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PHOTOS: Melrose High Eliminates Arlington From Basketball Tournament
The top ranked Melrose High School boys' basketball team beat no. 16 Arlington 76-52 Thursday night in Melrose. Melrose improved to 21-0 on the year.
The No. 1 ranked and undefeated Melrose High School boys' basketball team eliminated no. 16 Arlington 76-52 Thursday night in Melrose in the first round of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association's North Division 2 tournament.
Melrose (21-0), which earned a bye in the preliminary round, advances to the quarterfinals, where they will host No. 8 New Mission (15-6) at 7 p.m. Saturday.
The Spy Ponders finish the season 11-11. Arlington did win once during the tournament, beating no. 17 ranked Tewksbury (9-12) 68-52 at home on Monday night.
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