Head coach Mike Frew saw his Golden Hawks boys' basketball team let a 21-point lead in the fourth quarter disappear during Friday night's District XI AAA quarterfinals against Salisbury.

But while the Falcons went on a 16-6 run to start the final frame and pull to within five points with 20 seconds remaining, there was never any sense of panic on the Golden Hawks' bench.

The No. 5 seed Golden Hawks (12-12) held on down the stretch, earning a 73-66 win over the No. 4 seed Falcons (15-9) and advancing to the semifinals for the second consecutive season.

"Not nervous, but a little bit upset at our execution," Frew said of the final quarter. "Those aren't typically mistakes that we make. It was a little bit uncharacteristic of us.

"I didn't feel too panicked. Our guys had concentration, and I knew that we would come out on top."

The win also snaps the Golden Hawks' three-game losing skid to end the regular season.

"To get back on the winning track is big for us to get our confidence back," Frew said. "And we did it tonight with a lot of different guys that haven't seen a lot of varsity minutes so far this season. I was really proud of the way these young guys rose to the occasion."

The Golden Hawks allowed the Falcons to score 33 points in the final eight minutes. Justin Aungst made three-three pointers and scored 17 in the fourth to give the Falcons a fighting chance.

However, the trio of Eddie Hudak, Jamal Aziz and Justin Lenzer proved to be the difference makers when all was said and done.

Hudak scored a game-high 24 points, Aziz scored 11 in the fourth, all coming at the foul line, and Lenzer added 13 for the Golden Hawks.

"He [Hudak] was great tonight," Frew said. "He was poised. He ran the offense. He really took what the defense gave him all night and didn't force a lot of stuff."

After the Falcons took the lead at 15-14 with 6:20 to play in the first half, their only lead of the game, the Golden Hawks put on an impressive run over the next quarter and a half.

Becahi ended the half on a 20-6 run after going behind by a point. Lenzer hit a three-pointer from the right corner with two seconds to play in the half that made it 34-21 at the break.

"Our pressure gave them trouble," Frew said. "We held them to 21 points in the first half-that was a pretty good defensive effort. We had a couple breakdowns when we had to sub and play some younger guys. But that's learning. We played a bunch of sophomores and juniors tonight."

The third quarter began just like the second ended-with a dominant effort from the Golden Hawks. Becahi scored nine of the quarter's first 10 points and took a commanding 54-33 lead into the final eight minutes.

Hudak had 21 points through three quarters, making nine of his 10 field goal attempts. The Falcons had no answer for the Golden Hawk senior in the paint, as Salisbury's Austin Uhl was held out of the starting lineup and played limited minutes.

"I'm glad that we were able to extend all of our seniors' careers," Frew said. "We're guaranteed two more games. They deserve it, this class. They've really helped turn our program around and get us back to a competitive level."

The Golden Hawks faced Central Catholic in the semifinals, however, results were not available at time of press. Their season will continue in either the championship game or third-place game on Friday.