VOTE NOW - Battle Of The Top Perch (Voting Ends Friday At 4 P.M.)
Welcome to the 2016-17 Prince George's Athletics Top Moments Bracket. It is now championship week and the Battle Of The Top Perch. We started last week with 16 moments and it all comes down to a battle between No. 2 Baseball Goes To The World Series against No. 9 Alex Morales Named NJCAA Division III Honorable Mention All-American for the right to be named the Top Moment of 2016-17. The Battle For The Top Perch voting is now open and will close on Friday at 4 p.m. Fans can also vote on Facebook by typing their choices in the comment box or via Twitter by tweeting your selections with the hashtag #owltopmoments2 to @PGCCOWLS. We will announce the Top Moment of the Year on Monday.
Voting Schedule
Round Of 16 - Completed
Topflight 8 - Completed
The Owl Four - Completed
Battle Of The Top Perch - Wednesday, August 9-Friday, August 11
Battle For The Top Perch
#9 Alex Morales Named NJCAA Division III Honorable Mention All-American vs. #2 Baseball Goes to the World Series
#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.
#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.
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
Topflight 8 Results (scores are percentage of votes received, not vote total)
#9 Alex Morales Named NJCAA Division III Honorable Mention All-American defeats #1 Men's Soccer Goes To Nationals, 63-37
#2 Baseball Goes To The World Series defeats #7 Academic Success, 77-23
#3 Men's Basketball Wins Maryland JUCO Tournament defeats #6 Edwin Claros Named NJCAA Division III Second-Team All-American, 78-22
#4 Brandon Crosby Named NJCAA Division III First-Team And Led Nation In Steals defeats #12 Baseball Has Seven Come-From-Behind Wins, 80-20
The Owl Four Results (scores are percentage of votes received, not vote total)
#9 Alex Morales Named NJCAA Division III Honorable Mention All-American defeats #4 Brandon Crosby Named NJCAA Division III First-Team And Led Nation In Steals, 70-30
#2 Baseball Goes To The World Series defeats #3 Men's Basketball Wins Maryland JUCO Tournament, 81-19