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Three games to watch in girls' basketball this week

Print | Comments () Posted by Justin Rice February 3, 2013 12:47 PM

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By Justin A. Rice, Globe Correspondent

O’Bryant at Boston English, 4 p.m. Tuesday

Even though O’Bryant is undefeated in city league play, Boston English came the closest to beating them this season during a 44-38 contest at O’Bryant on Jan. 8.

English’s gymnasium is also one of the most difficult to play in in the city league and one that O’Bryant has struggled playing in during previous meetings between the two squads.

English is fighting for the second place in the Boston City League South division behind O’Bryant. The Blue and Blue currently sit in third place behind New Mission, who they play on Feb. 13 on the road.

Latin Academy at West Roxbury, 4:30 p.m. Thursday

Latin Academy is down but not out of the city tournament.

Currently in third place in the North division behind Fenway and South Boston, the Dragons need to win all four of their remaining games to clinch a spot in cities, including a Feb. 12 game at South Boston.

The Knights defeated the Dragons 67-60 in the first meeting between the two teams on Jan. 16.

New Mission at O’Bryant, 5:30 p.m. Thursday

This is not only a rematch of last year’s Boston City League championship game, it’s also a battle between the only two undefeated teams in city league play.

Last February Fenway beat the Tigers 57-34 to win its first ever city championship.

And these two teams are the favorites to play again for the city title on Feb. 21.

Justin A. Rice covers Boston Public school athletics. He can be reached at jrice.globe@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeJustinRice or @BPSspts.

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Justin A. Rice -- A metro Detroit native, Rice is a Michigan State University (Go Spartans!) and Northeastern University graduate. Rice lives in the South End with his dog and wife, who unfortunately attended the University of Michigan ... his wife, that is. He curates the BPS Sports Blog and is always looking to write about city athletes with great stories. Have an idea? He can be reached at jrice.globe@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeJustinRice or @BPSspts.
Zolan Kanno-Youngs -- A former captain of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School football team and a current second-year Ujima Scholar at Northeastern University, Kanno-Youngs is the color commentator of the men’s basketball team and a writer for Northeastern's campus newspaper, the Huntington News. He joins Boston.com as a correspondent for the site's BPS coverage. Have a story idea? Contact him at KannoYoungs.Globe@gmail.com. Follow him on his Twitter @KannoYoungs.

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