WOBURN — Andover’s ultimate activity in a quest for an undefeated common season will come within the IAABO 27 Comcast Tournament finals.
Anna Foley scored 16 factors whereas Amelia Hanscom had 12 extra as Andover overcame an early nine-point deficit and knocked off fellow Division 1 contender Bishop Feehan, 48-42, on Saturday afternoon at Woburn High School.
The sport, which featured two of the premier groups in Massachusetts, lived as much as the billing with neither staff reaching a double digit lead.
“Bishop Feehan did an excellent job of controlling the pace and tempo of the game,” Andover coach Alan Hibino stated. “We made a commitment to getting stops defensively, taking care of the ball, and finishing plays.”
Andover (19-0) trailed 24-22 on the intermission, however slowly took management within the second half. The Golden Warriors acquired their first lead of the sport on the five-minute mark of the third quarter on a basket by Foley. Foley continued to say herself at each ends of the ground as she used her ballhandling expertise as a ahead to assault the basket whereas additionally coming by way of with a pair of marquee blocks.
The Golden Warriors’ lead stretched to seven on a pair of events, together with halfway by way of the fourth quarter when a pullup jumper by Hanscom put Andover up 40-33. Feehan, nonetheless, got here charging again because it used its zone entice to go on a 7-2 run to chop the deficit to 42-40 with 1:25 remaining. Feehan had a possibility to tie the sport with 25 seconds remaining, however a turnover in visitors and two free throws from Kathleen Yates and Ella Vidoni sealed the win for Andover.
“It was just a tremendous high school basketball game with a state tournament-like atmosphere,”
Hibino stated.
Bishop Feehan, contemporary off a press release win over Catholic Central League for St. Mary’s, got here out on hearth because it constructed an early nine-point lead. Andover got here marching again because it used its 1-2-2 three quarter courtroom press to showcase its size and drive deflections. At the offensive finish, in the meantime, Foley and Hanscom scored 14 of Andover’s ensuing 18 factors to assist trim the deficit to 24-22 going into the half.
In the second sport of the afternoon, Kate Olenik scored a career-high 33 factors to carry Medfield previous Woburn, 54-52.
Medfield held a commanding 42-12 lead late within the third quarter however the Tanners closed on the body on a 16-0 run to chop the deficit to 42-28 heading to the fourth.
In the ultimate stanza, Woburn reduce the deficit to a mere two however Olenik got here by way of with a clutch steal and layup whereas additionally pulling down two free throws to seal the win.
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