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"It was stressful tweaking our prototype at the last minute but truly exciting," said Garrison Ferrell, soon to be sophomore at Virginia Tech, who is studying material science engineering and bio medical engineering, of his recent trip to the Johnson Space Center in Houston Texas. Those who knew him as a high school student at Marriotts Ridge are not surprised at the gusto which he applies to his activities.

The Howard County 2013 all-county boys soccer story

The Bits and Pieces column written by Stan Ber for the week of Nov. 14.

Marriotts Ridge has been nearly perfect in recent years. Prior to a 3-2 overtime loss at River Hill on Oct. 1, the Mustangs (8-1) won 30 straight games dating back to Oct. 20, 2011. In completing a 17-0 season with a 4-0 win against Queen Anne's last year, they became the fourth program to capture a state-best four-straight titles. A record-breaking fifth is expected, and with it comes pressure.

A look at the 12 public and two private school boys soccer teams in Howard County heading into the 2013 season.

Mustangs earn 4-0 victory for fourth consecutive state title

A preview of each of the 12 Howard County public school teams, along with Chapelgate and Glenelg Country

Mt. Hebron, Marriotts Ridge win region championships