https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D54dWL_wzic 🏀🏀 ROAD TO UMBC MPSSAA GIRLS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 🆚 (2) Poly vs (5) Reservoir 📍 UMBC, Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena 📝 Kmillz (MFVAllSportsNetwork) In Game Two of the Championship double-header at UMBC, we found ourselves getting ready to capture two teams previously filmed during the playoffs. It’s kind of a treasured moment due to MFV has watched each team fight their way through adversity to get right to this stage. Now it’s set for one team to achieve the coveted 3A Girls State Basketball trophy. MFV was so excited to see this battle transpire. 1ST HALF - This was the half of testing. What did these ladies really have in them? I speaking for both sides. Poly started off adding the firsts points by free throws, as one of their star teammates #2 London Elliott, was fouled attempting a three pointer. (These two teams had many star players, especially coming off their benches.) However, the pace of the game shifted in favor of the Gators, with a Tre, and a few inside attacks to the basket. It was a bit of test for the Lady Engineers as they struggled at times making shots. Quickly getting over their frustration, Poly tried to step back in it. Reservoir went in to the half up five points, 22-17. 2ND HALF - The Comeback Half. This is where the Engineers locked in. While the Gators fought hard to protect their lead, the turnover ratio favored Poly. Elliott had a good number of them. On one steal, she electrified Engineer fans drawing a foul at the end of the play. And it was with such energy, Poly gained the victory and were crowned champions, winning states 54-37. TO THE GATORS, hats off to you ladies, you played an absolute excellent game. You gave it all you got and couldn’t be more proud of you. I truly love how your fans cheered loudly as you were honored for being state finalist. You guys are a great team. Keep working hard. TO THE ENGINEERS, so PROUD of what you accomplished here. Glad that you made the necessary changes to achieve greatness. You ladies were classy and great at what you do on the court. It is so obvious you spend your time well in the gym not getting moved by what others may say. TO THE BOTH OF YOU, you guys are well coached. Each of your coaches and leaders should take a bow. It was truly an honor capturing you. Hope the highlights bring each of you much exposure. MFV MVP - London Elliott (24 points)
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Poly got off to a somewhat slow start against the Gators, struggling early in the first quarter to find their rhythm on both ends of the floor. The team had difficulty getting their offense going, and the Gators were able to take advantage of that early momentum. However, once the first quarter came to an end, Poly began to settle in and find their groove. The players started communicating better, moving the ball more effectively, and working together as a unit. As the second quarter progressed, Poly slowly chipped away at the deficit and built confidence with every possession. Their defense tightened up, forcing tougher shots and creating opportunities in transition. The momentum really began to shift late in the half when Poly knocked down a huge three-pointer right at the halftime buzzer, energizing both the bench and the crowd. That moment seemed to spark the team and gave them the boost they needed heading into the locker room. When Polytech came out for the second half, they looked like a completely different team. They played with intensity, confidence, and a clear sense of purpose. Their ball movement improved, shots began to fall, and the defense continued to apply pressure. From that point on, Poly showed dominance on the court, refusing to back down and never giving up as they fought their way back into the game and took control.
On Thursday evening, the 22-2 Poly Engineers faced off against the 21-4 Reservoir ‘Gators in the 3A Girls Basketball state championship. The second round of the state bracket featured the ‘Gators knocking out the top-seeded Edgewood Rams in a 17-point victory, while the Engineers took down the defending state champion South River Seahawks 39-34. Baltimore Polytechnic opened the game with five made free throws from junior guard London Elliott to put them ahead, but the blue and orange quickly responded, going on a seven-point scoring run. Elliott finished the quarter having contributed all nine of her team’s points, but they trailed by one after eight minutes. In the second, the ‘Gators dominated even more. After Poly briefly retook the lead, Reservoir went on a 12-4 scoring run that lasted for the final 5:38, led by four points from sophomore forward Blythe Pietryka and three from Chloe-Theresa Nguena, before junior Annie Wethington nailed a deep three with seven seconds left on the clock, allowing the ‘Gators to take a 22-17 lead into the locker room. With a five-point deficit at the break, Poly head coach Kendall Peace-Able explained that, in the locker room, she focused on where her team had room for improvement to come back and win the game. “We talk about where we need to place emphasis,” Coach Peace-Able said. “In the first half, our shots were a bit rushed. We had to go into our bag… doing what the game needed.” This message was exactly what the team carried onto the court. Early in the third, the Engineers began a full-court press defense, allowing the team to come within one point of the lead within three and a half minutes. It took 4:42 for the ‘Gators to score their first points of the quarter, with Chloe-Theresa Nguena contributing four of the team’s eight points in the half. By the end of the third, the Engineers had regained the lead, outscoring their opponent 16-8, capping off the dominant quarter with a catch-and-shoot three from London Elliott. In the fourth quarter, the navy and orange continued to dominate. The Poly defense held their opponents to just seven total points, with just two coming from the field. Meanwhile, the Engineers added 21 points to the scoreboard, led by ten more from Elliott, plus six from senior Kachella McGuire and another four from junior Skylar Brown. By the time the final buzzer went off, the Engineers had secured their third state title in the last five seasons, defeating the ‘Gators 54-37. Despite the loss, Reservoir head coach Deb Taylor remains thrilled with how the season played out. “We graduated two all county players last year and people thought we would be down. Instead, we won our first county championship and made school history… no other Reservoir team has made a state championship,” Coach Taylor said. With the win in their pocket, London Elliott, who contributed 24 of her team’s 54 points, had a simple message when thinking about the future. “Don’t doubt us.”
