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Oops, Mea Culpa: Eric Martin Another Boston Globe Hoop All-Scholastic Oversight

I shall eventually get this Boston Globe All-Scholastic history regards Danvers High’s unimaginable — but true — team and individual performances of the past four years straight — all Northeastern Conference- and state championship-winning seasons. Once and for all, for the … Continue reading

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Devan Harris Repeats As Boston Globe All-Scholastic; Another DHS hoop first

  It has been hard to overlook anything about Devan Harris since he made his debut as a Danvers High basketball player back on December 20, 2013. Word had gotten around town that the transfer from Hingham High used nifty … Continue reading

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Appreciating The Talents — and Courage — Of Danvers’ Ed Gieras

As the leading boys’ scorer in Danvers High basketball history – and the only boys’ player to surpass the magical 1000-point milestone (1024) — Ed Gieras has left a unique legacy in his beloved hometown. Just check out the 1000-point … Continue reading

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State Champion Danvers High Boys Basketball Team Saluted In Style

The greatest championship journey by a boys’ basketball team in North Shore history was celebrated Monday night at Spinelli’s function facility in Lynnfield. The Danvers High Falcons — the Fantastic, Fabulous Fenomenal Falcons — the first 27-0 squad in the region’s … Continue reading

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Danvers–Hamilton-Wenham Battle Of The Unbeatens Would Be A Classic For All Time; A Game For The Ages

It’s not going to happen in reality, so let’s make it happen using our educated imagination. Danvers, 27-0, MIAA Division 2 state champs, versus neighboring Hamilton-Wenham, 25-0, MIAA Division 4 state champs, in a jam-packed Salem High field house, 3000 … Continue reading

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John Walsh: The Modest Coach-Turned-Legend In His Own Time — With A Hall of Fame Record To Boot

When John Walsh, a baby in the business at the age of 30, was appointed the new boys’ basketball coach in June 2010, few Danvers High sports fans took notice. Maybe the players and the parents for the 2010-11 team … Continue reading

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Danvers High’s Fabulous, Fantastic Fenomenal Falcons Had Questions Galore At Season’s Start, Then Answered Them All With An Emphatic ‘Yes’

Great Expectations. The name of a famous Dickens novel, of course, but also the cloud that hung over the heads of every coach and player on the 2014-2015 Danvers High basketball team. Four years of unprecedented success had brought coach … Continue reading

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Salem Cagers Were, Like 2015 Danvers Falcons, Perfect in 1980, ’90 and ’95

The historic season recently completed by the Danvers High boys’ basketball team (27-0, Div. 2 state title, third state title in four years) brought back memories for this hoops chronicler of three state champion teams from Salem High, all of … Continue reading

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Peter Merry Follows Teammate Harris As NEC MVP

Following in brother George Merry’s footsteps on the Danvers High basketball team was one  mighty challenge. George had been an All-Northeastern Conference performer and a Boston Glove all-scholastic when he led the Falcons to their first state title in 2012. … Continue reading

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Danvers Is Titletown Massachusetts; Hamilton-Wenham’s Championship Makes The North Shore The Hub of Heroes

What a weekend for North Shore high school sports. Three opportunities to capture state champions. Three missions accomplished. Congratulations to them all. To the Fabulous, Fantastic, Fenomenal undefeated (27-0) Falcons of Danvers High School, who defeated Marlborough, 52-49, Saturday in … Continue reading

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