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	Wednesday, July 16

	National News and Notes By Michael Austin SchoolSports.com
	West The Mira Costa High (Calif.) girls' volleyball team won the Nike Challenge in Chicago, Ill., over the weekend, beating Assumption High (Ky.) in the final, 7-15, 15-13, 15-6. St. Francis High (Calif.) took third place in the tourney, beating Mother McAuley High (Ill.)... Breaking the school rushing record he set just two weeks ago, Tyler Ebell of Ventura High (Calif.) ran 44 times Friday for 400 yards and six scores. Ventura dropped Arroyo Grande High, 41-28. Ebell ran for 375 yards two weeks ago... Due to a safety concern, Granite Hills High (Calif.) will not continue playing varsity football this season. Only 25 players had come out for the team and, after two losses, 19 players remained. There are no seniors and only four juniors. School officials determined that putting a group of mostly sophomores against teams that feature mostly seniors could be a health hazard. Granite Hills lost its opener to Liberty High, 37-0, which is a first-year team without any seniors, and also lost to Lindsay High, 32-0. Southwest Cedric Benson, a senior running back at Midland Lee High (Texas), became the Texas Class 5A all-time leading rusher Friday. He racked up 209 yards as Lee ripped Franklin High, 44-7. With the 209, Benson now has 6,194 yards for his career. The previous mark was held by Jerod Douglas, who rushed for 6,189 yards and finished his career at Judson High in 1983. Midwest Even with the graduation of Leigh Ann Hardin this past spring, the Martinsville High (Ind.) girls? golf team's dominance continues. Martinsville won its sixth straight team golf title Saturday and ninth in 10 years, as the squad won by 16 strokes over Noblesville High. The five golfer group consisted of Ashlie Rose, Stephanie Turner, Carmen Bodine, Donya Stipak and Sarah Bires. Hardin won three individual titles while at the school... With a 28-0 blasting of Monticello High (Minn.) Friday, George Larson, head football coach at Cambridge-Isanti High, won his 300th game. His career record now stands at 300-64-6, and he is the first high school football coach from Minnesota to reach the 300-win plateau... Plainfield High (Ind.) got a special night from its special teams, as it wrapped up the Mid-State Conference title Friday night. Two blocked kicks that were returned for touchdowns helped Plainfield beat Whiteland High, 41-21. Jason Pociask blocked a field goal and brought it back 70 yards for a score. Later in the first half, Wayne Weaver blocked a punt and Tyler Carmichael picked it up for 10-yard touchdown return. Northwest Skyline High (Wash.) made good on its name Friday. With passes sailing through the sky, the team beat Sammamish High, 42-28. Quarterback Mitch Browne completed 22 passes for 420 yards and four touchdowns. His wide receiver, Bryan Swanson, was the recipient of a majority of those passes. He caught 15 balls for 320 yards and three scores... Two Oregon football winning streaks were snapped Friday. Sisters High, winner of 29 consecutive games, lost to Sweet Home High, 33-23. Madras High, which had won 17 straight contests, fell to Banks High, 28-21. MidAtlantic For the first time in 21 years, Theodore Roosevelt High (D.C.) beat H.D. Woodson High (D.C.). James Herndon recorded 13 tackles, blocked a punt and forced a fumble Saturday to help Roosevelt end the long losing streak, 14-0... Archbishop Carroll High (Pa.) posted its fourth straight shutout in style Saturday. Carroll mauled Archbishop Wood High, 77-0, to move its record to 5-0. While it looks as if Carroll ran up the score, the team pulled its starters after the first half with a 56-0 advantage. Southeast Jermaine Boston ran 39 times for 378 yards and three touchdowns, as Osceola High (Fla.) cruised past Fort Pierce Central High Friday, 42-20... Curfews at both Leroy High (Ala.) and McKenzie High probably were broken Friday night. The football game?s officials arrived at the field two hours late, which caused kickoff to be pushed back to 9:45 p.m. However, it didn?t affect Leroy, as the team ripped McKenzie, 42-6. Material from SchoolSports.com. Visit their web site at www.schoolsports.com