MSB.com’s Gold-Star HS & College Athletes Of The Week
Marylandsportsblog.com is going to start highlighting h
igh school and college athletes around the state of Maryland that had great performances for that past week (October 23-29, 2017). Here are this week’s Gold-Star athletes:
MSB GOLD-STAR HIGH SCHOOL MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Archbishop Spalding Cavaliers Junior QB Jayden Umberger – In the Cavaliers 78-56 victory over the Gilman Greyhounds on Friday, October 27th, Umberger completed 12 of 20 passes for 214 yards and four touchdowns. He also had 22 rushing attempts for 189 yards and three touchdowns, as he helped the Cavaliers improve to 5-3.
MSB GOLD-STAR HIGH SCHOOL FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Northern Patriots Senior OH Amanda Chew – Having a match-high 14 kills and only committing 3 errors for a .440 hitting percentage, Chew helped the Patriots stay undefeated (8-0) as they swept the Pauxtent Panthers, three sets to none (25-13; 25-16; 25-13) on Thursday, October 26th.
MSB GOLD-STAR COLLEGE MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Bowie State Bulldogs Junior QB Amir Hill – Though he was taken out of the game in the middle of the third quarter, Hill completed 14 of 19 passes for 238 yards and had six touchdown passes (five of them in the first half alone), as the #20 nationally-ranked Division II Bulldogs (8-1; 5-1 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) trounced the Lincoln University (PA) Lions, 86-14 on Saturday, October 28th.
MSB GOLD-STAR COLLEGE FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Senior F Michelle Santangelo – Santangelo had a great week by scoring three goals in two games (two in the Blue Jays’ 4-1 victory against the Gettysburg Bullets and one in the Blue Jays’ 2-0 win against the Franklin & Marshall diplomats) and helped Johns Hopkins complete the Division III Women’s Centennial Conference undefeated at 10-0-0. The Blue Jays earned the #1 seed in this week’s Centennial Conference Women’s Soccer Tournament and will host the semi-final game on Wednesday, November 1st.
