Cecil County Sports Weekly Vol. 2, Issue 2 by Cecil County Sports Weekly

Volume 2 Issue 2 Tuesday, January 18, 2022

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SWIMMING: Elkton Girls Swim Team Win Swim Meet vs North Harford

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SPORTS WEEKLY

Girls Basketball:

Wrestling:

Tri-State Christian plays Conference Rival, Tome Titans

Bohemia Manor wrestles North Harford

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Cecil County Sports Weekly

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

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CECIL COUNTY SPORTS WEEKLY

REGIONAL 7-DAY FORECAST Tuesday

Tue. Night

Wednesday

Partial sunshine

Becoming cloudy

POP: 0% Wind: W 8-16 mph

POP: 5% Wind: S 4-8 mph

Thursday

Mostly cloudy and milder POP: 15% Wind: S 7-14 mph

Colder; breezy in the morning POP: 15% Wind: NW 8-16 mph

Heating Degree Days

Statistics for the week ending Sat., January 15

Degree days are an indicator of energy needs. The more the total degree days, the more energy is necessary to heat.

Precipitation Total for the week ..................... Total for the month ................... Total for the year ....................... Normal for the year ..................

0.26” 1.09” 1.09” 1.44”

Tue. 9:54 a Wed. 10:29 a Thu. 11:01 a Fri. 11:33 a Sat. 12:06 p Sun. 12:43 p Mon. 12:43 a Tue. 9:18 a Wed. 10:00 a Thu. 10:41 a Fri. 11:22 a Sat. 12:05 p Sun. 12:36 a Mon. 1:16 a

27 40 22 14 24 36 35

Tue. 9:32 a Wed. 10:10 a Thu. 10:48 a Fri. 11:25 a Sat. 12:04 p Sun. 12:13 a Mon. 12:56 a

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The Sun Rise Set Monday 7:23 a.m. 5:07 p.m. Tuesday 7:23 a.m. 5:08 p.m. Wednesday 7:22 a.m. 5:09 p.m. Thursday 7:22 a.m. 5:10 p.m. Friday 7:21 a.m. 5:11 p.m. Saturday 7:20 a.m. 5:13 p.m. Sunday 7:20 a.m. 5:14 p.m. The Moon Rise Set Monday 4:44 p.m. 7:29 a.m. Tuesday 5:46 p.m. 8:10 a.m. Wednesday 6:49 p.m. 8:46 a.m. Thursday 7:54 p.m. 9:16 a.m. Friday 8:58 p.m. 9:44 a.m. Saturday 10:03 p.m. 10:09 a.m. Sunday 11:09 p.m. 10:33 a.m.

A rating of 10 feels very comfortable while a rating of 0 feels very uncomfortable.

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Sunny POP: 0% Wind: W 4-8 mph

Newark 36/24

Conowingo 36/25 Elkton 36/25

Perryville 37/25

Brookside 36/25 Chesapeake City 36/26

Red Point 37/25 Aberdeen 37/25

Middletown 38/24

Town Point Wharf

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Shown is Tuesday’s weather. Oxford Temperatures are Tuesday’s highs 34/25 and Tuesday night’s lows.

Tides High

Very cold with periods of sun POP: 15% Wind: N 7-14 mph

Saturday ...................................... 48 Month to date ........................... 504 Normal month to date .............. 503 Since July 1 ............................. 2023 Normal since July 1 ................. 2419

Weekly Conditions

Saturday

The Region

Almanac Temperature High for the week ......................... 43° Low for the week .......................... 12° Normal high .................................. 40° Normal low .................................... 22° Average temperature ................ 27.0° Normal average temperature .... 31.1° Temperature departure .............. -4.1°

Friday

0-2: Poor; 3-4: Fair; 5-6: Good; 7-8: Very Good; 9-10: Excellent.

