Falcons Field Hockey Fires Into Region Semis

A particularly promising season for the Severna Park field hockey team remains alive and well: only one hurdle remains from the state round of the postseason.

The Falcons enter the stretch run having won six of their last eight games as they now stand one game away from a return to the state quarterfinals.

The team’s run started with successive wins over Chesapeake (1-0) and Arundel (10-0) bridging September to October, followed by a 5-4 loss to Kent Island. That was followed by three straight wins — 5-0 over Annapolis, 6-0 over Bel Air, and another 6-1 win over Annapolis in the county quarterfinals.

Severna Park’s most recent game came against Old Mill, with the Falcons winning 7-1 in the 3A East I region semifinals on October 24.

Hannah Pope scored twice, while Grace Redmond added a goal and two assists. Ava Zimmerman and Grace Moran both had a goal and an assist, while Sophia Weber and Emerson Clarke also scored.

The big win helped the Falcons bounce back from their fourth defeat of the season, falling 3-2 to Crofton in the county semifinals. Of Severna Park’s four losses, three have come to Broadneck or Crofton.

The Falcons (9-4) have a region championship date with South River, who they’ll host on October 29. The two teams met earlier in the season with Severna Park scraping a 1-0 win in overtime.