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Tyler Ernest's major decision at 112 pounds clinched host Chesapeake's upset of fourth-ranked Old Mill, 36-30, yesterday. The 15th-ranked Cougars (15-8, 6-4) got pins from Sonny Scardina (140), Tyler Lomax (160) and Zach O'Keefe (171) to beat the defending Anne Arundel County dual-meet champion. It was the Cougars' first regular-season dual-meet win over the Patriots (8-3, 7-1) in at least 11 years. Chesapeake also got major decisions from Jarrid Bosque (119) and Nikko Moranto (130), and decisions from Chris Blake (145)

Tavon Austin had 10 carries for 152 yards and two touchdowns, both in the first quarter, as second-ranked Dunbar shut out host Mervo, 12-0, last night. The Poets (8-0) totaled 367 offensive yards against the Mustangs (5-3). Assistant coach Travis Blackston called the field conditions "terrible" and said, "There were a lot of fumbled snaps. It was hard to keep the ball clean and it was a fumble after every snap. The field was bad and the conditions just got worse and worse." No. 7 Edmondson 48, Northwestern 14 -- Terrence Wilson had rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns on 13 carries as the Red Storm (6-2)

The Navy women's basketball team survived a scare in regulation to beat Bucknell in overtime, 65-58, in the Patriot League opener for both teams yesterday.With the game tied at 52, the Bison (5-8) had a chance to win when Kim Delfs was fouled with one second remaining, but she missed her free throw.Navy (8-5) took charge early in overtime, forcing turnovers and capitalizing on the foul shooting of freshman Hillary Goodrich, who scored a game-high 19 points. Junior forward Erica Hayes added 16 points and seven rebounds.

Top-ranked McDonogh outscored Calvert Hall 4-0 in the pivotal third quarter en route to a 9-4 victory in boys lacrosse yesterday at Calvert Hall.Brad Dumont scored twice and Matt Primm, and Owen Daly each scored in the third period, giving McDonogh (17-2) an 8-3 lead going into the final quarter.No. 5 Boys' Latin 21, No. 11 Mount St. Joseph 8: Dan Lamonica scored five goals, and Brian Nee added four to power the visting Lakers (7-3).No. 13 Broadneck 11, No. 15 Southern-AA 3: Joe Case had two goals and five assists and Brendan Poleski scored three times for the Bruins (8-2)

Gregory Harris scored 14 points and made two free throws with 11 seconds to play to lead Mount St. Mary's to a 63-62 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson last night in a Northeast Conference game in Hackensack, N.J.Tony Hayden added 13 points and Melvin Whitaker 12 as Mount St. Mary's (9-10, 7-6) won its third straight game and handed Fairleigh Dickinson (7-11, 4-7) its fifth straight loss.Trailing 61-60 in the closing seconds, Fairleigh Dickinson had the ball, but Mount junior Robert Balgac tipped a pass into the hands of Harris, who was fouled and sealed the win with his free throws.

Bobby Benson scored three goals and Ryan Floyd had two goals and two assists as No. 4-ranked McDonogh beat No. 2 St. Mary's, 8-5, in boys lacrosse in Owings Mills yesterday.The score was tied 2-2 at halftime, but McDonogh (13-1) took control of the game by outscoring the once-No. 1 Saints, whose record slipped to 6-3, by 5-2 in the third quarter.Floyd led the charge with two of his goals during that span. Matt Primm also had two goals for the Eagles.No. 7 Calvert Hall 10, No. 10 Mount St. Joseph 8: Craig Rhodey scored three goals and an assist, and Brian Mulford and Kevin Frew added two goals and an assist each to help the host Cardinals win a game that was tied 7-7.No.

Ben Landers had four of Fallston's eight sacks last night, and the Cougars defeated visiting Aberdeen, 17-8, for their first victory over the Eagles since 1990.Dave Ganano rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown in the Harford County League game. Seeking coach Dave Cesky's first county title, the Cougars (6-0, 3-0) are trying to equal Fallston's best records (8-2 seasons in 1981 and '93)."Our kids have really worked hard, and they played as a team," said Cesky. "Defensively, we also got big games from Zach Geasey, Nate Leibel, Frank Taddio and Steve Shaw."

Sixth-ranked Maryland got goals from 10 players on the way to an 18-5 win yesterday over Providence at Byrd Stadium.Sophomore Jon Kemezis led the Terps (2-0) with four goals and junior Brian Zeller tied his career-high with three goals.Kemezis had three goals and an assist in the first half as Maryland led 8-1 at intermission.Providence (0-1) was outshot, 19-0, in the third period, which ended with Maryland ahead, 13-1.No. 8 Georgetown 12, Brown 4: Senior All-American Greg McCavera had four goals and an assist as the host Hoyas won their season opener.

Fourth-ranked Boys' Latin rolled up an 8-0 halftime lead and held off No. 7 Calvert Hall, 11-8, in an Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference Division I boys game yesterday.The host Lakers (9-1, 3-1 league) led 10-2 with eight minutes left, but Calvert Hall (2-3, 0-3) rallied for six goals in the final six minutes to make the game close.Dan Lamonica scored four goals and had three assists for the Lakers, and Chris Edwards added three goals and an assist. Craig Rhodey had three goals and an assist for the Cardinals.

The Navy women's basketball team survived a scare in regulation to beat Bucknell in overtime, 65-58, in the Patriot League opener for both teams yesterday.With the game tied at 52, the Bison (5-8) had a chance to win when Kim Delfs was fouled with one second remaining, but she missed her free throw.Navy (8-5) took charge early in overtime, forcing turnovers and capitalizing on the foul shooting of freshman Hillary Goodrich, who scored a game-high 19 points. Junior forward Erica Hayes added 16 points and seven rebounds.

