by Elliott White but the Hawks responded with 10 more points from Cresta in the quarter en route to a game high 26 points and the teams went into the 4th at 39-26. The Hawks held defensively in the final period and got four free throws from Israel Kaijuka in the period to put the game on ice. In addition to Cresta, the Hawks got eight points from Jaxon Marshall. The Lancers were led in scoring by Elliott White and Cooper Davis who scored nine a piece.

West Frederick varsity  58 Middletown 55  West Frederick started the game strong. Kingston Myers knocked down two 3 pointers to put his team up 16 to 12 in the first quarter.  Middletown was also playing great basketball, going point for point with West Frederick. Despite Middletown efforts, Frederick held them to 12 points while dropping 17 to end the second quarter West Frederick 33 to Middletown 24. Middletown comes out of the half with a renewed purpose on defense holding West Frederick to 15 and dropping 14. We end the third quarter West Frederick 48 to Middletown 38. Middletown was on fire in the fourth quarter making up a 10-point deficit to tie the game 55 to 55 with 10 seconds of play remaining. West Frederick edged out Middletown with a 2 pointer and free throw in the final seconds of the game. The player with the highest score from West Frederick was Kingston Myers with 20 points and Joel Njiomouo of Middletown with 19 points.

Middletown JV 43 West Frederick 34 Tough contest between these 2 teams.  Frederick opened up strong taking a 5 point lead after the 1st.  Middletown battled back in the 2nd behind Brooks Godlove's 10 points and went into the half with a 5 point lead.  After a back and forth 3rd quarter that saw Middletown grow its lead to 11, the Cadets fought back to tie the score at the end of the quarter.  The 4th was back and forth until about midway through when the Knights hit some timely 3 pointers and clamped down on defense to get the win at home.  Kathan Franklin led Middletown with 13 points, 11 of them after halftime including two 3 pointers.  Godlove finished with 11 points, including one 3 pointer, to go along with his aggressive defense.  Kevin Polifko had 5 points and 9 boards while Mason D'Alessio knocked down a 3 for the Knights.  Frederick was led  by Kai Rogers 14 points, including two 3 pointers, while Tyler Morgan chipped in 11 points that included a 3 of his own.  Kaiden Layer added 4 points including one 3 pointer.

V - Poolesville 67, Oakdale 45 Poolesville took over the "super" mantle in the nightcap as they piled on 62 points in the first three quarters. The visiting Eagles never solved Nicolas DePasquale in the first quarter (13 points on three three-pointers) or Sean Watson (the rest of the game with a season-high 29 points) as Poolesville coasted to the win. The Falcons also picked up six points each from Landon Puglisi and Alden Litzenberger, five each from Dean DePasquale and John Bailey, and Beau Bieberich and Jake Lasheski also scored in the win. Dylan Kramer had a nice game for Oakdale as he finished with 12 points. Joe Bales scored seven points for Oakdale, as did Daniel Seo. Joe Ratliff hit for four points in the final quarter as Oakdale attempted to close the gap. Kai Huynh, Ben Brooks, Max Sinoway (three points), and Davi Baba also scored for the Eagles. 

JV - Oakdale 60, Poolesville 39 Oakdale jumped out to an 18-2 first quarter lead en route to a win over Poolesville. Luke Sholtes hit for seven points in the first quarter run-up for the Eagles before settling in the second half to lead all scorers with 24 points. Cooper Verner finished with ten points, Carlos Miguel popped in seven points, and Matthew Osae-Addo and Tremaine Snyder scored with five points each. For Poolesville, Owen Devine had his best game of the season--he finished nine points. Johnny Horan continued his stretch of strong play with seven points and Brody Newman was right behind him with six points on two three-pointers. Dom Sheehan, Ricky Reyes, and Gabe Rhode had five points each to round out the Poolesville effort. 

Catoctin varsity 56 FSK-48. A slow start for FSK falling behind by 16 at one point in the game with some key players sitting for disciplinary reasons and a very hot hand from catoctins leading scorer Austin Courtney scoring 13 of his team high 16 in the first half. FSK battled back and looked more like a team the second half to make it a good game down the stretch of the final minutes but coming up short as catoctin got some key break away layups late from Dayberry to hold on for the win. Catoctin lead by Courtney 16, Rickerd 10 and Dayberry 9. FSK lead by Hunter Morris 16, Colt Smith 15 and Brady Anthony 8.

FSK jayvee 54 Catoctin 28. FSK got out to an early but close lead and was able to build upon their lead throughout the game.  They ended the first quarter with 17 points to Catoctin’s 14 and held Catoctin scoreless in the second quarter ending the half with 27 points to Catoctin’s 14. FSK was led in scoring by Davin Dejesus with 18 points with 12 of those points from 3. Dejesus also added 1 assist, 1 rebound and 5 steals.  Mason Stultz contributed 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.  Cam Bullock contributed to the win by adding 9 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds and 5 steals.  Brendan Ware grabbed 4 rebounds, 1 assist and added 8 points to the Eagle’s score. Catoctin was led in scoring by Nathanael Fountain, Eli Yocum, and Luke Wiles all scoring 6 points. Weston Tyler added 5 points.  

Varsity: Crestwood 60 Smithsburg 34 Crestwood was led by Reggie Blue and Kel'Mari Toussaint with 14 and 10 points. Smithsburg was led by Ben Kirchner with 10 points.

JV: Smithsburg 51 Crestwood 28 Vince Bloom led Smithsburg with 19 points. Isaiah Gains had 12 points for Crestwood.

6TH Boonsboro 35 FSK 29. It was a tight game at FSK with both teams tied at 6 points each at the end of the first quarter and 12 points each at the end of the half. A last second foul call at the end of the third quarter allowed Boonsboro to pull ahead as Brayden Keaten made his all three of his teams free throws. During the fourth quarter, FSK lost momentum and Boonsboro took over the lead scoring an additional 11 points. FSK was led by in scoring by Caiden Frock with 9 points, 3 steals and 2 rebounds. Landon Myers contributed 6 points, an impressive 8 rebounds and 1 steal.  Camden Rutter played a strong game adding 4 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals. For Boonsboro, Brayden Keaton and Eric Tall led scorers with 11 points each. Wesley Crist added 8 points to the win.

6TH Crestwood 36 Smithsburg 34 Malakai Lewis had 15 points for Crestwood. Jay Krumpotich had 10 points for Smithsburg.

VARSITY THRILLERS: BC NIPS RIVAL CRESTWOOD BY ONE, MT. AIRY EDGES MIDDLETOWN IN OT - 1/25

Ballenger Creek varsity  48 Crestwood 47 In a thrilling showdown, the Bulldogs narrowly defeated the Cavs. The game was a back-and-forth affair, showcasing the intensity and determination of both teams. Crestwood had a strong performance, leading for significant stretches of the game with impressive teamwork and shooting. However, Ballenger Creek rallied late, demonstrating resilience and clutch play that allowed them to edge out Crestwood in the final moments. The Bulldogs' ability to capitalize on key possessions in the closing minutes made the difference, securing a hard-fought victory. High Score: Ballenger Creek: Jaylyn Lowe 20 points Crestwood: Jak'arian Frazier 14 points

Ballenger Creek jayvee 70 Crestwood 40 In an intense matchup, Ballenger Creek had a dominant performance against Crestwood. The Bulldogs started strong, establishing an early lead with impressive shooting and solid defense. Crestwood struggled to keep pace, facing challenges in both scoring and maintaining defensive pressure. Key players for Ballenger Creek stepped up, with several scoring in double figures, while the Cavs found it hard to recover from the Bulldogs' relentless offensive onslaught. Despite the loss, Crestwood showed flashes of potential, but ultimately fell short against a more experienced and cohesive Bulldogs squad. High Score: Ballenger Creek: Kobe Shareef 21 points Crestwood: Isaiah Goins 16 points

Mt. Airy varsity 39 Middletown 31 (OT) In a rematch from two weeks ago it was another tight game that went back and forth all four quarters.  Both teams struggled to score throughout the game until the last four minutes of the game.  Mount Airy led after the first quarter 8-7 and the second quarter wasn't much different with Mount Airy taking a slim lead going into halftime 17-15.  The game continued to go back and forth until Mount Airy built a little lead in the fourth quarter, but Middletown fought back and tied the game to send it to overtime. Mount Airy's Lincoln Todd was fouled early in OT on a three pointer and he connected on 2/3 foul shots to get the Bulldogs out to a good start. Middletown had some great looks and attempts but struggled to make a basket in overtime and Mount Airy was able to put together 8 overtime points, 4 by Lincoln Todd, a fast break lay up by Cole Willingham and Alex Gerardo.  The Knights were led by Joel Njiomouo 11 points, Andrew Oman 8 and James Bear 7.  Mount Airy scoring was Lincoln Todd 13, Santiago Chacon 12, Cole Willingham and Matt Valerio each chipped in 5. 

Jayvee Mt. Airy 44 Middletown 34 Middletown jumped out to an early 8-0 lead, but Mount Airy fought back and took the lead early in the 2nd and held the lead for the majority of the game.     Middletown was able to take the lead back briefly in the 3rd to make it 33-31 but Mount Airy went on a 13-1 run to re-take the lead and never looked back.  For Mount Airy, Ford Miller led all scorers with 15 points, followed by Nathan Hartman (13 points) and Gavin Hymiller (10 points).  Nikolaas Janse van Rensburg led the scoring for Middletown with 14 and Landon Clabaug hit 2 three pointers for 6 points.    

Varsity: Monocacy 52 Linganore 28 Monocacy led wire to wire.  Monocacy's Kyrin Ambush was a spark on offense for the Mustangs in the 1st half scoring 15 of the team's 31 points.  Eight Mustangs ended in the score book led by game high scorer, Kyrin Ambush's 20 points.   Monocacy's Cameron Pritchard played a strong game and finished with 9 points.   Bryden Tema scored 8 points, Mason Dykes added 6 points, a 3 pointer from Camari Johnston, and 2 points each from Teddy Weedon, Chase Morgan and Nikko Brown for Monocacy.   The Lancers high scorer was Tyler Miller finishing with 8 points.    Nate Day-Hemp scored 6 points, 4 points from Camden Crawford, 3 points each from Jett Maxwell and Case McKinney and 2 points a piece from Brayden Willis and Sean Chungu for Linganore.

JV: Monocacy 41 Linganore 24 The opening half for Monocacy was plagued with turnovers, but they still led the visiting Lancers 21-10 at the half.   Moncoacy's offense in the first 2 quarters was provided primarily by Isaiah Ellerbe scoring 10 of his game high 18 points and Ivie Owlafe scoring 5 of his 7 points.   The Lancers played a good game throughout, passing the ball and moving without the ball well.   Anthony Gorski was the high scorer for Linganore with 8 points.   Lancers Colton Kirk added 7 points, 3 points from Matthew Marcellino and a point each from Chase Walker, Cooper Davs and Henry Keefer.   Monocacy's Dennis Pair scored 7 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, 5 points from Noah Bowie, and 2 ponts a piece from Kaiyon Stewart and Gus Midgette.

Varsity - Walkersville 45 FSK 25. Walkersville started the game aggressive getting steals, but couldn’t always capitalize missing some close shots. Threes from Lions Cameron Ambush and Easton Vesely helped get the scoring going for Walkersville, but FSK’s Colt Smith and Brady Anthony hit one a piece to close the gap. Lions lead 13-6 after one. In the second the FSK packed in defense had the Lions moving the ball trying to get good looks. Defense steal and scores by Giovanni Moore and Alton Bennett helped the Lions end the first half up 20-9. In the third, the Lions came out and really turned up the pressure frustrating the Eagles and getting steals and scores. Lions’ Wyatt McDonough and Olock Jordan Jr led the aggressive defense charge with the quarter ending on a Jordan to McDonough beautiful buzzer beating layup. Lions led 41-14 after three. In the fourth, the Eagles were able to draw fouls on the aggressive Lions getting to the line. FSK’s Colt Smith scored 9 in the quarter, but it wasn’t enough as the Lions win 45-25. FSK was led by Colt Smith’s game high 11 and 5 from Hunter Morris. Walkersville was led by 9 a piece from Cameron Ambush and Wyatt McDonough, 8 from Easton Vesely and 6 from Hudson Beaver. 

JV - Walkersville 35 FSK 23. Walkersville jumped out to a quick 10-4 lead after the first quarter, led by a put-back and 15' jumper from Kieran Hamner. Jayden Boube made his post presence known on a back-down layup and got to the line where he went 1-2. Hamner fed Kevin Coleman on a backdoor and-one layup, where he converted the three-point play. FSK was led on a fast-break layup by Davin DeJesus, plus a runner by Mason Stultz. The Lions fell asleep for the next two quarters, and the Eagles took advantage, picking up their energy and paced the game. DeJesus hit a three in the 2nd frame and a layup and runner in the third quarter. Big man Brendan Ware dominated the paint, grabbing a couple of offensive boards and two put-backs in the 2nd, and duplicated the effort in the 3rd quarter. Walkersville decided to try a different approach, scoring their only points off of their 7-for-12 effort from the free-throw line. Luckily, Jeremiah Dorsey went 5-for-6 to keep the Lions in the game. Demitrius Waller and Boube each went 1-for-2 in the quarter. The Lions finally woke up in the 4th quarter, led by Liam Windsor's high-energy and pesky defense, and Caleb Ieng's hands in the passing lane. The spark worked, as the Lions outscored the Eagles 16-2. Hamner scored six on patient post moves and offensive rebounding, Caleb Ieng scored four from a baseline drive and jumper, Boube added four, and Windsor was rewarded with a nice pass-ahead from Ieng where he finished a contested layup. FSK's only score was from a Brendan Ware put-back. High scorers Walkersville - Boube (10), Hamner (10), Dorsey (5), Ieng (4) High scorers FSK - Ware (10), DeJesus (9), Stultz (4)

Varsity: Windsor Knolls 66 Brunswick 41 In a spirited first quarter Wyatt Hoffman knocked  down a free throw and put in some work in the paint scoring 7 for Brunswick as Taylor Rosario hit for 10 and Caden Johnson  matched Hoffman with 7. Omar Beraich hit a 3 for the Wolverines and Jared Ricketts matched with a 3 for the Railroaders ending the quarter with Windsor Knolls up 10,  24 - 14. Defense tightened in the second quarter with the Wolverines putting up full court pressure and stretching the lead 40 - 21. The Wolverines kept up the pressure in the 3rd as Eric Reyes nailed a three along with Ryan Fox also hitting a three and couple of free throws and a lay-up to lead Windsor Knolls scoring in the quarter with 7. Calan Ricketts hit a three for Brunswick ending the quarter with Windsor Knolls up 64-28. Will Nuse came alive in the fourth scoring 10 along with three from David Moa for Brunswick.  Vincent Cheam had 6 rebounds and a lay-up for Windsor knolls ending the game. Ezayne White had a great defensive performance and was perfect from the line along with Ryan Fox for the Wolverines. Caden Johnson had 18 points, Taylor Rosario had 17 and Fox had 13 for Windsor Knolls. Will Nuse led Brunswick with 10, Jared Ricketts had 8 and Wyatt Hoffman 7.

JV: WK 48  Brunswick 42 WK jumped to a 7-0 lead in the early minutes of the game. WK’s Brennan Ray scored seven early points.   Brunswick settled in getting deep  three  pointers from Ryan Parker and Bryce Smith and held a 12-11 advantage at the end of the first period.  The Wolverines  Ray pushed  the ball up the floor scoring seven more points in the second quarter taking a 26-20 at the half.  The Railroaders turned up the defensive pressure at the start of the 3rd quarter scoring four quick points cutting the lead to 26-24.  WK got  three pointers from Silas Lane and Jeremy Puvirajan.  Brunswick answered with seven points from their big man Taylor Black. Black pounded the boards and penetrated the Wolverines defense with some nice moves in the lane. The teams went into the 4th quarter with WK up 40-31.  The Railroaders closed the gap as Gerard Mondragon nailed a three pointer and Black added six points but WK came away with the victory. The Railroaders Smith contributed seven, Parker with six,  Gerard Mondragln with five.  Taylor Black had a dominant game for Brunswick finishing with his teams game high 18 points.  He also had a huge game on the boards. The Wolverines Achilleas Moutafis had a solid game helping out on the boards, distributing the basketball and playing excellent defense and scoring four points. Jeremy Puvirajan finished with nine, Lane with eight. Johan Ovalles played great defense and battled on the boards the entire game for WK   Brennan Ray led all scorers with a game high 21 points.

