Megan Woodward

Carroll County Times team-by-team girls basketball preview capsules for 2019-2020.

Carroll Varsity Roundup for Dec. 10, 2019.

The Carroll County Athletic League’s girls basketball teams are back in action this winter. Here are three things to watch for each of Carroll’s squads for the 2019-2020 season.

Local Roundup for Carroll County sports for Dec. 7, 2019

Liberty senior Nate Kent is the Times Football Player of the Year for 2019.

Carroll Varsity Roundup for Dec. 6, 2019.

Century junior Hayden Hebert is the Times Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year for 2019.

Century sophomore Haley Greenwade is the Times Girls Soccer Player of the Year for 2019.

Carroll Christian School's Matt Reisberg discusses his basketball coaching career, changes in the sport, and his thoughts on coaching boys and girls basketball at the same time.

Father Dave Trumbo, daughter Becky Groves, and son Bryan Trumbo have won a combined four state championships in volleyball for Carroll County.

Carroll County placed nine athletes in the top 25 at the 2A state meet, and Hebert led the way with a sixth-place finish in 16:17.82. The Knights placed third with 127 points.

Liberty visits Elkton in a 2A state quarterfinal, while Westminster travels to Mervo for a 3A quarterfinal matchup. The games are set for Nov. 22, 2019.

The Owls (9-2) have not lost since dropping their first two games of the season, and much of that can be attributed to a defense led by junior Erick Stranko and seniors Ethan Zepp, Matt Annulis, Haden Hoff, Jack Conrad and Tre Price.

Paul Libbee was Liberty’s third leading receiver going into last week’s Class 2A West playoff game against Glenelg.

The Lions (8-3) travel to Cecil County to take on Elkton (11-0) on Friday night at 7 in a Class 2A quarterfinal, while Westminster (9-2) visits Mervo (11-0) on the 3A side.

The Knights finished 16-2 and won their first state championship in eight years.

The Owls got past a persistent Marriotts Ridge team 16-7, thanks to touchdown runs from running backs Nate Mattingly and Erick Stranko, and a strong defensive performance in Friday’s Class 3A East second-round playoff game at Ruby Field.

That lone goal was all Century needed, and the Knights captured their second state championship in program history at Loyola University’s Ridley Athletic Complex on Thursday.

The eight winners of the second-round region games qualify for the state quarterfinals on Friday, Nov. 22 or Saturday, Nov. 23.

The Knights (16-2) advance to the Class 2A state final Nov. 16 at Ritchie Coliseum.

Team White defeated Team Dark 3-2, thanks to goals from South Carroll’s Kiersten Straley and Julia Weiss. Liberty’s Christine Goetz made it 1-0 early, and Westminster’s Audrey Detrow knocked in a late goal in the second half to get Team Dark to within one.

The Lions placed five runners in the top 20 to capture the program’s second state title in six seasons.

The Lions (7-3) got touchdowns from Nate Kent, Tommy Nelson, Peyton Scheufele, and Mike Spitz, and a 29-yard field goal from Sean Disbrow, in the team’s second postseason win of all-time.

The Knights (16-0) are back in the 2A state semifinals for the third time in five seasons and face Calvert, a rematch from their 2016 semifinal, Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Montgomery Blair High School.

The Eagles are one of five Carroll County football teams that qualified for the postseason under the new rules set forth by the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association.

There were 7 minutes, 35 seconds left in overtime when freshman forward Jess Kent took a cross from senior defender Emma Border and pushed the ball into the cage to secure a 2-1 victory. The Owls will face Urbana in the 3A state final Saturday at Washington College.

Century won 1-0 to stay undefeated and advanced to the Class 2A state semifinals.

Century senior setter Ali Whitworth notched 27 assists, five digs, and two blocks. Caroline Mastria, a senior, notched eight kills — seniors Maria Acaron and Sam Malin had six kills apiece.

Owls running back Nate Mattingly notched 14 carries for 52 yards and two touchdowns (unofficial), and junior Erick Stranko had 11 carries for 111 yards and two TDs.

Previewing Week 9 matchups for Carroll County football...

Grace Siehler beat Middletown freshman Erin McQuitty in 34.9 seconds and helped the Cavaliers finish second as a team with 73 points. Winters Mill junior Kathryn Hopkins finished third in 20:38.9.

Francis Scott Key hosted Catoctin in a Class 1A West Region 2 final on Oct. 30, 2019.

Century hosted Liberty in a Class 2A West Region 1 final on Oct. 29, 2019.

Henneman scored three goals, Julia Rogalski notched the eventual game-winner, and Audrey Detrow also found the back of the cage. Goalie Megan Watkins made two saves in goal for the Owls (10-5).

Butler is a two-time Times first-team all-countian, and led the county in tackles as a sophomore and junior — he compiled 91 in 2017 and 123 in 2018. He leads the county with 125 tackles through eight games this fall.

Westminster High School hosted the fall Carroll County Cheerleading Championships, and Liberty won with 120.9 points.

For the first time in 30 meetings, Liberty and Westminster needed overtime to determine a winner.

The Lions boys cross country team repeated as county, regional, and state champions for a fourth straight season last fall, and captured their fourth straight county meet title Thursday by placing five athletes in the top 10.

The Lions are 5-0 since an 0-2 start and have outscored those five opponents 176-45 leading up to an anticipated Week 8 clash with Westminster (5-2, 4-0 CCAL) that will determine the county champion.

Westminster defeated the Mavericks 2-1, snapping a six-game losing streak, and will face top-seeded Marriotts Ridge in the next round.

Century defeated the Lions and capture its first Carroll County Athletic League title since 2016, and seventh outright overall.

South Carroll hosted Liberty in a Carroll County Athletic League girls soccer game on Oct. 17, 2019.

Previewing the Carroll County Athletic League's football games for Week 7

Century and Liberty were tied 2-2 to set up overtime in a battle for the Carroll County Athletic League title Tuesday. Britos, a Lions sophomore, scored on a free kick with less than two minutes into the first overtime period to help the Lions capture second county title in three seasons.

Carroll Varsity Roundup for Oct. 14, 2019.

The Falcons won their first three games of the season, but dropped their next six — all shutouts. Sophomore defender Leah Taylor made sure it wouldn’t happen for a seventh time, and scored a goal with three minutes, 38 seconds left in sudden-death overtime to give the Falcons the 1-0 victory over the Owls.

Carroll Varsity Roundup for Oct. 12, 2019.

Juniors Landon Bruce and Dereik Crosby II led the Knights (4-2) with two touchdowns apiece. Bruce, who also performed at quarterback for most of the evening, led with 29 carries for 212 yards (unofficially).

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.