River Hill guard Zack Serleth and the Hawks won't be making a return trip to Comcast Center for the state Final Four. The Hawks lost to McDonough in the Class 2A state South Region quarterfinals Tuesday evening.
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There won't be a repeat for River Hill High boys' basketball team. After winning the Class 3A state championship last year, the Hawks' season ended Tuesday with a 63-47 loss to McDonough in a 2A South Region quarterfinal in southern Maryland.

Eric Scruggs scored 18 points to lead No. 3 seed McDonough, which will host Southern Maryland Athletic Conference rival North Point in the semifinal round Thursday evening. North Point upended No. 2 seed Marriotts Ridge Tuesday.

Troy Cummings added 17 points for McDonough, which built a 15-point halftime advantage on the No. 6 seed Hawks (14-10). Phil Ashtianie scored 12 points to lead River Hill, which defeated McDonough at home in December.

River Hill: Ashtianie 12, Ram 9, Serleth 8, Asher 7, Blasher 4, McCarthy 4, Ames 3. Totals 15 13-16 47.
McDonough: Scruggs 18, Cummings 17, Walker 15, Croson 9, Respress 4. Totals 24 14-23 63. Halftime: McDonough 27, River Hill 12.


Aberdeen 82, Centennial 65
Tyre Moore's game-high 29 points helped sparked No. 10 Aberdeen past Centennial in a 3A East Region match. The Eagles (20-2) from Harford County will host No. 13 Atholton in the semifinals Thursday evening.

Junior guard Devon Saddler added 19 points for Aberdeen, which led 42-30 at halftime. Tandorio Bogues led Centennial (11-13) with 18 points and Marcos Ocadiz had 12.

Centennial: Bogues 18, Wentraub 8, Gibbons 9, Moe 2, Ocadiz 12, Adams 6, Edmonds 10. Totals 20 19-25 65.
Aberdeen: Branch 6, Sadler 19, Moore 29, Johnson 12, Smith 14, Jackson 2. Totals 30 22-29 82. Halftime: Aberdeen 42, Centennial 30.


North Point 85, Marriotts Ridge 80, OT
Marriotts Ridge's breakthrough season ended with a thud as Delante Hester's 22 points and six rebounds helped North Point to an overtime decision in a 2A South Region quarterfinal in Marriottsville.

Kevin Seker had a game-high 28 points for the Mustangs (18-5), and freshman guard Nick Doolin added 21. The Mustangs trailed 40-31 at halftime before pulling even by the end of regulation. Jaris Alleyne had 18 points for North Point (9-15), which travels to McDonough Thursday for the semifinals.

North Point: Hester 22, Alleyne 18, Burke 12, Satchell 11, Walcott 9, Irish 6, Thomas 4, Bealeau 3.
Totals 30 24-41 85.
Marriotts Ridge: Seker 28, Doolin 21, West 10, Williams 8, Soscia 6, Incontrera 4, Dunn 3. Totals 27 18-25 80. Halftime: North Point 40, Marriotts Ridge 31. End of regulation: Tied at 71.


Long Reach 88, Bel Air 52
Obi Ukwuoma had a triple double with 21 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists as Howard County champ and No. 12 Long Reach began its state title pursuit with a 3A East Region quarterfinal romp of Bel Air. The Lightning (22-2) will host Howard, a 54-49 quarterfinal victor over Wilde Lake Tuesday, in the semifinals Thursday evening.

Junior forwards Mario Lloyde and Julius Fambro each added 13 and 12 points, respectively, for the Lightning, who extended their winning streak to 12 games. Donn Hill led Bel Air (14-9) with 19 points, and Lionel Perkins had 15.

Bel Air: Hill 19, Perkins 15, Bautista 8, Burrill 8, McCulsky 2. Totals 17 15-20 52.
Long Reach: Ukwuoma 21, Lloyde 13, Fambro 12, Queen 10, Crenshaw 9, Bell 6, Goulette 5, Aghera 4, Thomas 4, Devine-Hernandez 2, Mercer 2. Totals 40 4-9 88. Halftime: Long Reach 52, Bel Air 23.


Atholton 60, Meade 55
Senior center A.J. Jones scored 17 points as No. 13 Atholton dispatched another Anne Arundel County foe to advance to the 3A East Region semifinals. Shane Brown added 12 points for the Raiders (20-5), who will travel to region No. 2 seed and 10th ranked Aberdeen Thursday.

Guard Antonio Wright led all scorers with 22 points for Meade, which knocked off Reservoir, 71-55, in the opening round Saturday. The Raiders, seeded third, defeated Annapolis in their opening round match Friday evening in Columbia.

Meade: Wright 22, Davis 9, Smith 9, Clark 6, Allen 5, Bakare 2, Johnson 2. Totals 18 14-31 55.
Atholton: Jones 17, Brown 12, Cook 7, Hermina 6, Cortes 5, Iscandari 4, Settle 4, Robinson 3, Hart 2. Totals 19 22-33 60.
Halftime: Atholton 25, Meade 24.


Howard 55, Wilde Lake 49
Kameron Crump had 16 points and Jonathon Moore added 14 as Howard held off Wilde Lake in a 3A East Region quarterfinal match on Route 108 Tuesday. The Lions (17-7) will meet top seed and No. 12 Long Reach in the semifinals Thursday on Old Dobbin Lane.
Chris Cole led Wilde Lake (4-18) with a game-high 19 points. The Lions, who defeated Long Reach during the regular season, led 33-20 at halftime against the Wildecats Tuesday.

Wilde Lake: Cole 6 6-6 19, Richards 3 2-2 8, Walters 3 0-0 7, Martin 3 0-0 6, Thrower 3 0-0 6, Elkharbibi 1 0-0 2, Channy 0 1-1 1. Totals 19 9-9 49.
Howard: Crump 6 0-0 16, Moore 6 2-5 14, Biniak 2 5-6 9, Lopez 2 4-4 9, Tatum 0 3-4 3, Eads 1 0-0 2, Cruz 0 1-2 1, Harding 0 1-2 1. Totals 17 16-23 55. Halftime: Howard 33, Wilde Lake 20.