It's no surprise Division I powers like Tennessee and North Carolina are recruiting Milford Mill junior Mandy Clark.

At least not after last night's Class 3A, North Region quarterfinal at Catonsville.

The 5-foot-8 junior put on a shooting exhibition that left the near capacity crowd breathless, hitting 16 of 29 shots -- including eight three-pointers -- for 42 points to lead the No. 10-ranked Millers to an easier-than-expected 74-58 win over the 17th-ranked Comets.

Milford Mill (20-4) advances to tomorrow's region semifinals, where it will play host to Woodlawn at 7 p.m.

After two previous close games against Catonsville (19-6), including a 59-58 win in last weekend's Baltimore County championship game, Clark said it was time to open things up.

Pub Date: 3/03/99