Patterson honored its four seniors before Wednesday’s game against City, and they carried the Clippers to a 67-58 win to close out the Baltimore City league schedule.

Patterson (17-4) finishes tied for first place with Lake Clifton at 10-2 in Baltimore City Division I. The two teams will meet for the City Championship on Saturday at Morgan State at 8:30 p.m.

Tyquan Pointer.

Gary Blackston

Demetrich Williams

Dereck Oliver

Patterson trailed by eight points in the first half before going on a 13-0 run and went into halftime leading 33-29. A 13-2 run to start the second half secured the victory for the Clippers, who swept the season series with City.

Senior Gary Blackston finished with a career-high 27 points, making six 3-pointers and finishing 10 fo 16 from the floor. He also added 11 rebounds and three assists for his ninth double-double this season. Senior Dereck Oliver played the role of distributor, dishing out 10 assists and adding six points. Seniors Tyquan Pointer (three points) and Demetrich Williams (four points, six rebounds) also contributed in their last regular season home game.

Not to be outdone by the seniors, a pair of sophomores helped control the paint. Koran Moore tallied 12 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocks while Christion Adams had six points and eight rebounds.

Richard Hibbert (six points, two rebounds, two assists) and Earl Ross (three points) rounded out the scoring for Patterson, which out-rebounded City 44-29.

The JV team defeated City 50-35. Trey Robinson finished with a career-high 27 points.

The Clippers close out the regular season on Thursday at Carver. JV tips at 3:45 p.m. and varsity at 5:15 p.m.

Despite double-doubles from Gary Blackston and Demetrich Williams and a shot to win the game at the buzzer, Patterson fell to Riverdale Baptist, 56-55, at the Basketball Academy at Lake Clifton.

Blackston finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds, his second straight double-double this season. Demetrich Williams finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Three other players scored in double figures for the Clippers (16-4), who wrap up the regular season next week.

Gary Blackston earned the MVP award with 21 points and 11 rebounds.

Dereck Oliver finished with 11 points and six assists, and his jumper from the top of the key as time expired fell just short. Koran Moore added 10 points, nine rebounds and two blocks, and Richard Hibbert had three points to round out the scoring.

Patterson led by as many as eight points early, but Riverdale Baptist faught back to take a 35-33 at halftime. The Clippers held a four-point lead in the fourth quarter, but Riverdale Baptist went on 7-0 run to regain the lead. Patterson led again, 55-54, but a turnover and Riverdale Baptist layup with less than a minute left was the decisive score.

The Basketball Academy honored Blackston with the MVP award and Hibbert with the scholar athlete award.

Patterson is back in action on Tuesday when it hosts City on senior night. The Clippers will honors Oliver, Blackston, Williams and Tyquan Pointer. JV tips at 3:45 p.m. and varsity at 5:15 p.m.

Patterson and Edmondson traded last-second shots at the end of regulation before the Clippers closed out the Red Storm, 66-63, in overtime.

Dereck Oliver scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half and overtime.

Dereck Oliver hit a 3-pointer to give the Clippers (15-3, 8-2 Baltimore City) their first lead of the fourth quarter, 50-48. With less than a minute left, Edmondson tied the game at 53 with a 3-pointer from the corner. Oliver responded with a stepback jump shot at the top of the key to give Patterson a 55-53 lead with 2.5 seconds left. But Edmondson’s full-court pass found its way into Keandre Cook’s hands, and Cook rolled in a short jumper to send the game to overtime.

Neither team led by more than three points in the extra session, and Patterson prevailed to move into a spot in the city championship game. The Clippers are tied with Lake Clifton atop the league standings with two games each to go. Edmondson is 8-3 with one game left.

Oliver, who was held without a field goal in the first half, finished with a game-high 20 points. Demetrich Williams scored nine of his 12 points before halftime to keep the Clippers even with Edmondson at 23-23 entering the break. Williams also added five rebounds.

Gary Blackston finished with nine points, 10 rebounds and five assists, including key offensive rebounds near the end of the game. Richard Hibbert hit three 3-pointers and finished with nine points, three rebounds and two steals. Tyquan Pointer had six points and finished 4 of 4 from the free-throw line, all near the end of the game. He also had three steals.

Earl Ross had four points, four rebounds and three steals, Koran Moore had four points and four rebounds, and Christion Adams rounded out the scoring with two points.

The Clippers forced Edmondson into 26 turnovers.

Patterson is back in action on Friday when it heads to Dunbar. JV tips off at 3:45 p.m. and varsity at 5:15 p.m.

Patterson led from start to finish and cruised to an 81-39 win over Digital Harbor, sweeping the season series.

Earl Ross had seven rebounds to help the Clippers out-rebound Digital Harbor 39-28.

The Clippers (14-3, 7-2 Baltimore City) got a balanced effort, with 10 players scoring, and drew a running clock in the third quarter. It is the second time Patterson has beat Digital Harbor by 42 points this season; it won in Federal Hill, 71-29.

Koran Moore led all scorers with 17 points and added eight rebounds, two steals and a block. Tyquan Pointer finished with 12 points, four rebounds, two assists and four steals.

Patterson forced Digital Harbor into 23 turnovers and held it to 30.4 percent shooting from the floor. It also out-rebounded the Rams 39-28.

Richard Hibbert was the third scorer in double figures, finishing with 10 points, six assists and five steals. Gary Blackston had nine points, six rebounds, two assists and four steals.

Dereck Oliver played the role of distributor, finishing with seven points and dishing out seven assists. As a team, Patterson assisted on 24 of its 27 field goals.

Demetrich Williams (nine points, four rebounds, three assists), Christion Adams (six points, five rebounds), Daquan Jones (five points, two rebounds, two steals), Earl Ross (three points, seven rebounds), and G’Waun Williams (three points) rounded out the scoring for Patterson.

The JV team also completed a season sweep of Digital Harbor with a 61-45 win. Juma Putman and Tyrell Williams had 13 points each andDaquan Heath had 11 points.

The Clippers are back in action when on Tuesday when they travel to Edmondson. JV tips at 3:45 p.m. and varsity at 5:15 p.m.

Patterson overcame a slow start and used a stingy defense in a 57-43 win over Poly, sweeping the season series.

Tyquan Pointer had 8 points and 6 rebounds.

The Clippers (13-3, 6-2 Baltimore City) trailed 7-6 after the first quarter and took a 22-20 lead into halftime. Though they never trailed, the Clippers didn’t break the game open until a 16-4 run in the fourth quarter.

Dereck Oliver and Gary Blackston led Patterson with 15 points each. Oliver added four assists and two steals while Blackston had 12 rebounds, two assists and three steals. The Clippers also got strong efforts from Tyquan Pointer (eight points, six rebounds) and Demetrich Williams (eight points, nine rebounds).

Patterson held Poly to just 14 of 49 (28.6 percent) from the field and forced 17 turnovers. It also out-rebounded Poly 47-33.

Koran Moore (five points, nine rebounds, two blocks) and Richard Hibbert (six points, six rebounds, three assists) rounded out the scoring for the Clippers.

Patterson is back in action on Friday when it hosts Digital Harbor. JV tips at 3:45 p.m. and varsity at 5:15 p.m. The Clippers won the first meeting 71-29.