Montgomery Blair High School

Spring 2011

Baseball (13-7) Postseason 1st round loss to Walter Johnson, 4-6 – SCO story
Gymnastics (6-1) Postseason Placed 2nd in Counties – SCO story; Placed 1st in Bi-County State Championship – SCO story
Boys Lacrosse (3-9) Postseason 1st round loss to Blake, 5-15
Girls Lacrosse (4-8) Postseason 1st round loss to Wootton, 9-20 – SCO story
Softball (15-3) Postseason 1st round bye; 2nd round win v Magruder 5-0 – SCO story; Semifinal win v Gaithersburg 4-2; Regional Finals win v Sherwood 8-6 – SCO story; State Semifinals loss to Chesapeake 0-8 – SCO story

Corollary Softball (4-1) 16; Blake 3
Boys Tennis (7-5) Postseason Placed 4th in Counties
Boys Track and Field (1-4) Postseason Placed 17th in Counties (full info)
Girls Track and Field (2-3) Postseason Placed 20th in Counties (full info)
Boys Volleyball (11-1) Postseason 1st round win v Blake 3-0 (25-5, 25-7, 25-21); 2nd round win v Walter Johnson 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-14); Semifinals win v Wootton 3-0 (25-22, 29-27, 25-21); County Finals win v Richard Montgomery 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-18) – SCO story
Coed Volleyball (3-9)

JV Baseball (5-8) 3; Bethesda-Chevy Chase 7
JV Boys Lacrosse (8-1-2) 8; Damascus 8
JV Girls Lacrosse (3-8) 2; Damascus 11
JV Softball (12-1) 12; Whitman 7

Winter 2010/11

Boys Basketball (5-17)Postseason 1st round loss to Paint Branch, 45-58 – SCO story
Girls Basketball (12-10) Postseason 1st round loss to Sherwood, 28-35
Bocce (5-1) Postseason Placed 1st in Counties – SCO story; Placed 1st in Division 6 States
Boys Swimming & Diving (7-0) Postseason Placed 1st in Divisionals (results); Placed 6th in Counties (results); Placed 12th in Metros
Girls Swimming & Diving (5-2) Postseason Placed 2nd in Divisionals (results); Placed 7th in Counties (results); Placed 17th in Metros
Wrestling (7-7) Postseason Placed 20th in Counties

JV Boys Basketball (8-11)
JV Girls Basketball (11-8)
JV Wrestling (5-2)

•At Regionals, wrestlers Billy Saturno took 3rd (130 lbs weight class),
Chris Wells took 6th (at 135 lbs), and Elijah Petty took 6th (at 112 lbs)
•The Cheerleading Squad took first in Division II of the Panther Cheer Competition on 2/5; Poms took 2nd at the MCPS Counties – SCO story; they also placed 2nd at the MCPS Division III competition – SCO story
•The Boys and Girls Swimming and Diving took first at the Division II Relay Carnival on 1/8 – SCO story
•Wrestling placed 3rd at the Big Train Duals on 1/7 & 8; Junior Billy Saturno Placed 1st in the 130 lbs weight class, while Freshman Elijah Petty and Senior Elie François both placed 3rd in their respective weight classes (112 lbs and 215 lbs)

Fall 2010

Boys Cross Country (3-2) Postseason Placed 15th in Counties – SCO story; Placed 10th in Regionals – SCO story
Girls Cross Country (5-0) Postseason Placed 10th in Counties – SCO story; Placed 9th in Regionals – SCO story
Field Hockey (7-5) Postseason 1st round loss to Sherwood 1-2 – SCO story
Football (4-6) 16; Northwood 8
Golf (6-8)
Boys Soccer (8-4-1) Postseason 1st round loss to Wootton 1-1, PK 4-5 – SCO story
Girls Soccer (10-4) Postseason 1st round win v Wootton, 4-0 – SCO story; 2nd round win v Northwest 7-2 – SCO story; Semifinal loss to Bethesda-Chevy Chase 2-3 – SCO story
Girls Tennis (8-4) Postseason Placed 6th in Counties – SCO story
Girls Volleyball (4-10) Postseason 1st round loss to Magruder 0-3 (20-25, 7-25, 13-25)

JV Field Hockey (9-2-1) 5; Northwood 0
JV Football (7-2) 44; Northwood 6
JV Boys Soccer (9-1) 1; Gaithersburg 0
JV Girls Soccer (6-4-1) 3; Gaithersburg 0
JV Girls Volleyball (6-7) 0; Poolesville 2 (23-25, 14-25)

•Congratulations to ninth grader Morgana D'Ottavi, who placed 10th at the 4A Girl's Maryland State Cross Country Championship on 11/13; Morgana was the top ninth grade finisher at the competition – SCO story

