Seneca Valley falls to Potomac in State Semi-Finals

College Park, MD Thursday, March 9: Seneca Valley’s 3A State Championship runs ended in a semi-final loss to Potomac High School, of Oxon Hill MD 66-59.

Seneca Valley played their hearts out last at Xfinity Center on the campus of the University of Maryland, but just fell short in their losing effort.

The Screamin’ Eagles were down two at the end of the first quarter 16-14 and suffer a 5-0 run to begin the 2^nd quarter and were quickly down 21-14. Points from behind the three point line seemed to be illusive throughout the contest with Seneca Valley be 4-18 from behind the arc. In the end Potomac took its largest lead late in the fourth quarter in what had been a closely contested game, the score was tied eight ties and the lead changed eleven times.

Scoring for Seneca Valley were #3 Brandon Simpson 26 points to lead all scorers on 10-15 shooting from the field, #5 Tyran Crawford 12 points, and #4 Kareem Matthews 10 points.

Seneca Valley finishes their season 24-1 with their heads held high. Coach Brian Murphy though disappointed with the outcome was positive on how hard his Screamin’ Eagles played last night.

Daryl Schultz

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Daryl Schultz is a retired MCPS teacher and varsity coach. For the past 25 years he has enjoyed sports, outdoors, pet and family event photography. He brings over three decades of experience as a teacher, basketball, lacrosse and volleyball coach. Living in Olney, you may find him covering and blogging on nearby private and public school sporting events. Daryl, an avid year-round fisherman, may even blog with details on his latest expeditions. Daryl’s freelance photography and blog will be here on archive.mymcmedia.org and he can be contacted at baycountryphoto@gmail.com.

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