Class 4a East

Justin Kuntz and David Deavers combined to score 33 points - 17 and 16 respectively - as Glen Burnie upset No. 6 Annapolis, 61-51, in a Class 4A East quarterfinal Tuesday. The host Panthers (19-2) were the top seed in the region, and the Gophers were ninth. Glen Burnie took a 14-8 lead after the first quarter and outscored Annapolis in every quarter except the second, but still led 26-24 at the half. Delmore Howard led the Panthers with 16 points. North Point 73, No. 12 Arundel 62: Sequan Lawrence scored a game-high 19 points as the Eagles upset the No. 12 Wildcats (18-4)

There wasn't any defining moment or quick string of goals in Wednesday's Class 4A East boys lacrosse region title game featuring defending state champion South River and its Anne Arundel County rival Chesapeake. It was more just South River doing what it does best this time of year. The No. 10 Seahawks controlled play most of the way, methodically finished off scoring chances and clamped down on defense when called upon to earn a thorough 10-3 home win over the No. 13 Cougars and return to the Class 4A-3A state semifinals.

It seemed like everyone wanted to talk to Arundel's Alec Lemon after last night's Class 4A East regional playoff game against visiting North County. One kid asked Lemon to sign a football, another just wanted to say hello, while some adults conveyed their best wishes. The game Lemon had will usually draw a crowd. The senior finished with 306 all-purpose yards and scored four touchdowns - two on pass catches, one on an interception and another on the game's opening kickoff to help No. 6 Arundel to a 49-15 victory over No. 10 North County.

With this weekend's state finals, the 2012 high school football season came to a close with only a handful of senior all-star games to look forward to. River Hill and Dunbar successfully defended their state championships to complete a fall full of highlights for The Baltimore Sun's Top 15. Here's a final look at how the Top 15 finished their seasons. Look for the final rankings in Tuesday's paper. Ranking/Team/Record/Season result 1. Gilman/9-2/MIAA A Conference champion 2. River Hill/14-0/Def.

Andrew Holland was hot from the perimeter while Alex Denny guarded the inside at both ends as host Broadneck eliminated Arundel, 58-44, in a Class 4A East region boys basketball quarterfinal in Cape St. Claire last night. Holland, a four-year starting guard for the Bruins (14-8), launched five threes, was 9-for-10 at the free-throw line in the last 2:20 of the game and finished with a game-high 31 points. "My teammates were setting screens for me and the big man [Denny] kept setting picks for me at the top of the key, " said Holland, who was 5-for-10 in three-point attempts.

FREDERICK -- Last night's Class 4A East Region girls basketball final was a family affair. Chesapeake-Anne Arundel's Lynnea Spinnenweber scored 15 of her 19 points in the second half in helping give her father and coach his first 4A East Regional championship with a 60-51 victory over Frederick. "For her to set up tonight was really awesome," John Spinnenweber said. "That's one of the real blessings of being a parent and a coach." Frederick (21-4) came out pressing, forcing three early turnovers to take a 7-0 lead.

Chesapeake-AA picked a fine time to show off its batting prowess. The Cougars got 10 hits and senior pitcher Erin Taylor out-dueled junior right-hander Laura Siler as No.5 Chesapeake ousted host and sixth-ranked C. Milton Wright from the Class 4A East regionals with a 9-2 victory in Bel Air yesterday. All 10 Cougars hits were singles, but they also took advantage of eight Mustangs errors that led to six runs."We were really aggressive at the plate," said senior shortstop Lindsay Ries, who went 3-for-3 and scored twice.

All the little things that add up and become huge when the playoffs roll around were done by Severna Park last night in Ferndale. The Falcons rebounded, hit their free throws, defended smart and aggressive and went on to stun No. 15-ranked North County, 60-51, in a Class 4A East region semifinal. Junior guard Jon Garritt led the Falcons (16-8) with 21 points as they avenged a 66-62 loss to North County in the regular season and move one step closer to their second state playoff appearance.

Any celebrating Arundel might have done for winning the Class 4A East boys title at North County was muted by the disqualification of one of its top athletes. County high jump champion Brian Devaul was disqualified from that event for unsportsmanlike conduct, which also eliminates him from that event at the state meet. Despite that, Arundel edged county rival Old Mill, 93-92, to win the 4A East regional. Westminster finished third in the boys meet (80), followed by C. Milton Wright and Broadneck.

The South River girls basketball team walked into top-ranked Arundel's gym yesterday believing it could win the Class 4A East region. By the end of the game - with spurts of offense to keep close in the first half, a clamp-down on defense in the second and two free throws from senior guard Stacy Hunt in the final seconds - the No. 12 Seahawks came away with a stunning and hard-fought 45-43 victory over the defending state champion Wildcats to do just...

