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On February 4, 2009, Edward L. Decker Jr. Services will be held at Joppatowne Christian Church, Joppatowne, MD on Saturday, February 7, 2009 at 12 noon. Interment will be in Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, Joppa, MD. Friends may call at the church in Joppatowne on Saturday from 11-12 noon prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Joppatowne Christian Church, 725 Trimble Rd., P.O. Box 216, Joppa, MD 21085 or Gilchrist Hospice Care, 11311 McCormick Rd., Suite 350, Hunt Valley, MD 21031.

5 Extra points that Joppatowne kicker Matt Wood converted in the Mariners' 35-14 victory over Snow Hill in a Class 1A regional final on Nov. 23. 21 The ranking that the John Carroll boys basketball team received in ESPN's preseason national top 25 poll. 28 Points that the Joppatowne football team scored in the first half in its win over Snow Hill. The Mariners won and advanced to this past Friday's state semifinal against Allegany. 117 Yards that North Harford's Ben Weimer gained on seven catches in a 26-6 loss to Wilde Lake in a Class 3A regional final on Nov. 23. 432 Yards that North Harford's defense allowed against a speedy Wilde Lake team, which rolled to a 26-6 victory.

0 Home games the Bel Air football team will play this season because of school renovations. 1 Loss suffered this season by Fallston's volleyball team. The Cougars lost their first match on Sept. 27 against Rising Sun, but bounced back to win the Edgewood Tournament that weekend. 2 Interceptions by Kelvin Harris of Joppatowne in the Mariners' 14-11 victory over North Harford last weekend. 63 The C. Milton Wright girls runners' margin of victory over Wootton in last weekend's Bull Run Invitational large schools division at Hereford.

Fallston freshman Jess Harlee poked the ball away from a Joppatowne player and then crashed into the first row of the bleachers during the third quarter of last week's 54-46 victory. In the fourth quarter, she was run over by a Joppatowne player while taking a charge and was on the floor for several seconds. Later in the period, Harlee got steamrollered while playing defense. Again, she needed a few seconds to get to her feet. By game's end, Harlee was sore - and satisfied. "I always tend to go running into places and hit the bleachers or something," Harlee said with a smile.

1 Returning starter on offense for the Joppatowne football team. 4 Saves Fallston's goalies made in a 6-0 rout of River Hill in field hockey last week. 8 Players who had either a goal or an assist in C. Milton Wright's 7-2 win over Catholic High last week.

Heading into this weekend's Carroll County tournament, four-time defending champion Francis Scott Key isn't resting on its laurels.Want proof? Just visit Union Bridge this afternoon and see how the fifth-ranked Eagles (4-1) are celebrating last night's 15-9, 15-3, 15-1 dissection of visiting Joppatowne.They're running punishment wind sprints."We missed a lot of serves," said middle hitter Kim Sheedy of last night's performance.Joppatowne (3-5) started strong. Led by middle hitter Shiree Turner, the Mariners stayed right with the Eagles point-for-point.

Marie Rose Hanle, 75, homemakerMarie Rose Hanle, a homemaker who enjoyed sewing, died of an asthma attack Thursday at Fallston General Hospital. She was 75 and lived in Joppatowne.The former Marie Rose Sadler was born on Long Island, N.Y., attended local schools and worked at a defense plant during World War II.In 1943, she was married to William Oscar Hanle, who at the time was a paratrooper with the Army's 82nd Airborne Division. She traveled with her husband to his military assignments in Puerto Rico, France and Germany.

The biggest hurdle prohibitive favorite Edgewood had to overcome going into last night's Class 2A North regional championship game was a mental one.The Rams had beaten final-round foe Joppatowne by 27 and 32 points in earlier Harford County League meetings, and they were coming off an emotional semifinal win over Randallstown Thursday.Then they went out and demolished Joppatowne, 100-61, sending a Bob Slagle-coached team to the state tournament for the sixth time in the last eight years. The opponent Friday night (5 p.m.)

Dorothy C. Liebno, 77, worked at McDonogh SchoolDorothy C. Liebno, who worked for 17 years at McDonogh School and was active in Methodist church affairs, died of cancer Tuesday at St. Joseph Medical Center. She was 77 and a lifelong resident of Sudbrook Park.Mrs. Liebno began her career at the Owings Mills school in 1970 and was assistant to Headmaster Lud Micheau until retiring in 1987."She was one of the finest ladies I ever knew in my life," Mr. Micheau said. "She always found something nice to say about anyone.

A Joppatowne man has been charged with vandalizing a monument on the grave of a victim of the Pan American Flight 103 terrorist attack, Harford County sheriff's officials said.Jeremy Arnold, 19, whose address was unavailable, was charged yesterday with malicious destruction and disorderly conduct.Authorities said someone urinated and swung on the $9,000 monument, which toppled from its base and was destroyed in June in Joppatowne.George Williams of Joppatowne is buried at the gravesite.Arnold was ordered to appear in Harford County Circuit Court to stand trial.

