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BOYS Tommy Brenton River Hill basketball The 6-foot-4 senior had 58 points, 35 coming at the free-throw line, 20 rebounds, five assists, five blocks and five steals to lead River Hill to victories over Mervo and Bethesda-Chevy Chase of Montgomery County and to the program's first boys state basketball championship. In Thursday's 62-53 semifinal win over Mervo, Brenton scored 16 of his 30 points at the foul line, grabbed 10 rebounds, blocked four shots, and had three steals and three assists.

Girls Miriam McKenzie Oakland Mills, basketball The 5-foot-8 senior guard averaged 29 points and 14 rebounds and had a triple double in leading the Scorpions (5-0) to three victories. McKenzie had 24 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in a 59-36 win over Long Reach. She added 38 points and 18 rebounds against Reservoir and 25 points, 11 rebounds and eight steals against Marriotts Ridge. A second-team All-Metro selection a year ago, McKenzie averages 28 points and 13 rebounds this season.

To Carroll Christian girls basketball coach Matthew Reisberg, it's no huge surprise that his team is off to a 16-2 start. Reisberg said the team planted the roots for its success four years ago, when many of the players were forced into the lineup after the Patriots had graduated their starting lineup. "Many of them jumped in as sophomores or even as freshmen and started," he said. "We've been building toward this." The team is led by a pair of seniors in forward-guard Christine Maher (8.9 points per game, 6.9 rebounds)

Girls Asya Bussie Seton Keough, basketball 6-foot-3 junior center faced some of her most formidable post opponents last week and led the No. 1 Gators to four wins. She averaged 12.8 points, 11.3 rebounds and 3.8 blocks in wins over No. 4 Arundel, No. 6 McDonogh, Towson Catholic and Mount de Sales. She had 10 points and 14 rebounds in the win at Arundel and 22 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks at McDonogh. Bussie, an All-Metro selection last winter, averages 15 points and 11 rebounds for the 10-0 Gators.

Marquise Kately led all scorers with 21 points as Morgan State earned its second victory of the season, 77-53, over Saint Francis in Loretto, Pa. The junior transfer from California shot 10-for-19 from the field in his third game for the Bears, who improved to 2-1 this season under coach Todd Bozeman. The Bears took an 11-point halftime lead and never looked back, outscoring the Red Flash 40-27 in the second half to cement the win. The team shot 50 percent from the field and made 11 of 12 free throws.

Player of the YearAngie Creek, Meade, Sr., G: The lightning-quick Creek transformed her playground game into becoming the program's all-time leading scorer, carrying the Mustangs to their first state tournament appearance since 1979. An All-Metro pick last season, Creek finished her stellar career with 1,457 points, relying on her explosive quick step to get to the basket or pull up for short jumpers. This season, she averaged 18.5 points, shooting 49 percent from the field, and averaged 5.8 assists and 4.0 rebounds.

Oakland Mills' Anthony Breland is making up for lost time.Academically ineligible last season, the smooth 6-foot-5, 175-pound senior forward is intent upon creating an impact this season.Through nine games, he leads the Howard County league in scoring with a 24.2 average, shooting 88-for-150 (58 percent) from the field. He's 5-for-9 (56 percent) from three-point range and 27-for-32 (82 percent) from the foul line.Breland also has 52 rebounds, 32 assists and 24 steals.All of that has helped Oakland Mills compile a 7-2 overall record and a league-leading 5-0 mark while hoping for its first county title since 1992 and first state title since 1990.

NEW YORK -- It was 20 days ago that the Monmouth women's team fell behind Mount St. Mary's by 15 points with 1: 36 remaining, only to make a furious run that ended with the Hawks losing by three points.Yesterday, Monmouth decided to get started earlier, which paid off with a 76-66 win over the Mountaineers in the Northeast Conference tournament semifinals at Wagner College.The fourth-seeded Hawks -- just five minutes away from defeat against UMBC the night before -- shot 62 percent in the first half on the way to an 11-point lead and cruised to an upset over the regular-season NEC champions.

Megan Gardiner scored a game-high 25 points and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds to help Mount St. Mary's (15-5, 13-1) defeat Fairleigh Dickinson, 80-63, yesterday in a Northeast Conference game in Emmitsburg.Kia Williams (15 points), Vera Feldbusch (12) and Lauren Menichini (10) also scored in double figures for the Mount.Bucknell 71, Navy 54: Lori Houck had a game-high 21 points, including 12-for-12 from the free-throw line, along with eight rebounds and seven assists as the Bison defeated the Midshipmen (13-7, 5-2)

Third-ranked Annapolis is so good and deep, with four starters averaging 10 points or more a game, that on a night when they are misfiring, opponents can not allow the Panthers second shots. And it's almost imperative that foes make theirs.A valiant effort by No. 16 Broadneck came up short last night as the host Panthers (13-0 overall, 7-0 league) decisively out-rebounded the Bruins (7-6, 4-3) in the second half and went on to a hard-earned victory, 54-43.After out-rebounding the Panthers, 13-12 in the first half, the Bruins were no match the final 16 minutes with Annapolis holding a 24-10 edge on the boards, 36-23 for the game.

