Eastern Tech

No. 1 Eastern Tech beat No. 14 North Harford, 4-2, on Friday as the host Mavericks advanced to their first state softball semifinals in four years in a Class3A North region final. Eastern Tech (22-2) will play Linganore of Frederick County on Tuesday at Bachman Sports Complex in Glen Burnie. Sophomore pitcher Jordan Cargile picked up the win over the Hawks (15-6), giving up seven hits and two earned runs in seven innings while striking out five batters. The Mavericks broke a 2-2 in the fourth when freshman shortstop Jenn January laced a single to right field, which scored Giselle Alvarez and Ashley Sauerwein.

No. 1 Eastern Tech beat No. 14 North Harford, 4-2, on Friday as the host Mavericks advanced to their first state softball semifinals in four years in a Class3A North region final. Eastern Tech (22-2) will play Linganore of Frederick County on Tuesday at Bachman Sports Complex in Glen Burnie. Sophomore pitcher Jordan Cargile picked up the win over the Hawks (15-6), giving up seven hits and two earned runs in seven innings while striking out five batters. The Mavericks broke a 2-2 in the fourth when freshman shortstop Jenn January laced a single to right field, which scored Giselle Alvarez and Ashley Sauerwein.

One of the things Eastern Tech freshman pitcher Jordan Cargile has learned over the course of the Mavericks' undefeated season is that plenty of trust and confidence has formed among her teammates. In Monday's Baltimore County softball championship game against Lansdowne, those traits were tested early. After surrendering three first-inning runs, however, Cargile and the No. 5 Mavericks settled down, while the No. 10 Vikings struggled defensively in the big-game atmosphere.

For the 72 nd year, the area's most deserving unheralded football and girls basketball players will be honored at the McCormick Unsung Heroes Award Banquet Monday night at the Hunt Valley Inn. One male and one female will receive the 2012 Charles Perry McCormick Scholarships, which are valued at $36,000 over four years of college. The athletes - 112 seniors - come from 68 schools in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association and the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland.

Eastern Tech needed just 4 minutes, 40 seconds Friday night to break Baltimore County-rival Chesapeake's string of nine straight scoreless quarters. By the end of the game, the defending Class 2A state champion also had gained a key dose of early season confidence against the lone team to beat them last season. Sayvon Norman and Josh Canella each rushed for a pair of touchdowns and the Mavericks held the Bayhawks without a first down until 47 seconds left in the third quarter in a 38-0 win at CCBC-Essex.

Time and again Friday night, Eastern Tech's offense knocked on the door against host Middletown, twice putting together drives of at least 15 plays and three times reaching the red zone. Finally, the Knights simply slammed it shut. Held scoreless despite multiple chances in the first half, defending state champion Eastern Tech allowed a 75-yard kickoff return to Middletown's Chris Pirrone to open the second half, then never recovered in a 20-6 loss in the Class 2A state semifinals.

With 10 minutes remaining and the score knotted at 0-0 in Tuesday's Class 3A North girls soccer regional title game between Eastern Tech and No. 5 C. Milton Wright, an unidentified Mustangs defender screamed, "we only need one goal to win this game. " That anonymous C. Milton Wright defender's proclamation turned out to be spot on, as midfielder Katie Burgee sent an 18-yard rocket into the Mavericks' net six minutes later, giving the Mustangs all they would need to claim a 1-0 victory and earn a spot in Saturday's 3A state semifinal.

Jordan Cargile and Breanna Casper were the one-two combination for top-ranked Eastern Tech softball Wednesday. Cargile threw a no-hitter and Casper led the bats as the host Mavericks defeated Western Tech, 11-0. Cargile struck out 10 and Casper went 2-for-3 with a triple, a homer and four RBIs. Alex Peay (2-for-3) had four stolen bases for Eastern Tech. No. 4 Howard 4, Marriotts Ridge 0: Winner Samantha O'Connor struck out seven in a two-hitter for the visiting Lions (12-2)

Bobby Custer's single in the bottom of the sixth scored Rob Lockwood, breaking a tie and lifting host Eastern Tech over No. 6 Perry Hall, 4-3, yesterday. Lockwood had singled home Glenn Umbarger earlier in the inning, tying the game at 3.

This time a year ago, the Eastern Technical Mavericks were putting the wraps on an 8-8 season and pondering a future without six of their senior starters.Left with an inexperienced club and an all-freshmen battery, coach Marian Klein said she wasn't quite sure what to expect.What she got easily surpassed all expectations.For the first time in school history, the Mavericks won their region and made it to the Class 3A state semifinals yesterday at Randazzo Park, where even a 4-1 loss to McDonough of Charles County couldn't take away from an otherwise dream season.

