Boys Basketball

Boys basketball No. 3 Digital Harbor (1-0) at No. 2 St. Frances (2-0) When: Friday, 6:30 p.m. Coaches: Johnnie Grimes, Digital Harbor; Mark Karcher, St. Frances Last meeting: First meeting Key players to watch Digital Harbor – Kevin Smith, Sr., G; Daquan Cook, Sr., G; Antonio Manns, Jr., F St. Frances – Greg Lewis, Sr., C; R.J. Williams, Sr., G Keys to victory...

Something looks familiar in the Howard County boys basketball scene these days. It was just two seasons ago that Oakland Mills ran the table in the regular season, going 22-0 and then winning the District V championship before falling in the Class 2A South regional final to finish with a 25-1 mark.  This season, eighth-year coach Jon Browne -- who has a 108-64 career record -- has the No. 12 Scorpions at 11-0 with a talented squad that features...

Name, Prep School and/or High School, College Cedric Blossom , Montrose Christian / Hammond, MORGAN STATE Greg Brown , Archbishop Spalding, ST. FRANCIS (PA.) JJ Butler , Patterson Mill, LIPSCOMB Sam Cassell Jr. , Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) / St. Frances, MARYLAND Daquan Cook , St. Frances, UNLV Cliff Cornish , North County, HIGH POINT Josh Forney , St. Frances, LOYOLA Bryan Harris , Massanutten (Va.)

Mike Daniel has enjoyed consistent success in his 29 years of coaching boys basketball in the area. He began by putting Towson Catholic on the map -- winning four Baltimore Catholic League and Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference titles (1998-2001) -- before moving to City and capturing state titles in 2009 and 2010.   After a year at Severn, Daniel is now in his first season at New Town and getting the No. 11 Titans (19-3) ready for a run in the Class 1A state playoffs.   On Feb. 13, Daniel guided New Town to a 69-60 win over Randallstown for his 500th career win. Now, Daniel and the Titans are looking forward to more wins with the playoffs set to start.   Earning the top seed in the Class 1A North region, the Titans have a bye in the opening round and will meet the Havre de Grace-FAET winner in next Thursday's second round.     Have you reflected on your milestone win?

Here's a look at the 2012-13 Anne Arundel County Coaches All-County boys basketball teams: First team Delaszo Smith  (SR)- Annapolis Ryan Hill   (SR) - Arundel Aaron Terry (SR) - Chesapeake Corey Martin (JR) - North County Eric Lindsey (SR) - Southern   Second team Juan Brown (JR) - Annapolis Austin Carroll (SR) - Arundel Jerrin Ball (SR) - Old Mill Jahair Jones (JR) - South River Keaton Mack (SR) - Arundel Clay Smith (JR)

The Dunbar boys basketball team has already earned a spot to defend its Baltimore City Division I championship -- this year's title game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Morgan St a te . The one question left -- who will the No. 3 Poets play? A deep and balanced regular season in Baltimore City comes to an end Friday with plenty of excitement as three teams -- No. 6 Edmondson, No. 8 City and No. 12 Poly -- are still in the hunt for the second spot in Tuesday's title game with each 9-2 in league play.

The Patterson Mill Huskies boys basketball team picked up a win against a Chesapeake (upper) Division opponent, dispatching the host-team North Harford Hawks, 58-40, Tuesday night. Edgewood also grabbed a Tuesday night victory, beating the Cristo Rey Jesuit team, while C. Milton Wright lost to Benjamin Franklin. With the victory, Patterson Mill (13-0 Susquehanna) improved to 16-2 overall, while North Harford (3-8 Chesapeake) fell to 8-11 on the season. The Huskies led, 31-16, at the halftime intermission.

The Centennial boys basketball team had been here before. The two-time defending Class 3A East regional champion found itself down by three points with six seconds left in regulation. But the Eagles have turned to Omari Ringgold all year when they needed a big shot. With the season seconds away from ending, Ringgold delivered again. He made a 3-pointer from the left corner as time expired to force overtime and Centennial went on to outlast host River Hill, 81-76, in triple overtime Thursday to reach the 3A East semifinals.

The Bay Area Shuckers of the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League named Pete Corriero as the first head coach in franchise history on Monday. Corriero, 28, will remain the boys basketball head coach at Meade, where he has been since 2009. The New Jersey native began his coaching career in 2004 as an assistant at St. Mary's. The Shuckers will play their home games in Anne Arundel County.