On Mon., Jan. 27, the Bel Air Boys’ Basketball Team took on cross-town rival C. Milton Wright in an surprisingly one sided upset with the Bobcats coming out on top 79-63
Sophomore Jahari Carmichael lead the charge, scoring 4 points in the first minute of the game as the Bobcats took an early 7-1 lead. C. Milton tried to subdue the ‘Cats with their infamous full court press, but the Bobcats would have none of that, jumping out to a 22-9 lead with 1:44 left in the first quarter. The Bobcats finished the quarter strong with a 26-12 lead.
C. Milton Wright showed some signs of life in the second quarter, cutting the lead down to 5 by getting a few turnovers and fast breaks but the Bobcats quickly smothered an attempted comeback, going on a 7-2 run to end the second quarter. C. Milton only hurt themselves in the game, missing numerous second chance opportunities and wide open shots. The score at half was 36-29 in Bel Air’s favor.
Bel Air did not take their foot of the gas, starting the 3rd quarter on a 10-2 run and once again breaking the Mustangs’ full court press with ease. The Bel Air fan base played a huge part in the game, frustrating numerous C. Milton players and not letting them get into the flow of the game. Junior Kevin Morrissey had a huge 3rd quarter,, lighting it up from beyond the arc also scoring a total of 22 points for the game. Bel Air had all the momentum going into the 4th quarter with a 16 point lead.
C. Milton Wright showed signs of a late comeback, hitting a couple of quick 3’s, but the Bobcat’s lead was too great for the Mustangs to overcome, eventually falling to Bel Air by a score of 79-63. 3 key players fouled out of the game for C. Milton Wright including their leading scorer Mychal Stefinides.
Junior J.D. Bruck commented on covering Mychal Stefinedes, one of Harford County’s best players. “I knew that if we shut him down, then we would have a pretty good shot at winning. He has the ability to change a game on his own so I knew we needed to shut him down”
“That was a huge game for us, beating the number 4 team in the county,” Coach Getz said. “We got some big minutes from a couple of players and pulled out a team win.”
The Bobcats’ next game will take place on, Jan. 28 at North East in a big division game for the Bel Air.