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Whittier Next Up For Lynnfield Boys

Pioneers back in action Sunday afternoon.

The Lynnfield boys' basketball team, fresh off its impressive opening round win over Stoneham, will face Whittier Sunday in the quarterfinals of the Division 3 North tournament.

The Pioneers improved to 17-4 with the 69-41 win over Stoneham and will face a Whittier team coming off an 86-49 win over Northeast Regional Tuesday night. Whittier was led in scoring by Jonathan Pryor's 21 points and Jamison Santos' 18. Whittier (16-5), the No. 5 seed, entered the tournament coming off two straight losses but had no trouble with Commonwealth Conference rival Northeast.

Game time is 2 p.m.

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