Girls' Basketball Prevails in Nail-Biter with Stoneham

Erin Marshall went a perfect 10-10 from the charity stripe in the final two minutes, as the Woburn High girls’ basketball team held on to defeat previously unbeaten Stoneham 58-53 Friday at home.

With the Tanners up 46-44 at the two-minute mark, Marshall hit free throw after free throw to hold off a Stoneham team, which converted on two late three-pointers and another three-point play.

The junior was 13-13 from the line overall and scored 12 of her 20 points in the fourth quarter. She was filling in at point guard for junior Katy Knight, who’s out four-to-six weeks with a broken wrist.

“We talked about players stepping up,” Woburn coach Steve Sullivan said, “and I couldn’t be more proud of them. They stepped up as a group, and it was a great win for us.”

The victory came after a tough 60-44 loss at undefeated Reading Tuesday, as Reading (10-0, 8-0), Woburn (8-1, 7-1) and Stoneham (9-1, 7-1) are all vying for the Middlesex League title.

On Friday, Woburn took the lead with 1 minute, 45 seconds remaining in the first half and never relinquished it.

Senior sharpshooter Danielle Perkins had 15 first-half points for the Tanners, a game-high 21 overall. She went 4-5 from behind the arc.

Junior forward Shannon Maguire had nine points and six rebounds, while senior center Natalie McGuire had three points and five boards.

With the third quarter about to expire and Woburn leading 37-35, freshman Leanne DiMauro checked in the game for the first time and nailed a three-pointer to give her team a five-point cushion heading into the final frame.

Ariana Tuccelli and Alison Brennan led Stoneham with 12 points a piece. Jennifer Geraghty had 9, Sam Trant 8 and Vanessa Bramante 7 for the Spartans.

Woburn returns to action at 1 p.m. Monday at home against Winchester (6-4.4-4).