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The Glen Burnie girls basketball team should have been wearing track sneakers last night. That's because host Severna Park used its fast break to run past the No. 20 Gophers in a 73-40 rout in Severna Park. The Falcons connected on 28 of 56 shots (50 percent) from the floor and used a 16-5 second quarter and an 18-4 fourth quarter to enjoy their most lopsided win against a county rival this season. "I think we ran the floor well," said junior point guard Jessica Norris, who recorded a game-high 19 points to go with seven steals and four assists for Severna Park (7-4 overall and 4-1 in the county)

For Ed DeChellis ' Navy men's basketball program, there's almost nowhere to go this season but up. In his first season in Annapolis, DeChellis' Midshipmen labored through a 3-26 season, which included a 0-14 mark in Patriot League play. The former Penn State coach returns several members of that 2011-12 team, including junior guard Isaiah Roberts , sophomore forward Worth Smith , junior guard Brennan Wyatt , junior guard Thurgood Wynn , junior forward James Loupos and sophomore guard Donya Jackson (Calvert Hall)

All season, St. Frances senior forward Terrell Vinson has found a way to make the important closing minutes of a tight basketball game his own. More proof came in yesterday's 38th Baltimore Catholic League championship game at Loyola College against a determined No. 9 Loyola team that simply wouldn't go away. Vinson had two key blocks in the final two minutes and hit three of four free throws in the last 10 seconds to lift the No. 2 Panthers to a 44-41 win that wasn't decided until Loyola senior guard Matt Rum's desperation heave from midcourt fell short at the buzzer.

Junior guard/forward Melba Chambers scored a game-high 24 points to pass the 1,000 mark for her career as No. 5 St. Frances (5-1) rolled to an 81-31 rout of visiting Archbishop Spalding (2-4) in girls basketball yesterday.Chambers added 12 rebounds. Junior center Kortni Webb had 20 points and 15 rebounds and Jakia Ervin added 19 points for the Panthers.* Seton-PG 80, Southern-AA 35: Tomuke Eduwei scored 15 points and Tiffany Brown added 14 as host Seton-Prince George's, ranked in the top five in the Washington metro area, toppled No. 8 Southern-Anne Arundel (2-2)

North County coach Sally Entsminger captured the 300th win in her career when the Knights defeated Calvert, 44-25, in the consolation final of the Fred Stauffer Cap City Classic in Annapolis yesterday.Junior guard Stephanie Watts led all scorers with 14 and backcourt mate Caitlin Burns added 10 to help North County (2-5).After the game, Entsminger -- who became the third Anne Arundel County coach with 300 wins -- was presented with the game ball and a plaque from the Anne Arundel County Women Basketball Coaches Association.

The junior guard, an All-Metro second-team selection last year, averaged 24 points to lead No. 2 Mount St. Joseph to two Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference wins last week. In the Gaels' 74-63 win over McDonogh on Wednesday, Booth finished with 18 points. On Friday, he scored 30 in a 78-61 win over Calvert Hall. Booth, in his third season as a starter, is averaging 19 points, seven rebounds and four assists as Mount St. Joseph entered this week with an 11-2 mark.

Calvert Hall coach Mark Amatucci's patience finally reaped rewards last night. Senior guard Jared Woodley scored 17 points, and the ninth-ranked Cardinals scored 10 of their 14 fourth-quarter points from the free-throw line to edge visiting No. 8 St. Frances, 48-45. The victory gave Calvert Hall (9-7) its first Catholic League victory after back-to-back losses to Mount St. Joseph last Friday and Towson Catholic on Sunday. "We've been playing like this the past two games, but we just came up short," Amatucci said.

With points coming from inside, outside and off the bench, and a strong defense, the No. 3 Arundel girls basketball team came away with a comfortable 68-54 win over No. 11 South River in Anne Arundel County action last night in Edgewater. The visiting Wildcats improved to 8-4 overall and remained undefeated in county play at 7-0 - also defeating fellow rival Old Mill earlier in the week. South River (10-3) falls to 6-1 in the league. Sophomore forward Sheronne Vails led the Wildcats with 20 points and added 18 rebounds, while junior guard Ashley Davis scored 12 points.

boys basketball Player of the Year Brendan Bald, Severna Park The 6-foot-4 senior guard led the Falcons to a 16-7 mark with his all-around play. Bald, who will play at Vermont next year, had good range from the perimeter and an ability to get to the basket and finish strong. He finished the season averaging 20.3 points - tops in the county's public schools - and 6.8 rebounds per game. Bald, who was named the Most Valuable Player in the Anne Arundel County Senior All-Star Classic on March 18, played two seasons at Severna Park after transferring from Archbishop Spalding.

On No. 3 Arundel's opening possession last night against visiting Meade, junior guard Alex McGuire had a clean look from the left baseline, but her shot bounced off the rim on the other side. After that, she had close to perfect aim in the Wildcats' take-charge first half. McGuire hit 11 of her next 12 first-half field goals - jumpers, drives to the basket, and short pull-ups - to score 23 of her game-high 31 points and send the Wildcats past Meade, 74-43. Arundel improves to 10-2 overall and remains perfect in the county at 6-0. The Mustangs (6-6)