4A state finalists ready to move on from tough title loss

It took some time for Chuck Markiewicz to get over what had transpired.

After a 16-point fourth quarter advantage over Quince Orchard evaporated, buoyed by a controversial personal foul penalty with a little more than seven minutes remaining, the Arundel coach thought that his Wildcats may have gotten a raw deal in last December's 4A state championship game.

"There are some circumstances that happened in the game that we kind of thought cost us the championship," Markiewicz said. "If that play doesn't happen, they punt to us, and they might not have gotten the...