Megan Woodward

Liberty senior forward Alanna Wray scored two goals in a little more than 2 minutes to give the Lions a 2-0 lead over Manchester Valley in the first 10 minutes of play, and the visiting Lions went on to win 3-0 in a Carroll County Athletic League contest Thursday.

Century, which boasts the county’s leading rusher in junior Landon Bruce, hosts Manchester Valley in sight of their third straight county victory. The Knights (3-2, 2-1 Carroll County Athletic League) routed Francis Scott Key 35-6 last week, and Bruce scored three touchdowns to help the Knights win.

The fall sports regular season is winding down, and the Carroll County Athletic League championship races are beginning to take shape. So let’s take a look at a few sports that have meaningful games coming up in the next week.

Emily Messinese netted three goals, and two of those goals came 50 seconds apart to help the Falcons shut out Catholic 5-0 on Tuesday. Teammates Kennedy Major and Haley Polk each added a goal and an assist for the Falcons (3-5).

Carroll Varsity Roundup for Oct. 7, 2019.

Westminster junior running back Erick Stranko is finding success with the Owls this fall.

The Owls scored on every drive in the first half except for one, and used a powerful effort on both sides of the ball to shutout the Mavericks 40-0.

Liberty (2-2) and Century (2-2) are fifth and sixth in Class 2A West, followed by Winters Mill (2-2) in eighth. Manchester Valley (4-0) is second in 3A East behind Marriotts Ridge, and Westminster (2-2) is fifth. Francis Scott Key (1-3) currently sits in fifth in the 1A North standings.

Freshman midfielder Emily Beall-Dennell and sophomore midfielder Haley Greenwade each scored for the Knights, and both goals came off a pair of corner kicks from senior midfielder Summer Morrison.

The Knights (7-2, 4-0 CCAL) dominated throughout most of the game, and totaled 12 penalty corners and 16 shots on goal. The defense only allowed two shots on goal, and senior goalie Claire Hollinger made three saves.

Senior quarterback Garrett Deltuva led the Mavs with 192 passing yards and a touchdown against the Cavaliers. He also rushed for two touchdowns in Man Valley’s 34-3 victory.

Manchester Valley will continue to hold on to its winning streak after defeating South Carroll 34-3 in a penalty-filled game on the Mavericks' homecoming night on Sept. 27, 2019.

Carroll Varsity Roundup for Sept. 26, 2019.

We preview Carroll County's high school football games for Week 4, with an emphasis on Westminster High School and the Owls' progress.

Carroll Varsity Roundup for Sept. 25, 2019.

Tuesday’s Carroll County Athletic League girls soccer matchup between the two Class 3A East squads provided a good example of just how competitive these two teams have been — their tilt resulted in a 0-0 tie after 100 minutes of play.

Carroll Varsity Roundup for Sept. 23, 2019

Prior to Friday’s 34-9 loss to crosstown rival Liberty, running back Landon Bruce led Century, and the Carroll County Athletic League, with 42 carries for 223 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Knights — he was on pace to be a 1,000-yard rusher by the end of the season.

The Times caught up with North Carroll High School graduate Katie Zafares to discuss her triathlon accident, recent world title victory, and representing the United States and Carroll County on an international stage.

Liberty hosted Century in the 19th meeting between the crosstown rivals and the Lions defeated Knights 34-9.

The Knights defeated Winters Mill 2-0 in the Carroll County Athletic League girls soccer opener for both teams Thursday, and Century also posted its third shutout on the year.

It’s rivalry week for six of the county’s seven schools. These games were played toward the end of the season in years past, but changes were made to accommodate the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association new nine-game schedule.

South Carroll senior John Kettula, Manchester Valley sophomore Rubie Goffena take gold at the quad meet

Francis Scott Key, operating under its tradtional Wing-T formation, got the best of the Eagles of Howard County 43-6 on Friday, giving first-year coach Will Thompson his first victory at the helm.

Francis Scott Key used a balanced effort to blow out Centennial 43-6, and five different players scored for the Eagles (1-1).

Carroll County high school teams will be trying to avoid 0-2 starts in Week 2.

Jilienne Widener made Westminster volleyball history Thursday night when the senior hitter reached 1,000 career kills in the Owls’ 3-0 victory over county rival Manchester Valley.

Both Gerstell and Winters Mill led a balanced attack, but Gerstell capitalized on a few of the Falcons mistakes to pick up a 2-1 lead early in the second half. Two more Winters Mill goals, a second from Kiyomi Mastro and one from sophomore Amanda Scholze, gave the Falcons a 3-2 advantage and the season-opening victory.

Liberty suffered a 35-7 loss to Linganore in the season-opener for both teams on Friday, Sept. 6. The Lions are moving forward and preparing for Walkersville, another Frederick County foe, this week.

Carroll County's two new varsity football coaches come up short in their debuts; Man Valley posts lone win among CCAL teams

Liberty High School hosted Linganore in football Sept. 6, 2019, Carroll County Times

The 2019 Liberty High School football season preview for the Carroll County Times

The South Carroll High School 2019 football season preview for the Carroll County Times.

The 2019 Westminster High School football season preview for the Carroll County Times.

The 2019 Century High School football preview for the Carroll County Times.

Girls soccer 2019 season preview for the Carroll County Times.

Team-by-team preview capsules for 2019 girls soccer for the Carroll County Times.

The Carroll County Times season preview for boys cross country in 2019.

Team-by-team 2019 preview capsules for girls cross country for the Carroll County Times.

Team-by-team 2019 preview capsules for boys cross country for the Carroll County Times.

The Carroll County Times season preview for girls cross country in 2019.

Danni Prietz, varsity girls soccer coach at Liberty High School, said this is the program’s first year implementing yoga into their weekly practices, and they do so once a week for one hour.

Kasey Bost, a 2016 Liberty grad, recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro during a study abroad trip through Susquehanna University.

Century grad Trey Howes is leading the Knights' boys soccer program this fall.

Carroll County schools were busy Wednesday, with hundreds of athletes attending tryouts for boys and girls cross country, field hockey, football, golf, boys and girls soccer, and volleyball. And expectations are high for several teams around the county.

Evan Warren, an incoming senior at Westminster High School, recently made a commitment to play football for the United States Naval Academy.

Coppermine Fieldhouse plans to put in a synthetic turf field after purchasing the Four Seasons Sports Complex, that was set to close August 9, 2019.

Gayle Taylor's field hockey skills and conditioning camp celebrates 16 years this summer, but will need a new site in the future due to the pending closure of Four Seasons Sports Complex.

Former Westminster and Winters Mill soccer and basketball standout Cassie Cooke tries to stay as close to basketball as possible...

The launch for women’s soccer at Carroll Community College will be delayed until fall 2020, according to a news release the college sent out Friday.