Weather History On Jan. 18, 1978, the weight of snow and ice caved in the roof of the Hartford Civic Center. In winters with excessive snowfall, loads on roofs increase dramatically. This is aggravated if rain falls into the snow and the mass freezes. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Cecil County Sports Weekly

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

RMS MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK:

RMS FEMALE ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:

CHASE RONDONE

LANDEN CAIN

SENIOR

JUNIOR

BOHEMIA MANOR HIGH SCHOOL

THE TOME SCHOOL

BO MANOR EAGLE WRESTLING

TOME TITANS BASKETBALL

Bohemia Manor Senior Chase Rondone has been unstoppable on the mat this season racking up 19 consecutive wins for the Bo Manor Eagles Wrestling Team in the 126lb. weight class. Chase has his eyes set on the State Championships next month and should progress deep into the State Tournament and have a shot at the top spot.

This week the Tome Titans found themselves without Senior Emmersen Peel with one of their toughest opponents on the schedule coming to play on Thursday. Tome Junior, Landen Cain put up an impessive 16 points in the 23-22 loss to the Tri-State Christian Lady Crusaders. Rebound and Steal stats were not available. Ultimately the Lady Titans unbeaten record fell to the Lady Crusaders by just 1 point because Cain kept her team within striking distance to have a chance at a victory.

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

ELKTON GIRLS WIN SWIM MEET vs NORTH HARFORD

PHOTOS BY SUSAN BURKHOLDER - SWiB PHOTOGRAPHY

Event # 1 Male 200 Medley Relay 2:10.11 Elkton High School Michael Marra (JR) David Pugh (SR) Jacob Cline (FR) Lawrence Sprouse (SR)

Event # 2 Female 200 Medley Relay 2:14.60 Elkton High School Ella Pennington (SR) Sadie Cooper (JR) Mattea Marra (SO) Abbigail Mahony (SR) 2:35.86 Elkton High School Emma Huss (FR) Abigail Pruszinski (JR) Sarah Clawson (JR) Alexis Bunk (SR) Event # 3 Male 200 Free 2:46.65 Lawrence Sprouse Event # 4 Female 200 Free 2:47.20 Sarah Clawson 3:19.86 Lily Miller Event # 5 Male 200 IM 2:44.33 Jacob Cline Event # 6 Female 200 IM 2:50.93 Mattea Marra

2nd

1st

2nd

Event # 7 Male 50 Free 25.56 Michael Marra 26.65 Benjamin Schultz 29.54 Evan Michalak 31.44 John Sprouse

1st 4th 6th 7th

Event # 8 Female 50 Free 32.13 Alexis Bunk 32.77 Abbigail Mahony 35.91 Simone Foye

4th 5th 6th

Event # 8A Female 50 Free 36.69 Melinda Hadley 37.46 Audrey Miller 37.58 Ellie Zanes

3rd 5th 6th

Event # 11 Male 100 Fly 1:15.58 Jacob Cline

3rd

Event # 12 Female 100 Fly 1:03.09 Ella Pennington

1st

Event # 13 Male 100 Free 1:11.55 John Sprouse 1:12.30 Evan Michalak

4th 5th

1st

Event # 14 Female 100 Free 1:24.56 Ellie Zanes 1:27.99 Melinda Hadley 1:28.19 Simone Foye

4th 5th 6th

1st

Event # 14X Mixed 100 Free 1:31.60 Lauren Cummings

3rd

2nd

2nd 3rd

Event # 15 Male 500 Free 7:22.24 David Pugh

1st

Event # 16 Female 500 Free 7:08.66 Sarah Clawson

1st

Event # 17 Male 200 Free Relay 2:05.39 Elkton High School Lawrence Sprouse (SR) John Sprouse (SO) Evan Michalak (SO) David Pugh (SR) Event # 18 Female 200 Free Relay 2:05.84 Elkton High School Alexis Bunk (SR) Sadie Cooper (JR) Mattea Marra (SO) Abbigail Mahony (SR) 2:26.74 Elkton High School Abigail Pruszinski (JR) Ellie Zanes (SO) Emma Huss (FR) Simone Foye (JR) 2:38.65 Elkton High School Lily Miller (SR) Audrey Miller (FR) Lauren Cummings (JR) Melinda Hadley (SO)

