Many authors will say that they’d wanted to be an author for as long as they could remember. I was in fifth grade when my English teacher complimented a story I wrote and suggested that I could become a writer someday.
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.
McDaniel (3-2, 2-2 in the Centennial Conference) has used Tyler Palermiti and kevin Sheckells at some point in each game this season, and the Green Terror headed into the bye week with two quarterbacks that have enjoyed success.
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).
After Winters Mill’s Alex Carr returned a South Carroll punt to the Cavalier 30-yard line, Cayden Beard hauled in a touchdown from Matheo Cuenca with 16 seconds remaining. South Carroll had two final chances, but came up empty.
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.
South Carroll got goals from Madelyn Boyce, Grace Oetken, Brooke Flanigan, and Payton Wenczkowski en route to a 4-0 victory over Francis Scott Key on Thursday in Carroll County Athletic League girls soccer action.
Junior forward Drew McLaughlin had a pair of goals in the first half, more than enough offense for a Liberty defense that hasn’t allowed a goal since Sept. 19.
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.
The FCA Bravehearts, a team made up of homeschooled players from around the area, that partners with the Fellowship of Christian athletes, rallied to win the second and third sets and hand Carroll (16-1) its first loss of the year. The Patriots fell 25-18, 25-22, 27-25 after leading 20-15 in the second set and 22-19 in the third.
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).
