LYNN – Even with a pair possibilities within the ultimate 10 seconds, St. Mary’s of Lynn was unable to fend off upset-minded Dover-Sherborn throughout a boys basketball thriller Friday evening.
The No. 23 Raiders got here again from down eight within the third to go up by as many as eight within the fourth and finally held onto a 47-46 victory over the Tenth-seeded Spartans within the Div. 3 first spherical.
“I have a done of respect for St. Mary’s and they are one of the top programs in the state,” mentioned Dover-Sherborn coach Rick Grady concerning the win. “We also felt really good about our chances with our team. We have a lot of confidence in our league that tests us every year.”
With a 47-41 deficit and below two minutes left, St. Mary’s (15-8) went to a full-court press that Dover-Sherborn (13-8) had seen loads of. The Spartans compelled 4 turnovers down the stretch, together with a steal for senior Josiah Quintana that led to the ultimate bucket for sophomore Javihan Martinez (26 factors) to make it a 47-46 contest.
The Spartans turned up the strain once more with their press as freshman Rowan Merryman got here up with a steal with 12.1 seconds left.
After that, Dover-Sherborn got here up with two enormous stops on the rim in opposition to Martinez after the following timeout after which at a shot try on the buzzer from Martinez on a deep shot try.
“I thought Gavin (Lynch) and Chuck (Fang) just did a fantastic job (defending Martinez),” Grady mentioned about stopping the sophomore. “He’s a fantastic player and he can score in a ton of different ways.”
With a 23-20 lead on the half, St. Mary’s put collectively an 8-3 run to go up 31-23 after a three-point play for Martinez. Dover-Sherborn didn’t again down and ended up scoring on a putback for senior captain Mason Melchionda (16 factors) off an unimaginable hustle rebound for senior captain Brian Olson to make it a 31-25 contest.
“A bunch of seniors waiting to have practice tomorrow,” mentioned Grady concerning the hustle sparked by the eight seniors. “That’s what it came down to and they’re a great group of guys.”
From there, the Raiders used a pair extra putbacks late within the quarter to path 33-31 after three.
To begin the fourth, Melchionda knocked down a wide-open triple to place Dover-Sherborn in entrance 34-33 for the primary time since main 7-6 within the first. The Raiders ended up extending the result in 45-37 on back-to-back triples for Melchionda and Olson.
“It just comes down to preparation and form shooting,” mentioned Melchionda concerning the Raiders hitting 9-of-22 from distance to only 1-of-20 for the Spartans. “It’s about getting ready and knocking down the shots when we needed to.”
Senior captain Jonathan Windle got here up with eight of his 12 within the first half to maintain it shut within the first half.
Next up, Dover-Sherborn will head to No. 7 Apponequet within the Div. 3 second spherical.
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