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Weston hits buzzer beater for the win

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By Anthony Gulizia, Globe Correspondent

Free throws win games. So do full-court layups with two seconds left on the clock.

Weston sophomore Bianca Brueckner raced up the court off an inbounds pass and scored the game-winning layup with two second left to give the Wildcats a 41-40 victory over the Waltham girls basketball team. Waltham fouled Weston an astounding 36 times, giving the Wildcats 55 attempts from the charity stripe.

Weston could have won the game by 34 points ... that is, if they hit their free throws. Linda Martindale's squad shot 38 percent (21-of-55) from the line.

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