Bishop Walsh

GIRLS BASKETBALL HEDGESVILLE, W. Va. - Samantha Guell had 18 points and seven rebounds to lead No. 1 Hedgesville to a 74-31 victory over St. Maria Goretti on Monday in a matchup of the Apple Valley League's first- and last-place teams. Ashton Butler had 12 points, Miranda Reed had 10 points and six assists and Shuashanna Faulkner added seven rebounds for the Eagles (11-1, 4-0). Sarah Spierenburg led the Gaels (8-12, 0-4) with seven points. Bishop Walsh 52, Heritage 40 Morgan McIntire had a game-high 21 points and 12 rebounds for Heritage in a nonleague loss to Bishop Walsh (3-8)

BOYS TRACK Hancock 86, Bishop Walsh 39 at HANCOCK 100 - Poland (BS) 12.9. 200 - Umpiere (BW) 26.0. 400 - VanOrsdale (H) 59.9. 800 - Hager (BW) 3:40.0. 1,600 - B. Bain (H) 5:55.8. 3,200 - not contested. 110H - Johnson (H) 21.4. 300H - Johnson (H) 52.8. 400 relay - Hancock 50.4. 800 - Hanock 1:45. 1,600 - Hancock 4:16.7. 3,200 - Bishop Walsh 10:37. High Jump - Hull (H) 5-0. Long jump - Hull (H) 18-2 1/2. Triple jump - Hull (H) 36-4 1/2. Shot put - Hardman (H) 32-4.

Finally it seems the weather will permit the Hagerstown Community College men's and women's basketball teams to host their Maryland JuCo Conference Tournament first-round games. After several reschedulings, both games are now set for today. The HCC men host Baltimore at 2 p.m., followed by the Hawks vs. Howard in women's action at 4. The winners advance to the elite eight, which will be played at Frederick Community College on the men's side and at Garrett on the women's.

Bishop Walsh quarterback Terrell McGraw threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Billy Conroy with 1 minute, 3 seconds remaining in the game to give Bishop Walsh a 32-28 victory over Saint James on Saturday afternoon. Trailing 28-26, McGraw hit Conroy on a sideline pattern and the senior running back did the rest. “We ran that play twice today,” Bishop Walsh coach Geno Taylor said. “Our receiver was wide open. So I waited until the end when we really needed it. We have a good quarterback that throws the ball well and a good receiver.

St. Maria Goretti's boys basketball team looked much different on Saturday than the Gaels from a day before in an opening-round loss to Bishop Walsh in the 30th annual Mid-Atlantic Invitational Tournament. In fact, Goretti probably looked like the Gaels teams of the mid-1980s when Rodney Monroe played, as they rolled to a 75-42 victory over the SouthLake Christian Academy (N.C.) squad now coached by the former Goretti star. In the late game, Bishop Walsh became a first-time MAIT champion with a 58-51 victory over St. Mary's Ryken.

koelble@herald-mail.com As gloomy as the weather was on Thursday afternoon, Bishop Walsh boarded its bus back to Allegany County with cloudier heads. St. James obliterated Bishop Walsh 35-0 for its fifth straight win in the Saints' home finale, erasing with it the memories of last year's stinging 46-42 loss to the Spartans, in which Bishop Walsh quarterback Chris Hendershot threw for 472 yards - at the time a Maryland single-game record. However, Thursday was a complete turnaround for St. James, which mixed up its defensive calls, frustrating Hendershot and causing the Spartans to look totally out of whack.

St. James 35, Bishop Walsh 12 St. James 7 21 0 7 ? 35 Bishop Walsh 6 0 6 0 ? 12 SJ ? Idara Umoren 1 run (Ben Farquhar kick) BW ? Robby Lehman 26 pass from Zac Hare (kick failed) SJ ? Barrett Brown 80 run (Farquhar kick) SJ ? David Cook 76 run (Farquhar kick) SJ ? Mike Russ 12 run (Farquhar kick) BW ? Hare 2 run (pass failed) SJ ? Umoren 5 run (Farquhar kick) SJ BW First downs 14 19 Rushes-yards 21-322 47-170 Passing yards 14 94 Comp-Att-Int 2-5-0 11-19-1 Total offense 26-336 66-264 Punts-avg.

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. - The Berkeley Springs Indians weren't going to let a six-point deficit bother them Friday night. In fact, they seemed more than content to let Bishop Walsh worry with their six-point lead all by themselves. The Spartans were unable to take advantage of several scoring opportunities in the first quarter, allowing the Indians calm their first-game jitters, reel off 45 unanswered points and cruise to a 45-6 win in the season opener for both teams. "I thought that Bishop Walsh started off well," Berkeley Springs coach Angelo Luvara said.