Worcester, MA, Harrington Auditorium- In what shaped up to be a great match-up the Saint Johns Pioneers defeated the North High school Polar Bears by a final score of 58-35 in a very physical and competitive game among some 3,008 people on the campus of the Worcester Poly technical Institute. The Pioneers took a 18-14 lead going into the break at the half. The Polar Bears came out gunning and took their first lead of the game 21-20 with 6:26 left in the third quarter. That was enough for the Pioneers as they came out strong of and offensive spark by a three-ball from Junior Guard Matt Harrington. Saint John's closed out the quarter with a 19-4 run to go up 39-25. Senior Center Chad Labove totaled 14 points, eight of which came in the third quarter. Senior Guard Brian Perron played outstanding defense once again, and for the most part shut down North's Gaetano Iacovone. There was no looking back after that for Saint Johns as they continued to go on and claim their third district title in three years. In the '07-'08 year the Pioneers were led to a state semi-final appearance as well as in the '08-'09 season claimed the Massachusetts state title.Saint John's Senior David White lead all scorers with 15 points. Bennett Knowlton totaled 8 points as well as a tremendous performance by Junior Guard Richard Rodgers who contributed 13 points. Saint John's will play the winner of the Western Mass Championship Game, being played today, between East Longmeadow and Westfield in a state semifinal at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA.
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