High School sports

Marriotts Ridge field hockey head coach Stacie Gado is stepping down after leading the Mustangs to their first state title this season.

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

Here are this week's Baltimore Sun high school sports polls for football, soccer, field hockey, volleyball and cross country.

Wilde Lake soccer’s Ousman Touray and Arundel volleyball’s Brooke Watts are The Baltimore Sun's varsity athletes of the week

By Glenn Graham

Nov 19, 2019

Marlowe Wax Jr. ran for one touchdown, Brandon Fique recovered a fumble in the end zone and Scott Martin kicked a field goal as No. 3 Mount Saint Joseph defeated No. 2 McDonogh, 17-10, at Archbishop Spalding in the MIAA A Conference football championship.

The Patterson Mill girs volleyball team put forth a valiant effort Saturday, but a perennially tough Smithsburg Leopards team was just better in the Class 1A girls volleyball state championship contested at the University of Maryland’s Ritchie Coliseum in College Park. The Huskies battled to the end, but fell in straight sets, 3-0. Scores were 25-13, 25-19, 29-27.

Northern-Calvert defeated Wilde Lake, 5-0, on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, in the MPSSAA Class 3A championship at Loyola University.

The Wildecats win their first state title since 1997 and eighth in school history.

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

The high school football season for Harford County gridders came to an abrupt end Friday night in three games on the road.Joppatowne (5-6) fell at Perryville (7-4), 33-20, in a Class 1A East second round game, while Fallston (5-6), also playing in 1A East, lost at Cambridge-South Dorchester (9-2), 48-14. Harford Tech (9-2) was beaten in 2A East second round action. The Cobras lost at North Caroline (11-0), 42-21.

It’s the first time in school history the Lions have won two postseason games in the same year and advanced this far into the playoffs.

Hereford denied by New Town defense