2nd

4th

5th

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Event # 19 Male 100 Back 1:02.15 Michael Marra

2nd

Event # 20 Female 100 Back 1:02.96 Ella Pennington 1:28.38 Emma Huss

1st 3rd

Event # 21 Male 100 Breast 1:22.19 David Pugh 1:24.02 Benjamin Schultz

2nd 3rd

Event # 22 Female 100 Breast 1:22.46 Sadie Cooper 1:34.26 Abigail Pruszinski 1:47.62 Lily Miller

1st 3rd 6th

Event # 23 Male 400 Free Relay 4:23.15 Elkton High School Jacob Cline (FR) John Sprouse (SO) Lawrence Sprouse (SR) Michael Marra (JR)

Event # 24 Female 400 Free Relay 4:29.56Y Elkton High School Ella Pennington (SR) Abbigail Mahony (SR) Mattea Marra (SO) Sadie Cooper (JR) 5:18.04 Elkton High School Alexis Bunk (SR) Sarah Clawson (JR) Ellie Zanes (SO) Abigail Pruszinski (JR) 5:54.77 Elkton High School Simone Foye (JR) Lauren Cummings (JR) Audrey Miller (FR) Melinda Hadley (SO)

2nd

3rd

5th

2nd

Girls - Team Scores

1st Place 2nd Place

Elkton High School North Harford High School

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place

North Harford High School Elkton High School Rising Sun High School

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place

North Harford High School Elkton High School Rising Sun High School

Boys - Team Scores

Combined Team Scores

71pts 67pts 85pts 48pts 5pts 152pts 119pts 5pts

INDOOR TRACK : OUTDOOR COUNT Y MEE T

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

TRACK ATHLETES GET ONE MORE CHANCE TO COMPETE AT PERRYVILLE MEET

By Amanda Callaghan

Hosted on January 13th, the second Cecil County indoor track meet was a success! The meet was held outdoors at Perryville High School’s state-of-theart track, and the mild weather (for January) provided a great setting for personal records and top competition. All athletes were grateful for the opportunity to compete; with COVID-19 numbers rising and the safety of indoor meets becoming more and more questionable, indoor track athletes have been taking advantage of any opportunities they have to run. In attendance at the meet were athletes from Perryville, North East,

Rising Sun, and Havre De Grace High Schools. All athletes performed terrifically even with the unique challenges of an outdoor track meet held in the winter. In the girls' competition of the meet, Rising Sun won first place with 89 points; Rising Sun team members won the 55 meter hurdles (Ella Cost), 300m dash (Isabella Chavis), 500m run (Amanda Callaghan), 800m run (Katelynn Callaghan), 4x200 relay (Ella Cost, Alexis Haywood, Carly McCardell, Katelyn Lacey), 4x400 relay (Amanda Callaghan, Georgia Mercer, Anna Callaghan, Katelyn Lacey), and 4x800 relay (Amanda Callaghan, Eve Poteet, Katelynn Callaghan, Katelyn Lacey). Perryville’s

Girls team won second place with 35 points, followed by North East with 32 points, and Havre De Grace with 10 points. In the boys' competition of the meet, Perryville came out on top with 60.5 points; Perryville team members won the 55 meter hurdles (Lucas Johnson), 300m dash (Zach Ayers), 4x400 relay (Ty Stiffler, Jaylen Brown, Andrew Hernandez, Matt Grahe) and pole vault (Anthony Baldwin). Rising Sun came in second with 43.5 points, North East came in third with 28 points, and Havre De Grace finished fourth with 26 points. Congratulations to all of the athletes who performed at the meet!

