The Board 27 Comcast Tournament is one of the premier MIAA basketball showcases every winter – and this season’s edition may be the best one yet. The tournament – which takes place Feb. 13-15 at Emmanuel College in Boston – is something of an appetizer for the upcoming state tournaments and this year is no...
The Board 27 Comcast Tournament is one of the premier MIAA basketball showcases every winter – and this season’s edition may be the best one yet.
The tournament – which takes place Feb. 13-15 at Emmanuel College in Boston – is something of an appetizer for the upcoming state tournaments and this year is no exception. Both the boys and girls fields feature state championship contenders across multiple divisions and exciting rematches from past tournaments. It’s not hyperbole to say that the best boys and girls teams and players in the state will be competing inside the Jean Yawkey Center.
The boys bracket includes Division 1 frontrunner Central Catholic, headlined by star Javi Lopez, and Division 2 contender Masconomet. Beverly and Abington – which feature two of the state’s best players in Jacob Klass and Kingston Maxwell – will take part in separate non-tournament showcase games.
There are two four-team girls brackets, and the tournament couldn’t have come up with much better ones. One bracket features two reigning champions and two of the best players in the state – Jae Scott and Wachusett, Naya Annigeri and Medfield – who could potentially match up in the title game. Two more contending teams, Bishop Feehan and North Quincy, make up that bracket, while Bay State Conference rivals Braintree and Walpole headline the other bracket.
Here’s the full Board 27 Comcast tournament schedule for both the boys and girls. This will be updated with results.
BOYS
Saturday, Feb. 14
Beverly 63, Abington 54
Sunday, Feb 15
Beverly 70, Charlestown 66
Monday, Feb. 16
Charlestown 80, Abington 69 (OT)
Bracket
Sunday, Feb. 15
Central Catholic 82, Newton South 49
Masconomet 59, Catholic Memorial 38
Monday, Feb. 16
Catholic Memorial 79, Newton South 62
Central Catholic 56, Masconomet 52
GIRLS
Bracket 1
Saturday, Feb. 14
Cathedral 58, Walpole 44
Woburn 51, Braintree 50
Sunday, Feb. 15
Braintree 51, Walpole 34
Monday, Feb. 16
Cathedral 52, Woburn 34
Bracket 2
Saturday, Feb. 14
Wachusett 67, Bishop Feehan 39
Medfield 59, North Quincy 20
Sunday, Feb. 15
Braintree 51, Walpole 34
Bishop Feehan 63, North Quincy 44
Monday, Feb. 16
Medfield 66, Wachusett 55
