Regional Semifinals

Sophomore guard Aquille Carr had 39 points, 16 assists and eight rebounds as the area's top-ranked team No. 1 Patterson routed visiting Dulaney, 98-68, in a Class 4A North quarterfinal. The game was relatively close in the first half, as the Clippers took a 45-35 lead into halftime. "Our press led to a lot of turnovers, and we wore them down in the second half, " Clippers coach Harry Martin said. Rickey Meekins added 20 points and Myrek Fowlkes scored 13 for Patterson, which improved to 22-1.

North Carolina sophomore point guard Kendall Marshall underwent surgery on his broken right wrist Monday, but his playing status remains unknown, according to a statement released by the university. Marshall suffered a fractured scaphoid bone in his right wrist during the Tar Heels' 87-73 victory against Creighton on Sunday in the third round of the NCAA tournament. With the victory, North Carolina advanced to the Midwest regional semifinals in St. Louis, where the top-seeded Tar Heels will play Ohio on Friday night.

The Reservoir girls soccer team had to battle through an uneven regular season that featured more losses than wins, but one fact remains: The Gators are the defending Class 3A state champions. They certainly looked the part Tuesday when visiting Howard County rival and No. 7 Centennial in the second round of the Class 3A East regional playoffs. Their state playoff experience coming to the front, the Gators, controlled play throughout, got a goal from senior midfielder Michelle Viegas in the 54th minute and showed poise in protecting the advantage to advance with a 1-0 win over the Eagles.

Meade's girls basketball team has had to forfeit its Dec. 10 Anne Arundel County league victory over North County, because the Mustangs played too many games in one week. The Mustangs played Aberdeen, Chesapeake, Woodlawn and North County in a Tuesday-through-Sunday stretch to start their season, but MPSSAA rules stipulate that teams can play no more than three games in a single week. First-year coach Reggie Leach said he was not aware of the rule and that the schedule was already set when he took over the team.

ATLANTA -- Wake Forest coach Dave Odom wouldn't be upset. Really, he couldn't be upset.In losing to Alabama, 96-88, yesterday in the second round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Southeast Regional at The Omni, No. 5 seed Wake had played as well as it could.Alabama was simply that much better.Odom said this finally might be the year the fourth-seeded Crimson Tide advances past the regional semifinals, where it has been eliminated four times in the past six years.At least the Tide will get another chance in the Sweet 16. Last year, it fell, 62-60, to Loyola Marymount in the West Regional semifinals in Oakland, Calif.

Eager to avenge its loss to No. 10 Old Mill in last week's Anne Arundel County championship game, the No. 8 South River girls soccer team scored twice in the first 10 minutes on its way to a 2-0 win over the visiting Patriots last night in the Class 4A East Region semifinals. Rachel Fry scored two minutes into the game to put Old Mill on its heels, and Ali Moreland added a second goal about five minutes later. The second-seeded Seahawks will host No. 9 seed Broadneck - a 5-0 winner over Meade yesterday - in Tuesday's regional final.

Yesterday's resultsSouth Regional semifinalsAt Knoxville, Tenn. St. John's 76, Maryland 62Ohio State 72, Auburn 64West Regional semifinalsAt PhoenixGonzaga 73, Florida 72Connecticut 78, Iowa 68Today's gamesEast Regional semifinalsAt East Rutherford, N.J.Duke (34-1) vs. Southwest Missouri State (22-10), 7: 38 p.m., chs. 13, 9Purdue (21-12) vs. Temple (23-10), 9: 55 p.m.Midwest Regional semifinalsAt St. LouisMichigan State (31-4) vs. Oklahoma (22-10), 7: 55 p.m.Miami, Ohio (24-7) vs. Kentucky (27-8)

East Rutherford Regional Second round Saturday At Buffalo, N.Y. Saint Joseph's 70, Texas Tech 65 At Raleigh, N.C. Wake Forest 84, Manhattan 80 Sunday At Kansas City, Mo. Oklahoma State 70, Memphis 53 At Milwaukee Pittsburgh 59, Wisconsin 55 Regional semifinals Thursday At East Rutherford, N.J. Oklahoma State (29-3) vs. Pittsburgh (31-4), 7:27 p.m. Saint Joseph's (29-1) vs. Wake Forest (21-9), 30 minutes after first game. Regional championship Saturday At East Rutherford, N.J. Semifinal winners Atlanta Regional Second round Saturday At Denver Texas 78, North Carolina 75 At Raleigh, N.C. Duke 90, Seton Hall 62 Sunday At Columbus, Ohio Illinois 92, Cincinnati 68 At Orlando, Fla. Xavier 89, Mississippi State 74 Regional semifinals Friday At Atlanta Texas (25-7)

TodayJohns Hopkins (23-4)vs. Bates (22-3)Round: Northeast Regional semifinalsSite: Hill Gym, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, MaineTime: 6 p.m.Outlook: The Blue Jays, who were the top-ranked team in the Mid-Atlantic region during the season, are making their third Sweet 16 appearance in four years against a team they've never met. Hopkins advanced with Saturday's 68-44 win over Muhlenberg, which avenged its loss in the Centennial Conference title game....