Boonsboro varsity defeated Oakdale 51-46. The deciding moments came in the fourth quarter, where Boonsboro managed to hold off Oakdale's attempts at a comeback. Leading the charge for Boonsboro was Rhett Springer, who scored 26 points, with significant support from Tristen Mullins, who added 14 points. Oakdale's top scorer was Dylan Kramer, who contributed 13 points to his team's efforts

Oakdale jayvee 56 Boonsboro 42 In a thrilling basketball match, Oakdale and Boonsboro engaged in a see-saw battle during the first half, with both teams exchanging leads. Boonsboro's Chase Main had an impressive first half, scoring 16 points and leading the charge for his team. However, after some strategic halftime adjustments, Oakdale managed to contain the playmaker and ultimately took control of the game. For Boonsboro, Chase Main led the way with a total of 17 points. He was supported by Maddex Murray, who contributed 9 points, Gabe Lazo with 6 points, and Timmy Riley with 5 points. On the Oakdale side, Luke Scholtes was the standout player, scoring 24 points. Vinny Favarulo followed with 13 points, while Cooper Verner added 7 points. Matthew Osae-Addo and John "LJ" Kemp each chipped in with 6 points

West Frederick varsity defeated TJ 57-44. Kingston Myers had 14 and Aiden Bryant had 11 to pace the Cadets.  William Hairston and Kai Akins had 12 points for the Patriots.

West Frederick also won the JV game 46-35. Kai Rodgers scored 21 points and Tyler Morgan  had 10 points for the Cadets.  Santana Pacheo scored 26 points for the Patriots.

6TH FSK 33 Crestwood 32 In a nail-biting finish, FSK edged outCrestwood. The game was a defensive battle, with both teams struggling to find their rhythm on offense. Crestwood held a slight lead for much of the game. However, FSK made a crucial push in the final minutes, displaying clutch shooting that ultimately sealed their victory. Crestwood's effort was commendable, but FSK's late-game execution made the difference in this closely contested matchup. High Score: FSK: Wade Smith 12 points Crestwood: Aku Mlenga  21 points

6TH Boonsboro defeated Oakdale 30-28. High scorers for Oakdale were Dom Jackson with 12

Gavin Kolick with 7. Boonsboros Tall had 17 points. 

BALLENGER CREEK TOO MUCH FOR CATOCTIN  - 1/23

Ballenger Creek varsity 67 Catoctin -37 The game began with these competitors playing outstanding on both ends of the court, midway the first quarter Ballenger turned up their defense holding Catoctin to 12 points while scoring 19. The second quarter things began to change in the Bulldogs favor, defensively holding Catoctin to 5 points in the quarter while scoring 14 stretching their lead to 16 going in at the half. The third quarter was all Ballenger running their lead up to 31 closing the quarter by the score of 57 to 26.  Catoctin made one final last push attempting to cut into the game’s deficit, but in the end, it was too much Bulldogs.  The Bulldogs were led by Za’Mari Young who led all scorers with 20 points and 6 rebounds followed by Jaylyn Lowe with 17, Brayden Richerd led Catoctin with 10 points

Ballenger jayvee 60 Catoctin 39 The first half was a close fight, with Catoctin knocking down some shots. Westin Tyler led Catoctin with 10 points and right behind him was Luke Wiles 8 points. The first half was tight but Ballenger was able to pull away with multiple fast breaks down the stretch. Kobe Shareef had a great shooting game finishing with 23 points, followed by Eli Gomez with 14 points.

POOLESVILLE, LINGANORE SPLIT CLOSE PAIR; SMITHSBURG TAKES TWO OF THREE   - 1/20

V - Poolesville 39 Linganore 35 Poolesville opened a small lead in the first half with six players hitting the scorebook. The second half was more of the same with the Falcons holding serve in their win. Poolesville's Sean Watson led all scorers with 12 points followed closely by Liam Slonski and Nicolas DePasquale with eight points each (including two three-pointers by DePasquale). John Bailey finished with five points, Jake Lasheski had three for the winners, and Landon Puglisi also scored. The Lancer's Brayden Willis kept the visitors in the hunt all game long---he finished with 14 points. Case McKinney posted six points, Camden Crawford hit for four points, Jett Maxwell had a three-pointer, and Teddy Akwei, Sean Chungu, Tyler Miller, and Nate Day-Hemp also scored for Linganore. 

JV - Linganore 20 Poolesville 19 (OT) Linganore survived a slow start, scored the only point in overtime, and outlasted Poolesville. Jered Boone hit one of two free throws to ice the game for the Lancers. Cooper Davis led the team with five points with Colton Kirk, Anthony Gorski, Henry Keefer, and Matthew Marcellino also scoring in the win. Poolesville jumped out to a five-point lead with Eli Taylor (nine points) and Ricky Reyes (six points) leading the way. Johnny Horan and Brody Newman also scored for the Falcons.

Varsity Smithsburg 48 Oakdale 36 Smithsburg was led by Kolton Crawford with a game high 22 points with 4 steals. Joe Bono and Jack Rawlett each had 7 points each, Jack had 4 steals. Elijah Duffy had a game high 10 rebounds to go with 6 steals and 4 assists. Oakdale was led by Dylan Kramer with 11 points, and Ben Brooks added 9 points.

JV Oakdale 58 Smithsburg 44 Oakdale was led by Luke Scholtes with 27 points, and Matt Osae-Addo with 14 points. Smithsburg was led by Landon Pugh with 14 points, and Julian Heiston and Luke Glines chipping in 9 points each.

6TH Smithsburg 37 Oakdale 22

URBANA WINS THREE AGAINST FSK, FOUR OTHERS TAKE TWO EACH   - 1/18

Monocacy varsity 74 West Frederick 60 The Cadets started out hot, opening up an early lead against the Mustangs.   Kingston Meyers connected from behind the arc in the opening quarter and led the team with 5, 1st quarter points.   Monocacy's Bryden Tema provided most of the Mustangs early offense, scoring 8 of the Mustangs opening quarter points.  The teams went back and forth the entire game exchanging baskets.   The score at the end of the opening quarter was knotted up at 13.   The half time score had Monocacy holding a 3 point lead, 33-30.   West Frederick cut a point off that lead and the score going into the final 7 minutes was Monocacy holding a slim 51-49 advantage. Monocacy's offense had its best quarter in the 4th scoring 23 points.   The game high scorer was West Frederick's Kingston Myers who played a great game, scoring 25 points, including 4 three pointers.   Mustangs Bryden Tema was the team high scorer for Monocacy with 23 points.   Mason Dykes scored 18 points with 14 points coming in the 2nd half.   Kyrin Ambush scored 16 points, 8 points from Aaron Gautreaux, Camden Keene scored 4 points, Melphy Gautreaux came off the bench and immediately knocked down a 3 pointer, and 2 points from Kamden Beatty.   West Frederick's Aden Bryant scored 12 points, Carter Eisenberger added 8 points, Treshwn Bowie scored 6 points, 5 from Jace Mervinsky, and 2 points each from Ja'Meire Macklin and Joaquin Cardoza.

WINDSOR KNOLLS EDGES WALKERSVILLE VARSITY IN HISTORIC FIVE OVERTIMES   - 1/12

Varsity Windsor Knolls 79 Walkersville 74  (5 OT)  This long-time rivalry game turned into a historic five-overtime thriller. The first quarter saw each team feeling each other out defensively with WK leading by 1 at the end 8-7. Walkersville hit a couple 3’s one by Cameron Ambush and one by Easton Vesely while WK was steady at the line hitting 6 of 7 free throws and some buckets to take a 22-19 lead into the half. The Lions came out charging in the third to claw back in and take the lead 28-30 after 3 qtr. The Wolverines fought back in the fourth off of 9 points from Taylor Rosario to tie the game at 41 a piece. OT 1 ended seemingly with Rosario hitting a floater for the win it was waved off and the game went to the the 2nd OT. Players are starting to drop from cramps and injuries as each team tightens the defense . Windsor Knolks Jake Giuliani knocked down a crucial free throw and Walkersville's Hudson Beaver hit a clutch 3 to take the lead and then with 22 seconds left Windsor Knolls Caden Johnson knocks down 2 free throws followed by Ryan Fox coming up with a steal and getting the ball to Taylor Rosario who hits a tough duece to tie it up again at 55.  OT 3, WKs Ryan Fox hits a 3 to take the early momentum with the Lions Easton Vesely matching with seconds left to tie it up again 61 all. OT 4, matching 3s from the Lions Kai Sawi and the Wolverines Caden Johnson along with clutch free throws from Taylor Rosario ended the Qtr knotted at 70 all. OT 5, WKs Johnson hits a 3 followed by a 2 and Rosario gets a defensive rebound and goes coast to coast nailing an opposite hand finger roll to put the Wolverines up 7 and sealing the win. Leading scorers for the Lions were 16 points for Hudson Beaver , 13 for Cameron Ambush and Easton Vesely and 12 for Wyatt McDonough. The Wolverines were led with an incredible game by Taylor Rosario’s 42 points and stellar defensive play along with Caden Johnson’s 24 points . Omar Beraich came off the bench and put in a strong defensive performance for the Wolverines.

Windsor Knolls jayvee 36 Walkersville 35 Walkersville started the game on a 6-0 run.  WK got on the board with a 3 pointer from Brennan Ray.  The Lions Jeremiah Dorsey and Kieran Hammer hit for four each in the first quarter.  Ray added another three and the Lions held a a one point lead 10-9 and the end of the 1st quarter.  WK’s Silas Lane scored eight in the second quarter including a deep three to pace the Wolverine attack. Jayden Boyle led the Lions attack with four points in the quarter.  WK held a 22-18 lead at the half.  The 3d quarter was low scoring with each team playing excellent defense.  The Lions tallied six points and the Wolverines could only hit for four.  The teams entered the final quarter with WK holding a two point lead—26-24. Walkersville Big man Jaden Boyle hit the boards hard for the Lions and Jeremiah Dorsey continued to score. WK’s Jeremy Clevenger hit a big shot for the Wolverines late in the 4th quarter on a great post up move and Lane hit another 3 pointer.   The  Wolverines sent up 32-30  and Brennan Ray was fouled with 30 seconds left in the game.  He converted putting WK up 34-30.  The Lions inbounded the ball and quickly raced down court nailing a two pointer cutting the WK lead to 34-32.  Walkersville fouled Ray again and he calmly sank both free throws.  The Lions Caleb Leng hit a 3 at the buzzer as WK held on for the win. Dorsey led the Lions with 13, Boyle with 10 Leng with 6 and Hamme with 4. The Wolverines Johan Ovalles played great defense and battled the big men of the Lions the entire game.  WK was led by Silas Lane with 15, Ray with 10, Jeremy Puvirajan  with 5 and Clevenger with 4.  

V - Poolesville 42, Brunswick 27 Poolesville jumped to an early lead over Brunswick, then kept the visitors on their side of the tracks the rest of the way to record a win over the Railroaders. Sean Watson fueled the Falcon engines--he finished with a game-high 21 points. Poolesville's Liam Slonski helped to derail Brunswick with eight points and ten rebounds. Fellow "big" John Bailey finished with seven points. The Falcons also picked up buckets from Beau Bieberich, Jake Lasheski, and Nicolas DePasquale. Brunswick kept it close early behind seven points from Jared Ricketts, six points from brother Calan Ricketts, five from Luke Wagoner, and four points from Wyatt Hoffman. David Moa and Sean Finn also scored in the loss.

JV - Brunswick 47, Poolesville 42 (OT) Poolesville went on a 15-7 run to close regulation play against Brunswick, but the Railroaders stopped the Falcons dead in their tracks in overtime to beat the Falcons by a final score of 47-42. Brunswick's buffet car appeared to be stationed outside the three-point line as both Gerald Mondragon (12 points) and Chris Lopez (team-high 17 points, including five in O.T.) chewed up the Falcons with three buckets each from long distance. Taylor Black was the conductor of the Brunswick effort---he finished with 13 points. Poolesville's Johnny Horan was not to be denied as he scored eight of his team-high 12 points in the final period and overtime. Dom Sheehan was a force all afternoon long and finished with nine points. Gabe Rhode kept Poolesville close early and hit for eight points. Ricky Reyes finished with seven points, Eli Taylor had four, and Brody Newman hit two big free throws during the second half comeback. 

Varsity - West Frederick 61 Smithsburg 54 West Frederick was led by Aden Bryant with 27 points and JaMeire Macklin added 10 points in the win. Smithsburg was led by Ben Kirchner with 22 points, Jack Rawlett and Kolton Crawford had 12 and 7 points in the game. Elijah Duffy had 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals in the game.

JV - Smithsburg 30 West Frederick 24 Smithsburg was led by Jake Roger with 9 points, and Vince Bloom added 8 points in the win. West Frederick was led by Kai Rogers with 8 points.

TJ varsity 48 Boonsboro 41 Boonsboro controlled the game for 3 quarters leading 36 - 26 after 3 quarters. TJ then out scored Boonsboro 22-5 in the 4th quarter and ended the game 48-41. TJ was lead by Poker 14 Harris 12 Hairston 11 and Akins 8 Boonsboro was lead by Mullins 16 Lincks 7 Palmer 7 and Springer 5

Boonsboro JV defeated TJ 53-29.  Boonsboro’s Chase Main led all scorers with 14 and had 3 steals for the Warriors.  Maddex Murray added 13 points and 3 assists, Kaden Lewis 8 points with 5 steals , Gabe Lazo 7 points with 4 rebounds and Talon Gross tallied 4 rebounds for Boonsboro.  Also scoring for Boonsboro was Asher Shelly 4, Maddox Garner 3, Eli Cook and Timmy Riley with 2.  VanMvutu Landu led TJ with 8 points followed by  Jason Beaver and Gabe Ayala with 5, Isaac Yakima 4, Quintin Miller, Santana Pacheco, and Braden Heckman added 2 a piece. 

Oakdale defeated FSK varsity 61-44. Oakdale's offense was driven by standout performances from Ben Brooks, who led all scorers with 18 points, followed by Daniel Seo with 14 points, and Max Sinoway with 12. FSK's efforts were led by Hunter Morris, who scored 16 points, and Brendan Ware, who added 12 points. Despite their efforts, FSK couldn't match Oakdale's pace and precision, leading to Oakdale's decisive victory.

Oakdale jayvee 66 FSK 36 In a game that began with both teams neck and neck, Oakdale ultimately showcased their prowess by handling a well-balanced FSK squad with a decisive victory. Despite the final score, FSK, who only suited up six players, demonstrated grit and determination from start to finish. Leading the charge for Oakdale was their top scorer, Luke Scholtes, who delivered an impressive 18 points. Matthew Osae-Addo also made significant contributions with 10 points, while Cooper Verner and Rocklin Marceron each added 6 points. Carlos Miguel and Trey Snyder chipped in with 5 points apiece, and Vinny Favarulo rounded out the scoring with 4 points. On the FSK side, David DeJesus led the team with 11 points, followed closely by Brendan Ware with 10 points. Cameron Bullock contributed 6 points, and Jamir Aqui-Brightful added 4 points to the tally.

Mt. Airy varsity 41 Middletown 28 Mt. Airy Started out strong behind the shooting of Lincoln Todd. He put up two 3-pointers and scored an additional 7 points to end the first quarter Mt. Airy 18 VS Middletown 10. The teams seem evenly match in the second quarter with Middletown slightly out scoring MT. Airy 10 to 6. Ending the second quoter MT. Airy 24 to Middletown 20. It was all Mt. Airy’s CJ Thomas in the third quarter. He dropped 9 points and with the help of Lincoln Todd 3-pointer. We end the third quarter MT. Airy 37 to Middletown 25. MT. Airy out scored Middletown 4 to 3 in the fourth quarter ending the game. The player with the most points on the MT. Airy team was Lincoln Todd with 16 points followed by CJ Thomas with 9. The player with the most points on the Middletown team was James Bear with 9 points followed by Landon Poling with 8.

