Reading Girls Basketball Shakes Off Rust, Beats Burlington

It took a two quarters of play. But the Reading High School girls basketball team finally found their postseason form.

The undefeated No. 1 seed Rockets led upstart No. 8 seed Burlington by just four points at halftime of Sunday's North Division 2 quarterfinal game. Having not played in more than a week, the Rockets shook off the rust and found their form in the second half, cruising to a 62-40 victory.

"It took us longer than I would have liked to get back in the swing of things," said head coach Kim Penney. "The third period was more like what we are capable of."

Following the victory, Reading advanced to the semifinal round where they will face Wilmington in hopes of moving on to play for the sectional title. The tilt against the Wildcats tips off on Thursday at 7 p.m. inside the Woburn High School gym.

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