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WellesleyNeedham

Raiders
40
Rockets
57

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

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Wellesley----40
Needham----57
Final score provided by J. Crisosto.
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Game Story

Massachusetts High School Basketball - Needham fells Wellesley

February 18, 2023: Needham, MA 02494

Needham Rockets (Needham, MA) backers were in high spirits Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Wellesley Raiders (Wellesley, MA), 57-40 in a league bout.

With the win, Needham upgrades its record to 17-2 on the season. The Rockets host Boston College High (Boston, MA) to play the Eagles in a non-league bout on Tuesday, February 21. The Eagles go into the bout with a record of 9-11. Boston College High won 58-44 in their recent non-league bout against Central Catholic (Lawrence, MA)

Next up, the Raiders play the Lexington Minutemen (Lexington, MA) in a non-league bout, on Monday, February 20. Wellesley will attempt to upgrade on its 10-7 season record. The Minutemen go into the bout with a 14-6 record after their 69-65 non-league win over Westport (Westport, MA).

Wellesley @ Needham Basketball Game Info

Sat., Feb. 18, 2023 @ 1p
The Needham (MA) varsity basketball team won Saturday's home conference game against Wellesley (MA) by a score of 57-40.

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Rankings & Records

Wellesley (22-23)

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

Needham (22-23)

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

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Wellesley		8.013.511.59.549.1
Needham		14.412.614.316.362.5

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.
Wellesley9-6Needham12-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/13/22Newton NorthWellesley(L) 54-3412/20/22Newton NorthNeedham(L) 68-43
1/31/23WellesleyNewton North(L) 71-371/14/23NeedhamNewton North(W) 55-46
12/16/22WellesleyBrookline(W) 56-432/14/23NeedhamBrookline(W) 50-39
2/7/23BrooklineWellesley(W) 52-48
12/20/22FraminghamWellesley(W) 56-531/24/23FraminghamNeedham(W) 60-16
2/10/23WellesleyFramingham(W) 58-40
12/22/22BraintreeWellesley(W) 50-431/6/23BraintreeNeedham(W) 56-32
1/10/23WellesleyBraintree(W) 53-322/3/23NeedhamBraintree(W) 50-41
12/29/22WalpoleWellesley(W) 53-4612/13/22NeedhamWalpole(W) 65-51
1/20/23WellesleyWalpole(L) 76-682/10/23WalpoleNeedham(W) 78-63
1/6/23NatickWellesley(L) 43-391/20/23NatickNeedham(W) 74-53
2/14/23WellesleyNatick(L) 54-48
1/24/23MiltonWellesley(W) 56-341/10/23NeedhamMilton(W) 73-36
2/7/23MiltonNeedham(W) 65-26
2/3/23WeymouthWellesley(W) 55-5012/16/22NeedhamWeymouth(W) 66-55
1/31/23WeymouthNeedham(W) 74-47
3/3/23WellesleyNorth(L) 67-463/19/23NeedhamNorth(L) 73-64

Record Breakdown

Wellesley (22-23)

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