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Dan Shaughnessy

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There are a whole lot of reasons to love the high school basketball state finals. (Boston Globe)

Boys' Basketball

Division 1 For Pioneers, a comeback win
Division 2 A breeze for McDermott, Milton
Division 3 Watertown shines with game on line

Girls' Basketball

Division 1 Zenevitch, Central stand tallest
Division 2 For Notre Dame, a delightful ending
Division 3 Quaboag can't stand Big Blue's pressure

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Boys' Basketball

d1 > English 90, Brockton 83 Woumn lifts 'Dogs in OT
d2 > Milton 70, Woburn 69 Freshman Castro lifts 'Cats
d3 > Watertown 67, Abington 51 Raiders settle in
d4 > Cathedral 67, NCC 65 Cathedral survives at finish
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Girls' Basketball

D1 > CC 75, Brockton 45 Central rises to occasion
d2 > NDA 46, AC 38 NDA survives Cougar clash
d3 > Swampscott 67, Williams 51 Blue bop Bishops
d4 > Millis 60, G'Town 43 Breen picks up the pace
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More than a game is on the line

CAMBRIDGE - Rumeal Robinson scaled the pinnacle of American sports in April 1989, an ice-in-his-veins basketball player from the streets of Cambridge who sank a pair of pressure-packed free throws to vault the University of Michigan to a storybook national championship.

North Reading’s Kristen Morrison, skilled in three sports, faces a tough choice

The choice, once again, is hers. Kirsten Morrison is a two-year varsity starter in three different sports at North Reading High, and she is not yet a junior. This summer, she feels, is decision time. With an eye on the future, should she focus full time on basketball, softball, or volleyball?

Newton North’s Kelley commits to Yale basketball program

It’s safe to say the Ivy League has known about Greg Kelley’s basketball exploits - and his smarts - for a while.

Byron takes over at Oliver Ames

Don Byron is well versed on the Oliver Ames boys’ basketball program. He’s an Easton resident and his son, Michael , was a three-year starter, a career 1,000-point scorer, and a captain for the Tigers this past season.

Two Brookline basketball stars heading for Brown

Brookline’s Tucker Halpern and Sudbury’s Andrew McCarthy both measure 6-feet-8. The pair also developed their low post moves and shooting touch on the courts of the Independent School League, just a few miles apart. And this fall, the promising tandem are headed to Brown University together, as a part of second-year head coach Jesse Agel’s first recruiting class.

BABC captures Boston Shootout

Leo Papile has seen the future and he likes it. "I have high hopes. This team is the focus group of the program right now. This group is a national contender and five of nine of these boys are only 15 years old," said Papile, referring to his Boston Amateur Basketball Club 16-and-under team that lived up to its billing ...

BU's O'Brien may transfer

Days after completing his freshman year at Boston University, Jake O'Brien, a former Globe All-Scholastic in basketball from BC High, is considering transferring.

NorthWest Courtside chatter

HIGH 5 Nicole Boudreau, Andover: The freshman guard capped off a stellar first season by helping propel the Warriors to the Division 1 North semifinals. She drained an impressive 88 three-pointers this season.

'One' path to victory

WORCESTER - It began with the silent bus ride. En route to each away game this season, not one word was uttered by a single Central Catholic girls basketball player - a rule imposed years ago and never questioned by each new batch of players.

Dream chasers

WORCESTER - An hour before the first tip-off of the day, the DCU Center seats were empty, occupied only by the echo of basketballs bouncing off the court. There were six state championship games on the slate. When the final buzzers sounded, six teams stormed the court with hands in the air, while six others had their heads in their ...

Watertown, St. John's walk off DCU Center floor with state titles

WORCESTER - "I'll be there in 10 to 13 minutes," reads Ricky Morrissey with a grumble to anyone within earshot, as he displays a friend's text message to a few of his Watertown High teammates nearby.

Courtside chatter

HIGH 5 Allie Beaulieu, Swampscott: Big Blue coach Jack Hughes called the victory in the Division 3 North final the biggest win for his team in 20 years, all because it came against Pentucket. Beaulieu played no small part in it, drilling three 3-pointers and scoring 20 points.

CM boys can't be superseded

After a drought that seemed longer than the four years it was, Catholic Memorial reclaimed the Super 8 crown and thus captured the top spot in the final Globe boys' hockey Top 20.

St. John's Labove leads his team to state championship

As the St. John's of Shrewsbury boys' basketball team broke its huddle for the fourth quarter of the Division 1 state final on Saturday, Matt Labove turned to the deep sea of Pioneer faithful on the other side of the court and raised four fingers.

For Notre Dame, Milton hoopsters, a winning day in the life

WORCESTER - The Notre Dame Academy girls' basketball team started the day like any other with an afternoon state tournament game: breakfast at the Hingham home of Kelsey Reilly, the team's starting point guard.

Courtside chatter

High 5 Molly Breen, Millis: The junior center went off for 28 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks in the Division 4 state final win over Georgetown, the Mohawks' first-ever girls' basketball state crown.

Once it reset focus, Millis was unstoppable

Since the seventh grade, basketball has been a year-round commitment for Amy Ingraham . She lives and breathes the game, with little regret.

Courtside chatter

HIGH 5 Mark Roffi, Woburn: The senior captain's 20-point performance in the Division 2 North final helped the Tanners reach the Garden on Tuesday.

Swampscott victorious on 'return' to Garden

Jack Hughes is one who can truly appreciate what it means to lace up his sneakers and play on the fabled parquet floor at the Garden.

For AC squad, a time to cherish

The unforgettable moment, in the words of Kelsey Roberson, was "stomach-flipping." She was describing the feeling of standing on the famed parquet at TD Banknorth Garden, the national anthem blaring over the sound system, while the Arlington Catholic senior was preparing for the most important game of her high school career.

Playing hoops with Dad ain't so bad

Joe Cabral faced a tough decision. His college future was staring him down, and the two-sport athlete at Walpole High needed to pick a school. He wanted to play both basketball and baseball, if possible. Schools like Fitchburg State and Eastern Nazarene were interested and Cabral visited the campuses with his family. But when the bell sounded for the final ...

Courtside chatter

HIGH 5 Rene Castro, Milton: The freshman guard drained a critical shot with 10 seconds left to help the Wildcats seal a 70-69 victory against Woburn in the Division 2 Emass final.

In tourney, Woumn takes it to the hoop

Before the start of the Division 1 tournament, Lynn English coach Buzzy Barton asked junior point guard Ryan Woumn to take on more of a scorer's mentality. For Woumn, the switch from playmaker to scorer was odd - after all, he had spent most of the season setting up others.

Courtside chatter

High 5 Allie Beaulieu, Swampscott: The senior guard led the Big Blue with 23 points in a 67-51 win over Archbishop Williams in the Division 3 state semifinals.

Basketball finalists ready to state their case

What started the first day of December ends today in Worcester with six state basketball championship games. The MIAA will crown three boys' and three girls' champions. Play gets underway at 10:45 a.m. A look at the matchups:

He'll let this crushing loss roll off him

Basketball is the most important thing in your life. You are a teenage baller and you are playing on the parquet floor of Boston Garden and all you need to do is catch this pass and make the breakaway layup and you will send the state championship game into overtime.