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Sarmiento leads Chelsea to its first win of the season

Print | Comments () Posted by Anthony Gulizia, Globe Correspondent January 2, 2013 08:25 PM

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By Anthony Gulizia, Globe Correspondent

Senior forward Hector Sarmiento gave the Chelsea Red Devils just the spark they needed.

Chelsea trailed Whittier Tech, who was 5-0 entering the contest, in the waning moments of the fourth quarter Wednesday when Sarmiento scored a layup with 5.2 seconds left to lift the Red Devils (1-5) to a 49-48 victory – their first of the season.

The Red Devils have struggled and are playing without Sammy Mojica, a senior who transferred to the Brimmer and May School. Last season, Mojica averaged 24 points, 8 rebounds and 6 steals to help lead the Red Devils to a 14-7 record.

"We're rebuilding this year with a lot of freshman and sophomores," Chelsea coach Jay Siegal said. "We were struggling, but this was a big win for us. The kids played well."

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