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Danvers The Hub of Hoop in Greater Boston As Fabulous Falcons, St. John’s Prep Ready for North Section Finals at Lowell Saturday

Random thoughts on all things Danvers basketball  — Danvers High and St. John’s Prep — after watching the teams advance the last two nights in dramatic fashion to the North Section finals, slated for Saturday at Tsongas Arena in Lowell. … Continue reading

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Danvers High’s Fabulous Falcons Beat Back Brighton, 65-58; Reach Fourth Straight North Section Final

Champions find a way to handle adversity. No better example can be found than the way the Fabulous Falcons of Danvers High defeated Brighton, 65-58, tonight at Woburn High School and advanced to their fourth straight North Section final. The … Continue reading

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St. John’s Prep Beats Everett, Advances to North Final in Lowell; Danvers Tries to Follow Them Versus Brighton

Ever since John Walsh arrived to take charge of the Danvers High boys basketball program, Danvers has become the basketball capital of the North Shore and beyond. The Prep, first under Sean Connolly and now under John Dullea, has been … Continue reading

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Danvers Cagers Face Toughest Test of Season Wednesday At Woburn: Brighton

When the MIAA Division 2 boys basketball pairings came out, the close observers predicted the Danvers-Brighton Division 2 North semifinal showdown could very likely determine the state champion. None of those so-called experts’ opinions have wavered over the last 11 … Continue reading

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Danvers High Boys Cagers Rip Latin Academy; Nestor Sparkles on Defense; Brighton next on Wednesday

We have become so spoiled by the historic, four-year brilliance of Coach John Walsh and the Danvers High boys’ basketball team that our expectations are often bloated beyond belief. Case in point was the undefeated (23-0) Falcons’ 64-48 victory over … Continue reading

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Devonn Allen: Super Sophomore Leads Danvers Boys Cagers Against Latin Academy Monday in Division 2 North Quarterfinal

The undefeated, top-seeded, top-ranked Danvers High boys basketball team continues its wondrously winning season (22-0) Monday night in the DHS field house (7 p.m,.), taking on 15-7 Latin Academy, a solid Boston City Central Division entry, in one of four … Continue reading

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Top-seeded Danvers High Boys Cagers Get Off To Strong Tourney Start, Clipping Wakefield, 69-52; Win No. 100 for Coach John Walsh

Considering they were coming off an eight-day layoff, the top-ranked and top-seeded Danvers High Falcon boys opened their Division 2 state title quest tonight in impressive fashion, disposing of Middlesex League entry Wakefield, 69-52, before a near-capacity crowd in the … Continue reading

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Danvers High Champion Hoopster Jeff Ryback Dies, at 68

With the passing of Jeff Ryback in mid-February, at 68, the world lost a Renaissance man of the highest form: award-winning writer, playwright, author, actor, film producer and director, educator, commercial pilot, software developer, worldwide traveler, theater company founder ands … Continue reading

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Wakefield, Not Lynn Classical, Looms As Danvers Boys Cagers’ First Tourney Test Friday

Many of us expected the split-personality Lynn Classical Rams to survive their opening round Division 2 North meeting at home against Middlesex League foe Wakefield last night.  But those of us so inclined were wrong. Wakefield (10-9) overcame a 30-21 … Continue reading

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Walsh, Top-Seeded Danvers High Boys, In Division 2 North Opener, Likely To Face NEC Rival Lynn Classical Friday In Rematch

From one unforgettable season to another, head coach John Walsh has continued to take the Danvers High boys’ basketball program to heights never before achieved. From an unprecedented two tournament wins in his rookie year as a head coach (turning … Continue reading

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