YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. The Mountain Lions, who set the tone right away with their defense propelling a 10-0 run to begin the second half, ultimately fell to the Hawks' late shot making 65-62 (Feb 24^th). When it looked like it may have been over early with the Hawks taking a commanding 28-11 lead, YH stormed back to cut it to five at half and took an early second half lead; but in the end, it was not enough. Young Harris played the game they wanted to, holding the high-powered Chowan Hawks offense to 65 points, which was 22 points below their season average. However, it was the Hawks who made more plays down the stretch to capture the victory.  
 
The Mountain Lions move to 19-8 overall and are 14-5 in Conference Carolinas. The Hawks move to 17-8 overall and are 14-5 in Conference Carolinas.  

YH will now await final seeding for the Conference Carolinas tournament with the regular season wrapping up this week. Young Harris may have an opportunity to host post season play in The Harp Recreation and Commencement Center. 
  
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: 
·      The Mountain Lions were led by yet another double-double from Carl Cleveland as he posted 23 points and 11 rebounds.  
·      Young Harris grabbed eight offensive rebounds and turned those into 10 second chance points. 
·      John Maxwell dished out five assists to just one turnover tonight.  
·      The Mountain Lions did a great job with Chowan's leading scorer who came in averaging over 23 points per game, holding him to only nine points on 3-11 from the field. 
·      Chowan's bench was impressive, accounting for 44 of their 65 points. 
·      The Hawks were led by RJ Wilson's 19 points, six rebounds, and five assists.  
 
UP NEXT: The Mountain Lions hit the road this Wednesday, February 26th where they will take on Erskine at 7PM. 
 
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