Despite getting one of its biggest victories in several years, Saint Frances Academy girls basketball team knew winning another league championship was goal No. 1 this season.
Panthers Finish the Mission
Mission accomplished. The Panthers won the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland (IAAM) A Conference title with a 53-44 decision over Saint Vincent Pallotti at Howard Community College in Columbia, Md.
Saint Frances (22-7 overall), ranked No. 3 in the latest High School on SI Maryland state Top 25, claimed its second straight crown and record 15th overall. The Baltimore school defeated High School on SI national No. 1 Bishop McNamara (No. 1 in Maryland) in December, avenging a 50-point loss in last year’s Maryland Private Schools state tourney finals.
Glenelg Country Makes History and Maryvale Preps Breaksthrough
Glenelg Country School and Maryvale Prep reached the championship circle Saturday. Glenelg Country (15-6) defeated Severn School, 62-48, for the B title, while Maryvale (20-2) won its first championship with a 46-22 romp over Garrison Forest School in the C finale.
Here are all-tournament teams as selected by Derek Toney.
A CONFERENCE
Most Outstanding Player – Dahni Suggs, St. Frances Academy
Suggs, whose father, Terrell, was a perennial All-Pro linebacker and Super Bowl champion for the Baltimore Ravens, answered the bell for St. Frances which rallied from a 12-point first half deficit. The 6-foot-3 post finished with 12 points and a game-high 15 rebounds, helping slow down Pallotti’s 6-3 post and Virginia Tech commit Arianna Harris-Mott in the second half. Suggs, who plans to announce her college choice next week, had 12 points in the Panthers’ semifinal victory over Saint Timothy’s School.
All-tournament team
Dream Clark, Saint Timothy’s School, Fr., guard…