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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)

All-Metro quarterback Richard Johnson rushed for one touchdown and threw for two others as third-ranked Milford Mill overcame a two-point deficit at halftime to defeat 14th-ranked Eastern Tech, 26-14, in a Baltimore County 3A-4A League game at Essex Community College last night.Down 14-6 and facing fourth-and-seven late in the second quarter, Johnson eluded several would-be tacklers to complete a 41-yard scoring pass to diving Brandon Thompson in the left side of the end zone.Johnson's 10-yard scoring pass to Thompson with 8: 56 left in the third period gave the Millers (9-0 overall, 8-0 league)

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.

Top-ranked McDonogh ran its winning streak to nine games as it cruised to a 63-31 win yesterday over Catholic in an Association of Independent Schools A Division game.Vicki Brick had a team-high 12 points for the host Eagles (15-1), who led by as many as 33 points. In all, 11 McDonogh players scored.Alison Healy paced Catholic with 15 points.No. 10 Western 103, Southwestern 30: The 10th-ranked Doves got points from 14 different players as they overpowered the Sabers. Crystal Falline's 12 points and four rebounds led the Doves (10-2)

Jimmy Levans and Danny Bayron each rushed for two scores to lead No. 6 Wilde Lake to a 35-0 rout of host Atholton yesterday.Bayron rushed for 101 yards and scored twice in the first half for the Wildecats (7-1 overall, 7-0 league). Levans had touchdown runs of 32 and 20 yards against Atholton (1-7, 0-7) and rushed for a game-high 154 yards.Oakland Mills 40, Glenelg 12: T. J. Welsh threw for four touchdowns and a two-point conversion to power the Scorpions (7-1, 6-1) over the host Gladiators (2-6, 2-5)

Fifth-ranked Arundel didn't get a hit yesterday against Severna Park pitcher Mandy Donaldson, but took advantage of four errors by the host Falcons to pull out a 3-2 win in an Anne Arundel County League South Division softball game.Soraya Grace went the distance for the Wildcats (5-1 overall, 3-0 in the league), allowing four hits while striking out six. Trailing 2-0, Arundel scored a run in the third and two in the fourth to take the lead.Right fielder Maria Drury then helped the Wildcats keep it, robbing Donaldson of an extra-base hit in the fifth with a spectacular running catch in the alley.

Juniors Erika Schneider and Suzanne Eyler each scored twice, as No. 12 North Harford (7-0, 3-0) ran off six straight goals in the first 11 minutes, and raced past Fallston (6-3, 3-1), 13-4, in a game for first place in the Harford County League yesterday.It marked the first time Hawks' seventh-year coach Barb Waite had beaten Fallston.Schneider ended with six goals; Eyler, two goals, two assists, and Danielle Konschak and Brooke Thomas led a solid defense in front of goalkeeper Nicole Hanratty, who ended with 10 saves.

Juniors Erika Schneider and Suzanne Eyler each scored twice, as No. 12 North Harford (7-0, 3-0) ran off six straight goals in the first 11 minutes, and raced past Fallston (6-3, 3-1), 13-4, in a game for first place in the Harford County League yesterday.It marked the first time Hawks' seventh-year coach Barb Waite had beaten Fallston.Schneider ended with six goals; Eyler, two goals, two assists, and Danielle Konschak and Brooke Thomas led a solid defense in front of goalkeeper Nicole Hanratty, who ended with 10 saves.

All season long, the Franklin Indians dominated Baltimore County competition with an in-your-face style, beating opponents to loose balls and pushing the tempo. Though everyone knew what was coming, most times the game plan still worked.Yesterday in the Class 2A-3A West region final, Middletown coach John Miller also said he was well aware of what the Indians had in store. Only this time, his team beat them to the punch.The quicker Knights outshot Franklin, 20-5, scoring a goal in each half en route to a 2-0 victory, ending the best season in the Reisterstown school's history.

No. 13 Howard left no doubt last night that it is the team to beat for the Howard County championship, routing previously unbeaten Centennial, 35-7.The host Lions (4-1, 2-0) used superior speed to create big plays, and its defense pressured No. 14 Centennial (4-1, 1-1) into four uncharacteristic turnovers."Thank God for those turnovers," Howard coach John Quinn said. "In the past they've played pretty much error-free ball against us."Centennial, which had lost only one fumble all season, fumbled three times in the third quarter.

Johns Hopkins rallied late in the second half Saturday and had a chance to force overtime with time winding down, but No. 19 Penn State forced a turnover and the visiting Nittany Lions won, 12-11. The Blue Jays fell to 5-11 overall and 0-4 in the American Lacrosse Conference in their regular-season finale. The Nittany Lions improved to 8-7 and 2-2. Trailing 12-9 with 8:51 to play, Hopkins got goals from juniors Sam Schrum and Angela Hughes to make it a 12-11 game with 2:56 left. Sophomore Brooke Lipinski won the ensuing draw, but Stephanie Ellis forced a turnover with 1:57 remaining, and the Nittany Lions cleared the ball.

