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Danvers High’s Clifford Loving Every Second Of Championship Run

It’s a journey that Vinny Clifford, on the one hand, wouldn’t have wished on his worst enemy. But on the other, it’s a journey he would hope every basketball buddy could experience. From savoring the ecstacies derived from being a … Continue reading

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Danvers High Falcon Boys Finish With Perfection: 21-0 After Four Wins in 72 Hours; No. 99 For Walsh; Now Time For Rest Before State Tournament Quest Begins

After Wednesday night’s exhilarating 79-78 victory at Lynn English, the Danvers High boys basketball team had very little turnaround time before busing to Rockland Thursday morning for a rare 12:30 tipoff to close out their regular season, the result of … Continue reading

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Danvers High Boys’ Cagers Capture Epic 79-78 Victory at Lynn English; Justify No. 1 Spot in Boston Globe Rankings

To have attended last night’s historic, pulsating, heart-stopping, nerve-wracking, glorious 79-78 Danvers High boys’ basketball victory at Lynn English was to have been a part of arguably the greatest single-game performance by a Danvers High boys’ team — ever. That … Continue reading

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DHS Boys Cagers Near Perfect; Rout Malden Catholic, 79-59, for First-ever 19-0 Record and Comcast-Arbella Classic Division 2 Title; Merry Named To All-Star Team With Tourney MVP Allen

It loomed as a close contest for the Comcast-Arbella Classic Division 2 tournament title Tuesday at Newton North High School. But the close-to-peaking Danvers High Falcons played their finest two-way game of the year against a quality opponent and mauled … Continue reading

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Pat Veilleux-coached Danvers High Girls Cagers Pull Off A Lazarus; Win 7 of Last 8, Last 5 Straight, To Qualify For EMass Tourney

Danvers High School girls basketball coach Pat Veilleux has experienced plenty, and thought he had just about seen it all as a player, coach and hoop fan around these parts during his 57 years on this snow-covered earth . That … Continue reading

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Danvers High Cagers Play Like Champs; Hold Off Bp. Feehan, 60-56

That, ladies and gentleman, is how a championship team handles extreme adversity and wins a pressure-packed game against a quality opponent. In staving off Bishop Feehan (14-4) by a 60-56 count in the Comcast/IAABO Board 27 Division 2 semifinal Monday … Continue reading

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Allen, Then Harris Carry The Danvers High Boys Cagers To A Wild 53-47 Win At Marblehead

Sophomore Devonn Allen and senior Devan Harris proved Thursday night on Brad Sheridan Court in the Marblehead High field house that a two-player offense is sometimes the best way to fight off a most capable, upset-minded opponent. Point-man-turned-wingmanAllen staged the … Continue reading

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DHS Cagers Improve to 16-0; Now The Really Hard Part Begins Starting Tonight at Marblehead

Another routine blowout for the Danvers High boys basketball team last night — Senior Night — in the DHS field house in the form of a 75-45 rout of Gloucester. Now 16-0, the Falcons got 23 points (and 3 3-point … Continue reading

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DHS Falcon Cagers Retain Lofty Standing in Boys’ Rankings

Entering a pivotal, late regular season stretch of games, the Danvers High boys continue to be ranked among the top teams in Eastern Massachusetts according to three prime media outlets. Taking a 15-0 record into tonight’s home game with Gloucester, … Continue reading

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Danvers’ Cagers Game Tonight At Rockland Postponed; Face Bishop Feehan Sunday in Woburn Invitation Opener

The snow keeps falling and the unbeaten Danvers High boys basketball team keeps rolling with it. The 15-0 Falcons’ non-league joust tonight at Rockland has been postponed for a second time. It may or may not be rescheduled once again. … Continue reading

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