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Rockville Basketball Playoff Roundup
Magruder's state title hopes are still alive after a win over Churchill.
With the Maryland state playoffs winding down, it's time to take a look at how the Rockville teams fared over the past week.
Magruder:
The boys basketball team is still alive and will face Springbrook at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring in the 4A West regional final. Magruder beat Paint Branch 72-51 and Churchill 62-55 to get to this point. The Colonels were led by Nick Griffin who hit seven three pointers and scored 30 points against Churchill. Magruder is 1-1 against Springbrook this season, and would be trying to win the region for the first time since 2007.
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The girls basketball team lost 54-44 to Whitman in the first round of the playoffs. The team started strong, leading by 4 at halftime, but had a poor second half to fall to Whitman. The Lady Colonels finished at 3-17 on the year.
Richard Montgomery:
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The boys basketball team lost 50-40 to Whitman in the first round of the playoffs. It was close for a majority of the game, with RM trailing by just one after three quarters. Paul Sewell scored 17 points. RM finished with a 5-18 record.
The girls basketball team lost 59-47 to Bethesda-Chevy Chase in the first round of the playoffs. B-CC jumped out to a large lead early on and wouldn't give up the lead for the rest of the game. The Lady Rockets finished 5-17.
Rockville:
The boys basketball team lost to South Carroll, 57-32, in the second round of the playoffs. They had beaten Francis Scott Key in the first round. Rockville, as with a lot of their losses this season, had one really bad quarter, the second, where they scored only three points. DeAndre Kelly scored 17 points in his final game for Rockville. The Rams finished 8-16.
The girls basketball team lost to Liberty, 68-31, in the second round of the playoffs. They beat Wheaton, 45-25, to advance to the second round. They went 3-0 against rival Wheaton this season. They finished 5-13 overall.
Wootton:
The boys basketball team lost to Sherwood, 50-46, in the first round of the playoffs. Wootton led the entire game until Sherwood exploded for 23 points in the fourth quarter. Kyle Welty scored 17 points for Wootton in the game. They finished 14-9 this season.
The girls basketball team lost to Whitman 44-41 in the second round of the playoffs. They beat Walter Johnson, 53-41, in the first round. Like the boys team, they led Whitman going into the fourth before being dominated in the final frame, 15-4. They finished 14-6 this year.
