Injured captain Taylor Russell (left) joins with Braintree starters, Brianna Herlihy (13), Molly Reagan (35), Rachel Norton (12), Bridget Herlihy (11), and Ashley Russell (10). High School Basketball
Injuries fail to stop Braintree
Injured captain Taylor Russell (left) joins with Braintree starters, Brianna Herlihy (13), Molly Reagan (35), Rachel Norton (12), Bridget Herlihy (11), and Ashley Russell (10). By Tim Healey
Globe Correspondent /
January 26, 2013
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Brockton is rolling
When Brockton topped Dartmouth, 71-67, for the second time in five days, coach Robert Boen had one main conclusion: Crisis averted.
Boxer senior guard Jaylen Blakely, who missed five days and one game with a bad ankle, was fine. He netted a team-high 17 points in Brockton’s seventh win in a row.
“We really needed it,” Boen said. “You hear ‘ankle sprain’ and no one thinks it’s a big deal. . . . It can go on for a long time sometimes.”
After a 1-2 start the defending Division 1 South champs are rolling and have secured wins over Classical (69-57) and St. John’s Shrewsbury (59-51).
The Boxers have arguably the biggest game of their regular season 4:30 p.m. Sunday when they visit 11-1 Mansfield and Boen’s nephew, sophomore Michael Boen.
“We’re way ahead of where I want to be, but . . . we still have a lot of getting together,” said the Boxers boss. “We’ll see how close we are to being ready for a state championship.”
Final week a big one
In addition to the Mansfield-Brockton game of the week, there are a couple other games to keep an eye on. On Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., Hanover (9-2) will host Kelly Martin and the Scituate girls. At the same time, the Rockland boys (11-1) will visit Abington (7-4).
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