| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Londonderry | 7 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 55 |
| Salem | 14 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 57 |
A couple rookies delivered like old pros. First-year head coach Rob McLaughlin was cool under fire and baseball star Nick Poore, who didn't play last year, made a play for the ages in his varsity debut as Salem beat Londonderry, 57-55, in overtime.
Jonny Klecan hounded the Lancers into a turnover with five seconds left in OT and Poore (10 points), the BC-bound pitcher, streaked the 75 feet for a buzzer-beating layup.
"It was crazy," said McLaughlin, the longtime JV coach. "Poore came up huge, obviously. Klecan played a great game. He must have had five steals. He was the catalyst. I was hoping to empty the bench, but I'll take it!"
Londonderry (55): Champa 0-0-0, Ball 2-0-5, Holmes 0-0-0, Feinstein 0-0-0, Flanders 0-0-0, McMullen 4-3-13, Colby 5-6-18, Martinez 2-4-8, McClure 2-0-4, Meade 0-0-0, Winn 0-1-1, Natella 0-0-0, Mansfield 2-2-6. Total 15-16-55
Salem (57): Klecan 1-1-4, Salvo 0-0-0, Loguidice 0-0-0, Poore 5-0-10, Matthews 0-0-0, Dube 0-0-0, Minzner 0-0-0, Ruffen 1-0-3, Cannone 2-3-8, Meisser 3-0-9, Lorenz 4-6-14, O'Shaughnessy 0-0-0, Gallant 3-3-9. Totals 19-13-57
3-pointers: L — Ball, McMullen 2, Colby 2; S — Klecan, Ruffen, Cannone, Meisser 3
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