Deep into the fall postseason, only seven area squads remain in competition.
Six of those teams hail from Smithsburg and North Hagerstown.
The Leopards and Hubs had sharp playoff performances on the volleyball court last week, with both groups sweeping their opponents in Maryland’s region semifinals. Smithsburg will be playing for a 1A West II title this week, while North will be competing for the 3A West I crown.
On the football field, the Hubs opened 3A West bracket play with 48-0 rout of Northwood. North advances to the region semifinals, as does Smithsburg, which had a bye for the first week of 1A West play.
The Leopards and Hubs were both brilliant on the cross country racepaths last week, with North’s girls winning the team title at the 3A West Region Championships, and Smithsburg’s boys duplicating the feat at the 1A West meet. The Hubs were guided by a 1-2 finish from the twin-powered engine that is Mackenzie Philp (1st in 18:12.6) and Caroline Philp (2nd in 18:30.8), with Anna Ramanan sliding in for a ninth-place finish in 20:19.6. Smithsburg’s solid team performance was fueled by Grayson Wynkoop (2nd in 16:01.9), Dylan Herbst (3rd in 16:14.6) and Luke Gentzel (9th in 17:19.7).
Cross country wrapped up in Pennsylvania on Saturday with the PIAA Championships. Chambersburg’s Natalie Quinn was the area’s lone medalist, as she claimed 17th in 18:33 in the Class 3A meet.
Only one area squad from the Keystone State remains on the field. Fairfield’s girls soccer squad fell 2-0 to Camp Hill in the District 3-1A title game last week, but the Knights advance to states this week on the strength of their Top 3 finish.
The postseason journey came to an end for Smithsburg’s girls soccer team, which went down in the 1A West II Region final, and the Leopards girls flag football squad, which was knocked out in the 2A-1A state quarterfinals.
Finally, Chambersburg doubles partners Leah Wadel and Charley Kalathas got a taste of state competition on the tennis court last weekened, and experienced some success. Wadel/Kalathas won their first set in the opening round, before ultimately falling 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 to Abington Heights’ Amishi Amit/Sammy Rosenstein.
Below is a sport-by-sport look at how teams in the LocalNews1 coverage area performed last week:
Football
LocalNews1.org teams: Smithsburg (7-2), North Hagerstown (5-5), Greencastle-Antrim (5-5, season is over), Chambersburg (3-7, season is over), South Hagerstown (2-8, season is over), Waynesboro (0-10, season is over).
Scores
Thursday, Nov. 5
MPSSAA 4A-3A West First Round
No. 2 Urbana 35, No. 7 South Hagerstown 0
MPSSAA 3A West First Round
No. 4 North Hagerstown 48, No. 5 Northwood 0
MPSSAA 1A West First Round
No. 2 Smithsburg (bye)
Girls soccer
LocalNews1.org teams: Fairfield (16-5), Smithsburg (9-6, season is over), North Hagerstown (8-5, season is over), Greencastle-Antrim (8-6-3, season is over), Chambersburg (6-11-1, season is over), South Hagerstown (0-13, season is over), Waynesboro (0-18, season is over)
Scores
Wednesday, Nov. 4
District 3-1A Final
No. 5 Camp Hill 2, No. 2 Fairfield 0
MPSSAA 1A West II Final
No. 1 South Carroll 8, No. 2 Smithsburg 0
Volleyball
LocalNews1.org teams: Smithsburg (12-4), North Hagerstown (11-5), Waynesboro (15-7, season is over), Chambersburg (11-7, season is over), Greencastle-Antrim (8-8, season is over), South Hagerstown (7-9, season is over), Fairfield (3-14, season is over)
Scores
Wednesday, Nov. 4
MPSSAA 4A West I First Round
No. 3 Seneca Valley 3, No. 6 South Hagerstown 0
Friday, Nov. 6
MPSSAA 1A West II Semifinals
No. 2 Smithsburg 3, No. 3 Boonsboro 0
MPSSAA 3A West I Semifinals
No. 2 North Hagerstown 3, No. 3 Westminster 0
Boys cross country
Scores
Wednesday, Nov. 4
MPSSAA 1A West Region Championships
Team scores (9 teams): 1. Smithsburg 44
Smithsburg finishers: Grayson Wynkoop (2nd in 16:01.9), Dylan Herbst (3rd in 16:14.6), Luke Gentzel (9th in 17:19.7), Dylan Lowe (14th in 17:46.2), Gavin Gross (16th in 18:08.1), Connor Morris (19:22), Garrett Hutzell (20:08)
MPSSAA 3A West Region Championships
Team scores (11 teams): 1. Sherwood 47, 11. North Hagerstown 242
North Hagerstown finishers: Paxton Reidenbach (25th in 18:11.8), Lucas Moore (19:17.9), Elias Rohrer (19:29.7), Elliott Moore (19:32.0), Nolan Kocher (20:23.9), Jacob Lazo (21:12.9), Ethan Lobley (21:17.5)
MPSSAA 4A North Region Championships
Team scores (7 teams): 1. Urbana 31
South Hagerstown finishers: Rehan Singh (21:30.8), Teague Sterrett (25:57.4)
Saturday, Nov. 7
PIAA Championships
Class 3A team scores (20 teams): 1. State College 33
Chambersburg finishers: Boston Vincenti (16:20), Liam Coy (17:19)
Girls cross country
Scores
Wednesday, Nov. 4
MPSSAA 1A West Region Championships
Team scores (6 teams): 1. Southern Garrett County 45, 6. Smithsburg 109
Smithsburg finishers: Maru Weidmyer (18th in 23:06.5), Lohgan Viar (20th in 23:15.4), Alayna Vierra (23:48.6), Leighana O’Brien (24:21.3), Rebekah Hutzell (24:51.9)
MPSSAA 3A West Region Championships
Team scores (10 teams): 1. North Hagerstown 63
North Hagerstown finishers: Mackenzie Philp (1st in 18:12.6), Caroline Philp (2nd in 18:30.8), Anna Ramanan (9th in 20:19.6), Charlee Hajel (25th in 22:11.9), Anabelle Myers (22:22.1), Emma Robinson (22:36.5), Philomena Ortiz (23:10.0)
Saturday, Nov. 7
PIAA Championships
Class 3A team scores (20 teams): 1. Norwin 86
Chambersburg finishers: Natalie Quinn (17th in 18:33), Lillian Spohn (19:59)
Waynesboro finishers: Morgan Jones (19:13)
Girls flag football
LocalNews1.org teams: Smithsburg (10-3, season is over), North Hagerstown (3-8, season is over), South Hagerstown (0-9, season is over)
Scores
Wednesday, Nov. 4
MPSSAA 2A-1A Quarterfinals
Calvert 20, Smithsburg 16
Tennis
Scores
Friday, Nov. 6
PIAA 3A Doubles Championship
First Round
Amishi Amit/Sammy Rosenstein (Abington Heights) over Leah Wadel/Charley Kalathas (Chambersburg), 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
