Doug Lindland
2 Taft Woods Row
S. Hamilton, MA 01982
Tel: 978.468.2040
Cell: 978.869.9980
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8th Grade State Championship Team bios:
HW Generals (Eastern)
The Hamilton-Wenham 8th Grade Generals won the Cape Ann Title in the 5th
and 6th grade, lost in the finals in the 7th Grade to Masco and in the
8th Grade semi-finals to North Andover this year. Overall, the team is
90-10 in the last 4 years. The team also played in the Eastern League
this season falling to Wakefield's 9th grade team in the finals by 1
point. They have won tournaments at Basketball City, Cedardale and other locations and is looking forward to playing against
some great teams this tournament
Lynn 8A (NSSL) The
champions of the North Shore Suburban League have had an outstanding 4
years of basketball together. The team is very quick and tenacious on
defense and well coached
Peabody 8A (NSSL) Peabody
is a very good team coached by Jim Silvio. They play strong defense and
move the ball very well. They were 15-1 in the Suburban League of
Boston. They lost a heartbreaker to Everett in the
Suburban League semi-finals this past year. The previous year, they
finished in first place in the Cape Ann League.
Sacred Heart (Catholic League) Our team is competitive and
versatile. Most of the players have been playing together off and on
since 4th grade. The Bradford Hawks consists mostly of 8th grade players
in the Sacred Hearts Parish. The group has won many tournaments in and
around the Merrimack Valley as well as in New Hampshire. Our team will
usually have 9 players who have had the same coach and teammates through
most of their school season. Most of the boys play on 3 teams during the
basketball season and are well rounded basketball players. We wish
everybody good luck and best wishes for the upcoming tournament.
Swampscott (CYO) - The
St. John's of Swampscott Cadet Team arrives in the State Travel
tournament after a third place regular season finish in the North Shore
CYO Basketball league. The Cadets were led by a balanced attack
throughout the regular season, including three players who scored over
100 points — A.J. Baker (124), Randolph Thurman (114) and Michael Walsh
(104). AJ Baker(15) and Patrick Kennedy(6) led the team in three
pointers. Sean O'Brien led the team in free throw percentage at 80%. The
team is deep with 17 players and features strong rebounding from Ben
Callahan, Richie Sullivan, Jermaine Kelly, Michael Wynne, and James
Beane. Head coach Ed Thurman is a former Northeast Conference and
Globe All-Scholastic at Lynn Classical High School where he is a member
of the Hall of Fame.
Masconomet (CAL) - The Chieftans
have won the Cape Ann League the last 2 years, knocking off Hamilton-Wenham last
year and North Andover this year. The team has been together for 4 years with a
50-8 record.
Beverly (EL/CAL) Beverly has been
together for 4 years participating in 2 travel leagues. This year they finished
3rd overall in the Cape Ann League and are presently in the EL playoffs. The
team has enjoyed many successes including capturing the 8th Grade Summer League
championship and the February 2008 School Vacation Tourney.
Malden 8A (Eastern) Malden's 8th
graders have won the Eastern League in the 7th grade and lost to Lynn in the 8th
grade finals.
Milton (MWBB) Milton's 8th grade
travel team had a lot of injuries this year. We started 16-0 in the Metrowest
8th Grde Division 1 League and then lost our best player to a separated
shoulder. We finished the year 24-6 losing to Canton in the championship missing
our power forward. We won this year's Muscato tournament in Easton. The team is
coached by Mike Reddington & Ted Curley. |
