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GIRLS BB: NW falls by 1 in sectional final; Layden ends Tiger run after 11 years

Domingo 05 de Febrero del 2023

GIRLS BB: NW falls by 1 in sectional final; Layden ends Tiger run after 11 years

Northwestern's girls basketball team had six chances in the final 27 seconds to either draw even or take the lead against Norwell on Saturday night in the Class 3A Norwell

Northwestern's girls basketball team had six chances in the final 27 seconds to either draw even or take the lead against Norwell on Saturday night in the Class 3A Norwell

OSSIAN — Northwestern's girls basketball team had six chances in the final 27 seconds to either draw even or take the lead against Norwell on Saturday night in the Class 3A Norwell Sectional championship.

The Tigers came up frustratingly empty.

No. 4-ranked Norwell escaped with a 55-54 victory over No. 12 Northwestern after the Tigers missed two free throws and four shots from the field in the final :27.

"Those last remaining seconds took forever. It felt like an eternity," longtime Norwell coach Eric Thornton said.