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Boys Hoops: Eagles Beat North Harford, 55-43
Aberdeen earned the right to advance to the Regional Semifinals by beating North Harford in round two of the MPSSAA 3A Quarterfinals Monday night.
The Aberdeen Eagles beat the North Harford Hawks 55-43 in Monday night's MPSSAA 3A Quarterfinals matchup.
Both teams—and their fans in the standing-room-only crowd—gave their all.
Defensively, the Eagles proved outstanding, forcing turnovers and pressing the ball all 94 feet, but they didn't click as quickly on offense.
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The Eagles had to feel their way through the Hawks' two-three zone, but still managed to score 16 points in the first quarter.
North Harford struggled most of the game, scoring only 14 points in the first half.
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In the third quarter, Aberdeen stretched the lead to 19, led by Gerrae Williams, who scored six of his 22 points in the third.
The game got physical in the fourth quarter, when a few Aberdeen players hit the floor after hard fouls, to the chagrin of Eagles fans.
One foul resulted in a double-technical foul, as well as a busted lip for Tevon Saddler. But that didn’t stop him from scoring 14 points.
Williams led Aberdeen with 22 points.
Tyler Campbell led the Hawks with 11 points, and Brandon Thorn added nine.