Late Danvers Push Ends Wayland Season in North Final

The Wayland High School boys basketball team know what they were in for heading into the North Division 3 title game. And they got exactly what they expected.

During a hard fought scrap with defending bracket champion Danvers, the Warriors continue their recent comeback trend as they knotted things at 52-52 with less than two minutes remaining. But the team's latest comeback fell just short and the Falcons escaped with a 57-52 win.

Star senior Jaleel Bell poured home 17 points and snagged 10 rebounds despite being heavily guarded throughout. But Danvers' Jake Cawlina drained a clutch three in the closing minutes and Danvers held on to eliminate Wayland.

“We had won five games in a row, coming into this one, being down at the half, so we’re a second half team,” said Wayland head coach Dennis Doherty. “Against a team like Danvers that is that skilled and talented, we needed to play better than we did in the first half. Going down 10 against them and coming back is a very difficult task. We left too many possessions out there in the first half.”