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NeedhamWellesley
Rockets
49
Raiders
46

The Wellesley (MA) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against Needham (MA) by a score of 49-46.

Game Details: Wellesley High School

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Needham----49
Wellesley----46
Final score provided by F. Machuca.
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Game Story

Massachusetts High School Basketball - Needham nips Wellesley

January 27, 2023: Wellesley, MA 02481

Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Needham Rockets (Needham, MA) and the host Wellesley Raiders (Wellesley, MA), saw Needham's basketball squad hold off Wellesley by a count of 49-46.

With the victory, Needham upgrades its record to 10-1 on the campaign. The Rockets host Weymouth (South Weymouth, MA) to play the Wildcats in a Bay State - Herget challenge on Tuesday, January 31. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 7-7. Weymouth won 61-52 in their recent non-league challenge against Framingham (Framingham, MA)

Next up, the Raiders play the Newton North Tigers (Newtonville, MA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 31. Wellesley will attempt to upgrade on its 8-4 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 10-3 record after their 60-58 non-league win over Walpole (Walpole, MA).

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Rankings & Records

Needham (22-23)

MADiv.
106
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
22-311-011-29-02-1.8801.0001,5631,194

Wellesley (22-23)

MADiv.
5623
OverallLeagueHomeAwayWin %League %PFPA
13-95-510-43-5.591.5001,0811,065

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Needham		14.412.614.316.362.5
Wellesley		8.013.511.59.549.1

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Head-to-Head

  • Needham won on 1/27/2023
    1/27 @ 6:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Needham----49
    Wellesley----46

    The Needham (MA) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Wellesley (MA) by a score of 49-46.

    Box score
  • Needham won on 2/18/2023
    2/18 @ 1pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Wellesley----40
    Needham----57

    The Wellesley (MA) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's away conference game against Needham (MA) by a score of 57-40.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Needham12-2Wellesley9-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/13/22NeedhamWalpole(W) 65-5112/29/22WalpoleWellesley(W) 53-46
2/10/23WalpoleNeedham(W) 78-631/20/23WellesleyWalpole(L) 76-68
12/16/22NeedhamWeymouth(W) 66-552/3/23WeymouthWellesley(W) 55-50
1/31/23WeymouthNeedham(W) 74-47
12/20/22Newton NorthNeedham(L) 68-4312/13/22Newton NorthWellesley(L) 54-34
1/14/23NeedhamNewton North(W) 55-461/31/23WellesleyNewton North(L) 71-37
1/6/23BraintreeNeedham(W) 56-3212/22/22BraintreeWellesley(W) 50-43
2/3/23NeedhamBraintree(W) 50-411/10/23WellesleyBraintree(W) 53-32
1/10/23NeedhamMilton(W) 73-361/24/23MiltonWellesley(W) 56-34
2/7/23MiltonNeedham(W) 65-26
1/20/23NatickNeedham(W) 74-531/6/23NatickWellesley(L) 43-39
2/14/23WellesleyNatick(L) 54-48
1/24/23FraminghamNeedham(W) 60-1612/20/22FraminghamWellesley(W) 56-53
2/10/23WellesleyFramingham(W) 58-40
2/14/23NeedhamBrookline(W) 50-3912/16/22WellesleyBrookline(W) 56-43
2/7/23BrooklineWellesley(W) 52-48
3/19/23NeedhamNorth(L) 73-643/3/23WellesleyNorth(L) 67-46

Record Breakdown

Needham (22-23)

Wellesley (22-23)
22-3
Overall
13-9
11-0
League
5-5
9-2
Non-League
7-3
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
12-2
Common Opponent
9-6
11-2
Home
10-4
9-0
Away
3-5
2-1
Neutral
0-0
0-1
Playoff
1-1
22-3
In-State
13-9
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0