Kelly Johnson

George Washington (0-1) vs. Frankford (0-1), 6 p.m. Saturday at Northeast The key in the renewal of this heated series is how the Pioneers' defense fares against quarterback Tony Smith and the newly pass-happy Eagles. Smith threw 30 passes, completing 13, in a 36-25 loss to St. Joseph's Prep. Tackle/linebacker Brandon Russell and ends Troy Clark and Anthony Graham need to keep steady pressure on the strong-armed senior. Frankford's wing-T offense is ignited by tailback Jeffione Thomas, quarterback Mike McGroarty, fullbacks Kelly Johnson and Keone Berry, and tight end Aaron Allison.

Bill McCarthy's two-run double in the first inning helped the Myrtle Beach Pelicans beat the Wilmington Blue Rocks, 4-1, in a Carolina League game last night. Losing pitcher Danny Tamayo (5-4) allowed four earned runs over six innings and left the game trailing, 4-0. The Pelicans scored two runs in the fourth inning on a solo home run by Byron Jeffcoat and a two-out, run-scoring double by Kelly Johnson. The Blue Rocks avoided a shutout by scoring in the ninth against reliever Alec Zumwalt.

The key in the renewal of this heated series is how the Pioneers' defense fares against quarterback Tony Smith and the newly pass-happy Eagles. Smith threw 30 passes, completing 13, in a 36-25 loss to St. Joseph's Prep. Tackle/linebacker Brandon Russell and ends Troy Clark and Anthony Graham need to keep steady pressure on the strong-armed senior. Frankford's wing-T offense is ignited by tailback Jeffione Thomas, quarterback Mike McGroarty, fullbacks Kelly Johnson and Keone Berry, and tight end Aaron Allison.

Manager: Bobby Cox 2008 finish: 72-90, fourth, 20 GB In: RHP Derek Lowe, RHP Kenshin Kawakami, OF Garret Anderson, LHP Tom Glavine, RHP Javier Vazquez, C David Ross, LHP Eric O'Flaherty Out: 1B Mark Teixeira, RHP John Smoltz, OF Mark Kotsay PROJECTED LINEUP Josh Anderson, cf .294-3-12 Yunel Escobar, ss .288-10-60 Garret Anderson, lf .293-15-84 Chipper Jones, 3b .364-22.75 Brian McCann, c .301-23-87 Jeff Francoeur, rf .239-11-71 Casey Kotchman, 1b. .237-2-20 Kelly Johnson, 2b .287-12-52 - with Angels - with Braves following trade from Angels PROJECTED ROTATION Derek Lowe 14-11, 3.24 Javier Vazquez.

"Utu" ("Retribution"). A drama from New Zealand starring Anzac Wallace, Bruno Lawrence, Kelly Johnson and Tania Bristowe. Directed by Geoff Murphy from a screenplay by Keith Aberdein and Murphy. Music by John Charles. Running time: 105 minutes. Spoken in English and in Maori with English subtitles. A Pickman release. Opening tomorrow at the Roxy, 2021 Sansom St. The revolving-door policy at the Roxy, always so delirious, sometimes can be a trap: One can get stuck. Films come and go with great speed at that house and, more often than not, they're pretty good.

Here is how Chase Utley stacked up against the top-hitting regular second baseman in the National League last season:    G   AB   R    H   2B    3B    HR    RBI    BB    SO    OBP    SLG    AVG    Omar Infante, Braves    134    471    65    151    15    3    8    47    29    62    .359    .416     .321 Martin Prado, Braves    140   599    100    184...

Lower Merion's remarkable run through the PIAA State Class AAAA playoffs came up one step short of the finish line on Tuesday, thanks to a good shooting night from a powerhouse program. Mount Lebanon, the two-time defending state champion from District 7, used its height advantage to score most of its points inside in a 62-35 state semifinal win over the District 1 fourth-place-finishing Aces (25-6) at Chambersburg. Anna Kestler, a 5-foot-5 point guard, had 12 assists in the win, mostly to 5-9 guard Kelly Johnson and 6-foot forward Emma Pellicano, who scored 16 points apiece, and 5-11 forward Madison Cable, a Notre Dame recruit who added 13 points.

Police are hunting for three men who robbed an Overbrook Park bar in which the son of U.S. District Judge James McGirr Kelly was shot to death early yesterday. According to Sgt. Johnny Johnson, Christopher Kelly, 35, who lived with his family on Woodbine Avenue near 64th Street in Overbrook Farms, suffered bullet wounds in the left side of his chest and left arm during the 2:25 a.m. holdup at the Famous Bar and Grill on Haverford Avenue near City Avenue. He was pronounced dead at 2:47 a.m. at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Jen Carney's shot in the final seconds was off the mark, and the Archbishop Carroll girls' basketball team suffered a heartbreaking 47-46 loss to Mount Lebanon in the PIAA Class AAAA championship game Friday night at the Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State. The Patriots set up a play with just 20 seconds left to try to pull out the win after trailing by as many as nine points in the third quarter. "We got exactly what we wanted on the play we set up," Carroll coach Chuck Creighton said.