Burlington High has a foreign exchange student on its boys basketball team. Sort of. Senior Ben Poehler is a guard/forward for the Red Devils. He’s from Sweden and was quite a basketball player there before agreeing to spend the next few months in Burlington. BHS has had plenty of exchangeContinue Reading
A 9-0 run early in the second quarter put the Burlington High boys basketball team ahead to stay on Friday as the Red Devils advanced to a Round of 16 game on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Sharon after a 62-50 win over Canton. “Awesome,” said BHS coach Phil ConnersContinue Reading
The suspense of who was going to win Tuesday night’s Div. 3 state tournament preliminary game between the Burlington High girls basketball team and visiting Ursuline Academy was over quickly. The Red Devils jumped out to an 11-3 lead and closed the first quarter with a 15-2 run. Yes, Burlington wouldContinue Reading
Crunch the numbers and it’s easy to see how impressive the accomplishments of Burlington High senior Aylvia Pena are on the basketball court. Consider this. The captain of this year’s BHS girls basketball team missed significant time last season, five games, with a concussion. Her sophomore year? That wasn’t easyContinue Reading
Behind the leadership of its five seniors, the Shawsheen Tech girls basketball team rebounded from a three-win season a year ago to finish the 2022-2023 regular season with an overall record of 11-8. At one point, the Rams held a 5-5 record before six wins in their next eight games qualified ShawsheenContinue Reading
Chances are, the Shawsheen Tech boys basketball team was likely going to make the state tournament anyway, but this sure is a lot more fun. With a 9-8 record and three games remaining on the schedule, the Rams needed at least one victory down the stretch for victory No. 10Continue Reading
On senior night, it was quite fitting that the 12th graders on the Burlington High boys basketball team came through in a major way. Against a solid Westford Academy team, the Red Devils finished their regular season with a 15-5 record after defeating the Grey Ghosts, 66-55 at Burlington. SeniorContinue Reading
After opening the Div. 2 state tournament with a thrilling 72-71 win over Charlestown, the Burlington High boys basketball team advanced to the quarterfinals on Tuesday with a 61-58 win at home against visiting Longmeadow.The Middlesex League Freedom Division champions now host Holyoke in the Div. 2 state quarterfinals onContinue Reading
Burlington High senior Logan Ciulla was a pretty big deal on Tuesday night at BHS.But not as big of a deal as he used to be.A 6-foot-5 forward for the Red Devil basketball team, Ciulla was a key part of Burlington’s 61-58 victory over visiting Longmeadow that advanced the RedContinue Reading
For an opening night game, Friday’s battle between the Billerica High boys basketball team and visiting Haverhill certainly had some middle-of-the-season intensity. In a contest that had several significant momentum swings, the Hillies eventually pulled away in the final moments and topped the Indians, 68-60. Billerica trailed 8-2 early beforeContinue Reading