PHOTOS BY SAM DIXON

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

INDOOR TRACK : OUTDOOR COUNT Y MEE T

WRESTLING: BOHEMIA MANOR vs NORTH HARFORD

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

EAGLES OUT WRESTLE NORTH HARFORD, BUT FORFEITS COST THEM THE WIN PHOTOS BY SAM DIXON

By Kevin Phillips

CHESAPEAKE CITY–While Bohemia Manor fell to visiting North Harford 46-33 in the team’s wrestling dual meet Wednesday evening, there were many positives that head coach Tyear Castle took away from the event. The Eagles won a majority of the ten matches contested on the day, and even in the matches they lost, Castle saw his team apply lessons learned in practice. “I even had one of my freshmen implement a move I showed him last night even though he lost, which shows that he was putting forth the effort in executing the move and using what he’s been taught in his matches,” Castle said. “Overall, that’s the majority of what I’m happy about. They’re using what they’re learning in practice in their matches, and they’re showing their improvement by beating kids they previ-

ously lost to.” Bo Manor scored its first victory of the day when Josh Allen translated an early takedown to a pinfall victory at 120 pounds just 1:06 into the match. Chase Rondone gave the Eagles their second match victory of the meet when he scored a pinfall victory at 132 pounds. He recovered from error at the tail end of the first round to get the pin early in the second round. “I went on the mat and felt him out a little bit at first. I saw my opportunity around the edge of the mat and took him down,” Rondone said of his match. “I kind of jumped the gun and tried to get a nice highlight reel, and it ended up costing me two points. It was like the first points that I have given up that were not all my fault. Then, my dad told me to ‘cool it down.’ I started getting calm, and then I felt the armbar. I looked at the clock

and realized his shoulder would go.” In the very next match, Thomas Waters was tied late in the third round of his match at 138 pounds before he scored two points for a reversal, which led to a pin with just 23 seconds left in the match to give Bo Manor six points. Noah Beck and Pharel Petitfrere gave the Eagles pinfall victories at 152 and 182 pounds respectively while Charlie Rinker won a

6-3 decision at 170 pounds. The dual meet was a bounce back for a couple of Bo Manor grapplers, who lost matches to North Harford in a tournament in December, and Castle was happy with the improvement he saw from those wrestlers. “I was most impressed with a couple of my guys who wrestled a couple of the North Harford kids before and lost to them at the Kent Holiday Tournament,” Castle said. “A lot of them

showed that they have been improving every day and came in today and won the match they had previously lost.” Cruz Cespedes, Tristan DeVoe, and Clay Lawrence gave the Hawks pinfall victories at 126, 145 and 285 pounds respectively with Tommy Blankenship adding a 12-0 majority decision at 113 pounds. North Harford also won four matches via forfeit to earn 24 points to help their cause.

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

COROLLARY BOWLING

MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel

* On Feb. 1, 1884, the first portion of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is published. Originally begun in 1857, it was estimated the project would take 10 years to finish. In fact, it took over 40 years. The OED covers all vocabulary from the Anglo-Saxon period (1150 A.D.) to the present.

PHOTOS BY NATALIE GOLDSMITH

ELK LANES HOSTS COROLLARY BOWLING MATCHES

* On Feb. 2, 1913, New York City’s Grand Central Terminal opens for the first time. The terminal, with a towering white marble facade, took 10 years to construct and more than $4 billion in today’s money. It needed a $100 million restoration starting in 1980. * On Feb. 5, 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt announces a plan to expand the Supreme Court to as many as 15 judges. Critics immediately charged that Roosevelt was trying to “pack” the court and thus neutralize Supreme Court justices. The Senate struck down the bill by a vote of 70 to 22. * On Feb. 3, 1959, rising American rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson are killed when their plane crashes in Iowa. Singer Don McLean memorialized the musicians in the 1972 hit “American Pie,” which refers to “the day the music died.” * On Feb. 6, 1985, in his State of the Union address, President Ronald Reagan defines some of the key concepts of his foreign policy of supporting freedom fighters around the globe. These included covertly supporting the Contras in their attacks on the leftist Sandinista government in Nicaragua. * On Jan. 31, 1990, the Soviet Union’s first McDonald’s fast-food restaurant opens in Moscow. Throngs of people lined up to pay the equivalent of several days’ wages for Big Macs, shakes and french fries. * On Feb. 4, 2004, a Harvard sophomore named Mark Zuckerberg launches The Facebook, a social media website he had built in order to connect Harvard students with one another. The previous year, he had created FaceMash, a website where students could vote on which of two randomly selected Harvard women was more attractive, quickly running afoul of both the administration and several women’s groups.

