Across the fields in Baltimore County: A look at the top high school sports teams, players and more (Sept. 25)

Here’s a look at some of the top high school teams and players in Baltimore County:

Hot streaks

Teams that are playing at the top of their games

Towson volleyball: The Generals are 4-0 and 3-0 against Baltimore County teams. They’ve swept Catonsville, Carver A&T and Perry Hall, and claimed a 3-2 nail-biter against Mount de Sales.

Sparrows Point girls soccer : The reigning Class 2A state champions are 5-0. The Pointers are averaging four goals a game and have scored at least three in every match so far this season.

Hereford boys soccer: The Bulls hit a minor speed bump last week, tying Towson, 1-1 , but overall it’s been a spectacular start to the season. They are 6-0-1 and averaging more than three goals a game.

Towson girls soccer: A 1-0 nonconference loss to Carroll County champion Century is the only blemish on its record so far. Since that loss, Towson has beaten Bryn Mawr, Dulaney and Catonsville by a combined score of 10-1.

Parkville boys soccer: The Knights are off to one of the best starts among Division II teams. Their 4-0 record includes six-goal outings against Milford Mill and Patapsco.

Pikesville volleyball: The Panthers have run out to a 4-0 start, establishing themselves as the team to beat in Division III. They’ve already claimed sweeps of Woodlawn, Lansdowne, Owings Mills and Overlea.

The starting lineup

Players who have been clutch performers for their teams

Ami Walters, Sparrows Point, girls soccer: Walters has seven goals in the Pointers’ last three games, including a hat trick Thursday against Eastern Tech and two to go with one assist Monday against Dulaney.

Quinn Collins, Dulaney, golf: Collins shot a 33 for Dulaney during last Wednesday’s match against Towson. Collins also recently shot a 37 in a match against Western Tech.

Hamin Oladokun, Pikesville, boys soccer: The Panther recorded a hat trick to lead an explosive offense in Thursday’s 8-0 win over Loch Raven. He got his second one in a week’s span in Tuesday’s win over Milford Mill.

Bella Wexler, Eastern Tech, field hockey : Wexler had two goals for the Mavericks in a win against Loch Raven and one in another win over Perry Hall.

Dylan Dunn, Eastern Tech boys soccer: Dunn scored all three goals for the Mavericks in a 3-0 win over Franklin. He added a goal in Tuesday’s win over Catonsville.

Lia Rock, Carver A&T, girls soccer: Rock scored four goals in the Wildcats’ win over Kenwood on Tuesday. She also scored twice last Wednesday in a win over Parkville.

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A numbers game

1 — Points separating first place Overlea from second place Franklin at a 12-team county cross country meet last Wednesday.

2 — Game-winning goals for Hereford girls soccer’s Bella DeSantis. She scored with five minutes left in a 3-2 win over Perry Hall on Thursday scored the only goal in Tuesday’s 1-0 win over St. Paul’s.

4 — Assists for Pikesville’s Sam Leckner in a win over Loch Raven.

6 — Players who scored a goal for Western Tech in last Tuesday’s 6-3 win over Patapsco.

65.3 — Seconds Dulaney’s Oliver Katz shaved off his time from last year’s state championship race to Saturday’s Bull Run Invitational on the same Hereford High course.

Quotable

“I just wanted everyone to be hyped and be happy and like everyone’s happy when we win and we play good, so when we scored those first goals like the bench and everyone went wild, so that’s what I wanted.” — Towson girls soccer’s Koto Davis on her team beating Dulaney, 4-1, on her birthday.

“It’s all things we can work on as the season goes on. We’re always looking to find things to work on in order to improve. We have plenty of it already and we’ll just add this to the list.” — Hereford boys soccer coach Adam Mizell after a 1-1 tie against Towson.

Performances are compiled from staff game coverage and email submissions from county coaches. Coaches in all sports are invited to send reports after each game with scores, stats and any other game notes to amaluso@baltsun.com and mdscores@baltsun.com .