Saturday, March 2, 2013
Stoughton fell 70-46 at Braintree Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Division 1 South Sectional Tournament. The Black Knights end the season with a 14-8 record.
The Stoughton High girls' basketball team went into Friday night's tournament game as the consensus underdog, traveling to Braintree, last season's Division 1 South Sectional Champion. And while the Black Knights lost, 70-46, in what appears to be a lopsided margin, they were no easy out - Stoughton kept the game close throughout the first half, and even when the team fell behind by double digits in the second half, fought back. After trailing by as much as 17 with 3:16 left in the third quarter, Stoughton went on a 12-4 run to end the third and start the fourth. Two free throws from Nicole Daniels brought Stoughton within nine points, 43-34, with 7:56 to play. When Braintree increased the lead to 13, Mackenzie McGrath hit a three-pointer…
Thursday, February 28, 2013
The 10th seeded Stoughton High girls' basketball team scored a 42-35 win at #7 Plymouth South in the first round of the MIAA Division 1 South Sectional Tournament Wednesday night, advancing to play #2 Braintree on Friday.
Check out a postgame video interview with senior captains Mackenzie McGrath, Emma Zuk and Nicole Daniels in the media gallery of this article. *** Playing lockdown defense from the opening tip, it took about a quarter for the Stoughton High girls' basketball team to find its rhythm on offense, but once the Black Knights found their shooting touch, visiting Stoughton opened up the game and beat host Plymouth South 42-35 Wednesday night in a first round game of the MIAA Division 1 South Sectional Tournament. Stoughton, the 10th seed, improves to 14-7 and advances to play #2 Braintree (21-2) Friday night on the road. Braintree beat #18 Quincy 69-24 Wednesday night. Meanwhile, Plymouth South, the 7th seed, ends its season at 14-7. "The …
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
The Stoughton High Black Knights girls’ basketball team (13-7) travels to Plymouth South (14-6) in a first round matchup in the MIAA Division 1 South Sectional Tournament.
The postseason starts for the Stoughton High girls' basketball team Wednesday, Feb. 27 when the Black Knights travel to Plymouth South for a 7 p.m. game. Stoughton (13-7) is the 10th seed (out of 19 total teams) in the Division 1 South Sectional bracket. Plymouth South (14-6) is the 7th seed. Where is the game? The game will be played at the Plymouth South Middle School (488 Long Pond Road in Plymouth). If you can't make it to the game, click here to follow all the action. Stoughton is 7-5 away from SHS this season, while Plymouth South is 7-2 at home. What is at stake? The winner of this first round matchup between Stoughton and Plymouth South will play the winner of Wednesday's game between #2 Braintree and #18 Quincy on Friday, March …
Friday, February 22, 2013
The MIAA released its postseason state tournament brackets for boys’ and girls’ high school basketball on Friday. The Stoughton High girls' are tournament bound, competing in the Division 1 South Sectional Bracket.
The Stoughton High girls’ basketball team will play Plymouth South in the first round of the state tournament. The MIAA released its postseason state tournament brackets on Friday. Stoughton is the #10 seed in the Division 1 South Sectional Bracket. The Black Knights finished the season at 13-7 and will travel to #7 seed Plymouth South (14-6) Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in a first round game. The winner of the Stoughton/Plymouth South game will play either #2 Braintree, #15 West Roxbury or #18 Quincy in the quarterfinals on March 1. Hockomock League foes North Attleboro (#3), Franklin (#4), Attleboro (#14) and Taunton (#16) are also in the Division 1 South bracket, which includes 19 teams overall. A full Division 1 South bracket is …
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
The Stoughton High girls' basketball team beat Notre Dame Academy 60-33 Tuesday evening to end the regular season 13-7. Stoughton now awaits its state tournament seeding.
The Stoughton High girls' basketball team jumped out to an early lead en route to a 60-33 win in the regular season finale Tuesday against Notre Dame Academy at the Sharon Basketball Classic. Stoughton, now 13-7, will prep for the MIAA state tournament. On Friday the team will find out its seeding in the Division 1 South Sectional bracket and if it will get to host a tournament game, Stoughton coach Janet Sullivan said. The victory over Notre Dame was the perfect tuneup for a Black Knights team that had lost two in a row heading into Tuesday's game and was looking for a positive showing before heading into the postseason. "It was a total team win. We were hitting on all cylinders," Sullivan said. Stoughton shot close to 50-percent on …
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
The Stoughton High girls' basketball team fell 52-50 Monday afternoon after Holliston hit a two-point shot as time expired.