B OY S B A S K E T B A L L : TO M E v s T R I - S TAT E C H R I S T I A N

PHOTOS BY KARINA SERIO

TRI-STATE CRUSADERS BOUNCE BACK WITH 66-37 WIN OVER THE TOME TITANS

By Karina Serio

Tri-State Christian Academy faced early pressure on the road in boys basketball against the Tome School. After a timeout, they refocused, knocked down some timely 3-pointers and quickly put the game out of reach for a 66-37 win. The Crusaders were looking to rebound after a loss two days earlier that snapped an eight game winning streak and came into North East expecting a relatively easy matchup against the Titans. Tome went out to an 8-2 lead. “We knew we would overmatch this team pretty easily.” said Tri-State Coach Bill Smith, “[Tome has a] good coach, good team, but we kinda came in with the coasting a little bit and we can’t do that.” Smith’s timeout did the

trick and Tri State ended the first quarter up 17-12. “We were in a man to man defensive and defensively we weren't bringing the intensity on the man (to man defense),” said Smith. “So just getting into the zone and encouraging the guys to pump up their defense and play harder. We knew we would overmatch this team pretty easily.” During the next two quarters, the Crusaders rattled off 42 points with six three-pointers and the Titans just could not keep pace. “Having people who can shoot outside opens it up inside cause they have to close out fast and being an outside threat just spaces the floor better,” said junior Jonte Jenson. It was the same observation Coach Smith made about Tri-State outsourcing Tome 8-to-1 on 3-pointers alone. “We have

a lot of guys who can shoot three pointers and these guys are out looking for the open man. The way they’re getting open threes is by our passing and spacing. That’s really important to us,” said Smith. Jenson led the Crusaders with 14 points. Tri-State also had 13 from Jeremiah Falko, 12 from Kyle Rogers and 11 points from Sam Falko. Gavin Davis led the Titans in scoring with 15 points and the only 3-pointer. Luke Wagenknecht added 13. The win was a learning experience for Jenson. “We came in with the mentality that we were gonna roll them over and then they came out and they fought back,” said Jenson. “Coach just told us to get in it and then our heads got in it. We just pulled out and started pulling away.”

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

TRIVIA TEST By Fifi Rodriguez

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

PHOTOS BY KARINA SERIO

UNDEFEATED TITANS FALL TO CONFERENCE RIVAL TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN CRUSADERS 23-22 By Karina Serio

The task of remaining unbeaten on the season against rival Tri-State Christian Academy was even more daunting for the Tome Lady Titans Thursday night on their home court, as they faced the Lady Crusaders without former Cecil County Sports Weekly Athlete of the Week and senior starter Emmersen Peel. The Titans kept the matchup close throughout, but Tri-State’s tough defense handed the Lady Titans a 23-22 loss - their first of the season. Scoring was at a premium with four players scoring the bulk of the points for both teams, making Meme Daniels’ trio of three-pointers even more meaningful for Tri-State. “They were huge (Daniel’s three-pointers) because, I mean, Meme is our best shooter and she

was struggling to start off the game. They came in here tonight and were kinda in a fog,” said Tri-State coach Bill Smith. “It’s good, they are a good team, well coached and I’m fully aware they are missing one of their best players tonight. It is what it is and we came in on our rival team and got it done. So I’m proud of the girls, they're starting to take instruction very well and they’re doing what we’re asking them to do.” The absence of Peel due to coronavirus protocols may have slowed the Titans down, but Landen Cain and Campbell Walker kept Tome in the fight. Cain was seemingly here, there and everywhere with steals, rebounds and baskets when they were needed to keep the Titans close. Cain had 16 points for the Lady Titans. Walker added six. “This game was a test for us with-

out Emmersen. She’s a senior and won’t be with us next year. It’s definitely a good test,” said Tome Head Coach Jermaine Palmer. “We lost by one, we missed a lot of shots. Tri-State was prepared for us, they knew that Emmersen wasn’t here. They did a great job. They did what they were supposed to do.” The win was meaningful for TriState’s Hope Pfadt. “It feels really good. I’m really proud of my team, I feel like we really worked together tonight and we really kind of overcame this,” said Pfadt. “Passing the ball and relying on each other even if we got a turnover. We got back on defense and we finished well and I feel like we really trust each other as a team and we really pulled through together.” Pfadt led the Lady Crusaders with ten points. Daniels added nine.

