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Phil Hyman was in the twilight zone last night and Boo Diggs was in a sea of frustration.The two Annapolis players were definitely miles apart even though they were on the same floor during a 60-48 victory over Northern of Calvert in the Class 4A East Region quarterfinals at Annapolis.Hyman, who has never started a game for the Panthers, came off the bench midway through the first quarter and started "zoning" with an unbelievable assortment of shots to rack up a career-high 30 points.Hyman, a 6-foot junior, had never scored more than 18 points.

For the first five minutes of the game, it looked as though a vintage Southern-Annapolis contest was about to happen.After falling behind early, the visiting No. 19 Bulldogs bolted to a a 14-4 run to take a 14-10 lead with 3:09 left in the first period. At that point, it was time for the Phil Hyman show to begin.The junior shooting guard scored 11 unanswered points within a minute and a half to boost the No. 7 Panthers (17-5) to a 19-2 run.From there, the hosts coasted to a 101-56 Anne Arundel County Southern Division win.Annapolis senior Ryan Dacey led all scorers with 29 points, followed by Germaine "Boo" Diggs with 21 points.

After a long layoff because of the snow, both Annapolis and Southern showed both brilliance and rustiness, but it was visiting Annapolis that started fast and sustained consistency over the long haul in posting a 75-58 win over the Bulldawgs in Harwood.Annapolis (9-2) shot 51 percent from the floor in the first half and 47 percent for the game compared to 37 percent (23-for-62) by the home team. The Panthers were surprisingly sharp -- hitting 27 of 57 attempts, including four three-pointers.

Ryan Dacey and Germaine "Boo" Diggs combined for 55 points as No. 6 Annapolis advanced to the championship game of its own Capital City Classic with a hard-earned 88-83 victory over Northern of Calvert County.The Panthers, who last won their tournament two years ago, play defending champion Pallotti at 8 tonight.Pallotti (6-3) of Laurel ran past No. 19 North County, 60-49, to earn the chance to defend its title it won last year over Northern. North County meets Northern in a matchup of 3-2 teams in tonight's 6 o'clock consolation.

The new baseball field at Annapolis High will be dedicated today at 3:30 before the Meade (1-5)/Annapolis (0-6) game.After playing too many years on a field not fit for grazing, the Panthers have a level playing field with dugouts and proper fencing thanks to the efforts of many in the Annapolis community.John Rentch (a faculty member and president of the Annapolis Sports Boosters Club), Dick Dacey (father of shortstop Ryan Dacey) and the Parole Rotary Club led scores of volunteers in the huge undertaking.

Getting a second chance in sports is something that doesn't always happen, but Teshawn Cooper and Ronnie Johnson got theirs last night in Gambrills.Cooper, Johnson and Ryan Dacey combined for 52 points while Lenny Barber pulled down 13 rebounds, 12 on the defensive side, to pace No. 13 Annapolis (10-3) to a 78-74 win over No. 11 Arundel (10-3).The Annapolis victory left the county 4A league in a three-way tie in the loss column, with 7-1 Annapolis up by a half-game over 6-1 Old Mill and 5-1 Arundel.

The decision to suspend Aberdeen's police chief, John R. Jolley, and dock his pay for improperly using city funds and illegally voiding traffic and parking tickets represents minimum punishment for his misdeeds, or "poor judgment."Under a strong, confident city government, the chief would likely have been dismissed, even though a thorough state investigation found insufficient grounds to bring criminal charges against him. But stable government has not existed in the year since Aberdeen elected its first mayor and council under a new charter.

Aberdeen's police chief and City Council president yesterday called the council's rejection of a recommendation to dismiss the chief for alleged misconduct a vote of support for the officer.At a closed meeting Tuesday night, the council, which includes Mayor Ruth Elliot, voted 4-1 to throw out the mayor's recommendation. Mrs. Elliot cast the opposing vote.The council then voted by the same margin to turn the matter over to City Administrator Peter Dacey."I would suggest that it [the council's decision]

Builders of new houses in Aberdeen would pay 25 percent more to connect to the municipal water and sewer system if the Town Commissionersadopt a proposal to raise connection charges.The proposal calls for a $200 increase in both the water and sewer connection fees, up from $800 to $1,000 for each service, Town Administrator Peter A. Dacey said.Resolutions for the new fees were introduced at the commissioners' meeting Monday. The board is expected to act on the resolutions at its June 25 meeting.

The Aberdeen Commissioners on Monday approved an $118,000 offer to buy a two-story building at 12 N. Parke St. for the town's police department.Town Administrator Peter A. Dacey said the building will be used as offices for the police department's detectives, crime prevention specialists and Drug Abuse Resistance Education instructors.The building is next to the town police department offices at 101 W. Bel Air Ave. The department has outgrown its existing space, Dacey said."It's real crowded," Dacey said.