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Tourney talk after the Everett win over Andover

Posted in Basketball, Hector Longo on Feb 28th, 2009 Comments

Chiming in on the North tourney….
First and foremost, I’d like to personally thank the MIAA for scheduling 11 games at 7 p.m. on Saturday night.
Heaven forbid, there were three at 1 p.m., four at 4 p.m. and 4 at 7 p.m., so the hoop fan could be a part of more than one.
You figure the [...]

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Girls hoop chat, tip off 6 p.m.

Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 26th, 2009 Comments

Girls Hoops chat

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Talking all things Andover and wondering aloud about the weekend…

Posted in Basketball, Hector Longo on Feb 25th, 2009 Comments

Sorry this is a bit late, but I zonked early last night.
I’d like to chime in on the Andover-Malden game I was at last night.
First off an impressive performance on the Warrior account, with a No. 4 knocking off a No. 13.
1. The kinder, gentler David Fazio truly works. For those of you who don’t know [...]

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Central’s Marsden commits to Southern New Hampshire University

Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 24th, 2009 Comments

Central Catholic senior guard Billy Marsden has accepted a scholarship offer to play at Division 2 Southern New Hampshire University.
Marsden, The Eagle-Tribune Player of the Year in 2008, was pondering playing Division 3 ball in the NESCAC but chose to play in the Northeast-10 at a higher level.
Much more on the Marsden signing in Wednesday’s [...]

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Please say it ain’t so … Did I just see what I think I just saw??? .. All right, I’m rest and calm. As an old editor of mine once penned, “Let’s Discuss.’

Posted in Basketball on Feb 24th, 2009 Comments

Time to ponder: it’s 12 hours later, I’m well rested and I have to recant some of what has been here.
In the words of my man Alan Siegel, mea culpa.
I was emotional, saw what I saw and let my crazy side take over.
What followed here was my imagination getting the better of me. I will [...]

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Blame Bill Belichick… Blame Tom Brady … Heck, blame Zak DeOssie … But, finally, Longo comes clean and explains the inexplicable … (Talking more boys hoop!!!)

Posted in Basketball, Hector Longo, Uncategorized on Feb 23rd, 2009 Comments

Hi, I’m Hector Longo.
And I admit it, finally. I’ve been jaded.
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but it has to be the only explanation.
Who would have thought that “chilly” afternoon in Phoenix had such an impact on my life? I have to finally, after more than a year admit that the 2007 Patriots scarred me [...]

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Boys north hoop seeding if you haven’t seen them … my thoughts are in the post below this

Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 20th, 2009 Comments

DIVISION 1 NORTH
SEEDS: 1. Central Catholic (20-1); 2. Lexington (18-1); 3. Lynn English (20-2); 4. Malden (17-3); 5. Everett (16-4); 6. Lowell (17-5); 7. Salem (15-5); 8. Lynn Classical (14-6); 9. Boston Latin (14-6); 10. East Boston (13-6); 11. Methuen (13-7); 12. Brighton (11-7); 13. Andover (12-8); 14. Cambridge (12-8); 15. Acton-Boxboro (12-8); 16. Lawrence [...]

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First impressions from the brackets … Tough draws for Lawrence and Andover in the Central Catholic invitational

Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 20th, 2009 Comments

Don’t ever let me buy a lottery ticket around Paul Neal. The man just has bad luck.
Not only does Lawrence lose the four-way shake and gets a prelim game. The reward for a tourney-opening win is No. 1 Central Catholic.
Paul called it weeks ago. I’ll paraphrase: No matter what the scenario, we get Central.
Oh well, [...]

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