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Last night at New Bedford High the ranked 3rd Bishop Stang Spartans took on the ranked 5th Apponequet Lakers in the MIAA South Division 3 Finals.
Apponequet controlled the first quarter, taking advantage of Stang’s offensive struggles, giving them a 17-8 lead. Stang’s struggles continued into the second quarter, where they found themselves down double digits. The broke the slump with a 3 point basket, and in the last few minuted cut the lead down to 5, going into the half down 29-24.
The Spartans came out in the third quarter and took control of the game, outscoring the Lakers 22-10, they took the lead. The two teams played a pretty even fourth quarter, but the Lakers were not able to outscore Stang for the third quarter in a row.
The Bishop Stang Spartans beat the Apponequet Lakers 58-50, winning the South Division 3 Championship, sending them to the state semi-finals.
Bishop Stang – 8,16,22,12 = 58
Apponequet – 17,12,10,11 = 50
