Belmont Girls' Hoops Trump Townies in Tourney Opener
Defense and speed provide the edge for Marauders as they meet Boston Latin Academy Friday.
It was worth the wait. Five years since the last time they hosted and won a tournament game, the 7th-ranked Belmont High School Girls' Basketball team opened their Division 2 North sectional playoff run with a convincing 69-31 victory over Charlestown High School Tuesday, Feb. 26, at a packed Wenner Field House. Belmont will travel to the heart of Boston's Dorchester neighborhood to take on the number-four seed Boston Latin Academy Dragons (14-5) Friday night, March 1, at 7 p.m. "I was expecting that we might have an edge with ball control but I just think our girls were ready for this game and they did it on the court," said Head Coach Melissa Hart. A dozen players scored a season high 69 points as Belmont poured in the first eight points…
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