State Basketball Champs: Perry Hall Boys Win 4A Crown

COLLEGE PARK, MD — The Perry Hall Gators boys basketball team battled Quince Orchard Cougars into overtime during Saturday's class 4A championship game.

The Gators won 59-56, claiming the first state title for the Perry Hall High School boys basketball team through the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA).

The 4A championship game packed the Xfinity Center on the University of Maryland campus in College Park at 8 p.m., with fans hungry for the crown that neither team had ever won.

The game went into overtime as the Gators tied the Cougars, 48-48, at the end of the fourth quarter.

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At halftime, the Gators were up 24-17, over the Cougars.

Earlier in the day, there was a pep rally at Perry Hall High School on Ebenezer Road, where a fan bus shuttled supporters of the team for the big game.

"We did this for the girls soccer team and the boys basketball team was one of the biggest supporters there for them!" Perry Hall Athletics said in promoting the sendoff event.

Among those attending were community members, staff, students and alumni who turned out to show their support.

To qualify for the 4A championship, the Gators beat the Annapolis Panthers in the class 4A state semifinals, 74-63, Thursday night at the Xfinity Center. The Cougars beat the previously undefeated Wise Pumas, 55-52, in what The Washington Post reported was a nail-biter of a playoff game.

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