JV Middletown 33 Mt. Airy 25 Middletown had to grind out the win.  The Knights led the entire game starting with a 9-5 lead after the 1st quarter.  Mt. Airy kept it close all game long by consistently forcing turnovers but were unable to fully capitalize by missing open shots.  Middletown wasn't much better as they forced numerous turnovers themselves but were unable to take advantage of the opportunities which kept them from pulling away from Mt. Airy.  Middletown was led by Ty Jenkins and Nik Janse van Rensburg each with 11 points.  Mason D'Alessio and Landon Clabaugh both contributed with 3 pointers.  Mt. Airy was led by Nathan Hartman with 10 points.

6TH - Oakdale 20 FSK 16 both teams were struggling to get their shots to drop. It was 10-7 at the half in favor of FSK, but during the second half Oakdale made an effort to focus on getting the ball inside and cut back on the outside shots. At the end of the 3rd, Oakdale took the lead 17-13 fueled by 8 3rd quarter points by Aaren Fleischer. The 4th saw both teams only score 3 points as Oakdale held on the win 20-16 Oakdale Aaren Fleischer 8 Gavin Kolick 5 points and 20 rebounds FSK Ritter 8 Frock, Bullock, and Rill 2 each

6TH - Brunswick 29, Poolesville 17 Brunswick broke open a tight game with twelve 4th quarter points to hold off Poolesville.  It was a true team effort with eight different players contributing buckets in the win, led by Brody McLane with seven points, Andrew Sindler Jr. with five, Sam Granados and Brantley Mobley with four points each, and Stefan Menebhi with a three-pointer. Tyler Ewald, Jordon Eyler, Colton McCoy, and Ignacio Grzymkowski also scored in the win.  Elliott Ostrander paced Poolesville with four points, Austin Elliott finished with three points, and Jonathan Purner, Chris Horan, Jase Cessna, and Chase Barnhouse each finished with two points. Luca Thorson and Eli Knotos also scored for Poolesville in the loss. 

6TH - Urbana 51, Boonsboro 19. Urbana was led by Jackson Davies with 11, Sawyer Smith with 10, and Jionni Jones with 7pts. Urbana spread the ball around as 10 different players scored. Boonsboro was lead by Braeden Worrell with 9, Brayden Keaton with 4, and Jackson Mullins with 4pts.

FOUR TWINBILLS END IN SPLITS, MONOCACY REBOUNDS WITH SWEEP OF CRESTWOOD   - 1/11

Walkersville varsity defeated Oakdale 42-27  Kai Sawi shone brightly for Walkersville, leading the team with an impressive 15 points. On the opposing side, Max Sinoway was Oakdale's top performer, contributing 9 points. However, Oakdale's numerous turnovers proved costly, gifting Walkersville easy points and making it difficult for Oakdale to close the gap

Oakdale jayvee 44 Walkersville 30 - In a highly anticipated showdown, Oakdale emerged victorious. The game was a tale of two halves, with Oakdale establishing a commanding lead early on, only to face a fierce comeback from Walkersville in the second half. Oakdale's early dominance was evident as they quickly built a substantial lead. However, Walkersville made adjustments at halftime, which led to several Oakdale turnovers and a shift in momentum. Walkersville capitalized on Oakdale's foul trouble, converting free-throws to narrow the gap. Despite Walkersville's valiant efforts, Oakdale managed to hold on to their lead. Leading the charge for Oakdale was their top scorer, Luke Scholtes, who put up an impressive 23 points. Vinny Favarulo contributed 8 points, while AD Elizarov and Matthew Osae-Addo each added 3 points to the tally. On the Walkersville side, Jeremiah Dorsey led the scoring with 10 points, followed by Jayden Boube with 4 points and Caleb Leng with 3 points. 

Varsity – Linganore 46 Urbana 41 Bouncing back from a Thursday loss, Linganore took down the Urbana Hawks. Starting off strong, the Lancers applied a fast-paced offense and full court pressure to put a 7-0 run on the Hawks, knocking 3:30 off the clock before allowing the Hawks their first basket and ending the first quarter with an 11-7 Lancer lead. Keeping up with their pressure during the second quarter, the Lancers were able to severely limit the Hawks baskets, while the Lancers capitalized on free throws and ending the half with the Lancers ahead 23-11. After the halftime break, the Hawks seemed encouraged, but the Lancers kept up their intensity, forcing the Hawks to commit two 5-second inbound fouls by the third quarter. Having their lowest quarter of the game, the Lancers maintained control with a 33-26 lead. The final seven minutes of the game were the most exciting as both teams put on a show, the Hawks landed two and-1 situations and two 3-pointers while the Lancers went for a deep inbound to Brayden Willis for an easy layup. The Lancers were led by Brayden Willis with 16 points, Sean Chungu with 11 points, and Jett Maxwell with 10 points. The Hawks were led by Sam Armacost with 16 points, Payson Wilhelm with 10 points, and Bradley Barnes, Colling Van Horn, and Khalil Clark-Giles with four points a-piece.

JV: Urbana 52 Linganore 16 The Hawks used a dominant inside game to overpower the Lancers. The theme of the game was pressure and size as Urbana controlled the game wire to wire. Urbana came out firing on all cylinders, applying heavy defensive pressure and controlled the game immediately. Fueled by an 18-1 first quarter lead after one, the Hawks cruised into halftime, up 26-8. The second half was more of the same as the first half with the Lancers having no answer for the Hawks pressure and size.  To close out the third quarter, the Hawks used another 16-point run. In the final quarter, the teams traded buckets; however, the Hawks won comfortably with a final score of 52-16. The Hawks were led by Jaxon Marshall's 13, while Xavier Cresta and Jackson Stanley each had 8 points. The Lancers Colton Kirk had 4 points, followed by Jack Parker and Matthew Marcellino each with 3 points.

Monocacy varsity 47 Crestwood 40 First quarter Monocacy 11 to Crestwood 10.  Monocacy's Kyrin Ambush hit a three pointer and Crestwood's Jak'arian Frazier answered with a three. Second quarter Monocacy kept the lead 26 to Crestwood 20.  Crestwood's Kamari Johnson hit a three and Monocacy's Melpry Gautreaux hit a three as well. Third quarter Monocacy 37 to Crestwood 29.  Top Score: Crestwood: Jak'arian Frazier 18 points Monocacy: Kyrin Ambush 17 points

JV Monocacy 43 Crestwood 24 Monocacy came out strong, 10 to Crestwood's 3.  Crestwood was not able to break Monocacy's defense in the first quarter.  Crestwood's Isaiah Goins was able to hit one three pointer.  Second quarter Crestwood closed the gap 13 to Monocacy's 16 points. Monocacy turned up the heat in the third quarter with Kaiyon Stewart hitting two three pointers.  Isaiah Goins from Crestwood hit a three pointer. Top Score: Crestwood: Isaiah Goins 15 points Monocacy: Kaiyon Stewart 15 points

West Frederick varsity defeated Windsor Knolls 56-48. Mekhi Cannon and Aiden Bryant both had 14 to lead the Cadets.  Caden Johnson had 15 points and Taylor Rosario had 12 points for Windsor Knolls.

Windsor Knolls won the JV game 51-36.  For the winners, Johan Ovalles had 12 points, Brennan Ray had 10, Silas Lane with 8, Jeremy Puviriajan with 7 and Jeremy Clevenger finished with 6.  Kai Rodgers led the Cadets with 12 points and Kobe Pigeon chipped in 10 points.

Varsity-Mt Airy 35, Catoctin 28 A defensive battle from start to finish, the Bulldogs took a 12-7 first quarter lead and never trailed again. The Cougars made a surge in the third with Brayden Rickerd and Mason Fry knocking down threes, but big man C.J. Thomas kept the Cougars from penetrating into the paint with several blocked shots. Matt Valerio led Mt. Airy with 10 points, while Thomas chipped in with eight. Catoctin was led by Rickerd with 12 and Austin Courtney with eight.

JV-Catoctin 30, Mt Airy 20 Strong defense defined the first half, with both teams battling to limit scoring opportunities. The Bulldogs managed a slim lead at halftime, 13-12, thanks to a pair of three-pointers by Zachary Peart. The second half belonged to the Cougars, who locked down defensively and held the Bulldogs to just seven points while ramping up their own offense with 18 points. Eli Yocum led the Cougars with eight points, supported by Jeremy Veronie and Weston Tyler, who each chipped in six. The Cougars' second-half surge showcased their ability to adjust and capitalize, securing a solid team victory in a defensive battle. The Bulldogs were led by Zachary Peart with six points and contributions from Blake Weitzel with four points.

6th Oakdale 39, Brunswick 24 Oakdale used full court pressure and some intense play to jump out to a 13-8 lead at the end of the quarter. Oakdale and Brunswick kept exchanging blows in the 2nd quarter to keep it a 5 point game entering half time 23-18 Oakdale. The 3rd quarter started slow with Brunswick cutting the lead to 3 with some hard nosed defense of their own until Abaslon connected on three straight 3 points to give Oakdale a 33-20 lead entering the 4th quarter. Oakdale kept the their pressure on Brunswick throughout the 4th quarter extending their lead to 15. Oakdale Scorers Kolick 19 Absalon 9 Fleischer 6 Brunswick Scorers McLane 6 Sindler 5 Mobley 6

6TH - Smithsburg 26 Crestwood 21 It was a physical and defensive battle from the jump, with Crestwood getting a couple early fast-break layups off steals from Aku Mlenga and Julius Alves. The Leopards tightened up in the 2nd quarter and started working the ball inside to Krumpotich, who finished the game with 8 points. The game remained close through the 3rd quarter, with Smithsburg holding onto a 1 point lead heading into the 4th. The Leopards’ Brown knocked down some big shots down the stretch, with Crestwood’s Jayce Medina countering with a couple buckets of his own. Eventually, Brown’s aggressive penetration proved to be too much for the Cavalier’s half-court zone defense, and the Leopards pulled out the win, 26-21. Brown finished with a game-high of 12, with Alves and Mlenga leading Crestwood in scoring with 9 and 8, respectively.

BALLENGER CREEK TOO MUCH FOR LINGANORE, WF JAYVEE TOPS TJ   - 1/09

Ballenger Creek varsity 54 Linganore-45 The game began with both teams playing outstanding ball on both ends of the court, midway to the quarter Ballenger turned up their defense holding the Lancers to 4 points while scoring 14. The second quarter was back and forth neither team giving an inch, the half ended with the score of 25 to 12 in favor of the Bulldogs.  The third quarter was all Ballenger running up their lead by 21 closing the quarter by the score of 41 to 20.  The Lancers would not go away making a strong push in the fourth cutting the Bulldogs lead to 8,. In the end, it was too much Ballenger.  Za’Mari Young led the Bulldogs with 13, followed by Jaylyn Lowe and Joziah Wynn both with 12 points each. The Lancers were led by Brayden Willis with 17 who led all scorers.

Ballenger jayvee 38 Linganore 17 Linganore was off to a slow start but slowly made their way on the board and had a handful of steals that converted to points down the stretch. Ballenger struggled to score in the first half but sealed the win with 18-4 run in fourth quarter. Linganores leaded scorers were Colton Kiek with 6 points and Daniel Cioffi with 4 points. Ballengers leading scorers were Eli Gomez with nine w points and Asameyong Asameyong with 8 points.

West Frederick varsity 68 TJ 41 Kevin Poker led the Patriots with 12pts and Kai Akins added 10pts. The Patriots started off well but were overwhelmed on the defensive end by West Frederick.
Kingston Harris had 15pts and Aiden Bryant added 13pts for West Frederick. West Frederick led 33 -18 at halftime and went on to win

JV - West Frederick 55 TJ 43 The Cadets got off to a fast start, Led by Tyler Morgan who scored 13 of his team and game high 23 points in the first half. Kia Rogers added 12 and Jahmir Arrington had 7 for the Cadets as they took a 33- 16 points lead into the locker room at the half. The Patriots fought to get back in the game in the 3rd quarter with 3 big buckets by Santana Pacheco. Santana would end the game with a team high 15 points.  Van Mvutu Landu added 12 and Gabe Ayala had 7 for the Patriots. Despite a tough second half defensive effort by the Patriots, the Cadets balanced attack proved to be too much

WALKERSVILLE SNAPS FIVE-YEAR, 100+ GAME MONOCACY VARSITY WIN STREAK   - 1/05

Varsity - Walkersville 57 Monocacy 53. Walkersville came out aggressive and looking to score early. Lions got hot from three with Easton Vesely and Hudson Beaver hitting two each early. Vesely’s 12 helped the Lions battle back and forth. Monocacy’s guard Kyrin Ambush added 10 of his own with transition layups and tough drives to the basket. Lions lead 18-16 after one. In the second, the Mustangs settled in attacking the basket and causing fouls by the Lions. Monocacy’s big men Mason Dykes and Bryden Tema set the tone putting in work in the glass and attacking the rim. Monocacy leads 29-24 at halftime. In the third then Lions came out focused to stop transition layups with Cameron Ambush and Hudson Beaver sprinting back to hold ground until the rest arrived. 3s from Vesely and Wyatt McDonough. Both had 7 in the quarter while Tema added 7 of his own for Monocacy. Game tied 42-42 after three. In the fourth, Vesely and Tema were battling back a forth. The Lions were able to shut out the rest on the Mustangs with great defensive effort from Ambush, Kai Sawi, and Alton Bennett. Lions hold on to win. Monocacy was led by Bryden Tema’s game high 28, 13 from Kyrin Ambush, and 9 from Mason Dykes. Lions were led by Easton Vesely’s 21, 17 from Hudson Beaver, and 11 from Wyatt McDonough. 

JV - Walkersville 38, Monocacy 32 Walkersville jumped out to a quick 15-9 first-quarter lead behind Jayden Boube's post moves, and Gio Clarke's speedy defense. Clarke had all five of his points in the first quarter, including a converted 3-point play. Monocacy stayed close thanks to a three-pointer from Kye Chum. Walkersville cooled and Monocacy settled, which made it a 20-17 game at the half. Monocacy's Dennis Pair had 6 of his game-high 13 in the first half, thanks to his strong cuts and assists from his teammates. Kaiyon Stewart and Ivie Owolafe each had four points in the first half. The Lion's Ryder Nemoga came off the bench and immediately knocked down a three, and Kieran Hamner went 2-for-4 from the charity stripe. The 3rd quarter was pretty even, except for Monocacy's Stewart who had 5 points, including a three-pointer. Walkersville held onto a 2-point lead going into the last quarter. Dennis Pair remained consistent, notching another two buckets near the rim, plus a couple of free throws from Noah Bowie and Kaiyon Stewart. But it was Walkersville's Caleb Ieng who came alive, scoring six of his team-high eight, including going 4-for-6 from the line. The most important free throws came in the last 90 seconds when Kevin Coleman and Ieng went 2-for-4 to stretch the lead to 2 possessions. High scorers Walkersville - Ieng (8), Boube (7), Hamner (6) High scorers Monocacy - Pair (13), Stewart (10)

Urbana Varsity 44 Oakdale 39 The Hawks jumped out to a 12 to 4 lead by the end of the first quarter.  The Bears battled back in the second quarter hitting 3 three-pointers and outscored the Hawks 19 to 11.  At halftime the score was tied up at 23 points for each team. The second half was a back-and-forth battle between the teams with the Hawks holding a slight edge going into the 4th quarter 31 to 30.  In the fourth quarter the Hawks were finally able to capitalize on some fast break opportunities and seal the win outscoring the Bears 13 to 9.  Leading scorers for the Bears were Max Sinoway with 12 points including two big 3 pointers and Dylan Kramer with 10 points.  For the Hawks Sam Armacost had a double-double and was the game’s high scorer with 17 points and 10 rebounds, Payson Wilhelm added 7 points including a 3 pointer, Bradley Barnes chipped in with 6 points.

