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keller@herald-mail.com Even after an unbeaten regular season, the North Hagerstown football team still had something to prove when they played their first postseason game in 13 years Friday at School Stadium. By the time the second quarter was over, the Hubs had made their point. North scored four unanswered touchdowns in the first half on the way to a 33-13 win over Fort Hill in the Class 2A West semifinals to extend its magical season by one more week. The Hubs will play at South Carroll in the region final next weekend after dismissing the notion their 10-0 record in the regular season was the result of a soft schedule by beating one of the most tradition-rich programs in the state.

GIRLS SOCCER CUMBERLAND, Md. -- Erin Eslick, Emily Horst, Amber Smith, Abby Duncan and Jen Sherdel each had a goal as Boonsboro came back from a 1-0 halftime deficit to beat Fort Hill 5-1 in the Maryland Class 1A West quarterfinals Tuesday. Anna Olszewski, Jess Nicolao and Horst each had an assist and Becky Smith had one save for the Warriors (7-7-1), who outshot Fort Hill (9-5), 16-2. Northern Garrett 4, Williamsport 1 ACCIDENT, Md. -- Amber Shumaker scored Williamsport's only goal as the Wildcats fell to Northern Garrett in the Maryland 1A West quarterfinals.

kauffman@herald-mail.com WALKERSVILLE, Md. - What on paper looked like a close boys basketball matchup between Walkersville and Fort Hill Tuesday turned into the Lions' chance to serve notice to the rest of Class 2A West that they won't be eliminated without a fight. In every way, Walkersville turned Tuesday's region quarterfinal into a one-sided affair, forcing 23 Fort Hill turnovers while commiting only four and shooting 48 percent to the Sentinels' 27 percent in a stunning 68-36 blowout of the defending 2A West champions.

BOYS BASKETBALL Pete Cradduck had 18 points and seven rebounds as Broadfording Christian Academy defeated Fort Hill 71-66 on Tuesday. Iver Silva had 15 points, 14 rebounds and six steals, Gabe Hirsch had nine points, nine assists and nine rebounds and Jordan Whitt had six points, six rebounds and three assists for the Lions (7-2). Broadfording 71, Fort Hill 66 FORT HILL (2-1) Yonker 4 1-1 9, Plummer 2 0-0 5, Lease 2 0-0 4, Lee 9 6-7 26, Godlove 2 0-3 4, Remson 9 0-1 18. Totals 28 7-12 66. BROADFORDING (7-2)

View all of the photos for purchase! SMITHSBURG -- Smithsburg football coach Buddy Orndorff makes it sound simple. In order for the Leopards to beat Fort Hill tonight in the Maryland Class 1A West semifinals in Cumberland, they'll have to be nearly perfect. It's that simple. "We're going have to play probably the best ballgame we've played all year long," Orndorff said. "We're capable of that. We've had good practices, we have a good idea of what they do, but we're going to have to play mistake-free football.

SMITHSBURG ? St. Maria Goretti and Smithsburg scored victories on Thursday to advance to today's championship game of the Pap Draper Classic. The defending tournament champion Gaels pulled out a 38-35 victory over Fort Hill, while the Leopards beat James Buchanan, 48-22. Fort Hill (1-4) will play James Buchanan (1-8) at 6 p.m. in the consolation game, followed by Goretti (6-3) and Smithsburg (3-3) in the championship game. The Sentinels tied the score at 35-35 with 42 seconds remaining on a 3-point goal by Lindsey Fisher, who had a team-high 11 points.

CUMBERLAND, Md. - The final score of Saturday's Maryland Class 1A West contest flashes images that Fort Hill simply crushed Smithsburg in all facets of the game. It wasn't further from the truth. Instead, the Leopards were sent packing in a 45-0 loss to the Sentinels at Greenway Avenue Stadium to finish at 9-2 while Fort Hill moves forward to meet Allegany for the region title on Friday. Smithsburg provided Fort Hill with plenty of purple-ribbon gift wrapping, starting throughout the first half, less than five minutes into the game to fall behind 31-0.

CUMBERLAND, Md. -- For the majority of David Walker's tenure as Martinsburg football coach, the Bulldogs have been on the winning side of lopsided games. Friday night at Greenway Avenue Stadium, the tables were turned on the 'Dogs. Martinsburg had no answer for Fort Hill's offense -- whether running or throwing -- as the Sentinels rolled up 432 yards in a 41-14 rout of the Bulldogs in the renewal of their long-standing rivalry. The 27-point margin of defeat was the largest for the Bulldogs since losing the 2006 Class AAA state final to Parkersburg, 34-6.

Musselman's Brock uses kick to give Fort Hill the boot CIUMBERLAND, Md. - The Musselman Applemen crafted a perfect set of bookends in their biggest game of the season Saturday night. A scoring drive to open the game, a scoring drive to close the game and a win over a perennial Maryland state powerhouse. Chad Brock's 37-yard field goal with 11 seconds remaining lifted the Applemen to a 10-7 win over Fort Hill before nearly 8,000 fans at Greenway Avenue Stadium. Brock's kick from the left hash mark had distance to spare and set off a wild celebration on the Musselman sideline and in the stands.

BOONSBORO -- The Fort Hill bus had mechanical problems on its journey to Boonsboro on Monday. Then the Sentinels encountered a team that had no faulty mechanisms. Brynn Arnone and Emma Dalton combined for 44 points as No. 6 Boonsboro steered its way to a 78-35 victory, its eight straight win. "We got some fast-break points early off our press that (Fort Hill) just couldn't handle," said Boonsboro coach Max Shaffer. It was an inside-outside performance for the Warriors (10-4)