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Miss a score, a goal or a basket from this past week in Stoughton sports? Stoughton Patch has you covered. Every Sunday we'll recap all the action.Heading into their game at Oliver Ames on Thursday, the Stoughton High boys' varsity basketball team was a perfect 4-0 on the road, including a win in the finals of the Holliston Holiday tournament. It took an overtime period against O.A., but the Black Knights kept the streak going, winning 77-74 to improve to 5-0 on the road, and 5-1 overall on the season. Aaron Calixte led the way with 31 points against the Tigers and Kris Joyce added 24, with the duo scoring 71.4 percent of Stoughton's points. Stoughton will now look for their first home victory of the season this week, but not before …
* Heading into last week, the Stoughton High boys' basketball team had already had two buzzer-beater finishes in its first three games, a 57-56 win at North Attleboro and a 79-78 loss to Franklin. No last-second heroics were necessary in the Holliston Holiday Tournament, however. The Black Knights cruised to wins against Concord-Carlisle (70-42) last Tuesday and against Holliston (78-51) last Thursday, en route to capturing the tournament championship. The Black Knights improve to 4-1 on the season. Sophomore Aaron Calixte earned tournament MVP honors, scoring a combined 52 points in the two…
* Less than two-seconds away from victory and a 3-0 start to the season, the Stoughton High boys' basketball team turned the ball over on an inbounds pass and Franklin hit a three-pointer at the buzzer in overtime to hand the Black Knights a heartbreaking 79-78 loss last Tuesday in Stoughton's home opener. The team (2-1) looks to get back on the winning track this week with a holiday tournament in Holliston (Tuesday and Thursday). * The girls' basketball team was unable to recover from a 24-4 first quarter deficit, losing to Franklin 69-30 on the road last Tuesday, dropping to 0-3 on the …
* The Stoughton High boys' basketball season got off to a thrilling start this past Tuesday at North Attleboro. Trailing by one point with three seconds left, senior guard Kris Joyce buried the game winner to give Stoughton a 57-56 victory. The Black Knights followed that up with a 12-point win at Foxborough Friday night to start the season 2-0. * The SHS girls' basketball team (0-2 this week) has played well in stretches, but has not been able to piece together a four-quarter performance, losing to North Attleboro at home this past Tuesday (45-37) and losing to Foxborough at …
