Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Marauders take down league-leaders Woburn in epic comeback on Tanner's court.
Sometimes prayers are answered. Senior forward Jay Mulani's three-point Hail Mary with less than two seconds remaining in the game allowed Belmont (1-9) to romp by a surprised Woburn High team (6-4) in overtime to secure their first win of the season, 64-57, at Woburn. Mulani's shot, which banked off the backboard from an tight angle, knotted up Tuesday night's game against the Middlesex League leading Tanners at 53 at the end of regulation. "We were looking for them to foul Jay," said Assistant and JV Coach Tim Stratford. "When it went in, the kids went nuts," said Stratford. In the extra stanza, Belmont youngsters – freshmen guard Matt Kerans (16 points) and center Adam Kleckner (who led the Marauders with 22 points) – and senior captain…
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Monday, December 24, 2012
Girls fall to 3-1 while boys seeking their first victory.
The scheduling gods did not look down favorably on Belmont High School Boys' Basketball team Friday night, Dec. 21 for its home opener. The team had come off two road losses seeking to change their fortunes with a victory in the happy confines of Wenner Field House. Facing the Marauders would a monster challenge as Belmont faced Wakefield High School, the overwhelming favorites to win the Middlesex League's Liberty Division (Big Schools), ranked in the Boston Globe Top Ten teams and led by junior guard Bruce Brown, predicted to be playing Division 1 college basketball in a couple of years. Yet just how powerful a struggle it would be was realized as the Warroirs' quickness and deadly inside game allowed them to jump out to a 20 point lead…
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Girls' start 3-0 behind seniors; Boys' stayed close at Stoneham until after half time.
Instructions for a win on the basketball court: Eighteen points in the first quarter. Repeat. With 36 points in the bank at the half, Belmont High School Girls' Basketball cruised to a 3-0 early season record with a dominating performance against Stoneham High School (0-3) Tuesday night, Dec. 18, defeating the Spartans, 64-38, at Belmont's Wenner Field House. Belmont Head Coach Melissa Hart praised her four senior starters – co-captains Oliva Lyons, Katie Leinbach, Amari Bradshaw and Katie Zolner – in leading the way to the victories. "It shows when you have a group who have been playing together for the past four years," said Hart who noted the work of Bradshaw on the defensive end of the court as she shut down Stoneham's leading scorer …
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Sunday, December 16, 2012
Lyons dominate boards as Leinbach cluch late as Marauders perfect at 2-0. Boys' can't get by Red Raiders.
Belmont High School Girls' Basketball Head Coach Melissa Hart remembers losing a close game to Watertown High School last year. It's better to be a the winning side of a close one, said Hart coming off the court Friday, Dec. 14. Led by senior forward and co-captain Olivia Lyons who secured her first double-double this season with 18 points and 13 recorded rebounds, the Marauders' defeated the Red Raiders, 41-34, at Belmont's Wenner Field House in the league opener for both teams which due to the physical nature of the game resembled a wrestling match at times. Hart noted that unlike many games last year when Belmont (2-0) could not come back after falling behind late in matches, the team was able to rally from three down (29-26) at the end…
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Friday, March 2, 2012
End season 11-10 after loss to Wakefield in Div. 2 North tournament.
On the first day of March, it was the warriors that came in like a lion. Belmont High School Boy's Basketball's run in the Division 2 North tournament was "one-and-done" as the Marauders fell to Middlesex League rivals, the Wakefield High School Warriors, 73-63, Thursday night, March 1. The host Warriors avenged a 10-point Christmas-time home loss to Belmont, 54-44, with a double digit win on the snowy night in March. Belmont ends the season 11-10 and missed out on a chance to meet neighbors Arlington High School in the quarterfinals, after the Spy Ponders upset New Mission High School of Boston, 70-69 in overtime. The loss is also the last time seniors Sam Musler, Manny Cabral, John Craig, Jacob Deese, Greg Guebenlian, Angel Tejada, Jack…
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Friday, February 24, 2012
Baghdady brothers wrestling in states; Green, Sandvik racing Sunday in State Finals.