Spring 2009

Baseball (5-12) Postseason 1st round loss to Gaithersburg 1-3
Gymnastics (7-2) Postseason Placed 2nd in Counties
Boys Lacrosse (2-10) Postseason 1st round loss to Churchill 1-14
Girls Lacrosse (8-4) Postseason 1st round loss to Bethesda-Chevy Chase 9-13
Softball (14-4) Postseason 1st round win v. Wootton 10-0; 2nd round loss v. Walter Johnson 1-4
Boys Tennis (8-3) 7; Northwood 0
Boys Track and Field (2-3) Postseason Placed 15th in Counties
Girls Track and Field(1-4) Postseason Placed 21st in Counties
Boys Volleyball (11-1) Postseason 1st round win v. Quince Orchard 3-0; 2nd round win v. Richard Montgomery 3-1 (25-18, 24-26, 25-19, 25-8); Semifinal loss to Sherwood 2-3 (27-25, 18-25, 25-21, 22-25, 11-15)
Coed Volleyball (8-4) Postseason 1st round win v. Churchill 3-0 (25-19, 25-12, 25-10); 2nd round loss to Sherwood 0-3 (22-25, 19-25, 18-25)

JV Baseball (5-9) 11; Magruder 9
JV Boys Lacrosse (7-4) 6; Damascus 8
JV Girls Lacrosse (3-8) 5; Damascus 15
JV Softball (3-11) 17; Magruder 21

•Congratulations to Dukyoung Park, who won first place in Regionals Boys Tennis #1 Singles!

Winter 2009/10

Boys Basketball (3-18) Postseason 1st round defeated Sherwood 53-47; 2nd round loss to Richard Montgomery 45-57 – SCO story
Girls Basketball (10-11) Postseason 1st round loss to Wootton 52-56
Boys Swimming & Diving (4-0) Postseason Placed 1st at Divisionals – SCO story; Placed 4th at Regionals – SCO story; Placed 9th at Metros (results)
Girls Swimming & Diving (3-1) Postseason Placed 4th at Divisionals – SCO story; placed 8th at Regionals – SCO story; Placed 20th at Metros (results)
Wrestling (1-9) Postseason Placed 23rd at Counties – SCO story

JV Boys Basketball (6-12) 62; Rockville 61
JV Girls Basketball (14-4) 64; Rockville 28
JV Wrestling (1-0)

•Check out Silver Chips Online's wrap-up of the Winter season
•Congrats to Billy Saturno, who took 1st place in the 125 lb weight class at the Wrestling Regionals! You can root on Saturno at the State Wrestling Tournament at UMd-College Park starting on 3/5 at 4:00 PM
•The Winter Athletics Awards Night is 3/8 at 7:00 PM in the Auditorium
•Swimming placed 2nd in the Division II Relay Carnival on 1/10 – SCO story

Fall 2009

Boys Cross Country (0-5) Postseason Placed 21st in Counties (results) – SCO story; Placed 13th in Regionals (results) – SCO story
Girls Cross Country (1-4) Postseason Placed 12th in Counties (results) – SCO story; Placed 9th in Regionals (results) – SCO story
Field Hockey (7-5) Postseason 1st round win v. Sherwood, 1-0; 2nd round loss v. Paint Branch 0-3
Football (3-7) 37; Northwood 20
Golf (2-16) Postseason Placed 19th at Districts (results)
Boys Soccer (7-3-2) Postseason 1st round win v. Churchill, 1-0 – SCO story; 2nd round loss v. Whitman 1-3 – SCO story
Girls Soccer (11-1) Postseason 1st round bye; 2nd round win v. Walter Johnson 2-0 – SCO story; Regional Semifinal loss v. Bethesda-Chevy Chase 1-2 – SCO story
Girls Tennis (5-7) Postseason SCO story
Girls Volleyball (8-6) Postseason 1st round win v. Springbrook (25-14, 24-26, 25-12, 25-12); 2nd round loss v. Magruder (18-25, 21-25, 17-25)

JV Field Hockey (6-4) 2; Clarksburg 1 (OT)
JV Football (5-4) 44; Northwood 0
JV Boys Soccer (3-2-6) 0; Gaithersburg 0
JV Girls Soccer (8-3) 3; Gaithersburg 1
JV Girls Volleyball (5-8) 0; Quince Orchard 2 (16-25, 20-25)

•Congratulations to the Girls Cross Country team, winners of the Downcounty Consortium Cup (SCO story)!

Spring 2009

Baseball (8-10) Postseason 1st round win v. Richard Montgomery 13-10; 2nd round loss to Quince Orchard 1-3
Gymnastics (3-3) Postseason placed 2nd in the Counties
Boys Lacrosse (7-6) Postseason 1st round loss to Bethesda-Chevy Chase 4-12
Girls Lacrosse (6-5) Postseason 1st round loss to Whitman 14-17
Softball (11-4) Postseason 1st round win v. Whitman 5-0; 2nd round win v. Northwest 7-4; Semifinal loss to Sherwood 4-5
Boys Tennis (7-5)
Boys Track and Field (4-1) Postseason placed 5th in the Counties
Girls Track and Field (0-5) Postseason placed 9th in the Counties
Boys Volleyball (11-1) Postseason 1st round win v. Magruder 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-21); 2nd round will v. Damascus 3-0; Semifinal win v. Sherwood 3-2; Final loss to Richard Montgomery 0-3 (15-25, 19-25, 26-28) – SCO story
Coed Volleyball (6-6) Postseason 1st round loss to Northwood 1-3 (25-13, 18-25, 21-25, 18-25)

JV Baseball (6-7)
JV Boys Lacrosse (3-8)
JV Girls Lacrosse (3-8)
JV Softball (7-6)

•Congrats to Boys Lacrosse, winners of this year's Clarksburg Spring Break Tournament!

