Boys basketball roundup: Marriotts Ridge, Reservoir pull out county victories

A light Howard County boys basketball slate on Wednesday night still produced some notable results.For one, Reservoir moved into fourth place in the county standings with a tight victory at Centennial. Plus, Marriotts Ridge snapped its recent slide with a big-time offensive effort from a player not necessarily known for his scoring.See below for recaps and box scores from those games:Playing without starting guards Cam Heard and Amari Little, Marriotts Ridge snapped its three-game county losing streak with a home victory over Hammond on Wednesday night.Shouldering the scoring load for the Mustangs were senior forwards Josh Olsufka, who exploded for a season-high 21 points, and Brandon Held, who chipped in 18 points to continue his stretch of solid offensive performances.Jaylen Wiggins (24 points) was the high scorer for Hammond and one of four Golden Bears players to finish in double figures.MR &#8212; Olsufka 21, Held 18, Cam Brown 10, Snell 6, Lee 5, Miller 5, Moore 3.Ha &#8212; Wiggins 24, Henry 12, Addison 11, Aodu 10, Mair 2 Allen 1.Halftime: 34-32, MRWhile Centennial&#8217;s Stafford Smith (25 points) and Joey Sedlacko (15 points) were the game&#8217;s highest scorers, Reservoir&#8217;s put forth a balanced offensive attack in its two-point victory on Wednesday night.Aria Ameli and Josh Odunowo both scored 12 points, while three other players scored at least six points. The Gators have now won three of their past four county games.Re &#8212; Ameli 12, Odunowo 12, McCallum 9, Toler 7, Mckoy 6, Barrett 4, Adubi 2, Bradford 2, Manning 2.C &#8212; Smith 25, Sedlacko 15, Bonner 4, Hollwedel 4, Merkey 4, Schickner 2.Halftime: 25-17, ReGCS &#8212; Chase Paar 12, Yoka-Bratsz 7, Brathwaite 6, Cole Paar 5, Robinson 5, Charles 4, Swartz 2.Halftime: 40-27, St. FrancesGCS &#8212; Chase Paar 26, Brathwaite 15, Cole Paar 14, Yoka-Bratsz 8, Robinson 7, Charles 6, Swartz 2.Halftime: 45-35, GCSCCA &#8212; Felder 13, Ogunmola 12, Knox 11, Cofield 6, Praylow 3, Mitchell 2, Perfater 2.Halftime: 36-27, Gerstell

Boys basketball roundup: Marriotts Ridge, Reservoir pull out county victories

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