STOYAC Travel Basketball: Week 3 Scoreboard

The following is courtesy STOYAC/George Dolinsky:

The STOYAC basketball teams representing Stoughton competing in the Metrowest travel league had their ups and downs this past Sunday (Dec. 18), with five out of ten teams winning.

In front of a very large crowd in the  the 5th grade boys team took on a very well coached team from Mansfield. 

In the first half it looked like the Mansfield team would walk away with an easy win as Stoughton’s shots were not finding net, while almost everything Mansfield was able to put up went in.

Stoughton’s defense kept the game close as they were down by 12 points with Mansfield running out to a 25-13 half time lead.

The second half was another story as the boys from Stoughton staged a comeback that reminded many of the Celtics as they turned up the pressure and slowly but surely, point by point, they cut into the deficit and with key substitutions by the coaching staff, Stoughton’s speed on the court, accurate foul shooting and overall tenacity saw Stoughton’s 5th graders edge out Mansfield as they captured a 44-42 win improving their overall Metrowest record to 3-0.

In other travel league action:

• 4th grade girls (1-2) lost to Newton 21-12

• 5th grade girls (1-2) lost to Needham 40-22

• (2-1) defeated Franklin 38-32

• 7th grade girls (0-3) lost to Natick 43-12

• 8th grade girls (2-1) defeated Natick 43-38

• 4th grade boys (1-2) defeated Norton 32-22

• 5th grade boys (3-0) defeated Mansfield 44-42

• 6th grade boys (2-1) defeated Millis 48-40

• 7th grade boys (2-1) lost to Westwood 53-26

• 8th grade boys (1-2) lost to Sharon 68-60

On January 8th play resumes in the O'Donnell Middle School with the following home games:

• 8:30 a.m. - 5th grade girls vs. Mansfield

• 9:50 a.m. - 4th grade girls vs. Franklin

• 11:10 a.m. - 7th grade boys vs. Attleboro

• 12:30 p.m. - 8th grade boys vs. Newton

• 1:50 p.m. - 5th grade boys vs. Westboro

Come on down and support the boys and girls from Stoughton as they compete against other towns. Remember, admission is always free.