WORCESTER, Mass. - The Clark High School Basketball Tournament's small school girls semifinals took center stage at Clark University's Kneller Center on Monday.
West Boylston beat Maynard 42-29 to punch their ticket to the title game. Sammie Mullins scored 16 points to lead the way for West Boylston, while Maddie Pitro poured in 15 points for the Lions. West Boylston got out to an early lead and never looked back, playing great team defense and doing well on the boards. Nina Chiodo led Maynard with 14 points.
In the other semifinal, Sutton and Uxbridge went toe to toe in an entertaining battle, with Sutton coming out on top, 38-33. The teams were tied up after three quarters of play, with each team having runs in the game. The Uxbridge defense was stifling, while the inside game of Sutton was tough.
Courtney Clemens led Sutton with 13 points, while teamate Claire Acocelli had 10 points. Uxbridge was led by Bailey Dzivasen, who had 13 points. Sutton will put their undefeated record on the line Saturday night against West Boylston for the small school title at 6 p.m.
Watch the highlights from both semifinals in the video above.