Boys’ Basketball sails by Boston Latin
January 10, 2017
On Tuesday, January 10th, WA Boys’ Basketball squared off against Boston Latin at 5:30 at home. After a late start, the Ghosts came out with playing hard and took down Boston Latin 66-48.
The Ghosts jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead over their opponent off of two pointers from junior Robbie Hudson and senior Eric Jacobsen. Although it took a little over a minute, Boston-Latin soon got some points on the board. However, before they could tie the game, senior Jon Glidden scored two consecutive baskets for WA, giving them an 8-5 lead.
This was not the last time Glidden was able to put some points on the board. Minutes later he managed to score again for WA, and even hit a three pointer to give his team a comfortable 15-5 lead.
The first quarter came to an end with WA up 17-5.
The second quarter opened up with a layup from junior Connor Pandiscio, padding WA’s lead over Boston Latin. Moments later, Glidden came up with a big steal and converted it into two more points for the Ghosts. As a result, Boston Latin called a timeout with about 6 minutes to go in the half.
Following the timeout, the Ghosts continued to dominate their opponent, adding on to their lead. Boston Latin couldn’t convert much offense into points, as they scored their first points of the quarter just minutes before halftime. They managed to put a few more points on the board before halftime.
The half came to a close with Hudson hitting one of two free throws, giving WA a 31-12 at the half.
WA came out of halftime with just as much energy as they had in the first half. Glidden opened up the scoring with 3 three-pointers for WA, adding on to their lead over Boston Latin.
From then on, WA continued to dominant their opponent. By the end of the third quarter, they led Boston Latin by a score of 50-24.
The fourth quarter was much like the third for WA. They continued to add to their lead over Boston Latin, making victory imminent. Although Boston Latin was able to put some more points on the board, their deficit was simply to big to mount a comeback.
The game came to a close with WA putting in some of their bench players, who were able to cushion their lead even more. The final buzzer sounded and WA won with a final score of 66-48.
