Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The Stoughton High boys' basketball team fell 61-50 to Taunton Tuesday night. Stoughton (6-9) needs to finish at least 4-1 in order to make the postseason.
The Stoughton High boys' basketball team hung with Taunton, one of the top teams in the Hockomock League and in the state (ranked 20th in the latest ESPN Boston Boys' Basketbal Top 25 Poll), but fell 61-50 Tuesday at home as the Tigers pulled away in the fourth quarter, with the Black Knights dropping to 6-9 on the season. Stoughton kept things close for most of the game, trailing 27-25 at the half. Midway through the third, Stoughton trailed 35-32 when Taunton went on a mini-run to take an eight-point lead with time winding down in the quarter. Mauro Oliveira hit a three-pointer, however, to make it a five-point game, with Stoughton behind 44-39 heading into the fourth. But another Taunton run opened up the game for good, with the Tigers …
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Looking to get back to the .500 mark, the Stoughton High boys' basketball team (6-8) instead lost to the now 2-12 King Philip Warriors Friday night on the road.
The Stoughton High boys' basketball team was in action Friday night, losing at King Philip, 67-60. With the loss, the Knights fall to 6-8 and need to go 4-2 in the remaining 6 games to qualify for the MIAA postseason tournament. King Philip entered the game with just a 1-12 record, but KP had a strong game all-around, playing well offensively and defensively. Rebounding was a major factor in the win for the Warriors Friday night. King Philip received strong games from Jimmy Layman (20 points) and Michael Pergola (18 points) in what was the second win of the season for the Warriors. Stoughton senior captain Joe Bunce-Grenon had a big game in his return after missing three games with a concussion. Bunce-Grenon had 18 points, 9 rebounds, 3 …
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The Stoughton High Boys' Basketball team lost 69-52 at Milford Tuesday night. A 27-point second quarter helped propel Milford to victory.
The Stoughton High basketball team was in action Tuesday night, losing at Milford, 69-52, to fall to 6-7 on the season. With the loss, Stoughton needs to win 4 of their last 7 games to qualify for the MIAA state tournament. Tuesday night was all Milford, who after a slow start in the first quarter for both teams, came out firing in the second quarter and never looked back. Up 8-4 after the first quarter, Milford took a 35-19 lead at the half and led 52-32 going into the fourth. Stoughton showed heart throughout, not becoming discouraged and fighting back the entire course of the game against the now 13-1 Hockomock League Davenport Division leaders. Milford received strong games by David Mercier (12 points), Chris Brown (12 points), Mike …
Saturday, January 26, 2013
The Stoughton High boys' basketball team beat Sharon 58-55 Friday at home despite trailing the Eagles by eight points with just 5:15 to play in the game. Stoughton is now 6-6. Check out photos from the game in the media gallery of this article.
Check out a video interview with Joey Wilder, Mike Gallagher and Marcus Middleton in the media gallery of this article. Photos by Justin Braga. *** While neither Joey Wilder nor Marcus Middleton scored in the third quarter, both came through with the game on the line in the fourth, helping the Stoughton High boys' basketball team erase an 8-point deficit and beat visiting Sharon, 58-55, Friday night. Wilder scored Stoughton's first four field goals of the fourth quarter, and Middleton hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 57 seconds left in the game and hit a pair of free throws with 4.4 seconds left to cement the win. Stoughton is now 6-6 on the season and has swept the season series with Sharon. Stoughton rebounded this week going 2-0, …
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The Stoughton High boys' basketball team picked up its fifth win of the season beating visiting North Attleboro 85-55 Tuesday night. Check out pictures of the players and cheerleaders in the media gallery of this article.
The Stoughton High boys' basketball team was in action Tuesday night to kick off the second half of the season, defeating visiting North Attleboro 85-55. With the win, the Knights improve to 5-6 and find themselves needing to get 5 more wins in the last 9 games to qualify for the MIAA state tournament. After a back and forth first quarter the Knights played with a sense of urgency throughout the game, in what was truly a must win situation for Stoughton. Stoughton led by six, 17-11 at the end of the first quarter, and then started to open things up, taking a 39-24 lead into the half, and a 61-39 lead after three quarters, before coming away with the 30-point win. In what has been a theme for the Knights in their wins thus far, Stoughton …
Monday, January 21, 2013
A look back at the first half of the 2012-2013 season for the Stoughton High boys' and girls' basketball teams and a look ahead to the second half and what each squad needs to do to earn a postseason berth.