Poly football coach Roger Wrenn was named Ravens Coach of the Week Thursday after guiding the Engineers to an 11-0 record and a berth in the regional final as he contemplates his retirement at season's end. The No. 5 Engineers defeated then-No. 12 Perry Hall, 50-12, in the Class 4A North regional semifinals and will host No. 8 Catonsville Friday at 7 p.m. for the title and a trip to the state semifinals . The Engineers hope to send Wrenn off to retirement after 40 years of coaching in Baltimore City with his first state championship.

Editor's Note: This blog has been updated to reflect New Town's forfeit, which led to Northwestern advancing to the Class 1A North final .   The schedule is set for the weekend's regional football championships and the MIAA championships: Regional semifinals Class 4A North Catonsville (11-0) at Poly (11-0), Friday, 7 Class 4A East North Point (9-2) at Old Mill (11-0), Friday, 7 Class 4A South Flowers (8-3)

In the second week of the regular football season, Perryville scored the first 28 points en route to a 34-14 win over Havre de Grace. On Friday night, the Panthers scored the first 41, all in the first half, in a 48-7 win over the visiting Warriors in a Class 1A East region semifinal. The Panthers (11-0) will host the Snow Hill/Cambridge-South Dorchester winner next Friday at 7 p.m. for the region title. Perryville wasted no time in putting Friday's game out of reach of the struggling Warriors, who end the year on a five-game losing skid to finish at 4-7. The Panthers scored on the game's opening possession.

The first weekend of the high school football postseason features 25 games involving Baltimore-area teams in state regional semifinals and MIAA semifinals. (For the full schedule, click here .) Following is a look at the top five games to watch this week: MIAA A Conference semifinals No. 9 Archbishop Spalding (6-4) at No. 1 Gilman (8-1) When: Friday, 1:30 p.m. Coaches: Mike Whittles, Archbishop Spalding; Biff Poggi, Gilman Last meeting: Gilman won, 42-8, Sept.

State football playoffs Regional semifinals Class 4A North Perry Hall (8-2) at Poly (10-0), Friday, 7 Paint Branch (9-1) at Catonsville (10-0), Friday, 7 Class 4A East South River (6-4) at Old Mill (10-0), Friday, 7 North Point (8-2) at Arundel (9-1), Friday, 7 Class 4A South Flowers (7-3) at Eleanor Roosevelt (10-0), Saturday, 1 Suitland (9-1) at Wise (9-1), Saturday, 1 p.m. Class 4A West Bethesda-CC (6-4)

The Reservoir girls soccer team had to battle through an uneven regular season that featured more losses than wins, but one fact remains: The Gators are the defending Class 3A state champions. They certainly looked the part Tuesday when visiting Howard County rival and No. 7 Centennial in the second round of the Class 3A East regional playoffs. Their state playoff experience coming to the front, the Gators, controlled play throughout, got a goal from senior midfielder Michelle Viegas in the 54th minute and showed poise in protecting the advantage to advance with a 1-0 win over the Eagles.

After reaching the state semifinals for the first time last season, the Patterson Mill boys lacrosse team has done at least one better this season. With junior attackman Chase Wedekind scoring consecutive goals 18 seconds apart early in the fourth quarter against Loch Raven, the Huskies were able to find the needed cushion to pull out a 10-4 win over the Raiders in Saturday's Class 2A-1A state semifinal at Bel Air. Wedekind and sophomore Josh Wilson each finished with three goals and an assist, while sophomore Brendan Egan contributed two goals and five assists as the Huskies advanced to their first state title game.

The Bel Air boys lacrosse team had nearly 20 hours to think about its playoff life and just over seven minutes of game clock to do something about it Tuesday afternoon. Trailing Harford County rival Fallston by two goals when lightning suspended play with 7:11 remaining in Monday's Class 3A-2A North regional semifinal, the No. 15 Bobcats knew they would have to execute precisely when play resumed Tuesday. When Jay Butler took a short pass from Joey Creaghan and bounced home the game-winner with 1:51 to play — the third unanswered goal since play had resumed — the host Bobcats (14-2)