The No. 11 Atholton boys basketball team was at home last night, primed to run away from the pack in Howard County. Hammond said not so fast. The visiting Golden Bears took a 19-point first-quarter lead and pushed back every time the Raiders came back with a run, grinding out an impressive 67-62 win in Columbia. Hammond, behind a 21-point performance from senior guard Chris Baker, improved to 15-3 this season and 13-3 in Howard County. Atholton (17-2) remains in first place in the league with a 14-2 mark.

Vince Goldsberry hit a jumper with 2.8 seconds left to lift host Coppin State to a 61-60 victory over Hampton yesterday. The Eagles (4-15, 2-4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) trailed 60-59, but Hampton's Mike Buckley missed a three-point attempt, which was rebounded by Coppin State's Lenny Young with seven seconds left. Young's layup attempt was blocked by Theo Smalling, but the ball went to Goldsberry, who hit the game-winner for his only points of the game. Michael Harper led Coppin State with 22 points.

In a battle of unbeaten teams yesterday, top-ranked Centennial (18-0) used 18 kills by sophomore Samantha Brostrom to defeat No. 4 Fallston (17-1), 25-13, 25-18, 25-21, and win the Class 3A East region volleyball championship. The host Eagles advanced to Wednesday's Class 3A state semifinals at the University of Maryland's Ritchie Coliseum in College Park, where they will face Northern of Calvert County. "We didn't really change anything for this game," Centennial coach Larry Schofield said.

While No. 1 River Hill and No. 3 Dunbar had no trouble last night, rolling to impressive shutouts, the same was not true for No. 6 Perry Hall. Visiting Franklin used three touchdowns each from Navassa Brown and Carl Fleming to pull off a 45-41 victory. "It was just one big play after another," Perry Hall coach Keith Robinson said. "Mostly big plays from them." Brown scored on runs of 51 and 55 yards to end the first half and give the Indians (4-2) the lead for good at 24-20. Perry Hall, which got four touchdowns from Brandon Sofia, fell to 5-1. Meanwhile, River Hill (6-0)

J.D. Hook rushed for an 8-yard touchdown with 43 seconds left in the game yesterday as Allegany upset visiting Mount St. Joseph, 23-21. The No. 6 Gaels (3-1) had taken the lead in the fourth quarter on back-to-back touchdown runs by Renard Robinson before the Campers (4-1) capitalized on a fake punt with 2:35 left to set up Hook's winning score. The fake came on fourth-and-15 and helped ruin Mount St. Joseph's comeback from 17-7. More football NO. 7 PERRY HALL 42, DULANEY 0:: Brandon Sofia rushed for three touchdowns as the visiting Gators (5-0)

After finishing the regular season 18-0, the Franklin softball team stayed with what has been working, coming away with a 2-0 win over Western Tech in yesterday's Baltimore County championship game at CCBC-Catonsville. Standout pitcher Jordan Eades had 12 strikeouts and the No. 6 Indians played fundamentally sound defense and were opportunistic offensively. Confidence is high as the Indians prepare to defend their Class 3A North region title and the starting point is Eades, who dominated most of the game.

Junior Cassie Cooke used her quick first step and powerful moves to the basket to shred Middletown's defense last night. In the process, she led unbeaten Winters Mill back into the Class 2A state semifinals. Cooke narrowly missed a triple double, finishing with a game-high 26 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists and three steals, to lead the No. 8 Falcons to a 67-58 win over the visiting Knights in the Class 2A West final. "We have a target on our backs because we're undefeated, so we have to hold it down," Cooke said.

Top-ranked Reservoir, led by Julie Poston and Tiffany Jacobson, lost the first game before recovering to win the next three to beat Centennial in a Class 3A East Regional quarterfinal yesterday. The Gators (16-0) won the match against the visiting Eagles (11-5), 20-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-19. "Centennial's defense was on top of it tonight," Reservoir coach Carole Ferrante said. "They're going to be a very strong program next year. ... My team read what they were doing and adjusted their play."

The Poly boys soccer team came out in the second half against Patterson with a chip on its shoulder. The Engineers were down by a goal, and fresh in their minds was their first game of the season, which they lost to the Clippers. They swarmed to the ball and controlled possession in a 2-1 overtime victory yesterday. Poly forward Joe Mirable banged a penalty kick into the right corner of the net to seal the win. "We just needed to come out and play our game," Poly coach Nick Greer said.