Friday, December 16, 2011
The Pointers won 8 of 14 matches to defeat the Mavericks Thursday night in Essex.
Eastern Tech wrestler Eric Isennock won his battle against Sparrows Point’s Manny Pritt. But in the end, it was Pritt and Sparrows Point that won the war in an early-season showdown of two of the better wrestling programs in Baltimore County. Isennock helped host Eastern Tech rally from a 7-point deficit to tie the score at 31, following his 5-1 win over Pritt in their 285-pound match. The match was the last of the evening, but since Sparrows Point won eight of 14 matches, it was awarded an extra point and the 32-31 win. For the Pointers, the victory was an emotional one. It provided them with a measure of revenge after Eastern Tech defeated Sparrows Point twice in a week last season, including in the Class 1A/2A North semifinals. “This …
Monday, December 12, 2011
The Mavericks open the season with a victory at Franklin and a sixth-place showing in the Knightmare Invite at Parkville.
Eastern Tech’s wrestling team continued its strong start to the season as it placed sixth in the 19-team Knightmare Invitational on Saturday at Parkville. Six wrestlers placed for the Mavericks, who finished with 133 points. Loyola won the tournament with 256 points. Owings Mills (194.5), Gilman (172.5), North Carroll (168) and Perry Hall (156) rounded out the top five. As for Eastern Tech, Stephen Beam led the effort as he won the 138-pound title with a third period pin of Loyola’s Ellis Kent in 5:09. Other Mavericks that placed were Dustin Shackelford (2nd, 145 pounds), Ilya Usik (3rd, 152), Nathaniel Gale (3rd, 170), Mitchell Burns (4th, 195), Sam Caravello (5th, 113). “This first tournament was a great test for the Mavericks to show …
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Francis Massally rushes for 128 yards and two touchdowns as the Mavericks cruise to a 47-14 victory in prep football.
Eastern Tech had not gotten off to a stellar start in 2011. First, the Mavericks’ season-opener against City was cancelled due to Hurricane Irene. Then, Eastern Tech lost last week at 2010 Class 3A finalist Franklin, 13-2. There would be no let down for Eastern Tech on Friday when it hosted Essex rival Kenwood at CCBC Essex. Junior tailback Francis Massally rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries as the Mavericks cruised to a 47-14 victory. “Football is a game of field positions and we were fortunate to have made some key plays,” Eastern Tech coach Marc Mesaros said. “If not, the game could have gone in a completely different direction.” Kenwood (0-3) actually led 8-7 following an 8-yard touchdown run by senior running back …
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Jackson Thornton and Reggie Ellis hook up for a deep touchdown and linebacker Corbin McClary takes a pick to the house in 13-2 win.
In a first half where he completed just one of five passes and absorbed three punishing Eastern Tech sacks, Franklin quarterback Jackson Thornton said he couldn’t have imagined things getting much worse. Then, the third quarter finally rolled around. Following a Mavericks’ three-and-out to start the half, Thornton connected on a 59-yard bomb to wide out Reggie Ellis that put the Indians ahead, 7-2, and swung the momentum in favor of a Franklin squad, and crowd, that had seemingly been waiting all game to erupt. On Eastern Tech’s ensuing drive, Mavericks' quarterback Kyle Bosserman seemed primed to answer, scampering for 26 yards on third down to put his offense near midfield. However, after a sack on the following play, the Indians defense…
Thursday, September 8, 2011
The Mavericks play Friday at Franklin after last week's game vs. City was canceled.
The Eastern Tech Mavericks football program has had an impressive four-year run. The Mavericks, coached by Marc Mesaros, were Class 2A state titlists in 2009 after two consecutive runner-up finishes to River Hill of Howard County, and last fall, reached the Class 2A state semifinals, ending with an 11-2 record. As a Class 3A program this year, the Mavericks have risen into Baltimore County's difficult Class 3A-4A, home of programs such as three-time state champion Hereford and last year's Class 3A state runner-up Franklin. After a scheduled season-opener against City College of Baltimore City was canceled, the Mavericks will visit a Franklin squad that is still smarting from a season-opening 30-7 loss to Henry A. Wise of Prince George's …
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Students from across the state participated in the Johns Hopkins University's Engineering Innovations program which had them test the strength of bridges built only from half a pound of spaghetti noodles and glue.
