Richard Bland 52, at Harford 54

BEL AIR, Md. (Interstat) — In a game defined by sloppy ball-handling and missed opportunities, the Harford Fighting Owls narrowly escaped with a 54-52 victory over the Richard Bland Eagles in a men’s junior college basketball season opener on Thursday night. The contest, a back-and-forth affair that saw 37 combined turnovers, was ultimately decided in the final chaotic seconds. Harford’s Tre Powell sank a critical 3-pointer with 31 seconds remaining to put the Fighting Owls up by two. Richard Bland had multiple chances to tie or take the lead in the closing moments but was plagued by the same turnover… Read more...