Hodge resigns as Catoctin football coach after eight years
Bill Hodge, longtime Catoctin High School head football coach, resigns citing a need for change and his desire to follow his youngest son Richie through high school. He recalls eight seasons at Catoctin with two MVAL titles and a 20-54-2 record, after earlier success at Covington High School. The position will be open to applicants, with Tommy Fogle also resigning as Jayvee coach. The Frederick County Womens Softball League meets January 31 for reorganizational notes. two team reps are required per team.
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Catoctin High School
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Waynesboro
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Jayvee
Frederick County
North Market Street
Frederick
Old North
Keller scores 28 as Patriots whip Rebels
TJ High School overwhelmed South Hagerstown 97 74 as Chaz Keller led with 28 points on 14 of 18 shooting and five assists. Keller sparked 24 steals as the Patriots built a 44 18 halftime lead, with five teammates reaching double figures and a school assist record of 21.
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South Hagerstown
Janice Currens
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Rebels
South
Paul Bowie
Page Elliott
Yogi Dorsey
Chris Dixon
Wendell Thomas
Pats
Dandridge Chenier pace Bullets to 146 114 win over Pacers
Dandridge and Chenier combined for 53 points as the Washington Bullets routed Indiana 146-114 in LANDOVER. Dandridge scored 29 with eight assists, Chenier adding 24 and a key third quarter stretch. Indiana was led by John Williamson with 22 in a high scoring contest that saw Washington hit 63 percent in the first half and extend an 18 point run early.
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Ballard
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Ed Wiebel
Walkersville
Brunswick Rolls to Seventh Victory Over North Carroll
Brunswick Railroaders beat North Carroll 96-72 to remain undefeated at 7-0. Dave Morris and Pat Campbell each scored 27 points leading Brunswick, which also sits 4-0 in Monocacy play. Bernie Lipscomb and Keith Sparrow added 14, while Barry Griffith scored 18 for North. The game was tied 16-16 after the first period before Brunswick pulled away, outscoring the Panthers 60-23 over the next two quarters.
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Pat Campbell
Bernie Lipscomb
Keith Sparrow
Barry Griffith
Panthers
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North Carr
Jenkins leads FSK past Cougars 53 45 in Monocacy Valley
Thurdmont action saw Steve Jenkins score 20 to lead FSK over Catoctin 53 45. Hollingsworth added 14 for FSK while Meunier had 13 for Catoctin. Both teams totaled 26 rebounds as Catoctin stayed competitive in a decisive FSK win.
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Thurmont
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Catoctin
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Tom Meunier
Mark Williams
Bill Boyd
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al Williams
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Ascension tops Vikes in two overtimes
Ascension beat Prospect Hall 69 65 after three overtimes at Prospect Friday night. Prospect led by 11 in the third period, missed a one and one with two seconds left, and trailed 62 62 after the first overtime. Blue scored 30 for Prospect while Futrell led Ascension with 32 and Conley added 24.
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Prospect Hall
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Ascension Prospect Hall
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Esworth
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Houston
Few
Frederick Cadets Stay Unbeaten in 107-62 Win
Frederick high powered to a 107-62 Tri-State basketball victory over Waynesboro Friday. Don Boyd led with 26 points as seven Cadets reached double figures, shooting 64 percent and forcing 31 turnovers. Keith Lee 17, Kevin Allen and Mark Grossnickle 14 each. Dane Dixon 12. Jeff Daugherty 8 rebounds. Cadets improve to 8-0 overall and 2-0 in league. Junior varsity fell 47-4.
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South
Troy Bell
Tim Ferris
Ronnie Beard
Donnie Warfield
Patriot Jayvees
Beard
Warfield
Waynesboro
Catoctin
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Cadets
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Kevin Allen
Mark Grossnickle
Dane Dixon
Dave Hoffman
Grossnickle
Lee
Jeff Daugherty
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Dixon
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Patterson
Yentsch
Spessard
Snowden Boyd
Decker Sun Hoy
Wolff Grossnickie
Shanbledecker Hoffman
Warner Rowing
Blubaugh
Daugherty
Westoo Tillery Dixon
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Lancers Rally To Beat Lions In MVAL Showdown
Singanore edged Walkersville 46-45 after Walkersville failed to convert ten late layups and the Lancers used a late 8-0 run to erase a seven point deficit. Pete Cook delivered the decisive jumper as 1:17 remained, while John Lyons and Mike Fossett led Lions scorers. Conference leaders Brunswick and Middletown sit atop the MVAL standings as Singanore improves to 2-0 and Walkersville drops to 2-1.
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Walkersville
Lions
Tom Drabczyk
Singanore
John Lyons
Mike Fossett
Middletown Knits Tight Defense to a 85-56 Win over Boonsboro
Middletown built a 23 point halftime lead and defeated Boonsboro 85-56 as the Knights improve to 8-1. Key: strong man-to-man defense, 62-30 rebounding edge led by Kevin Scott with 18 and Ken Wilson with 20 points. Boonsboro’s Mike Reece led with 25 points, while Barry Blickenstaff and John Falkenstein added 10 each.
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Warriors
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Mike Reece
Ken Wilson
Reece
Engle
Kevin Scott
Wilson
Barry Blickenstaff
John Falkenstein
Boonshoro
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