The No. 13 Aberdeen boys' relentless defense locked down Elkton, and the Fallston girls dominated both sides of the court against Edgewood as both teams continued their runs as champions of the Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference last night at Harford Community College.
With a 66-49 victory over Elkton, Aberdeen has won every championship in the event's five-year history. The Eagles again leaned on Devon Saddler to ignite their offense, and the guard responded with 31 points.
"We came out to play hard because we have worked so hard in practice," said Saddler, who also had eight steals.
Tyre Moore added 14 points and Devon Branch had 10 for Aberdeen.
Saddler, who is averaging 18.3 points, wasted little time warming up and had 12 points and four steals to help the Eagles (19-2) take a 22-12 lead at the end of the first quarter. Elkton had trouble containing the speed of Aberdeen's three-guard lineup but managed to keep the deficit to 10 at the half.
"We committed very early to working hard and being in great shape," Eagles coach Richard Hart said. "We are using that to do what we do best, which is pressure the ball and score in transition."
Aberdeen, which was 12-0 in the UCBAC's Chesapeake Division, opened the second half on a 15-3 run, and Elkton (17-4) never came within 14 points the rest of the game. Larry Webster led the Golden Elks with 14 points.
In the girls game, Jess Harlee scored 20 points to help Fallston (19-3) win its fourth consecutive league title with a 67-39 victory over Edgewood (18-4), which was playing without four regular starters because of disciplinary reasons.
Greater Grace 68, Grace Brethren 56 -- Shawn Williams scored 25 points, including the 1,000th of his career, and the host Crusaders boys (15-9) advanced to the quarterfinals of the Maryland Christian Schools Tournament.
Sun reporters contributed to this article.