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www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzQIGeULBLE 🏀🏀 ROAD TO UMBC MPSSAA 3A BOYS STATE SEMIFINAL 🆚 (6) South River vs (2) City 📍New Town HS, Owings Mills, Md 📝 Kmillz (MFVAllSportsNetwork) The day was hot, highs up to 84 degrees. And the gym at New Town High School, even hotter. Yes because of the temps, but also because two 3A giants were about to face off in the MPSSAA State Semifinal. Anne Arundel County’s hot 3A giant, the South River Seahawks and Baltimore City’s hottest, the City College Knights were preparing for war. South River entered with a determination to take their team all the way to UMBC. For City, they were seeking to repeat from their championship victory in 2025. The arena was definitely set for some playoff action. 
GAME RECAP

 1ST HALF - I think it is safe to say this game was going to be physical. The question seems to linger can a county team handle the fast physical city ball. Well the Knights drew first blood. South River played their game, with #24 Jonah Hall dropping some tres to give the Seahawks the lead. However, the Knights would not let that impeded them, led by their star point guard #0 Rasheed Muhammed, City began to takeover. With a bit of back and forth, the Knights maintained a 4 point lead going in to the half, 28-24. 2ND HALF - South River made a statement, dropping tres and getting some key turnovers by #22 Jaden McDuiffie. It was the Seahawks grit and tenacity which lead them to take lead in this half as well. City faced with a challenge, did not break, and in the final seconds of the 4th period tied the game sending this playoff extravaganza in to overtime, 64-64. OVERTIME - It was City again who jumped out in front. The shiftiness and quick thinking of PG Rasheed made this possible. They were seriously determined to win this game with only allotted 4 mins of time. However, in the ending minutes of the game, momentum switched when guard, #11 Korey Warren, landed a huge corner three. It was at that point South River owned the matchup, adding a few more scores from free throws. The amazing thing about the end, South River immediately went and celebrated their victory with their fans. It truly showed they understood the meaning of championship run. CONGRATULATIONS SEAHAWKS, we couldn’t be more proud of the success you have accomplished. Our hope is that you finish strong. You guys have worked extremely hard. We want to see the fruit of that labor. TO THE KNIGHTS, MUCH LOVE and CONTINUED SUCCESS for you. You guys played with excellence. Proud of the goals and accomplishments you have met. Keep grinding and shining. BOTH OF YOU TEAMS are great.!!!!!

Northeast Boys’ Varsity Basketball Defeats Chesapeake, 60-40! Leading the charge for Northeast, junior Stephen Ferguson put up 17 points, along with 7 assists and 4 steals. Bryson Bradley contributed 16 points and 3 steals, while Josh Howard added 12 points and 8 rebounds. Bub Townsend secured 6 points and 10 rebounds, and Sammy Tetteh chipped in 3 points and 3 steals. CJ Jones had 2 points 3 assists and 6 rebounds.Taylor Johnson Watts added 2 points, 3 steals, and 5 rebounds. Artez Anderson finished the game with 2 points. With this victory, Northeast improves to 4-0 for the season. Their next game is Monday at home against Easton High School, starting at 6:00 PM. Let’s keep that momentum going!

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Baltimore City HS defeats Sherwood HS in a 70-61 victory and is now the state champions of the 3A bracket. The game was intense and both teams played their hearts out till the last whistle. Sherwood had a 14 point lead at half time, but were unable to keep the lead in the second half. There were some big performances from both sides. From the City side, the team was led by Omar Smith with 20 points. He also had the most points from both teams. Jordan Hammond also had an outstanding performance with 15 points. From the Sherwood side, Kalel Wilson had an impressive 17 points, who was followed closely by Jamar Nix with 14 points. Overall, both teams had outstanding seasons by making it to the state finals. We shall see what next year has to offer for these two teams!

Despite being down by 14 points at half, Baltimore City College battled back to take the lead and claim the Class 3A boys championship!

The guard battle swings back and forth. Jordan Hammond and Omarr Smith have combined for 27 points to lead City to tie the game heading into the fourth!

20 pts combined between Khalil Wilson and Alex Welch power Sherwood to a 37-26 lead at halftime

City up by 5 after 1 in the first boys championship game of the day

The second round of regionals for boys basketball was yesterday, so our rankings have shifted a bit. Check out our full TOP 🔟 list! 1. Largo 2. Meade 3. Edmondson-Westside 4. Lackey 5. Blake 6. Sherwood 7. City 8. Decatur 9. Mt. Hebron 10. New Town

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ANOTHER OVERTIME SHOWDOWN. The Cougars of Chesapeake HS ran with the Severn Run Wolves, in what turned out to be an overtime shootout. Severn Run had lead the game by at least 14, but Chesapeake fought back in second half, even advancing to a 5 point lead. However, reaching overtime, the game came down to making critical free throws and protecting a 3 point lead. Enjoy the highlights ‼️ 👀 MFV U📺🔗⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCujMLSc4GM

Arundel Boys Basketball secured a decisive victory against Chesapeake on the road, winning 106-48. The team showcased impressive performance on both ends of the court. Javeon Reed led the scoring with 19 points, followed by Landon Jenkins with 16 points, Ellis Johnson contributing 12 points, and Samson Anjorin adding 10 points. Jonathon Coleman also made a significant impact with a double-double.

