Reed, who will play at Maryland next spring, broke a 5-5 tie with his final goal of day and the Baltimore team scored once more before holding on for the 7-6 victory.

Against Ohio, the Crabs fell behind, 2-1, early, but rallied to hold a 4-2 halftime lead.  Ohio also battled back and tied the game at five, early in the third period, before Reed put Baltimore ahead for good.

Seven’s Nick Elsmo and Tim Sutton of BL dominated the face-offs.  Elsmo also added a goal and an assist, as did Brett Weiss of Boy’s Latin.  D.J. Hessler of St. Paul’s, who has been an offensive force in the tournament, added an assist.

Goalies Jake Hagelin (Boys’ Latin) and Matt Chriss (Gilman) were outstanding in the nets, combining for 15 saves and cleared the ball successfully.  The Crabs defense held the high-scoring Ohioans to their lowest goal
output of the tournament, as Ty Boykin (St. Paul’s), John Windsor (St. Paul’s), Kevin Moriarity (Boys’ Latin) and Andrew Walls (Glenelg
Country) clamped down on the Ohio attackers.

Team Arizona, which has not lost since its first day setback against
the Crabs, is comprised mostly of players from national powerhouse
Western Reserve Academy (OH).  Today’s final is set to face-off at 1:00
pm (RMT).

The Bays, who are coached by McDonogh’s Steve Nichols, fell behind 1-0, but Agorsor, off a feed from Calvert Hall’s Christian Barreiro, tied the game at one late in the opening half.

In the second half, Agorsor struck again, this time unassisted, and the Bays claimed the 2-1 win.

The Bays are attempting to win the tournament and advance to the US Soccer National Championship, late next month in Dallas, Texas.  Gilman head coach Jonathan Seal is an assistant to Nichols as is Baltimore Blast General Manager Kevin Healey, a Calvert Hall graduate.

Miller, an All-Metro pick this spring, was Gilman’s #1 player in 2007 and he also placed second at the 2007 MIAA Individual Stroke Play Championships.

Miller’s opening round of 69 left him two shots behind first day leader Charlie Winegardner of Calverton School.  Winegardner, however, slipped to a 73 on day two.  Unfortunately for Miller, who plays out of Baltimore Country Club, Josh Eure, a rising junior from South River who won the MPSSAA state title in the spring, followed a 70 in the opening round with a 67 on the final day, to claim the title.

Weiss’ high school teammate Travis Reed and D.J. Hessler of St. Paul’s continued their scoring rampage with three goals each.  Reed also had assists and Hessler doled out three, as the pair combined for 13 points.  Severn’s Nick Elsmo two goals and an assist.

In the shutout, goalkeeper Jake Hagelin of Boys’ Latin made five saves in the first half.  Matt Chriss of Gilman minded the nets in the second half, but did not see one Idaho shot, as the Crabs defense of Kevin Moriarty (Boys’ Latin), Ty Boykin (St. Paul’s), John Windsor (St. Paul’s) and Andrew Walls (Glenelg Country) dominated the Idahoans.

In addition, Elsmo and Tim Sutton (Boys’ Latin) dominated the face-offs.
 
The Crabs will attempt to gain a spot in the championship game when the meet Team Ohio in the semifinals today, 1:00 pm (RMT).

Johnson, who has made five starts this year for the Loons, including the team’s first game ever in its new ballpark – the Dow Diamond – has made two appearances since returning, one in relief and one as a starter, and has allowed just one earned run in 4.1 innings.  For the season, Johnson is 1-3 with a 4.95 ERA with 16 strikeouts and eight walks in 20 innings.

In his third season of professional baseball, Johnson was selected by the Dodgers in the 13th round of the 2005 amateur draft, after his senior season at St. Paul’s.  He struggled in the Golf Coast League later that summer, but returned in 2006 to go 5-5 with 3.89 ERA with Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer League, leading the league in strikeouts (86) and finishing fifth in innings pitched (78.2).  That performance earned him a late-season call-up to Double-A Jacksonville where he made two scoreless appearances.

With Great Lakes, Johnson plays for former major league catcher Lance Parrish, who is the team’s manager.

The Baltimore Crabs U-19 lacrosse team, loaded with MIAA players, began their title defense of the Vail Lacrosse Shootout, with a pair of wins yesterday in Colorado.

In the opening game, the Crabs routed Midwest Elite, 15-1, as Travis Reed of Boys’ Latin led the way with three goals and D.J. Hessler of St. Paul’s scored twice.  Hessler, Reed and BL’s Brett Weiss then scored twice each in the second game, as the Baltimore squad edged Team Arizona, 9-7.

St. Paul’s Chris Clements also scored a goal in each game, while Severn’s Nick Elsmo scored in the first game and then won 11-of-17 face-offs in the second game.  In addition, Jared Gangle (Loyola), Brad Zink (McDonogh) and Justin Donati (St. Paul’s) all scored once in the first game.

The Crabs, led by St. Paul’s head coach Rick Brocato, have now advanced to the quarterfinals will play Idaho, today at 3:00 pm.

D.J. Hessler of St. Paul’s (right) scored four goals
in two games to lead the Baltimore Crabs to a pair of wins yesterday in
the Vail Lacrosse Shootout

Mescharakou is native of Belarus and transfered to St. John’s prior to his senior year.  He helped the Vikings get off to a fast start in the MIAA A Conference.  He is part of a talented freshman class joining the Hoya roster next season, one year after the team won the Big East championship and went all the way to the NCAA Final Four.  He is also part of growing MIAA contingent recruited to our nation’s capital by Georgetown head coach John Thompson, III.

Last year, former McDonogh star DuJuan Summers blossomed into one of the nation’s top freshmen as he played a key role in the Hoyas best season in more than two decades.  In addition, Henry Sims, a prized rising senior at Mount St. Joseph, committed to Georgetown earlier this year and will join the Hoyas for the 2008-2009 season.

This year Mescharakou averaged 14.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 2.0 blocks per game.  He also shot better than 50% from the field and 78% from the free throw line, while earning multiple honors including All-Tournament Team at the Gonzaga DC Classic, MVP of the Sleepy Thompson Invitational, Honorable Mention All-Met with the Washington Post and an invitation to the Charm City Challenge.

St. John’s athletic director and head basketball coach Silas Cheung said, â??Nikita is an absolute pleasure to have around.  Heâ??s a tremendous competitor.  He understands the level of competition in the Big East and is already working hard to improve his game and his academics.  Coach Thompson and the rest of the Georgetown community have got themselves not just a quality basketball player, but an even better