Bel Air, Md. – The No.3 Harford Fighting Owls men's basketball team looks to avenge its regular season loss to Allegany when they take on the No.2 Trojans at home in the second semifinal game of the Region 20 Division I Tournament. The two-day tournament is hosted by Harford and will take place inside the APGFCU Arena from Thursday, February 28 through Friday, March 1.
 
The winner will face either top-seeded Baltimore City or No.4 Hagerstown in Friday's finals, with the opening tip of that game scheduled for 7:30 p.m. 

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Harford vs. Allegany – Region XX Division I Semifinal
Game Date: Thursday, February 28
Game Time: 7 p.m. (EST)
Location: Bel Air, Md. (APGFCU Arena)

Series History

• Harford holds a 5-7 record against Allegany in the Fighting Owls modern era of record keeping (2008-present). However, four of Harford's five wins over the Trojans have come at home.
• The lone meeting between the two teams this season came back on Feb. 5. Allegany overcame a 16-point halftime deficit, outscoring Harford 57-36 in the final 20 minutes to escape Bel Air with an 85-80 win.
• Allegany was scheduled to play Harford on Jan. 12, but back out of the date due to weather concerns.

Fighting Owls at a Glance

• In his 5^th season as head coach, Mike Smelkinson has already staked his claim the winningest men's basketball coach in program history. Smelkinson captured the 100^th victory of his Harford tenure back on Jan. 25 in a 100-80 defeat of Chesapeake.
• Harford return two guards from last year's Maryland Junior College Conference Tournament winning squad; Isaiah Boggs and Khalil Williams-Diggins.
• Led by freshman Jaedon Willis and Naquan Williams-Day, the Fighting Owls have proven to be one of the most efficient groups from three-point range in the conference. Harford has made over one-third (35.9%) of its attempts from distance, good enough for second in all of Maryland JUCO.
• Willis is also Harford's leading scorer at 18.8 points per game. Behind him is sophomore transfer Devin Smith (13.4 ppg) and Williams-Day (11.3).
• Among all 15 teams in the conference, Harford ranks within the top five in points, steals, and three-point field goal percentage.

 Trojans at a Glance

• Led by 6^th year head coach Tommie Reams, Allegany has amassed a 17-11 overall record and an 11-3 mark in conference play this season.
• At the forefront of the Trojans' attack is sophomore guard Demarcus Demonia, who leads the conference in scoring (21.5 ppg.) and rebounding (11.9 rpg.).
• Demonia is flanked by a pair of veteran guards in Antoine Lewis (16.8 ppg.) and Davon Floyd (14.1 ppg.). Lewis is also third in the conference in steals per game (2.6).
• As a team, Allegany leads the conference in scoring (89.8 ppg.) and blocks (5.6 bpg.).
• Only Howard (86 ppg.) has surrendered more points per game to opposing teams than Allegany (84.3).