Boys Basketball: Smith, Cougars, Fall Short at First Place Warriors

As the clock ticked down with less than two minutes left in regulation, Fallston coach Mark Hannahs could be heard over the crowd calling for his players to foul.

Time wasn’t on the Cougars side, and neither was the scoreboard.

As the Cougars ramped up the intensity, the Warriors broke the defensive press, and found Jevon Hill-Gee under the basket for a lay-up, re-establishing their double-figure lead and putting the game out of reach for Fallston.

The Warriors won for the third straight night, dismissing the Cougars, 59-48, in Havre de Grace Friday night.

Havre de Grace used a 6-0 run to open the third quarter, and a 5-0 run at the start of the fourth to erase a 28-26 halftime deficit.

The Warriors remain atop the Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference Chesapeake Division after toppling Perryville, C. Milton Wright and Fallston in consecutive nights.

“It felt good,” senior Nate Jones said. “Three games. We were tired, but it felt real good.”

Jones led the Warriors with 16 points. Kevin Holloway added nine, and Monty Werts had eight.

The Cougars were led by Tyler Smith, who dropped a game-high 22 points—including five three-pointers.