FROSTBURG — Whenever Northern was on the precipice of getting back into the game, Mountain Ridge had the answer.

The Huskies, fighting for their postseason lives, made one final push when they trimmed a 20-point deficit down to 10 following a deep Jayden McNally 3-pointer with 6:44 remaining. Mountain Ridge answered with a 12-0 burst in just under three minutes to put Northern away for good.

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Alex Rychwalski is a sports reporter at the Cumberland Times-News. Follow him on Twitter @arychwal.