Jordan Cargile and Breanna Casper were the one-two combination for top-ranked Eastern Tech softball Wednesday. Cargile threw a no-hitter and Casper led the bats as the host Mavericks defeated Western Tech, 11-0. Cargile struck out 10 and Casper went 2-for-3 with a triple, a homer and four RBIs. Alex Peay (2-for-3) had four stolen bases for Eastern Tech. No. 4 Howard 4, Marriotts Ridge 0: Winner Samantha O'Connor struck out seven in a two-hitter for the visiting Lions (12-2)

Olivia Ravadge hit a sacrfice fly to left field and Alex Braun scored the winning run as visiting No. 15 Chesapeake-AA upset No. 1 Severna Park, 5-4, on Wednesday. The Cougars (10-5) trailed 4-0 before Danielle Myers and Deja Sutton homered in the three-run fourth inning. Chesapeake-AA tied the game in the sixth on a wild pitch. The Falcons fell to 12-2. No. 2 Eastern Tech 13, Sparrows Point 0: Winner Jordan Cargile pitched a five-inning four-hitter and struck out seven as the host Mavericks (14-2)

Boys lacrosse No. School Record Prev. 1. Calvert Hall 6-1 1 2. Gilman 4-1 2 3. Loyola 8-1 3 4. Boys' Latin 7-3 4 5. St. Mary's 6-2 5 6. Hereford 5-1 8 7. McDonogh 4-3 7 8. Severn 10-1 8 9. St. Paul's 2-6 9 10. Glenelg 3-1...

Leah Allen Glenelg, infielder, junior The shortstop led the team in batting (.531) runs scored (30), stolen bases (20) and triples (six). She also had four home runs and has committed orally to play at Division I Kent State. Kristina Dillard Broadneck, infielder, junior The shortstop batted .462 and led Anne Arundel County in RBIs with 36. She also scored 21 runs and had a .924 fielding percentage and is being recruited by several Division I programs.

Hereford suffered its third straight loss to Frederick County's Urbana, this time in the Class 4A/3A North Region final, 32-27, Wednesday night in Parkton. The Hawks, from Frederick County, topped Perry Hall, 36-27, to advance to the final against the Bulls, who throttled Eastern Tech, 42-26, in the other semifinal. With the victory, Urbana advances to a state semifinal at North Point High in Waldorf on Saturday. Hereford (23-7) grabbed a 12-6 advantage in the regional final after freshman Billy Hess decisioned senior Dan Morley in the 152-bracket before the Hawks drew even with wins by Jacob Thomas and Mike Virnelson.

Owings Mills wrestling coach Guy Pritzker had to smile following the first day of the Franklin Invitational. Heading into the tournament, Pritzker had heard No. 7 John Carroll and No. 9 Curley were hoping to make a point against his fifth-ranked squad. But after Friday's quarterfinal round, the Eagles have nine wrestlers advancing to the semis, and they lead the scoring at the 17-team event with 100.5 points. He still made a point not to fuel the fire. "It's only the first day," Pritzker said.

No. 15 Franklin played six frustrating quarters to start the 2011 football season. Reggie Ellis and Corbin McClary made sure it wasn't eight. The host Indians used a 59-yard pass from quarterback Jackson Thornton to Ellis and a 39-yard interception return by Corbin McClary in the third quarter to overcome a lackluster first half in and beat Eastern Tech, 13-2, in a key Class 3A North game. "We just wanted to come out [after the half] and keep working," Franklin coach Anthony Burgos said.

BOYS BASKETBALL No. 5 Milford Mill 80, No. 14 Calvert Hall 71 Forest Park 83, No. 7 Lake Clifton 80 No. 8 City 58, Benjamin Franklin 54  (OT) C. Milton Wright 70, Overlea 63 Digital Harbor 54, Northwestern 29 Edgewood 77, North East 39 Glen Burnie 60, Chopticon 36 Hereford 81, N. Harford 77  (OT) St. Paul's 71, AACS 65 Southwestern 66, BFA 11   GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 2 Digital Harbor 69, Northwestern 15 No. 5 Dunbar 65, NAF 10 No. 12 Western 50, NCA 35 City 50, Masonville Cove 14 Manchester Valley 57, Liberty 49 Oldfields 39, Beth Tfiloh 32 Southwestern 66, BFA 11   WRESTLING No. 3 Spalding 36, No. 14 John Carroll 27 No. 15 N. County 49, No. 9 Broadneck 32 No. 15 N. County 41, Old Mill 21 No. 11 River Hill 65, Atholton 8 No. 11 River Hill 61, Centennial 12 Atholton 45, Centennial 19 Eastern Tech 84, Chesapeake-BC 0 Reservoir 63, Marriotts Ridge 18 Wilde Lake 54, Marriotts Ridge 19

With 10 minutes remaining and the score knotted at 0-0 in Tuesday's Class 3A North girls soccer regional title game between Eastern Tech and No. 5 C. Milton Wright, an unidentified Mustangs defender screamed, "we only need one goal to win this game. " That anonymous C. Milton Wright defender's proclamation turned out to be spot on, as midfielder Katie Burgee sent an 18-yard rocket into the Mavericks' net six minutes later, giving the Mustangs all they would need to claim a 1-0 victory and earn a spot in Saturday's 3A state semifinal.