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The Oxon Hill High School boys' basketball team suffered its second overtime defeat of the week with an 87-79 loss to DuVal on Friday night. After building a comfortable second-half lead, DuVal let the Clippers back in the game in the fourth quarter.

"We were not patient on offense and that led to turnovers and fouls," said DuVal coach Artie Walker.

Oxon Hill hit free throws and took advantage of a technical foul called on DuVal to tie the game 75-75 at the end of regulation. In overtime, Walker devised a plan to contain Ray Gatling, who had 38 points in the contest for Oxon Hill.

"It took me the entire regulation to realize we had to put Lito Bush on Gatling," said Walker.

Bush, in his first start of the season, did not show up on the score sheet but put in a strong defensive effort all night. Walker took a risk on a critical overtime possession and switched to a 3-2 defense that he said DuVal hadn't practiced. Oxon Hill could not run its set and got trapped in the corner, leading to a critical turnover. Andrew Council scored six of his nine points in overtime, as the Tigers dominated the extra session.

"In overtime we got our patience back offensively and that won us the game," said Walker.

Oxon Hill (3-8): Ray Gatling 38, Denzel McGuine 6, Aaron Venson 22, Brandon Saunders 1, Anthony Butler 6, Vincent Walker 2, Timon Johnson 4.

DuVal (7-3, 5-3): Andrew Council 9, Colin Beatty 33, Gary Martin 15, Kieth Crocket 23, Mark Nickens-Dempsey 7.

Halftime: Oxon Hill 38, DuVal 32.

Crossland 98, Surrattsville 86

Senior Percy Wood of Crossland stole the show with a season-high 42 points, six assists and six steals.

"Percy struggled the last two games so I said to him, ‘pick your shots, keep your team involved and you can easily get 10 points a quarter,'" said Crossland coach Christopher Williams.

Crossland's DeAndre Whetstone only scored four points but dished out 10 assists to contribute from the point guard position. Wood is averaging 32 points per game.

Surrattsville (0-8, 0-8): Julian Garcia 14, Richard Harris 25, Keith Ross 3, Louis Simpson 13, John Savoy 8, Andre Williams 4, William Wright 4, Kenneth Taylor 12, Klevon Morris 1, Toure Graham 2.

Crossland (4-7, 2-3): Trevon Barnes 7, Barry Hannah 7, Donte Whitaker 6, Antonio Kinlaw 2, Maurice Thompson 4, Darnnell Harris 5, Da-Andre Whetstone 4, Omar White 19, Percy Wood 42, Lawrence Wyman 2

Halftime: Crossland 49, Surrattsville 39

Flowers 68, Suitland 57

Flowers took an 18-point lead into halftime against Suitland only to see the Rams come within five points by the end of the third quarter. In a decisive fourth quarter, Flowers took advantage of Suitland turnovers to finish the game on top.

"We shot fairly well and rebounded better, but at halftime we had 17 turnovers," said Suitland coach Bruce Ford. "That was the story of the game."

Suitland (2-8, 0-6): C. Lewis 14, J. Steele 8, N. Ross 5, Crawford 23, Gilmore 4, Tyson 3.

Flowers (6-4): Jackson 24, Johnson 3, Evans 19, Morris 8, Hurrington 4, Campbell 3, House 6, Martin 1.

Halftime: Flowers 43, Suitland 25.

Lake Clifton 60, Laurel 44

The Spartans lost to an undefeated Lake Clifton team in a non-league game.

"We played an opponent from Baltimore we had no familiarity with, who shot better than anyone we played yet this season," said Laurel coach Antoine Gaither.

After falling behind early, Laurel trimmed its deficit to as little as six points, but got no closer.

"This game just makes us aware of what we have to work on, such as team defense," said Gaither.

Romel Blackson was the high scorer for Laurel with 14 points.

Lake Clifton: Melvin 4, Sharp 12, W. Barton 23, Holt 4, A. Barton 15, Newman 2.

Laurel (7-3, 6-1): Marcus Hebron 10, Jerrium Beale 2, Romel Blackson 14, Corey Woods 8, Killian Azah 10.

Halftime: Lake Clifton 24, Laurel 14.

County 3A/2A/1A League
Friendly 97, Potomac 90

The Patriots outlasted the Wolverines in a County 3A/2A/1A League slugfest that was close until the final minutes.

With three minutes left in the game, Potomac trailed, 85-82, but Friendly scored on free throws and a layup to regain control.

Senior guard Henry Hood went off for 34 points and senior guard A.J. Thomas had 27 for Friendly. Daron Wiseman led Potomac with a 25-point performance. Ironically, Friendly coach Robert Garner said the gameplan was to slow down Potomac's pace.