Oakdale 58 Urbana JV 38 - The Bears led from the first made basket until the final buzzer capitalizing at turnover after turnover and a strong push in the 4th quarter in route to convincing win. The Bears started the first quarter using their full court press to jump out to an early lead getting all ten of their points from Luke Scholtes who hit twice from behind the arc. Urbana countered with 6 points including a buzzer beater layup by Jaxon Marshall. The teams combined for 26 points in the 2nd quarter with Oakdale getting six key baskets from Vinny Favarulo to push them to a 25-17 advantage at the break. The Hawks made a strong push in the 3rd quarter battling back on big baskets from Marshall and Xavier Cresta to cut the lead to four points going into the final period. It was all Oakdale from there led by an amazing final quarter by Scholtes who scored 16 of his game high 35 points in the runaway victory. Favarulo added 6 more down the stretch to close the game with 12 points. The Hawks were led by Cresta with 15 points and Marshall with 12 points.

V- Catoctin 43 Linganore 39 Opening the game with a slow-moving start, the Cougars and Lancers battled up and down the court. Unable to capitalize on free throws the Lancers let the Cougars take a 7-6 lead by the end of the first quarter. The second quarter opened with a bang as the Lancers claimed a 3-point shot straight out of the gate, sparking energy for both sides. The Cougars picked up their offensive intensity, putting an additional 12 points while limiting the Lancers to a mere 7. Going into half the Cougars led the Lancers 19-13. The third quarter was another battle that came down to the last two minutes with the teams tied up at 23 a-piece. Continuing their back-and-forth style, the third quarter ended with a 28-28 score. Coming down to the last seven minutes, the Lancers seemed to gain some momentum, finally getting a lead on the Cougars 35-33 with 3:42 left. The Lancers then put the Cougars on the line, taking the opportunity the Cougars locked down the free throws and put the game back in a 37-37 tie. The Cougars solidified their win under two minutes with a 4-0 run on the Lancers, ultimately claiming their 43-39 victory. The Lancers were led by Brayden Willis with 12 points, Jett Maxwell with nine points, and Teddy Akwei with eight points. The Cougars were led by Brayden Rickerd with a game high 24 points, Jonathan Dayberry with seven points, and Austin Courtney with five points.

JV- Catoctin 48 Linganore 24 It was a slow start for both teams, however, the Cougars big man Nathaniel Fountain was determined to set the tone early with an "and-1" on the first possession of the game. The Cougars jumped out to a 13 to 8 lead, but Linganore made a run to close out the half, tied at 13 a piece. The second half was the difference maker as the Cougars tightened up defensively, opening the game, thanks to a 17 to 8 run, and taking a 30 to 21 lead after three quarters. The Cougars used the third quarter momentum into the fourth quarter, completely dominating Linganore by an 18 to 3 run and doubling up Linganore with a final of 48-24. The Cougars were led but Fountain with a game high 19 points and Jeremy Veronie pitching in for 10 points. The Lancers were led by Anthony Gorski with 12 points. 

Crestwood varsity 62 FSK 28 In a tough first game back from an extended break FSK struggled to get anything going against crestwoods full court press and a dominate inside presence by Frailey. Crestwoods Frazier and Blue both with 15 points, Frailey 11 points showed great chemistry together jumped out to an early 13-4 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back. Hunter Morris lead FSK with 12, Colt smith and Brayden Rill each chipped in 5
 
FSK jayvee 31 Crestwood 31. It was a tight game, declared a tie after four quarters. The game was 17-17 at the half and continued a close back and forth through the 3rd and 4th quarter. FSK was led by Davin Dejesus with 13 points and 4 assists.  Brendan Ware added 7 points and 7 rebounds. Cam Bullock also added 6 points and 5 assists. Grayson Crawmer had 4 points and 3 rebounds for the Eagles. Crestwood was led by Isaiah Coins with 9 points.  Jayvion Taylor also added 9 points, all from 3. Kai Dorsey had 7 points.    

Varsity Smithsburg 49 Brunswick 28 Smithsburg was led by jack Rawlett with 16 points, Ben Kirchner and Joe Bono added 10 and 9 points in the win. Kolton Crawford had 5 assists, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals, Elijah Duffy had a team leading 7 rebounds with 5 assists. Brunswick was led by Wyatt Hoffman with 9 points, and Jared Ricketts added 8 points for Brunswick.

JV Smithsburg 42 Brunswick 36 Smithsburg was led by Vince Bloom with 12 points, while Luke Glines and Jake Rogers added 10 and 7 points for the win. Brunswick was led by Taylor Black with game high 13 points.

Middletown varsity 59 Boonsboro 43 Middletown went on a 10 to 7 run in the first quarter behind Andrew Oman two 3-pointers. It was more of the same in the second quarter with Middletown out scoring Boonsboro 12 to 6, ending the second quarter Middletown 32 to Boonsboro 13. Middletown continues to roll in the third quarter with Joel Njiomouo dropping his second 3 pointer of the game. We end the third quarter Middletown up 56 to Boonsboro’s 28. Boonsboro held Middletown’s bench to just 3 points in the fourth quarter while scoring 15 points thanks to the 3 pointers of Rhett Springer and Luke Matthews. The highest scorer for Middletown was Joel Njiomouo with 22 points followed by James Bear with13 points and Andrew Oman with10 points. Rhett Springer led his team with 18 points followed by Luke Matthews with 11 points

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6TH - Urbana 38 Oakdale 25 Urbana played well early, leading 24-12 at halftime. Oakdale fought back in the third quarter, outscoring the Hawks 11-8 to close the gap to 32-23. However, Urbana's defense stepped up in the final quarter, holding Oakdale to just 2 points, securing the victory.  Julian Jimenez led the way for the Hawks with 11 points, followed by Jionni Jones with 8 and Sawyer Smith contributing 6. For Oakdale, Gavin Kolick scored 11 points, and Maalo Bangnikon added 6.

6TH - FSK 29 Crestwood 24. At the half, FSK trailed 12-6 but made-up ground in the second half. FSK was lead in scoring by Brady Crawmer with 10 points, 1 assist and 2 rebounds. Landon Myers led the team in rebounds with 7 and also scored 5 points. Kaiden Frock scored 5 points, had 2 steals and 3 rebounds.  Teddy Rill added 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 6 points. For Crestwood, Aku Mlenga led the team with 11 points. Julius Alves added 4 points and Jeremiah Adeyemil also added 4 points.

6TH - Brunswick 30 Smithsburg 23 Brunswick was led by Brody McLane with game high 12 points. Smithsburg was led by Bentley Hobbs and Blake Sines with 8 and 6 points each.

CRESTWOOD WINS TRIFECTA IN DAY WITH MANY CLOSE FINISHES   - 1/04

Varsity - Walkersville 44 Ballenger Creek 36. The Lions came out hot in the first with two threes from Cameron Ambush and one from Easton Vesely. There tough defense helped them end the quarter with a 15-6 lead. In the second the Bulldogs were able to leak out and get some transition baskets and Za’Mari Young attacked the basket drawling fouls. Lions lead 21-15 at halftime. In the third the Lions defense played tough holding the Bulldogs to 4 third quarter points the Lions got some good transition baskets helping extend the lead to 31-19 after three. In the fourth, the Bulldogs answered back with some tough full court defense causing turnovers and getting layups. Another three from Cameron Ambush and four a piece from Easton Vesely and Wyatt McDonough helped the Lions leave ice the victory. Lions were led by Easton Vesely’s game high 13, 12 from Wyatt McDonough and 11 from Cameron Ambush. Ballenger Creek was led by Jaylyn Lowe’s 11 and 9 from Za’Mari Young. 

JV - Walkersville 24, Ballenger Creek 23 In a tale of two halves, Walkersville came from behind to secure a close win at home. Ballenger struck first, led by Eli Gomez's 10 first-half points, plus a three-pointer by Colton Shope. Benai Underwood came off the bench to lead a strong defensive effort, securing multiple steals with his quick hands. Walkersville had a slow start, only notching three points in each quarter. Jayden Boube had the Lions' only field goal plus a free throw, and Caleb Ieng and Jeremiah Dorsey scored from the stripe. Ballenger led by 10 after the first half. The Lions came alive in the 3rd quarter, slowing Gomez, and giving up the lone score, a field goal by Shope. Boube led the charge for the Lions, scoring 5 more. Gio Clarke's speed and defense led to a few fast break opportunities, where he converted on a strong transition layup. Ballenger led by 3 going into the final frame. Ballenger continued to struggle offensively, gaining three of their final five points from the free-throw line. Walkersville was led by Jayden Boube, who scored another 5. Walkersville took their first lead with two minutes to go, but Ballenger's Gomez countered off a nice finish off of a steal. Walkersville was clinging to a one-point lead with 16 seconds to go and a chance at two free throws, but didn't connect. However, on the second miss, Hamner came up with a huge offensive rebound and putback to seal the lead at three. High scorers Walkersville - Boube (13), Hamner (6) High scorers Ballenger Creek - Gomez (12), Shope (5)

Varsity. Windsor Knolls 50 Poolesville 45 In the first game back from the holiday break both teams came out cold. The first points being free throws a couple minutes in and the first bucket over 3 minutes into the quarter. Both teams settled down with Windsor Knolls holding a 14-11 lead after the first quarter. Back and forth runs in the 2nd saw 5 Wolverines and 4 Falcons all score. Alden Litzenberger had all 6 of his points for Poolesville matched by Taylor Rosario’s 6 for the Wolverines . WK led by 5 at the half 28-23. The Falcons came out strong in the third hitting the boards hard, scoring put backs and slashing drives getting to the foul line on misses. Grabbing the lead after 3 quarters 40-34 . The Wolverines buckled down defensively and held Poolesville to 5 points as Ryan Fox came alive for Windsor Knolls with 9 points in the quarter helping lead Windsor Knolls to a 50-45 victory. Leading scorer for the Wolverines was Taylor Rosario with 18, Caden Johnson with 12 and Ryan Fox with 11. The Falcons were led by Sean Watson and Jonathon Bailey with 13 each and Liam Slonski with 9 

JV  WK 48 Poolesville 26 WK started fast vs the Falcons jumping out to a 16-5 lead in the first quarter. Guards Silas Lane and Brennan Ray led the charge with eleven of the points for WK.  Poolesville put together a solid 2nd quarter scoring eleven points including four from Jackson Kavaagh The  Wolverines answered by getting hot from the 3 point line.  WK scored twelve points all from 3 point distance.  Ray hit for two and Jeremy Puvirajan  came off the bench hitting two more 3's.  WK led at the half 28-15. The Wolverines picked up the defensive pressure in the third quarter.  Johan Ovalles put pressure all over the court for WK and .  his rebounding led to WK getting out on the break.  Lane added four points and Ray hit for five including another 3 pointer.  WK had to battle hard on the boards to offset the strong play of Poolesville big man Eli Taylor.  Taylor was a force on the boards all game for the Falcons. The Falcons Dominic Sheehan had an excellent game leading Poolesville in scoring with seven, Jackson Kavaagh finished with six, Taylor added five and Brody Newman contributed four. WK was led by Ray with a game high 20 points, Lane added 13, and Puvirajan finished with eight. 

Crestwood varsity 65 Linganore 44 Crestwood came out strong taking the lead 18 to Linganore 5.  Crestwood's Jak'arian Frazier hit a three pointer.  Second quarter Linganore's Day-Hemp hit a three pointer.  Crestwood's Jak'arian Frazier hit a three pointer. Crestwood stayed in the lead 37 to Linganore's 17.  High Score: Crestwood: Reggie Blue 21 points, Jak'arian Frazier 20 points Linganore: Willis with 17 points

Crestwood jayvee 39 Linganore 32 First quarter game was tied up 3-3 with Crestwood Isaiah Goins hitting a three.  Second quarter Crestwood turned up bring the score to 17-13, however Linganore's Anthony Gorski hit two three's almost back to back.  Crestwood's Damien Wallace Jr, and Isaiah Goins both hit three pointers. Third quarter Crestwood's Jayvion Taylor hit a three pointer and so did Damien Wallace Jr. Linganore's Anthony Groski hit two three pointers.  The third quarter came to an end with Crestwood 32 and Linganore 25. High Score: Crestwood: Isaiah Goins with 15 points and Damien Wallace Jr. with 12 points Linganore: Anthony Gorski with 18 points

Varsity Smithsburg 47 Boonsboro 44 Smithsburg jumped out quickly and took a 15-6 first quarter lead Smithsburg continued to control the game and lead at half 24-13 Boonsboro came out the second half and slowed down the Smithsburg attack. Boonsboro started to get shots to fall and took the lead at the end of 3 quarter 32-30. Game went back and forth in the 4 th quarter. Smithsburg had the last chance as game was tied at 44-44 when kirchner hit a 3 pointer as time expired to give Smithsburg the win. 47-44 leading scores for Smithsburg Kitchener 13 Crawford 12 Duffy 10 Rawlett 9 Boonsboro was lead by Springer 19 Mullins 17 

Jv Smithsburg 31-Boonsboro 24 Both teams got off to a slow start with a halftime score of 9-6.  Both teams picked it up in the second half with Smithsburg getting the victory 31-24.  Kaden Lewis from Boonsboro led all scorers with 12 points.  Also scoring for the Warriors were Maddex Garner  5, Gab Lazo 4, and Maddex Murray 3.  Eli Cook had 4 rebounds for the Warriors.  Luke Glines led the Leopards with 7 points.  Other scorers for Smithsburg were Jeremiah Shifler, Landon Pugh and Vincent Bloom all with 5.  Maddex Kusolnomit 4, Jacob Rogers 3 and Julian Heiston 2. 

Monocacy varsity 71 TJ 31 Monocacy and TJ varsity played a close opening half with the Mustangs holding 14-11 at the end of the 1st quarter and a 35-23 halftime lead.   The Mustangs defense tightened in the 2nd half allowing only 8 points and came away with a 71-31 win.   Monocacy's Kyrin Ambush was the game high scorer with 27 points.   Monocacy's Bryden Tema scored 16 points, 7 points from Cameron Pritchard, Camden Keene added 6 points, Aaron Gautreax grabbed 10 rebounds and scored 5 points, a 3 pointer from Melphy Gautreaux, 2 points each from Samuel Chavarro, Lionel Diaz and Chase Morgan and a point from Kamden Beatty.   The Patriots were paced by the strong play of their guard Kai Akins leading the team with 13 points.   TJ's William Hairston scored 7 points, Jason Francis II scored 4, 2 points each from Syrus Schaefer, Kevin Poker and Kaiden Scott and a free throw from Jaxson Carter.

Monocacy jayvee 53 TJ 22 The Monocacy Mustangs sprinted out to an early 20-0 lead in the opening quarter and led wire to wire.   Game high scorer was Monocacy's Kaiyon Stewart with 11 points.   Dennis Pair and Isaiah Ellerbe each scored 8 points for Monocacy.   Monocacy's Kye Chum added 6 points, 5 points each from Agape Prue and Gus Midgette, Ivie Owlafe scored 4 points and 3 points from Mason Dennis and Noah Bowie.   Eight Patriots were in the scoring column, led by Zy'Aire Davis with 6 points.   TJ's Van Mvutu Landu scored 4 points, 3 points a piece from Vincent Casagrande and Braden Heckman, 2 points from both Jo'vonni Bethancourt and Isaac Yanike, and a point each from Santana Pacheco and Gabe Ayala.

VARSITY Mt. Airy 52 Brunswick 25 Mount Airy got out to a fast start speeding up the Railroaders offense and took a 16-6 lead after the first.  The second quarter went back and forth with both teams missing on some opportunities.  Halftime score Mount Airy 26 Brunswick 14.  The defense tightened up for the Bulldogs causing turnovers for Brunswick and holding them to only 11 second half points.  Mount Airy was led by CJ Thomas 24 points, 12 Rebounds and 7 steals, Matt Valerio 11 points and 4 rebounds, and they got great minutes from Cody Dix and Gavin Straley.  Brunswick was lead by Shawn Fin 6 points (2 three pointers), and Wyatt Hoffman 8 points.

