On Saturday March 18th, the Medfield Warriors captured the Division 2 State championship defeating Arlington Catholic 47-34 at Blake Arena in Springfield, MA. Junior standout Maggie McCarthy dropped a team-high 12 points and a team-high 11 rebounds.
Last year, Medfield lost to Duxbury in the state championship game but this year they defeated 2014 State Champion, Arlington Catholic. Medfield outscored the Cougars in each of the first 3 quarters (11-10, 12-3 and 17-12), Arlington Catholic outscored Medfield in the 4th 9-7. Medfield finishes the state championship with the state championship title and a 23-2 record overall. Runner-up, Arlington Catholic finishes 19 and 7 overall. Also capturing the 2013 D2 State title, Medfield has now won 2 state championships in the past 5 seasons.
Medfield Scoring:
(Points) Maggie McCarthy – 12, Sophia Ouimette – 11, Lauren Casieri – 9, Emma Anderson – 8, Allie Petit – 5, Meg Zona – 2.
(Rebounds) Maggie McCarthy – 11, Sophia Ouimette – 5, Emma Anderson – 3, Lauren Casieri – 2, Meg Zona – 2, Allie Ptit – 2.
(Blocks) Lauren Casieri – 2, Sophia Ouimette – 1, Maggie McCarthy – 1, Meg Zona – 1.
Congrats to all Winter Teams for a great season! @MedfieldHS @JeffreyJMarsden #legit#warriorpride pic.twitter.com/UU4Li3cmzy
— Medfield Athletics (@MedfieldAD) March 21, 2017
We're coming! #statechamps @mnick40 pic.twitter.com/ZFzS8lODX8
— Ellen Gelinas (@mrsgelinas) March 18, 2017
