LAWRENCE — Joendy Rosario made positive Lawrence ended its Merrimack Valley Conference slate with a bang.
Rosario hit the go-ahead triple with 20 seconds left whereas Obbie Luciano scored 23 factors to guide No. 14 Lawrence to an exhilarating 57-54 win over No. 3 Andover on Friday night time at Lawrence High School.
The Lancers (14-5, 9-4) have now defeated the Golden Warriors (13-4, 12-2) in two of their three matchups this season. Lawrence performs within the IAABO 27 Comcast Tournament on Sunday and Monday to shut the season.
“Resilient effort by our guys,” mentioned Lawrence coach Jesus Moore. “Andover is really good and for our guys to step up down the stretch – just a great win.”
Andover has already sealed the MVC Large Division crown largely on the heels of wins over Central Catholic, Andover and Lowell.
Andover continued to carry a 54-52 edge with 20 seconds left however that’s when Rosario struck. On an below the basket play, the guard got here off a display on the elbow and buried a triple from the nook to offer Lawrence a 55-54 lead.
Andover got here up empty on an open three-point try and the Lancers hit two free throws to seal the win.
“We trust our guys in those spots,” Moore mentioned. “Our guys get after it on defense and once we got the lead, we were able to close it out. Tremendous effort from our guys.”
On the heels of 13 factors from Luciano, Lawrence jumped out to a 27-13 lead early within the second quarter. Andover, nevertheless, got here storming again as sophomore ahead Luca Palermo poured in 10 of his 12 first-half factors to trim the deficit to 32-27 on the break.
The guests continued their comeback within the third body. Freshman Josh Roux buried a pair of triples whereas the Golden Warriors held Lawrence to only three area objectives to even the rating at 42 heading into the ultimate stanza.
Roux hit a three-pointer to place Andover up 45-42, however Luciano put residence two buckets round a Joan Vidal layup to offer Lawrence a 50-49 edge with 2:17 left.
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