 The Cecil College women's basketball team made 'herstory' Sunday afternoon.
The Seahawks secured their first-ever national tournament berth by decisively defeating Chesapeake College 74-48 in the Region XX Division II tournament championship game. "It's amazing. It's exciting," said Cecil sophomore guard Alexis Stubblefield, who was named the tournament's MVP. "We're all just speechless. I don't know. It's just exciting." Cecil College's men's basketball team came up short in its bid for an 11th Region XX Division II title.
The Seahawks started strong, but the College of Southern Maryland took control late in the first half on the way to a 72-65 triumph Sunday afternoon. Photos from the title games of the 21st annual Cecil College Green -n- Gold Boys & Girls High School Holiday Basketball Tournament.
 After a slow start to the season and only winning two games before the Green-N-Gold tournament. North East head coach Chris Hadjis said it felt like Christmas all over again, when his team won.
North East battled Tome in the tournament at Cecil College on December 27. North East topped Tome with a score of 36-28. He credited the Indians' success to the fact that they are playing as a team and many of their injured players are back.  The Elks didn't take a break over the Christmas holiday, capturing a win over Bo Manor in girls basketball.
Elkton defeated the Eagles 55-35 on December 27 during the Green-N-Gold tournament at Cecil College. "We laid an egg with C.M. Wright last week and the girls learned from that. I was really happy with how they prepared for this game. They were fully prepared," said Elkton head coach Chris Dunn. The Elks practiced hard for the tournament and used some new strategies. "Our offense against their zone that was something different that we put in this game and it worked really well," said Dunn. |
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