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Franklin's football team has made it very clear to its fans that they had better never leave a game early. For the second week in a row, the No. 6 Indians needed a last-second touchdown, and Mark Venable plowed 1 yard into the end zone off a pitch from quarterback Joey Dorsey as time expired to give the host Indians a 15-14 victory over Huntingtown Friday night and their first trip to a state title game since 1978. The Indians (11-2) will meet No. 9 Wilde Lake -- a 21-14 winner over Damascus Friday -- for the state Class 3A championship Thursday at 7 p.m. at M&T Bank Stadium.

By now, you know all about our three local teams playing for state championships this weekend. But what about the teams standing in the way of Dunbar, River Hill and Old Mill? Here's a look at how each of their opponents made it to the championship game:   1A semifinal: Perryville tops Fort Hill in state semifinal stunner (From The Aegis) 3A semifinal: Richy Anderson helps Thomas Johnson upend Huntingtown (From The Post) 4A semifinal: Quince Orchard defeats C.H. Flowers (From The Washington Post)

With one memorable touch and 80 minutes of poised play, the Reservoir girls soccer team made history Thursday night at UMBC, coming away with a 1-0 win over Huntingtown in the Class 3A title game for the program's first crown. Senior All-Metro midfielder Katlyn Axenfeld provided the offense, bending home a corner kick late in the first half that proved to be the game-winner. Reservoir finishes its season with a 15-3-1 mark, while Huntingtown, of Calvert County, fell to 15-3. "Last year, we kind of came in like, 'Oh my gosh, it's states,'" senior forward Megan Jackson said.

  Following is the schedule for the state high school semifinal football games next weekend and the championship games the weekend after: Class 4A Catonsville (12-0) at Old Mill (12-0), Friday, 7 Flowers (9-3) at Quince Orchard (12-0), Friday, 7 Class 3A Aberdeen (10-2) at River Hill (10-2), Friday, 7 Thomas Johnson (9-3) at Huntingtown (11-1), Friday, 7 Class 2A Edmondson (8-4) at Middletown (11-0)

COLLEGE PARK -- Northeast's bid to add to the softball program's nine state titles fell one game short last night in a determined effort against a Huntingtown team that was primed to defend its Class 3A crown. Up against the two-time defending state champions from Calvert County, the No. 8 Eagles weren't able to solve senior pitcher Kerry Hickey, who threw a one-hitter and also provided the game's big blast - a two-run homer - to lead the Hurricanes to a 4-0 win at the University of Maryland's softball complex.

COLLEGE PARK -- Reservoir coach Carole Ferrante has had a sign in her office all season asking her volleyball players where they want to be on Nov. 17. Fortunately for her Gators, they'll be right where she wants them to be. Top-ranked Reservoir (19-0) used a dominating passing game and a height advantage to defeat No. 10 Towson (14-5), 25-11, 25-22, 25-19, in the Class 3A state semifinals at Ritchie Coliseum at the University of Maryland. Reservoir got a break off the court when the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association decided to flip-flop the Class 4A title game with the 3A final, allowing the Gators to play Saturday at 7:30 p.m. instead of 2:30 p.m. Reservoir setter Tiffany Jacobson (16 assists)

On September 30, 2004, LEONA R. "LEE" KEOUGH, of Huntingtown, MD, beloved wife Brendan "Ben"Keough, devoted mother of Brenda Keough Bloom, Michael Scott and Thomas Brendan Keough. Grandmother of eight, sister of Peter and David Ringus, Carol Zgorski, Mary Ann Pindell, Nancy Gerbes and the late Elizabeth Chesavage Friends may call RAUSCH FUNERAL HOME, 8325 Mt. Harmondy, Owings, MD, Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. as well as on Monday from 8 to 8:45 at Jesus The Divine Word Church, 885 Cox Rd., Huntingtown, MD 20639 where a Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 A.M. Interment New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, MD. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvert Hospicep, PO Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678 or Jesus The Divine Church Memorial Gifts Fund

On March 25, 2006, THEODORE J. "Buck" GREENE of Huntingtown, formerly of Baltimore, died in Bowie. He is survived by his wife, Gladys Hull Greene of Bowie; son Theodore G. Greene of Baltimore; daughter Faye Meyer of Huntingtown, MD; sister Tiny Coe pf Baltimore; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family will receive visitors at Raymond-Wood Funeral Home, 10684 Southern Maryland Blvd. (Rte. 4 South) on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 from 5 to 8 P.M. and again on March 29, 2006 from 11 A.M. to 12 noon.

4 Home runs by the North County softball team in the Knights' 10-5 win at Dulaney on Friday. Theresa Papsan and Danielle Evans each hit two. 8 Goals by North County senior attack Nick Bach on Saturday in the Karl Wolf Lacrosse Tournament. He scored five in a 16-12 loss to Huntingtown and three in an 8-6 loss to Howard.

Josh Sullivan, Reservoir After a one-goal loss in the program's first state championship game in 2009, the No. 3 Gators (15-3-1) learned from the experience and went on to capture the Class 3A crown with a 1-0 win over Huntingtown. Sullivan, who is 42-10-3 in three seasons, had five new starters to mix in and injuries to overcome early in the season. In Reservoir's 1-0 state semifinal win over defending champ Tuscarora, avenging the 3-2 loss in last year's title game, Sullivan got a first-half goal from standout forward Amanda Jackson and made a key decision to put her back on defense in the second half to mark the Titans' top scoring threat.

