Knights Notes-9/10: George and Scarborugh Score 1st Career Goals

By Ben Spector
Winning After MidKnight

                         

It’s a big time here in the Happy Valley as the Middletown Football team has a 2-0 record and things are looking up all around. So, let the good times flow as you read the Knights Notes for September 10^th.

Yesterday’s News-9/9

- It was a “Freaky Friday” for the Varsity Football team as they rolled over Eastern Tech by a 36-0 scoreline in a game that was stopped after the first half due to lightning. (Link)

- The Junior Varsity Boy’s Soccer team would lose a heartbreaker in Baltimore to the Mavericks as they fell by a 3-2 score on a goal by the Mavericks inside the final 10 minutes. (Link)

- The Varsity Boy’s Soccer team would take on all the obstacles including a physical Eastern Tech team but would prevail by a 1-0 score as they move to 4-0 on the season. (Link)

- Emma Provost (’16) and the La Salle Field Hockey team would head into the 301 and take on Towson University but the homecoming for Provost would not go as planned as the Explorers would lose to Towson 2-1 in a game Provost would not play in. (Link)

- Will McClain (’15) and the Maryland Football team would head down to Florida to take on Florida International and in typical Florida fashion would roll over FIU in a Miami rain storm by a score of 41-14. McClain would not play in the UMD win. (Link)

- The Middletown Golf team version of Jake Darr (’16) and the college golf version of Darr are not different at all as in his first college tournament Darr would go out and throw up a 68 in Alliance, Ohio at the Malone Invitational. Darr’s 68 leads the pack by one stroke as he heads into the 2^nd day while his Washington & Jefferson Golf team sits in 2^nd place two strokes behind Ashland. (Link)

- Brittney George (’12), Erin Scarborough (’16) and the Hood Women’s Soccer team found their way into the win column as they took down Mount Aloysius 3-2 and both Knights alums found a way to make an impact. Both would pick up a start for the Blazers, both would score their first career goals and both would get the game tying goals at the time for the Blazers. (Link)

- Alizah Johns-Boehme (’15) have had a rough go in the early part of the season and it wouldn’t get any better as the Wildcats would lose a heartbreaker of a contest falling to cross-town rival St. Joseph’s 3-2 in double overtime. Johns-Boehme would not play in the Wildcat’s loss. (Link)

- Sam Higgenbothem (’14) and the Maryland Volleyball would take on Princeton and would play an absolute nail-biter as the Terps and Tigers came down to the final points of the game in the final set as UMD won three sets to two; 25-12, 21-25, 25-15, 23-25, and 15-13. Higgenbothem would play in all five sets for the Terps and would record an ace, a set assist, a service return, and six digs. On the other side of the Georgetown Classic, Georgetown fell to Towson 3-1 but the Tigers beat Princeton 3-0 meaning the Tigers are a ½ game ahead of the Terps for the tournament lead. (Link)

- Connor Myers (’12) and the South Bend Cubs have had a suspenseful season but it will have to wait to reach its crescendo as Game 3 of the Midwest League Northern Division Semifinal was suspended in the top of the 8^th inning with the Cubs tied at 3 with the West Michigan Whitecaps. Before the rain came, Myers was one of his best offensive games of the year as he went 2-3 with a double, a triple and two runs batted in. (Link)

Alumni and High School Record: 5-3, 2-1 high school, 3-2 alumni, one 68 golf score (and current 1^st place)

Knight of the Day: Today there are so many worthy candidates to receive this honor but one sticks out just a little more than most as if it wasn’t for Connor Myers the South Bend Cubs would be six outs from their season being over so he’ll scoop up this award.

 

Today’s Happenings-9/10

- The Varsity Volleyball team will head to Westminster to compete in the Mason-Dixon Invitational at Westminster High School at 8:30 p.m. as the Knights look to rebound from their last game, a loss to Urbana. (Link)

- The Boy’s Cross Country team will look to continue their hot running when they take on the competition at the Rebel Invitational at South Hagerstown High School. The opening gun will sound early at 9:00 a.m. (Link)

- The Girl’s Cross Country team will follow the same lead as the boy’s as they’ll also be competing in the Rebel Invitational at South Hagerstown with the Girl’s getting underway just behind the Boy’s at 9:40. (Link)

- Kenton Grossnickle (’12) and the Messiah Cross Country team will head up to University Park, PA to compete in the Harry Groves Spiked Shoes Invitational at Penn State University. Things will get under way from the home of the Nittany Lions at 10:45 a.m. (Link)

