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Feeling blue: Swampscott topples Pentucket in D-3 North final

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BOSTON – Pentucket senior Kirsten Daamen couldn’t help but shed a few tears.

Second-seeded Swampscott had just defeated the top-seeded Sachems 61-46 in yesterday’s Division 3 North final. Her high school career ended here at Emmanuel College’s Yawkey Center, not at TD Banknorth Garden, where her team played in the state semifinals in both 2006-07 and 2007-08.

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Girls Basketball, 03/07/09 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Swampscott wins showdown, title

Pentucket coach John McNamara looks on as his team misses key free throws in the closing seconds during Tuesday night's 46-43 Swampscott victory to win the Coca-Cola Classic girls tournament at Haverhill High School.9 Photos

HAVERHILL — A rematch, and a more important showdown, is likely in the Division 3 North tournament in two months, but Swampscott didn’t hesitate to celebrate last night.

After the Big Blue (6-0) defeated Pentucket 46-43 in the championship game of the Greater Haverhill Coca-Cola Classic’s girls tournament, it helped soothe the sting of three straight defeats over the last two years to the defending tourney champion Sachems (5-1).

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Girls Basketball, 12/30/08 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars