Saturday, February 2, 2013
Stoughton beat King Philip 60-51 Friday at home, improving to 9-5 on the season, one win away from securing a spot in the postseason state tournament.
Check out the media gallery for a video interview with captains Mackenzie McGrath, Emma Zuk and Nicole Daniels *** With Nicole Daniels, Mackenzie McGrath, Emma Zuk and Ashley Medeiros all scoring in double figures, the Stoughton High girls' basketball team pulled away late, defeating a pesky King Philip squad, 60-51, Friday at SHS. With the win, Stoughton is now 9-5, one win away from clinching a second consecutive postseason tournament berth. While Friday was a matchup of an 8-win Stoughton team vs. a 3-11 KP squad, the Warriors kept this game close until the final minutes. Trailing KP 33-29 with 5:55 left in the third quarter, Stoughton proceeded to go on a 13-0 run over the next 4:10 of play to take a 42-33 lead with 1:45 left in the …
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Photos from Stoughton's 59-32 win vs. Milford. The Black Knights are now 8-5 on the season.
After jumping out to an early lead and holding Milford scoreless over the first 5:05 of Tuesday's game, the Stoughton High girls' basketball team cruised to a 59-32 win at home. With the win, Stoughton improves to 8-5 on the season, snapping a three-game losing streak. Milford, meanwhile, falls to 0-14. This is the Black Knights' second win of the season against the Scarlet Hawks, with Stoughton earning a 28-point win on the road back in December. This time around, Stoughton led 17-6 after the first and took a 36-17 lead into the half en route to a 27-point win. Nicole Daniels led the Black Knights with 18 points. Mackenzie McGrath added 12 and Emma Zuk and Ashley Medeiros scored 7 points each. Kayla Motley chipped in with 5 points; Alecia…
Saturday, January 26, 2013
The Black Knights had a lead going into the fourth quarter, but the Eagles pulled ahead and came away with a three-point win Friday night in Sharon.
With the still short-handed Stoughton High girls' basketball team up 41-35 heading into the fourth quarter, Sharon hit a series of deep three-pointers to erase the Stoughton lead and earn a 52-49 victory Friday night in Sharon. "We forced them to go to the outside and they do have great outside shooters and that eventually is what got us," Stoughton coach Janet Sullivan said. "We let it get away from us in the last quarter when we let them take three deep three-pointers and they hit all of them, so give them credit," Sullivan added. Sharon hit a total of five three-pointers in the period, accounting for 15 of the team's 17 fourth quarter points. Stoughton had a chance to send the game into overtime when Ashley Medeiros stole the ball with …
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
Photos from the Stoughton High girls' basketball team's 50-37 loss to Oliver Ames Friday night.
In a battle between two of the top teams in the Hockomock League's Davenport Division, a depleted Stoughton High girls' basketball team put up a fight, but fell 50-37 to unbeaten Oliver Ames Friday at home. OA and Stoughton were tied 9-9 at the end of the first quarter, but the Tigers outscored the Black Knights 21-5 in the second quarter to take a 30-14 lead into the half en route to victory. OA extended the lead to 42-19 after three quarters. Stoughton outscored OA 18-8 in the fourth, but it was not enough. The Tigers are now 10-0, while Stoughton falls to 7-3. Stoughton was without many players due to injury or illness, including starters Emma Zuk and Ariene Ohimor, and LeiAndra Busby, who started in place of Zuk this past Tuesday vs. …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
With Mansfield leading 46-45 about midway through the fourth, Stoughton closed Tuesday's game on a 15-2 run, winning 60-48.
Check out photos from the game and a video interview with Nicole Daniels and Mackenzie McGrath in the media gallery of this article. *** Tuesday's game with Mansfield was looking like it could be a repeat of the Foxborough game from last Tuesday where Mackenzie McGrath hit the game-winning shot with 1.5 seconds left to give the Stoughton High girls' basketball team a dramatic win. Mansfield and Stoughton were trading points for pretty much the whole game, and as the fourth quarter progressed there was no sign that either team would let up. But Stoughton made sure there was no late game theatrics this time around. Trailing 46-45 about midway through the fourth quarter after Mansfield had just retaken the lead, Black Knights went on a …
Saturday, January 12, 2013
The Stoughton High girls' basketball team beat Canton 48-27 Friday night in Stoughton, improving to 6-2 on the season.
Photos by Justin Braga and Jeffrey Pickette. Check out a video interview with Mackenzie McGrath, Emma Zuk, Nicole Daniels and Marlena Siegel in the media gallery of this article. *** With the Stoughton High girls' basketball team locked in a close game with Canton, leading the Bulldogs 14-11 about midway through the second quarter, the Black Knights went to a zone press on defense, and the pressure caused all sorts of trouble for the visitors, with Stoughton going on a 14-0 run to end the quarter, taking a 28-11 lead at the half. The run propelled Stoughton to a dominating 48-27 victory over Davenport Division rival Canton Friday at SHS. "We switched to some pressure defense, we brought in our zone press, got a couple of quick steals, …
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
The Stoughton High girls' basketball team traveled to Foxborough coming away with a 45-44 win Tuesday night. Mackenzie McGrath hit the game-winner with 1.5 seconds left to play.
Check out the media gallery for a video interview with Mackenzie McGrath, Nicole Daniels and Ariene Ohimor. *** With the Stoughton High girls' basketball team leading Foxborough by 1, 43-42, with time running out in Tuesday's Hockomock League Davenport Division contest at Foxborough High, the Black Knights needed one more defensive stand to end the game. Instead, Stoughton fouled Foxborough's Ashley Snyder and she hit both free throws to put the Warriors up by 1, 44-43. Now trailing by 1, Stoughton took a timeout with 16 seconds left in the fourth quarter to draw up the final play of the game. The first option, coach Janet Sullivan said, was for point guard Emma Zuk to take a hand off and drive to the lane, taking a shot or drawing a foul…
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Stoughton beat Hull 60-31 Friday night in Hingham to capture the Hingham Holiday Tournament title. Stoughton's Nicole Daniels was named to the tournament all-star team.
Take a look at photos of the game in the media gallery as well as a postgame video interview with captains Mackenzie McGrath, Nicole Daniels and Emma Zuk. *** Outscoring the opposition by a combined 52 points over the course of two games, the Stoughton High girls' basketball team cruised to the 2012 Hingham Holiday Tournament title. The Black Knights beat Whitman-Hanson 50-27 Thursday at Hingham High in the opening game of the tournament and beat Hull 60-31 Friday in the championship game. "The team just really seemed to gel in this tournament," Stoughton coach Janet Sullivan said. Stoughton, now 4-1 on the season, was paced by Nicole Daniels in the two-game tournament. Daniels finished with a combined 29 points and 35 rebounds against …
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Photos of the SHS girls’ varsity basketball team vs. Sharon on 12/18/2012 at Stoughton High School.
Take a look at pictures from the Stoughton High varsity girls’ basketball team when they hosted Sharon on Dec. 18. Stoughton lost to Sharon 48-27, but bounced back Dec. 21 at Milford, winning 49-21. The Black Knights are now 2-1 on the season. Stoughton will take part in the two-game Hingham Holiday Tournament Thursday and Friday, Dec. 27 and 28. ***
