Fitchburg makes experience count.Byline: John McGuirk FITCHBURG - Credit this win to experience. No. 1 Fitchburg has withstood whatever has been thrown at it this season. The senior-laden Red Raiders Red Raiders can refer to sports teams at:
v. rat·tled, rat·tling, rat·tles v.intr. 1. a. To make or emit a quick succession of short percussive sounds. b. or flustered flus·ter tr. & intr.v. flus·tered, flus·ter·ing, flus·ters To make or become nervous or upset. n. A state of agitation, confusion, or excitement. when the heat is on, and they proved it again last night. No. 8 South hung with Fitchburg for the first half, but the Red Raiders' experience allowed them to pull away in the second half and win the Division 1 boys' basketball quarterfinal 67-50 at the Doug Grutchfield Field House. "I thought we played better as the game went on," Fitchburg coach Paul DiGeronimo said. "Our athleticism took over in the second half, and I thought we did a great job finishing in the transition. In the second half we came out re-energized." The Red Raiders (20-3) move on to the semifinals against No. 5 North at 7:45 p.m. Sunday at WPI WPI - Worcester Polytechnic Institute . The Colonels finished 13-9. Fitchburg led, 27-26, with two minutes left in the first half. The Red Raiders increased that margin to 34-27 at the break. South managed to score just eight points in the quarter and only two field goals. Those scoring woes continued in the third. A trey from sophomore Hugh Daye (15 points) was South's only hoop of the quarter. South scored just six points in the frame, the rest coming on free throws by junior Emmanuel Feraud (15 points). Meanwhile, Fitchburg was converting its shots down the other end of the floor, mostly on fast-break opportunities. A pair of buckets from Adam Vasquez and a 3-pointer by Tralane Whittle as part of a 9-2 run had the Red Raiders entering the final quarter on top 47-33. "We've got a lot of young kids so we've got to pay our dues," South coach Pat Williams said. "Fitchburg is a good team. We had our chances but there isn't much you can do about it when their talent and our inexperience Inexperience See also Innocence, Naïveté. Bowes, Major Edward (1874–1946) originator and master of ceremonies of the Amateur Hour on radio. [Am. took over the game." With such a steep hill Steep Hill is a popular tourist street in the historic city of Lincoln, UK. At the top of the hill you will find the entrance to the Cathedral and at the bottom is Well Lane. The Hill consists of independent shops, tea rooms and pubs. to climb, the Colonels simply could not slow down the high-flying Red Raiders. An Orlando Anderson This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since October 2007. three-point play midway through the final frame upped the lead to 61-42. Anderson, a senior, paced Fitchburg with 14 points. Kyle Dobson dob·son n. See hellgrammite. [Probably from the name Dobson.] Noun 1. dobson - large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait hellgrammiate tossed in 13 and Hamed Akanni 12. Anderson also collected a team-high nine rebounds. The Red Raiders outrebounded South, 33-32. "These kids know each other so well that they started doing the things to create their own offense," DiGeronimo said. "It's something they've been doing for a long time. And tonight was a result of these kids having been around each other for a long time. The kids wanted to win tonight and you could see it, especially in the second half. It's a one-game season now and that's the approach you have to take." NAME: FITCHBURG HIGH SCHOOL; SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL |
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