This past Sunday, #1 seeded, Medfield Girls Basketball defeated #6 seeded South High by a final of 48 to 42 at the UMASS Lowell Tsongas Center and claimed the Division 2 State Championship title! Medfield finishes their championship title season with a record of 23 wins and 2 losses. South High ends their season with 23 wins and 2 losses overall.
Medfield never trailed in the game and closed out their championship winning season with a dominant performance. Naya Annigeri (FR) led the Warriors with 16 points and Mary Palladino (SR) netted 12 points. Medfield outscored South 16-7 in the 1st, both teams scored 10 points each in 2nd quarter (26-17), Medfield outscored South in the 3rd quarter 17 to 15 and led 43-32 heading into the 4th. South High outscored Medfield 10-5 in the 4th quarter but would come up short as Medfield hung on to take the game 48-42.
Medfield Playoff Results:
Round of 32:-#32 Westborough (13-8) – 50 @ #1 Medfield (18-2) – 68 (3/1)
Round of 16:-#17 Leominster (13-8) – 36 @ #1 Medfield (19-2) – 69 (3/5)
Round of 8:-#9 Norwood (17-5) – 44 @ #1 Medfield (20-2) – 57 (3/8)
Final 4-#5 Oliver Ames (17-6) – 46 @ #1 Medfield (21-2) – 60 (3/11)
D2 State Championship–#1 Medfield (22-2) – 48 VS #6 South High (23-1) – 42
Medfield Roster:
So proud of this group. Annie, Stella, Olivia, Mary, Lindsay, Sadie, Tess, Ava, Jailen, Paige, Riley, Abby, Izzy & Naya. They were Relentless all season long and now they are State Champions. “It’s hard to beat relentless.” pic.twitter.com/9Rk5bzlDL5
— Medfield GirlsHoop (@mnick40) March 17, 2024
Congrats to @MedfieldAD Girls Basketball on capturing D3 state championship!
Photo’s Courtesy of: Steve Watson pic.twitter.com/9SgOESPJja
— TVL Sports Updates (@TVLSportsMa) March 17, 2024
State Champs! ??? @mnick40 @MedfieldAD pic.twitter.com/koBxoxkirp
— Gerard Walsh (@gwalshjr) March 17, 2024
Faith in freshman rewarded, as Naya Annigeri leads Medfield girls’ basketball to Division 2 state championship https://t.co/PnQ4RQiGvA
— Boston Globe Schools (@GlobeSchools) March 17, 2024
Medfield took everything that Worcester South had to offer and found a way to grit out a state title win. @MedfieldAD https://t.co/LjwTbW8mMB
— Matthew Roy (@MRoy_1006) March 18, 2024
Welcoming home the Champs!
Never gets old!@mnick40 @mrsgelinas @MedfieldHS @coachmace @TVLSportsMa @GlobeSchools @BostonHeraldHS @keith_pearson pic.twitter.com/0H4V3ow98q
— Medfield Athletics (@MedfieldAD) March 17, 2024
