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Magicians Have No Trick for Boston Latin
Dragons come into Marblehead and lead from wire to wire knocking the home team out Wednesday night, 54-50.
The Marblehead Magicians dropped their opening round basketball playoff game at home Wednesday night, falling to Latin Academy, 54-50.
Marblehead made it close at the end, but they never recovered from a 9-0 deficit in the first quarter.
The Magicians were ice cold to start the game, missing their first 11 shots.
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The Dragons led 24-17 at the half, Mike Dusenberry chipped in six points, and Brian Gellert had five.
Marblehead closed the gap to 52-50 with under a minute to play, but Latin sank a pair of free throws with 6.2 seconds to go to seal the win.
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Senior Tommy Stockwell led the Magicians with 15 points, league MVP Matt Temme pumped in 10.
Marblehead finishes the season at 14-5. Had Marblehead won, they would have hosted Burlington Saturday night.
