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High Ranking for Needham Boys Basketball in End of Season Poll
The Division 1 South champions finished among the best teams in the Boston Herald's EMass poll.

NEEDHAM, MA — It was probably not the spot the Needham boys basketball team wanted to finish in, but it is still an impressive showing.
The Rockets finished high in the Boston Herald's final EMass Top 25 pollof the season, finishing third. The Division 1 South champions were placed behind Division 1 champions Cambridge Rindge and Latin, who beat Needham 50-45 in the state semi-final, and Division 2 champions Brighton.
Needham ended the season with a record of 20-5.
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