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Heading into the final month of the regular season, Montgomery County has five schools that have reached double-digit win titans, while Whitman remains undefeated at 11-0. Fresh off a week off from last week’s snowstorm, high-stakes games are starting as early as today. Beyond top-tier games, multiple teams are vying for the county’s top spot. Here are the most important storylines that are emerging from Montgomery County Girls Varsity Basketball: 1. The county’s top tier teams are playing other top tier teams. On Monday, the first day back, 9-5 Walter Johnson will travel to face 11-1 Churchill, while 9-3 Wootton will host the Whitman Vikings, looking to give the team their first loss. Also this week, Magruder will travel to Sherwood, Clarksburg will face Poolesville, Walter Johnson will go to Quince Orchard, and Wootton will face Churchill. With that said, the undisputable game of the month will happen this Wednesday, as the county’s top teams, the 11-1 Bulldogs will face off against the 11-0 Vikings. The winner is set to take the MoCo lead. 2. While the top teams will play the top teams, programs on the other end of the standings will also face off against each other. The 1-10-1 Wheaton Knights will face off against a 1-11 Northwood squad on Monday evening. Northwood will then travel to take on the 3-9 Blair Blazers while Seneca Valley faces Watkins Mill. These are just a few of the games that the bottom county teams are set to face, all of which will happen in the first week back. 3. The Einstein Titans have been killing their divisional opponents. Throughout the season, five of eight of their wins came against in-region rivals. Out of their final eight games, six will be against their regional opponents, with the other two coming against Watkins Mill and Wootton in two of the final three weeks of the season. Despite dropping three of their last five, the Titans have a great opportunity to rise up the county standings. 4. Wootton’s final eight opponents looks to cause several problems. Each of their next four games will come against teams with winning records, including 11-0 Whitman, 7-6 Bethesda-Chevy Chase, 11-1 Churchill, and 7-4 Quince Orchard. Then, after games against Northwest and Blake, the Patriots will finish their season on the road against 9-5 Walter Johnson and at home against 8-4 Einstein. As the team looks to get to double-digit wins, these final eight games may keep them from getting beyond eleven, but taking two to three of the six should be considered a win for Wootton.

CHARLES HERBERT FLOWERS — Coming off an upset loss last game, the Flowers Jaguars tightened the screws in the second half and pulled away from the Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders, 63-51, in a physical, fast-paced showdown Tuesday night.Sophomore Trinity Smith exploded for Charles Herbert Flowers, delivering a breakout 21-point effort with six steals and four rebounds to keep the Jaguars humming. Alanna Joy was equally dominant, a true do-it-all force — 16 points, eight rebounds, six assists and six steals — controlling tempo, igniting transition, and turning defense into easy offense.The Raiders fought hard, but Flowers’ two-headed attack and late defensive surge sealed a statement win for the Jaguars. The Jaguars record is now 11-1.

Paris Medley had 15 steals & 13 pts

M Muhammad 23 pts 18 rebounds

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Charles H. Flowers 66, Laurel 15 — In Prince George’s County play, Charles H. Flowers improved to 7-0 as senior captain and two-time reigning POY Alanna Joy notched her fifth straight 20-point game with 21 points, 7 assists, 7 rebounds and 6 steals. Sophomore Audrey Appiah added 13 points and 9 rebounds in the rout.

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The Charles H. Flowers Lady Jaguars rolled past the High Point Eagles 74–11 to improve to 2–0 in the highly competitive 4A league, led by sophomore Audrey Appiah’s breakout 28 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocks and senior captain Alana Joy’s 14 points, 9 assists and 6 steals as the team’s stifling defense and balanced attack powered the dominant win.

Einstein suffers a harsh end to their 5-game win streak after a 23-43 loss to the Blair Trailblazers. The Titans move down to 9-8 and the Trailblazers move up to 14-5. The first quarter of the game started off low scoring but remained close between both of the teams. Number 21 from Einstein, Chase tucker, scored 8 points alone with several layups. The quarter ended 8-10 with Blair Leading. The 2nd quarter started with both teams showing strong defensive performances. Einstein was constantly swatting the ball away from Blair, while Blair was intercepting a lot of Einstein’s passes. Despite the strong defense, both teams were seen struggling with 3 pointers and scoring in the paint. The first half ended 17-14 in Blair’s way. The second half of the game led to more fouls being called for both teams, as 8 fouls were called on Blair the entire second half. Einstein was not able to work off these fouls, struggling to score on free throws. In the 4th quarter, Blair was in the zone with their shooting, scoring a total of 22 points, their most all game. Blair was able to possess the ball longer than Einstein and was more accurate in their three pointers and layups. Einstein on the other hand, only scored 3 points in the 4th, due to crucial fouls and a strong defense from Blair. The Titans will next face the 5-11 Kennedy Cavaliers on the road while the Trailblazers will next face the 11-7 Poolesville Falcons.

Kyla Graham scores 21 for the second game in a row and Alana Joy goes for a double-double 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead flowers to another for a victory against Eleanor Roosevelt countysports.zone/scores/view/9w2D59vbwK60zWZyV2rWf