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Deadspin | Derik Queen guides Maryland against St. Francis (Pa.)
One of the most positive signs this season for Maryland has been the play of Derik Queen, especially against the toughest teams on the Terrapins’ schedule.
While Tuesday’s matchup against Saint Francis (Pa.) of the Northeast Conference doesn’t figure to be one of Maryland’s most challenging tests, it does find Queen in peak form.
The 6-foot-10 freshman will be a lot for the Red Flash (4-7) to handle when they travel to College Park, Md. to face the Terrapins (8-2).
In his last outing on Dec. 8, Queen delivered 26 points and 12 rebounds in Maryland’s 83-78 loss at then-No. 8 Purdue.
Last month, Queen scored 24 points in a 78-74 loss to then-No. 15 Marquette and collected 22 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in a 76-75 win over Villanova.
With Queen leading the team in scoring (17.5 points) and rebounds (8.7) per game, the Terrapins are vastly improved offensively.
But coach Kevin Willard wants to see better work at the defensive end. Maryland surrendered 52 points in the second half against Purdue.
“Our half-court defense in the first half was really good,” Willard said. “Our transition defense in the second half was, you know, the crowd got into it. We got a little bit rattled.” Another Maryland player that has risen against elite competition has been Belmont transfer Ja’Kobi Gillespie.
His three highest-scoring games have come against Marquette, Purdue and Ohio State, which Maryland hammered at home 83-59 early this month. In those games, Gillespie hit a combined 12 of 24 shots (50 percent) from 3-point range, scoring 65 points.
St. Francis, which hasn’t had a winning season since 2019-20, has struggled against strong competition, losing by at least 26 points to Dayton, Clemson and Penn State.
Bobby Rosenberger is St. Francis’ top scorer (13.5 points) and rebounder (5.1). Junior college transfer Riley Parker adds 10.3 points and a team-high 4.4 assists per game.
“Riley’s growth in the last month is a product of his hard work,” coach Rob Krimmel said. “He cares. His voice is starting to emerge more and that’s part of a team’s journey.”
–Field Level Media
Police said Dequan Gravely, 23, of Charles County, was driving northbound on Route 210 near Pine Drive when his Mercedes collided with the school bus turning left from the southbound lanes.
The driver of a car involved in a crash with a Prince George’s County school bus in Accokeek, Maryland, on Friday has been identified.
Prince George’s County police said Dequan Gravely, 23, of Bryans Road in Charles County, was driving northbound on Route 210 near Pine Drive around 7:20 a.m. when his Mercedes collided with the school bus turning left from the southbound lanes.
Investigators said the crash happened in the intersection, causing the school bus to flip onto its side. Gravely died at the scene.
The school bus driver was transported to a hospital and treated for injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Police said no students were on the bus at the time of the crash.
Investigators said they believe debris from the collision damaged a third vehicle. The driver of that vehicle “declined medical attention,” police said.
The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating. Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at 301-731-4422.
WTOP’s Acacia James contributed to this report.
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A D.C. man won $5 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket in Maryland last week, and the matching number that netted him the prize happened to be his age.
Talk about a birthday surprise! A D.C. man won $5 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket in Maryland last week, and the matching number that netted him the prize happened to be his age.
Maurice Williams, a school bus driver in D.C., claimed the first top prize on a $5,000,000 LUXE scratch-off. He had used his $50 winnings from a previous LUXE scratch-off ticket to buy a new one the next day.
In a release from the Maryland Lottery, Williams said he didn’t know he had won until he scanned the ticket: “It’s crazy because the matching number was 59 and I just turned 59 the other day.”
Williams said he sat in shock for a while before calling his mother.
He said he plans to buy his mother a house with the winnings and then save up.
Two more top prizes from the scratch-off have yet to be claimed, the Maryland Lottery said, as well as nine $200,000 prizes, 10 $50,000 prizes and thousands of prizes ranging from $50 to $10,000.
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