Girls basketball: Edgewood vs. Patterson Mill

Patterson Mill's Morgan Golec gets the loose ball and scrambles up the court as Edgewood's Jakia Robinson hurries to catch her in Thursday night's game at Patterson Mill. (MATT BUTTON | AEGIS STAFF / February 2, 2012)

The C. Milton Wright Mustangs made it 10 straight division wins without a loss Thursday night, easily beating visiting Havre de Grace, 73-27, in UCBAC Susquehanna (lower) Division action.

Lauren Haggerty scored 13 points to lead three Mustangs (10-0, 14-4) in double digits. Savannah Humphreys and Abby Smucker added 12 points apiece and Humphreys also yanked down seven rebounds.

Havre de Grace slipped to 2-8 and 2-14.

Eagles beat Hawks


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Aberdeen (9-0, 18-0) kept its records unblemished Thursday night, beating host North Harford, 79-55, in Chesapeake (upper division) play.

Brionna Jones continued her game-by-game assault on the competition with 24 points, 11 rebounds and eight blocks. Jimmia McCluskey added 18 points and eight boards, while Lakeia Hayden had 12 points and three assists. Kierra Palmer and Nia Alleyne each had four assists and Donisha Porter grabbed six rebounds.

Morgan Knox led the Hawks (4-4, 12-6) with a game-high 25 points and Sarah Heaps finished with 15 points.

Huskies have a shot

With an key win Thursday night, the Patterson Mill Huskies maintained their position for a shot at the UCBAC Susquehanna Division girls basketball title. The Huskies (9-1, 12-5), led by four players in double digits, pulled away in the second half against visiting Edgewood and went on to a 63-42 win. The Huskies were leading 32-28 at the half.

Qalea Ismail led the Patterson Mill scoring with 16 points, while Morgan Golec added 14 points. Elizabeth Wilson netted 13 and Sam Herman chipped in with 11.

Edgewood's Jada Hatcher led all scorers with 26 points and Jakia Robinson added six points for the Rams (6-4, 9-9).

Mariners beat Bobcats

Joppatowne tuned up a week early for its showdown with Aberdeen (Thursday, 5:15 p.m. at Joppatowne) by rolling over visiting Bel Air, 84-33, in Chesapeake play Thursday night.

TroiQuay Malloy scored a game-high 21 points to pace the Mariners (8-1, 15-3) and also added 12 assists. Shakara Head contributed 20 points, six rebounds and two steals. Cierra Tourville added 12 points and Te'jha Patton-Hill scored 11.

Caela Tindilia and Jasmine Mutunga each scored nine points to lead the Bobcats (1-8, 2-16). The Mariners led at the half, 39-14.

Patriots beat Blazers

Playing their third game without leading scorer Emily Soller, the John Carroll Patriots marched onto Notre Dame Prep's home floor Friday night and handed the IAAM defending champions their first home loss in three years, 44-35.

The Patriots entered the game with an unblemished 10-0 conference record while NDP was 10-1 with its only loss coming at the hands of the Patriots back in December.

The game was either team's to win in the first half as the score was knotted at 9-9 after one quarter and tied at 19 at the half. Gradually in the second half, John Carroll took command of the game breaking it open in the start of the fourth quarter with a 10-2 run and a 12-point advantage.

The Patriots made clutch free throws down the stretch and used a stifling defensive effort to guarantee the top seed in the IAAM Red Division. Sophomore Yemaya Johnson led all scorers with 15 points while Miranda Ripken added 13 for the winners.