- Reese Whitesell (’15) and the Hood College Men’s Cross Country team will head down to Owings Mills, MD to compete in the Mustang Stampede. The running will get underway at 9:00 a.m. (Link)

- Abigail Provost (’14) and the Stevenson Field Hockey team will look to get in the win column when they head to Chestertown to take on Washington College. The Mustangs, who are still searching for their first in will take on the Shorewomen at 1:00 p.m. (Link)

- Joann Engestrom (Volunteer Assistant Coach) and Maryland Field Hockey will get the tournament they are hosting underway as the Terrapin Invitational will see them take on California in the opening match. The winner of the match-up between the #7 Terps and the Golden Bears will play the winner of the contest between American and Fairfield who go at 1:00 p.m. after the Terps 11:00 a.m. start. (Link)

- Zach Welch (’12) and the Monmouth Football team will look to stay undefeated on the season when they head into Dover, DE to take on the Delaware State Hornets. The power back will look to play a role for the Hawks as they look to pick up a win against the Hornets at 5:00 p.m. (Link)

- Rick Leonard (’14) and the Florida State team will take on a Charleston Southern team that has been weakened due to sanctions giving the Seminoles relief from an already easy task. Things will kick off from Tallahassee at 12:30 p.m. (Link)

- Tim Pirrone (’14), Tim Schumacher (’14) and the Lebanon Valley Football team will play in the Dutchmen’s home opener as they will take on Wilkes University from Wilkes Field in Annville, PA. The game will start at 6:00 p.m. a change from its’ original 1:00 p.m. start time due to heat. (Link)

- Justin Falcinelli (’14) and the Clemson Football team will look to go to 2-0 on the season as they will play host to the Troy Trojans at 12:30 p.m. (Link)

- It’s a match-up filled with Middletown alumni as Parker Johnson (’12) and James Early (’16) will stride into battle with the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Football team as they will take on the Coast Guard Academy and Danny Finn (’15) in the Secretaries’ Cup. The rivalry game will take place in New London, CT. (Link)

- Jace Denham (’16), Marquis Lauer (’16) and the Frostburg State Football team will head to the same city as Welch except they’ll face a different opponent as the Bobcats are slated for a match-up with Wesley University. The kick-off for that contest will begin four hours before Welch’s at 1:00 p.m. (Link)

- Jared Ambrose (Offensive Coordinator) and Rob Ambrose (Head Coach) will lead Towson Football into battle in the home opener for the Tigers as they will play Saint Francis from Johnny Unitas Stadium. The Tigers will kick off their home slate at 6:00 p.m. (Link)

- Jake Darr (’16) will look to lock up his first career collegiate tournament win as he will compete in Day 2 of the Malone Invitational in Alliance, Ohio. Darr will look to lock things up early as his tee time will be 9:00 a.m. (Link)

- Clay Smith (’16) will look to stay super fire as his Hood College Men’s Soccer team will compete against Immaculata in Downtown Frederick. The proceedings will get underway for the Blazers at 3:30 p.m. (Link)

- MacKenzie Noel (’13) and the Salisbury Women’s Soccer team will look to get things started up as they take on Kenyon College at 12:00 p.m. The Sea Gulls have been on an eight day rest since their last game. (Link)

- Emma Neahusan (’14) and Grace College Women’s Soccer will have the nightcap of all the Middletown alumni playing as her and the Lady Lancers will take on Missouri Baptist from Winona Lake, Indiana. The Lady Lancers will start their home opener at 7:00 p.m. (Link)

- Haley Dalphon (’15) and the Frostburg State Women’s Soccer team will head to the urban metropolis of Newark, New Jersey to compete in the Scarlet Raider Soccer Classic. They’ll take on the hosting Rutgers-Newark Scarlet Raiders at 1:00 p.m. (Link)

- Lauren Neary (’15) and Washington College Women’s Soccer will look to get back to their winning ways as they will hit the road to take on Widener at 10:00 a.m. This game also had a time change due to heat as it was originally supposed to be played at 2:30 p.m. (Link)

- Sam Higgenbothem (’14), Aubrey Pfau (Director of Volleyball Ops) and Maryland Volleyball will look to pick up another tournament win as they will finish off the Georgetown Classic with two matches. The first will be at 1:00 p.m. against Towson and then at 5:00 p.m. against Georgetown. The other game on the ledger for the day is will be Georgetown at Princeton at 9:00 a.m. (Link)

- Connor Myers (’12) and the South Bend Cubs will finish their suspended playoff game from last night against the West Michigan Whitecaps at 4:05 p.m. The Whitecaps and Cubs are tied at 3 in the top of the 8^th inning of the Midwest League Northern Division Semifinal. (Link)