Darius

A quarterback known for his slippery moves, Jennings rushed for 252 yards and three touchdowns and had an interception to spark then-No. 5 Gilman to a 34-27 upset over then-No. 2 McDonogh on Saturday for the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference football title. The No. 3 Greyhounds finished 8-3 as the 5-foot-11, 185-pound junior ran 215 times for 2,028 yards and completed 35 of 79 passes for 733 yards. He scored 35 touchdowns: 24 rushing, one returning a kickoff and 10 passing.

On October 24, 2009, ALEXANDER CHANDLER JR., Survived by son, Aaron Chandler, daughters, Krista Chandler Everett, Ayvia and Alexica Chandler, mother Christine Chandler, brothers, Kelvin and Derrick Chandler, six grandchildren, Rodney Horton Jr., Ariana Chandler, Darius Everett, Amoni Hance, Donte Hance and Kristen Everett and a host of other family and friends. Family will receive friends at the family owned WYLIE FUNERAL HOME P.A. OF BALTIMORE COUNTY,

A 17-year-old Baltimore boy was sentenced yesterday to 30 years in prison, with all but 12 years suspended, in the shooting of a man with whom he was involved in a continuing fight. About 9:30 p.m. Nov. 9, Officer Gregory Fisher saw Darius Bacote of the 500 block of Orchard St. fire a handgun five times in the 1300 block of W. North Ave. Fisher chased Bacote, caught him and found a .38-caliber handgun, prosecutors said. Fisher couldn't identify Bacote's target. Police canvassed area hospitals and learned that a man with a gunshot wound to his back had walked in for treatment.

On April 1, 2008, DARIUS beloved son of Drusilla. He is also survived by three sons, Darius Jr., Darian and Damario, one daughter, Adaria, three brothers, Jermaine Boston and Jerome and Ezra Bunch, two sisters, Lennea and Chsade and other family members and friends. Friends may call WYLIE FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 638 N. Gilmor Street on Sunday from 12 to 4 P.M. Family will receive friends on Monday 10:30 A.M. Wake and 11 A.M. Funeral Service at Unity United Methodist Church, 1433 Edmondson Avenue.

The inmate who was fatally stabbed Monday outside his cell at the Baltimore Detention Center has been identified as Darius Solers, officials from the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services said yesterday. Solers, 27, of Baltimore was attacked in a walkway area about noon and was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he died. He had been awaiting trial on drug distribution charges. Spokesman Mark Vernarelli said the department's Internal Investigative Unit has 15 detectives assigned to the case, including two from the state police.

On March 13, 2006, DARIUS B. PENNINGTON; beloved husband of Elizabeth Pennington; dear cousin of Daphne Ernst. Friends may call at the CONNELLY FUNERAL HOME OF DUNDALK P.A., 7110 Sollers Point Rd., on Wednesday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday 11 A.M. Interment, Gardens of Faith Cemterry.

Some famous musicians were playing slightly different tunes in B-more last weekend. Let's start with Darius Rucker. You may know him better as the lead singer of Hootie & the Blowfish. Darius and his new band put on a benefit concert at the Lyric Opera House, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Carson Scholars Fund. The music was certainly a flash from the past, but not from Darius' own history. Instead of performing the hits that made him famous, he and his band took on Sinatra. And, from what we hear, they did "Ol' Blue Eyes" proud.

With much pomp and circumstance, they held a commencement yesterday at Gateway School in Northwest Baltimore. And for only three graduates. The pomp: robes and mortarboards, processions and recessions, songs and honors for the graduates, camera-toting parents, balloons, more than a few tears of joy. The circumstance: One graduate, Darius Roberts, 10, was honored for having learned to control his emotions and to read a few words. Kevin Thomas, 11, was praised for overcoming the turmoil of a rare disorder that causes him to eat compulsively.

Ordinarily, the programs in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's annual Summer MusicFest are imaginatively put together by artistic director Mario Venzago with a particular theme in mind; each piece complements the overall idea. During Wednesday's penultimate offering in this year's fest, I was reminded of his amusing comment on opening night a few weeks back about how he didn't always remember what the theme was by the time the concert came along. Maybe he really wasn't kidding. I couldn't readily detect any connections between the works this time, but, hey, who needs a theme, anyway?

An 11-month-old baby has died of a heroin overdose, and his mother has been charged with second-degree murder - the second death this year in Baltimore of a baby who ingested the narcotic. Darius Key was found not breathing Sept. 8 at his home in the 200 block of S. Gilmor St. This week, the state medical examiner ruled his death a homicide by "narcotic intoxication," Baltimore police said. Yesterday morning, police charged the boy's mother, Georgianna Key, 23, in the death. In June, a 9-month-old boy died of a heroin overdose in West Baltimore and detectives charged his great-aunt and her boyfriend with second-degree murder after the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.