When quarterback Keith Randall completed a 7-yard touchdown pass Friday to Jordan Bledsoe in the second quarter, Owings Mills was on its way to breaking a 53-game losing streak in football that dates five years. "We led 6-0 at the half, and our kids could really feel the win," Owings Mills coach Steve Lurz said. "We knew we had to keep our composure in the second half." Abe Tadros added a 6-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, and the host Eagles (1-3) went on to beat Loch Raven, 12-0.

In ice hockey, when a player scores three consecutive goals the achievement is called a natural hat trick. On Wednesday, Garrison Forest freshman Brooke Adler scored three straight to lead the host No. 1 Grizzlies to a 4-1 field hockey victory over No. 10 Archbishop Spalding, and her coach called it something else. "It's called amazing!" said Garrison Forest coach Traci Davis, whose team improved to 8-1-1. "All the credit to her and her teammates. Brooke is in position to score - on the inside, forward line - and it's terrific to have a freshman put it in the net like that."

Stephanie Speierman threw a no-hitter, broke a state record and helped the No. 7 Hammond girls softball team advance to the Class 2A South regional semifinals by beating visiting Patuxent, 3-1, on Monday. Speierman (15-2) gave up one run and two walks, and struck out 15, which pushed her career total to 1,351 to best previous record-holder Megan Elliott of Calvert with 1,345. No. 3 Chesapeake-AA 7, Leonardtown 0: : Lauren Gibson (11-2) pitched seven innings, gave up five hits and struck out 10 to lift the Cougars (16-2)

The eighth-ranked Loyola baseball team fell behind early but came back from a five-run deficit to defeat No. 6 Archbishop Spalding, 10-8. Harry Slade and Drew Hoppes drove in three runs each to spark the rally for the host Dons (13-4), who scored four runs in the fifth to tie the score and five runs in the sixth to take the lead. Ryan Cullen also had a big game for the Dons, going 3-for-3 with three steals and three runs scored. Austin Neary had three hits, including a home run, and drove in six runs for Spalding (18-4)

A slow start wasn't enough to doom No. 2 Calvert Hall in its lacrosse game against No. 9 McDonogh on Tuesday. Down by a goal at the half, the Cardinals (7-1) reeled off five goals in a row while shutting out the host Eagles (8-3) to earn a 6-2 win. Patrick Fanshaw started the comeback with a goal late in the third period off an assist by Jason McFadden to tie the score at 2. Patrick Coyle followed with a goal with less than six minutes left to give Calvert Hall the lead. Fanshaw scored again to make it 4-2, and goalie Greg Dutton made the lead stand up with 11 saves.

Reggie Jackson broke the game's final tie with a jump shot with 47.2 seconds left, and Boston College scored the final six points in an 80-74 victory over No. 6 Duke yesterday, the Eagles' first win over the Blue Devils in 24 years. Tyrese Rice had 21 points, including a key three-pointer, and Joe Trapani added 20 for the host Eagles (19-8, 7-5 Atlantic Coast Conference). Jackson finished with 15 points. Kyle Singler had 25 points for the Blue Devils (20-5, 7-4), who have lost three of four, and Gerald Henderson added 20. When the final horn sounded, BC's students rushed the court from both ends to celebrate.

Three players scored in double figures for the Virginia Tech men as the Hokies defeated Mount St. Mary's, 62-57, last night. Malcolm Delaney led Virginia Tech (2-0), scoring 18 points with 13 coming from the free-throw line. Virginia Tech was solid from the foul line, shooting 84 percent (27-for-32). A.D. Vassallo added 15 for the Hokies, and Jeff Allen scored 13. Jean Cajou led Mount St. Mary's (1-1) with a game-high 19 points. BOSTON COLLEGE 73, LOYOLA 50:: Joe Trapani scored 20 points and Tyrese Rice returned from a suspension to score 16 to lead the host Eagles (2-0)

After surrendering a first-half goal to Anne Arundel County rival South River, the Arundel girls soccer team constantly pressed for the equalizer throughout the second half last night in Edgewater. Shots went wide and high or, if not, Seahawks junior goalie Lyndse Hokanson always seemed to be in the way. With less than a minute left in regulation, senior forward Lexa Stevenson finally broke through for the Wildcats, neatly placing a 6-yard shot from the right side to the far post. After 20 minutes of scoreless overtime, the No. 10 Wildcats and No. 7 Seahawks settled on a 1-1 draw.

Lauren Davis hit two free throws with 14 seconds left to seal New Town's 45-42 victory last night over Poly at the second annual Breezy Bishop Classic. After the teams traded leads for most of the fourth quarter, New Town pulled ahead for good on Amirah Tucker's eight-foot baseline jumper with 2:27 to go. Neither team managed to score for more than two minutes. The host Engineers were forced to foul, and Davis hit both shots. Davis led the Titans (2-1) with 14 points, while Tucker and LaQuayla Payne had 10 each.

Tavon Austin had 10 carries for 152 yards and two touchdowns, both in the first quarter, as second-ranked Dunbar shut out host Mervo, 12-0, last night. The Poets (8-0) totaled 367 offensive yards against the Mustangs (5-3). Assistant coach Travis Blackston called the field conditions "terrible" and said, "There were a lot of fumbled snaps. It was hard to keep the ball clean and it was a fumble after every snap. The field was bad and the conditions just got worse and worse." No. 7 Edmondson 48, Northwestern 14 -- Terrence Wilson had rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns on 13 carries as the Red Storm (6-2)