Sidwell Friends

WASHINGTON -- St. James put together a 61-yard drive and scored the go-ahead touchdown with just under six minutes left to post a 26-21 victory over Sidwell Friends on Saturday in the Mid Atlantic Conference opener for both teams. Quarterback Mike Russ scored on a 3-yard run that put the Saints (3-0, 1-0) on top after Sidwell had taken a 21-20 lead in the third quarter. Russ also scored rushing touchdowns from the 7 and 1 and threw a 31-yard scoring pass to Jordan Barr. Russ gained 75 yards rushing on 24 carries and threw for 181 yards on 13-of-24 passing.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Mid Atlantic Conference At Bullis School Teams: Potomac School 39; St. Andrews 44; Georgetown Day 67; Sidwell Friends 1008; St. James 127; Flint Hill 128; Maret School Inc. Top Five 1. John Ross, Potomac School 17:22; 2. Stephen Serence, Potomac School 17:47; 3. Joe Peterson, St. Andrews 18:06; 4. James Moss, Georgetown Day 18:10; 5. Dean Young, St. James 18:28. Other St. James Results 25. Zack Buzzell 20:03; 30. Sean Orlowski 20:35; 34. Kevin Egan 21:36; 38. Drew Boales 22:03; 40. Michael McClenning 22:52; 47. Allen Cho 23:27.

ST. JAMES - St. James football coach Chick Meehan found out how an author with writer's block feels on Thursday. There was a nice beginning with a little drama and action in the middle. It was all there, except for one thing ... an ending. "We played a great game," Meehan said. "The only thing wrong was we lost. " So much for living happily ever after. The Saints had Sidwell Friends exactly where they wanted heading into the midway point of the fourth quarter. But the Quakers changed gears with a no-huddle offense - wearing out St. James' defense - to score twice in the final eight minutes for a 14-10 Mid Atlantic Conference victory.

Monday, May 13, 2013 PREP BASEBALL Allegany 6, Hancock 3 CUMBERLAND, Md. - Allegany scored five runs in the first two innings and made that cushion hold up in a win over Hancock in the Maryland Class 1A West Region West Section semifinals. Darren Lashley and Chad Sipe each drove in a run for the Panthers, who finished the season 10-10. North hosts 3A game North Hagerstown will meet Linganore today in a Maryland Class 3A West Region game at 4:30. On Monday, Linganore defeated Thomas Johnson 1-0 in 12 innings, a game that was resumed from Friday.

andrewm@herald-mail.com SAINT JAMES - Jimmy Sutch shouldn't be taken lightly, even when his opponent on the wrestling mat outweighs him by nearly 20 pounds. The St. James junior, who's ranked second in the Maryland private-school state rankings at 171 pounds, bumped up a weight class Wednesday to take on Maret's Patrick Carr at 189 and got big results. Sutch teched out Carr 23-7 in 3:58 to improve to 15-0 on the season as the No. 6 Saints improved to 3-0 in the Mid Atlantic Conference (6-4 overall)

Saint James had not won a Mid-Atlantic Conference tournament game since 2008. The way things looked on Thursday night, the Saints were going to have to wait another year to break the drought. The Flint Hill Huskies came out looking like they were about to win the Iditarod, taking an early 15-point lead. But Saint James turned Flint Hill into pups with a 29-point turnaround to post a 77-63 quarterfinal victory. “(Flint Hill) had the energy early and that didn't surprise me,” said Saint James coach Paul Easton.

Saturday, September 29, 2012 PREP FOOTBALL WASHINGTON - The Hancock football team found out you have to be careful what you wish for. The Panther defense wanted to make Sidwell Friends throw the ball on Saturday. The Quakers did ... and very successfully. Sidwell Friends connected on three TD passes and intercepted a Hancock pass for a fourth in a 34-14 win over the Panthers. “We wanted to force them to pass,” said Hancock coach Dave Mahaffey. “They did and did it very well.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013 BOYS BASKETBALL WASHINGTON - Saint James pulled off an upset in the Mid-Atlantic Conference on Tuesday night with a stunning 60-58 victory over Sidwell Friends. Coming off a disappointing loss Friday at Flint Hill, the Saints regrouped to stun the Quakers, who had owned a victory over Gonzaga earlier this year and played touted Mount St. Joseph to within four points. “We should never have lost to Flint Hill, but we challenged the kids to work hard and refocused,” said Saint James coach Paul Easton.

· BOYS BASKETBALL St. James 65, Bishop Walsh 54 ST. JAMES - Mike Russ had 33 points and eight rebounds as St. James continued its hot start with a win over Bishop Walsh. T.K. Washington posted a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Spencer Draper dished out seven assists for the Saints (4-1). Camran Khataian had 21 points and Myles Clifford added 20 points for Bishop Walsh (1-2). Mountain Ridge 51, Smithsburg 43 FROSTBURG, Md. - David Hobel scored 17 points to lead Mountain Ridge to a season-opening victory over Smithsburg on Friday.

Roundup - Saints fall to Sidwell BOYS BASKETBALL WASHINGTON - Larry Friedman had 23 points and eight rebounds to lead unbeaten Sidwell Friends over St. James 52-41 in a Mid Atlantic Conference game on Wednesday. Jared Knotts had 14 points, Billy Keyes had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Phillip Scott had eight points and five assists for St. James (1-1, 1-1). ST. JAMES (41) Scott 8, Keyes 12, Knotts 14, Monroe 7. Totals 15 6-8 41. SIDWELL FRIENDS (52)