VOTE NOW For Top Moments Topflight 8 - Voting Ends On Friday At 4 P.M.
Welcome to the 2016-17 Prince George's Athletics Top Moments Bracket. We have moved onto the second round that we are calling the Topflight 8. For the next two days, fans can vote on the bracket-style polls below with the winners moving onto The Owl Four on Monday and Tuesday. Fans can also vote on Facebook by typing their choices in the comment box or via Twitter by tweeting your selections with the hashtag #owltopmoments8 to @PGCCOWLS. Voting for the Topflight 8 ends at 4 p.m. on Friday.
Voting Schedule
Round Of 16 - Completed
Topflight 8 - Thursday, August 3-Friday, August 4
The Owl Four - Monday, August 7-Tuesday, August 8
Battle Of The Top Perch - Wednesday, August 9-Friday, August 11
Matchup No. 1
#1 Men's Soccer Goes to Nationals vs. #9 Alex Morales Named NJCAA Division III Honorable Mention All-American
#1 Men's Soccer Goes To Nationals
Prince George's defeated Anne Arundel 4-1 in the semifinals and Montgomery 1-0 in the NJCAA Division III Region XX Championship to claim the team's first region title since 2009. The Owls then went 1-1 at the NJCAA Division III Championships with a 2-0 loss against Camden County and a 4-1 victory against Bristol to finish fifth in the national tournament.
#9 Alex Morales named NJCAA Division III Honorable Mention All-American
Morales ranked second on the team with 13.8 points and a team-best 9.9 rebounds per game and shot 46.9 percent from the field. The Patterson, N.J., native averaged 19.7 points and 11.3 rebounds per game in the Maryland JUCO Tournament, including registering 22 points and 11 rebounds in an 81-71 victory against Garrett Community College in the quarterfinals on Feb. 17 and 20 points and 17 rebounds against Baltimore City in the title bout. Morales posted double figures in points 18 times this season, including five 20-point performances.
Matchup No. 2
#2 Baseball Goes to the World Series vs. #7 Academic Success
#2 Baseball Goes to the World Series
Prince George's returned to the NJCAA Division III World Series for the second time in four years after winning both the NJCAA Division III Region XX Tournament and the NJCAA Division III District D Championship. The Owls defeated Butler County 6-5 and Montgomery 8-7 and 6-5 to win the region title and then took two of three from Surry to earn a trip to the World Series. Prince George's lost to eventual national champion Tyler and Delta at the World Series.
#7 Academic Success
While we are proud of our accomplishments on the playing surface and awards, we also had success in the classroom. Prince George's had three student-athletes named to the NJCAA Division III All-American Academic team. Women's basketball's Gina Seifert was selected to the first team after boasting a 4.0 grade-point average. Women's basketball's Lisa Seifert was named to the second team and men's soccer's Calvin Tabetah garnered third team honors. Eight student-athletes were named to the Maryland JUCO All-Academic team and seven earned NJCAA Region XX All-Academic team honors.
Matchup No. 3
#3 Men's Basketball wins Maryland JUCO Tournament vs. #6 Edwin Claros Named NJCAA Division III Second-Team All-American
#3 Men's Basketball wins Maryland JUCO Tournament
The Maryland JUCO is comprised of NJCAA Division I, II and III programs in the Old Line State with Prince George's currently sitting in the Division III ranks. The Owls opened the tournament with an 81-71 win against Garrett. The squad then squeaked out a 70-68 win against Harford in the semifinals with the decisive points coming in the final minute of the game. Facing its second-straight NJCAA Division I opponent in the championship game, Prince George's defeated Baltimore City 63-62 thanks to a basket with six seconds left.
#6 Edwin Claros named NJCAA Division III Second-Team All-American
Claros paced the team in goals (17), assists (9), points and shots (70) to earn NJCAA Division III Second-Team All-American honors. He posted five multi-goal games, including two hat tricks on the year. He ranked in the Top-15 in NJCAA Division III in both goals and points.
Matchup No. 4
#4 Brandon Crosby leads nation in steals, earns NJCAA First-Team All-American honors vs. #12 Baseball rallies for seven wins in their last offensive inning
#4 Brandon Crosby leads nation in steals and earns NJCAA First-Team All-American status
Crosby paced the team in hits (81), runs (71), stolen bases (45), batting average (.440) and on-base percentage (.527). He ranked third on the squad in RBIs (49), third in doubles (17), third in triples (2) and fourth in slugging percentage (.620). The freshman paced NJCAA Division III in steals and ranked fourth in stolen bases for all NJCAA divisions while also ranking eighth in Division III in runs.
#12 Baseball rallies for seven wins in their last offensive inning
The baseball team had an exciting season and had the ability to come back to win games. The Owls scored the game-winning run in either their last at-bat or their last offensive inning seven times on the year. While Prince George's rallied for a doubleheader sweep against nationally-ranked Frederick, the biggest comeback was in the NJCAA Division III Region XX Tournament. Trailing 5-0 in the bottom of the ninth, the Owls scored five runs in the inning to tie the game and then won in the 10th on Ryan Faircloth's walk-off base hit.
Round Of 16 Results (scores are percentage of votes received, not vote total)
#1 Men's Soccer Goes To Nationals defeats #16 Women's Basketball Scores 100 points, 91-8
#2 Baseball Goes To World Series defeats #12 Men's Basketball Starts Season 7-1, 72-27
#3 Men's Basketball Wins Maryland JUCO Tournament defeats Men's 4x800 Relay, 100-0
#4 Brandon Crosby Named NJCAA Division III First-Team And Led Nation In Steals defeats Men's Soccer defeats nationally-ranked Bergen, 52-47
#12 Baseball Has Seven Come-From-Behind Wins defeats #5 Mary Foday Reaches Medal Stand Twice, 87-12
#6 Edwin Claros Named NJCAA Division III Second-Team All-American defeats #11 Women's Basketball Advances To NJCAA Division III Region XX Championship, 66-33
#7 Academic Success defeats #10 Ashley Wilson Named NJCAA Division III Third-Team All-American, 75-25
#9 Alex Morales Named NJCAA Division III Honorable Mention All-American defeats #8 Asisha Greene Named NJCAA Division III Third-Team All-American, 82-17