Huntingtown, MD – Celebrating their senior night, the host team, Huntingtown High Hurricanes started all five seniors on their team in their last home regular season game.
Despite losing the opening tip, Huntingtown got out to a quick lead, and never looked back. They began the game on a 10-0 run.
As a team they hit 4 three point baskets in the quarter, and dominated all phases of the game for the quarter. With 1.8 left on the clock in the first quarter, Leonardtown guard David Huffman was fouled while shooting a 3 point shot. He made the first and last of his free throws. Huntingtown forward Tony Tavares took the inbounds pass and turn and heaved a shot down court as the buzzer sounded. The ball banked off the backboard and into the basket. Tavares shot the ball from the opposite three point line. The entire Huntingtown crowd got into the game at that moment.
In the second quarter, the Hurricanes again got on an early run, and put more distance between themselves and the Raiders. They began the quarter on a 12-3 run, and held the lead at 40-22 at the half. Going into halftime, the dynamic Easton twin guards Huntingtown boasts led the team in scoring. Brandon Easton scored 7 in the first half, while his brother Bryan had 12.
Coming out of the Huntingtown locker room, Leonardtown showed some heart as they kept trying to trim the Huntingtown lead. But the 2-3 zone mixed with the 2-1-2 press the Canes were running proved to be to much. The smallest they could get the deficit down to in the quarter was 16, and that was after a three point basket by Ryan Stearns as the buzzer sounded 5 seconds later. The Hurricanes led 54-38, and looked to coast to the end of the game.
The fourth quarter consisted of the Hurricanes pressing their thumbs down on any chance the Raiders had of coming back. Fast break points, and transition points turned into the Raiders Achilles heel as the Hurricanes outran the Raiders defense. At the final buzzer, Huntingtown won 74-50, and set up a ‘win and you’re in’ setup for them regarding next week’s SMAC Championship game.
Huntingtown was led in scoring by Bryan Easton, who finished with 23 points. His twin Brandon scored 17 of his own points. For Leonardtown, David Huffman had 15 points, and Daniel Kolway had 9 points. Huntingtown travels to Patuxent on Friday night and tip with them at 6:30PM. Leonardtown takes on Great Mills at 6:30 on Friday.