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Newton North Boys Volleyball Team Headed to State Tournament
The Tigers faced the Newton South Lions in the South Div. 1 boys volleyball final Sunday afternoon.
Facing their cross-town rivals for the third year in a row, the Tigers had quite a match up in the 2012 South Div. 1 final against .
Nevertheless, the north side team defended their division crown, as they successfully defeated the Lions 3-0 Sunday afternoon at Quincy High School.
The Tigers, who are now 19-1 on the 2012 season, will move on to the state tournament. As of Sunday evening, the teams and game times for the state tournament were not yet announced.
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This is the third year in a row the two Newton teams have faced off in the boys volleyball South Div. 1 final; and in 2010, Newton South came out on top.
No. 5-ranked Newton South team started its tournament play with a 3-2 win over No. 4 Barnstable in the division quarterfinals. South then went on to defeat No. 1 North Quincy 3-1 in the semifinals Friday night.
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Meanwhile, No. 2-ranked Newton North rose to the top after . The Tigers then went on 3-0 Friday night.
The Newton South boys volleyball team finishes its season with a 16-7 record overall.
Last year, semifinals, but lost 3-2.
Patch will have more details on the state tournament as they become available.
Some information provided by the MIAA tournament website.
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