The odds of it happening tomorrow night are slim, but win No. 300 is inevitable for Southern's Linda Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick, who is in her 18th season as Southern's girls basketball coach, has a career record of 299-118 (.716), including this season's 2-2 start. Southern hosts powerful Elizabeth Seton of Washington at 7 p.m. tomorrow.
Elizabeth Seton (7-0) is ranked No. 5 by the Washington Post and, according to Kilpatrick, "will be awful tough to beat."
The next game would be in Harwood on Dec. 28 vs. Surrattsville of Prince George's County, and Kilpatrick says, "if we play well, No. 300 should come that night, unless we upset Seton. Our chances are better [against Surrattsville]."
Kilpatrick will become only the second county girls coach to reach the 300-win milestone. Pat Chance, who coached three years at Glen Burnie and the past 20 at Old Mill, holds the county girls' record at 375-126 (.749).
Kilpatrick has won five state titles, second only to former Brooklyn Park coach Art St. Martin's six state titles. St. Martin (218-69) won a state-record five straight titles from 1985-89 and boasts the highest career winning percentage (.760) in 10 or more seasons in county history.
Kilpatrick, who has had only three losing seasons at Southern, won state titles in 1979 (her second season), 1980 and 1983 through 1985.
Her Bulldogs went 72-6 during their string of three in a row.
Kilpatrick's next victory will make Southern the only county school with a boys and girls coach boasting 300 wins or more.
Southern boys coach Tom Albright started his 30th season at 430-235 (.647) as the county's all-time winner.
Questions and answers
* Do you Broadneck and Severna Park basketball fans know the boys and girls doubleheader has been moved from today to tomorrow in Cape St. Claire to give the Bruins a unique tripleheader?
Broadneck's No. 6 wrestling team (3-0) takes on No. 11 Severna Park (1-0) at 3 p.m. The girls basketball team (2-2) and No. 8 Severna Park (4-0) follow at 5:30 p.m. and the No. 13 boys (3-1) take on the Falcons (1-3) at 7:30.
While it's still early, do you agree that boys coach Ken Kazmarek might have the best defensive team he's ever had at Broadneck?
The Bruins have great height inside with 6-foot-10 center Josh Grover, and forwards Renardo Walker (6-3), Jamaine Young (6-1) and Johnny Williams (6-4, also plays guard) are quick and can jump.
Point guard Jason Smith and Eric Elston or Williams are quick and athletic with a knack for stealing the ball and forcing turnovers, giving the Bruins extraordinary balance.
Those who saw Monday night's 68-44 romp over No. 10 Arundel (3-1) know what I'm talking about, particularly in the second half when the Bruins literally ran the Wildcats out of their own gym.
* Did you know that Sean Hall, one of the Maryland Board 23 referees in the Arundel-Broadneck game, is headed for the Atlantic Coast Conference?
"Sean made it and it is quite an honor," said fellow ref Billy Warren.
* How about the two games Glen Burnie junior Desmond Dailey had last week in wins over Meade (69-59) and North County (70-68)?
Dailey had 43 points (25 vs. Meade), 22 rebounds (13 vs. North County), five assists and six steals as the Gophers evened their record at 2-2.
* Have you heard that the November issue of Fast Pitch World Magazine named four Anne Arundel County softball players to its 1994 World High School All-America All-State team? Named were Glen Burnie's ace pitcher Denise Warren, infielders Jamie Long and Jen Fowlkes of Chesapeake, and Spalding's infielder/outfielder Crystal Rae.
Warren, who was The Sun's County Player of the Year in the spring, was All-Metro first team along with Long.
* Mark Feb. 5 on your calendar. It's the date for the Third Annual Parents For Swimming high school championships at the Severna Park YMCA.