Friday, January 25, 2013
Severna Park High’s Hannah Carroll and Kiara Johnson have committed to playing basketball in college.
Two Severna Park High School (SPHS) girls basketball standouts have committed to playing in college. According to SPHS head coach Lisa Magness, seniors Hannah Carroll and Kiara Johnson have both decided what colleges they will be attending in the fall. Carroll is heading to St. Vincent's in Latrobe, PA, to play basketball and Johnson has committed to Wesley in Dover, DE. Johnson also has the option of running track. See Also:
Monday, January 14, 2013
Both the girls and boys basketball teams fell to Broadneck earlier in the year, and will be looking to come out on top Tuesday.
Rivals will clash on the basketball court for the second time this season as Severna Park travels to Broadneck on Tuesday. Both the girls and boys basketball teams will take on Broadneck Tuesday afternoon. The boys will get things started at 3:30 p.m. and the girls will play at 6:45 p.m. When the teams met earlier in the season, Broadneck came out on top. The Bruins boys basketball team defeated the Falcons 47-39 on Dec. 8. And the Broadneck girls won 54-50 in a closely contested match. Here's the complete schedule for varsity Falcon sporting events this week. Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Friday:
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
The Severna Park High School boys basketball team fell to the Arundel Wildcats 61-50 Monday night.
The Severna Park High boys basketball team fell to county foe Arundel 61-50 Monday night. However, the Falcons were led by Taylor Kitzmiller's 24-point performance. Kitzmiller led all scorers and drained five three-pointers in the matchup but it wasn't enough as the Falcons came up short against Arundel. Senior Wildcat guard Austin Carroll led Arundel with 18 points on the night. The Wildcats used a strong inside game and stingy defense to outlast Severna Park and move to 9-1 on the season. Arundel is now 5-0 against county opponents. Arundel led 14-7 after the first quarter and extended its lead to 14 midway through the third quarter. Severna Park rallied to cut the lead to 8, but Arundel grabbed momentum back in the waning minutes of …
Monday, December 24, 2012
Rachel Vander Kolk is a junior on the Severna Park High School basketball team.
Patch stopped by the Severna Park varsity basketball practice and spoke with junior Rachel Vander Kolk, 16, about her basketball career, life at SPHS and her plans for the future. Severna Park Patch: What is your favorite Severna Park basketball memory? Rachel Vander Kolk: Having the game tying basket to go into overtime against Seton Keough my freshman year. Severna Park Patch: What are your expectations for this season? Vander Kolk: Definitely having a winning season if nothing else. Also, playing more like a team and working off each other more. We need to play basketball not just run plays. Severna Park Patch: What other groups or activities do you participate in at Severna Park High School? Vander Kolk: I play soccer and lacrosse. I …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Hannah Carroll is a senior on the Severna Park High School basketball team.
Patch stopped by the Severna Park varsity basketball practice and spoke with senior Hannah Carroll, 17, about her basketball career, life at SPHS and her plans for the future. Severna Park Patch: What is your favorite Severna Park basketball memory? Hannah Carroll: Freshman year we played Southern at Southern, and I had the winning two free throws with 11 seconds left. It was the most nerve-racking thing in my life. Severna Park Patch: What are your expectations for this season? Hannah Carroll: To go over .500 for our record. And we always want to beat Broadneck. Severna Park Patch: What other groups or activities do you participate in at Severna Park High School? Hannah Carroll: I do Santa’s Helpers during Christmas. I volunteer and bring…
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Kiara Johnson is a senior on the Severna Park High School basketball team.
Patch stopped by the Severna Park varsity basketball practice and spoke with senior Kiara Johnson, 17, about her basketball career, life at SPHS and her plans for the future. Severna Park Patch: What is your favorite Severna Park basketball memory? Kiara Johnson: Last year beating Severn in double overtime. It was their senior night and we just really needed that win and it was so intense and the whole crowd was into it and all the players were too. It was a great game. Severna Park Patch: What are your expectations for this season? Johnson: Just to basically be united with the team and win more games than we did last year. Severna Park Patch: What other groups or activities do you participate in at Severna Park High School? Johnson: …
Friday, December 7, 2012
After spending four years at the JV level, Severna Park High grad Lisa Magness enters her first year as a varsity head coach.
The Severna Park High School girls basketball team tipped off its season on Thursday night with a matchup against St. Mary’s High School. After finishing the season last year with a 9-15 record, this year’s squad, led by first-year varsity coach Lisa Magness, is focusing on defense and hoping that leads to victories. “We are going with a defensive minded game plan this year,” Magness said. “We are going to change it up and run as many defenses as we can so other teams are caught off guard by not knowing what we are going to run.” Magness also said this year’s team is much quicker than years past, which she plans to utilize with an aggressive press. She said they are planning to use that as much as possible. The team’s recent addition of …
Kaitlyn Carr
3:59 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Thanks Lisa! Congrats to the team. more ›