Monthly Archives: January 2016

Danvers Boys Cagers Welcome Back Allen, Rout Revere 65-31, Await Lynn English Home Showdown Tuesday

The streaking Danvers High boys basketball team welcomed junior standout Devonn Allen back into the lineup after a two-game layoff with an explosive three-point performance in the opening quarter en route to a 65-31 rout of Revere in the DHS … Continue reading

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Roberto’s Bombs (6-for-7 in 3s) Powers Danvers High Boys Cagers To 10th Win, 73-42, Over Swampscott

Sophomore Justin Roberto, a key factor off the bench with five treys in Friday’s 51-48 comeback victory at Marblehead, was in an even better groove Tuesday night in Danvers’ 73-42 rout of Swampscott in the DHS field house. Roberto, after … Continue reading

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Patriots Had No Right Winning AFC Title Game with Broncos, Yet Almost Did

Despite the nausea, I am compelled to make a few observations about the Patriots’s disastrous performance Sunday in Denver, a 20-18 defeat. As I feared in sending out a well-circulated e-mail an hour before kickoff, the stage was set for … Continue reading

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Danvers’ Boys Cagers, Sans Allen, Overtake Marblehead, 51-48, Behind Francois (16) and Roberto (15)

Now we’re finding out just how good this Danvers High boys basketball team can be. Playing for the first time without junior guard-forward Devonn Allen (bruised shoulder), arguably their best all-around player, the Falcons turned to their other top all-around player, … Continue reading

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After 11 Games, Danvers High Boys Cagers On Track For Superb Season

After Tuesday night’s 48-23 victory over Gloucester, the four-time defending Northeastern Conference champion Danvers High boys hoopsters have little to complain about. With an 8-3 record that very easily could be 10-1, even 11-0, the Falcons have much to be … Continue reading

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Danvers High Boys Toy With Gloucester, 48-23; Improve to 8-3

Fresh off their melee-marred 47-34 victory at Saugus, the Danvers High boys took a while to show interest in their Gloucester High guests Tuesday night in the DHS Field House. But once they snapped to, they methodically disposed of the … Continue reading

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Danvers Boys Cagers Win Brawl-Abbreviated Tong War at Saugus, 47-34; Game Called Off With 5:44 Remaining After Near Riot Breaks Out Among Players, Fans; A Short But Scary Event; Francois Saves Falcons With 24 Points (5-for-6 From 3-Point Land)

Returning to the scene of a heartbreaking, buzzer-beating 61-60 loss to Malden Catholic in the Saugus Christmas Tournament, the Danvers High boys basketball team was back in the SHS gym Friday night for its lone meeting of the season with the … Continue reading

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Danvers High Boys Get Their Mojo Back, Wallop Winthrop, 70-37

On the evening highlighted by the unveiling of their 2015 Division 2 state championship banner, the Danvers High boys basketball team got some of their mojo back, pounding Winthrop, 70-37, in the DHS field house. In improving to 6-3 overall, … Continue reading

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Danvers High Boys Cagers Dig Themselves A Huge Hole, Then Stage Heroic Rally Before Succumbing At Salem, 69-63

Trailing 10-0 and later 20-3 in a disastrous opening quarter at Salem High Friday night, the Danvers High boys basketball team displayed the kind of heart that makes a champion the rest of the way. Overcoming all but two points … Continue reading

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Danvers High Boys Cagers’ Third State Title Banner In Four Years To Be Unveiled Tuesday Night Before Winthrop Game

Special achievements deserve special acknowledgments. Thus the unveiling upcoming Tuesday night, prior to the game with Winthrop, of the third state championship banner the Danvers High boys’ basketball team has won in the past four years. The program’s achievement, under … Continue reading

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