Joppatowne averaged nearly 33 points on offense while winning its first six games, but special teams and defense saved the Mariners on Monday night against North Harford. Epe Henriques and Joel Scott returned kickoffs for touchdowns, Dominic Harper intercepted two passes and made a key tackle, and No. 6 Joppatowne hung on for a 12-7 victory over visiting North Harford in an Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference game. Joppatowne has scored 208 points this year while allowing just 24. But the defense was tested in the second half as the Mariners couldn't make a first down and ran just 11 plays, none in the third quarter, mainly because of the kickoff returns.

Quarterback Dominic Harper went 5-for-5 for 125 yards and a touchdown as the host No. 15 Joppatowne beat No. 11 Perry Hall, 33-7, on Friday night. Harper completed a 65-yard touchdown pass to Tevin Taylor with four minutes left in the first quarter for a 7-0 Joppatowne lead. Perry Hall's lone touchdown came in the second quarter. Joppatowne scored in each quarter, including 12 in the fourth quarter. Joppatowne led 13-7 at the half. "Their quarterback was outstanding and looked like he could score on any play," said Joppatowne coach Bill Waibel.

On August 1, 2009, Robert N. Cameron A memorial service will be held on August 15, 2009, at 11 A.M. at Joppatowne Christian Church, Joppa, MD. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Season's Hospice and Palliative Care of Maryland, Inc., 133 North Bridge Street, 3rd Floor, Elkton, MD 21921. Memory tributes may be sent to the family at mccomasfuneralhome.com

Anne W. Chase, a retired Harford County elementary school librarian who was also an accomplished storyteller and church choir member, died June 13 of complications from Alzheimer's disease at her home in Baltimore's Arlington neighborhood. She was 77. Anne Williams, the daughter of a pastor and a homemaker, was born in Suffolk, Va. The family moved to Harrisburg, Pa., in 1936 when her father, the Rev. John B. Williams, was named pastor of the Second Baptist Church. After graduating from John Harris High School in Harrisburg in 1949, she enrolled at Hampton University in Hampton, Va., where she earned a bachelor's degree in 1953.

Harford County sheriff's deputies have arrested a Joppatowne woman and charged her with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a Kentucky man, whom she knew, in her apartment building Wednesday. Harford County sheriff's deputies were called to an apartment building in the 600 block of Harborside Drive about 3:35 p.m. Wednesday. They found a man on the living room couch, dead from several gunshot wounds to the torso, from a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun. Sgt. Dave Betz, spokesman for the sheriff's office, identified the man as Charles W. Shourds, 59. Police found Rebecca Kinsler, 43, at a neighbor's apartment, where she was arrested without incident.

On February 4, 2009, Edward L. Decker Jr. Services will be held at Joppatowne Christian Church, Joppatowne, MD on Saturday, February 7, 2009 at 12 noon. Interment will be in Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, Joppa, MD. Friends may call at the church in Joppatowne on Saturday from 11-12 noon prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Joppatowne Christian Church, 725 Trimble Rd., P.O. Box 216, Joppa, MD 21085 or Gilchrist Hospice Care, 11311 McCormick Rd., Suite 350, Hunt Valley, MD 21031.

football Offensive Player of the Year Hakeem Hines, Havre de Grace, running back The senior was the go-to guy for Havre de Grace (11-1). Whenever Havre de Grace had trouble on offense, Hines would make a big play to bail out his team. Hines finished with 1,851 yards (with an 8.8 yards-per-carry average) and 17 touchdowns. He could make long runs or he could take a pounding against good defenses and help the Warriors grind things out. His speed and quickness sparked a Havre de Grace offense that only had problems with one team -- Joppatowne.

(All times p.m.) Monday: St. Frances @ Arundel, 7 Dec. 17: Howard @ River Hill, 5:30 Dec. 22: Arundel @ Seton Keough, 6 Jan. 6: Joppatowne @ Fallston, 6:45 Jan. 7: Seton Keough @ St. Frances, 6 Jan. 13: Aberdeen @ Joppatowne, 6:45 Jan. 15: Digital Harbor vs. Catonsville @ Morgan State, 2 Feb. 10: South River @ Old Mill, 6:45 Feb. 13: Western @ City, 5:30 Century @ Winters Mill, 7

The Joppatowne football team's offensive game plan isn't a very complex one. Coach Bill Waibel's teams like to control the ball and the clock, don't pass much and try to dictate the tempo. That formula paid off handsomely again Nov. 21, when the visiting Mariners defeated Havre de Grace, 26-0, in the Class 1A East regional final. A snow squall hit the Havre de Grace area late in the afternoon and left the field half- covered with snow that iced over. It resembled a skating rink. It was hard to make cuts and turns, which played right into Joppatowne's hands and hurt the Warriors, who like to throw.

Joppatowne broke open last night's Class 1A East championship game at Havre de Grace with a 20-point fourth quarter. But it was a two-play sequence in the second quarter that changed everything. Hakeem Hines appeared to score a touchdown for No. 12 Havre de Grace late in the second quarter. But a penalty wiped it out, and Dominic Harper of No. 10 Joppatowne got an interception on the next play and returned it for a 77-yard touchdown. That put the Mariners in front, and they never trailed in a 26-0 victory last night.