PHOTO GALLERY: For young Marblehead hoop enthusiasts, it was their ‘Lucky’ day
Lucky the Leprechaun, along with the Boston Celtics’ 1981 NBA Championship trophy, were the star attractions as the Friends of Marblehead Basketball hosted the first annual Tip-Off Night in the gym at Marblehead High School on Friday, Dec. 9.
Attendees also got to meet and play with the boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams, challenge their teachers to shooting contests and compete for the coveted title of “Best Foul-Shooter of Marblehead.”
Dr. Timothy DiFrancesco, owner and operator of TD Athletes Edge, former trainer of the Los Angeles Lakers, also hosted an interactive session on conditioning and nutrition.
Co-sponsors of the event were the Marblehead Girls Travel Basketball League, Marblehead Youth Basketball Association and Marblehead Recreation and Parks Department.
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Aviva Bornstein, 16, takes a selfie with Lucky and her friend Katie Pine, a member of the Marblehead High girls basketball team at the first Marblehead Basketball Tip Off Night. CURRENT PHOTO/NICOLE GOODHUE BOYDLucky signs an autograph for Luke Nicolas, 9, center, at the first Marblehead Basketball Tip Off Night. CURRENT PHOTO/NICOLE GOODHUE BOYDMarblehead girls basketball team members Jo Dalla Valle and Maddie Forbes share a laugh as they workout at the first Marblehead Basketball Tip Off Night, Friday, Dec. 9 at Marblehead High School. Dalla Valle is an exchange student from Italy. CURRENT PHOTO/NICOLE GOODHUE BOYDMembers of the 2022-2023 Marblehead Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball teams get psyched up as Tim Difrancesco, a local strength and conditioning coach, starts a team cheer at the first Marblehead Basketball Tip Off Night, Friday, December 9th, at Marblehead High School. Nick Butler, 10, watches a Lucky, signs his shoe at the firstÊMarblehead Basketball Tip Off Night,ÊFriday, December 9th,Êat Marblehead High School.ÊKids posed with Lucky the Leprechaun and the 1981 Celtics NBA Championship Trophy, youngsters got to play with members of the 2022-2023 Marblehead Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball teams, and a free throw shooting contest took place. Photo by Nicole Goodhue BoydLucky spins his basketball as he poses with Nick Butler, 10, and his brother Drew, 9, at the first Marblehead Basketball Tip Off Night, Friday, December 9th, at Marblehead High School. Kids posed with Lucky the Leprechaun and the 1981 Celtics NBA Championship Trophy, youngsters got to play with members of the 2022-2023 Marblehead Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball teams, and a free throw shooting contest took place. Photo by Nicole Goodhue BoydLucky’s signature is displayed on Nick Butler’s shoe at the first Marblehead Basketball Tip Off Night, Friday, December 9th, at Marblehead High School. Kids posed with Lucky the Leprechaun and the 1981 Celtics NBA Championship Trophy, youngsters got to play with members of the 2022-2023 Marblehead Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball teams, and a free throw shooting contest took place. Photo by Nicole Goodhue BoydMcKenna O’Connell, 12, reacts after she became a finalist in the free throw contest at the first Marblehead Basketball Tip Off Night, Friday, Dec. 9 at Marblehead High School.
