Excuse Fallston coach Mike McTeague this week if he doesn’t remember whether to tell his team to practice free throws or free-position shots.

McTeague is pulling double duty as head coach of the girls basketball team and the girls lacrosse team. That overlap could last another week if the 25-0 basketball team continues its roll and makes it to the state finals next Saturday.

“Today, I actually ran varsity practice and the JV lacrosse coach had to leave, so I ran JV lacrosse practice and then I had this [basketball game]. I ran two practices and a game,” said McTeague with a laugh after last night’s game. "We were off school Monday and we didn't have any heat Tuesday, so they didn't bring students in, so today and yesterday were the first days I did two-a-days."

It gets worse tomorrow when the lacrosse team is scheduled to play at Winters Mill’s play day and the basketball team is scheduled to host the Class 3A East regional final.

The lacrosse play day runs from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., so McTeague said the basketball team might play at 3 p.m., but he’s a little worried that might be too early if the lacrosse team runs into traffic returning from Westminster or if the play day runs a little long.

“And my assistant [lacrosse] coach is away at a wedding, so everything is just falling down on us, but how can I complain after a night like tonight?” said McTeague after the Cougars won their regional semifinal basketball game, 46-31, over Centennial.

Game time for tomorrow’s regional championship against Aberdeen will be finalized today.