Clippers sink Potomac in Battle of Oxon Hill (Photos)
By The Sports Pulse Staff
OXON HILL – The Oxon Hill High School boys basketball team took down Potomac High School, 67-61, on Feb. 20, 2020. The Clippers (18-3) managed to hang on after being outscored by 13 points in the fourth quarter, but Potomac (20-1) could not finish the job.
Oxon Hill guard Ronald Polite led all scorers with 23 points while Marlon Ellerbe and Malik Holland combined for 28 points. Potomac’s Corey Dyches led the Wolverines in scoring with 19 points while Jordan Beckett only missed one field goal attempt (6-of-7) and tallied 14 points.
Ronald Polite (1) of Oxon Hill scored 23 points in a 67-61 win over Potomac during a Prince George’s County boy’s basketball game at Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, MD. (Michael R. Smith/The Sports Pulse). 
Potomacs Corey Dyches (1) takes a shot over Oxon Hills Ronald Polite (1) during a Prince George’s County boy’s basketball game at Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, MD. (Michael R. Smith/The Sports Pulse). 
Duane Mason (5) of Potomac puts up a shot during a Prince George’s County boy’s basketball game at Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, MD. (Michael R. Smith/The Sports Pulse). 
Potomacs Elijah Crawford (2) puts up a shot during a Prince George’s County boy’s basketball game at Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, MD. (Michael R. Smith/The Sports Pulse). 
Elijah Crawford (2) of Potomac grabs a rebound during a Prince George’s County boy’s basketball game at Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, MD. (Michael R. Smith/The Sports Pulse). 
Jaden Myers (10) makes a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter during a Prince George’s County boy’s basketball game at Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, MD. (Michael R. Smith/The Sports Pulse). 
Jordan Beckett (23) of Potomac puts up shot in the first half during a Prince George’s County boy’s basketball game at Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, MD. (Michael R. Smith/The Sports Pulse). 
Oxon Hill coach Lewis Howard talks with Zion Tyson (13) during a Prince George’s County boy’s basketball game at Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, MD. (Michael R. Smith/The Sports Pulse). 
Marlon Ellerbe (2) of Oxon Hill drives to the basket during a Prince George’s County boy’s basketball game at Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, MD. (Michael R. Smith/The Sports Pulse). 
Miquel Beasley (3) of Potomac is pinned against the sideline during a Prince George’s County boy’s basketball game at Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, MD. (Michael R. Smith/The Sports Pulse). 
Ronald Polite (1) of Oxon Hill puts up a shot over Potomac’s Jordan Beckett (23) during a Prince George’s County boy’s basketball game at Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, MD. (Michael R. Smith/The Sports Pulse). 
Ronald Polite (1) of Oxon Hill puts up a shot over Jordan Beckett (23) of Potomac during a Prince George’s County boy’s basketball game at Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, MD. (Michael R. Smith/The Sports Pulse). 
Oxon Hill, MD: Oxon Hills Ronald Polite (1) drives to the basket during a Prince George’s County boy’s basketball game at Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, MD. (Michael R. Smith/The Sports Pulse). 
Oxon Hill, MD: Ronald Polite (1) of Oxon Hill shoots over Kevin Dozier (22) during a Prince George’s County boy’s basketball game at Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, MD. (Michael R. Smith/The Sports Pulse).
Photos by Michael Smith/The Sports Pulse
