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and the Raiders converted a home team turnover into a 29-23 lead on a pull-up jumper by Hughes. Seth Bernstein’s put-back broke the string for Eastern York, but Leggore scored off a Mrakovich assist at 4:11 and the Raiders converted two more Knight turnovers into buckets by Hughes and Plummer that pushed Middletown to a surprising 35-25 lead with 2:56 left in the third quarter. The Knights made 3-of-4 foul shots during the balance of the period while the Raiders went scoreless and the game went to the final frame with the Middletown side holding a 35-28 cushion. Unfortunately for the Raiders, that scoreless stretch extended into the fourth quarter. As the Knights picked up five points and closed the gap to two, 35-33, the Middletown offense was shut out until Hughes made two free throws with 3:55 left in the game. During that stretch, Middletown center Brandon Harper left the game with a severe ankle injury and did not return. Achterberg scored a pair of goals for the Knights around a basket by Mills to keep the home team within two points. A Hughes put-back off a missed foul shot by Leach lifted the Raiders to a 41-37 edge with 2:46 left. Middletown Coach Chris Sattele tried to urge his team on to a strong finish, but the cold-shooting Raiders again went scoreless during a nearly two-minute dry spell. That allowed the Knights to take the lead, 43-41 with 1:13 left on the clock. Hughes tied the score at 43-43 with 51 ticks left, but Nicholas sank two free throws after Leach drew a controversial fifth foul with 35.4 seconds left. After an exchange of turnovers, Hughes made one of two free throws to make it a one-point game, 45-44, with 13.8 seconds left – and the Knights left the door open when Jarad Woods missed two foul shots with 11 seconds left. The game came down to the wire as the Raiders controlled the rebound off the second miss and called a timeout with 7.5 seconds remaining. Working for the potential game-winner, Mrakovich drove inside and was bumped as he took the baseline shot. His offbalance try missed the mark, and the Raiders were denied the opportunity to advance to the second round of playoffs. Larry Etter can be reached at larryetter66@gmail.com
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Playing in their last game for Penn State Harrisburg – a loss to Mary Washington – were, from left, Anthony Morgan, Arick Sodini, Jourdon Wilson and Joshua Johnson.
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The Middletown defense swarms Eastern York’s Jared Achterberg (00).
Middletown Coach Chris Sattele talks to Blue Raider Luke Mrakovich (4) on the sidelines.
Middletown’s Tre Leach (23) shoots a free throw against Eastern York.
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Mary Washington rolled to a 22-point lead at halftime, then held off Penn State Harrisburg, 77-63 on Saturday, Feb. 20, ending the Lions’ season. Penn State Harrisburg (12-13) finished the season with a 7-11 record in the Capital Athletic Conference, missing the conference playoffs. The Lions lost their last four conference games, and nine of their last 11. The Eagles (14-11, 10-8 in the conference) controlled the opening minutes of the game, leading the Lions 16-4 with 13:18 to go in the first half before Kahlil Williams hit a jumper to get Penn State Harrisburg back in it. Two consecutive three-point shots by John Lutkenhaus and Matt Forrest pushed Mary Washington ahead 22-6 with 11:43 remaining in the first half before Penn State Harrisburg answered with a dunk by Gbolahan Alliyu made it 22-8 with 10:52 left. Mary Washington built a 23-point lead on a three-point play by Haden Thompson, 38-15, with 5:11 remaining in the first half before Marquese Daniels responded with a three-pointer and two free throws for the Lions to pull them within 38-20 with 3:41 remaining in the half. The Eagles took a 44-22 lead at intermission. Mary Washington led by as many as 26, 48-22, on a TJ Jones free throw with 17:11 remaining in the game. Two Jazmon Harris three-pointers brought the Lions back within 20 points, 48-28 with 15:18 remaining. An 11-0 run, keyed by nine points from Harris, brought Penn State Harrisburg within seven points, 68-61 with 1:59 left in the game. But the Eagles made free throws the rest of the way to hold off the Lions. The Lions shot just 32 percent (24-of73) from the field, while Mary Washington shot 40 percent (22-of-55). The Penn State Harrisburg bench outscored the Eagle bench, 51-22. Harris led Penn State Harrisburg with 18 points, while Daniels added 15. Eric Shaw led Mary Washington with 26 points.
Wesley 73 Lions 52
Penn State Harrisburg stuck close to the Wolverines in the first half, but couldn’t stop Wesley in the second in a crucial conference matchup between two teams in a race for a playoff spot on Wednesday, Feb. 17 in Dover, Del. The Lions jumped to a 7-2 lead on a layup and free throw by Austin Chimuma with 14:41 left in the first half. But Wesley 10-15, 8-10 in the conference) found its momentum with a 9-0 run over the next five minutes. Williams tied the game for the Lions with a drive through the paint that
Penn State Harrisburg’s Anthony Morgan (13) draws a charging foul against Mary Washington’s Eric Shaw.
Penn State Harrisburg’s Jazmon Harris (23) makes an acrobatic shot and draws the foul against Mary Washington. Harris scored his 1,000th career point in the game. made the score 12-12 with 10:02 left in the half. Wesley led by as many as nine points, 28-19 on a jumper by Jordan Johnson with 3:08 remaining in the first half, but Williams hit a layup with 1:23 remaining, and two Alliyu baskets brought the Lions within four points, 29-25 in the final minute of the half. An Anthony Bowers jumper 20 seconds before halftime gave Wesley a
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31-25 lead at intermission. Wesley came out hot in the second half, hitting four three-pointers in the first three minutes to storm to a 16-point lead, 45-29, and the Wolverines continued to control the game as the second half progressed. The Lions got no closer than 15 points the rest of the way. Alliyu led the Lions with 12 points and 15 rebounds.
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