Lockdown defense and a huge second half secured the victory.
The 3A Girls basketball championship is underway at UMBC, and after 16 minutes, the Reservoir Gators lead the Poly Engineers 22-17. Poly got off to a 5-0 lead with London Elliott hitting five free throws in two minutes, but the Gators battled back, led by four first quarter points from Leah Lauer and four second quarter points from Blythe Pietryka. Tune into NFHS Network for the second half of the final game for this Thursday!
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Maryland 3A central region had their indoor track competition on 2/5/26. In the Girls 55m Finals Aubree Lilly from Towson won first place and ran a time of 7.13s. Samantha Amauwa from Franklin placed second and ran a time of 7.18s. Rozelyn Sarfo from Oakland Mills placed third and ran a time of 7.28s. Sarfo also set a personal record for herself and became the new Maryland 33rd place for this event. In the girls Girls 55mH 3A Finals Nyla Lavender from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute won first place and ran a time of 8.54. Lavender set a personal record for herself and became the new Maryland 19th place for this event. Taylor Moorer from Baltimore City College placed second and ran a time of 8.54s. Moorer set a personal record for herself and also became the new Maryland 20th place for this event. Ava Carr from Howard placed in third and ran a time of 8.55s. In the Girls 300m 3A Aubree Lilly from Towson also won first place (she also placed first in the 55m) she ran a time of 39.90s. With this run she gained three accomplishments she set a personal record for herself,became the new United States 75th place, and the new Maryland 14th place for this event.Samantha Amauwa from Franklin placed in second and ran a time of 39.95s. In the Girls 500m 3A Payton Buchanan from Oakland Mills won first place and ran a time of 1:17.37.Trinity Jordan from Franklin placed in second and ran a time of 1:18.00. Brooklynn Murrell from Baltimore City College placed in third and ran a time of 1:18.87. She also set a personal record for herself and became the new 22nd place in Maryland for this event. In the Girls 800m 3A Centennial High School in Howard County dominated the event with their runners coming in first,second, and third place.Kaylee Beal won first place and ran a time of 2:27.03.Beal also set a personal record for herself. Clara Curtis placed in second and ran a time of 2:27.61. Samantha Raker placed in third and ran a time of 2:27.68.Curtis set a personal record for herself as well. In the Girls 1600m 3A Kaylee Beal from Centennial also won first place (she also placed first in the 800m) she ran a time of 5:23.36. Aspen Yorek from Oakland Mills placed in second and ran a time of 5:26.67. Olivia Virago from Catonsville placed in third and ran a time of 5:27.62. In the Girls 3200m 3A Aspen Yorek from Oakland Mills won first place and ran a time of 12:11.20. Izabella McDonald from Guilford Park placed in second and ran a time of 12:14.47. Gabriela Nguyen from Centennial placed in third and ran a time of 12:20.59. Nguyen also set a personal record for herself. In the girls Girls 4x200m (3A) Oakland Mills’ team won first place and ran a time of 1:43.81 The team was R. Sarfo, J. Harriston, P. Buchanan, G. Osei-Bonsu. Baltimore City College’s The team placed second and ran a time of 1:46.51. The team was L. Pulley, T. Moorer, M. Hunt, A. Milligan. Franklin’s team placed third and ran a time of 1:47.48. The team was S. Amauwa, T. Jordan, K. Redd, K. Wallace. In the Girls 4x400m (3A) Oakland Mills’ team won first place and ran a time of 4:04.29. The team was R. Sarfo, J. Harriston, R. Martinez Romero, P. Buchanan. Baltimore City College’s team placed in second and ran a time of 4:10.22. The team was C. Shane, L. Pulley, B. Murrell, T. Moorer. Baltimore Polytechnic Institute ‘s team placed in third and ran a time of 4:17.23. The team was J. Newton, G. Jacobs, D. Griffin, K. Bastfield. They