Severn School and coach Tank Duckett are sitting pretty again. After three straight losses, the Admirals won at No. 16 Archbishop Curley Tuesday evening.
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The proverbial law of averages finally caught up to Archbishop Curley's boys' basketball team Tuesday. After winning three games by a total of five points last week, the No. 16 Friars dropped a 58-57 decision to Severn School in a MIAA B Conference game in southeast Baltimore Tuesday evening.

Alex Testoff scored a game-high 23 points for Severn (9-6, 4-3 in South Division), and Andrew Adams had 16. Senior guard Brandon Carroll led Curley (13-5, 7-2) with 18 points, and senior center Giga Kobakhindze added 17.

The Friars posted four victories last week including a 58-56 victory at defending B Conference champ and a 64-63 overtime decision over North Division leader and then-No. 12 ranked Mount Carmel, snapping a 10-gme winning streak by the Cougars. Sunday, Curley got past Boys' Latin, 65-63.

Curley led 27-21 at halftime Tuesday, but Severn was able to rally in the second half to snap a three-game losing streak. The Admirals won despite missing 14 of 26 free throw attempts.

Severn will play at Annapolis Area Christian in league action Friday evening. Curley will look to bounce back Thursday afternoon against St. Paul's School.

Severn School 58, Archbishop Curley 57
Severn: Smith 7, Adams 16, Testoff 23, Thurston 2, Duncan 2, Ketney 2, Montgomery 6. Totals 20 12-26 58.
Curley: Jennings 4, Scarbath 5, Carroll 18, Franklin 1, McCray 8, Petrides 2, Kobakhidze 17. Totals 17 18-27 57. Halftime: Curley 27, Severn 21.

-Derek Toney