JV Brunswick 38 Mt. Airy 35 Defense was the name of the game in the first quarter as neither team could get the offense going. Blake Weitzel scored 4 for the Bulldogs as Mt. Airy led 6-5 at the end of the first. Gerard Mondragon's 5 points in the second quarter got the Brunswick offense going as they outscored Mt. Airy 10-5 and led at the half, 15-11. The game remained tight in the third quarter as both teams got the offense going. Christopher Lopez scored 8 for Brunswick in the third while Mt. Airy was paced by Ford Miller (6) and Nathan Hartman with 5 in the quarter. Lopez sparked Brunswick to their largest lead of the game by hitting 2 of his 5 three-pointers to start the fourth quarter and stretch the Brunswick lead to 34-26. Mt. Airy was able to close the gap but a desperation three by Hartman at the end missed and Brunswick came away with the victory. Brunswick leading scorers were Christopher Lopez (17), Gerard Mondragon (9), Taylor Black (7), Ryan Parks (3), and Gurxirpal Bains (2). Mt. Airy leading scorers were Nathan Hartman (15), Ford Miller (6), Blake Weitzel (4), Brayden McGeogh, Henry Huffman, Zachary Peart (2 each) and Benny Garcia (1).

Varsity-Middletown 50, Catoctin 46 In a back-and-forth game with several lead changes throughout, Middletown was able to hold off the Cougars for a four-point victory. After the 1st quarter ended with a one-point Knights’ lead, Catoctin would take control in the 2nd with Brayden Rickerd putting up 11 points. The home team led 29-22 at the half. Quarter three was all Middletown as they would go on a 14-0 run and hold Catoctin to just five points. The Cougars battled back with intense full court pressure in the final quarter, but the Knights were able to hold off one last surge to secure the victory. Middletown was led by Joel Njiomouo with 16 points and Cooper Moskowitz with 12, including three from long distance. Rickerd led Catoctin with 17 points.

JV-Catoctin 37, Middletown 33 Catoctin took control early, using a full-court press to build a 15-point halftime lead. Weston Tyler paced the Cougars with a game-high 14 points, while Eli Yocum added 12 and contributed several crucial steals. Middletown mounted a strong second-half comeback, led by Kevin Polifko, who scored 13 points, including 10 after halftime, and Nikolaas Janse van Rensburg, who added eight points. Despite their efforts.

West Frederick varsity defeated Oakdale 62-15. The Cadets jumped out to a 44-11 halftime lead and never looked back. Kingston Myers and Carter Eisenberger both had 14 to pace the Cadets.  Dylan Kramer had 7 points for Oakdale.

Oakdale won the JV game 58-35.  Luke Scholtes had 18 points and Vinny Favarulo had 14 points for the Bears.  Kai Rodgers and Tyler Morgan both had 14 points for the Cadets.

6TH - Boonsboro 45 Smithsburg 25. Smithsburg 11-7 after 1st; Boonsboro 15, Smithsburg 15 at half; Boonsboro 34, Smithsburg 18 after 3rd. Boonsboro: Tall 15, Worrell 7, Crist 6, Palmer 6, French 5, Atkinson 2, Kline 2, Mullins 2, Keaton 2. Smithsburg: Domenico 6, Hobbs 6, Sines 4, Duffy 3, Brown 2, Rawlette 2, Krumpotich 2

6TH - Crestwood 31 Poolesville 15 Crestwood jumped out to an early 1st quarter lead over Poolesville with aggressive drives on the offensive side by Aku Mlenga and Jayce Medina. The Cavaliers’ full-court press helped them hold Poolesville to 2 points in the first half. Julius Alves contributed three 3’s down the stretch, with Ezekiel Rodriguez contributing key rebounds to jumpstart Crestwood’s fast break and Aku Mlenga finished with a game-high of 15. Poolesville made a run in the fourth quarter, scoring a quick 8 points to cut into Crestwood’s lead, but the Cavaliers were able to lock in on defense and get key stops en route to a 31-15 home win over the Poolesville Falcons.
 

BALLENGER CREEK VARSITY EDGES WF 66-63 TO COMPLETE SWEEP - 1/02

Ballenger Creek 66 – West Frederick 63 Ballenger outlasted West Frederick in this thriller that was nip and tuck the entire way. West Frederick jumped out to a quick seven to zero lead with hot outside shooting only to see Ballenger come roaring back to take the lead by two closing the quarter 16 to 14. The second quarter was more of the same, both teams playing hard and not giving the other an inch, the half ended with Ballenger leading by one 31 to 30. The second half presented more of the same, Kingston Myers continued with a hot hand draining threes and who led all scorers with 24 points followed by Aden Bryant who added 20 for West Frederick. As the final quarter began West Frederick turned up their defense catching Ballenger and opened up a 5-point lead with under 2 minutes remaining, Ballenger returned the favor with their own defensive intensity with two timely steals by Za’Mari Young one leading to a lay-up and the other leading to a lay-up and one to tie the game at 63 with under a minute to play. After a missed shot by West Frederick, Ballenger came down for a quick lay-up to close is.  The Bulldogs were led by Jaylen Lowe with 19 points, followed by Joziah Wynn 15 and Za’mari Young with 12.

JV - Ballenger Creek 50, West Frederick 18 Ballenger Creek had a strong start with a 15-2 run over West Frederick. Colton Shoope had one of his best games, leading Ballenger with 13 points, assisted with scoring from Eli Gomez who fished with 10 points. West Frederick’s leaders for the night were Tyler Morgan with 6 points and both Jaydon Goodridge and Tayshon Powell Jr. had 3 points. 

LINGANORE, OAKDALE, MIDDLETOWN SWEEP TO CLOSE OUT DECEMBER PLAY - 12/22

Varsity Linganore 53 Boonsboro 39 The Lancers started off strong with an immediate basket off the tip and didn’t look back. The first quarter was foul heavy, but the Lancers managed a 10-0 run on the Warriors and finished with a 17-8 lead. With the teams back on the court for the second quarter, the Warriors relied on 3-pointers while the Lancers turned on the speed, beating the Warriors down court for easy layups. Going into half the Lancers led the Warriors 29-18. Applying full court pressure in the third quarter, the Lancers kept the Warriors at bay while forcing turnovers. The Lancers went 100% at the free throw line while the Warriors were restricted to 2-point baskets and a single 3-pointer, ending the third with a 43-29 Lancer lead. The final quarter was evenly matched with both teams adding an additional 10 points their scores and leaving the Lancers with a 53-39 victory. The Lancers were led by Brayden Willis with a game high 21 points, Tyler Miller with 10 points, and Case McKinney with eight  points. The Warriors were led by Rhett Springer with 12 points, Liam Maguire with eight points and Layne Palmer with six points.

JV Linganore 46 Boonsboro 30 The JV Lancers shook off a slow start. The Warriors hot shooting set the tone of the opening quarter, and they surged to a 15-6 lead after one. As the second quarter started, the Lancers woke up and went to into halftime on their own 14-4 run, closing at halftime up, 20-19. This was thanks to their defensive intensity, flipping the script on Boonsboro creating multiple turnovers. The Lancers Chase Walker led the continued run in the third, scoring seven of his nine points, including two three-pointers to pull his team ahead by 14 at the final break. The deficit proved to be too much for the Warriors to overcome, as the Lancers more than doubled up the Warriors in the second half outscoring 26-11. The Lancers were led by Jered Boone's 12 points, Colton Kirk's 10, and Chase Walker's nine. Maddex Murray led the Warriors with a game high 13 points, while Timmy Riley and Maddix Garner each had five points.

Oakdale Varsity 54 Brunswick 52.  Oakdale outscored Brunswick by eight in the fourth quarter to earn the victory.  Dylan Kramer led Oakdale with 13 points while Ben Brooks and Daniel Seo added 11 points a piece.  Brunswick’s Jared Ricketts was the game’s leading scorer with 15 points.  Calan Ricketts added 12 points and Wyatt Hoffman scored 11 points for Brunswick.

Oakdale JV defeats Brunswick JV 81-49. In a game that saw Brunswick with a one point lead at the half, Oakdale came out for the second half and put on an offensive clinic. Luke Scholte’s explosion for 34 points in the first three quarters, and Mathew Osae-Addo’s 18 points proved to be too much for the Brunswick defense to handle. Brunswick had three players in double figures, Emery Tritch with 12, Christopher Lopez with 11, and Gerard Mondragon with 10. But Oakdale’s offense was simply too much, 9 players scored for Oakdale.

Poolesville varsity 38, FSK 34 Poolesville rolled out to a five-point first quarter lead then rode the hot hand of Liam Slonski (team-high 15 points) to beat FSK. Slonski's 11 second half points, along with consistent scoring from Landon Puglisi (eight points) and John Bailey (seven points), kept the visitors at bay and improved Poolesville's division record to 4-0 as they entered the holiday break. The Falcons also picked up scoring from Jake Lasheski and Nicolas DePasquale (three points each) and Alden Litzenberger with a key fourth quarter bucket. FSK got a fine effort from Hunter Morris, who finished hot with 15 points after a slow start. Colt Smith was right behind him with eight points. Brayden Rill, Mason Stultz, and Simon Ojo-Osagie pitched in three points each in the loss. 5th Grader Davin Dejesus also scored in the loss.

JV - FSK 33, Poolesville 28 FSK fell behind early with Poolesville holding a 17-14 lead at the half behind the hot shooting of Johnny Horan (nine points). FSK turned the holiday tables on the Falcons in the second half, however, with Cam Bullock and Brendan Ware leading the way (10 points each) to beat the Falcons. Davin Dejesus was again a factor as he finished with eight points. Mason Stultz also played a nice game for the winners---he finished with five points. Dom Sheehan did all he could to keep Poolesville close---he finished with seven points, all in the second half. Eli Taylor did his share and finished with seven points as well. Ricky Reyes, Brendon Smith, and Owen Devine also scored for the Falcons in the loss.

Middletown varsity 56 Smithsburg 43 The first quarter was point for point with Middletown jumping out to a 1-point lead to end the first quarter Middletown 11 to Smithsburg 10. It was more of the same in the second quarter with Smithsburg out scoring Middletown 12 to 10. Ending the second quarter in a tie, Middletown 21 to Smithsburg 21. Middletown Joel Njiomouo was on fire in the third quarter dropping 12 of his 23 points. But Smithsburg Ben Kirchner was also on fire, dropping 2 back-to-back 3-pointers to end the third quarter Middletown 39 to Smithsburg 38. It was all Middletown’s defense in the fourth quarter. Middletown held Smithsburg to 5 points wild putting up 17 and ending the game. Joel Njiomouo scored the highest for Smithsburg with 23 points. Kolton Crawford scored the highest for Smithsburg with 17 points.

Middletown jayvee 63 Smithsburg 32 Smithsburg jumped out to an early lead and led 12-8 after the 1st quarter.  After that, it was all Middletown as they exploded for 32 points in the 2nd quarter to take control and not let Smithsburg back in the game.  Everyone for Middletown scored and they were led by Kathan Franklin’s 14 points and 5 rebounds.  Ty Jenkins chipped in 11 points with 3 three pointers along with 6 assists.  Smithsburg was led by Julian Heiston with 10 points along with 7 points each from Jacob Rogers and Karin Harris.

Varsity - Walkersville - 42 - Mt Airy - 24. The Lions came out cranking up the defensive pressure causing turnovers and attacking the basket. The Lions defense was led by Cameron Ambush and Kai Sawi making it difficult for the Bulldogs. Kai Sawi was on a mission to set the tone in the first getting to the basket and adding a three. Sawi’s 9 led the Lions to a 14-3 lead at the end of one. In the second, Mt Airy’s CJ Thomas got going causing fouls and getting to the basket opening up the Bulldogs’ offense. Lions lead 25-14 at half. In the second half, the Lions defense and patience on offense helped them extend their lead and not look back. Lions gave up 10 second half points to help secure the win 42-24. Lions were led by Kai Sawi’s game high 9, 8 from Hudson Beaver, and 5 a piece from Easton Vesely and Cameron Ambush. Bulldogs were led by CJ Thomas’ 8, 6 from Matt Valerio, and 5 from Cole Willingham. 

Mt. Airy jayvee 34, Walkersville 31 In a game that was mostly controlled by Walkersville, Mt. Airy found a way to win it at the end. The Lions were ahead from the beginning, led by Kieran Hamner, Jayden Boube, and Jeremiah Dorsey, who each had three points in the first half. Reid Donaldson kept Mt. Airy close in the first half, scoring four in the first two quarters. Although the Lions led by 5 going into the second half, the Bulldogs would stay strong and begin a slow comeback, decided by the last 90 seconds. Nearly doubling the Lions in the 3rd quarter, the Bulldogs were led by Nathan Hartman's six, and three-pointers by Ford Miller and Henry Huffman. Gio Clarke for the Lions came alive, scoring 5 of his team-high 10 in the 3rd frame off a defensive layup and a three. But the thriller was in the fourth quarter, where the Lions held a 2-point lead charged by Jeremiah Dorsey, Hamner, and Clarke until the last 90 seconds. Mt. Airy's Brayden McGeough scored six of his eight in the last frame, including a go-ahead three-pointer that shocked the crowd. The Lions were forced to play a score-and-foul game, and the Bulldogs' Jake Fogle went 2-for-2 from the charity stripe to lock up the game. High scorers Mt. Airy - Hartman (9), McGeough (8) High scorers Walkersville - Clarke (10), Dorsey (9)

Varsity- Crestwood 40 Urbana 15 Crestwood jumped out to an early lead and never looked back despite early foul trouble to their big man Miles Frailey who ended with a game high 10 points for his squad.  The Hawks struggled to make baskets throughout the contest and ended with a season low offensive output despite a solid defensive effort.  Going into the break Crestwood led 21 to 7.  Crestwood continued their same scoring pace in the second half resulting in a 40 to 15 win for the visitors.  In addition to Frailey, 7 other Crestwood players found the scoring column led by Jerry Abernathy with 8 points, Jakari Frazier’s 7 points and Reggie Blue contributed 6 points.  For the Hawks, Collin Van Horn led the way with 6 points while James Zeng added 4 points.

Urbana JV  52  Crestwood 24 In the final league game before holiday break the host Hawks were looking to continue their unbeaten season into the new year. The Hawks pushed the tempo early with both press and transition offense while getting five first quarter points by Alex Tate who was on his way to a big game. Crestwood got a big three pointer from Isaiah Goins who was tough to stop all game. The Hawks took a 14-6 lead heading into the 2nd period and kept the momentum going with another five points by Alex Tate and key contributions from Gavin Zmuda and Jaxon Marshall to take a 29-12 lead into halftime. Coming out of the break the Hawks continued to play stifling defense holding Crestwood to two points in the 3rd quarter while scoring 13 points to effectively put the game away with a 42-14 lead going into the 4th. Crestwood was led in scoring by Goins and Dorsey who scored 7 a piece. The Hawks got 12 from Alex Tate and Jaxon Marshall and a combined 24 rebounds by Xavier Cresta, Gavin Zmuda, and Noah Tassone who each had eight boards.

6TH Urbana 52 Crestwood 16 Urbana jumped out to a 17-3 lead in the first quarter. Sawyer Smith led Urbana with 17 points, while Finn Action and Jionni Jones each scored 8. Crestwood's top scorer, Akv Mlenga, finished with 12 points, but the Cavaliers struggled to keep pace with Urbana's strong defense and offense.

6TH FSK 23, Poolesville 5 FSK put the clamps on Poolesville in the first half, holding the homestanding Falcons scoreless, and held on to finish off the win. Just about everyone got into the action for FSK, including a game-high nine points from Camden Rutter, five points from Caiden Frock, three points from Brady Crawmer, and a bucket each from Ted Rill, Landon Myers, and Luke Miller. Jonathan Purner scored four points to lead Poolesville with Chase Barnhouse also scoring in the loss.     

6TH Brunswick 40 Oakdale 37.

WK VARSITY NIPS CRESTWOOD IN OT, TWO JAYVEE CONTESTS DECIDED BY A POINT - 12/21

Monocacy varsity 64 Urbana 24 Monocacy sprinted out to an early lead forcing Urbana turnovers and were up 28-4 by the end of the first quarter.   The Mustangs continued to play strong defense, controlled the boards and led wire to wire in a 64-24 win over the visiting Urbana Hawks.   Monocacy's Kyrin Ambush was the game high scorer finishing with 18 points.   Mason Dykes and Bryden Team each scored 12 points for Monocacy.   Mustangs Cameron Pritchard and Aaron Gautreaux each scored 6 points, Camden Keene scored 4 points and two points a piece from Melphy Gautreaux, Kamden Beatty, and Sam Chavarro.   Urbana's Khalil Clark-Giles paced the Hawks with 9 points.   Collin Van Horn scored 8 points, 4 from Payson Wilhelm, a field goal from Sam Armacost and a free throw from James Zeng for Urbana.

