Final Goal

No. 11 Broadneck (10-2-1) scored twice in the first half and added a third goal in the second as the Bruins defeated host City, 3-1, in a state Class 3A East boys soccer region quarterfinal yesterday.Sean Ward and Cory Ross scored first-half goals and were assisted by Todd Betz and Craig Vincent, respectively. Jeremy Eckman fed Dan Gerbasi on the final goal.Broadneck will meet J. M. Bennett in a region semifinal at 5 p.m. Saturday at Wicomico County Stadium in Salisbury.

Between errant shots, shaky decisions or a growing sense of uneasiness, No. 13 Johns Hopkins appeared vulnerable to yet another late-season loss to Navy on Saturday. Then the second half arrived. The Blue Jays scored 11 straight goals to close the game, routing the Midshipmen, 15-4, before 3,646 at Homewood Field. Mike Poppleton won 15 of 17 faceoffs, Brandon Benn scored five goals and John Kaestner added three goals and three assists for Hopkins (8-4), which lost to Navy in two of the previous three years.

CATONSVILLE -- Broadneck was the one team countians felt could prevent Dulaney from winning its fourth Class 4A/3A boys lacrosse state title -- and thus end the Lions' dominance over local contingents. Over the past three years, Arundel, Annapolis and North County stepped up to challenge the Lions. All three came away disappointed losers. After yesterday's state title game, however, for the first time since losing to Arundel in 1988, Dulaney coach Gary Schreiber stood near his bench before his disappointed players, delivering a losing speech after the Bruins' 10-7 victory.

Dwayne Porter scored at the 12-minute mark of overtime to lift the host Kentucky Stickhorses to an 11-10 win over the Baltimore Bombers on Sunday afternoon at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky. The loss dropped the Bombers (3-2) to second place in the North American Lacrosse League behind the Boston Rockhoppers, who defeated the Rhode Island Kingfish, 20-7, on Saturday. Forward Matt Hickman (Salisbury) scored the final four goals for the Bombers on Sunday, including one that tied it at 10 with 5:46 left; he finished with a game-high five points.

Glenelg may look back on yesterday's 5-0 win over Westminster as a turning point in what had been a disappointing season.Glenelg (2-1), a team that has put together three straight winning seasons in the highly competitive Howard County League and won a Class 2A state title in 1992, had looked terrible in losing its first game to Spalding two weeks ago.It didn't look much better but managed to rally from a 2-0 deficit in the last 20 minutes against a...

It was business as usual for Calvert Hall's Mike Lance, who scored a goal and added three assists in yesterday's 5-1 win over visiting Loyola.Business as usual, that is, until coach Bill Karpovich yanked Lance with 11 minutes left in the game, pulled Lance aside and informed him of the feat he had just accomplished."

BETHESDA -- When the deluge had finally ended, the only thing Francis Scott Key coach Mindi Wagner could do was shake her head and let out a long sigh."

ROCKVILLE -- On Tuesday, No. 2-ranked Loyola lost by a goal to Landon, whose reputation as the Washington area's premiere boys lacrosse program includes a 20-0 record against rival Georgetown Prep. But Georgetown's futility against Landon may soon end, judging by yesterday's 9-5 victory over Loyola (1-2). The Little Hoyas led 3-0 after their first three shots, and 7-2 at halftime after 10 shots. "We have some guys who can create. They're patient, finished nicely, early on," said Georgetown Prep coach Kevin Giblin, who edged Gilman, 9-8, in double overtime on Tuesday.

Three minutes into yesterday's game at McDonogh, the Eagles All-Metro striker Kaiser Chowhdry was tripped hard from behind by a Loyola defender while going to goal. "I was only about 8 yards out and it upset me," Chowhdry said. The senior finishing phenom got up, brushed himself off and then converted his penalty kick. And a 4-0 rout by No. 1-ranked McDonogh (8-1 overall, 3-0 league) was on. Loyola dropped to 7-2 overall and 3-1 in the league. Chowhdry scored a hat trick, raising his season totals to 14 goals and nine assists.

No. 5 Boys' Latin converted three extra-man opportunities in yesterday's matchup with No. 3 St. Mary's, but it was the one that got away that enabled the homestanding Saints to escape Weems Whalen Field with an 8-7 victory.With St. Mary's defensemen Joe Keenan and Thad Schmidt occupying the penalty box late in the fourth quarter for holding and slashing, respectively, visiting Boys' Latin had what appeared to be a perfect chance at knotting the score.The Lakers did manage to get off five shots in that 90-second span, but four of those found the webbing of Jim Brown's stick.

