jamar williams

One of the things that stuck with many of the returning players from that South Carroll roster from last season was how big and strong Douglass was. Determined not to meet a similar fate this year in the postseason, the weight room became their sanctuary during the offseason.

The championship came down to the next to last match, when South Carroll's Tim Null won the title with a 5-3 victory over Oakdale's Kyle McDonald at 113 pounds. No. 5 South Carroll finished with 1071/2 points to win its second consecutive Class 2A-1A title.

Westminster's playoff hopes had been dashed long before Friday night's regular season finale against visiting No. 14 South Carroll, which had already won the county title, and clinched a postseason berth. But the Owls won, 27-14.

This clash between the top two teams in Carroll County could decide the county and Monocacy Valley Athletic League Chesapeake Division championships. No. 14 South Carroll (6-2, 5-0 league) tops the standings and North Carroll (7-1, 4-1) is second. If the Cavaliers win, they clinch the county and MVAL Chesapeake titles. If the Panthers win, it's a tie with one game left in the regular season.

Playing on the road at backyard-rival Liberty, the Cavaliers broke out with three scores in the second quarter alone, capping the evening with a 42-0 victory to remain alone atop the county standings.

An active duty member of the U.S. Navy was fatally shot late Wednesday in Baltimore's Lakeland neighborhood, one of four overnight shooting incidents, police said.