The Belmont High School Boys' Basketball's first round game in the MIAA Division 2 North tournament will be in a familiar setting. The hoopsters will meet Middlesex League opponent, the 5th-ranked Wakefield Warriors Thursday, March 1 at 7 p.m. at Wakefield High School. And the 11th-ranked Maruaders have happy memories of their Christmas-time visit, having handed the Warriors (14-6) their first loss of the year, a 54-44 Belmont victory on Dec. 23. And Belmont could be seeing a second fellow Middlesex League team in the quarter finals as Arlington meets Boston's New Mission on Wednesday. Brothers Baghdady wrestling in the Witch City Today and tomorrow, Belmont's Baghdady brothers will attempt to use some wrestling black magic to advance …
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
After 67-49 loss, Marauders await tournament placement on Saturday.
The Belmont Boys Basketball team traveled a long way to end up with a final season loss. The Mansfield Hornets - which won the Divison 1 South title last year - went on a 28-4 run to finish off the first half and then held on easily in the final two quarters to win its Roundball Classic, 67-49, over visiting Belmont Wednesday night, Feb 22. Mansfield took a 19-17 lead after the first quarter on a buzzer-beating three by sophomore Michael Hershman. The second quarter was dominated by the Hornets, as they outscored the Maruaders 23-4. Hershman, who finished with 17 points, had 13 by the end of the first half. Belmont coach Adam Pritchard gave some credit to Mansfield's defense but also noted his team's lack of ball movement. "We weren't …
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Boys' Hockey losses out to Reading.
The penultimate week of the winter team season found Belmont teams make and end playoffs chances. Boys' D-flect high-flying Rockets to make playoffs Belmont Boys' Basketball came into Friday's, Feb. 10, game against the league-leading Reading Rockets needing a win at home to secure a place in the Division 2 North playoffs. The Marauders, riding a three game winning streak, also came into the rematch – having lost exactly one month previous by seven, 67-60 – with a plan to stymie the Rocket's running offense with an emphasis of putting a body on everyone. How well did the plan work? After seeing Reading push the lead to seven at 22-15 at 3:56 in the second quarter, the Rockets wouldn't score another point until 2:14 left in the third, …
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Marauder Boys' and Girls' go on to double digit victories over Winchester.
Shaking up their lineups proved to be the winning combination as Belmont's Girls' and Boys' Basketball each came away with double digits victories over visiting Winchester. Girls' find a W in renewed D Belmont Head Coach Melissa Hart shook up her starting lineup against Winchester by inserting junior Katlyn Noonan (4 points in the first quarter) and sophomore guard Gabrielle Joyal and was rewarded with a renewed committment to defense resulting in the Maruaders beating the Sachems, 57-39, at Belmont High School's Wenner Field House. In addition to stellar defense under their basket – Olivia Lyons (11 points) grabbing double digits in rebounds while the Maruader's leading scorer, Katie Leinbach (15 points) had four block shots – Belmont …
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Saturday, February 4, 2012
A 20-point fourth quarter sees Girls' Basketball fall to Arlington.
Host Belmont Boys Hoops looked to a pair of veterans and a young outside sniper to beat neighbor Arlington to revenge an early season away loss and bring the team closer to sealing their bid for a postseason spot. While basketball is a team sport, in the first quarter, John Dillon was an unstoppable one-man force as the senior captain exploded for 14 of Belmont's 21 points including a pair of monster jams that sent the student contingency in the upper deck into delirium. Dillon's fast start allowed Belmont to stay in front early – leading 11-1 at one point – of the long-range bombing from the Spy Ponders, 21-13, after the end of the first quarter. After taking Dillon's best punch, Arlington got their sea legs back and led by first-game …
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