Malden High girls Basketball Team Bows Out in Round One

Acton-Boxborough ends Tornado State Tourney ride

By Steve Freker

They battled and fought their way into an impressive fourth-straight MIAA State Tournament, so this season will always have to be remembered for its successes. Most of the games were hard-fought, and Malden High School Girls Basketball Head Coach Scott Marino and his Tornado team brought a competitive game plan to the court night in and night out.

In their preliminary round MIAA Division 1 State Tourney elimination loss to Acton-Boxborough, A-B Colonials Ashley Harrington (15 points, 8 rebounds) led the No. 30 seed Revolution (9-13) over No. 35 seed Malden High School (10-11), 63-30. For A-B, Olivia Baytarian posted 14 points and six assists and Maura Quirck added 12 points and seven rebounds. For Malden, senior captains Amanda Ebenezer (12 points, 9 rebounds), Ina Tolete (9 points) and Kim Tropnas (8 points) topped the scoresheet.

Congratulations on a fine season overall, Tornados!