Old Mill just couldn't find a way to stop Meade quarterback Marcus Smith in Friday's Class 4A East Region final. Smith's running sparked the visiting Mustangs on offense throughout the night, especially on the team's final drive. That's when he ran for 65 of his 144 yards and scored on a 6-yard touchdown run with 22 seconds left to give No. 7 Meade a 28-21 victory over No. 6 Old Mill, the defending state champion. Meade (10-2) has won tough road playoff games in consecutive weeks.

Old Mill suffered a tough one-point loss to South River in the regular-season finale last week, but the Patriots gained some revenge Friday night. Shawn Brown ran for 225 yards and two touchdowns, and Brady Ludwig threw for another score as the host No. 9 Patriots relied heavily on their ground game to beat No. 11 South River, 21-7, in a Class 4A East regional semifinal. Old Mill (9-2) will host No. 13 Meade in the regional championship next week as the Mustangs surprised No. 4 Arundel, 36-28, in the other Class 4A East semifinal matchup.

South River's Kacie Longo knows what it means to play under pressure. She proved that to top-seeded Arundel in the Class 4A East girls' soccer championship Tuesday night. After No. 4 Arundel took a 2-0 lead, Longo scored twice in the second half - the second coming with less than 40 seconds left - leading the No. 3 Seahawks to overtime, where they won, 3-2. Madison Koenig scored the game-winner on a penalty kick with 8:30 left in the second overtime. South River (17-2) will face Bowie in the state semifinals Saturday at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville.

No. 13 Arundel (18-5) jumped on top-seeded Old Mill with four runs in the top of the first inning, gave up the lead, then got a two-RBI hit by Syeed Mahdi in the fourth en route to a 7-5 victory against the Patriots in a Class 4A regional semifinal on Wednesday. Arundel will play at either Severna Park or North Point on Friday in the regional championship. To defeat the Patriots, the Wildcats had to get by Old Mill pitcher Josh Hader, who one-hit Arundel the last time the teams played in a 5-0 Patriots' win. Mahdi hit a single off of Hader, which drove in the two-deciding runs in the fourth inning.

After Arundel quarterback Cooper Hibbs used a no-huddle offense to put together scoring drives on his team's first two possessions Thursday night, third-ranked Old Mill adjusted by getting out of its zone defense and using multiple blitz packages to lock him down. The Patriots then put the ball in the hands of their best playmaker, Rob Chesson, and took control, scoring seven consecutive touchdowns en route to a 47-10 victory before an estimated 3,000 at No. 5 Arundel. Chesson had 233 yards on 34 carries with five touchdowns as Old Mill solidified its top spot in the Class 4A East rankings and made itself the lone undefeated team in Anne Arundel County.

SATURDAY BOYS BASKETBALL Sleepy Thompson Tournament (at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes) No. 11Glenelg CS 64, Woodberry Forest 5 1 CLASS 4A EAST Old Mill 67, Arundel 55 GIRLS BASKETBALL REGIONAL FIRST ROUND CLASS 4A EAST Arundel 58, Old Mill 54 Severna Park 56, N.County 52

Quarterback Nick Elko threw four touchdown passes to tie the state public school season record of 38, but it was the Arundel defense that sparkled even more last night as the No. 4 Wildcats won their first regional title in 24 years. Host Arundel won the Class 4A East crown with a 49-20 victory over defending regional champion No. 6 Broadneck at John Puglise Stadium in Gambrills last night. With linebacker Arinze Obiako - the Wildcats' best defensive player, according to coach Chuck Markiewicz - out because he was ejected last week and was suspended for one game, linebacker Michael Inyang stepped up. Inyang intercepted two passes and returned a fumble 54 yards for a touchdown to give the Wildcats a 27-14 lead.

Time ran out on the unlikely playoff run of the Westminster Owls. After trailing No. 15 Meade by as much as 20 in the first half, Westminster cut the lead to two late in the game before the experience and athleticism of the host Mustangs prevailed in a 64-57 win in the Class 4A East semifinals. "We dug ourselves a big hole," said Westminster coach Sue Conklin, coaching her eighth game since taking over for former coach Dick Ebersole, who resigned shortly after nine of his 12 players were declared ineligible for the season.

Severna Park conceded a late first-half goal against No. 4 Arundel in Friday night's Class 4A East regional semifinal and was faced with the daunting task of solving one of the most formidable defenses in the metro area. Nonetheless, the No. 15 Falcons continued to push forward, and Billy Zito knocked in a loose ball after a corner kick with four minutes remaining to send the game into overtime. It was only the fourth goal allowed by Arundel all season. Michael Utz then scored an almost identical goal with 9:11 remaining in the second overtime to give Severna Park a thrilling 2-1 victory.

For all the great history and offensive power that Severna Park possesses, the Falcons were fortunate to have another weapon Wednesday night: a stone wall. Goalie Cait Coletti stopped two penalty strokes within a two-minute span to preserve a one-goal lead and give the third-ranked Falcons a 2-1 victory over visiting and top-ranked South River (15-2) in the Class 4A East regional championship game. Severna Park (16-1-1) will play Wednesday in the state semifinals at Franklin High in Reisterstown.