Monthly Archives: January 2017

Skidding Danvers High Girls Give Unbeaten Revere A Scare Before Falling, 52-36

It was another night of frustration and inconsistency for the struggling Danvers High girls’ basketball team Friday night in the DHS field house. Undefeated Revere came in 12-0 and a large favorite over the home team, but the Falcons (now … Continue reading

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Red-Hot Three-Game Stretch Puts Danvers High’s Justin Roberto In Rare Three-Point Company

The Danvers High boys basketball team is experiencing a transition year with promising new head coach Jay Giddings, the Falcons having won but two games heading into tonight’s Northeastern Conference meeting at Revere – a good shot for win No. … Continue reading

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Cold Shooting Third Quarter Dooms Danvers High Girls Cagers; Swampscott Hands Falcons Fourth Straight Setback, 52-42

Despite being buoyed by the return to action of Siobhan Moriarty and the 24-hour recovery from a jammed shoulder of Nicole White, the Danvers High girls  suffered a disastrous shooting third quarter Tuesday night in the DHS field house and … Continue reading

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Danvers High Girls Continue Skid; Fall to power Groton-Dunstable, 62-24; White Hurts Shoulder

Not much positive to report from tonight’s 62-24 Groton-Dunstable non-league rout of the host Danvers High girls basketball team, except to note that backup guards Lydia Runnals and Sarah McCarriston got some valuable playing time experience. But there’s even a … Continue reading

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Danvers Girls Rally Twice, But Miss Last 7 Field Goal Attempts and Fall at Marblehead, 47-42

The Danvers High girls basketball team rallied twice from significant deficits, then had a chance to take the lead with one minute left, but shot blanks, missing their last seven shots  total and dropping a 47-42 Northeastern Conference decision Friday … Continue reading

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Turnovers, Poor Shooting Cost Danvers High Girls Their First Loss, 54-44, At Saugus; Run Out Of Gas In Fourth Quarter Following Terrific Third Quarter Rally

A tremendous third quarter comeback showed plenty of heart from the undefeated Danvers High girls basketball team Friday night. But their season-long bugaboo, poor shooting and way way too many turnovers,  finally proved fatal in a 54-44 setback at Saugus, … Continue reading

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Danvers High Girls Remain Perfect; Face Stern Test At 6-2 Saugus Friday Night

After beating its third straight winless opponent, this time a 62-22 rout of Winthrop Tuesday night in the DHS field house, the undefeated (7-0) Danvers High girls basketball team gets its biggest test of the season Friday night playing at … Continue reading

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Bench, Rebounding, Defense Boost Unbeaten Danvers Girls To Sixth Straight Win at Salem, 48-29

Playing more like a title contender on the boards and defensively, and despite horrendous shooting from the field and the foul line, the undefeated Danvers High girls made it six in a row Friday night toying with winless host Salem, … Continue reading

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White-to-Montanari Buzzer-beater Keeps Danvers High Girls Perfect; Another Falcon Boys Comeback Comes Up Short

Scoring the winning basket just before the final buzzer is becoming routine for Lily Montanari. The Danvers High junior forward delivered the decisive basket in the Lady Falcons’ opening night, 52-50 road victory at Lynn English, and she did it … Continue reading

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Danvers High Boys Seeking First Win Tuesday at Beverly; DHS Girls Seek to Move to 5-0 at Beverly

New Danvers High boys basketball coach Jay Giddings is optimistic his first victory is coming soon, hopefully Tuesday night at Beverly (7pm tap) after a 0-5 start. “We’re learning. We still have a way to go,” admits Giddings. “In some … Continue reading

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