Friday, January 18, 2008
Lady Raiders Stay Tied for Top in ML
Melrose (10-2, 9-1 ML) traveled to Lexington for a rematch with one of the ML Big Four and came away with a 49-43 victory.
Lexington generally tries to control the tempo with zone defense and a half-court offense, with strategic time outs to keep the game close. And Lexington did just that, leading 15-11 after one quarter and 25-20 at the half.
Both team's aggressive defense created sloppiness and turnovers, and after three quarters Lexington held a narrow 36-34 lead. But tonight's hero, sophomore Hannah Brickley (also an All-State volleyball selection), came through with 17 of Melrose's 29 second half points, many on intermediate range jump shots.
Meg Kirwin provided her usual offense, adding 10 points, Siena Mamayek had 9, Colleen Hanscom 5, Nicki Devereaux 3, Emily Clark 2, and Annmarie Wiesen a point. Laura Irwin's absense was felt on the boards as she was unavailable because of illness.
Lady Raider Notes: Melrose remains tied for the top spot with the Belmont Lady Marauders who handily defeated Stoneham 60-37. Next week will offer a big challenge and opportunity for Belmont, which hosts Lexington on Martin Luther King day, then travels to Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School Friday for a long-awaited rematch with Melrose.
Tom Hellen has Melrose back in the top 20 in his latest top 25. Click through to the News Page and go to Tom's current poll. Tom has followed area girls' basketball for years and knows as much about area hoop as anyone.
Lexington generally tries to control the tempo with zone defense and a half-court offense, with strategic time outs to keep the game close. And Lexington did just that, leading 15-11 after one quarter and 25-20 at the half.
Both team's aggressive defense created sloppiness and turnovers, and after three quarters Lexington held a narrow 36-34 lead. But tonight's hero, sophomore Hannah Brickley (also an All-State volleyball selection), came through with 17 of Melrose's 29 second half points, many on intermediate range jump shots.
Meg Kirwin provided her usual offense, adding 10 points, Siena Mamayek had 9, Colleen Hanscom 5, Nicki Devereaux 3, Emily Clark 2, and Annmarie Wiesen a point. Laura Irwin's absense was felt on the boards as she was unavailable because of illness.
Lady Raider Notes: Melrose remains tied for the top spot with the Belmont Lady Marauders who handily defeated Stoneham 60-37. Next week will offer a big challenge and opportunity for Belmont, which hosts Lexington on Martin Luther King day, then travels to Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School Friday for a long-awaited rematch with Melrose.
Tom Hellen has Melrose back in the top 20 in his latest top 25. Click through to the News Page and go to Tom's current poll. Tom has followed area girls' basketball for years and knows as much about area hoop as anyone.
// posted by Ron Sen, MD, FCCP @ 10:06 PM 
