Edmondson High boys’ basketball coach Darnell Dantzler said Wednesday afternoon that he though his team could win at Digital Harbor Thursday. But he added a little caveat.
“I don’t know what team will show up,” said Dantzler.
He knows now where the Red Storm will be Tuesday evening: The city title game. Edmondson punched its ticket to Morgan State University with a 67-64 victory over the Rams.
Rodney Pratcher scored a game-high 23 points for Edmondson (14-2), and senior center Stanton Kidd added 15. Senior guard Justin Jackson led Digital Harbor (17-4) with 20 points, and Davon Usher and Stanford Toran each finished with 15.
Pratcher, a 5-foot-10 guard, gave the Red Storm the lead for good with a jumper with 10 seconds remaining in regulation as Edmondson will play two-time defending champ Lake Clifton Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. The Red Storm played Walbrook Friday and even if they lost, they advance to the city title game based on its head-to-head win over Digital Harbor.
The west Baltimore school should be flying high into its regular season finale after gaining its biggest victory of the season. The Red Storm only two losses came at City College and home against Dunbar.
Edmondson jumped out to a 19-7 first quarter, and led by as many as 15 points in the second half. Digital Harbor wiped out the deficit and took a 64-63 lead on a score by Toran with 54 seconds left in regulation. After an Edmondson timeout, Pratcher, who had only six points in the second half, came through in the clutch.
The Rams had one final chance, but they turned the ball over. Wayne Mobley took it in for a dunk for Edmondson, and the celebration began.
Though Digital Harbor was denied a second straight trip to the city finals, it could get another shot at the Red Storm in the Class 2A North Region playoffs in a couple of weeks. The region is arguably the toughest in the state with past state champions Digital Harbor, Lake Clifton, Randallstown and City College.
Edmondson 67, Digital Harbor 64
Edmondson: Pratcher 23, Kidd 15, Lovelocke 9, Thomas 8, Mobley 6, Pyatt 4, Dyer 2. Totals: 28 6-18 67.
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