Here’s a roundup of high school public school lacrosse state semifinal action across the area:

Glenelg girls pour it on in 2A: Glenelg was buzzing with momentum ahead by five late in the first quarter of Friday night’s Class 2A state semifinal against Kent Island. However, the weather had other ideas, and the game was delayed for nearly two hours because of thunderstorms.

While that prolonged delay could’ve sapped the juice out of the No. 9 Gladiators, they ensured it did not. Glenelg didn’t sit down the duration of the delay, singing, dancing and enjoying each other’s company.

Toby Keith’s “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue” was the main karaoke song of choice, being played at least five times.

The Gladiators’ activity and energy throughout that time ensured they were ready when the teams resumed play. Then sixth-seeded Glenelg continued to pour it on and dominated second-seeded Kent Island in an 18-7 win.

Glenelg will face top-seeded Manchester Valley in a rematch of last year’s state semifinal at Stevenson University’s Mustang Stadium at a time and date to be announced.

“We came off the bus and we were really excited for this game,” Glenelg junior Kaitlyn Hill said. “After the delay, we went in the locker room, and we never stopped. We were having a dance party in there. But we also knew we had a game still to play, and we were focused on our mission. We knew when we came on this field again, we had to continue to roll and get more goals and caused turnovers.”

— Jacob Steinberg

Man Valley girls dominate in 2A: With Manchester Valley eager to avenge last season’s loss in the state semifinals, their revenge tour was briefly put on hold as weather delayed the start of the game.

Once the Mavericks finally took the field, they wasted no time, taking the lead just 14 seconds into the game and cruising to a dominant 19-1 win over C. Milton Wright on Friday night.

Manchester Valley (18-0) clinched a spot in the Class 2A state final and will face Glenelg, an 18-7 winner over Kent Island.

“We came out ready for anything that was thrown at us,” Mavericks senior Lindsay McCroy. “It was a great day for all of us, great communication, and on offense, we moved the ball quickly.”

— Timothy Dashiell

Glenelg boys fall in 2A: Glenelg and Kent Island boys lacrosse met on the same stage last season: the Class 2A state semifinals.

The Gladiators doubled up the Buccaneers in that matchup and went on to win the program’s first state title since 2019.

This year’s action started roughly 90 minutes after the expected start time because of thunderstorms. After a back-and-forth first half, top-seeded Kent Island built the separation it needed in a 12-8 victory over the fifth-seeded Gladiators that ended their quest of repeating as state champions.

Keegan Green, Brian Rees and Colton Schneck stepped up in the second half to lead Kent Island’s offensive charge, each with multiple goals. The Buccaneers will face third-seeded Steven Decatur in the 2A title game at Stevenson University’s Mustang Stadium at a time and date to be announced.

Despite Kent Island pulling away, Glenelg had its fair share of opportunities in the second half. Buccaneers goalie Quinn Burns stepped up big in critical moments.

— Jacob Steinberg

Severna Park boys keep streak alive in 3A: In Gaithersburg, Severna Park boys lacrosse was sick of letting others score before them. Even if those games turned out to be blowouts in the end — and they often did — someone else always seemed to get the first word.

On Friday, the Falcons made sure to strike first — even before Mother Nature did — to kick off their eventual 17-4 blowout over Linganore in the Class 3A state semifinals.

“It was Davis (Bates),” coach Bob Zichelli said. “He won those first two faceoffs, and of course, our wings — Landon Williams especially — they led us.”

Jack Fish scored five goals in the rout.

Severna Park will play Towson next week at Stevenson University, hoping to claim its ninth straight championship and 14th overall.

— Katherine Fominykh

Towson boys edge Marriotts Ridge in 3A: In Gaithersburg, in a Class 3A state semifinal that featured superb defense, Towson’s was the most opportunistic in an 8-3 victory over Marriotts Ridge late Friday night.

The win advanced the Generals (14-3) to the state final next week when they will play Severna Park in a rematch of last year’s 3A state final. Marriotts Ridge (11-6) falls in the state semifinals for the second straight season.

Towson led 5-1 after the first quarter and rode its defense the rest of the way.

— Craig Clary

Severna Park girls rally past Towson in 3A: In Gaithersburg, Erin Hussey glanced up at the scoreboard after the first quarter.

Towson led her Falcons by two goals after a quarter, taking full advantage of the fouls against Severna Park. Its star midfielder, Finlay Harmon, cleaved through the defense three times.

The rematch of the 2023 Class 3A state final seemed to be playing a revenge tune this time. But Hussey knew better. Her stomach growled, so to speak.

“Coach Annie (Houghton) keeps telling us to ‘play hungry,’” Hussey said, “so I did.”

From the second Hussey ripped the draw control out of the muggy, twilight sky and carried it to score, seemingly nothing could stop her.

The senior scored four goals in the 12 minutes before halftime and two more by game’s end, leading Severna Park back to Stevenson University next week for the Class 3A state championship game with a 10-6 victory. The Falcons, who will face Marriotts Ridge in the final, are seeking their 17th state crown and hope to extend the record they seized for themselves last May.

— Katherine Fominykh

Fallston boys return to 1A final: In Silver Spring, the Fallston and Liberty boys lacrosse teams arrived at Wheaton High on Friday fired up and ready to go for their Class 1A state semifinal.

Then had to wait roughly 90 minutes as thunderstorms rumbled through the area.

Once the game finally got underway, there was no weathering the storm the two-time defending 1A state champion Cougars unleashed in the first quarter.

Ian Swartzendruber scored four of his five goals in the opening 12 minutes as Fallston recorded the game’s first six and cruised to a 17-3 victory.

The Cougars will play the winner of Saturday’s Forest Park-Middletown game at a day and time to be announced next week for the 1A state championship. It is Fallston’s fifth straight trip to the final. They won it all in 2021, 2023 and 2024.

“It never gets old, that’s for sure,” Fallston midfielder Owen King said. “Good to see the hard work all year continues to pay off.”

“It’s definitely exciting,” Swartzendruber said. “We’re hoping to carry all this momentum into next week, and hopefully get a state championship.”

— Anthony Maluso

South Carroll girls get redemption in 1A: In Silver Spring, Last year, Fallston girls lacrosse broke South Carroll’s hearts.

A one-goal state quarterfinal loss is tough enough a pill to swallow. Seeing the Cougars cruise to a Class 1A state title surely didn’t help.

For 366 days, South Carroll waited for its chance at redemption. Finally, Friday at Wheaton High, one year and one day after what Cavaliers star Leah Miller called “the worst loss of my career,” it came.

“When we saw them on our schedule, we thought, ‘This is perfect. This is our redemption game,'” Miller said. “We had something a little more to play for.”

The Cavaliers certainly came out like they were on a mission. They scored the first three goals and at the other end kept Fallston without a shot until the final minutes of the first quarter.

South Carroll’s early scoring surge was complemented by a dominance in the draw circle and a stifling defense anchored by freshman goalie Sophia DeLuca. It all added up to an 8-4 victory and the program’s first trip the state finals since it won its only title in 2019.

The Cavaliers (14-3) will play Middletown at a day and time to be announced at Stevenson University’s Mustang Stadium.

“There’s a lot of emotions, but right now, there’s just happiness,” South Carroll coach Brigid Scanlon said. “We worked really hard all season, we’ve been talking about it and we just really wanted to get to this point.”

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