WNBA Latta, McCoughtry lead Dream over Shock in OT Ivory Latta scored 22 points, rookie Angel McCoughtry (St. Frances) had 20, and the visiting Atlanta Dream beat the defending champion Detroit Shock, 98-95, in overtime Wednesday. Michelle Snow had 16 points and 12 rebounds to help Atlanta (8-10) finish its five-game trip 2-3. Sancho Lyttle scored 14 points, and Chamique Holdsclaw had 13. Kara Braxton had 25 points and 12 rebounds for last-place Detroit (5-9), which went to overtime for the fourth time in six games.

Dwight Howard had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic rode a hot second-half start to go ahead by 41 points and hand the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers their most lopsided loss of the season with a 116-87 blowout Friday night. Rashard Lewis had 22 points, and Hedo Turkoglu scored 13 for the Magic, which remained percentage points behind the Boston Celtics - but tied in the loss column - for the Eastern Conference's second seed. LeBron James finished with 26 points and nine rebounds but never found his rhythm, shooting 7-for-20 from the field.

Will Barton Lake Clifton, basketball The versatile 6-foot-6 junior forward closed out a stellar season leading the No. 1 Lakers to the Class 3A state title and a 28-0 record. On Saturday, Barton set the tone in the Lakers' 75-50 win over Friendly in the title game, scoring 10 of his game-high 20 points in the first quarter, hitting two three pointers and a highlight dunk. He added nine rebounds and three assists. He averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds and four assists for the season. Barton, who made the honor roll this year at Lake Clifton, hasn't selected a college.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 34 points, Jason Terry equaled a season high with 33 and the Dallas Mavericks handed the visiting Washington Wizards their fifth straight loss, 119-103 last night. The Wizards, the Eastern Conference's worst team at 14-49, led by 10 points in the first half before the Mavericks (38-25) rallied to tie it at halftime. Nowitzki had nine rebounds and a season-high seven assists, and Antoine Wright scored 16 points for Dallas, which was playing without Josh Howard. The Mavericks' starting forward has a sprained left ankle.

Scott Mantua River Hill, wrestling Mantua, who wrapped up his second regional title last weekend at the Class 2A-1A South tournament, will set his sights on winning his third state crown this weekend. At the regionals, the 112-pound senior won three bouts - with a 59-second pin, an 8-1 decision and a 16-7 major decision. Mantua is 46-1 this season, 115-4 for his career and has won 61 of his past 62 matches. He has a 3.78 grade-point average. Others considered: : Shane Brown, Atholton, basketball; Kevin Dufour, Owings Mills, wrestling; Dante Holmes, St. Frances, basketball; Donya Jackson, Calvert Hall, basketball; Cleveland Melvin, Lake Clifton, basketball; Auraum Nuiriankh, Arundel, basketball; Terrell Vinson, St. Frances, basketball Sheronne Vails Arundel, basketball The 6-foot-4 forward led the No. 5 Wildcats in two strong efforts last week, including their seventh straight Anne Arundel County championship.

Karl says Anthony 'crossed the line' nba notes Carmelo Anthony's checkered reputation has taken another hit. The two-time Olympian served a one-game suspension last night handed down by the Denver Nuggets because coach George Karl tried to put him on the bench and he refused. "In my mind, that crossed the line," Karl said. Anthony (Towson Catholic) wasn't with the Nuggets when they played on the road against the Detroit Pistons. "I saw him yesterday. I didn't see him today," Karl said last night.

A.J. Abrams scored 18 of Texas' final 20 points last night, leading the host Longhorns to a 73-68 upset of No. 2 Oklahoma (25-2, 11-1 Big 12), which had to play most of the game without leading scorer and rebounder Blake Griffin after he suffered a concussion in the first half. Abrams scored 16 in a row in the final eight minutes, hitting four three-pointers, then capped the scoring with two free throws with four seconds to play. He finished with 23 points for the Longhorns (18-8, 7-5)

James' 3s rally Wizards to win; Cassell traded nba Antawn Jamison had 29 points and 11 rebounds, Mike James hit a pair of three-pointers in the final 70 seconds, and the host Washington Wizards beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 111-103. Caron Butler added 17 points, six assists and five rebounds before limping off the court in the final minute, having banged his hip while falling to the court, clutching a rebound. James scored eight of his 15 in the fourth quarter to rally Washington (12-42)

O.J. Mayo had 22 points and a career-high 16 rebounds and Mike Conley produced 18 and eight assists to lead the host Memphis Grizzlies to an 85-80 victory over the short-handed New Orleans Hornets (30-19) last night. Hakim Warrick had 15 points and a season-high 14 rebounds, and Marc Gasol added 10 points and 10 rebounds for Memphis (15-36), which has won two straight and four of its past five. Peja Stojakovic scored 23 points to lead the Hornets, who were without their top three players in Chris Paul, Tyson Chandler and David West.

Terrell Vinson St. Frances, basketball The 6-foot-7 senior forward led No. 2 St. Frances to three victories last week, including two over ranked teams. Vinson, a transfer from Montrose Christian, scored 34 points and had 14 rebounds in the Panthers' 83-76 double-overtime win against No. 5 Mount St. Joseph; 23 points and 12 rebounds in a 68-49 victory over No. 14 John Carroll; and 22 points and eight rebounds in a 96-38 win against St. Maria Goretti. Vinson has a 3.0 grade-point average and averages 27 points, eight rebounds and 3.3 blocks.