It happened six years ago, but the game and its dramatic final goal - scored by Zoey Bouchelle with four seconds left in double overtime - remains fresh in the minds of almost everybody associated with girls soccer at Notre Dame Prep. When Bouchelle skillfully placed a shot underneath the John Carroll goalkeeper - the final touch of an illustrious high school career and her third goal of the game - the Blazers earned a thrilling 5-4 victory that brought the program's only Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference championship.

This was the reason Bruce Nechanicky endured two knee surgeries and countless hours of rehabilitation. The senior attackman scored Navy's last two goals to help lift No. 10 Navy to an 8-6 victory over No. 15 Ohio State before an announced 2,554 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis yesterday. The Midshipmen, who also received two goals and an assist from Tim Paul, two goals from Brendan Connors, and a goal and three assists from Andy Warner, improved to 2-0 and earned a win that could help them to their sixth consecutive NCAA tournament appearance.

Maryland executed a nearly perfect game plan against Virginia in yesterday's NCAA tournament quarterfinal, containing the Cavaliers' high-powered attack, winning most ground balls and controlling the majority of faceoffs. Maryland's offense, however, sputtered at several critical moments and could not take advantage of opportunities to pull away from the Cavaliers. Virginia eventually won when Ben Rubeor scored with 31 seconds left in the first overtime to give the second-seeded Cavaliers an 8-7 victory in front of an announced 7,017 - a quarterfinal attendance record - at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

Navy had lost two games in a row, by a goal each to Georgetown and Maryland. If there was a time for a "must" win, it was yesterday with archrival Army coming to town. Despite being on the verge of blowing the Black Knights out several times yesterday, No. 8 Navy had to score three unanswered goals in the final 8:31 to pull out a 12-9 victory at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Army scored five goals in the third quarter and tied the game at 9 on a goal by Kevin LoRusso with 10:43 remaining.

When Australia took a two-goal lead over the United States midway through the second half of last night's Under-19 women's lacrosse world championship tournament opener for both teams, the defending champion U.S. women knew they had to recover quickly. After a brief water break, the United States rallied behind the exceptional all-around play of Player of the Match Rachel Sanford and Kathleen Miller to take a 13-9 victory in the International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations Under-19 tournament before 335 at Minnegan Field at Towson Stadium.

Michael Phipps assisted Chris Mercer's game-winning third goal with seven seconds to play as Severn upended Bethesda's Landon School, 7-6, ending the national power's boys lacrosse winning streak at 38 games. The setback, the first for the Bears (0-1) since a season-opening 9-6 loss to Severn in 2001, was suffered on a bone-chilling night at Johns Hopkins University's Homewood Field, which still has 3-foot-high snow mounds on two sides. "It's cold out here, and there's snow on the ground, but I couldn't ask for a better place to play," said the Maryland-bound Phipps, who scored twice.

LANDOVER -- It wasn't the kind of return to action veteran Washington defenseman Rod Langway had in mind, but it wasn't bad for the first night back, according to Capitals coach Terry Murray.Langway, who was sidelined while deciding whether he would accept a part-time role and then while recovering from knee and shoulder surgery, returned to the lineup for the first time in 30 games Saturday night in a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers."It was frustrating being on the ice for two goals," Langway said of his comeback.

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Justin Tortolani couldn't have picked a more opportune moment to become Princeton's all-time leader in goals.The senior attackman scored Princeton's final two goals as the third-seeded Tigers edged No. 6 Maryland, 11-10, yesterday in a drizzle before 2,213 at Palmer Stadium to reach the NCAA lacrosse Final Four in Philadelphia.Princeton (11-2) will meet No. 2 North Carolina in one semifinal next Saturday at Penn's Franklin Field. Carolina advanced by defeating Brown, 16-10.

Demario Harris, one of Anne Arundel County's most talented athletes, has one big goal left. That is to win a state football championship in this his senior year at Annapolis High School. Harris, a hard-hitting 5-foot-8 and 165-pound defensive back/ running back, is a two-time All-County defensive back and last year as a junior was named first-team All-Metro. "Going to the states in my sophomore year and winning the states in track last year have been the highlights of my high school career," said Harris, who is also a key sprinter/jumper on the Panthers indoor and outdoor track teams.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Fourth-ranked Loyola and No. 5 Virginia played two different women's lacrosse games last night, but the Cavaliers put on their best show in the second half. Virginia scored the final six goals of the game to grab a 13-10 victory from the Greyhounds, who appeared in control until the last 12 minutes. Loyola, Division I's top defensive team, had not given up more than 10 goals in a game this season and had held opponents to an average of 6.33 per game. Loyola (13-3)