Wednesday, January 16, 2008
First Turn Done, League Record 8-1
Melrose returned to the friendly confines of the Middle School Gym and handed Wakefield a 63-40 loss, to move to 8-2, 8-1 in the Middlesex League, in a first place tie with Belmont.
Melrose got off to a sluggish start, trailing 14-13 after one, despite some slashing drives to the basket by high scorer Meg Kirwan (17). Emily Clark (16) also netted a career high, cleaning up inside against smaller Wakefield as Melrose took a 35-22 first half lead with 10 Clark points.
The second half turned into a rout, as Wakefield self-destructed with ballhandling and passing errors, despite a good effort from point guard Rachel Kaye. Despite mixing up man-to-man and a 1-2-2 zone, Wakefield couldn't control the Melrose offense.
Scoring Summary:
Kirwan 17
Hanscom 4
Devereux 4
Irwin 6
Mamayek 7
Clark 16
Meuse 7
Peters 2
Lady Raider Notes: Melrose shot 16 for 24 from the stripe, and Nicole Meuse tallied the lone hit from international waters. Colleen Hanscom had several terrific passes to a slashing Kirwan.
Melrose faces one of the best teams in the league at Lexington Friday, as Lexington seeks revenge for a narrow defeat in the season opener. The Middlesex League has the most balance at the top in years, with Melrose, Belmont, Lexington, and Reading all fighting it out for the top spot. Stoneham is somewhere in the middle, and Burlington and the Killer W's (Wakefield, Watertown, Winchester, and Woburn) struggle.
Melrose fell out of the Boston Globe top 20 for the first time in years, although the rankings lack much credibility. Peabody (8-1) whipped by Winnacunnet, who beat the Lady Raiders by one, is in the top ten, and Belmont, fresh off a defeat by Reading, whom Melrose beat recently, remains in the top 20.
Melrose got off to a sluggish start, trailing 14-13 after one, despite some slashing drives to the basket by high scorer Meg Kirwan (17). Emily Clark (16) also netted a career high, cleaning up inside against smaller Wakefield as Melrose took a 35-22 first half lead with 10 Clark points.
The second half turned into a rout, as Wakefield self-destructed with ballhandling and passing errors, despite a good effort from point guard Rachel Kaye. Despite mixing up man-to-man and a 1-2-2 zone, Wakefield couldn't control the Melrose offense.
Scoring Summary:
Kirwan 17
Hanscom 4
Devereux 4
Irwin 6
Mamayek 7
Clark 16
Meuse 7
Peters 2
Lady Raider Notes: Melrose shot 16 for 24 from the stripe, and Nicole Meuse tallied the lone hit from international waters. Colleen Hanscom had several terrific passes to a slashing Kirwan.
Melrose faces one of the best teams in the league at Lexington Friday, as Lexington seeks revenge for a narrow defeat in the season opener. The Middlesex League has the most balance at the top in years, with Melrose, Belmont, Lexington, and Reading all fighting it out for the top spot. Stoneham is somewhere in the middle, and Burlington and the Killer W's (Wakefield, Watertown, Winchester, and Woburn) struggle.
Melrose fell out of the Boston Globe top 20 for the first time in years, although the rankings lack much credibility. Peabody (8-1) whipped by Winnacunnet, who beat the Lady Raiders by one, is in the top ten, and Belmont, fresh off a defeat by Reading, whom Melrose beat recently, remains in the top 20.
// posted by Ron Sen, MD, FCCP @ 7:26 AM 
