The Howard County 2021-2022 Basketball Season for Reservoir High School Resumes

By: Casey Moquin 

Date: 1/20/22

Even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to surge, Howard County is determined to allow all sports to run. After 18 months, winter sports are finally allowed to resume. This season the Reservoir High School boys’ Varsity basketball team comprises 13 juniors and seniors led by their head coach Ian Pope. To kick off the season, the Gators played a stellar game against Laurel High on December 6, 2021. Reservoir won 58 to Laurel’s 46 points. The lineup from the game, with the scoring headlined by Dylan Longs’ 20-point contribution. Before this game, the Reservoir boys basketball team had played several scrimmages at Westminster and Century High School. The next game they played was away against Oakland Mills on December 8th. Reservoir lost their game and scored 49 to Oakland Mills 63. Unfortunately, after their first game, all sports and clubs were suspended indefinitely and after about three weeks. But on January 3rd Howard County finally lifted the ban allowing them to play again. Their returning game was played away at Mt.Hebron on Wednesday, January 12th, and they defeated the Vikings 60-52 in a close game. They continued and faced off against Hammond at home in an intense game on January 14th. Reservoir won by a hair 48-47. Reservoir followed up their winning streak on Friday, January 21st, at home, playing against Centennial. It was a high-scoring game for Reservoir. The final score was 74 to Centennials 53 points.

On the girl’s side of basketball, the Reservoir girl’s Varsity team started off their season with a few scrimmages against Mt De Sales and Severna Park. This season’s varsity roster consists of  22 girls, from freshmen to seniors. They are led by their head coach Deb Taylor. Their first official game was on December 10th at home against River Hill. The game kicked off at 5:30 pm, resulting in Reservoir’s first defeat of the season. River Hill won 48-34. The first game the girl’s team played after returning from winter break and the sports ban was on January 12th at home against Mt. Hebron. The game was extremely close, with Reservoir favoring winning. For the first three-quarters, Reservoir was leading, but in the 4th quarter, the Gators collapsed, causing the game to end with Mt.Hebron winning 50-43. Hammond was Reservoir’s next opponent, and they played a close away game, losing 48-41. Their most recent game was away against Centennial on Friday, January 21st, resulting in another loss for Reservoir. The score was 52-43. The Reservoir girl’s varsity team right now is 2-4 and ranked 7th out of 12 teams. They have two more games into their season but could bring them up the ranks if they win these two last games