Ashton Martion had 14 for Chesapeake High School and Salah Mason had 19 for Chesapeake Science Point.

The Knights built a 16 point lead in the first half =, and it was too much for Decatur to overcome. City wins 66-55. Omarr Smith led the way with 23 points.

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On Thursday February 29th, the Baltimore City College Knights played the Digital Harbor Rams in the 3A 2nd round regional playoffs. The game ended in a 79-47 blowout in City’s favor, as the Knights controlled the game from start to finish. #1 O. Smith and #5 J. Hargrave were the main scoring outlets for City, with 20 and 17 points, respectively. But the reason City won this game was not down to just two players, but more so thanks to the efforts of the team. The first quarter started off with both teams trying to push the tempo. City were able to get a couple buckets early on, but Digital were able to keep pace thanks to a few catch and shoot threes after collapsing the defense with drives. But as the game kept going, momentum started to shift City’s way due to two key factors. The first was forcing turnovers. City played a highly aggressive full court press against Digital and sent two defenders to the ball handler whenever they could. This is normally very risky as you leave somebody open sending double teams, especially before crossing the halfcourt line, but City’s unwavering energy and pressing forced turnover after turnover, and easy fastbreak layups as a result. Digital were unable to get into an offensive flow, as getting the ball past halfcourt and setting up their offense was a challenge for them from tip-off. The second key factor was how each team attacked the other's defense. Both teams spent a large majority of the game in a 2-3 zone, and each side had differing strategies to break this down. City opted for a pass and move system where the ball would fly around the court to stretch the defense out of position, this led to numerous open layups and efficient looks throughout the first. Digital opted for having their main ball handlers drive and collapse the defense and kickout for an open 3, draw a foul, or finish a tough layup. Digital’s #5 Eubanks was the main one tasked with this arduous role, and for the first quarter it worked well enough to keep in the game, as the first ended 21-12 in City’s favor. However things fell apart for Digital from here. City wised up to this offensive approach and contested every layup and three pointer while blitzing ball handlers with a relentless press, this led to more turnovers for Digital and more easy baskets for City. The Knights were also dominant in the halfcourt, tearing apart Digitals zone defense as the Rams rotations were not fast enough to keep up with the ball flying around. A few threes for Digital after some defensive breakdowns from City was all that prevented this from being a complete rout, as the first half ended. 43-22. Things did not change in the second half. City dominated thanks to being able to create easy offensive opportunities, and Digital floundered because they relied on a iso centric offense and too many contested shots. Apart from some defensive hiccups that led to open shots, City were fundamentally excellent tonight. Swarming ball handlers, creating turnovers, and being unselfish in the halfcourt in order to create efficient shots. Knight’s supporters can only hope their team plays this well in their next playoff matchup.

Boys Varsity Basketball beats Beth Tfiloh 72 - 49 to advance to 4-0 on the season. Jadyss Fifer led all scorers with 20 points and 4 rebounds. Shamarr Johnson scored 18 and pulled down 14 rebounds for his 4th double-double of the season. Cam Albury scored 17 points and dished out 5 assists. Titus Simeona scored 7 and grabbed 5 rebounds. Chase Buttry and Bryson Bradley scored 4 each, while Hayden Johnson scored 2 and played great defense the entire game. Taylor Johnson-Watts provided a spark with 8 rebounds and 6 steals to help propel the Eagles to their 4th win of the year. The Eagles next game is on Friday the 15th at Crofton at 6:45pm. countysports.zone/scores/view/1wihtd-FUjDXr40tJZafn

Boys Varsity Basketball beats Reginald F Lewis 89 - 38 to move to 3-0 on the season. Ryan Stacy led all scorers with 18 points, 5 steals, and 4 assists. Jadyss Fifer added 16 points and 5 rebounds. Cam Albury and Shamarr Johnson each scored 15 points while Shamarr had his 3rd double-double of the season bringing down 12 rebounds while Cam Albury had 5 assists and 4 steals. Titus Simeona scored 7 points while Torin Roberts scored 6. Tim Savoy and Chase Buttry each chipped in 3 points. Hayden Johnson, Josh Stroman, and Jerimiaha Sobdo each scored 2 points for the eagles. The Eagles next game is Wednesday at Beth Tfiloh at 5pm countysports.zone/scores/view/TQj1mmsCQJbNGL0SPFJUd

Northeast Varsity Boys beats Chesapeake 85-45 in their first matchup of the season to improve to 2-0. Ryan Stacy led all scorers with 22 points and 6 steals. Cam albury scored 19 points, had 5 steals, and 5 assists. Shamarr Johnson had his second double-double of the season with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Hayden Johnson knocked down two 3s and finished with 8 points. Tim savoy played great defense and finished with 7 points. Chase Buttry scored 5 points, Jadyss Fifer had 4, and Titus Simeona had 1. The Eagles next game is at home at 5:30 on Monday. countysports.zone/scores/view/7p2HO_bu6Ceg10hA-Yen9