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Hoops at the Garden: Central Catholic vs. Andover

Posted by Staff  March 5, 2010 04:15 PM
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End of game: Andover 69, Central Catholic 65

Ally Fazio hits 1-of-2 free throws to seal the game. Andover wins the Division 1 north section title.

Overtime: Andover 68, Central Catholic 65

With a steal by Andover's Nicole Boudreau and a foul by Central, Andover Boudreau hits 1-of-2 free throws.

Central's Susan Downer takes a timeout to talk it over. There are 21 seconds remaining in the game.

Overtime: Andover 62, Central Catholic 61

Nicole Boudreau nails a 3-pointer for Andover followed by a Melissa Miller basket on the other end of the floor.

End of regulation: Andover 59, Central Catholic 59

WOW! Katie Zenevitch drains the free throw. Tie game, we're going to overtime.

Fourth quarter: Andover 59, Central Catholic 58

Central's Katie Zenevitch hits a and-1 with two seconds remaining and has an opportunity to tie the game. Andover 59, Central Catholic 58.

Fourth quarter: Andover 59, Central Catholic 56

Central's Gabie Polce hits a 3-pointer with 29 seconds remaining to bring the team within three points. It's the closest they've been since the first quarter.

Central has possession and is looking to tie.

Fourth quarter: Andover 57, Central Catholic 53

A couple of turnovers on both ends of the floor followed by Andover's Ally Fazio scoring with 1:25 left.

Central Catholic's Katie Zenevitch hits a bucket to bring her team back within four with 1:12 remaining.

Fourth quarter: Andover 55, Central Catholic 51

Nicole Boudreau drains two free throws after Central came within two on a steal and deuce by Gabie Polce.

Fourth quarter: Andover 51, Central Catholic 49

Katie Zemevitch is carrying her team on her back. She's pulled Central to within two points, hitting two shots in this quarter.

We're still seeing a good battle between the point guards, with Andover's Natalie Gomez and Central's Courtney Williams going back-and-forth.

End of third quarter: Andover 45, Central Catholic 41

Central Catholic is on a bit of run. They've closed the gap with the help of Courtney Williams, who has hit quite a few buckets for them.

They're pushing Andover. But Natalie Gomez has done everything to make this hard for them. She's hitting shot after shot for Andover.

End of second quarter: Andover 33, Central Catholic 21

Andover is starting to pull away with a 3-pointer by Devon Caveney with 15 seconds left in the half. Before time ran out, Nicole Boudreau drove cross-court for a last second bucket to give Andover two more points and push her team's lead.

Boudreau has 15 points in the game so far. Conversely, Central Catholic's Katie Zenevitch has five points so far.

Central Catholic is struggling to get any shots to fall. They're just having a tough day against a tough opponent. We'll see how they come out of the half.

Second quarter: Andover 28, Central Catholic 18

Ally Fazio just drained a 3-pointer for Andover.

Second quarter: Andover 25, Central Catholic 14

The game has slowed down considerably. Andover is up 23-14 over Central Catholic. Both teams are struggling to find their shot.

End of the first quarter: Andover 20, Central Catholic 14

Andover's Natalie Gomez and Nicole Boudreau each scored back-to-back buckets as Andover finished the quarter up.

First quarter: Andover 13, Central Catholic 2

A 3-pointer by Andover's Nicole Boudreau puts them up 13-2 three minutes into the game.

Central coach Susan Downer called a quick timeout to talk it over.

First quarter: Andover 8, Central Catholic 2

Andover's Natalie Gomez drains a 3-pointer to open the scoring action. Her team has sprinted out of the blocks.
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In the second game of the day, Central Catholic takes on Andover in a rematch of their Jan. 31 meeting when Andover handed the Raiders their first Merrimack Valley Conference loss (60-54) and won for the second time in three meetings this season.

It's the Division 1 north girls final and this is the only game of the day with some in-season history to look over.

Here’s a look at each team:

Andover (22-3)

Sophomore Nicole Boudreau is known to drop a 20 and 10, racking up double doubles in three of the Golden Warriors’ last 10 games. She’s averaging 21 points per game this season.

Teammates Natalie Gomez, a junior guard, is also known to go for scoring bursts. She’s averaging 13.9 points per game on the season.

Andover is currently on 13-game winning streak and all indications point to this being their year. But I’ve seen crazier things happen.

Central Catholic (21-2)

Katie Zenevitch is a Boston College recruit and she likes to live up to the hype. She dropped 34 points on Peabody last week to help the Raiders get to this game. But don’t overlook teammate Melissa Miller, who threw up 20 points on Peabody as well.

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