Wannamaker

Whenever Archie Wannamaker reflects on his life, he knows that Rosa Marie Joiner always gave him the best advice. It will always be his view that mother knows best.She's the one who told him he'd someday make something of himself, the one who advised him to go to Mount St. Joseph to get "a decent education."And when Wannamaker wanted to quit playing football as a sophomore to be at her side during a long illness, she insisted that he continue playing.That was five months before she succumbed to cancer.

BaseballReds: Released P Steve Cooke.Twins: Announced IF Brent Gates and P Todd Ritchie opted for free agency after being designated for assignment.BasketballPistons: Named Gar Heard and Bob Ociepka assistant coaches.CollegesNortheast Conference: Named Robert Morris RB Archie Wannamaker (Mount St. Joseph) Offensive Player of the Week. Named UMBC F Erin Lesh (C. Milton Wright) Women's Soccer Player of the Week.Ohio State: Announced basketball G Doylan Robinson has not met academic requirements to be eligible this winter.

Archie Wannamaker, a standout running back at Mount St. Joseph, has been charged with burglarizing a Baltimore County home, police said.Wannamaker, 18, a record-setting running back and a potential All-Metro Player of the Year, was arrested Nov. 5 by Baltimore County police, who allege he broke into a home in the Randallstown area. He was charged with first-degree burglary and malicious destruction of property, according to court records.Mount St. Joseph football coach Mike Working would not comment.

Offense Player of the YearAaron Thompson, Mount St. Joseph, senior (6-1, 200): The transfer from Forest Park runs a 4.4-second 40-yard dash. With 314 carries, 2,325 yards and 37 touchdowns over 10 games (average of 31.4 carries, 233 yards, 3.7 touchdowns), he was tops among all area running backs. His single-season yardage has him third in the state all-time (behind McDonough's Sherron Gudger, 2,741, 1991, and Kent's Bruce Green, 2,388, presently), and his single-season touchdowns tie him for the area lead with Randallstown's Larry Washington (1990)

Within the first five minutes of the game, its leading rusher had more than 100 yards. Four possessions, four touchdowns. A halftime lead.Just another day at the office for Mount St. Joseph.The area's top-ranked team played its most impressive game of the season before a large homecoming crowd, routing Calvert Hall, 54-0, in a Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference game.The Gaels (5-0, 2-0), the defending conference co-champions, have won their first two league games by an 80-12 margin.

It was a night backup quarterbacks usually only get to dream about, but junior Mike Wells lived the moment and top-ranked Mount St. Joseph (2-0) proved it is more than a one-man team.With Lucas Phillips, perhaps the metro area's top quarterback on the sidelines with a head injury, Mount St. Joseph (2-0) rolled over unranked Annapolis, 32-0.Wells guided the Gaels' offense with aplomb and Archie Wannamaker made his job easy. Wannamaker, a 5-foot-8 and 175-pound running back rushed for 231 yards, and three touchdowns on 24 carries.

Caught in his players' postgame celebration yesterday, Mount St. Joseph coach Mike Working stood in the middle of the field, soaking wet after his players doused him with a bucket of water.Before the start of the season, few people would have predicted such a scene.But Working concluded this season the same way he ended last year's when he was coach at McDonogh -- with a championship.Led by senior running back JeVon Norris, who rushed for 211 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries, the sixth-ranked Gaels defeated host and No. 9 Loyola, 21-12, to claim a share of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference championship.

Mount St. Joseph, coached by Mike Working, is the state's top-ranked football team, and is rated No. 8 in the East Region by USA Today.The Gaels, ranked No. 1 in the area, entered last weekend at No. 2 in the Associated Press State Poll, but then-No. 1 Seneca Valley, winner of the last three 3A state titles, had its 26-game winning streak ended by Gaithersburg, 20-17.Now the Gaels (9-0, 4-0 in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association's A Conference) have the state's longest active winning streak at 13.Mount St. Joseph becomes only the fourth area team to hold the state's No. 1 mantle.