also became the new 37th place in Maryland. In the Girls 4x800m (3A) Guilford Park’s team won first place and ran a time of 10:21.97. The team was C. Logan, L. Eastman, J. Ortega, I. McDonald. They also became the new Maryland 29th place. Baltimore City College’s team placed second and ran a time of 10:37.89. The team was K. Hunt, C. Shane, J. Pulley, B. Murrell. They also became the new 41st place in Maryland. Franklin’s team placed third and ran a time of 10:42.03. The team was K. Wallace, N. Tromble, T. Clingan, S. Shon. They also became the new 47th place in Maryland. In the Girls High Jump 3 Ava Carr from Howard won first place and jumped 5-04.00 feet. She also became the new 7th place in Maryland. Patience Oyamo from Guilford Park placed in second and jumped 5-04.00 feet. She also became the new 4th place in Maryland. Julia Irvin from Howard placed third and jumped 5-00.00 feet. She became the new 24th place in Maryland. In the Girls Pole Vault 3A Kendall Shirey from Howard won first place and cleared 9-00.00 feet. She also became the new 22nd place in Maryland. Molly Van Valkenburg from Towson placed in second and cleared 7-06.00 feet. She also set a personal record for herself. Alisha Rao from Howard placed third and cleared 7-00.00 feet. In the Girls Shot Put 3A Natalie Bank from Centennial won first place and threw 32-02.00 feet or 9.80m. Amirah Curtis from Baltimore City College placed second and threw 30-07.25 feet or 9.33m. Imani Smith from Howard placed third and threw 30-06.75 or 9.32m.
See you this weekend in Owings Mills. 8600 McDonogh Rd, Owings Mills, MD
Correct Final Score: Poly 3 Patterson 0
Q1: 2-2 Q2: 3-3 Q3: 12-4 Q4: 13-6 Bel Air stat line: Augustis Anastasi- 1 assist Chase Bullock- 1 goal Eli Hodgson- 1 goal 1 assist Ben Gaughan- 1 goal Peter Myers- 1 goal Hunter Neal- 1 goal 3 assists Jason Pitzer- 5 goals 1 assist Grant Smith- 2 goals 1 assist Jack Svobda- 1 goal Aiden Zajicek- 2 assists
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On Saturday, March 22, the Pikesville Panthers traveled into the city to take on the Poly Engineers. Pikesville comes into the matchup with an 0-1 record, following a 9-7 loss at Dulaney while Poly comes in 1-0 after dominating the Forest Park Foresters 21-1, both games happening on Friday afternoon. Pikesville came to the plate swinging early with Ian Davis and Kairee Williams recording hits before an out was recorded, and Spencer Evans driving in a run on a single in the top of the first. Poly kept the game close, but Jakeem McBridge put the Engineers ahead on a two RBI double in the bottom of the third. After a scoreless fourth inning, Pikesville battled back in the top of the fifth. Senior Isaac Garonzik drove in the Panthers' second run as he reached on an error, and senior Spencer Evans drove in two to give Pikesville a 4-3 lead, followed up by Richard Carlton driving in two on a single of his own, putting Pikesville ahead 6-3 after a five run inning. The engineers bats were not discouraged despite the run defecit. Sophomore Henry Overton drove in two runs on a single in the bottom of the fifth, followed up with another RBI double by McBride and a bases loaded walk to put Poly up 7-6 in the bottom of the sixth. Pikesville tied it on an RBI groundout by senior Karron Gamble in the top of the seventh, but Poly sophomore Nathaniel Barry walked off the game on a fly ball single to right field in the bottom of the seventh, giving the engineers the 8-7 win. Nathaniel Barry earned the win for Poly, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up four hits, one walk and three earned runs with six strikeouts. William Holaday was tagged with the loss for Pikesville as he pitched one inning, giving up two hits, a walk, and one earned run. The engineers, now 2-0, look ahead to a match up against the Edmonson-Westside Red Storm and Pikesville move to 0-2 and set their sights on a key match up against the Hereford Bulls, both games happening Monday afternoon.