The Stoughton High girls' basketball team was in action Monday afternoon at the Sharon Basketball Classic when they fell to Holliston, 52-50, on a Stephanie Berard buzzer-beater with no time remaining. With the game tied at 50 in the fourth quarter, Stoughton had a chance to take the lead at the other end of the court, but turned the ball over, giving Holliston about 20 seconds to run a final play. "Our defense held for the first shot [attempt], but we did not box out, we gave them the second shot and against a team like this you give them too many opportunities and it's going to cost you and it did. Holliston played well, they deserved to win," Stoughton coach Janet Sullivan said. With the loss Stoughton falls to 12-7 on the season, but…
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Oliver Ames came away with a 65-17 win against the visiting Stoughton High girls' basketball team Friday night.
The Oliver Ames girls' basketball team, hitting on all cylinders offensively, defensively and in the rebounding game, capped an undefeated 18-0 regular season by beating Stoughton, a playoff-bound team, 65-17 in Easton Friday night. Stoughton entered the game on a five-game winning streak. The 17 points is a season low for the Black Knights. "To hold a team like Stoughton to 17 points in a game- we’ve just been so focused on our defense and to hold them to that number – it’s just incredible," Oliver Ames coach Elaine Clement-Holbrook said. Stoughton dropped to 12-6 with the loss. The Black Knights were unable to get anything going against a stifling Tigers 'D' and transition game. It started from the beginning as OA blanked Stoughton in …
Thursday, February 14, 2013
The Stoughton High girls' basketball team improved to 12-5 with a 50-29 win at Canton Wednesday evening. It was Stoughton's second win over Canton this season.
After being held to 19 points in the first half, the Stoughton High girls' basketball team scored 19 just in the fourth quarter alone, pulling away at Canton and spoiling the Bulldogs' senior night, winning 50-29 Wednesday evening. With the win, Stoughton improves to 12-5, while Canton falls to 2-15. Already playoff bound, each win Stoughton gets as it closes out the regular season will help to improve its seeding come state tournament time. "Every win we pick up now is a better chance of a home game [in the tournament]," Stoughton coach Janet Sullivan said. Stoughton took a 19-14 lead into the half, and Sullivan acknowledged it was a "sluggish start" to the game. Only two players - Nicole Daniels (12 points) and Mackenzie McGrath (7 …
Friday, February 8, 2013
Stoughton beat Foxborough 45-42, withstanding a late Foxborough rally to improve to 11-5 on the season.
At the end of the Stoughton High girls' basketball team's hard-fought 45-42 senior night win Thursday at home, the team's six seniors and their parents were in no rush to leave the court, soaking up another milestone in a year full of them leading up to graduation. On a night when Stoughton honored seniors Megan Crimmins, Nicole Daniels, Mackenzie McGrath, Ariene Ohimor, Marlena Siegel and Emma Zuk, Stoughton coach Janet Sullivan relied heavily on this group to pull out the team's second win of the season against Foxborough, both of which were not decided until the final seconds. "They're leaders by example. Each one of them brings a different personality and attributes to the team," Sullivan said of her senior class. "We relay so much on…
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
A 56-50 come-from-behind win at Taunton gave the Stoughton High girls' basketball team its 10th win of the season, earning the Black Knights a berth in the postseason.
Check out a video interview with captains Mackenzie McGrath, Emma Zuk and Nicole Daniels in the media gallery of this article *** Trailing by as much as 11 in the second half, the Stoughton High girls' basketball team went to the press on defense about midway through the third quarter and it paid off, stymying the Taunton offense down the stretch, with the Black Knights earning a 56-50 come-from-behind win on the road Tuesday night. With the victory, Stoughton improves to 10-5, clinching a spot in the postseason for the second straight season. "These kids never give up. They play their hearts out and it showed tonight," Stoughton coach Janet Sullivan said. With Taunton up 30-26 at the half, the Tigers extended their lead to 40-29 in the …
Willie
1:17 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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