Each week, the Carroll County Times highlights a Team of the Week, five standout players and top statistical performances.
Team of the Week
Century boys lacrosse
The Knights’ 8-7 win over Liberty last Monday clinched the Carroll County championship. Century has already completed county play with a 5-1 league record. Westminster can still match the Knights’ record if it beats South Carroll on Friday, but Century holds the head-to-head victory over the Owls.
Century beat Westminster, 6-5, on April 18. It was one of four Century county victories — Liberty, South Carroll and Manchester Valley are the others — to come by two or fewer goals.
Honorable mentions
Century girls lacrosse: The Knights opened last week with a decisive 11-5 win over rival Liberty, and followed with nonconference wins over Fallston and Pikesville.
Liberty baseball: Coming off a two-game losing streak, the Lions flipped the switch this week with wins over Francis Scott Key and Winters Mill to reclaim first place in the county standings.
Winters Mill boys track and field: The Falcons finished in second place over the weekend at Catoctin’s Cougar Mountain Bash. Deon Whitlow (100 meters), Isaiah Rivera (200) and Collin Mackie (pole vault) were event winners.
5-star players
Jasmine Kline, Francis Scott Key, softball: The reigning Carroll County Times Player of the Year had a milestone week. She recorded her 400th career strikeout in Friday’s win over Westminster and also hit two home runs and drove in five runs in the game.
Grant Miller, Manchester Valley, boys lacrosse: Miller set the high mark for Carroll County boys lacrosse players this season with nine goals, which included the overtime game-winner, in Wednesday’s 15-14 win over Middletown.
Kate McAlonan, Westminster, girls lacrosse: McAlonan took over the county assist lead with a phenomenal week. She had six assists in a win last Monday against Winters Mill, then added five more helpers in a nonconference win over Towson. She also scored a goal in each game.
Delaney Sandbank, Century, girls lacrosse: Sandbank was crucial in the Knights’ win over rival Liberty with five goals and two assists. She followed that up with a three-goal, two-assist performance against Fallston. She has 29 goals and 24 assists this season.
Chase Miller, Liberty, baseball: Miller had a strong week at the plate in two Liberty wins, going 2-for-4 with two RBIs in each game on Wednesday over Winters Mill and last Monday over Francis Scott Key. He was also the winning pitcher against the Falcons.
Top performances
Boys lacrosse
Most goals in a game
9 — Grant Miller, Manchester Valley, April 24 vs. Middletown
6 — Camden Deming, Winters Mill, April 24 vs. Francis Scott Key
5 — Reed Postlethwait, Winters Mill, April 22 vs. Westminster
4 — Jack Hitchcock, Westminster, April 22 vs. Winters Mill
4 — Caden Petrucci, South Carroll, April 22 vs. Francis Scott Key
4 — Andrew Owens, Winters Mill, April 24 vs. Francis Scott Key
Girls lacrosse
Most goals in a game
10 — Taylor Fique, Manchester Valley, April 26 vs. Linganore
8 — Leah Miller, South Carroll, April 22 vs. Francis Scott Key
5 — Delaney Sandbank, Century April 22 vs. Liberty
5 — Sophia Carpenetti, Liberty, April 25 vs. Oakdale
5 — Leah Miller, South Carroll, April 25 vs. Smithsburg
5 — Annika Wray, Liberty, April 25 vs. Oakdale
Baseball
Most hits in a game
4 — Will Mollman, Westminster, April 26 vs. Francis Scott Key
3 — 6 players tied
Most RBIs in a game
3 — 4 players tied
Most strikeouts in a game pitching
13 — Gene Magin, Manchester Valley, April 26 vs. Century
10 — Travis Smith, Gerstell, April 23 vs. St. John’s
9 — Carter Shanks, Liberty, April 22 vs. Francis Scott Key
Softball
Most hits in a game
5 — Ashlee Hipsley, Manchester Valley, April 22 vs. South Carroll
4 — Brooke Sims, Manchester Valley, April 22 vs. South Carroll
4 — Evelyn Connor, Liberty, April 24 vs. Winters Mill
Most RBIs in a game
7 — Ashlee Hipsley, Manchester Valley, April 22 vs. South Carroll
5 — Jasmine Kline, Francis Scott Key, April 26 vs. Westminster
4 — Hannah Marasco, Century, April 27 vs. Winters Mill
Most strikeouts in a game pitching
16 — Jasmine Kline, Francis Scott Key, April 24 vs. Century
10 — Jordan Currie, Century, April 26 vs. Manchester Valley
Stats and performances are compiled from game reports submitted nightly by county coaches. Coaches are encouraged to submit results after all games to mdscores@baltsun.com , sports editor Anthony Maluso and county beat reporter Timothy Dashiell.
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