Winter 2008/9

Boys Basketball (7-15) Postseason 1st round lost to Richard Montgomery – SCO story
Girls Basketball (11-11) Postseason 1st round defeated Sherwood 54-48; 2nd round lost to Blake 40-77 – SCO story
Boys Swimming & Diving (6-1) Postseason Placed 2nd in Divisionals – SCO story; Placed 5th in Counties; Placed 12th in Metros
Girls Swimming & Diving (2-5) Postseason Placed 6th in Divisionals – SCO story; Placed 10th in Counties; Placed 21st in Metros
Wrestling (4-9) Postseason Place 12th in Counties; Placed 16th in Regionals

JV Boys Basketball (2-15)
JV Girls Basketball (2-15)
JV Wrestling (4-2)

•Congratulations to High School All-American Andrew McGehee, who broke Blair's 50 Freestyle and 100 Breaststroke records at the Swimming County Championships
•Congratulations also to Kekura Musa, County Wrestling Champ in the 130 weight class, and to Alhaji Janneh, placed second in the 171 weight class; Musa also placed second in his class at the Regionals and sixth at the State Championship

Fall 2008

Boys Cross Country (5-0) Division III Champions Postseason Placed 12th in the Counties – SCO story
Girls Cross Country (5-0) Division III Champions Postseason Placed 9th in the Counties – SCO story
Field Hockey (5-7) Postseason 1st round loss v. Springbrook, 2-3
Football (5-5) 33; Springbrook 41 – SCO story
Golf (14-0) Kyle Division Champions Postseason Placed 16th in Districts (results)
Boys Soccer (7-3-2) Postseason 1st round win v. Whitman, 3-0 – SCO story; 2nd round loss to Churchill, 3-4
Girls Soccer (13-1) Division 4A East Champions Postseason 1st ; Semis loss to Quince Orchard, 0-1 - SCO story
Girls Tennis (6-6) Postseason Placed 4th in Counties
Girls Volleyball (7-7) Postseason 1st round win v. Springbrook, 3-0; 2nd round loss to Churchill, 0-3

•Congratulations to Cross Country co-Captain, Rutvij Pandya, who placed 4th at the Maryland 4A Championships – SCO story
•Silver Chips Fall Sports roundup

Spring 2008

Baseball (10-10) Postseason 1st round loss to Churchill 12-15
Gymnastics (2-5)
Boys Lacrosse (8-6) Postseason 1st round loss to Springbrook, 0-2 – SCO story
Girls Lacrosse (9-3) Postseason 1st round bye; 2nd round loss to Bethesda-Chevy Chase, 5-16
Softball (11-7) Postseason 1st round win v. Springbrook, 5-2; 2nd round loss to Sherwood 3-7
Boys Tennis (7-4) Postseason placed 4th in the Counties
Boys Track and Field (5-0) Postseason placed 4th in the Counties; placed 2nd in the States
Girls Track and Field (2-3) Postseason placed 12th in the Counties
Boys Volleyball (9-2) Postseason 1st round win v. Kennedy 3-0; 2nd round loss to Rockville 1-3
Coed Volleyball (6-5) Postseason 1st round loss to Poolesville, 0-3 (15-25, 17-25, 18-25)

JV Baseball (3-10)
JV Boys Lacrosse (8-2)
JV Girls Lacrosse (5-5)
JV Softball (10-4)

•Congratulations to the Boys Track and Field team, which tied for 2nd in the 4A State Championship (complete results here)!
•Congratulations to Boys Tennis Number 2 Singles County Champ Dukyoung Park!
•Check out the Gazette's story of the Boys Relay Teams record-setting success at the Woodward Relays!

Winter 2007/08

Boys Basketball (5-17) Postseason 1st round defeated Blake 56-52 (OT) – SCO story; 2nd round defeated Wootton 45-41 – SCO story; Regional Semifinal lost to Magruder, 37-52
Girls Basketball (5-15) Postseason 1st round lost to Walter Johnson 44-63 – SCO story
Boys Swimming & Diving (7-0) Postseason Placed 1st in Divisionals – SCO story; Placed 3rd in Counties
Girls Swimming & Diving (4-3) Postseason Placed 5th in Divisionals – SCO story; Placed 13th in Counties
Wrestling (8-5) Postseason Placed 8th in Counties

JV Boys Basketball (4-14) 42; Walter Johnson 43
JV Girls Basketball (3-15) 19; Walter Johnson 43
JV Wrestling (5-2)

•Congrats to the 4A Maryland State Indoor Track Champion 4x200-meter relay team of Jonathan Haughton, Louis Varella, Chris Grindley, and Mohamed Mansaray; Blair placed 4th overall
•At the MCPS Division II Relay Carnival, the Blazer Boys took 1st and the Girls took 3rd (full results)