Get instant updates on Essex-Middle River news—like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Students in the Johns Hopkins University Engineering Innovation program put their noodles to the test at Eastern Technical High School Friday, July 29, but not in the way one might think. Each group of students in the four-week program, which covered all manner of things engineering, used only half a pound of dry spaghetti noodles and glue to create a bridge "to support as much weight as possible without collapsing. The competition [held Friday] to test the bridges’ strength represents the culminating activity of the program," according to a news release. "Eastern Tech volunteered to host this year," said Michael Karweit, academic director of the …
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
The 40th commencement exercise at the Essex school celebrated academic, athletic accomplishments of the Class of 2011.
Eastern Technical High School celebrated its 40th commencement exercise with 269 graduates on Monday at CCBC Essex. In attendance at the event were State Sen. Katherine A. Klausmeier, Dr. Joe A Hairston, Superintendent of Baltimore County Schools, along with his Assistant Superintendants Dr. Roger Plunkett and Barbara Walker. Student class president Tayvon Wade, who plans to attend St. John's University where he will major in accounting, gave the introductions to the event. “Eastern Tech is a school like no other,” Wade said. “These four years were the best times of my life.” Valedictorian Phillip DiGiacomo gave his fellow students life advice in his speech, and softball and volleyball star Elizabeth Bondarenko addressed the crowd. Then …
Thursday, May 26, 2011
The Essex high school ranked fourth in Baltimore County in the annual High School Challenge project.
Eastern Technical High School has been named one of the country's top high schools based on academic rigor, according to an annual project compiled by The Washington Post. Eastern Tech placed 492nd out of 1,900 high schools nationwide and fourth among the 13 Baltimore County schools that were ranked. From 27,000 high schools across the nation, the list represents the top 7 percent of high schools in the nation, based on total student participation in highly rigorous coursework and exams. You can view the entire list for the national High School Challenge here. Schools are graded by the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or Cambridge tests taken by all students in 2010, divided by the number of graduating seniors, …
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Mavericks advance to state competition on Saturday at North Point.
Eastern Tech finished in second place in the 11-team North Regional Cheerleading Championship earlier this week at C.M. Wright High School in Harford County. The Mavericks finished with 119.6 point, 7.9 points behind region champion Harford Tech (127.5). Hereford finished in third place with 113.3 points, while Frederick took fourth (113). The top four teams advanced to Saturday's state competition at North Point in Waldorf. Kenwood placed seventh in regionals with 109.4 points. Eastern Tech coach Missy Wells, the Baltimore County Coach of the Year, credits senior cheerleader Jessica Locklear for leading her team this season. "We have a very young program," Wells said. "We have come a long way in a short time. We are happy to go to state…
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Moving to 6-1 on the season after win over Pikesville, the Patriot boys advance to holiday tournament against Westminster. Patapsco girls, Eastern Tech boys and girls fall, will play in consolation round Wednesday.
Patapsco guard Devin James acknowledged his team got off to a poor start against Pikesville Tuesday in the nightcap of the Patriots' second annual holiday tournament. They led winless Pikesville by just two points after the first quarter. "In the first quarter, we couldn't get in sync," James said. "We weren't hitting a lot of shots and we were turning the ball over, rushing things." No worries. Patapsco took better care of the ball, hit the glass and got out on the fast break in the second quarter. Led by James' six points in the quarter, the Patriots rolled to a 30-20 halftime margin – still struggling with their shooting a bit – and then pulled away to a 64-33 win after intermission. The victory moved Patapsco to a 6-1 record on the …
Troy W. Pritt
12:12 am on Saturday, December 17, 2011
Great match last night. more ›