A shaky begin and defensive errors by Langley helped Briar Woods construct a three-goal lead earlier than freshman Cole Samburg scored a shorthanded aim to place the Saxons on the board. Capitalizing on two penalties, Langley got here again to tie the sport at 4-4 going into the third interval.
“When we scored the fourth goal [to tie the game], I was like ‘All right, this game is ours now,’ because you could see the wind get sucked out of them,” Coach Patrick Keough mentioned. “I looked down at the other bench and you could just see their coach is pissed and their kids are dejected, so the thing that you got to not let them do is get back in the game.”
Langley (5-0) held agency defensively, after which Scheinerman turned the hero with assists from senior captain Kam Khazai and Samburg.
Keough praised his workforce’s composure and its depth, which is considerably a product of the workforce’s developmental junior varsity program that focuses solely on ability and energy enhancement. That depth got here up large Friday with the workforce a bit shorthanded.
St. John’s senior jumper Roman Mills has proven what he can do within the air. Now he’s simply hoping for good well being.
Mills is coming off a spring season wherein he positioned sixth within the triple soar on the Adidas Outdoor Nationals, regardless of competing with a wrapped hamstring. Feeling match this winter, he set a private document within the lengthy soar on the Howard County Winter Festival meet on Saturday, leaping 20 ft, 0.25 inches to position seventh.
Mills mentioned he has been specializing in constructing hip energy and mobility to assist with the timing of his strides and touchdown with correct kind within the triple and lengthy jumps.
“It’s a pretty hard event to do on your body,” Mills mentioned of the triple soar. “If you don’t get the mechanics stuff down, then you’re going to end up getting hurt like I did, and then you might miss part of your season. It’s good to fix things early on, especially in triple jump, just so you don’t hurt yourself in the future.”
Mills is betting his work on leaping fundamentals will repay because the season continues, and as the remainder of the boys’ workforce recovers from a hard-hitting flu season. The Cadets will get their subsequent take a look at on the Holiday Invitational on Dec. 28 at Prince George’s Sports Complex.
“I know that there’s still a lot of work to be done,” Mills mentioned. “I know I’ve gotten a lot stronger since last year, and I know that the minor improvements that I can make now can help me translate that to the runway.”
Rafael Hipolito knew he wanted to bounce again after falling to top-seeded Alessio Perentin of Delbarton (N.J.) within the quarterfinals on the distinguished Beast of the East meet in Newark, Del., on Saturday. The first Virginia Class 5 champion in Independence High historical past, Hipolito went on to win his subsequent 4 matches and take third amongst 157-pounders, one of many highest finishes of any D.C. space wrestler.
“His success on the mat goes a long way because it allows our guys to see it actually happen — someone they know, someone they train with, someone they’re friends with accomplish these big goals,” Coach Paul Grinups mentioned. “And he has a great mentality — as a coach, that’s the best thing you can have.”
In March, Hipolito received the 160-pound title on the National High School Coaches’ Association Nationals; the Virginia Tech commit was the final one standing in a bracket of greater than 100 wrestlers from across the nation. Over the summer time, he took fourth place to attain all-American standing at Fargo, N.D., Junior Nationals, turning into the second Loudoun County wrestler to perform that feat.
This previous weekend in Delaware, St. Mary’s Ryken led 13 D.C. space faculties with eight wrestlers within the meet, together with Mekhi Neal’s second-place end on the 150, adopted by Westfield (six wrestlers), Skyline (5), Landon (5) and Spalding (4).
There’s a pleasant competitors brewing between La Plata’s boys’ and women’ relay groups.
Led by junior Addy Donnick, the women’ facet brings again three of its 4 swimmers who set the state document within the 200 freestyle relay a yr in the past — one in all two Maryland state championship wins, the opposite coming within the 200 medley. A University of North Carolina-Wilmington commit, Donnick by no means misplaced a race final yr and set the state document within the 100-yard backstroke.
The boys carry state title aspirations of their very own. Coach Mary Jane Cupples mentioned that the boys must be 22 seconds or quicker to be part of the 200 freestyle relay this season, and they’re vying to win the 200 and 400 freestyle relays at states.
“Those boys are looking at the big picture, too,” Cupples mentioned. “They’re not letting the girls get all the attention.”
The shared aim of bringing house state titles has sparked a lighthearted rivalry. The swimmers share lanes with each other throughout follow, the place Cupples sees this competitors come to a head.
“There’s times I do see them pulling each other underwater and holding each other back when they’re kicking,” Cupples mentioned lightheartedly. “They’re very competitive in that water.”
The boys have but to unveil their full relay this season, with one in all their legs out because of an sickness. But the women confirmed promise in opposition to Northern, breaking the Lackey pool document within the 200 freestyle, which helped them eke out a 140-134 twin meet win.