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

PERRYVILLE BEATS RISING SUN 68-57

PHOTOS BY SCOTTY BENNETT

By Kevin Phillips

NORTH EAST– After seeing an 11-point, third quarter lead completely evaporate in the early stages of the fourth quarter, Perryville called a timeout to settle down and switch to the defense that got it the lead. The Panthers bounced back after the timeout and proceeded to score 18 of the game’s next 20 points en route to defeating host Rising Sun 68-57 in UCBAC Susquehanna Division boys’ basketball action Friday night. “We lost our discipline on our half court defense. That’s also when I decided to go back to that press,” Perryville head coach Ron Kidd said. “Our guys play a lot better with high energy. Once we got

some turnovers and got some easy baskets, I think things turned around.” The Panthers led 40-29 midway through the third quarter, but the Tigers rallied with a 17-6 run that carried over to the fourth quarter to tie the game at 46-46 on a Jeremy Frock three-pointer with 6:26 remaining in the game. After Frock’s tying three-pointer, Kidd called a timeout to give his team a break and calm them down, and the talk during the break was just to remain calm. “Let's keep our focus. Let's keep our composure and let's keep our heads and know the outcome is going to go our way,” Perryville’s Daniel Tserkis said. “We talked about it. We settled down on defense and offense,

stopped turning the ball over, and locked down on defense, and that’s what we did. We have a team full of hustlers. Everyone contributes, and that’s how we won.” Sean Beard started the surge when he made one of two free throws to give the Panthers the lead, and Caedon Kestner got the run going in earnest when he made a three-pointer with 5:28 left in the fourth quarter to make it a fourpoint game. By the end of the game-deciding run, Perryville increased its lead to 64-48 with 1:19 remaining in the contest, and Kestner was the one who powered the run with nine points. The Panthers had four players score in double digits on the evening led

by Tserkis’s 17 points. Kestner finished with 13 points while Jaimer Guy and Angelo Stanley chipped in 12 and 10 points respectively. Perryville had a strong day from beyond the three-point arc with six made threes, and that is something Kidd expects to see from his team. “I actually have a really good shooting team, but they haven’t shown it yet,” Kidd said. “That’s what I expect this year. They moved the ball and only took open shots instead of forcing it, and we knocked them down.”

Luke Moore scored a game-high 27 points while Frock added 13 for the Tigers, who put themselves back in the game in the third quarter with good defense. “Defense. We started shutting down and got turnovers. We rode that wave and got a couple of threes,” Rising Sun head coach Scott Lammers said. “That was a critical point, but it also took a lot out of us, and so, we got a little bit tired as the game moved into the fourth quarter.”

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL

RISING SUN MIDDLE VS PERRYVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: PERRY VILLE vs NORTH EAST

CHRYSTAL LEADS INDIANS TO 35-20 VICTORY

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PERRYVILLE–North East stuck to the fundamentals on defense in its UCBAC Susquehanna Division girls’ basketball contest against host Perryville Thursday night. That commitment to the basics proved to be successful for the Indians as they stymied the Panthers throughout the contest, and they did just enough on the offensive end of the floor to earn a 35-20 victory. “We challenged the girls. We wanted them to move their feet more and keep everything in front of us and not get caught trying to use our hands and reach,” North East head coach Matt Haack said. “The girls did an excellent job pushing with their feet and put their guards in uncomfortable positions because we knew if we could get their guards frustrated, that could pay some big dividends for us defensively.” By keeping their hands up, the Indians ensured that they contested every Perryville shot, and those challenges enabled North East to limit the Panthers to just eight field goals. Another reason for the Indians’ strong defense was that they had improved footwork on the defensive end.. “We were moving our feet a lot more than we usually do,” North East’s

