Friday, February 14, 2014
Game 18: Senior Night Watertown 66 Melrose 49
Melrose recognized seniors Jill MacInnes, Maeve Moriarty, and Shannon Tarpey before the season finale. Athletic Director Pat Ruggiero introduced each player and their parents and the Boosters' Club also gave a rose to each Watertown graduating senior.
The pleasantries ended with the opening tap however, as Watertown raced out to 9-1 lead and never looked back.
Melrose trailed at halftime as Watertown solved their 2-1-2 three quarter court trap creating open shots.
The second half saw Watertown extend the lead to nearly thirty before Melrose got some late scoring, especially from Tarpey (12 points) and Sarah Foote who drained a couple of threes and some mid-range jumpers.
Melrose finishes the season one and seventeen.
Lady Raider Notes: The Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School Gym was bedazzled in decorations and streamers for Senior Night.
Melrose had a productive stretch of playoff appearances from 1998 through 2010 including four sectional championships and ten consecutive Middlesex League titles. But the program records its fourth consecutive season under .500 (including a 2012 post-season appearance) with a combined 22-57 record.
In Switch: How to Change When Change Is Hard, Chip and Dan Heath remind us to:
1) Identify the bright spots
2) Script the plan
3) Point to the future
Anyone can point out need areas, but finding solutions seldom comes as easily.
The pleasantries ended with the opening tap however, as Watertown raced out to 9-1 lead and never looked back.
Melrose trailed at halftime as Watertown solved their 2-1-2 three quarter court trap creating open shots.
The second half saw Watertown extend the lead to nearly thirty before Melrose got some late scoring, especially from Tarpey (12 points) and Sarah Foote who drained a couple of threes and some mid-range jumpers.
Melrose finishes the season one and seventeen.
Lady Raider Notes: The Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School Gym was bedazzled in decorations and streamers for Senior Night.
Melrose had a productive stretch of playoff appearances from 1998 through 2010 including four sectional championships and ten consecutive Middlesex League titles. But the program records its fourth consecutive season under .500 (including a 2012 post-season appearance) with a combined 22-57 record.
In Switch: How to Change When Change Is Hard, Chip and Dan Heath remind us to:
1) Identify the bright spots
2) Script the plan
3) Point to the future
Anyone can point out need areas, but finding solutions seldom comes as easily.
// posted by Ron Sen, MD, FCCP @ 10:12 PM 
