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Swampscott Big Blue Boys Basketball '07-'08

Salem buries Big Blue with 16 treys

Swampscott High coach Paul Moran must have thought Salem was going to set the world record for 3-pointers against his team last night.

The Witches shot trifectas at a dizzying pace, making an improbable 16 of them in thumping the Big Blue, 85-60, in the regular season finale for both state tournament-bound teams.

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Boys Basketball, 02/21/08 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Marblehead boys capture NEC Small title with win over Swampscott

The old adage that defense wins games was certainly true last night at packed Swampscott High School.

The Marblehead boys basketball team's pressure defense found a way to quiet the explosive offense of the host Big Blue as the visiting Magicians pulled out a 54-50 thriller over their rivals in the game's final minute. In doing so, Marblehead nailed down the Northeastern Conference South title.

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Boys Basketball, 02/15/08 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Tobin, Beverly sink Big Blue in OT

Swampscott 63; Beverly 703 Photos

One thing about the Beverly High boys basketball team has become abundantly clear: no matter how dire the situation, it doesn't back down against anybody.

Moreover, the Panthers seem to be at their best in crunch time.

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Boys Basketball, 01/30/08 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Marblehead's D too much for Swampscott

The Marblehead boys basketball coach, Wayne Hanscom, was naturally worried. His Magicians hadn't played in two weeks. He was concerned about the "rust" factor.

"It's hard to get into a groove when you're idle that long. Our defense got after it and that was the big factor," Hanscom said last night after his virtual Kiddie Korps (one senior, Damalo Abu, who had six points and 15 rebounds) made a stunning stand in prime time to post a 53-50 victory over host Swampscott before a crowd of about 1200.

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Boys Basketball, 01/05/08 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Swampscott boys reach tourney final

The Goffstown, N.H., High boys basketball team was hoping to be competitive against Swampscott in the first round of the Tanner City Holiday Tournament in Peabody last night. Goffstown never would have imagined its entire team would be outscored by two Swampscott players, but that's precisely what happened.

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Boys Basketball, 12/28/07 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

John Beaulieu a player to watch

When Swampscott coach Paul Moran watches senior forward John Beaulieu, he sees a player he wishes he could've been in high school. That's saying something when you consider that Moran was a prodigious scorer at Swampscott, finishing with 2,000 points before the 3-point basket was legislated.

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Boys Basketball, 12/18/07 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Swampscott Boys Basketball Preview

Last year's record: 17-6

Coach: Paul Moran (3rd season)

Key returnees: John Beaulieu, 6-5, Sr., F; Scott Leffler, 6-6, Sr., C; Craig Rodenstein, 6-1, Sr.,G; John Poth, 6-2, Jr., G; Chris Gioisa, 6-3, Sr., C; Mike Nimkar, 5-10, Jr., G.; Trevor Wheeler, 6-2, Jr., G

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Boys Basketball, 12/11/07 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars