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Peabody outguns Gloucester in overtime

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By Paul Sulzer, Globe Correspondent

Scoring eight points in a four-minute overtime period is sometimes enough to win a high school boys basketball game. But for coach Bill Cahill and the Gloucester Fighting Fishermen, it wasn't even enough to keep it close as visiting Peabody poured in 17 points to win 92-83.

"It was like watching Nevada-Las Vegas play back in the day," Cahill said.

The Fighting Fishermen needed a little luck to even get to overtime. Down two with the clock winding down in regulation, backup point guard Gabe Munoz pounced on a loose ball after a scuffle underneath the hoop and laid the ball in to tie the game with two seconds left.

The Tanners were too much in overtime though, as they drained their free throws to hold on.

Junior Adam Thilpott scored 41 points in defeat.

"He was everywhere tonight," Cahill said.

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