BaseballReds: Released P Steve Cooke.Twins: Announced IF Brent Gates and P Todd Ritchie opted for free agency after being designated for assignment.BasketballPistons: Named Gar Heard and Bob Ociepka assistant coaches.CollegesNortheast Conference: Named Robert Morris RB Archie Wannamaker (Mount St. Joseph) Offensive Player of the Week. Named UMBC F Erin Lesh (C. Milton Wright) Women's Soccer Player of the Week.Ohio State: Announced basketball G Doylan Robinson has not met academic requirements to be eligible this winter.

Offense Player of the YearAaron Thompson, Mount St. Joseph, senior (6-1, 200): The transfer from Forest Park runs a 4.4-second 40-yard dash. With 314 carries, 2,325 yards and 37 touchdowns over 10 games (average of 31.4 carries, 233 yards, 3.7 touchdowns), he was tops among all area running backs. His single-season yardage has him third in the state all-time (behind McDonough's Sherron Gudger, 2,741, 1991, and Kent's Bruce Green, 2,388, presently), and his single-season touchdowns tie him for the area lead with Randallstown's Larry Washington (1990)

Archie Wannamaker, a standout running back at Mount St. Joseph, has been charged with burglarizing a Baltimore County home, police said.Wannamaker, 18, a record-setting running back and a potential All-Metro Player of the Year, was arrested Nov. 5 by Baltimore County police, who allege he broke into a home in the Randallstown area. He was charged with first-degree burglary and malicious destruction of property, according to court records.Mount St. Joseph football coach Mike Working would not comment.

Mount St. Joseph, coached by Mike Working, is the state's top-ranked football team, and is rated No. 8 in the East Region by USA Today.The Gaels, ranked No. 1 in the area, entered last weekend at No. 2 in the Associated Press State Poll, but then-No. 1 Seneca Valley, winner of the last three 3A state titles, had its 26-game winning streak ended by Gaithersburg, 20-17.Now the Gaels (9-0, 4-0 in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association's A Conference) have the state's longest active winning streak at 13.Mount St. Joseph becomes only the fourth area team to hold the state's No. 1 mantle.

Archie Wannamaker rushed for a state-record 368 yards and seven touchdowns (tying a state record) on 26 carries to raise his season totals to 1,731 yards and 33 touchdowns, as top-ranked Mount St. Joseph hammered City, 53-18.The 5-foot-8, 175-pound senior, who runs a 4.5-second 40-yard --, had scoring runs of 60, 36, 27, 8 and 3 yards, along with two touchdowns from 1 yard.A day earlier, Kenwood's area rushing leader Steve Kelley (1,864 yards) also scored seven times in a 47-0 rout of Parkville to tie the state record.

Within the first five minutes of the game, its leading rusher had more than 100 yards. Four possessions, four touchdowns. A halftime lead.Just another day at the office for Mount St. Joseph.The area's top-ranked team played its most impressive game of the season before a large homecoming crowd, routing Calvert Hall, 54-0, in a Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference game.The Gaels (5-0, 2-0), the defending conference co-champions, have won their first two league games by an 80-12 margin.

Whenever Archie Wannamaker reflects on his life, he knows that Rosa Marie Joiner always gave him the best advice. It will always be his view that mother knows best.She's the one who told him he'd someday make something of himself, the one who advised him to go to Mount St. Joseph to get "a decent education."And when Wannamaker wanted to quit playing football as a sophomore to be at her side during a long illness, she insisted that he continue playing.That was five months before she succumbed to cancer.

It was a night backup quarterbacks usually only get to dream about, but junior Mike Wells lived the moment and top-ranked Mount St. Joseph (2-0) proved it is more than a one-man team.With Lucas Phillips, perhaps the metro area's top quarterback on the sidelines with a head injury, Mount St. Joseph (2-0) rolled over unranked Annapolis, 32-0.Wells guided the Gaels' offense with aplomb and Archie Wannamaker made his job easy. Wannamaker, a 5-foot-8 and 175-pound running back rushed for 231 yards, and three touchdowns on 24 carries.