BURLINGTON — During its stellar postseason, North Andover has had multiple dominant quarters, scoring as many as 32 points during one 8-minute span.
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WOBURN — Kyle Moore had already proven deadly from 3-point range.
But his final 3-pointer, with the clock ticking down Friday, was not only was the biggest of his young career, but one of the most memorable shots in North Andover history.
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Boys Basketball, 03/09/18 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
NORTH ANDOVER — As the Scarlet Knights drained shot after shot, Marblehead wasted no time scrapping its man defense for a zone. Unfortunately for the Magicians, nothing short of a lid on the bucket would have denied North Andover in Sunday night’s Division 2 North quarterfinals.
Six different players scored during the first six minutes as the third-seeded Knights converted nine of their first 10 shots while opening up a 17-point lead en route to an easy 76-51 victory.
“Coach (Paul) Tanglis always tells us to come out focused,” said sophomore guard Kyle Moore, who was 4 of 5 from 3-point range in the first half while scoring 14 of his 16 points. “He obviously wants us to be ready and to throw the first punch. It’s all about us. If we play like a team, I don’t think anyone can beat us.”
Marblehead (13-9) immediately was taken out of action Sunday. The Knights led 27-8 after the first quarter and 43-17 at the half. As a team, North Andover was 17 of 26 from the field, including seven of nine from distance at the break.
“Obviously, we were shooting the ball well,” Tanglis said. “The offense was going well, but it was our defense. And that’s where it starts for us. If we defend and we shoot it well, then we become a real good team. It was a great team win from wire to wire.”
The halftime break didn’t cool off the Knights, either. A 7-for-11 quarter gave them a 65% shooting mark entering the fourth with a 60-35 lead — their largest of the night.
Moore and Garrett Murphy led the Knights with 16 points while Darren Watson added 15 and Jake McElroy had 12 points and five assists.
When it was over, it was obvious the Knights would carry some much needed momentum against Brighton, which is making its fourth-straight appearance in the North semifinals.
“They are big and physical,” Tanglis said. “They are tough and don’t have any weakness, so we’re going to have our work cut out for us.”
Up Next: Brighton
No. 3 North Andover (17-5) takes on No. 7 Brighton (15-7) at 7 p.m. Thursday at Woburn High in the Division 2 North semis. Defending state champ Brighton upset No. 2 Arlington 66-62 in the quarters.
Brighton beat the Knights in the 2015 first round and the great 2013 team in the North finals.
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North Andover boys basketball coach Paul Tanglis said his club earned a forfeit win over Chelsea as the Red Devils had scheduled too many games. The Knights willl play Thursday in the Melrose Tourney title game vs. the Melrose-Newburyport winner.
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Garrett Murphy dominated the post for North Andover. He finished with 19 points and 14 rebounds to lift the Scarlet Knights to an 85-63 win over Westborough. Jake McElroy had a team-high 29 points on seven 3's.
The 85 points was the most by North Andover since Jan. 14, 2015 vs. Dracut. That's 115 games.
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Senior Colin Lee had 12 points and eight rebounds to help North Andover beat rival Andover, 58-43, and qualify for the state tournament while winning the MVC Small for the second consecutive year. He was one of four Knights who scored in double figures. Emmett Kim had a game-high 16 points for the Warriors.
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Boys Basketball, 02/08/18 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
North Andover beat Tewksbury, 50-48, on a Colin Lee tap-in at buzzer at the end of overtime. Jake McElroy pumped in 28 points. Tewksbury's Mason Lorick forced OT with a 3 at the buzzer.
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Jake McElroy hit four of North Andover's 11 3-pointers on the way to 14 points as the Scarlet Knights rolled past Billerica 71-29.
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Boys Basketball, 01/31/18 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
LAWRENCE — Luis Reynoso caught a pass breaking towards the paint, split two defenders, and surged to the basket for a massive two-handed slam dunk in traffic which sent the crowd into hysterics.
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Boys Basketball, 01/26/18 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
CENTRAL PREPS FOR LAWRENCE WITH EASY WIN
BY JEFF HAMRICK
sports@eagletribune.com
LAWRENCE — With a crosstown showdown looming on Thursday, Central Catholic looked more than ready in Tuesday's tuneup against North Andover.
Colin Bradanese scored 17 of the Raiders' 33 second-half points as Central downed the visiting Scarlet Knights 64-52.
"I thought we played really, really well defensively," Central Catholic coach John Walsh said. "There are obviously some things we need to fix like our help-side defense. But other than that, I thought the effort was there.
"Now, on Thursday, we have a huge one against Lawrence, who many people believe is the most talented team in the state. That's going to be an unbelievable test. Hopefully, we'll be ready to go. I think we will be."
Central (5-1 MVC, 7-3 overall) hassled North Andover defensively, limiting the Scarlet Knights to eight points in the opening quarter and 20 in the half. A 12-2 run capped by a Bradanese layup, provided a 16-point lead with 2:24 left in the second.
"Colin played incredible," Walsh said. "In and around the rim, he's really good."
Dom Keegan and Manny Sanchez helped Bradanese on the offensive end, scoring a combined 16 points as the Raiders grabbed a 31-19 halftime lead.
Bradanese ignited Central in the third. A three from the baseline and a driving layup opened up the Raiders' biggest lead of the night 38-19 early in the period.
"I was just thinking if I got the ball that I was going to be able to make shots, and I think my teammates were thinking the same thing," said Bradanese, who entered the game with a team-leading 19.2 point-scoring average.
North Andover (5-1, 6-3) had trouble finding the bucket, shooting 34.6% from the floor (18 of 52). The Knights had scored at least 65 each of its previous three games and 71 or more in two of them. Jake McElroy scored all 14 of his points after intermission and Chim Ogwuru added 13 for North Andover.
"They did a great job pressuring us," said coach Paul Tanglis, whose squad could not get closer than nine at any point in the final three periods. "They took us out of a lot of things we were trying to run. I thought tonight, we just didn't take good shots, and that's a credit to the way (the Raiders) played defensively. And obviously, we didn't get enough stops defensively to get out on transition."
Keegan and Sanchez each finished with 10 for the Raiders, who will enter Thursday's game with confidence.
"We have to contain Luis (Reynoso) and Juan Felix (Rodriguez)," Bradanese said of the Lancer combo that is aveaging a combined 43.4 points a game. "They are probably two of the best players in the state, so we have to contain them. But I'm looking forward to it. It's a rivalry game, inner city. It should be packed with Lawrence fans and Central fans."
North Andover (5-1, 6-3) 8 11 16 17 — 52
Central Catholic (5-1, 6-3) 14 17 16 17 — 64
North Andover (52): Darren Watson 1 1-3 3, Gabe DeSouze 2 2-2 8, Jake McElroy 3 6-7 14, Ryan Slattery 1 0-0 2, Garrett Murphy 2 0-0 4, Chim Ogwuru 5 3-3 13, Colin Lee 4 0-0 8, Kyle Moore 0 0-0 0, Mike Gorgoni 0 0-0 0, Kellan Murphy 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 12-15 52
Central Catholic (64): Kevin Constant 3 0-0 6, Bret Edwards 1 3-4 5, Dom Keegan 4 0-0 10, Colin Bradanese 9 7-10 26, George Smith 3 0-1 7, Cam Homsey 0 0-0 0, Manny Sanchez 3 2-2 10, Matt Downer 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 12-17 64
3-pointers: NA — DeSouza 2, McElroy 2; CC — Keegan 2, Sanchez 2, Bradanese, Smith
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