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  2003-04 in Review
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Congratulations Class of 2004! - click here to see where the 2004 Blue Devils are headed after graduation.

Blue Devils spring athletes earn post-season honors

Gymnastics - Decelia Willacy, Washington Post First Team All-Met; Erin Ostrove, Honorable Mention All-Met.

Softball - Laura Dillon, First Team All-Gazette.

Baseball - Jason Hessler, Honorable Mention All-Met, First Team All-Gazette, First Team MCPS 4A All-Star; Harold Brantley, Honorable Mention All-Gazette.

Girls Lacrosse - Anjuli Bakhru, First Team All-4A East, First Team MCPS Coaches All-County; Kelcey DePass, First Team All-4A East, Second Team MCPS All-County; Allison Kessler, First Team All-4A East, Second Team MCPS All-County; Emily Lawrence, Second Team All-4A East, Second Team MCPS All-County; Lauren Leib, Second Team All-4A East, Second Team MCPS All-County; Leah Arthur, Second Team All-4A East; Kelley Shanahan, Second Team All-4A East.

Boys Lacrosse - Lawrence Okwali, First Team All-4A East, Second Team MCPS Coaches All-County, Second Team Journal All-County; Dan Roe, Second Team All-4A East, Second Team Journal All-County; Brendan Reed, Second Team All-4A East; Andrew Reed, Second Team All-4A East:  Ben Farrow, Second Team All-4A East; Ben Simmons, Second Team Journal All-County; Keiran Atwell, MCPS Assistant Coach of the Year.

Volleyball - Warren Deng, First Team Journal All-County.

Track & Field - Adwoa Blankson-Wood, Aarika Scott, Francis Adjei, Nana Ansah, Michael Reed, Honorable Mention Journal All-County.

Blue Devils make Washington Post Spring All-Met Teams
Congratulations to Decelia Willacy for making the Washington Post All-Met gymnastics team.  In naming her to the team, the Post described Decelia as "Montgomery County's most dominant gymnast for the third year in a row, winning all-around titles at the county and state championships."  Two other Blue Devils also received All-Met honors - Erin Ostrove, honorable mention in gymnastics, and Jason Hessler, honorable mention in bnaseball. 

Softball team playoff run ends with loss to Watkins Mill
Springbrook's terrific softball season ended with a loss to Watkins Mill in the Maryland 4A West Region title game.  Wash. Post, Journal, Gazette. The varsity completed a 13-8 season with three playoff victories before falling in the West Region game.  The JV closed with a perfect 14-0 record.

Blue Devils playoff and post-season coverage:
 
Softball  - Blue Devils defeat Gaithersburg
- Springbrook upends Warriors
- Devils get last laugh

Gymnastics - Willacy, B-CC are best in state

Girls Lacrosse - Blue Devils fall to Whitman in overtime

Baseball - Devils get bad vibe at Wootton

Boys Lacrosse - Panthers say goodbye to Springbrook

Other news - Brookins, Richardson commit to play college hoops

Class of '04 Blue Devils signed to college rosters 
What do Blue Devils do after graduation?  Some turn into Lions, or Tigers, or Hawks.  Others become Patriots, or Colonials, or even Poets.  Click here to find out where Springbrook's class of 2004 scholar-athletes will be competing next year

Willacy & Ostrove are State Gymnastics Champs
May 11 - Decelia Willacy and Erin Ostrove finished first and second all-around at the State Champsionship Meet held at Seneca Valley High School.  Willacy placed first in the balance beam, floor exercise, and uneven bars.  Ostrove won the vault competition, took second in floor exercise, third on uneven bars, fourth on balance beam.  more . . .

Gymnasts excel at County Meet
May 4 - Decelia Willacy won her third consecutive county all-around title, Erin Ostrove finished second, and Amber Hardy had outstanding performances.  The team placed fourth overall and Decelia, Erin, and Amber all qualified for the State Championship Meet (Tues., May 11, Severna Park High School).

