Marco Coppola Scored 29 Points In Win
The MA & NH High School Basketball Report visited Watertown High School tonight to watch the top two teams in the Middlesex League square off. It was not much of a contest as Watertown defeated Burlington 76 - 42 in a game that really never got started.
The Raiders dominated this game from the get go as senior Marco Coppola (29 points) had nine points in the first 3:30 of the game as he hit two long range threes and added an old fashion one as Watertown moved to an early 16 - 2 lead. That lead extended to 23 -4 at the end of first quarter. Watertown outscored Burlington 13 - 4 in the second quarter and went into the half leading 36 -8. Burlington couldn't buy a basket and was a dismal 1 for 16 from behind the arc in the first half. Meanwhile, Coppola was 4-7 from the three and 7 - 15 overall from the floor as he had 21 half time points. Coppola impressed tonight as he showed he can shoot the ball from long-long range. He knocked down three jumpers that were released from beyond the NBA Stripe. Watertown also got a good effort from senior guard Danny Kelly who scored 15 points as he was able to attack the rim from the perimeter.
Burlington's Zach Hurynowicz, who has played spectacular over the last couple of weeks got hurt early in the first quarter, and as a result, was not in his best form tonight as he played limited minutes. Impressing for Burlington tonight were their two Freshman. 6'4" Freshman Christian Mornewick competed hard on the glass and looked good stepping away from the basket and stroking the basketball. Athletic 6'1" Freshman Shane Farley also impressed with some athletic finishes around the rim. We look forward to following the progress of these two talents.
