Knights Notes-9/8: Hockenberry is Knight of the Day; Clay Smith is on Fire

By Ben Spector
Winning After MidKnight

                         

High school season is in full swing so it’s non-stop coverage right now but once we get a break we have some features on deck that will be really cool, and we’re really looking forward to getting them out there.

But, those are on hold for a little while so today we present the Knights Notes for September 8^th.

Yesterday’s News-9/7

- The Junior Varsity Football team won against their rival Walkersville to get the season started off with a 1-0 record. The Knights took down the Lions, 35-13 in the severe weather shortened affair. (Link)

- Abigail Provost (’14) and the Stevenson Field Hockey team started the home portion of their schedule with a tough loss to Salisbury, by a 5-1 scoreline as the Sea Gulls took the victory. Provost did not play in the Mustang’s loss. (Link)

- It’s been all good things for Clay Smith (’16) in his first collegiate season with the Hood College Men’s Soccer team as the Blazers won again, this time taking down Shenandoah, 4-1 in Downtown Frederick. Smith has fit right in with the Blazers as he pocketed his third goal in his third game as he also had five shots with two of them on goal for the 3-0 Blazers. (Link)

- Haley Dalphon (’15) and the Frostburg State Bobcats stuck their way into the win column as they would pick up an overtime victory over Washington & Jefferson, 2-1. Dalphon would get the start for the Bobcats and would play in 55 of 94 minutes for the ‘Cats. (Link)

- On the other hand, Lauren Neary (’15) and the Washington College Women’s Soccer team landed in the loss column for the first time as the Shorewomen fell to St. Mary’s of Maryland by a five spot. Washington College was also shutout for the first time this season as Neary played 35 minutes and picked up a foul in the 5-0 loss. (Link)

- Sarah Kovalchick (’15) and the Maryland Women’s Soccer team would travel across the state to Annapolis to take on Navy but unfortunately it was a sad trip back home as the Knights fell 5-3 to the Midshipmen. Kovalchick would not play in the Terps’ loss. (Link)

- Connor Myers (’12) also had a rough day as his South Bend Cubs fell in Game #1 of the Midwest League North Division Semifinals to the West Michigan Whitecaps by a score of 3-2 in extra innings. The Cubs are now on the brink of elimination after the 11 inning loss in which Myers went 1-4 with a single, a run, and two strikeouts. (Link)

Alumni and High School Record: 4-3, 1-0 high school, 3-3 alumni, 0-1 playoffs

Knight of the Day: The award for today will stay inside the high school as it will go to Middletown sophomore running back Roland Hockenberry, a member of the Junior Varsity Football team. Hockenberry had 77 yards rushing on 11 attempts with three rushing touchdowns and one reception for 38 yards as the Knights took down Walkersville.

Today’s Happenings-9/8

- The Junior Varsity Field Hockey team will look to put themselves in the win column for the first time at 5:15 p.m. The Knights will take on Carroll County opposition Francis Scott Key in their second game of the season. (Link)

- But, before the JV Field Hockey team starts the Varsity Field Hockey will take the field at 4:00 p.m. against those same pesky FSK Eagles as the Knights also look for their first win of the season. (Link)

- The Golf team will play in what might be their most important (tri) match of the season as the Knights will take on Williamsport and Linganore from Maryland National Golf Course at 4:00 p.m. It’s a big one because the Lancers are the Knights foremost competition in the Central Maryland Conference. (Link)

- The Junior Varsity Boy’s Soccer team will kick their season off when they take on the Century High School Knights at home, in the friendly confines of Knights Field. The opening kick goes at 5:30 p.m. (Season) (Link)

- The Varsity Boy’s Soccer team will also host Century in what will be an intriguing rematch of last year’s region final between the two Knights. That one will get underway at 7:00 p.m. from what will surely be an intense atmosphere at Knights Field. (Link)

- The Junior Varsity Volleyball team will look to continue their dominant ways as they will take on the Urbana High School Hawks from the booming metropolis of Urbana. Middletown hasn’t surrendered a set yet in this new season and will look to continue the streak against the Hawks at 6:00 p.m. (Link)

- The Varsity Volleyball team will also take on Urbana and try to replicate their win against Liberty on the 6^th, albeit, without the level of drama that happened against the Lions. Things are slated to get started from Urbana at 7:00 p.m. (Link)

- Bradley Rinehart (’14) and the Shepherd football team will travel deep down into the heart of West Virginia to take on the University of Charleston from Charleston. The Rams were most recently ranked #4 and #6 in two different DII football polls which you can read about in the first link. Kickoff between the Rams and U of C starts at 7:00 p.m. (Link) (Link)

- It’s do or die time for Connor Myers (’12) and the South Bend Cubs as they will play in a must-win game from South Bend. The Cubs will be looking to face a winner-take-all Game #3 when they take the field for Game #2 from Four Winds Field at 7:05 p.m. (Link)