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MBB 2018 champs
62
Cecil College CECIL CO 12-13
71
Winner Harford Community College HARFORD 20-7
Cecil College CECIL CO
12-13
62
Final
71
Harford Community College HARFORD
20-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Cecil College CECIL CO 31 31 62
Harford Community College HARFORD 36 35 71

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Harford Sweeps Conference Championships

  • Tournament: Maryland Juco Conference Tournament Finals
  • Final Score:  #1 seed Harford Fighting Owls 71 - #6 seed Cecil Seahawks 62
  • Records: Harford 21-7 | Cecil 12-14
  • Location: Largo, Md. - Prince George's CC
  • The Short Story: The Fighting Owls men's basketball team completed the conference sweep as they took down Cecil 71-62. Harford's Martin Kelly Jr. led all scorers with 17 points and 10 rebounds on his way to being named the tournament MVP.
  • Box Score: Click Here
 HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Khalil Williams-Diggins started Harford out well with a steal and fast break basket to get Harford the lead just 30 seconds in.
  • Cecil took the lead at 14-11 on an eight point run, but a foul by Cecil's Jordan Griggs was called followed by him receiving a technical foul to put him on the bench with three fouls and gave Evason Ogbonna a chance to make four straight free throws to take the lead.
  • With Harford down five, Carlos Done's layup started a 9-0 Fighting Owls run to ensure
  •  Harford struggled with turnovers in the first half, but made up for it by getting to the line 22 times and making 19 as they went into the break with a 36-31 lead.
  • The Fighting Owls came out attacking the rim in the second half, with Batur Sahinoz and Williams-Diggins making layups along with a big dunk by DeZ Brown got Harford up by nine.
  • Jones would later hit another three pointer then Kelly would get a tip in to get Harford up to an 11 point lead at 50-39.
  • Cecil would charge all the way back to just a one point Harford lead before the boys in blue went on a 10-0 run with Martin Kelly Jr. scoring 6 of those points capped off by a monster slam.
  • From there it was just a matter of free throws which the Fighting Owls were well accustomed to in the game as they shot 33-40 from the free throw line to close out the conference championship.
  • Martin Kelly Jr. was named the tournament MVP in part thanks to his 17 points and 10 rebounds while Malik Jones added 16 including an 8-9 performance from the free throw line.
  • Evason Ogbonna played some crucial minutes as he added 8 points and a couple of blocks while DeZ Brown scored 7 with 6 rebounds.
QUOTES
  • Head coach Mike Smelkinson: "Well I think we were very motivated, these guys work so hard every day. We have a lot of really good players and a lot of the time they don't get the credit they deserve around the league. So we were playing with something to prove and we proved it today. This is what we strive for at Harford and the results are a credit to th
  • Sophomore guard Martin Kelly Jr.: "I am just glad I was able to help my team win. My team had my back and I had their back. Those are my brothers and we are going to fight to the end."
UP NEXT
  • Harford will close out their regular season schedule at the College of Southern Maryland on Monday, February 26 at 6 pm.
  • The Southern Maryland Hawks are 15-11 on the year and are coming off a big upset victory over Allegany in the conference tournament quarterfinals before falling to Cecil in overtime of the semifinals.
  • Harford defeated Southern Maryland 97-90 in overtime back on November 15.
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