Last Friday's games vs. Oliver Ames marked the midway point in the 2012-2013 winter season for the Stoughton High boys' and girls' basketball teams. Both have played 10 games and both have 10 remaining. Here's a look back at the first half of the season for both teams and a look ahead to the second half and what each squad needs to do to earn a postseason berth. Both squads made the postseason last season and are looking to do so again this winter. After losing a strong core of players from last season's Division 2 South Sectional championship team, Stoughton was looking to find a new identity throughout the first half of the season. Despite a below .500 record Stoughton has shown flashes of a team that can make another run in the MIAA …
Saturday, January 19, 2013
The Tigers built an early lead and never looked back, as they defeated the visiting Black Knights, 74-62, Friday night.
Oliver Ames and the Stoughton High boys' basketball team met three times last year, with two of the games resulting in blowout wins for the Black Knights, including a Division 2 South Sectional semifinal state tournament playoff game. On Friday evening, both squads squared off for the first time in roughly 10 months, and this time the Tigers managed to construct a lead, which they never relinquished, and went onto defeat the Black Knights, 74-62. Stoughton drops a key Hockomock League Davenport Division contest, falling to 4-6 on the season, while OA improves to 6-4. Nick Cidado paced the Tigers with 14 points; Andrew Reardon tallied 13 points, while St. Clair Ryan and Ryan Carney each recorded 12 points. “This was a good win for us,” said…
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The Hornets beat the Black Knights 72-57 Tuesday in Mansfield, pulling away down the stretch.
While the final score may give the impression that Mansfield was in control for most of Tuesday night's game, the visiting Stoughton High boys' basketball squad was simply the team that wouldn’t go away. Despite trailing for most of the game, several runs by the Black Knights made the game a little harder for the Hornets to put away. “This league is too good to take anything lightly. You show up and you’re playing .500 teams and they can beat you,” Mansfield head coach Michael Vaughan said. “That’s how this league is.” Winning 72-57, the Hornets improve to 9-1 while Stoughton is now 4-5. Stoughton took an 8-7 lead early in the first quarter but a three pointer by Michael Boen gave Mansfield the lead and the first points of a 12-0 run for …
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Down by as many as nine points in the second half, the Stoughton High Boys' Basketball team came back and beat Canton, 64-59, helped by two key three-point shots from senior Andrew Valle.
Check out a video interview with SHS seniors Mauro Oliveira, Andrew Valle and Marcus Middleton in the media gallery of this article. *** The Stoughton High boys' basketball team was in action Friday night coming away with a 64-59 win at Hockomock League Davenport Division rival Canton. With the win, the Knights improve to 4-4 on the season, and are currently on a two game winning streak, winning back-to-back games for the first time this season. Stoughton jumped out to an 18-10 lead after the first quarter, but after being limited to just three points in the second, went into the half trailing 25-21. Canton maintained a four-point lead, 42-38, heading into the fourth, before opening up the lead. But Stoughton didn't back down. The Knights …
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
The Stoughton High boys' basketball team beat visiting Foxborough, 68-55, Tuesday night, snapping a two-game losing streak.
Check out a video interview with Joe Bunce-Grenon and Marcus Middleton in the media gallery of this article. *** Coming into Tuesday's home game with Davenport Division foe Foxborough, the Stoughton High boys' basketball team was 2-4, having lost back-to-back games. Adding to the frustration, three of the four losses came in the final minutes of play. While it was only the seventh game of 20 regular season contests, the Black Knights were in need of a win in order to prevent the team from digging too deep of an early season hole. Stoughton delivered, responding with its most convincing performance of the season, a 68-55 win over a Foxborough squad that was 6-2 heading into the game. After shooting just 30 percent from the field in last …
Raquel
11:36 pm on Sunday, January 13, 2013
Congratulation! Good win ,team effort very good. Keep up the good work! ....glad to see other player get opportunity of give best( now we final play has team ) more ›