Century out in front of Carroll County boys basketball pack

Century has been on top of the Carroll County boys basketball scene for several years, and the Knights are close to being there once again.

They ran their record to 15-2, and 8-1 against county opponents, with their 65-44 victory over host Westminster on Feb. 3. Junior guard Andrew Marcinko led the way with a game-high 24 points, and senior forward John Pavlick added 18 for Century, which won its sixth game in a row.

The Knights have seven county championships on their resume, including the past three. Century won outright crowns in 2009, 2014, 2015, and 2017, then shared the title with Liberty in 2019 before winning it outright again in 2020 and 2021.

The Lions are 5-3 in the standings this season, tied with Francis Scott Key for second place. Liberty takes South Carroll (4-4 CCAL) on Feb. 4 in Winfield, and the Cavs travel to Century on Feb. 8.

Liam Long had 8 points for the Owls (3-11, 1-6) while Everett Costley added 8 points and seven records.

Check out the CMSportsNet highlights from the Century-Westminster game below.

Boys Basketball

Francis Scott Key 73, Manchester Valley 54

Recap: The Eagles (11-4, 5-3 CCAL) tallied 27 points in the third quarter to break open the game. Ryan Rill led FSK with 24 points, while Logan Milstreed netted 22 while adding seven rebounds and six assists. Jaeden Heiser had 12 points and five assists. Markel Brown had 21 points and 11 rebounds for Man Valley (4-12, 2-7).

Girls Basketball

Century 39, Winters Mill 29

Recap: Mia Graff led the Knights (12-3, 6-3 CCAL) with 15 points while Caroline Little and Harli Hamlett each added 7. The Falcons fell to 1-10, 0-6.

Wrestling

South Carroll 57, Westminster 24

Recap: The Cavaliers stayed unbeaten at 20-0 (6-0 CCAL) thanks to pins from Brandon Athey (170), Rylan Moose (182), Janero Marchany (195), Evan Owen (106), Ryan Athey (126), Michael Pizzuto (132), Anthony Bond (145), Manny Rodrigues (152) and AJ Rodrigues (160) Kiran Naganna (120) and Ryder Eckenbarger (138) won by pin for the Owls (22-9, 3-3).

Manchester Valley 55, Liberty 21

Recap: The Mavericks (31-8, 5-1 CCAL) racked up five pins en route to the win. Jake Boog (160), Vinson Smith (182), Cru Boog (195), Kobe Pennewell (220) and Lee Seipp (126) earned pins, while Blake Ray (145) and Lance Chapman (106) won decisions. Liberty (14-13, 2-4) got pins from Kevin Poole (138), Dylan Ohler (113) and Adam Slicher (120). Ryan Ohler picked up a hard-earned 3-2 decision at 152.

Winters Mill 45, North Hagerstown 22

Recap: The Falcons (15-5) rebounded from their county loss against South Carroll behind pins from Jamie Goodwin (126), Damien Claypool (138), Caleb Crouch (145), Brady Forte (152), Sam Richmond (220), and Chris Gaeng (106).

Linganore 71, Century 5

Recap: The Knights (5-15) dropped a road dual in Frederick County.

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