2010-2011 All-County Players
From the Annapolis Capital and Varsity Sports Network

Baseball - 1st Team - Brandon O'Malley - Junior Pitcher
Baseball - 2nd Team - Jon Powell - Junior Pitcher

Basketball, Women - 2nd Team - Latifah Butler - Junior Forward

Field Hockey - 2nd Team - Erin Fischer - Senior Midfielder
Field Hockey - 2nd Team - Courtney Woolford - Sophomore Midfielder
Field Hockey - 2nd Team - Emily Kotowski - Sophomore Defense
Field Hockey - 2nd Team - Megan Grimm - Junior Goalkeeper

Football, 1st Team - Nick Marshall - Junior Wide Receiver
Football, 2nd Team - Justin Daniels - Senior Defensive End

Soccer, Men - 2nd Team - Robert Engel - Senior Midfielder
Soccer, Men - Hon. Mention - Cody Koester - Senior Goalkeeper

Soccer, Women - 2nd Team - Chelsea Clark Adams - Junior Goalkeeper
Soccer, Women - 2nd Team - Amber Andino - Junior Defense
Soccer, Women - Hon. Mention - Stephanie Norwood - Freshman Defense

Softball - 1st Team - Kierstin Henderson - Junior Outfielder
Softball - 2nd Team - Brittany McGee - Junior Pitcher
Softball - 2nd Team - Crystal Heffinton - Sophomore Thirdbase

From the Annapolis Capital, published December 26, 2010
All State Football, Big Schools, Honorable Mention - Nick Marshall, Receiver

From the Annapolis Capital, published December 11, 2010
BTC ALL-STARS: Sixteen Anne Arundel County football players will represent the Baltimore region at the Baltimore Touchdown Club Senior All-Star game at 1 p.m. today at Archbishop Spalding. The game, which pits seniors from Anne Arundel, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's, Carroll, Harford, Washington and Baltimore counties and Baltimore City. Representing the Baltimore team are ... Northeast's Justin Daniels ...

From the Annapolis Capital
SENIOR ALL-STAR GAME: Select Anne Arundel County boys soccer seniors will be playing a North-South all-star game at Anne Arundel Community College.  Representing the North team are ... Northeast's Rob Engel, Cody Koester and Josh Meekins ...

North County slips by Northeast
From the Annapolis Capitol, by Mike Morea, Staff Writer, published December 10, 2010

For the second night in a row, both the North County and Northeast boys basketball teams were involved in a tight contest with exactly the same results.  Last night, the Knights again hung on to garner a 45-42 win, as they did the previous night in a one-point victory over Meade. The Eagles were once again defeated by a basket, as was the case Wednesday night in a one-point, overtime loss to Chesapeake.  Both teams had their heroes last night, with Kevin Jackson posting a game-high 20 points, following a 19-point performance against Meade. The senior guard poured in all 14 of the Knights' third-quarter points, allowing them to turn a 21-21, halftime deadlock into a 35-29 advantage. "Kevin is new to the program and is a heck of an athlete," North County coach Andrew Lazzor said. "In the last two nights, he's played all but one minute out of 64."

The six-point deficit set the stage for the Eagles' Cole Ranier to shine. The junior guard drained three 3-pointers in the first 3:30 of the fourth to bring Northeast within one at 39-38. But the Eagles managed only four more points in the last half of the quarter and left with an 0-3 mark.  "We certainly liked the three 3s in a row," Northeast coach Kevin Gast said. "Last night, he was off. Tonight, he was on, and at South River he was on. Any one of our starters is capable of stepping up and leading us."

In the Chesapeake game, Ranier accounted for just three points - a lone 3-pointer. Robert Engel grabbed the spotlight in that contest with 21 points, but was held to just four points and four steals by the Knights. The main reason for the lack of offensive production was due to North County abandoning its zone defense and deploying a tight, man-to-man set after Ranier's outburst. "We weren't getting out to cover the wings quick enough when we were in the zone," Lazzor said. "We put Jackson on him, and from there, he didn't really get a good look at the basket."