For a second straight year, the Class 3A state semifinals turned out to be a disappointing roadblock for the C. Milton Wright girls soccer team. This time, it was Urbana from Frederick County which found a way past the No. 5 Mustangs, getting a goal from senior forward Nia Giron with 5:44 to play to come away with a 1-0 win Saturday at CCBC-Essex. C. Milton Wright, which lost to Calvert County's Huntingtown, 1-0, in last year's semifinals on a goal coming with 12 minutes left, ends this season with a 14-5 mark.

Josh Sullivan, Reservoir After a one-goal loss in the program's first state championship game in 2009, the No. 3 Gators (15-3-1) learned from the experience and went on to capture the Class 3A crown with a 1-0 win over Huntingtown. Sullivan, who is 42-10-3 in three seasons, had five new starters to mix in and injuries to overcome early in the season. In Reservoir's 1-0 state semifinal win over defending champ Tuscarora, avenging the 3-2 loss in last year's title game, Sullivan got a first-half goal from standout forward Amanda Jackson and made a key decision to put her back on defense in the second half to mark the Titans' top scoring threat.

Taylor Cummings McDonogh, forward, junior • Two-year varsity player brought dominating strength, speed, athleticism up front • Scored 18 goals, added 10assists for No. 1 Eagles • Provided game-winning goal in overtime to defeat Bishop O'Connell in McDonogh Invitational championship game • Regarded as one of top lacrosse players nationally in her class, she has committed to...

Wilde Lake wasn't even expected to get out of its all-Howard County region, much less reach the state football final, but the No. 8 Wildecats stifled No. 6 Franklin's running game, intercepted two passes and held off a late Indians surge en route to a 21-14 victory for the Class 3A state title Thursday night at M&T Bank Stadium. Wilde Lake quarterback Joe Kelly had a big kiss for the state championship trophy as the Wildecats (11-3) finished off their fourth straight upset to win their sixth state crown and their first since 1997.

Wilde Lake's Joe Kelly never wants to leave the football field during a game, and he rarely does. The senior plays almost every down in a quadruple role for the No. 8 Wildecats, who meet No. 6 Franklin for the state Class 3A championship Thursday night at 7 at M&T Bank Stadium. Kelly is the quarterback, free safety, kicker and punter. Coach Michael Harrison said Kelly would return kicks, too, if Harrison would let him. "It's football to me," Kelly said. "Anytime I get to play football, whether I'm just kicking or playing quarterback or playing defense, it's just fun. " Kelly is far from the only player in this week's state football finals who feels that way. He, Franklin's Mark Venable, Dunbar's DeonTay McManus and Havre de Grace's Michael Kelly probably play the biggest two-way roles for their teams, but quite a few of their teammates pull double duty, too. No team has more two-way guys than Havre de Grace, which meets Dunbar in the Class 1A final Saturday at noon at M&T Bank Stadium.

Franklin's football team has made it very clear to its fans that they had better never leave a game early. For the second week in a row, the No. 6 Indians needed a last-second touchdown, and Mark Venable plowed 1 yard into the end zone off a pitch from quarterback Joey Dorsey as time expired to give the host Indians a 15-14 victory over Huntingtown Friday night and their first trip to a state title game since 1978. The Indians (11-2) will meet No. 9 Wilde Lake -- a 21-14 winner over Damascus Friday -- for the state Class 3A championship Thursday at 7 p.m. at M&T Bank Stadium.

On June 15, 2004, MELVIN EARLE of Prince Frederick, MD, beloved husband of Donna Rae Thomas and the late Elizabeth Bowen Thomas, devoted father of Wanda T. King, Franklin B. "Frank" Thomas and the late Kevin Earle Thomas, brother of Harold, Wayne and the late Floyd Thomas, stepfather of Karen Mohler, Kathy Holian, Kim Moulton, Kristin Ritchie and Karol Brannon. Also surviving are four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and 15 step grandchildren. Friends may call at the RAUSCH FUNERAL HOME, 8325 Mt. Harmony Lane, Owings, MD, Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P. M where services will be held Friday, June 18 at 11 A.M. Interment Huntingtown United Methodist Church Cemetery.

By now, you know all about our three local teams playing for state championships this weekend. But what about the teams standing in the way of Dunbar, River Hill and Old Mill? Here's a look at how each of their opponents made it to the championship game:   1A semifinal: Perryville tops Fort Hill in state semifinal stunner (From The Aegis) 3A semifinal: Richy Anderson helps Thomas Johnson upend Huntingtown (From The Post) 4A semifinal: Quince Orchard defeats C.H. Flowers (From The Washington Post)

With one memorable touch and 80 minutes of poised play, the Reservoir girls soccer team made history Thursday night at UMBC, coming away with a 1-0 win over Huntingtown in the Class 3A title game for the program's first crown. Senior All-Metro midfielder Katlyn Axenfeld provided the offense, bending home a corner kick late in the first half that proved to be the game-winner. Reservoir finishes its season with a 15-3-1 mark, while Huntingtown, of Calvert County, fell to 15-3. "Last year, we kind of came in like, 'Oh my gosh, it's states,'" senior forward Megan Jackson said.

All season long, Reservoir striker Amanda Jackson has showed she can score goals. In Saturday's Class 3A state semifinal against defending champion Tuscarora, the standout sophomore also proved she can defend against them. After giving the No. 9 Gators a first-half lead with a goal 10 minutes into the game, Jackson was given a different assignment at halftime. Shadowing Tuscarora standout Aaran Parry in the second half, Jackson helped Reservoir come away with a 1-0 win over the Titans of Frederick County at CCBC-Essex to assure a spot in next week's state championship game.