Playing against struggling Dedham was supposed to be just what the Norwood High boys hockey team needed in its first contest since having players leave the ice on a stretcher in consecutive contests.
With both the Dedham and Norwood girls hockey teams ticketed for the state tournament, the second meeting between the two squads offered a chance for each to get a taste of what postseason play might offer.
Some nights you spy a glimpse of what the future may hold for the Dedham High girls basketball team. Most nights you see the reality of the young Marauders being overmatched by superior competition. If you were on Whiting Avenue Tuesday night, you got a look at both.
The Dedham High boys hockey team traveled to Newton North Saturday with a chance to earn its first Bay State Conference win on Saturday afternoon and, although they were defeated 4-1, the Marauders didn’t lack emotion.
Taking on an archrival proved to be just the medicine the Marauders needed as they entered the tournament season with a 40-31 win in the final dual meet at the current Norwood High School.
Boys basketball, girls hockey and track recaps for Jan. 27-Feb. 2
Dedham High School scores and schedules.
After managing just five goals over a recent three-game winless stretch, the Dedham High girls hockey team was certainly looking for some scoring punch entering its showdown with Bay State Conference Carey Division-leading Braintree.
Basketball, wrestling, boys hockey and indoor track recaps for Jan. 20-26.
If the Dedham High boys basketball team is to entertain ideas of snaring a piece of the Herget Division title, Friday night’s game in Milton was a must-have contest.