Jasmine Chrystal said. “That allowed us not to get into foul trouble.” The Indians never trailed in the game as they scored the game’s first six points en route to taking a 10-3 lead after eight minutes of action, and they outscored the Panthers 11-4 in the second quarter to take a 21-7 lead into the halftime break. Chrystal helped North East put the game out of reach in the third quarter as she scored six of her game-high 10 points in the frame to help her team build a 29-13 lead heading into the final quarter. Even though the Indians scored 35 points in the game, Haack believes they did a good job running their

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offense and attacking Perryville’s zone defense, but their shots did not fall. “We were getting the shots we wanted. We didn’t make a lot of them near the rim, but we made just enough,” Haack said. “I think the biggest thing we were doing tonight was our ball movement was a lot better. We were getting reversals against the zone and making that extra pass to get that open look at the rim. The girls did a great job of that tonight.” Cailyn Hawley chipped in nine points for North East, and the Panthers got seven points from Cienna Lilly and six points from Alyssa Stanley.

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* It is illegal to name your pig Napoleon in France. * Eighty-year-old Tatsuo Horiuchi has created paintings in Microsoft Excel for over 15 years, using vector drawing tools developed primarily for graphs and simple shapes to make panoramic scenes of life in rural Japan. * More salt is used to remove ice from roads than for eating. * A Tennessee judge ordered a name change for a baby named “Messiah.” She was later fired after the decision was found unconstitutional on appeal. * Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia is the fear of the number 666.

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* There was a tree in Glastonbury, England, that was known to flower on Christmas Day. Locals were disappointed that it did not obey the switch to the Gregorian calendar in 1752. * George H.W. Bush’s hatred of broccoli was so intense that he mentioned it 70 times during his presidency, banned it from the White House, and blamed the extinction of the dinosaurs on it. * Speaking of those famous reptiles, in 1992 after paying for entry to the “Dinosaurs Live!” exhibition at the Memphis Zoo, six visitors demanded a refund. Their grounds? It didn’t contain live dinosaurs. Thought for the Day: “For pilgrims walking ... every footfall is doubled, landing at once on the actual road and also on the path of faith.” -- Robert Macfarlane (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

GIRLS BASKETBALL: BO MANOR VS NORTH EAST

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EAGLES FLYING HIGH AFTER 39-20 VICTORY OVER STRUGGLING INDIANS

By Emily Sample

The North East Lady Indians took a trip across the C&D Canal to the Eagles Nest to face Bo Manor, looking for an exciting in-county matchup on Friday. The Eagles started off strong with multiple fast breaks by Julia Walz. These quick points caused the Indians to call a timeout early in the game. After a few minutes, the Indians tied up the game on foul shots by Jasmin Chrystal. The Eagles quickly fought back and took the lead again ending the first quarter up 7-4. Entering the second quarter, the Indians got their seventh foul putting the Ea-

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gles in the bonus early. Bo Manor’s defense was strong, only allowing the Indians to put up a total of 7 points by halftime. The first half ended with a score of 19-7 in favor of the Eagles. During the second half, the Eagles did not let up the pressure on the Indians as they scored 18 points in the 3rd quarter and extended their lead. In the fourth quarter, the Indians staged a comeback by holding the Eagles to only two points while they put up ten, but it wasn’t enough. The Indians were led by Jasmin Chrystal and Katie Hammer. Chrystal tallied five points and Hammer had four.

Julia Walz, Simone Mittucci, and Rylee Lenz led for Bo Manor. Walz had a total of 10 points, and 4 steals. Mittucci had 10 points while Lenz had a total of 8 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks. The Lady Eagles took the game with a final score of 39-20. The Lady Eagles bump up their record to 7-3 leaving the Indians with a record of 3-6. The Indians travel to Havre De Grace and host North Harford in the upcoming week. In the Eagles’ upcoming week they will be traveling to Harford Tech and Aberdeen High facing two very strong upper region teams.

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