March 16, 2013
by Eric Meany
Magruder senior Nick Griffin (left) and Eleanor Roosevelt’s Lerenzo Foote battle for position during Saturday’s state title game.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — After the Magruder High School boys basketball team’s 62-50 victory over Baltimore Polytechnic Institute on Thursday, Colonels coach Dan Harwood was asked to compare this year’s squad to the team that won the Class 4A state championship in 2012. His thoughts immediately turned to two inside players who graduated last year.
“Garland Owens,” Harwood said without hesitation. “He was a force inside. And then Luke Ruland was six-eight, he took up a lot of space. But overall, I think the main thing is we miss Garland’s presence.”
Even after a decisive victory, Harwood sensed that this year’s Magruder team was vulnerable inside. And in their 61-56 loss to Eleanor Roosevelt in the final of the MPSSAA State Championship Tournament at the Comcast Center on Saturday, that weakness was exploited to great effect. The Raiders grabbed 20 offensive rebounds and held the Colonels without a single free-throw attempt in reversing the outcome of last year’s championship game between the same two teams and winning the second state title in the history of the Prince George’s County school.
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March 16, 2013
MPSSAA Class 4A State Final @ Comcast Center, College Park
Eleanor Roosevelt 61, Magruder 56
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March 14, 2013
by Eric Meany
Seniors Matt Ricketts (left) and J.J. Epps will finish their high school careers playing for a second consecutive state championship.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The defending state champion Magruder High School boys basketball team got 17 points and 10 rebounds from senior forward Justin Witmer and used stifling defensive pressure to defeat Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, 62-50, in the semifinal round of the Class 4A MPSSAA tournament at the Comcast Center on Thursday.
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March 14, 2013
State Semifinals @ Comcast Center, College Park
Class 4A: Magruder 62, Poly 50
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March 11, 2013
- Magruder 47, Quince Orchard 30 (Boys Basketball): Senior Nick Griffin led all scorers with 16 points to give the defending state champions the 4A West regional title Friday. [Washington Post] / “It was kind of like David and Goliath,” Quince Orchard coach Paul Foringer said. “Only David forgot to bring his sling.” [Gaithersburg Patch] / The Colonels allowed the Cougars only one point in the first quarter. [The Gazette]
- Poly 57, Paint Branch 47 (Boys Basketball): The Panthers led, 45-43, with four minutes remaining but couldn’t hold on. [The Gazette]
- Oakdale 61, Poolesville 53 (Boys Basketball): Zach Thomas scored 32 points to lead Oakdale to its first regional championship. [Frederick News Post] / Collin Turner led the Falcons with 17 points. [The Gazette]
- Poly 33, Whitman 32 (Girls Basketball): Whitman couldn’t set up for a 3-pointer and settled for a layup as time expired to fall one point short in the Class 4A State Semifinals on Thursday. [Baltimore Sun]
- Aberdeen 71, Damascus 50 (Girls Basketball): Damascus fell behind, 11-1, to start the game and fell to Aberdeen in their Class 3A State Semifinal matchup. [The Gazette]
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March 8, 2013
4A West Regional Final
(1) Magruder 47, (3) Quince Orchard 30
4A North Regional Final
(12) Poly 57, (3) Paint Branch 47
2A West Regional Final
(1) Oakdale 61, (2) Poolesville 53
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March 7, 2013
State Semifinals @ RAC Arena, UMBC
Class 4A: Poly 33, Whitman 32
Class 3A: Aberdeen 71, Damascus 50
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March 5, 2013
4A West Regional Semifinals
(1) Magruder 62, (4) Kennedy 48
(3) Quince Orchard 62, (2) Churchill 57
4A North Regional Semifinals
(3) Paint Branch 64, (2) Dulaney 54
3A West Regional Semifinals
(3) Urbana 64, (7) Einstein 54
2A West Regional Semifinals
(2) Poolesville 63, (3) South Carroll 44
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March 1, 2013
4A West Regional Final
(2) Whitman 46, (1) Gaithersburg 31
4A North Regional Final
(4) Poly 45, (2) Paint Branch 43
3A West Regional Final
(1) Damascus 60, (2) South Hagerstown 42
2A West Regional Final
(8) Middletown 57, (2) Poolesville 56 (OT)
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March 1, 2013
Joe Bradshaw scored eight of his game-high 32 points in overtime to lead the visiting Albert Einstein High School boys basketball team to an 81-72 upset win over second-seeded North Hagerstown in the quarterfinal round of the MPSSAA 3A West regional playoff tournament on Thursday.
The Titans (11-13) led by as many as 12 points late in the third quarter, but the Hubs (17-6) went on a 9-2 run to make the score 54-48 at the start of the fourth period. North Hagerstown continued to chip away at the deficit throughout the fourth quarter, and Teddy Schoeck’s layup with 6.9 seconds remaining in regulation tied the game at 62 and sent it into overtime.
Einstein took over in the extra period, with Bradshaw hitting two of his game-high six 3-point shots and senior Josh Ogburn scoring seven of his 22 points in overtime.
Senior forward Andrew Yacyk, a Liberty University baseball recruit, led the Hubs in scoring with 23 points.
The Titans, who beat Watkins Mill in the first round, have won seven of their last nine games. They will play at third-seeded Urbana on Tuesday in the 3A West regional semifinals.
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