Warriors 8th Grade Squad Splits A Pair of Games

(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by the coaches and administrators of the Wamesit Warriors basketball program.)

The 8^th grade ‘A’ Wamesit Warriors from Tewksbury split a pair of games over the weekend beating Danvers by a score of 55-20, and losing a hard-fought game to Saugus 56-44, after leading at the half.

The Warriors went to the bench early and often in both games, and got big contributions.  Leading scorers for the games were Justin Derrah with 28 points to go along with 23 rebounds, Ryan Briggs with 17 points and great leadership from the point guard position, Ryan Bain with 17 points, including four 3-pointers helping open up the inside, and Devan Bere with 16 points, including four 3-point baskets.

Nick Dunlap added 6 points and played outstanding defense against Danvers. Jack Theriault contributed 3 points and played shot-down defense, Brady Rodgers scored 5 points, including a 3-pointer, Conner MacLean chipped in with 5 points, and his usual outstanding hustle, and Andrew White was a force underneath on the rebounds and taking charges.

The key points in the Danvers victory was Brady Rodgers incredible effort to stop a fast break basket on one end of the floor, followed by taking it fearlessly to the basket and getting up after a hard hit, which pumped up the Warrior squad.