Can Harford County basketball break through and win a state title? | ANALYSIS

The Patterson Mill boys and girls basketball teams proved Tuesday at the Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference championship games that they are Harford County’s best shots at winning a state title, which would be the county’s first since 2022. Both enjoyed dominant regular seasons, the boys’ led by a strong group of returners with an experienced coach, and the girls’ brought together a first-year coach with contributions from impactful freshmen. Edgewood, the team the Huskies girls toppled Tuesday, appeared to be the county’s best girls team and proved such throughout the regular season and the first quarter of Tuesday’s title game. But a thrilling comeback victory — without senior guard...