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Braintree Girls Basketball Wins MIAA D1 South Championship
The Wamps are heading to the TD Garden.
BRAINTREE, MA — After a one year absence, the Braintree girls basketball team will return to the TD Garden next week.
The Wamps won their fifth MIAA Division 1 South title in six years Friday night, beating the Mansfield Hornets 72-43 at Taunton High School. Braintree will face the North champion in the state semi-finals.
From start to finish, it was Braintree dominance as the Hornets were held to only 12 points in the first half.
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Half: Braintree girls lead Mansfield 40-12. Hornets shooting 5-23, 1-10 from 3. Braintree 16-34, 7-15 in 3s. Meg Hill's 6 leads Mansfield.
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Despite a 17-point third quarter from the Hornets, the gap was too big to close.
End of 3Q: Braintree leads 62-29. Hornets score 17 points in the third, Hill with six in the frame.
— Sean T. McGuire (@BySeanMcGuire) March 10, 2017
Briantree girls wins fifth South Sectional title in last six years with a 72-43 verdict over Mansfield.
— Sean T. McGuire (@BySeanMcGuire) March 11, 2017
The state semi-final is scheduled for Monday.
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