North Shore Hoop Teams Take Rivalry To TD Garden Parquet

SALEM, MA — Two North Shore border rivals will take their talents to the fabled TD Garden parquet in January as the Salem High and Marblehead High boys basketball teams take part in a slate of games set for the home of the Boston Celtics.

Salem and Marblehead will face off on Jan. 14 at 2:30 p.m. as part of the Andrew James Lawson Foundation Invitational. The slate of contests will raise money to enable students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to experience inclusion in their communities.

Tickets for the event are $25 each.

The day will start with two unified games at 8 and 9 a.m. followed by four girls games and four boys games. Single admission includes all 12 contests.

Tickets can be purchased here.

Fans of both teams are advised to avoid links posted on social media promoting a live stream of the game as these are generally scams to obtain credit card information.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)