Bo Manor Spoils Senior Night For North East

     Three minutes into North East's game tonight they had opened a 13-point lead and appeared well on the way to sending their seniors out on a winning note. But, Bohemia Manor came into North East High School hoping to spoil Senor Night for the host Indians.

     By the end of the first period, the visiting Eagles had cut the lead down to four points and clawed their way back into the game. The Indian lead continued to slowly slip away with turnovers and six missed free throws in the second period. Bohemia Manor added three three-pointers to pull even with the Indians tied 36-36 at halftime.

     Bohemia Manor came out for the second half with a different strategy, pressing the Indians more frequently on both ends of the court.  The aggressive play led to a 10-point lead for the Eagles, as the Indians only managed four buckets in the third frame.

     Senior Maurice Dickey buried two of his five three-pointers in the final period, as the Indians mounted a charge. Dickey led all scorers with 30 points for the evening. Indian Senior Kendall Danglade added 24 points.

     The Eagles countered with four players in double-digits, led by Dominique Holmes’ two three-pointers and 24 points.

     The late run by the Indians fell four points short as Bohemia Manor defeated North East 73-69.

02-17-12 Bohemia Manor v North East Boys Basketball - Images by Eclipse Sportswire

Rising Sun Comeback Falls Short At Buzzer, Bo Manor Wins 70-68

     Rising Sun Tiger senior guard Andre Moore raced the length of the court with 5.3 seconds left, stopped just outside the three-point line and jumped to launch the shot that would complete a 17-point comeback against the Bohemia Manor Eagles at home on Senior Night. It wasn’t meant to be. Bo Manor defeated Rising Sun 70-68.

  Eagle Devon Smith trailed Moore and caught up with him just in time to block the potentially game-winning shot cleanly. Smith also led all scorers with 25 points on the night.

     Things were looking grim for the Tigers early. Their deficit peaked at 17 points twice and it appeared they might get trounced on their home court on Senior Night. Taking a page from Bohemia Manor, Rising Sun employed a full court press and half-court trap and starting slowly chipping away at the Eagle lead.

     Mostly behind the play of leading scorer Nolan Forrest, who knocked down three three-pointers in the third period, Rising Sun was able to cut 14 points off the Bo Manor  lead from the 6:45 mark to the end of third frame. Forrest scored 23 for the game.

02-10-12 Rising Sun v Bo Manor Boy's Basketball - Images by Eclipse Sportswire

Bo Manor Fights Back At Home To Beat Perryville

     If the game had ended at the 6:15 mark in the fourth quarter, the story would have been one of a Perryville Panther comeback on the road against the Bohemia Manor Eagles, but it didn’t. The host Eagles outscored the Panthers 19-4 in the final minutes to defeat the Panthers 65-54.

     Led by guard Devon Smith’s 25 points, the Bo Manor squad sprinted out to an early 7-0 lead and extended to an 11-point lead with Perryville standout Gabe Sherrod sitting on the bench.

     Sherrod, who scored his 1,000th career point earlier in the week, came of the bench to post a team-high 22 points and lead the charge. Sidelined for much of the season with an ankle injury, tonight was no different for the senior. He played the remainder of the game with a visible limp that clearly hampered his movement and agility.

     The Panthers were game and took a four-point lead against Bo Manor early in the fourth quarter. The Eagle’s Smith, who didn’t score in the third quarter, woke up for seven points in the final frame to help put Bo Manor back in the lead for good.

01-27-12 Bohemia Manor v Perryville Boy's Basketball - Images by Eclipse Sportswire

North East Ladies Outpace Bo Manor

     The action on the court between the North East Lady Indians and the Bohemia Manor Eagles was physical, but the final score of 38-21 did not reflect that contention.

     Indian forward Lexi Stevens dropped 22 points, including all six free throws, to lead all scorers.  Stevens bombed two three-pointers in the first quarter to help the Indians build a 10-4 lead that grew to 19-6 by halftime.

01-26-12 North East v Bohemia Manor Girls Basketball - Images by Eclipse Sportswire

Eagles Soar Past Tigers 67-43 At Home

     Bohemia Manor opened up with five points right after the tip-off and never let up on the visiting Rising Sun Tigers.

     The Eagles kept pouring in three pointers and extending their lead. They headed into halftime with a 31-13 lead.

     Eagle Devon more led all scorers with 21 points, while Rising Sun guard Andre Moore threw in twenty to lead the Tigers.

01-13-12 Bohemia Manor v Rising Sun Boys Basketball - Images by Eclipse Sportswire

Five Cecil Wrestlers Take Home Titles "At The Bridge"

Cecil County wrestlers made a great showing in the 16^th Battle at the Bridge Invitational wrestling tournament at Bohemia Manor High School this weekend.  Of the fourteen weight classes, Cecil County wrestlers vied for eight titles and came away with five of them.

     In the overall team competition, Rising Sun finished third, highest for Cecil County squads, with Matoaca (N.J.) securing the title for this edition of the meet.

     Here are the results from match finals for the Battle at the Bridge:

- Rising Sun’s Jake Brown won by Decision at the 182 pound weight class final

- Elkton’s Msema Msackyi lost by a Fall in the 170 pound weight class final

- Rising Sun’s Lance Eveland won by Decision in the 160 pound weight class final

- Rising Sun’s Anthony Cimorosi won by a Fall in the 152 pound weight class final

- Perryville’s Amos Harlan won by a Fall over North East’s Paul Keeley in the 138 pound weight class final

- Perryville’s A.J. Brown lost by a Techicall Fall in the 126 pound weight class final

- Perryville’s Chris Brown won by Decision over Rising Sun’s Joe Juergens in the 113 pound weight class final

- Bohemia Manor’s Tyear Castle lost by Major Decision in the 106 pound weight class final

Team Competition - Final Standings

Sixteen Schools Meet At Bohemia Manor For 16th Wrestling Invitational

   The weekend of the Battle at the Bridge Invitational is a big one for Cecil County high school wrestling. Dozens of wrestlers, representing sixteen schools, from as far away as Virginia and New Jersey converged on host Bohemia Manor High School in Chesapeake City this Friday and Saturday to compete.

     The tournament, in its 16th Edition, offered a chance for the five schools from Cecil County to test their mettle against these rival schools.

     Many local wrestlers made it through pool play with a chance to vie for a meet championship, but no match was more anticipated or heated than the semi-final pairing of Elkton's Timmy Taylor and Rising Sun's Joe Jurgans.  Before a packed field house at Bohemia Manor, Jurgans tallied early takedowns and reversals to open up a large lead and came away with the win against the previosuly undefeated Taylor.

     In the slideshow below are scenes from throughout the day at Bo Manor. Enjoy.

01-07-12 Battle At The Bridge Wrestling - Images by Eclipse Sportswire