Monday, March 31, 2008

Seeing the light: Boys basketball team drops two more games, but still positive about future

The Danvers boys basketball team suffered two defeats this past week, but the concept of development and keeping a positive attitude remain the same for the team.

On Feb. 1, the Falcons lost, 73-46 to Swampscott at home after getting off to a rough start.

They found themselves down, 20-0 right off the bat, and wound up trailing, 23-2 at the end of the first quarter.

"We had worked hard in the previous games, but Swampscott just came out on fire," head coach Mark Malley said. "The situation just didn't pan out for us. We were overmatched, but everyone tried hard, but we just didn't have the athleticism to compete."

On Feb. 5, the locals suffered a similarly one-sided loss to Marblehead, 61-39, with the usual problems – an inability to score consistently.

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