Girls Hoops Undefeated GBL Champs

Three Salem players cover the Mustangs’ star junior guard Tania Holmes. From left: Holmes, freshman forward Sarah Donnelly (#55), junior forward Emily Welch (#12), sophomore forward Aleah Mc’Ausland-Ace (#32), and junior forward Jackie Pellecchia (#5).

Senior guard Kasey Moran looks for an open teammate.

The girls varsity basketball team earned a perfect 8-0 league record and has won the Greater Boston League title with a 49-47 victory over Somerville on Tuesday.

The league title is the first for the girls basketball team, in its second season under Head Coach Leo Burke, since the Mustang Hall of Fame 1991-1992 team won the league.

The Lady Mustangs are 14-6 after suffering a heart-breaking 1-point loss to Salem on Wednesday. According to Coach Burke, state tournament seedings and pairings should come out on Friday. Whether the strength of the Mustangs’ record allows them to open the state tourney at home remains to be seen.

– InsideMedford.com