Saturday, March 10, 2012
Arlington Catholic girls basketball squares off against unbeaten Reading in North Division 2 final.
Two years ago, Reading thumped Arlington Catholic by 20 points in the regular season. But the Cougars bounced back when it mattered most snagging a 20-point victory of its own in the rematch when the postseason rolled around. Head coach Dave Brady's charges are hoping for a similar result on Saturday when they look to continue their title defense on the hardwood of Lowell's Tsongas Center in the North Division 2 title game. On February 19, Reading cruised to a 58-32 home win, one of just three setbacks the second-seeded Cougars suffered all year. Not only did the Lady Rockets rip off a 22-0 record to get to the sectional title game, but they also did so in convincing fashion. Only one tilt was decided by less than 16 points all year for …
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
Cougars advance to North Division 2 final against unbeaten Reading thanks to blowout win over Wilmington.
Wilmington sophomore Carli Brent slashed to the rim and dumped in a layup that brought the Wildcats within one point early in the second quarter. Then Arlington Catholic took over, and never looked back. The Cougars went on an 18-4 run to close out the first half following Brent’s basket with 6:35 left in the frame. The defending champions went on to a 57-34 win in the North Division 2 semifinal at Whittier Tech in Haverhill on Wednesday night. “My hat’s off to them. That’s why they’re the defending state champs,” said Wilmington head coach Jay Keane. “They’re an outstanding basketball team that’s well coached. Once their three-point shooter started hitting, we knew we were in trouble.” Following the Brent layup that made the score 17-16, …
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Teams will play in North Division 2 semifinal in Haverhill on Wednesday night, with a berth in the sectional final on the line.
If the Wilmington girls basketball wants to make it to the championship game, they're going to have to beat the champs to get there. After holding on to beat Waltham and doing the same against Gloucester, the Lady Wildcats are in the North Division 2 semifinal game against defending state champion Arlington Catholic. The game tips off at 7 p.m. inside Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School in Haverhill, with a berth in the sectional final on the line. "I think with only one day to prepare, we just have to work on some things that we need to work on as a team for ourselves, and just go out there and defend like we did (against Gloucester)," said Wilmington head coach Jay Keane following his team's 50-47 quarterfinal win. …