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STATE CHAMP TOUR STOP @ 3A GIRLS CHAMPS - POLY. The tour bus took us to Baltimore Polytechnic Institute where rivals City & Polytechnic face off ‼️‼️ Enjoy 😉 👀 MFV U📺🔗⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZh8oy9nIcE
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Football Action throughout the 2024 Season https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo31RhIu4lw&list=PLmWqfzKzrHuETk_6pjFN-WJA9zCo_2gJg
Franklin played Overlea tonight instead of Poly. There seems to be a mixup from last week's Poly versus Overlea game. Franklin beat Overlea 6-0.
Game ended in forfeit at halftime
A strong running game propelled Hereford to a tough road win against Poly last night. The Poly offense, led by quarterback Troy Brown Jr., kept pace throughout the game. After Hereford scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter to take a 22-21 lead, an offside penalty on the extra point attempt led the Bulls to go for a successful two-point conversion. Trailing by one deep in their own territory, Poly chose not to punt and went for the first down on a fourth-and-long with four minutes remaining. Brown Jr. threw a deep pass down the Hereford sideline, but the referees ruled it incomplete after meeting about the play. A personal foul penalty assessed after the play pushed Hereford back, but it also provided them with more room to run out the clock on their final possession. The Bulls will hit the road again next week, facing a challenging game against a Milford Mill Academy team that defeated them 12-7 in a hard-fought game last season. Milford Mill also avenged their 2023 loss to Oakdale in their first game. Poly will make adjustments as they prepare for Forest Park. This was an exciting way to start the season! Which teams in Baltimore City and Baltimore County are your dark horse contenders?
Jack Harburger was the backbone of Poly’s soccer and lacrosse teams this past season, leading from the back and stabilizing defenses that led to a regional victory in soccer and a third straight city title victory in lacrosse. Jack started playing soccer at around the age of four, eventually gravitating towards being a goalkeeper while rotating through other positions. Playing with and against top competition in club and recreational teams prepared him to start immediately as a freshman on the varsity team. “I enjoy being that commander, having that responsibility. I see the game as well as play it.” Last season was a challenging one for the soccer team, after coming off an undefeated regular season and a city title for the 2022-2023 year. The team came in with the mentality that this was their season to put it all together and make a deeper postseason run after a tough double overtime loss in the regional semifinals. They lost two of their first three games to start the season, and a reset was required to bounce back. “We had to embrace that underdog mentality.” Jack noted. Overcoming those early-season setbacks helped the team push through injuries to win the 3A class final that eluded them the previous year. Jack faced a learning curve when he began playing lacrosse in a team setting during in his freshman year. “The biggest issue for me was getting out of my soccer habits of going down to one knee to collect the ball, instead getting my stick down before my body.” Jack said. The scoring comes at a much higher rate in lacrosse than in soccer, so Jack had to learn that allowing a goal in lacrosse wasn’t the end of the world. “It’s less stress with lacrosse and that brings me up mentally.” When we spoke with Poly lacrosse head coach Phil Thompson earlier in the spring season, he talked about how a mentality shift was necessary for a young team looking to defend a championship. “Coach Thompson creates a really disciplined environment, one where competition lights a spark within the team.” During tough stretches, then junior captain Datris Moore kept the team balanced between seriousness and fun. The team embraced the mindset that Coach Thompson instilled and went on to win their third straight Baltimore City championship. Jack provides a calming presence in the backline, not allowing the game to overwhelm him. He was rewarded with the Poly Pride Sportsmanship award for lacrosse this past season. “In lacrosse, when the ball is on the other side of the field there really isn’t anything we can do about it. You realize it’s still a game and while winning is important, forming those relationships and memories with your teammates is what maintains that positive outlook.” As Jack enters his senior season, he’s ready to embrace leadership in both soccer and lacrosse. Currently, his top college choices are the University of Maryland, UConn, Drexel, and Pennsylvania State University. Whether it’s physical therapy or sports psychology, Jack wants sports to play a role in his professional career. We appreciate Jack for taking some time to speak with us, and we wish him a healthy and successful senior year! If you know a senior that would like to be highlighted, let us know in the comments!