Joe McConnell

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VIDEO: Marblehead Basketball Magician Miles O’Neill sends teammates to Elite 8
07 Mar

VIDEO: Marblehead Basketball Magician Miles O’Neill sends teammates to Elite 8

Joe McConnell0 CommentsMarblehead Public Schools, Sports
Host Mansfield next up for the Marblehead boys Friday night Check out this video from the closing seconds of a Round of 16 game against Pope Francis on its Springfield campus that featured Miles O'Neill's clutch rebound and layup at the buzzer to send his teammates to the Elite 8 in Division 2. The Magicians won the game, 59-57. "I trusted my teammate Nick Lemmond to hit the shot, because he had an amazing game," said O'Neill after the Sweet 16 classic. "But I stayed…
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Marblehead boys basketball outlasts Pembroke to advance to Sweet 16
03 Mar

Marblehead boys basketball outlasts Pembroke to advance to Sweet 16

Joe McConnell0 CommentsSports, Top Stories
The Marblehead High boys basketball team (14-4, 10th seed) couldn't have been in a more competitive game to begin the Division 2 state tournament at home against Pembroke (12-9, 23rd seed) in a Round of 32 game, but they were able to prevail in the end, 60-57. The Magicians now move on to the Sweet 16, while awaiting the winner of the Pope Francis-Nauset game (March 3, 5 p.m.). The Marblehead boys led at halftime, 27-26. The second half was a mirror image of this…
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