Boys Basketball Nabs Close Victory Over Malden

Medford Secures 2nd GBL Win with 47-45 Victory Over Malden

Head Coach Anthony Faradie and the boys varsity basketball team grabbed their second Greater Boston League win of the season in a dramatic finish.

The Mustangs narrowly slipped past the Golden Tornadoes, 47-45 on Tuesday in a win that came down to the buzzer. Malden’s Nathan Freni went to the line to shoot two free throws as Medford was up 45-44. He missed the first and hit the 2nd, tying the game in the final seconds. With just 1.6 seconds left Jack Foricer threw a full court pass that was just a strike to Andrew White, who caught it and laid it in.

“It was an unreal finish,” said Coach Faradie.

White had 21 points, Tevin Moore 8 points, and Kadeem Smith added 7 points and was the team high rebounder with 7 rebounds from the point guard spot. Ramon Viches led Malden with 20 points.

“[It was a] great overall effort and I’m proud of the kids coming back and fighting as we were down 20-9 at the end of the first half,” said Coach Faradie.

The Mustangs are currently 6-4 overall and 2-2 in the GBL. Prior to last week’s win over Somerville, Medford had not won a GBL game in two years. Medford heads to Everett on Friday for a 7PM game. The Mustangs lost 50-38 when they hosted the Crimson Tide on January 5 and they will be looking to avenge that loss and secure another GBL victory.

– InsideMedford.com