They might be the best 2-21 team you
will ever see play. With Elkton’s 78-62 playoff win at home against North East
in the opening round of the State Championships, the Golden Elks still have a chance to
win it all.
The last weeks of the season brought controversy
and disappointment for the Elkton squad. The Golden Elks were forced to forfeit
all of their regular season wins, save their season ending win after the
forfeits, to give away all 19 wins in their 19-2 season.
In spite of efforts by Elkton to race out
to an early lead, North East made a fight of it in the first period. Indian
Maurice Dickey buried three three-pointers, including a trifecta at the buzzer,
to cut the Elkton lead to 18-16 after one.
Elkton turned on their defense and the
press in the second period, holding North East to three baskets and ten points.
The Golden Elks put up 25 points in the second frame and blew the game wide
open.
North East’s senior leaders did their best
to keep the game close. Maurice Dickey carded five three-pointers for the game
and 21 points to lead the Indians. Kendall Danglade added 20 points.
Malachi Seney posted 25 points for the
Golden Elks to lead all scorers in a team effort that had ten different players
putting points on the board.
After forging their double-digit lead in
the second period, the Golden Elks never let off the gas forcing numerous
Indian turnovers. In spite of
eight three-pointers for the contest, North East never mounted a serious second
half run, ending their season with a sixteen point loss.
The Golden Elks have now started a new
winning streak, currently at two games, and will face the winner of tonight’s
Fallston-Edgewood matchup.
02-24-12 Elkton v North East Boys Basketball - Images by Eclipse Sportswire
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