Boys basketball roundup: Wilde Lake, Oakland Mills keep county title hopes alive

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Sitting at 12-2 in league play and 16-2 overall, Atholton has by far the best chance to secure the 2018-19 Howard County boys basketball county title.

But right behind the Raiders are Wilde Lake and Oakland Mills, and both teams kept their hopes of winning a county title alive with victories Tuesday night. The Wildecats, which will play Atholton on Friday night, pulled out a one-point win over Glenelg to improve to 11-3 in the league. Oakland Mills, meanwhile, finished out the county schedule with a blowout win over Long Reach. The Scorpions currently sit in third place with a 12-4 league mark.

More on their victories, in addition to Centennial’s nonconference triumph, below:

Wilde Lake (11-3 county, 14-5 overall) — 54, Glenelg (3-12, 7-13) — 53

WL — Wright 20, Keys 13, Marshall 7, Zimmerman 6, Burris 4, Mitchell 4.

G — Dick 20, Owens 10, Piwowarski 8, Chappell 7, Koele 2, Onwumbiko 2, Soltis 2, Walsh 2.

Halftime: 34-27, WL

Oakland Mills (12-4, 16-4) — 80, Long Reach (3-12, 7-13) — 46

OM — Eaton 22, Evans 11, Hopkins 11, Norton 10, Riggs 9, Gaymon 7, Jones 6, Eiland II 2, Looper 2.

LR — Raymond Jr. 13, Martin 8, Addo 7, Haberern 7, Charles 5, Johnson 2, Modeste 2, Foulkes 1, Wyche 1.

Halftime: 29-25, OM

Centennial (12-8) — 71, Lansdowne — 54

C — Sedlacko 22, Hollwedel 12, Smith 11, Berkeley 10, Merkey 6, Kefyalew 5, Hwang 2, Schickner 2, Bonner 1.

Halftime: 31-26, C

MIAA A Conference quarterfinals:

Boys’ Latin — 64, Glenelg Country (10-8 MIAA A, 18-9) — 53

GCS — Charles 22, Chase Paar 16, Yoka-Bratsz 11, Robinson 2, Swartz 2.

Halftime: 32-30, Boys’ Latin