JV - Urbana 49 Monocacy 25 The Hawks played a solid game, forced multiple turnovers and were to much on the boards for the Mustangs.   The game high scorer was Urbana's Xavier Cresta with 24 points, and 16 rebounds.    Hawks point guard Jaxon Marshall scored 8 points, followed by 7 points from Jackson Stanley, Alex Tate added 5 points, a field goal from Landon Murphy and a free throw from Israel Kaijuka.   Kaiyon Stewart scored 8 points for Monocacy.   Mustangs center Dennis Pair scored 6 points, 5 points from Noah Bowie, Isaiah Ellerbe scored 3, 2 points from Ivie Owolafe and 1 from Mason Dennis.

Windsor Knolls varsity 55 Crestwood 52 (OT) Crestwood came out fast in the first quarter with Jordan Murray  knocking down a couple of threes and Myles Farley with some 2nd chance put backs to take a 13-8 lead in the qtr.  The Wolverines settled down and got established defensively and on the board’s in the second . Taylor Rosario got going with 7 points in the quarter for Windsor Knolls and Ezayne Whites 7 rebounds. At halftime Crestwood held a slim 1 point lead 20-19. Back and forth in the 3rd Windsor Knolls kept up the defense pressure and pulled ahead 34-29  The fourth was a spirited battle as Crestwood cut into the lead and Myles Farley came out of the paint and hit a 3 pointer to tie the game with seconds left. OT. After Trading 3s along with some timely free throws from Taylor Rosario and a duece by Caden Johnson saw the Wolverines prevail 55-52 . Leading scorers for the Wolverines were Taylor Rosario with 27, Caden Johnson with 11 and 6 for Ezayne White with a great defensive performance. Leading scorers for the Cavaliers were Myles Frailey with 20, Jordan Murray and Jak’arian Frazier each had 9 and Kamari Johnson with 8

WK jayvee 27. Crestwood 26 The Wolverines jumped off to a five to zero lead but the  Crestwood's Isaiah Goins went three for four from the foul line as WK held a five to three lead at the end of the first quarter.  Goins added five in the second quarter to pace the Cavs.  WK’s Silas Lane drilled a three to spark the Wolverines in the second quarter.  The teams finished the first half deadlocked at eleven.  Lane added four in the 3rd  and WK led 19-17 heading into the final quarter WK built a seven point lead at 27-20  late in the 4th quarter getting tough layups from Lane and Brennan Ray and  a put back from Jefferey Clevenger.  It looked like the Wolverines were in control of the game. Goins had other ideas as the sharpshooter hit two long three pointers on consecutive possessions cutting the lead to one. The teams played excellent defense down the stretch as WK came away with a hard fought victory 27-26.   The Wolverines Johan Ovalles  played excellent defense and did a great job on the boards for WK The Cavs Sean Brown was a force on the boards for Crestwood.The Cavs Isaiah Goins led all scorers with 17.  Damien Wallace added three. Silas Lane led WK with 14  and Jeffrey Clevenger added four.  

Smithsburg varsity 47, Catoctin 34 Smithsburg jumped on the home team early with intense defensive pressure and hot shooting from behind the three point line.  Two first quarter three’s by Ben Kirchner and one by teammate Jack Rawlett got the Leopards out to a 16-4 lead after one. Both teams were held to just seven points in the second, but in the third the Leopards would pull away for good. Kirchner had 15 points for the visitors including four three pointers. Kolton Crawford also had 15 for Smithsburg. The Cougars were led by big man Johnny Dayberry with 15.

JV – Smithsburg 45, Catoctin 25 Thanks to some relentless full court pressure and hot shooting from Jacob Rogers, the Leopards took command early, which proved to be too much for the Cougars to overcome. Rogers led all scorers with 16 points, while teammates Julian Heiston scored 12 and Luke Glines chipped in nine. The Cougars picked up their defensive intensity to cut the lead to eight in the third quarter, but a late push by the Leopards iced the game. The Cougars had a balanced scoring attack, led by Eli Yocum’s 11 points.

Walkersville varsity defeated TJ 51-21. Bubby Harris led Patriots with 10pts Ace Harris and Kae Atkins both had 4 pts for the Patriots. Easton Vesley had 13 for Walkersville and Alhon Bennet added 5 pts. Walkersille got off to a great start out scoring the Patriots at the half 21-9.

Walkersville jayvee topped TJ 39-20. For The Patriots, Gabe Ayala had a good game scoring a team and game high 9 points. Jason Beaver, Isaac Yanike and Braden Heckman each added 3 for the Patriots. Walkersville led 16- 14 at the half. Kieran Hamner led the charge for the Lions scoring a team high 7 points. Jayden Boube and Caleb Ieng each added 6 for Walkersville 

West Frederick varsity 58 Mt. Airy 43. Kingston Myers led the Cadets with 18 points and Aden Bryan had 17 points.  CJ Thomas had 24 points for Mt. Airy.

Mt Airy JV 32 West Frederick 31.  Gavin Hymiller had 11 points and Nathan Hartman had 10 points for the Bulldogs.  Kai Rodgers led the Cadets with 14 points and Tyler Morgan chipped in 8 points.

Middletown varsity defeated Boonsboro 49-39 in a very competitive game. Boonsboro lead 11-8 after first quarter and lead at halftime 23-20. Middletown came out pressing in the 3rd quarter. Boonsboro was able to maintain and lead 33-31 after 3rd quarter. Middletown press started to slow Boonsboro offense . Middletown out scored boonsboro 17-6 in 4th quarter and finished with the win. Middletown was lead by Njamono 20 Jcaksas 11 and Munger 7 Boonsboro was lead by Springer 21 Maguire 12 and Mathews 10 rebounds and 4 pts

Middletown JV defeated Boonsboro 43-21 in a physical matchup.  Middletown got off to a quick start hitting five 3 pointers in the first half, 2 by Ty Jenkins, 2 by Landen Clabaugh and 1 by Kevin Polifko to jump out to a 34-12 halftime score.  Maddex Murray added a 3 pointer along with Camden Engle before Engle exited the game early second quarter with a knee injury.  Middletown was held to just 2 points in the 3rd quarter with shut down defense led by Max DeSantos.  Landen Claubaugh led Middletown with 10 points, followed by Mason D’Alessio 9, Kevin Polifko 7 and Ty Jenkins 6.  Maddex Murray led Boonsboro with 7, followed by Gabe Lazo with 5.  Eli Cooked added 4 points and tallied 7 rebounds for the Warriors. 

6TH Boonsboro 40, Crestwood 23. Boonsboro 10-9 after 1st. Crestwood 17-16 at half. Boonsboro 27-23 after 3rd. Boonsboro: Easton Scarberry 12, Eric Tall 7, Wesley Crist 6, Brayden Keaton 6, Braeden Worrell 4, Kason Kline 3 and, Landon Palmer 2. Crestwood: Mlenga 15, Rodriguez 4, Adeyemi 2, and Medina 2.

BC TAKES CHESAPEAKE PAIR FROM RIVAL WINDSOR KNOLLS - 12/19

Varsity - Ballenger Creek 54 Windsor Knolls 49 Ballenger Creek outlasted Windsor Knolls in this tightly contested battle. The first quarter finished with multiple lead changes neither team giving an inch ending with the score of 8 to 7 in favor of Windsor Knolls. The second quarter began with Ballenger turning up their offence out scoring Windsor knolls by 7 going in at the leading by the score 23 to 19 Bulldogs. The final two quarters were more of the same both teams playing hard not giving in. In the end Ballenger out lasted Windsor Knolls by 5.  Jaylyn Lowe and Joziah Wynn led the Bulldogs with 17 each, Za’Mari Young added 11 points with 8 rebounds and 2 block shots. Windsor Knolls were led by Taylor Rosario who led all scorers with 20 followed by Ryan Fox with 14.

WALKERSVILLE VARSITY NIPS WEST FREDERICK IN OVERTIME, SMITHBURG WINS PAIR - 12/15

Varsity - Walkersville 46 West Frederick 43 OT. The game started off fast and furious with both teams looking to play fast. Walkersville was able to break Frederick’s press and get good looks close, but couldn’t finish. The Lions defense was tough, but Cadet bigs Treshawn Bowie and Carter Eisenberger battled for offensive rebounds keeping possession alive and getting second chance points. Frederick Kingston Myers hit a deep 3 and added two more in the quarter. The Lions went 8-10 from the line in the quarter. Cameron Ambush added a layup for his 5 1st quarter points helping the Lions hold a 10-9 lead after one. In the second both teams opened up the scoring. Walkersville turned turnovers into point while the Cadets continued to battle with tough rebounds. Game tied 23-23 at half. In the third, the Lions attacked the rim and went to the line adding 7 more points from free throws. Frederick added points off turnovers and put backs. Lions hold a slim 33-32 lead after three. In the fourth, the game really picking up the pace and intensity. Both teams players battling and diving for loose balls. Cadets sharpshooter Kingston Myers added two more 3s getting them off with little to no space. Myers 8 in the quarter set the tone for Frederick. Lions Cameron Ambush added a three of his own to keep the game close. Teams traded makes and turnovers keeping the game close and a 42-42 tie after four. In overtime the Lions half court defense really made it tough for Frederick to get good looks. Walkersville Kai Sawi stole the ball and finished strong to give the Lions the lead. Foul shots by Easton Vesely and Landon Young helped the Lions leave with a victory. Cadets were lead by Kingston Myers game high 14 and 13 from Aden Bryant. The Lions were led by Hudson Beaver’s 12, Kai Sawi’s 10, 8 from Cameron Ambush and 7 from Wyatt McDonough. 

CATOCTIN, MT. AIRY SWEEP FOES IN FOUR NAIL-BITERS - 12/14

Ballenger Creek 49  Urbana 38 The Bulldogs jumped out to an 8-point halftime lead of 22 to 13.  In the third quarter the Hawks went on a small run and cut into their lead outscoring the Bulldogs 15 to 11 with the score being 32 to 28.  In the 4th quarter the Bulldogs again extended their lead to take the victory 49 to 38.  Leading scorers for the Bulldogs were Jaylyn Lowe with 17, Ethan Brown with 12, and Joziah Wynn with 10 points.  For the Hawks Sam Armacost lead the way with a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds, James Zeng pitched in with 8 points and Payson Wilhelm added 5 points.

Urbana JV 29  Ballenger Creek 25 In a defensive battle where made shots and easy looks were hard to come by, the host Hawks held on against a determined Ballenger Creek squad. In the first quarter both teams started slow with no one making a basket until the half way point. The BC offense started to warm up getting points off of drives and short range jumpers to take a two point lead into the 2nd period. The Hawks finally woke up with 13 points on the 2nd period powered by seven points from Xavier Cresta on way to his game high 13 points which led all scorers. Urbana also hit twice  from behind the arc and held a 19-15 advantage at the break. The teams traded baskets throughout the second half with both teams only scoring 10 points each for the remainder of the game and the Hawks held on for the win. Ballenger Creek was led by Eli Gomez with 11 points. The Hawks were led on the glass by Gavin Zmuda who had 14 rebounds in the game.

Varsity Linganore 42 Windsor Knolls 37 In a slow start with no baskets until 3:50 left in the first quarter, the Wolverines managed to take a 7-0 run and left the Lancers down 7-4 after the first seven minutes. As the second quarter rolled on the Lancers found some momentum, turning the tides on the Wolverines with an 8-0 run, and closing the gap with a tight 15-12 Wolverine lead going into the half. The second half proved to be an exciting turn for both teams, putting up 15+ points each in the third quarter. The Lancers relied on layups and free throws while the Wolverines capitalized on easy baskets and two 3-point shots, ending the third quarter with a 31-29 Wolverine lead. The Lancers pressed hard during the fourth quarter against the Wolverines, restricting them to their lowest scoring quarter yet of a mere six points. The Lancers maintained possession for the majority of the fourth quarter, sealing the deal with a 42-37 Lancer victory. The Lancers were led by Brayden Willis with 12 points, Jett Maxwell with 10 points, Sean Chungu and Case McKinney with five points each. The Wolverines were led by Adam Lindstrom with 10 points, Oman Beraich with nine points, and Ezayne White with seven points.  

JV Windsor Knolls 38 Linganore 24 In a crosstown showdown and first of two regular season matchups, Windsor Knolls JV used a dominant first half to roll by the JV Lancers. The Wolverines got out to a fast start, with their half court defensive pressure, which ultimately proved to be too much for the Lancers to overcome. The Wolverines took an 11-point lead into halftime and never looked back. After halftime, Lancers were looking to make a run to get back in the game; however, the Wolverines were up to the challenge and continued to maintain their lead until the final buzzer sounded. The Wolverines were by Brennan Ray with game high 15 points and Silas Lane chipping in for 10 points. The Lancers were led by Jered Boone with seven points, Colton Kirk and Chase Walker scoring six points a piece. 

Varsity- Catoctin 55, FSK 49 This one was a fast paced and physical contest throughout, with numerous lead changes that ultimately saw the home team prevail. Hunter Morris got the Eagles out to an early lead with seven first quarter points and teammate Brayden Rill chipped in with a three, the first of three on the afternoon. Brayden Rickerd kept the Cougars close with 11 points of his own in the quarter.  Catoctin came out with increased pressure in the second quarter and would go into half time with a slim lead. FSK regained control in the third with five players contributing buckets, but the Cougars kept things close with three pointers by Shawn Livingston, Mason Fry and Austin Courtney to join Rickerd and Elliott Furry who had also connected from long distance. In the end, Catoctin pulled away for good in the fourth as Rickerd added 12 more points. He finished with 28 points, while Johnny Dayberry added 10. Morris led FSK with an outstanding offensive effort of his own at 26 points, Rill added nine for the Eagles.

JV – Catoctin 26, FSK 23 In a game that came down to the wire, Catoctin’s full court pressure and timely three-point shooting proved to be the difference. FSK’s Davin DeJesus led all scorers with 10 points, with teammate Cameron Bullock chipping in nine points. With the Cougars trailing by three late in the fourth quarter, Eli Yocum drained a three pointer to tie the game, followed by Weston Tyler’s three to take the lead for good. The Cougar’s had a balanced offensive attack with eight players scoring, led by Tyler’s seven and Yocum’s six.

Mt Airy varsity 54  Poolesville 51 Both teams came out ready to play and battled back and forth all half.  The hosts slightly edged the Falcons 9-8 at the end of the first.  The second quarter was much of the same thing, but Poolesville reversed the score, edging Mount Airy 16-15 in the quarter, which led to a 24-24 tie at the half.  Brent Miekeljohn sparked the Bulldogs coming off the bench and contributed 8 first half points, Matt Valerio chipped in 8 points and CJ Thomas 7.  For the Falcons, Sean Watson was a terror on the Bulldogs defense, causing problems from the outside and in.  Watson had 13 first half points to lead the way.  Coming out of the half, Mount Airy built a ten point lead, but the Falcons didn't go away, Nicolas DePasquale hit two timely three pointers in the quarter to keep it close. The game continued to go back and forth all fourth quarter but Mount Airy had just enough to hold on. Leading scorers for Mount Airy were CJ Thomas 20, Brent Miekeljohn 11, Matt Valerio 10, Santi Chacon 8 and Lincoln Todd 5.  The Falcons were led by Sean Watson 13, Jonathan Bailey 12, Nicolas DePasquale 11 led the Falcons.  

