Mt. Hebron worked hard to overcome a 16-9 deficit and forge an 18-18 tie with Glenelg at the half. Then the Vikings seemed to forget that there were 16 more minutes to play. Mt. Hebron tallied five points in the third quarter and nothing in the fourth while being outscored, 44-5, as Glenelg won, 62-23.
"The first half we had some decent shots, but we didn't finish," said Glenelg coach Don Beall.
"We weren't help-side (defense) very well and they took advantage of that," Glenelg's Emily Russo said. "We made that (help-side) a key point in the second half … and we got on a roll. Our defense definitely picked up."
Mt. Hebron's effort left coach Tony Bell speechless. "I have no answers. Glenelg is a good team. Fortunately, we'll get to see them again."
Glenelg 62, Mt. Hebron 23
G - Russo 17, Burris 12, Yuan 5, Bendix 5, Kittleman 4, Heisig 4, Parker 3, Wright 2. FT: 16-19.
MH - Jones 6, Thomas 5, Wallpher 4, Crump 3, Doherty 3, Tavia 2. FT: 9-13.
Halftime: tied, 18-18.
Reservoir 55, Centennial 21
"Swish" was noticeably absent as Reservoir defeated Centennial. The sound of the ball dropping cleanly through the net was replaced by the dull clank the ball makes when it hits the rim and falls harmlessly away. Centennial was 8 for 23 from the free throw line; Reservoir was 15 for 34. Combined there were 47 fouls called in the game, but that doesn't appear in a box score or the win-loss column.
"Reservoir played better than we did," said Centennial coach Bobby Macheel. His young team had eight points at the half and 12 entering the fourth quarter.
Re – Fowler 17, Massaquoi 11, Rager 8, Thompson 6, Bartley 4, Pickens 4, Wilson 3, Johnson 2. FT: 15-34.
C - Benzing 8, Downing 6, B. Anderson 4, Couch 1, M. Anderson 1, Eads, 1. FT: 8-23.
Halftime: Reservoir, 16-8.
River Hill 47, Atholton 22
RH - Jackson 16, Sterling 9, Rowe 8, Arensmeier 7, Julia Collins 4, Umeozulu 2. FT: 13-20.
A - Weinberg 8, Pattillo 4, Tinkle 3, Taborn 2, Palmer 2, Vitagliano 2, Mayhew 1. FT: 2-3.
Howard 59, Wilde Lake 17
Ho - Kuhn 13, Butler 12, Harriston 10, Biniak 8, Randazzo 7, Hoesman 3, O'Malley 2, Kinsey 2, Natoli 1, Delcoco 1. FT: 11-23.
WL - Richardson 9, Fisher 9, Corbett 2, Bialek 2, Babaturk 2, Williams 1. FT: 6-15.
Halftime: Howard, 33-9.
Oakland Mills 55, Marriotts Ridge 27
OM - Hight 23, Hill 14, Jones 8, Twardowicz 7, Brockington 2, Thompson 1. FT: 13-19.
MR - Grote 5, Sharbaugh 5, Stukenberg 5, Fleming 4, Keefe 3, Miller 3, Taylor 2. FT: 3-10.
Halftime: Oakland Mills, 29-12.
Long Reach 52, Hammond 11
Alexis Briscoe had 21 points, 12 rebounds and six steals as she led Long Reach past Hammond. Olivia Callan added 11 points and Monah Chamb chipped in three points and six rebounds for the winners.
LR – Briscoe 21, Callan 11, Chamb 3.
Ha – Conley 3, Faass 3, Lee, 2, Frekot 2.
Halftime: Long Reach, 31-6.
County standings (as of Dec. 9)
Glenelg, 2-0
Long Reach, 2-0
Oakland Mills, 2-0
River Hill, 2-0
Centennial, 1-1
Howard, 1-1
Mt. Hebron, 1-1
Reservoir, 1-1
Atholton, 0-2
Hammond, 0-2
Marriotts Ridge, 0-2
Wilde Lake, 0-2