Middle school boys’ travel team basketball highlights—the 6th-grade boys (white) team in Woburn and Lexington, and the 8th-grade boys’ Winchester game
Sixth Grade Basketball Splits the Weekend
Submitted by Taylor Dowdy
The 6th Grade Bedford Boys (white) team had an excellent showing this past weekend. First, in a rematch with Woburn, the team showed a great improvement on defense and lost to a tough Woburn 6th grade team, 27-24. Outstanding performances were turned in by Isaak Toews with 10 points and 11 rebounds, Gavin Waldron with 6 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 steals. Helping out on the boards were Andrew Dowdy and Luke Robinson with 5 rebounds each.
The team’s second game of the weekend saw the boys pull off a come-from-behind win on the road against Lexington, winning by a score of 25-23. Showing off a much-improved zone defense led by Gavin Waldron and Dylan Kenahan with 12 and 4 steals, respectively. Isaak Toews again led the team with 9 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocked shots.
The season continues this Saturday at 4:15 p.m. at Davis School against Lincoln-Sudbury, and Sunday at 11:30 a.m. at Concord Carlisle.
FINAL SCORES
- December 12: Woburn 27- Bedford 24
- December 13: Bedford 25 – Lexington 23
Bedford’s Eighth Grade boys win thriller against Winchester
Submitted by Coach Brian Comeau
With Bedford trailing 19-18 with ten seconds remaining, Mattias Lundgren took a pass from point guard Brendan Finnerty on the low block, backed his man in, and provided the winner as time expired with a spinning bank shot. Bedford pulled out the 20-19 victory and celebrated as a team on the court. Tyler Waldron and Budom Ezeani provided tough defense and rebounding to keep Bedford in the game before Lundgren’s heroics.
FINAL SCORE
- Bedford 20 – Winchester 19
