division 3 boys' state championship
Frontier 79, Scituate 65

Frontier utilized its perimeter game to open some space against Scitaute in the third quarter, then fended off the Sailors over the final eight minutes to emerge with a 79-65 triumph in the boys' Division 3 state championship game at the DCU Center in Worcester.

Twins Dan Clark (23 points) and Brian Clark (24 points) sparked the Frontier offense, but it might have been Gary Grandonico who came up biggest for the Red Hawks. The junior guard scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half, including 11 in the final frame.

Rodney Beldo paced Scituate with a team-high 23 points, while Blaine O'Brien added 20 for the Sailors.

Scituate trimmed its deficit as low as six early in the fourth quarter, but Grandonico got red hot and helped the Red Hawks fly away with the title.

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4th quarter

This one might be slipping away from Scituate.

Frontier's Gary Grandonico has gotten hot from the floor. After hitting a pair of big 3-pointers earlier in the frame, he just knocked down back-to-back jumpers (one clanging off the glass and in from the lane) to give the Red Hawks a 67-56 lead with 4:18 to go.

Dan Clark banged home a big jumper with 1:06 to go for a 73-63 advantage.

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3rd quarter

Six 3-pointers decorated a third quarter in which Frontier looked like it might be pulling away, only for Scituate to rally late.

The Red Hawks lead, 58-52, heading to the final frame.

Earlier in the third quarter, Brian and Dan Clark splashed trifectas on consecutive trips down the court and Frontier opened a 53-45 advantage with 2:34 to play in the third quarter.

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2nd quarter

Some entertaining up-tempo basketball in the first half.

Twins Dan and Brian Clark combined for 25 points to pace Frontier to a 39-35 advantage over Scituate at the intermission.

Rodeny Beldo led Scituate with a team-high 13 points in the first half (including 3 trifectas), while big men Blaine O'Brien and Sean McCarthy chipped in seven points apiece.

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1st quarter

Scituate and Frontier are knotted at 19 after eight minutes.

Twins Dan and Brian Clark are a formidable pair for the Red Hawks and combined for all but two of their team's points in the first quarter.

Scituate center Sean McCarthy is feasting under the basket and chipped in seven first-quarter points.

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Starting lineups

Here are the starting lineups for the Division 3 boys' title game:

SCITUATE

10 - Blaine O'Brien - 6-6 - Sr.
11 - Rodney Beldo - 5-10 - Soph.
12 - Sam Malone - 5-11 - Soph.
32 - Keith Fluery - 6-1 - Sr.
54 - Sean McCarthy - 6-9 - Sr.

Coach: Matt Poirier

FRONTIER

4 - Brennan McKenna - 5-10 - Sr.
21 - Jamie Bell - 6-1 - Sr.
22 - Brian Clark - 6-4 - Sr.
23 - Dan Clark - 6-4 - Sr.
30 - Jon Pepyne - 6-2 - Jr.

Coach: Marty Sanderson