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Haverhill Hillies Boys Basketball '16-'17

Tue, Jan 31, 2017 07:00 PM @ Haverhill
Team 1 2 3 4 Final
Central Catholic 11 14 15 15 55
Haverhill 11 14 14 18 57

Cruz at the buzzer!

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HAVERHILL — With the score tied and five seconds on the clock, Haverhill put the ball in its best player's hands and watched him deliver.

Navin Cruz scored on a driving lay-up at the buzzer to help the Hillies beat Central Catholic in a 57-55 home thriller. The win broke a 19-game losing streak to the Raiders, and gave the Hillies a signiture win going into the home stretch of the season. 

"This was awesome," said first-year coach Souleymane Wane. "This was one of the best games of the season for us, I thought the Lowell win was awesome but this is way up there."

The game was close throughout, with the score tied at 25-25 at halftime and Central leading 40-39 at the end of the third. Cruz finished with a team-high 16 points, and Avery Cerow added 13 points including three 3-pointers. 

The win was Haverhill's first over Central since 2004-05, with the last win coming by a 64-50 score with Robin Santos leading the Hillies with 21 points and Raishawn Gooding with 15. 

 

Game Statistics:

Central Catholic (55): Constant 4-2-10, Edwards 2-2-7, Mwaurah 3-0-8, Lara 2-1-5, Sanchez 1-0-2, Downer 0-2-2, Bradanese 8-4-21, Smith 0-0-0. Totals: 

Haverhill (57): Fenderson 1-0-2, Tavares 4-0-9, Cruz 5-8-16, Cronin 2-0-5, Cerow 5-0-13, Vaillancourt 1-0-3, Connolly 2-0-4. Totals:

3-pointers: CC— Edwards, Bradanese; H — Cerow 3, Tavares, Cronin, Vaillancourt

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