THE GAZETTE
Thursday, November 21, 2013 bo
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Cross Country
Boys’ Runner of the Year
Girls’ Runner of the Year
Joshua Wilkins
Imani Matthews
Bowie Senior
Flowers Senior
Wilkins finished first in the the county (16:02), first in the 4A South Region (16:03) and seventh in the state (16:16)
Topped the county (20:51) at Fort Washington National Park and won the region with an impressive time of 20:57
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Bowie’s Joshua Wilkins (left) is The Gazette’s Runner of the Year in cross country.
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Flowers’ Imani Matthews (Runner of the Year) and Alexis Baynes are on the All-Gazette team.
Boys’ first team
Adel Akalu Oxon Hill Sophomore He finished second in the 4A South region (17:15)
Girls’ first team
Donnell Davis
Joseph Graham
Terrell Green
Caleb McCammon
Alyson Allen
Flowers Senior
Bowie Senior
DeMatha Junior
Douglass Senior
Laurel Sophomore
Roosevelt Freshman
He placed fourth in county (17:22) and ninth in region
Finished third in both the county (17:16) and 4A South meets
Graham was consistent, including fifth at Landon (17:32)
He took second at county meet (16:49) and 23rd in the state
He finished sixth (17:49) in county and fifth in the region
Finished sixth in county (21:51) and eighth at regionals
Justin Bentham
Boys’ Coaches of the Year Rich Andrulonis Bowie, 31st season Lovingly known as “Coach A,” the running lifer led his Bulldogs to a three-peat of both the county and 4A South Region championships
SETTLED
Continued from Page A-10 Forestville’s football program eased the transition. Teammates and coaches welcomed Settles, even giving him the “E-Ron” nickname — his name is pronounced “EH-rin.” “I don’t remember the last time I heard somebody call him Earon,” senior teammate Marcel Joly said. Quarterback was a new position for Settles, who had experience playing linebacker, wide receiver and offensive line at various youth levels. He volunteered to start under center before the season — “I told Coach Harley, ‘I can throw’” — and
WISE
Continued from Page A-10 range game.” Added Golladay: “I’ve gotten smarter. College ball teaches you how to take less shots and score more, learn how to play and anticipate what your teammates and opponents are going to do.” After graduating from Wise, Golladay played two years at Mount St. Mary’s, but transferred to Prince George’s Community College following a coaching change. He also wanted to be closer to home to his 2-year-old daughter, Madison, who comes to some of Bowie State’s practices to watch her father and most of the Bulldogs’ home games. Last year at Bowie State, he played sparingly off the bench. “Those were a couple of the reasons and I knew when I transferred, I knew I was going to go to a [junior college]. PGCC called and it’s 10 minutes from my house so it was an easy decision.” Added Brooks: “I don’t remember him at Wise, but I sure remember him at Mount St. Mary’s. We knew he was looking to [transfer] and knew he was good, so we said, ‘Go get him.’” The Bulldogs are 1-3 this winter, but Brooks and Golladay believe a difficult non-conference schedule, including an exhibition loss at Duke, one of the top-five programs in Division I, and early season struggles will pay dividends later in the year. Bowie State has also instituted a full-court press style of play, a departure from previous seasons when the team played at a slower pace. “We’ll take hits early and
Anne Dickerson
Devonni Farrar
Ashley Modeste
Mercedes Stokes
Flowers Junior
Roosevelt Junior
Largo Senior
Bowie Sophomore
Central Senior
Took second in the county (21:00) and the region (20:58)
Recorded her top time in big meet at regionals (21:52)
Largo’s leader had a fifth-place finish in the county (21:46)
Finished fourth in county (21:42) and third in the 4A South
Stokes finished third in the county (21:22), first in region
Alexis Baynes
Boys’ second team
Girls’ second team
Michael Aregaye, Parkdale, senior; Cameron Burgess, Charles H. Flowers, sophomore; Ryan LeTerouea, Eleanor Roosevelt, senior; Chris Jeletic, DeMatha, junior; Hangaamo Lintiso, High Point, sophomore; Jalend Hill, DuVal, junior; Martrell Royal, Bowie, senior; Amen Tefarie, Forestville Military Academy, senior; Dwaine Thomas, Bowie, senior; Allen Webster, Henry A. Wise, sophomore
Jolaade Adepoju, Parkdale, senior; Samantha Bowie, Bishop McNamara, junior; Mary Anna Brogi, Eleanor Roosevelt, sophomore; Siyana Dottin, Elizabeth Seton, sophomore; Ashley Gbedo, Parkdale, junior; Felicia Haidara, Bowie, freshman; Erika Nelson, Elizabeth Seton, senior; Chyna Sequeira, Bowie, junior; Zari Weaver, Bowie, junior; Sashane Williams, Bladensburg, senior
the senior was inserted into the starting lineup. While last year’s team shuffled quarterbacks, Settles was the permanent starter this season. He was an exceptionally quick learner, teammates and coaches said. He not only started under center, but he was also the play-caller. “He’s not really a quarterback, but he’s a tough kid who leads well,” Harley said. Forestville assistant Evan Murray said Settles is like an assistant coach when he is playing safety. He said Settles’ football IQ is “off the charts.” “He makes our job really easy,” Murray said. The Knights run a college-style
we’ll be fine,” Brooks said. “The guys loved playing at Duke and it was a great experience for us since they didn’t treat us like D-II Bowie State, they treated us like rival North Carolina. That game showed us that we can be good.”
defense with 100-plus packages, Murray said. Joly, who verbally committed to play football at the University of Iowa, said he was impressed by Settles’ ability to learn the playbook in his first year with Forestville. “He just takes a glance at it and he knows what everybody has to do,” Joly said. “… For him to just come and know the signals, it was pretty cool.” Settles’ senior season ended with a 20-16 loss to Sparrows Point in the 1A North Region semifinal on Saturday. He threw a touchdown and ran for 29 yards in the defeat. The senior said he wants to continue playing football in college. egoldwein@gazette.net
A season after being the Bulldogs’ primary facilitator, senior and Oxon Hill graduate Ray Gatling (20.5 ppg) has assumed a prominent scoring role along with classmate forward Carlos Smith (12.5 ppg).
Girls’ Coach of the Year
FLOWERS
Continued from Page A-10 Brown starting at quarterback. “[White] looked like he just wanted to put his pads on and get out there,” said senior teammate Dorian Cash. Cash, who played on the offensive and defensive line, said White was a strong leader and an effective quarterback. “He’s a team captain and he talks to us when we need talking to,” Cash said. The Jaguars took a step forward with White under center, improving on last year’s six-win season, Mayo said. White said he worked hard in the offseason in preparation for his first season as full-time starter, watching game film and running track. The extra effort paid off.
“I asked Ray to be the point guard last year and he was as big for us as [2013 graduate Byron Westmorland]was,butwithWestmorland gone, we need Ray to score now and he clearly — he did it in high school — can do that,”
Andrew Zanghi Eleanor Roosevelt After falling short of beating Bowie for a majority of the season, the Raiders finished strong by besting the Bulldogs in the 4A South region and state meets
White finished the season with 540 yards in the air and eight passing touchdowns. “From year to year, he’s just gotten better,” Mayo said. White was productive as a runner, gaining 254 yards on the ground and rushing for nine touchdowns. As a running threat, White added another dimension to the offense, Mayo said. “He has no fear. He sticks his head in there,” he said. White said he would have preferred ending on different terms, but enjoyed his time playing high school in spite of the tough finish. He said he plans on playing football at the next level. “It was special for me to be 7-0 as a starter,” White said. “… I will remember the players on the team, the coaches and the game.”
Brooks said. “There are a lot of guys in different roles and we are adjusting. Carlos went from a role, fill-in guy to the guy. Ray went from point to a scoring guard.” A season removed from the NCAA tournament, expectations
are high for Bowie State. “We’ve started slow, just like last year, but we’ll turn it around again,” Golladay said. “I see no reason why it won’t happen.” kzakour@gazette.net
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