FREDERICK, Md.--The Hood College men's basketball team rallied from a 13-point second half deficit to upend the visiting York College Spartans, 80-78, Saturday in a Capital Athletic Conference game at Gov. Thomas Johnson High School.

The Blazers (13-3, 6-1) set a school record with their sixth straight win and remain in first place in the conference, while the Spartans fall to 10-7, 4-4 in the CAC. The Blazers, who wrapped up a perfect five-game homestand and are now 7-0 at TJ this year, also defeated the third team on their schedule which advanced to the 2006 NCAA Tournament (Catholic, Messiah).

The Spartans used a torrid first-half to keep the Blazers at bay. York nailed 18-of-27 from the floor, including six three-pointers, en route to a 45-36 halftime advantage. The 45 points are the most scored against the Blazers in the first half this season.

Hood, which has three come-from-behind victories to date this season, faced a double-figure hole with 16:27 to play, just the second time all year that the Blazers have trailed by double figures. The Blazers gradually chipped away at the Spartan lead. Junior Jesse Gutekunst scored seven straight points over a span of 2:20 to draw the Blazers to within four with 7:04 remaining.

Then, sophomore Ryan Junghans, Hood's hottest long-range shooter, drilled his first triple of the game from the right wing at the 6:26 mark to pull the Blazers to within two. Following a York timeout, Junghans picked Brad Zefring's pocket and senior Sean Robine buried a trey from the left side off a pass from sophomore Tim Abercrombie to give the Blazers their first lead of the game with 6:15 remaining. That lead was short-lived as the Spartans countered at the other end on a three-pointer by Joe Yeck.

The contest remained a one-possession affair until Abercrombie dished to Robine who got a 15-footer to go to put the Blazers up five, 78-73, with 1:41 to play. After a Nick Brady three-pointer cut it to two, the Spartans fouled senior Darnell Edmonds who went to the line for a one-and-one try. Edmonds, who came into the game with a sub-par 38.5 free-throw percentage on the season, calmly nailed both foul shots to regain a four-point edge for Hood.

York's go-to player, Chad McGowan, banked in a layup with 53 seconds to go to make it 80-78. The Blazers burned virtually the entire shot clock on their next possession but Abercrombie's attempt rimmed out and Pat Kelley came down with the defensive carom. The Spartans called their last timeout to set up a potential game-winner. Zefring drove to hoop with four seconds remaining but missed the layup. The rebound was corralled by Brady, whose second-chance shot in traffic was also off the mark, and Gutekunst grabbed the board to clinch the Hood victory.

Gutekunst finished with a team-high 25 points and 14 rebounds for his 24th double-double of his career. Junghans tallied 23 points, including 7-of-7 from the foul line, while Robine totaled 15 points and four steals. Edmonds chipped in eight points, six assists and five rebounds, while Abercrombie had seven points, seven boards and four assists.

The Blazers outrebounded the Spartans, 42-29, including 18-5 on the offensive glass.

McGowan led all scorers with 27 points on 12-of-17 shooting as four of York's five starters reached double figures.

The Blazers embark on their first roadtrip since Dec. 30 Tuesday when they travel to Salisbury University for a 7:30 p.m. CAC tilt.