It wasn't the large difference in the final score that impressed Severna Park coach Paul Pellicani after Broadneck's 65-46 boys basketball win Saturday. It was all the little things the Bruins did to make it happen.
"They've very unselfish with the ball and they share it so well," Pellicani said. "They force you to slide defensively and then throw it to the next open man. … They do all the things to get a better look, they shot very well from the perimeter and then they make us pay for not getting a body on them on the at the offensive glass. They're playing really well right now."
Roy Toomer scored 15 points and had nine rebounds (six offensive) to lead Broadneck (13-5), while Austin Sym scored 12 and was a thorn in the side of the Falcons at every turn. Sym also six rebounds, six assists and three takeaways.
"Tonight was like watching the bulb come on for Austin," Bruins coach Daryl Reid said. "He's had it in him to play like this, but this was the first time you saw the complete effort from him." ."
While the game was close early, Toomer was a separating force almost immediately, scoring his first two field goals in the first two minutes on offensive rebounds. Trailing 12-10 with 1:22 left in the first quarter, Broadneck used a 13-0 run to bridge the first and second quarters to take a 23-12 lead.
A field goal by Will Schwob was followed by another by Sym, a traditional three-point play by Mike Karanja and a 3-pointer from Emmett Davis. Sym opened the second quarter with another 3-pointer, and Broadneck was on its way to a double-digit lead the Falcons (4-14) were able to dip under just once.
"We really attacked them tonight, and it started with the 13-0 run," Sym said. "We started making plays and feeding off that energy. We don't take them lightly at all."
With Sym playing the role of agitator and Toomer neutralizing Severna Park center Chris Lee (6 feet 7), Broadneck rolled to a 18-point lead at the end the third quarter. In the last quarter, both teams emptied their bench for the majority of the final eight minutes.
"It's a decision you have to make to be physically strong when it comes to rebounding," Toomer said. "There's a time to defend and be in position fundamentally, and there's a time to let yourself be an athlete and go get it, and that's what I did."
Lee scored a game-high 18 points and added 10 rebounds, and Alex Carran added nine points for the Falcons, who have been playing the season with a point guard by committee. The difficulties were evident, as Severna Park committed 23 turnovers.
"We've been averaging 28 turnovers a game, so that makes it even harder to win when you're not strong at scoring the basketball," Pellicani said.
No. 12 Dulaney 84, Thomas Stone 63: Scott Harrelson scored a game-high 30 points and the Lions ran away with the game at the Basketball Academy at Lake Clifton.
The game was rescheduled from Jan. 24 because of inclement weather.
The Lions improved to 13-4 and the Cougars fell to 7-8.
Friday
McDonogh 60, No. 7 Mount Saint Joseph 53: The host Eagles (14-11, 10-8 Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference) did it again, upsetting a ranked opponent, the Gaels (19-11, 11-7).
Noah Locke led the way with 20 points and Siena-bound Evan Fisher had 14 points, including an alley-oop dunk on the first possession of the game.
Mount Saint Joseph led 14-11 after the first quarter but McDonogh went on a 25-7 run in the second quarter for a 15-point halftime advantage. The Gaels reduced the lead to single digits in the second half, but never caught up.
In Tuesday's MIAA quarterfinals, Mount Saint Joseph travels to St. Frances and John Carroll will host McDonogh.
Baltimore Sun staff contributed to this article.