Ranier had assistance in the Eagles' quest for victory, as Brandon O'Malley contributed 13 points to go along with 12 rebounds and four steals. He had nine points in the first half to lead all scorers, but was quieted over the final 16 minutes. Despite playing three games in four nights, including back-to-back days - and having three reserves last night - Gast dispelled the thought that fatigue was a factor. "This is the best conditioned team that I've ever had," Gast said. "They are in the best shape of any team that I've coached."

Knights cruise behind Clyde, Cash
From the Annapolis Capital, by T.C. Cameron, Staff Writer, published December 10, 2010

Denver Clyde didn't set out to do it all by herself, but the North County senior nearly outscored the entire Northeast girls basketball team in a 61-38 win last night.  Clyde scored 33 points on the strength of 15 field goals, and her hot hand put the Knights (1-1) in control almost immediately. Clyde had 10 points 4 minutes, 32 seconds into the game, had 18 by intermission and 28 by the end of the third quarter. Clyde and Northeast's 12-person roster owned the same point totals when she left the game for good with a little more than three minutes to go.  "We knew coming off the loss (Wednesday night) we had to pick our game up and to be sure, this was a team win," Clyde said.

To be sure, it wasn't all Clyde.  Ayonche Clash scored 13 and assisted 10 times. Clash and Clyde scored six and 10 points, respectively, as North County raced out to a 16-4 lead. Clash assisted three times.  When first-year Northeast coach Patti Delfs went to a zone defense in the second quarter to try to stem the tide, it was Clash who split the defense five times, scoring two more field goals and assisting on three of Clyde's buckets.  The duo had accounted for 30 of North County's 34-19 halftime lead, but coach Al Pindell noticed Clash's role in Clyde's great game.  "Ayonche was invaluable tonight because a player has to be able to do more than put the ball in the hole," Pindell said. "You have to use your basketball IQ, which means controlling the tempo, spacing the floor, getting in the passing lanes and passing the ball to the hot hand. She did all those things tonight, and I'm very proud of her."

Northeast (1-2) was able to cut the lead to a 35-25 deficit after Latifah Butler opened the third with a bucket, followed by consecutive scores by Erin Fischer and Taylor Dittmar, which sandwiched a lone free throw by the Knights' Devyn Glidden.

North County put the game away by scoring 12 of the next 13 points, including four Clyde baskets book-ended by field goals from Clash and Glidden to open a 47-26 lead.  "It's a big win, and to me, it's a rivalry win because we haven't beat Northeast in two years, and we certainly hadn't beat the Butler twins," Pindell said. "It's gratifying to see our program start to rise from the ashes. We won seven games last year. We have some seniors in the program this year, and while our bench isn't as deep as we would like, we have some expectations now."

Northeast was led by Butler's 15 points, including 5 of 8 from the free-throw line. Fischer scored eight, while Courtney Woolford and Alicia Dixon each added six.  For North County, Brielle Bradford scored seven and Glidden added six.

Northeast's McKinney gets back at old team
From the Annapolis Capital, by Bob Hough, Staff Writer, published 09/25/10

On homecoming, Devin McKinney had his coming-out party. The junior running back used his speed and cut-back ability to rack up 212 yards on 20 carries and score four touchdowns to lead Northeast to a 35-26 victory over Glen Burnie last night. The Glen Burnie transfer scored on runs of 55, eight and two yards in the first half and added a 52-yarder in the second to help the Eagles (2-2) even their record. "I felt like I had something to prove tonight," he said. "I knew they were going to come at me hard, but I came harder. They were talking smack, but I did my talking on the field."