"We try to focus on defense, but they're tough and they dictate tempo." Garner said. "At times they pressured us really well. Potomac fought very hard and it was a good game, but A.J. Thomas and Henry Hood really stepped up for us."

Friendly remains undefeated in the conference and will return to action on Thursday against Gwynn Park, which also is unbeaten in the league.

Friendly (11-1, 8-0): Henry Hood 34, Michael Gonzalez 2, Sherrod Baltimore 2, Montez Bentley 4, Reginald Sims 9, AJ Thomas 27, Michael Johnson 2, Gamari Mayfield 4, Brian Brooks 13.

Potomac: Chris Wiseman 4, Daron Wiseman 25, Jermaine Lee 2, Dave Brockenberry 12, Darius Ridley 2, Malcom Perkins 2, Greg Morgan 23, DeAndre Montgomery 20.

Halftime: Tied at 45.

Douglass 74, Central 70

Although the Falcons came close to completing an 11-point comeback, they could not finish it as the Eagles claimed their seventh victory this season.

Central coach Norris Powell said Douglass was able to get several critical turnovers in the final minutes to close out the game. Timmone Watley led Douglass with 12 points. Point guard Jeron Beasley scored 10, including five in the fourth quarter to help preserve the win. Devinne White and Jevon Jordan each had 16 to lead Central.

Douglass (7-4, 4-5): Eric Washington 9, Tremaine Watson 6, Marcus McCoy 3, Timmone Watley 12, Justin Maze 9, Perrell Murray 9, Terrell Bonhom 10, Jeron Beasley 10, Aaron Jones 2, Solomon Finnell 5.

Central (2-7, 1-6): Devinne White 16, El Ricco Collins 14, James Jordan 12, Jevon Jordan 16, Joven McKinny 4, Embry Davis 2, Tony Clark 2, Omari George 1.

Halftime: Douglass 42, Central 35.

Fairmont Heights 68, Forestville 61

"An ugly win is better than a pretty loss," said Fairmont Heights coach George Wake when asked about the outcome of Friday's game against Forestville. "They outplayed us and we were fortunate to win."

Fairmont Heights didn't take its first lead of the night until the beginning of the fourth quarter. Khaalis Coppock-Bey scored a game-high 22 points, but Wake said it was his team's strong defense that gave the Hornets the win.

"We've still got to learn how to play the right way but we're working on it," said Wake.

Forestville: Phillip Graham 6, Brandon Waters 18, Marquise Forte 4, Shawn Ragland 6, Dasheek Bannister 6, Gains 10, Michael Igboko 5, Carnel McClary 6.

Fairmont Heights (7-4, 4-3): Jamal Brown 6, Thomas Logan 2, Khaalis Coppock-Bey 22, Marlin Robinson 1, Victor Ibeh 19, Gary Williams 13, Lamont Adair 5.

Halftime: Forestville 36, Fairmont Heights 27.

Private schools
Pallotti 69, Annapolis Area Christian 55

Pallotti defeated Annapolis Area Christian to stay perfect in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association B Conference Southern Division. Senior Leon Porter scored a game-high 29 points along with six rebounds and six assists.

"When you hit conference play it gets tough and you just have to take it one game at a time," said Pallotti coach Shae Johnson. "We're just trying to stay focused and stay competitive."

Pallotti (16-2, 6-0): Leslie Addy 5,Ben Gray 2, Kevin Murphy 5, Leon Porter 29, Darrien Thomas 6, Eric Washington 14, Kendall Watkins 8.

Annapolis Area Christian (4-4 league): Z. Scantlin 2, T. Lewis 8, C. Lipinski 10, M. Gierl 8, P. Perry 4, P. Lipinski 22, T. Ellwein 1.

Halftime: Pallotti 33, Annapolis Area Christian 21.

Queen Anne 43, Sandy Spring 40

Sandy Spring fought back from a 10-point halftime deficit only to lose a close one to Queen Anne in a low-scoring Potomac Valley Athletic Conference game. Although Queen Anne never trailed in the game, the Lions only managed 16 points in the second half and let Sandy Spring back in the game.

"Sandy Spring played hard, knocked down shots and we didn't capitalize on our opportunities," said Queen Anne coach Dave Montgomery. Three of Queen Anne's starters got into foul trouble early in the third quarter, including high scorer Edmond Wright II.

"We were shorthanded after halftime but we still eked out the win," said Montgomery.

Sandy Spring (6-9, 2-8): Juman 14, Bonser 10, Dean 9, Wang 6, Moraff 1.

Queen Anne (13-3, 9-1): Edmond Wright II 17, Larry Haley 10, Dean Bolt 6, Steven Brown 6, Lloyd Bramble 2, Miles Meadows 2.

Halftime: Queen Anne 27, Sandy Spring 17.