The Mt. Hebron Vikings faced the Centennial Eagles last Friday night for the Holshue Cup, leaving the field with a 21-14 victory. The 2-2 Vikings kept Centennial (0-4) out of the win column; the Eagles had faced three tough Howard County opponents in a row coming into the game: Howard (3-1), Glenelg (4-0), and Hammond (4-0). Hebron will face Reservoir (1-3) this Friday on the road.
Despite the loss, Centennial running back Walter Fletcher was named The Greater Baltimore / National Football Foundation Howard County Player of the Week. Fletcher rushed for 206 yards on 28 carries.
As the varsity squad looks to right course this week against a solid Long Reach (2-2) team this week, the Eagles' JV roster is increasingly loading up with alumni of the Ellicott City Patriots' program. Some current Eagles and former Patriots on the JV team include: Kody Clark, John Kolp, Sam Clay, Eli Giest, Zulfeker "Zulfi" Husain, Tyler Boettcher, Brian Ouellette, Nick Hosel, Quinn Western, Aadil Mirza and Luc Chausse.
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Hebron continues to add players from the Patriots as well and Patch will list them in a future update.
At the youth level, the Patriots continue to excel at their highest levels - 11-13 and 10-12 National. The 11-13 squad boasts a 4-1 mark while the 10-12 team is an unblemished 5-0.
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A similar pipeline of talent is emerging from Ellicott City's Howard High School to Salisbury University. Calvin Ford, Curtis Ford, Tyler Curley, and Drew Allebach all are former Lions now on Salisbury. The Seagulls are 3-0 and ranked #19 nationally in Division III.
On Tuesday, the Mt. Hebron boys' soccer team knocked off #5 Reservoir 2-1.
Chapelgate girls' soccer team sits at 8-1 overall and 3-0 in the MIAA-C. The boys’ team is also off to a fast start with a 4-1 mark in the MIAA-C and an overall record of 4-2.
