Friday, March 13, 2020

"They were frustrated, but they knew it might be coming"

Josh Perry, Managing Editor of HockomockSports.com, provides some insghts on the MIAA decision, and reaction from both the Foxboro and Franklin girls basketball teams who won't be playing on Saturday.

"Both the Franklin and Foxboro girls basketball team were practicing on Thursday evening when the news filtered through that both of their seasons had ended with a victory, although neither got the opportunity to complete their impressive seasons by taking the floor in a state championship game.

 The MIAA announced early Thursday evening that it was canceling the state championship basketball games originally slated to be played on Saturday in Worcester out of concern for the COVID-19 pandemic. The six hockey state championship games scheduled for Sunday at the TD Garden were also canceled and the beginning of the spring season has been postponed for at least two weeks.

 With the decision to cancel the finals, the teams that had reached this stage were declared co-champions. Foxboro will share the Div. 2 title with West champion Taconic, earning the Warriors a second state title in three seasons. Franklin finishes its season at 25-0 and will share the Div. 1 crown with North champion Andover, claiming the first state title in program history and widely regarded as the top team in the state.

 For both teams, it is hard not feel the season’s end and the state titles were anti-climactic after the excitement of winning four or five tournament games."
Continue reading the article online
https://hockomocksports.com/franklin-and-foxboro-girls-basketball-earn-respective-state-titles/

FHS Girls Varsity Twitter photo https://twitter.com/fhsgvbasketball/status/1238212014138408960?s=20
FHS Girls Varsity Twitter photo  https://twitter.com/fhsgvbasketball/status/1238212014138408960?s=20



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