Walter Morris
Watertown’s girls’ basketball team looks to keep winning in the state semifinal after winning the North Section final on Saturday.
Watertown’s girls’ basketball team finally made it to the TD Garden in Boston for the state semifinal, now they face one of their toughest tests – the undefeated South Section Champs, Duxbury.
The Raiders have an unbeaten season of their own going this year, now 21-0 after beating Pentucket in the North Section Final on Saturday. The polls have the Raiders and the Dragons among their top in the region – Duxbury 2 and Watertown 3 in the Boston Globe Poll, Duxbury 3 and Watertown 4 in the Boston Herald, and Duxbury 4 and Watertown 7 in the ESPN Boston poll.
The teams face off Tuesday evening at 5:45 p.m. at the TD Garden in the MIAA Div. 2 state semifinal. Follow the action live below.
Duxbury’s lineup features 6-foot-1-inch senior forward Catherine Harrison, who scored 20 points in the Dragons’ 55-45 South Final win over Foxborough. Junior forward Emma Gill added 14 for Duxbury.
Watertown has a balanced lineup with two seniors – guard Gianna Coppola and forward Rachel Morris – two juniors – guard Michaela Antonellis and foward Katelyn Rourke and sophomore center Shannon Murphy – who stands 6-foot-2.
Head Coach Pat Ferdinand also get quality minutes off the bench from junior guard Nicole Lanzo and junior forward Felicia Korte.
The winner of Tuesday’s game heads to Worcester for the state final on Saturday at 2:15 p.m. against the winner of Wednesday’s semifinal between Central Champ Medfield and West Champ Belchertown.
