Long Reach trailed much of the game but managed to pull off the victory after Katelyn Peterson tied the game, hitting a one-and-one, to send it into overtime.
"Katelyn put is in position to get to overtime and then they showed up," Long Reach coach Kelli Cofield said of her team's 42-41 overtime win over Marriotts Ridge.
"We were down by eight points with 1:30 to play," Cofield said.
Long Reach outscored Marriotts Ridge, 17-7, in the fourth quarter and free throws helped the Lightning chip into the lead. The team shot 32.
"In overtime we played good man-to-man defense," Cofield said. "I don't think we had a basket; everything came from the line."
For Long Reach, Olivia Callan had 14 points; 11 were from free throws. Imani Sanders added 14 points and pulled in seven rebounds. Alexis Briscoe didn't have her best offensive game, but gathered five timely rebounds.
Marriotts Ridge's Brooke Sharbaugh was injured in the third quarter and taken off by ambulance.
"I think she'll be OK," said Mustang coach Kristen Reier.
It was an intense game and both teams were in foul trouble, she added.
"I'm really proud of the way we played. It was a loss, but I don't feel like it was a loss," Reier said.
Long Reach won the first meeting between the teams by two points.
LR - Callan 14, Sanders 14, Briscoe 6, Peterson 6, Champ 2.
MR - Bergquist 9, Grote 7, Fleming 6, Kerr 6, Stukenberg 4, Miller 3, Sharbaugh 2, Taylor 2, Keefe 2. FT: 16-20.
Halftime: Marriotts Ridge, 20-12. Regulation: 37-37.
Glenelg 51, Reservoir 42
Too many turnovers and a strong performance by Glenelg's Sam Heisig helped seal Reservoir's fate in a 51-42 loss to the Gladiators. Heisig had a game-high 24 points. Her effort was backed by Emily Russo's 14 points.
Zelor Massaquoi (18) and Megan Fowler (10) led Reservoir.
"It was turnovers down the stretch," Massaquoi said. "We're down by one, turn it over, stop them, and turn it over again. … When we lose games, nobody beats us, we beat ourselves. That's what happens. Our coach always says it not what happens in the game, it's what happens the next day in practice."
G - Heisig 24, Russo 14, Taylor 6, Burris 2, Kittleman 2, Parker 1. FT: 9-20.
Re - Massaquoi 18, Fowler 10, Rager 8, Pickens 5, Johnson 1. FT: 1-4.
Halftime: Glenelg, 24-21.
Centennial 44, Atholton 43
C - Benzing 15, Downing 8, B. Anderson 7, Pino 4, Mitchell 4, Hsieh 4, M. Anderson 2. FT: 7-10.
A - Weinberg 12, Palmer 12, Tatum 6, Caldwell 4, Hart 4, Pattillo 3, Mayhew 2. FT: 1-3.
Howard 55, Mt. Hebron 38
Brittany Butler had her third consecutive 20-point game as Howard defeated Mt. Hebron. Megan Doherty's 16 points were tops for the Vikings.
Ho - Butler 22, Kuhn 9, Robinson 7, Biniak 7, Hoesman 5, Kinsey 3, Natoli 2. FT: 6-15.
MH - Doherty 16, Tavai 11, Thomas 5, Crump 3, Jones 3, Wallpher 3. FT: 10-12.
River Hill 81, Wilde Lake 10
RH - Jackson 14, Julia Collins 14, Arensmeier 10, Jenna Collins 8, Sandler 7, Masker 6, Sterling 6, Umeozulu 6, Jones 4, Nichols 2, Triplett 2, Rowe 2. FT: 6-11.
WL - O'Rourke 6, Fisher 2, Dowling 2. FT: 0-2.
Oakland Mills 54, Hammond 26
OM - Thompson 12, Diggs 10, Twardowicz 9, Jones 7, Peters 6, Cools 4, Tullis 2, Height 2, Witherspoon 2.
Ha - Faass 7, Griffin 6, Conley 6, Lee 4, Hewitt 2, Callahan 1. FT: 7-11.
Halftime: Oakland Mills, 28-11.
County standings (as of Jan. 25)
Glenelg, 12-0
Oakland Mills, 10-2
River Hill, 10-2
Howard, 8-4
Long Reach, 8-4
Reservoir, 7-5
Mt. Hebron, 6-6
Centennial, 5-7
Marriotts Ridge, 3-9
Atholton, 2-10
Hammond, 1-11
Wilde Lake, 0-12