Final Four Frustration For Stephen Decatur

March 9, 2017 Posted by Matt Pencek Basketball, Featured Sports, Local Sports

College Park, MD – The Maryland 3A High School Basketball semifinal match-up between Stephen Decatur and Baltimore Polytech featured an individual battle between the schools two division I bound post players. Because Polytech’s De’Vondre Perry (committed to Temple) won his duel with the Seahawks Keve Aluma (signed with Wofford), for the second season in a row Decatur leaves College Park without a state title, losing 74-44. Putting Decatur’s final season record at 25-2

Outside or inside, Perry was a force as he scored 33 points including 6-10 from three-point territory. Perry also grabbed nine rebounds.

For most of the first half, Aluma was the Decatur offense scoring nine of the Seahawks’ first 13 points. Aluma finished with a respectable double/double 19 points and 11 rebounds.

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