iBerkshires/North Adams 5-6 Team County Champs
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Berkshire County Championships were held over this past weekend and iBerkshires.com/North Adams' Grades 5 and 6 team took home the title.
North Adams went 4–0 on the way to their third straight tournament championship.
In the first game against Lee, North Adams won 41–27 behind 13 points from Reece Racette and eight points from Javoun Woodson. The second game saw North Adams beat Dalton 41–35. Scott McGuire was high man with 15 points while Cove Massey chipped in with seven.
Greylock, the host team, met North Adams in the semifinals and the game came down to the final shot as their three-point attempt fell short and North Adams was on its way to the finals with a 42–39 win. Reece led the way with 14 points while Hunter Sarkis had 10.
North Adams faced Dalton in the finals, as they defeated Greylock to come out of the loser's bracket. North Adams came out strong and jumped to a quick 10–1 lead and never looked back. Reece again was North Adams high man with 14 and Scott chipped in with 12. Javoun and Max Daugherty rebounded the ball well for North Adams and Cove and Hunter also chipped in on the scoring.
North Adams will now play in the Housatonic Tournament this weekend before ending the season in a tournament on Cape Cod on March 22–24.
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