Mt. Airy jayvee 23 Poolesville 21 The Mt. Airy defense was strong and held Poolesville to two points to hold an 8-2 first quarter lead aided by two 3-pointers from Ford Miller. Poolesville did not quit and outscored the Bulldogs 6-4 in the second quarter, only trailing 12-8 at the half. Strong defense from both teams continued throughout the second half. The Falcons' Johnny Horan hit a 3-pointer in the third but was answered by Carson Valente's 3-pointer for the Bulldogs. Mt. Airy led 16-13 at the end of the third. The fourth quarter provided plenty of excitement. Eli Taylor scored all five of his points for Poolesville in the fourth as the Falcons managed to tie the game twice late in the quarter. But Carson Valente drained two free throws with 13 seconds remaining to put the Bulldogs up 23-21. The Mt. Airy defense sealed the win with great pressure to prevent the Falcons from getting up their last second shot before the buzzer. Mt. Airy was led by Ford Miller, Carson Valente, Nathan Hartman (7 each) and Brayden McGeogh (2) Poolesville was led by Johnny Horan (6), Eli Taylor (5), Ricky Reyes (4) and Gabe Rohde, Dominic Sheehan, and Brody Newman (2 each).

V - Crestwood 56 Brunswick 22 Crestwood came out with a statement in the first quarter 28 to Brunswick 2.  Crestwood keep the heat on the second quarter 36 to Brunswick 7.  Brunswick was not able to slow down Crestwood in the third quarter 49 to Brunswick 15. Top Scorer: Crestwood: Both Kamari Johnson and Jak'arian Frazier with 14 points Brunswick: Wyatt Hoffmo with 7 points

JV - Crestwood 43 Brunswick 38 Both teams came to win, first quarter Crestwood 14 to Brunswick 12.  Crestwood turned up the heat in the second quarter keeping the lead 26 to Brunswick 19.  Crestwood's Isiah Goins hitting five 3's in the game. Top Scorer: Crestwood: Isiah Goins Brunswick: Both G. Mandragon and T. Black with 14 points

Oakdale varsity 52 TJ 44 Kai Akins led Thomas Johnson and all scores with 27pts. Kevin Poker added 9pts for the Patriots. Dylan Kramer put up 16pts for Oakdale while Ben Brooks added 15pts. At the half Thomas Johnson led 19 - 16.

JV - Oakdale 56 TJ 18 For the Bears Luke Scholtes had an amazing game with a team and game high 20 points. Carlos Miguel add 7 and Tre Snyder had 4 for the Bears. Oakdale led 24-11 at the half. Gabe Ayala fought to keep the Patriots in the game, scoring a team high 9 points. Santana Pacheco added 3 points and had 11 rebounds for the Patriots.

Monocacy varsity beat West Frederick 69-54, Kyrin Ambush had 25 points for the Mustangs while Bryden Tema had 23 points.  Aden Bryant had 17 points for the Cadets while Kingston Myers scored 13 points in the losing effort.

West Frederick won the JV game 35-24.  Kai Rodgers led the Cadets with 11 points and Tyler Morgan chipped in 7 points.  Dennis Pair had 13 points and Ivie Owulafe had 9 points for Monocacy.

6TH Brunswick 43 Crestwood 23 Brunswick jumped out to an early 18-4 lead in the first half with the help of their full court press.  Crestwood countered with a press of their own, but Brunswick dominated.  Crestwood came out with an explosive 3rd quarter, with Aku Mlenga scoring 8 points Malakai Lewis hitting a key 3 to cut Brunswick's lead to 6 points.  The 4th belonged to Brunswick, however, with Crestwood struggling to stop Brenswick Ewald, who had 6 points in the period.

U6TH  Urbana 52  Poolesville 6 The game began with Urbana applying intense full-court pressure, which proved difficult for Poolesville to handle. As a result, the Hawks jumped to a commanding 23-0 lead by the end of the first quarter.  Despite the early deficit, the Falcons fought hard throughout the game. Poolesville's offense was led by Alex Miller, Eli Kontos, and Jonathan Purner, who each scored 2 points. For the Hawks, Jionni Jones led the way with 15 points, followed by Jackson Davies with 13 points and Julian Jimenez with 9. Davies also stood out as the game's top rebounder, pulling down the most boards and contributing to Urbana’s success on both ends of the court. 

BALLENGER CREEK TAKES TWO FROM POOLESVILLE IN HOME OPENERS - 12/12

Varsity Ballenger Creek - 67 Poolesville 33 The first quarter started as an epic battle between these two teams, neither giving any ground trading baskets ending the quarter with a tight 13 to 11 in favor of the Bulldogs. At the start of the second quarter the Bulldogs ratchet up their pressure defense holding the Poolesville to 4 points in the quarter, while scoring 20. Closing the half leading 35 to 15. The second half was all Bulldogs, with timely steals, quick offensive lay-ups and well-timed threes, the Bulldogs stretched their lead by 23 at the end of the third.  Poolesville made one final push with a couple of threes by Sean Watson, toward the end it was too much Bulldogs.  The Bulldogs leading scorers Jaylyn Lowe and Joziah Wynn both with 19 points each, The Falcoms were led by Jonathan Bailey with 11.

Ballenger jayvee 32, Poolesville 25. Ballenger was off to a slow start while Poolesville’s Owen Devine dominated in the paint, finishing with 15 points. Ballenger was later able to gain the lead and hold it, with Eli Gomez and Kobe Shareef leading the pack. Gomez finished with 11 points while Shareef finished with 8 points. 

SIX GAMES DECIDED BY SINGLE DIGITS CLOSE OUT FIRST FULL WEEKEND - 12/08

Monocacy varsity 68 Windsor Knolls 40 The Wolverines came out flat in the first as the Mustangs dominated the boards and used a balanced attack, taking advantage of turnovers and 2nd chance points with Kyrin Ambush leading the scoring with 7 points . WK regrouped halfway through the 2nd quarter with Taylor Rosario putting up 6 points against Mason Dykes 7 for Monocacy. Halftime had the Mustangs up comfortably 26-11 The 3rd and 4th quarters were much more of an even exchange with WK finding some offense and putting up 15 points in the 3rd and 14 in the 4th against Monocacy’s 18 and 14 points respectively. Leading all scorers was Kyrin Ambush with 17, Aaron Gautreaux with 16 and Mason Dykes with 15 for the Mustangs. The Wolverines were led by Taylor Rosario with 15 , Caden Johnson with 9 and Ezayne White with 8 along with a great rebounding performance.

Monocacy jayvee 38 Windsor Knolls 35 (2OT) Monocacy and Windsor Knolls played an exciting double overtime game with the Mustangs prevailing.  WK came out strong in the first quarter taking a 13-4 lead. Achilleas Moutafis and Jeremy Clevenger each scored five points to pace the Wolverines.   The Mustangs stormed back in the second quarter outscoring WK 11-4 and WK led 17-15 at the half.  The 3rd quarter was evenly played with WK’s Brennan Ray scoring all seven of the Wolverines points.  The Mustangs got a three pointer from Isaiah Ellerbe and Noah Bowie and the 3rd quarter ending with WK up by one. The Mustangs started strong in the final quarter with aggressive defense creating turnovers.  The Mustangs were up by five late in the 4th quarter.  The Wolverines created a few turnovers and tied the game with a few seconds left on a steal and a layup by Achilleas Moutafis ending regulation tied at 31 apiece.  The first overtime ended with clutch shots from both teams.  The Wolverines Silas Lane hit a corner three with 6.8 seconds left giving WK a three point lead but the Mustangs Kalyon Stewart  got the inbounds pass, raced up the court nailing a long three pointer with seconds on the clock sending the game into OT. The Mustangs got a basket from Ivie Owolafe and made foul shots from Noah Bowie and Gus Midget to seal the victory. The Mustangs Kaylon Stewart led all scorers with 13, Ellerbe added nine and Noah Bowie finished with eight. WK Brennan Ray  finished with 10,  Moutafis  and Jeremy Clevenger with seven and Lane added six.

Mt Airy varsity 56 TJ 49 Mt Airy came out with pressure and got out to a hot start going up 16-6 in the first quarter, but Thomas Johnson settled in and battled back.  The Bulldogs lead at halftime 24-17.  The second half was very fast paced with hot shooting from both teams.  Mount Airy won the third 17-12 to head into the fourth quarter up 41-29, but TJ would not go away.  They connected on 8 three pointers for the game, 6 in the second half.  Kevin Poker 2, Kai Akins 2, Ace Harris 3, and Bubby Hairston 1.  Weathering the storm, Mount Airy stayed composed and scored 33 second half points to win 56-49. The Bulldogs had seven players chip in. 

Mt. Airy jayvee 30 TJ 12 Mt. Airy came out strong and never trailed. The Mt. Airy defense created multiple turnovers, and the Bulldogs finally got on the board with a Carson Valente layup. Ford Miller then drained a deep 3-pointer and added a layup of his own to put Mt. Airy up 7-0. Thomas Johnson was able to lock in defensively and a basket from Van Mvutu Landu cut the Mt. Airy lead to 7-2 at the end of the 1st quarter. Thomas Johnson then cut the lead to 7-4 on a basket from Jo'Vonni Bethancourt to open the 2nd quarter. But the Mt. Airy defense would then take control and did not allow another point for the remainder of the quarter. The Bulldogs closed the quarter on a 10-0 run which was started on two made free-throws by both Nick Spivock and Nathan Hartman. Ford Miller added another basket and Ian Grabill followed that up with a bucket of his own after battling to grab an offensive rebound to close out the first half with Mt. Airy up 17-4. Mt. Airy got the scoring started in the 3rd quarter on a Blake Weitzel layup off an assist from Ford Miller. Landu added a bucket for TJ but that was immediately followed by a Gavin Hymiller layup to put the Bulldogs back up by fifteen, 21-6. Mt. Airy closed the quarter with a layup and free throw from Carson Valente and a free throw from Grayson Gerhardt to take a commanding 25-6 lead. Thomas Johnson got on the board first in the 4th quarter on a free throw from Santana Pacheco. Jake Fogle then answered by hitting one of two technical free throws to keep the Bulldog lead at 19. TJ continued to battle as Braden Heckman hit a three-pointer and Van Mvutu Landu hit a free throw. But Reid Donaldson and Ian Grabill put the finishing touches on a strong performance by adding two more layups giving the Bulldogs a victory. Mt. Airy leading scorers: Ford Miller (7), Carson Valente (5), Nathan Hartman (4); Mt. Airy had 10 different players score in the game. Thomas Johnson leading scorers: Van Mvutu Landu (4), Braden Heckman (4)

Varsity Ballenger Creek 55 Linganore 37 The first quarter was a battle between the teams, ending with a tight 12-9 Bulldog lead. As the second quarter went underway the Bulldogs used their full court pressure to force Lancer turnovers, which was the theme for the rest of the game. Resulting in the Bulldogs holding the Lancers to a mere five points while the Bulldogs were able to put up 11 points. Going into half the Bulldogs retained control of the game and closed out the quarter, leading 23-14. During the third quarter the Lancers relied on their positive free throw advantage while the Bulldogs relied on layups and an encouraging 3-point basket from Joziah Wynn. The last seven minutes of the game started with the Bulldogs up 39-24 over the Lancers. Although the Lancers had their highest basket count yet, it was not enough to overthrow the Bulldogs ending regulation with a 55-37 Bulldog win. The Lancers were led by Brayden Willis with 10 points, Nate Day-Hemp with nine points and Case McKinney with nine points. The Bulldogs were led by Joziah Wynn with 14 points, Jaylyn Lowe with 14 points, and Kamari Campbell with nine points.

JV- Ballenger Creek 47 Linganore 16 The Bulldogs were too much for the Lancers as they raced out to a 15-0 lead and never looked back. Led by a complete game from the Bulldogs Eli Gomez, who poured in 14 first half points on his way to a game-high 20 points. Kobe Sharif added 12 points for the Bulldogs, alongside Asameyong Asameyong’s 10 points. The JV Lancers were led by Jered Boone, with five points and Chris Chungu with three points. 

V - Poolesville 34, Smithsburg 30 Smithsburg opened up an early lead by holding Poolesville to just six points in the first quarter, but the homesteading Falcons "flipped the switch", outscoring the visitors the rest of the way to beat Smithsburg. Poolesville's Liam Slonski was the high scorer for both teams--he finished with 15 points, including six in the final period. His teammate John Bailey finished with seven points and Alden Litzenberger (two three-pointers) and James Yeaher chipped in some tough defense and six points each. Smithsburg hit six three-pointers with Jack Rawlett (team-high seven points) and Lucas Kaslavage (six points) leading their scoring. Ben Kirshner finished with five points and Joe Bono also had a three-pointer. 

JV - Smithsburg 37, Poolesville 23 Smithsburg got their defensive groove on early as they held Poolesville to just seven first half points in their win over the Falcons. Smithburg's Luke Glines hit for all ten of his points in the first half to pace the visitors to the early lead, then Julian Heiston nailed three three-pointers to keep Poolesville at arms-length. Jake Rogers finished with seven points to push Smithsburg to the win. Poolesville spread their scoring around with Dom Sheehan hitting two three-pointers (finishing with six points), Gabe Rhode finishing with five points, Eli Taylor with four points, and Mian Weyers and Johnny Horan each with three-pointers. Max Embry and Jackson Kavanaugh also scored in the loss.

Catoctin varsity 58 Boonsboro 49 Catoctin jumped out to an early 14-1 lead in 1st quarter. Boonsboro then slowly got back in the game before the half and only trailed by 8 26-18 With just under 2 minutes remaining in the game Boonsboro cut the lead and only trailed 46-42 Boonsboro was not able to connect down the stretch and Catoctin made it count at the foul line Catoctin was lead by Rickerd 25 Dayberry 13 and Courtney 8 Boonsboro was lead by Springer 27 Mullins 12 and Maguire 8

Boonsboro jayvee 36 Catoctin 30 Both teams got off to a slow start with a halftime score 9-7 in Boonsboro’s favor.  Both teams picked it up in the second half with Catoctin scoring 23 and Boonsboro 27 respectively.  Camden Engle lead the warriors for a second straight game scoring 10 points with two 3 pointers.  Also scoring for the Warriors were Kaden Lewis with 8,  Eli Cook with 6, Maddex Murray and Asher Shelly with 5 and Timmy Riley with 2.  Maddex Murray, Asher Shelly and Timmy Riley all had 6 rebounds  for the Warriors.  Eli Yocum led Catoctin with 8 points with two 3 pointers.  Jeremy Veronie and Nathanael Fountain added 5 a piece for the Cougars.

Crestwood varsity 54 Walkersville 43 Walkersville took the lead in the first quarter 8 to Crestwood 5.  Crestwood fought back ending the second quarter 22 to Walkersville 20.  Crestwood ended the third quarter with 43 leaving Walkersville behind with 33.  Crestwood took the win. Top Scorer: Crestwood: Both Myles Frailey and Jak'arian Frazier had 16 points. Walkersville: Baylen Nordeen with 10 points

Crestwood jayvee 37 Walkersville 35 Crestwood had the first game jitters.  Walkersville took the lead.  Second quarter the game was tied up 16-16.  Third quarter Walkersville was up 1 point 24 to Crestwood 23.  Top Scorer: Crestwood: Damion Wallace  and Isiah Gions both 11 points. Walkersville: Jayden Boube with 14 points.

6TH - Smithsburg 46, Poolesville 22 Smithburg  kept the pedal to the metal, opening up a 19-8 first half lead then cruising to a 46-22 win. The trioca of Henry Rawlett, Lincoln Brown, and Jay Krumpotich paced the visitors with 10 points each. Luca Thorson was the man for Poolesville---he launched three three-pointers and finished with 12 points. Samson Hanna hit for four points for the Falcons and Austin Kim, Chris Horan, and Alex Miller also scored in the loss.    

6TH - Boonsboro 39 Oakdale 34 Both teams played very hard. Game was tied after the first quarter 8-8 Boonsboro then lead 20-16 at the half. Catoctin then cut the lead and only trailed 28-27 after 3 quarters. Boonsboro was lead Scarberry and Jordre with 12 pts. Worrell and Palmer with 6 each. Keaton and Atkinson 2 pts each. Oakdale was lead by Jackson and Clark with 7 each and Kolick with 4pt

6TH - Urbana  49 Brunswick 27. Urbana was led in scoring by Sawyer Smith with 17. Nico Aranda added 7 and Jionni Jones had 6.  Brunswick was led by Brody McLane with 13. Mason Eye had 6 and AJ Sindler added 4.

