Oliver Ames No Match for Stoughton High Boys’ Basketball—Black Knights Cruise to Sectional Finals
Stoughton beat OA 68-42 Tuesday evening in Brockton in a Division 2 South Sectional semifinal contest. The Black Knights now advance to play Hopkinton in the Sectional finals on Saturday.
At the end of a Sunday afternoon practice on March 4, Stoughton head coach John Gallivan talked to his team about the importance of making big plays in key moments. If Stoughton was able to do this Tuesday against Oliver Ames, the Black Knights would win. But if the team faltered, the players would be turning in their uniforms and the season would end. The Black Knights responded with perhaps their most dominating victory of the season. Tied at 13 with 1:20 left in the first quarter, the Stoughton High boys’ basketball team went on a 12-0 run to close out the first and start the second, taking a 25-13 lead. And they never looked back. Stoughton came away with a 68-42 win, cruising past archrival Oliver Ames Tuesday night at Brockton High…
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Jeffrey Pickette
10:14 pm on Thursday, March 8, 2012
The Stoughton/OA game will be airing on SMAC this Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. on channel 9 (Comcast) and channel 28 (Verizon). Also, important info for Saturday's Sectional final basketball game between SHS and Hopkinton: Game tickets are $7 for students/$10 for adults. The fee to park is $6. Game is at UMass Boston at 8 p.m. more ›