No. 13 Broadneck withstood a furious three-point barrage by Annapolis' Garee Boston to end a three-game skid with a 65-56 victory over the visiting Panthers in Cape St. Claire yesterday.

Broadneck (13-5), the defending Anne Arundel County champion, led 51-31 with 5:15 remaining when Boston, a 6-foot-1 senior guard, got a hot hand.

The Bruins, Annapolis and Arundel were all tied for second at 8-3 in the county behind No. 12 Old Mill (14-2, 9-2) going into last night.

Boston, who had a game-high 35 points, including nine threes, scored 20 of his points in the final period, 18 of them on threes. The six threes came in succession in the final 3:28, with his last one making it a 60-54 game with 1:18 left.

"That is one of the more amazing feats I've seen in the county in the time I've been around," Bruins coach John Williams said. "Every time it left his hands, I thought it was going in. I felt as if we had some fairly decent pressure on him, but he was just draining threes with guys right in his face. It was a credit to him, Coach [John] Brady and the team for not giving up."

No. 3 Randallstown 69, Owings Mills 63 --When it comes to the transition game, Rams forward Alex Johnson said his team might just be the best in the state. Last night, the upstart Eagles found out firsthand on their home court.

Led by the 6-4 Johnson, Randallstown beat Owings Mills defenders down the court for fast-break baskets, helping to neutralize the effectiveness of the Eagles' inside game.

"We run so many sprints in practice that I feel we're the most conditioned team in the state," said Johnson, who scored 16 of his game-high 27 points in the second half. "By the third and fourth quarter, they were on their knees tired, and we were ready to roll."

The win was the 11th straight for Randallstown (18-2, 10-0 Baltimore County Class 2A-1A), which clinched the county Class 2A-1A title, increasing its lead over Owings Mills (15-4, 8-2) to two games with one to play.

This one, however, didn't come without a fight. Led by 6-8 junior Andrew Fitzgerald's 26 points, the Eagles erased an early deficit to build a 47-43 lead on Fitzgerald's tip-in late in the third quarter. But the Rams pulled away early in the fourth, scoring eight straight points in the span of a minute.

"We were able to go a little deeper into our bench and stay a little fresher," Rams coach Kim Rivers said. "Their strength was the post, and our strength was the speed and transition. We were able to win the transition game to get the 'W.' "

Rich Scherr

No. 7 Douglass 88, Banks 82 -- The host Ducks (15-4) led by 18 points in the third quarter, but guard John High, who had a game-high 37 points, shot the Lions back into the game. Banks closed the deficit to four, but that would be the closest it would get, as Douglass' Brandon Simms and Omar Strong hit a pair of three-pointers down the stretch. Strong finished with seven threes.

No. 8 City 54, Edmondson 20 -- Adam Johnson and Carl Fair combined for 43 points to power the host Knights (15-3) past the Red Storm. City led 26-4 at the half.

No. 15 Aberdeen 92, Perryville 45 -- Devon Sadler had a game-high 27 points to power the visiting Eagles (16-2) past the Panthers. Aberdeen led 47-14 at halftime and never trailed. Daijon Caulk led the Panthers with 13 points.

Park 56, Chapelgate 53 -- Junior guard Karl Nelson scored all six of the visiting Bruins' points in overtime and finished with a team-high 19 points. The Flames' Mike Lovaas tied the game with a three-pointer late in the fourth quarter.

Severn 53, St. Mary's 51 -- Andrew Adams took the inbounds pass with 10.3 seconds left in a tie game and drove the length of the floor before passing to Marvin Smith for the winning layup as the Admirals (14-9) defeated the visiting Saints on Senior Night. The Admirals, who were down by five points at halftime and nine in the third quarter, were led by Smith's eight fourth-quarter points. Smith finished with a game-high 17 points, while Ben Montgomery added 11 points and 13 rebounds for Severn.

Girls

No. 3 Arundel 86, No. 11 Southern 48 -- Ashley Davis' game-high 24 points helped the Wildcats (13-4) beat the visiting Bulldogs. Simone Egwu added 20 points and nine rebounds for the victors. Southern (11-6) was paced by sisters Kim and Heather Schneck, who combined to score 29 points.

Sun reporters contributed to this article.