Boys lacrosse team on a tear
April 28 - In case you haven't noticed, the boys lacrosse team is having a great season. Read the Post report on the win over Magruder.  And take a look at some other recent press in the Post, Journal, and Gazette

Blue Devils spring sports teams off to terrific starts

Mar. 27 - All of a sudden spring is here and Springbrook's spring sports are in full swing.  Varsity baseball is off to a great start, with lop-sided victories over Einstein (11-1) and Wheaton (12-0) - check the baseball website for the latest news.  The softball team also looks very strong, staying undefeated after games against Wootton, Einstein, and Wheaton. Both the boys lacrosse and the girls lacrosse teams are also unbeaten so far, with wins over Kennedy and Paint Branch, the boys and girls track teams both scored victories over Wootton, and the gymnastics team defeated Gaithersburg.

Winter teams and athletes reap post-season honors

Springbrook's winter sports teams compiled the best overall win-loss record of all Montgomery County high schools!  Following are some of the season's highlights.

The boys basketball varsity finished the season 24-4 and runner-up in the state championship.  The boys JV team had a stellar season record of 17-1.  Folarin Campbell and Louis Brookins were both named to the MCPS Senior All-Star Team, the Jordan Capital Classic regional team, First Team All-County by the Montgomery Journal, Gazette, and Sentinel.  Folarin Campbell also was named First Team All-Met by the Washington Post and Player of the Year by the Journal, Gazette, and Sentinel, while Louis Brookins made Fourth Team All-Met.  Louis Woodland made Honorable Mention All-County for the Journal.  Coach Keith Adams was named boys basketball coach of the year by the Journal, Gazette, and Sentinel, and head coach of the Jordan Capital Classic regional team.

The girls basketball varsity had a season record of 21-4 and was 4A west semifinalist.  Jada Richardson made First-Team All-Gazette, First Team Journal All-County, All-Met Honorable Mention, and the MCPS Senior All-Star Team.  Rachel Dumont made Honorable Mention All-County for the Journal, Honorable Mention All-Gazette, and the MCPS Senior All-Star Team.  Keisha Haddock made the All-Gazette Second Team and Honorable Mention All-County for the Journal.

In swim & dive, the boys were divisional champs, the girls were divisional runners-up, and the combined team won the overall divisional championship.  Luke Wang was named First Team All-County by the Journal, First Team All-Gazette, First Team All-County by the Sentinel, and All-Met Honorable Mention.

In wrestling, Moses Zinzou was named Honorable Mention All-County (Journal), and in indoor track, Stephan McCoy made Honorable Mention All-County (Journal).  Whitney Coleman was named to a high school All-America cheerleading squad.  Go Devils!

Boys basketball - Maryland 4A championship game
Springbrook falls to Northwestern at the buzzer, 61 - 59
Mar. 13 - With 12 seconds left in the game, Folarin Campbell drained a 3-point jumper from the left corner to force a tie.  However, instead of taking the game to overtime, Northwestern pushed downcourt and scored as time ran out.  more . . .

Girls baskeball loss at the buzzer to Damascus
Mar. 6 - The girls' playoff bid ended as Damascus made a last second shot to win 52 - 50.  The girls team had a tremendous season, finishing with a record of 21 - 4 and ranked 12 in the Washington Post top 20.  Congratulations Coach Tonya Banks and all of the team for a job extremely well done! more . . .

Ice Hockey players named Academic All-Stars
Mar. 3 - Andre Havrylyshyn, Vishaal Ohri, Doug Rigterink, and Nick Wang were named to the Maryland Scholastic Hockey League's Academic All-Star team, and will play in an Academic All-Star game Monday, March 15, 6:30 pm at the Laurel Ice Gardens.  The honors cap a very successful year for the hockey team, which ended the season with 7 wins, 3 ties, 4 losses. more . . .