POOLESVILLE, MT. AIRY ONLY DOUBLE WINNERS IN EIGHT DOUBLEHEADERS - 12/07

Monocacy varsity 61 Ballenger Creek 42 Game high scorer was Monocacy's Kyrin Ambush finishing with a whopping 31 points.   Bryden Tema scored 8 points, Aaron Gautreaux was a beast on the boards finishing with 20 rebounds and scoring 7 points.   Mason Dykes scored 6 points, 4 points from Kamden Beatty, Camden Keene scored 3 and 2 points from Camari Johnson for Monocacy.   Ballenger Creek's guards did the most of their scoring with Jaylyn Lowe scoring 16 and Joziah Wynn adding 13 points.   Za'Mari Young scored 5 points for the Bulldogs, 3 from Marcus Jackson, 2 each from Alexavier Ofori and Ethan Brown and a point from Alexander Harris.

Ballenger Creek jayvee  50 Monocacy 28 Ballenger Creek rallied from a 19-7 deficit in the 2nd quarter and ran away with a 50-28 win against Monocacy.   Gme high scorer was Ballenger Creek's Eli Gomez with 17 points.   Asameyong Asameyong added 12 points for the Bulldogs, Kobe Shareff scored 8 points, 5 from Matthew Blessing, Vincent Mogavero scored 4 and 2 points each from Pedro Santo and Sean Furlong.   Isaiah Ellerbe scored 10 points for the Mustangs, Ivie Owlafe added 6 points, 5 from Kaiyon Stewart, Gus Midgette scored 3 points and 2 points a piece from Mason Dennis and Mason Hodge.

Varsity- Windsor Knolls 61 Oakdale 25 Plagued by turnovers, Oakdale loses home opener. Led by stellar play from game-high scorer Taylor Rosario with 27,  WK came out strong and never looked back. With a halftime lead of 33-12, WK dominated the game from the jump. Despite great defensive hustle from Oakdale's Davi Baba and Joe Ratliff, the Bears couldn't get it together on the offensive end of the court. Other scorers for WK were Caden Johnson with 10 and Ezayne White with 6. Oakdale was led by Cayden Horner with 8 and Kai Huynh with 7.

JV Oakdale 51, Windsor Knolls 26 In an exciting match-up, Windsor Knolls initially took the lead, but by the second quarter, Oakdale had firmly taken control of the game. Oakdale's top scorers were Luke Scholtes with an impressive 22 points, Carlos Miguel with 15 points, and both Matthew Osae-Addo and Rocklin Marceron contributing 4 points each. On the Windsor Knolls side, Silas Lane led with 9 points, followed by Achilleas Moutafis with 6 points, and Johan Ovalles with 4 points.

Varsity - Walkersville 24 Urbana 19. Defense was the name of the game in the season opener. Walkersville came out with a high focus and defensive intensity pressuring the Hawks and causing turnovers. Walkersville missed a lot of close shots, but kept the pressure on and held the Hawks to one first quarter point. Walkersville leads 9-1 after the first quarter. In the second, more missed opportunities plagued the Lions and the Hawks were able to get some scoring going moving the ball and having quick cuts to the basket. Easton Vesely for the Lions and Sam Armacost for the Hawks both had four points in the quarter. At halftime, the Lions lead 17-10. In the third, the Hawks switched things up defensively and the Lions misses continued only scoring 2 in the quarter. The Hawks, led by Payson Wilhelm’s 5 points in the quarter cut into the Lions lead. After three, the Lions hold a 19-15 led. In the fourth, the Lions turned up the defensive pressure causing turnovers. Lions misses continued however with threes going in and out. Walkersville was able to leave with a slim victory. Walkersville was led by Easton Vesely’s game high 10 points and 5 points by Cameron Ambush and Landon Young. Urbana was led by Payson Wilhelm’s 5 and four each from Sam Armacost and Deloni Busey. 

JV - Urbana 55 Walkersville 36 Urbana spoiled the season home-opener for Walkersville, using their pressure and size to jump out to an early lead, and never looked back. Urbana book-ended the game with 17-point 1st and 4th quarter points. Urbana's Jaxon Marshall utilized his quick transition to get most of his 16 points off of the fast break. Big man Xavier Cresta dominated the post with his soft touch to get most of his 16 points in the paint. Landon Murphy scored in every quarter, notching 13 including a three-pointer. Walkersville won the middle quarters and even cut the lead to four, but first-game jitters created too big of a deficit. Jayden Boube utilized his inside moves to create his own scoring opportunities around the hoop. He even stepped outside and knocked down a wing three. The guards were led by Caleb Ieng's steady ball-handling, including a three-pointer. He finished with 9. Kevin Coleman got his offense going early by getting himself to the line. He finished 3-for-4 from the stripe, and finished with 5. High scorers Urbana - Marshall (16), Cresta (16), Murphy (13), Stanley (6) High scorers Walkersville - Boube (9), Ieng (9), Coleman (5), Clark (4)

Linganore varsity 41, TJ 33 Nate Day Hemp and Jet Maxwell led the Lancers with 11 points each. Kevin Poker and Ace Harris had 12 and 10 respectively for the Patriots. 

TJ jayvee 40 Linganore 31. The game started with Colton Kirk catching fire scoring 4 of his team high 8 points for the Lancers. Daniel Cioffi added 5 and Henry Keefer and Anthony Gorski each had 4 for Linganore. Despite the Lancers balanced attack and tough defense, The Patriots led 24-15. For Tj, Gabe Ayala led the charge scoring a Team and game high 16 points. Van Mvutu Landu added 10 and Jason Beaver had 6 for the Patriots.

West Frederick varsity 65 Middletown 39. Aden Bryant lead all scorers with 18 points while also grabbing 10 rebounds for the double double.  Kingston Myers and Joaquin Cardoza each had 12 points in a balanced effort from the Cadets.  Middletown was lead by Drew Oman with 11 points and Treyce Jenkins with 10 points.

Middletown jayvee 37 West Frederick 27. Middletown was lead by Nikolas Janse Von Rensburg with 11 points and Aiden Aviles had 7 points.  Tyler Morgan lead West Frederick with 17 points.

Mt Airy varsity 49 Boonsboro 34 A game that went back and forth in the first half.  Boonsboro was led by a hot start from Rhett Springer in the first half accounting for 12 of 21 points, but Mount Airy had six different players score to take a 24-21 halftime lead.  The Bulldogs came out with energy and won the second half 25-13.  The Bulldogs extended their lead to over 20 points before late three pointers from Tristan Mullins and Pierce French cut it back to 15. The Bulldogs were led by CJ Thomas 15 points and 9 rebounds, Cole Willingham 10 points and Matt Valerio 7.  Mount Airy had 8 of 10 players score in the contest.  Boonsboro was led by Rhett Springer 12 points and Tristan Mullins 11. 

Mt. Airy jayvee 28 Boonsboro 26. The game was close throughout with the teams exchanging leads seven times. Mt. Airy took the early lead on a layup by Carson Valente. Boonsboro promptly answered with a three-point basket from Camden Engle. The teams battled defensively until Mt. Airy was able to close the first quarter on a 4-0 run with buckets from Carson Valente and Nathan Hartman, holding a lead of 6-3. Boonsboro closed the gap to 6-4 with a free throw from Camden Engle in the second quarter. The teams then battled back and forth as Mt. Airy was able to answer with a three-pointer from Reid Donaldson on a great assist from Jake Fogle with Boonsboro answering on a bucket from Maddox Garner to cut the deficit to 9-6. Grayson Gerhardt hit an 8-foot jumper to give Mt. Airy an 11-6 lead with a couple minutes left in the second and match their biggest lead of the game. But Boonsboro remained resilient and closed the quarter on a 5-0 run. Engle drained a 3-pointer and Eli Cook added a basket to close the half with the game tied, 11-11. Boonsboro continued with a 3-0 run to start the third quarter by playing some solid defense and making three free-throws, one from Maddex Murray and two from Camden Engle to extend the lead to 14-11. Mt. Airy got a spark from Nathan Hartman who hit one of two free throws and then added a layup on a feed from Ford Miller to tie the game yet again, 14-14. The seesaw battle continued with a jumper Murray and Mt. Airy answered with a three from Ford Miller to take a 17-16 lead. Boonsboro was relentless on the offensive glass and took the lead on a put back from Maddox Garner. Max Desantos then hit Kaden Lewis for a layup on a perfectly executed fast break to stretch the lead to 20-16. Boonsboro closed out the quarter with some high-pressure defense to create a turnover and Eli Cook hit a 22-footer at the buzzer to close out the third with a 23-17 lead, the biggest of the game. In the fourth quarter Mt. Airy maintained their composure despite the 6-point deficit as the teams then battled back and forth. Reid Donaldson finished strong on a layup to get the Bulldogs within four. A free throw from Kaden Lewis took the lead back to five for Boonsboro and Ford Miller answered with his second 3-pointer of the game. The Warriors answered that with a 2-point bucket of their own from Maddex Murray and Boonsboro led 26-22 with just over two minutes left in the game. But there was no quit in Mt. Airy. Nathan Hartman converted a traditional 3-point play getting fouled on a putback and then connecting on the free throw to bring the score to 26-25. And with eight seconds left in the game, Mt. Airy was able to connect on a 3-pointer from Carson Valente at the buzzer and secure an exciting 28-26 victory for the Bulldogs. The leading scorers for Mt. Airy were Nathan Hartman (9), Carson Valente (7), Ford Miller (6), Reid Donaldson (5), and Grayson Gerhardt (2) Boonsboro was led by Camden Engle (9), Maddex Murray and Eli Cook (5), Maddox Garner (4), and Kaden Lewis with (3). 

Varsity- Poolesville 49, Catoctin 45 Poolesville frustrated the Cougars’ offense from the get-go, leading to a sluggish start for Catoctin. Two three pointers by Nicolas DePasquale helped the Falcons jump out to an 11-4 lead after one quarter. The second quarter was more of the same with Poolesville stretching their lead to 20-11 on another DePasquale three pointer and one by teammate Jonathan Bailey. The Cougars would rally in the third, picking up the pressure on defense and creating a few quick baskets off of turnovers. Brayden Rickerd and Ethan Tokar each had a pair of baskets as the Cougars stormed back to take the lead 33-30. Liam Slonski kept the Falcons close with several buckets down low. Poolesville would pull away for good in the fourth quarter despite one last attempt at a comeback by the home team. DePasquale led the Falcons with 15 points including four three pointers. Slonski added 12 and James Yeaher had nine. The Cougars were paced by Rickerd with 11, Austin Courtney with 10 and Johnny Dayberry with seven.

JV – Poolesville 27, Catoctin 11 Poolesville jumped out to an early lead, led by a strong defensive effort holding Catoctin to zero points in the first quarter. The Cougars put up a fight and cut the Poolesville lead to six in the second half, but costly turnovers kept the game out of reach. Eli Taylor led all scorers with 10 points, with fellow Falcons Johnny Horan and Dominic Sheehan chipping in six points apiece. Nathanael Fountain led Catoctin with five points. Luke Wiles, Jeremy Veronie and Eli Yocum also scored for the Cougars. 

V - FSK 41 Brunswick 27 In a physical game with very little whistles for either team FSK came out cold shooting and Brunswick went into the half with a lead 16-10. FSK came out knocking down a pair of 3’s quickly in the 3rd and matching their point total for the game making it 20-20 tie heading into the 4th. Keeping the momentum heading in to the 4th quarter FSK scores 21 lead by Hunter Morris 10 and game high 19 points to pull out the victory. FSK Colt Smith finished with a double double 11 points and 13 rebounds, Mason Stultz chipped in 6 points. Brunswick lead by Wyatt Wagoner 11 points Eli Nuse 7 and Jared Ricketts 6. 
 
FSK jayvee 42 Brunswick 28. FSK took an early lead against Brunswick and held onto their lead throughout. Brendan Ware led the team in scoring with 16 points. Davin DeJesus added 15 points, Mason Stultz had 6 points and Cameron Bullock added 4 points with 5 assists. 

6th- FSK 36 Brunswick 17. Camden Rutter opened the game with a 3 pointer and continued on hot streak with 4 more 3 pointers throughout. FSK took the lead early and never let go.  In addition to Camden Rutter with 17 points, Caiden Frock added 8 points and Johnathon Diehl added 5 points. Brunswick was led by Brody McLane with 6 points, Colton McCoy with 5 points and Brantley Mobley with 4 points.

MITHSBURG WINS PAIR, 6TH GRADE DIVISION DEBUTS - 12/01

Catoctin Varsity 35 Brunswick 19. In a game dominated by defense, visiting Catoctin outlasted Brunswick in both teams' season opener.  Catoctin’s Brayden Rickerd led all scorers with 12 points.  Jonathan Dayberry added eight points while Luke Berg and Ethan Tokar each scored four for Catoctin. Sean Finn and Jared Ricketts led Brunswick with four points a piece.  Luke Wagoner contributed three points for Brunswick.

Brunswick JV 51 Catoctin 24.  Brunswick was led by their forward Taylor Black’s 21 points (five from downtown) helping Brunswick jump ahead quickly in a game they never trailed.  Catoctin had Nathanael Fountain and Jeremy Veronie with six points a piece, but were unable to slow down Brunswick and their point guard Emery Tritch who finished with a game high nine assists and zero turnovers.

V - Poolesville 50, Boonsboro 40 Poolesville hit four three-pointers in the first quarter, including three from Nicolas DePasquale (team-high 13 points total) to open up a 16-4 lead, then held Boonsboro at arm's length for the rest of their season-opening win. The Falcon's Sean Watson filled up the scoreboard from the second quarter on and finished with 12 points. Alden Litzenberger just missed double figures with nine points, big man John Bailey finished with nine rebounds and six points. Landon Puglisi hit for five points, and James Yeaher and Anthony DePasquale also scored in the win. Boonsboro's Layne Palmer (16 points) and Rhett SPringer (14 points) made things interesting in the second half as the Warriors clawed back to make it close. Tristen Mullins pitched in six points in the loss.

JV - Boonsboro 22, Poolesville 16 Both teams got off to a slow start, but Boonsboro shook off their shooting doldrums in the second half to outlast the homestanding Falcons. Maddox Murray and Asher Shelly paced Boonboro with six points each. Camden Engle and Maddox Garner also scored in the win. Eli Taylor led Poolesville with six points. Johnny Horan finished with three points and Gabe Rhode, Ricky Reys, and Brady Neuman also scored in the loss.  
 
Smithsburg varsity 66 FSK 43 Smithsburg took the lead early on in the first quarter for a 15 to 2 lead. Smithsburg was led by Ben Kirchner with 19 points to lead all scorers.  Kolton Crawford added 15 points and Joe Bono adding 12 points. Elijah Duffy and Jack Rawlett had 6 steals each, and 7 rebounds each. Lucas Kaslavage added 7 points. FSK was led by Hunter Morris with 17 points, add Brayden Rill and Colt Smith added 9 points and 8 points each.

Smithsburg jayvee 32 FSK 29 Smithsburg was led by Vince Bloom with 25 points and 12 rebounds for a double double. FSK was led by Davin DeJesus with 10 points and Cameron Bullock added 7 points.

6th - Brunswick 33 Crestwood 22. AJ Sindler was Brunswick's highest of their eight scorers, with 10 points. Mlenga had 13 for Crestwood. Only three of Mlenga's points came in the 2nd half as Sindler effectively denied him the ball.

6th - Boonsboro 50, Poolesville 15 Boonsboro's experienced 6th grade boys, paced by Easton Scarberry's 11 points, put 10 players in the score book. The Warriors spread the love up and down the lineup with Drew Atkinson and Braeden Worrell hitting for six points each, Landon Jordre and Wesley Crist with five each, and four points apiece from Jackson Mullins, Landon Palmer, and Brayden Keaton. Poolesville picked up four points each from George Miller, Chris Horan, and Eli Kontos. Mason Smith had a bucket in the loss and Alex Miller also scored for the Falcons.

6th - FSK 29 Smithsburg 27 FSK was led by Wade Smith with 9 points. Carden Frock and Camden Rutter added 7 points each. Smithsburg Smithsburg was led by Henry Rawlett with 10 points to lead all scorers.  Bentley Hobbs added 8 points for the Smithsburg 6th grade team.