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Gangler's 3-pointer declaws Huskies as Rams holds on against north county rivals
For The Potomac Highlands Dispatch
OAKLAND, Jan. 7 - Against Keyser on Tuesday, Northern Garrett led the Golden Tornado for most of the game but lost after a poorly executed fourth quarter.
On Friday on the road against No. 2 Southern Garrett, the seventh-ranked Huskies allowed the home team the lead for much of the game. Like Keyser, Northern Garrett rallied late in the game. The Huskies couldn't complete a fourth-quarter rally, however, and fell to 0-3 in the Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference.
Northern Garrett is now 3-3 on the season. With about two minutes to play in the fourth quarter, though, it seemed the Rams were on their way to their first conference loss of the season.
The Rams led by as many as 17 points in the third period and held a seemingly comfortable 48-37 advantage after 24 minutes.
The Huskies cut the lead to four points in the fourth quarter but Southern's Kurt Gangler then hit hit only 3-pointer of the game. That basket effectively halted Northern Garrett's rally, Huskies coach Christopher Elliott said in an email.
"Then D.J. Richie hit another three, his second of the game," Elliott reported.
The Huskies again pulled within seven points but the Rams shot 10-for-10 from the foul line in the fourth period - and made 11 of 14 overall - to seal a nine-point victory.
Wyatt McBee 18 points
Joey Kisselovich 15 points
Calvin Hilliard 16 points
D.J. Ritchie 10 points
Garrett Rayner 5 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists
Steven Holtschneider 14 pts, 7 steals, 5 assists
Matt Gibson 26 points, 9 steals, 5 assists
Cody Humberson 8 points, 6 rebounds
No. 2 Southern Garrett 66
No. 7 Northern Garrett 57
SOUTHERN GARRETT
Gangler 1 4-4 7, McBee 5 2-2 18, Kisselovich 5 5-6 15, Richie 4 0-0 10, Hilliard 8 0-2 16. Totals 23 11-14 66.
NORTHERN GARRETT (3-3, 0-3)
Rayner 2 1-3 5, Holtschneider 5 3-3 14, Wilt 1 0-0 2, Gibson 10 0-0 26, Humberson 3 2-2 8, Doerr 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 6-8 57.
N. Garrett 11 10 16 20 -- 57
S. Garrett 17 16 15 18 -- 66
3-pointers: Northern Garrett 7 (holtschneider, Gibson 6). Southern Garrett 6 (McBee 3, Richie 2, Gangler).
Huskies 57
Today's scoreboard
Boys
* No. 1 Bishop Walsh 76, No. 6 Fort Hill 50
* Fairmont Senior 72, No. 5 Allegany 47
Rams 66
Girls
* No. 8 5 Mountain Ridge 58
No. 4 Keyser 49