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Gilman defensive tackle Henry Poggi is one of only 24 high school players nationwide to be named Thursday to USA Today's All-USA Football Team . Poggi, one of The Baltimore Sun's Co-Defensive Players of the Year, was the most schemed against player his father Biff Poggi had ever coached in the elder Poggi's 16 seasons as Greyhounds coach. Henry Poggi drew at least double-team coverage in every game as the No. 1 Greyhounds went 9-2 and won their second straight Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference championship.

The Maryland Media All-State High School Football teams were announced Thursday for the small and big school divisions. The consensus All-State teams, coaches of the year and players of the year will be released Friday. Following is the first team Big School All-State selections, which include Class 3A and 4A public schools, as well as private schools in the MIAA and WCAC A Conferences. Click here to see the Small School teams. 2012 Big School All-State Football Teams Offense QB: Shane Cockerille, Gilman, Sr. QB: Deryk Kern, Westminster, Sr. RB: Lavon Chaney, South River, Sr. RB: Dorian O'Daniel, Good Counsel, Sr. RB: Darius Victor, Northwestern-PG, Sr. OL: Antoinio Harris, Wise, Sr. OL: Moise Larose, Wilde Lake, Sr. OL: J.P. McManus, Calvert Hall, Sr. OL: Sam Mustipher, Good Counsel, Jr. OL: Damian Prince, Bishop McNamara, Jr. WR: Garrett Bean, Westminster, Sr. WR: Kendall Fuller, Good Counsel, Sr. WR: Taivon Jacobs, Suitland, Sr. AP: Reggie Eillis, Franklin, Sr. PK: Adam Greene, Broadneck, Sr. Defense DL: Rashard Budd, Damascus, Sr. DL: Darius Commissiong, Bishop McNamara, Sr. DL: Malik Dorsey, Meade, Sr. DL: Melvin Keihn, Gilman, Jr. DL: Henry Poggi, Gilman, Sr. LB: Ja'Whuan Bentley, DeMatha, Jr. LB: Zach Bradshaw, Damascus, Sr. LB: Micah Kiser, Gilman, Sr. LB: Marcus Newby, Quince Orchard, Sr. LB: Marcel Ngachie, Good Counsel, Sr. DB: Kirk Garner, Good Counsel, Sr. DB: Evan...

Et cetera Gilman's Poggi to coach Md. vs. Pa. in Big 33 Classic Gilman's Biff Poggi will head the coaching staff for the Maryland team that will play Pennsylvania in the Big 33 Football Classic, the executive board of Big 33 Team Maryland announced. Poggi's staff includes Milford Mill coach Reggie White , Atholton coach Kyle Schmitt and Gilman assistant coach Chris Baucia as well as Wise coach DeLawn Parrish and Quince Orchard coach Dave Mencarini . Teams from the two states will renew their rivalry after 21 years apart in the June 15 game at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pa. Maryland will play in at least the next five Big 33 Classics, and River Hill coach Brian Van Deusen will take the reins in 2014.

Et cetera Gilman shoots poorly in loss to Episcopal Academy Gilman started slowly and shot only 36 percent from the field Sunday in a 65-56 loss to Episcopal Academy in the Mercer Tournament at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa. The Greyhounds scored just six points in the first quarter and trailed 32-20 at the half. Senior Ben Grace led Gilman with 31 points on 10-for-16 shooting from the field, including 5-for-9 from outside. Grace also had four rebounds and three steals but committed six of his team's 15 turnovers.

Pro lacrosse Knighthawks deal ex-Jay Rabil to Wings The Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League on Friday acquired former Johns Hopkins All-American Paul Rabil from the Rochester Knighthawks as part of a blockbuster six-player trade that sends Wings forward Dan Dawson and defenseman Paul Dawson to the Knighthawks. For Rabil, the trade is the third in less than a year. In August, the Edmonton Rush dealt Rabil to the Knighthawks after Rabil refused to play for Edmonton and declared his desire to be with an Eastern team.

North Carolina junior midfielder Duncan Hutchins will miss the 2013 season as he will be undergoing back surgery and will redshirt, the team announced Friday. Hutchins, a Baltimore native and Gilman grad who has played on the Tar Heels' first- and second-team midfield units the past two years, has been troubled by back problems since his arrival at North Carolina.  In consultation with doctors, he elected to undergo surgery in January and will miss the spring semester during his recovery.  He will return to school in the summer, and it is anticipated he will make a full recovery and be ready to compete with the Tar Heels in 2014 and 2015.

Micah Kiser Gilman, linebacker, senior Henry Poggi Gilman, lineman, senior Opponents found it exceptionally difficult to run on the Greyhounds with Kiser and Poggi clogging up the middle. Coaches needed at least a double team to contain the 6-foot-4, 258-pound Poggi at tackle, and it was tough to counter 6-2, 227-pound middle linebacker Kiser with one player. They fed off each other in leading a defense that allowed just 8.1 points per game, as the No. 1 Greyhounds (9-2)

Here are a few notes on another slow week in Terps recruiting: ** ESPN HoopGurlz this week conducted a Q&A with Maryland women's point guard signee Lexie Brown . If you had to compare your game to a current college or pro player's, whose would it be? Kristi Toliver of the Los Angeles Sparks. Kristi is a point guard that sometimes has a scorer's mentality. Her 3-ball is deadly. I think I shoot well, but my reputation is not even close to hers … yet. She also attended the University of Maryland, where she won a national championship, and I hope to follow her footsteps when I get on Maryland's campus.

With just two weeks left in the high school football season, seven of The Baltimore Sun's Top 15 teams are still in action. Six advanced to the state semifinals while Calvert Hall is headed for its annual Turkey Bowl rivalry with Loyola on Thursday morning at M&T Bank Stadium. Here's a look at the results for the Top 15 from this weekend's regional finals and MIAA championships. Look for the new rankings in Tuesday's paper. Ranking/Team/Record/Latest result/Next opponent/ 1. Gilman/9-2/Def.

A year after Gilman escaped with a 34-32 double-overtime win over Calvert Hall in the inaugural Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference championship game, the Greyhounds put a much more emphatic stamp on their 11th title since 1995. No. 1 Gilman's size and strength at the point of attack wore down the No. 2 Cardinals as the Greyhounds pounded out a 35-7 victory at Johnny Unitas Stadium. Both teams started slowly, playing to a scoreless stalemate in the opening quarter.