After the Eagles had a touchdown called back on the opening kickoff, McKinney scored from 55 yards on the game's second play from scrimmage. His eight-yard run late in the first half gave the Eagles a 14-0 lead, followed by a two-yard touchdown late in the second to help the Eagles go into halftime with a commanding, 28-6 lead. "When you go against your old team, you want to step up and come through big, and he did," Northeast coach Ken Fowler said. "He couldn't have played any harder. You can't ask for much more."

The Northeast win overshadowed another big night by Glen Burnie's Brandon Walker. He scored three long, second-half touchdowns to help the Gophers get back in the game and finished with 272 yards on 20 carries. He also had an 80-yard score called back in the first half. "We thought from the beginning that we had some home run backs, and that's proven to be true," Glen Burnie coach Nick Good-Malloy said.

Kenny Claggett scored Northeast's other touchdown and finished with 60 yards on 10 carries. Nick Marshall caught four passes for 57 yards, and Matt Bougourd, Nico Branford and Zach LeMaster recovered fumbles and Cole Rainer had an interception for the Eagles, who have already surpassed last year's win total and avenged last year's loss to the Gophers (0-4). "We needed this win," Fowler said. "We needed to play good football against a team on our own level, and we did."

Detrick Parker scored on a 21-yard run for the Gophers, while Nick Stephans and A.J. Sims recovered fumbles. "We need to keep evaluating and trying to get better, but I'm proud of our kids," Good-Malloy said. "They didn't give up even though their backs were against the wall all night."

Northeast tops Chesapeake for Dena Bowl win
From the Annapolis Capital, by Bob Hough, Staff Writer, published 09/11/10 

One big play on offense and another on defense is all Northeast needed to retain the Dena Bowl plaque. Nick Marshall scored the go-ahead touchdown late in the third quarter, and Pat Fogarty picked off a pass in the end zone moments later to help Northeast secure a 7-3 victory over Chesapeake last night in the first football game played on the turf at Rhoades Stadium. Northeast (1-1) won its second straight Dena Bowl and its fifth in the last six meetings between the Pasadena rivals. "There's just so much meaning in this game," Northeast coach Ken Fowler said. "To win is good for the team and for the community as well."

The Eagles committed a pair of turnovers in the first half - including one deep in Chesapeake territory - and trailed, 3-0, at intermission. After forcing the Cougars to punt on their first possession of the second, Northeast mounted an 11-play, 89-yard drive to take the lead for good. Devin McKinney ran for 17 yards on third down, then the Eagles were aided by a 15-yard personal foul penalty three plays later to keep the drive alive. Northeast drove to the Chesapeake 22-yard line and was facing another third down when quarterback Eric Grantland threw a pass in the end zone to Marshall. The 6-foot-2 junior outjumped his defender, came down with the ball and had the presence of mind to drag his foot and stay inbounds to put the Eagles ahead. "He threw me the fade, and I just got over top of (the defender) and beat him," Marshall said. "We were down three points until the third quarter when I scored. It's a great opportunity to have that feeling."

The Eagles appeared to be in major trouble toward the end of the third. Northeast started a drive at its own 24, and after three straight plays that resulted in losses, was forced to punt from the end zone. Chesapeake's Aaron Terry returned the punt to the Northeast 30, then a 15-yard penalty set the Cougars up at the 15. Fogarty dropped Walt Robinson for a three-yard loss on first down, then two plays later stepped in front of a Joe McDonald pass in the end zone for the interception that stopped the drive. Fogarty, who missed all of last season with an injury, also had a tackle for a five-yard loss on the Cougars' final possession "He's one of our captains and he came up big. He played the way we expected him to play," Fowler said. "Even though he wasn't here last year, he deserves to be a captain."

Devin McKinney led the Eagles with 107 yards on 15 carries and caught two passes for 35 yards. McKinney had 52 yards rushing and a 25-yard reception during a seven-minute drive in the fourth quarter that resulted in a missed field goal. The Cougars took over deep in their own territory with no time outs and with 1:30 left, but weren't able to drive for the winning score.