Swimmers cap outstanding season at Metros

Feb. 28 - Heather Alvord, Rachel Glasser, and Luke Wang made finals at the Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Championship Swim Meet.  Luke took 3d place in 100 breast and 8th in 100 fly, setting school records in both events.  Heather finished 9th in 100 back and 17th in 200 free.  Rachel placed 11 in 100 fly and 14th in 500 free.  more . . .

2003-04 was a tremendous swim & dive season.  The boys were undeated in dual meets for the year, finishing with a 5 - 0 record.  The girls posted a 4 - 1 record and the combined team ran away with the overall Division IV championship. At the County Meet, Springbrook produced a county champion (Luke Wang) in the 100 breast, as well as a 2nd in the 100 back (Heather Alvord) and 4th in the 100 fly (Rachel Glasser).  more . . .

Swim & dive team captures Divisional Championship

Feb. 14 - Springbrook captured the MCPS Division IV Championship with a combined boys and girls score of 915 points, over 100 points better than runner-up Poolesville.  The boys team finished tops in the Division by far, over 60 points better than Seneca Valley, and the girls came in just 4.5 points behind the top girls team, Poolesville.  more . . .

Decelia Willacy named top gymnast in 2003
Jan. 7 - The Montgomery Journal picked Decelia as one of 2003's Performers of the Year.

SHS athletes honored at Fall Awards Night - details here

Devils among Washington Post All-Met selections

Field Hockey - Emily Richards, GK (2d team), Kajee Muraanji, MF (honorable mention), Jada Richardson, FW (hon. men.), Allison Kessler, DF (hon. men.)

Girls Volleyball - Sherryta Stokes, OH (hon. men.)

Boys Soccer - Darrell Gonzalez, DF (hon. men.)

Outstanding Devils receive post-season football honors

Montgomery Journal All-County 1st team - Stephan McCoy (LB); 2nd team - Louis Woodland (DL), Mike Spiegelberg (LB); honorable mention - Marlon Curtis (RB), Charles Chi (OL), Rasheed Abdulai (DL), Siafa Lavala (DB).

All-Gazette 1st team - Stephan McCoy (LB); 2nd team - Rasheed Abdulai (DL); honorable mention - Marlon Curtis (RB), Louis Woodland (TE),, Charles Chi (OL), Mike Spiegelberg (LB), Siafa Lavala (DB).

Coaches All-Montgomery 4A 1st team - Marlon Curtis (RB), Louis Woodland (TE), Rasheed Abdulai (DL), Stephan McCoy (LB), Mike Spiegelberg (LB); 2nd team - Charles Chi (OL), Siafa Lavala (DB).

Darrell Gonzalez named All-County in boys soccer
Dec. 10 - Congratulations to Darrell Gonzalez for being named first team All-County by the Montgomery Journal, and second team All-Gazette.  more . . .

Sherryta Stokes named to All-County volleyball team
Dec. 3 - Congratulations Sherryta for making the 2003  Montgomery Journal All-County Team and the All-Gazette Girls Volleyball Team!  more . . .

State champion field hockey team sends 
coach and several players to All-County teams!

Dec. 5 - Montgomery Journal honors Francis Kearney as Coach of the Year.  Katie Klass, Kajee Murangi, and Emily Richards named First Team All-County. Jada Richardson and Allison Kessler named Second Team All-County.

Nov. 20 - Coach Francis Kearney and Blue Devils Katie Klass, Kajee Muranji, Emily Richards, and Jada Richardson named to All-Gazette Team.  more . . .

Field hockey team wins Maryland 4A Championship!
Nov. 13 Washington Post
Nov. 12 Gazette | Nov. 10 Journal
Visit the Field Hockey web page.

Tremendous football season ends
Nov. 14 - Springbrook's football season ended with a 0 to 7 playoff loss to Damascus.  The Devils closed out a great season with 8 - 3 record, first trip to state playoffs since 1994, and first ever game under the lights!  more . . .

Friday night Nov. 7 -- The "Switch is Flipped!"
After 41 years of playing Saturday home games, the lights at Springbrook's stadium finally illuminated the gridiron for a Friday-night game.  -- Nov. 12 Gazette

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