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VIDEO: Prince, Generals Exit Tourney in Friday Night Loss
Hamilton-Wenham senior Jake Prince led all scorers with 23 points, but the Generals lost in the Div. 3 North tournament to Pentucket, 59-54 on Friday night.
Jake Prince had a phenomenal performance Friday, but the Hamilton-Wenham Generals were taken down by Pentucket, 59-54, in the quarterfinal of the MIAA boys basketball North Div. 3 tournament.
Prince led the team with 23 points and carried the Generals back into the game after falling behind early. Once Prince fouled out with a minute remaining, the Generals couldn't close the final gap.
Pentucket junior guard Corey McNamara scored four three-pointers in the first quarter as the Sachems jumped out to a 26-12 lead after one quarter. He would finish the game with six threes and 21 points.
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"[McNamara] got us going," Pentucket Head Coach Leo Parent said. "I think we did a nice job on defense slowing down the pace of the game. They're a very explosive team and we knew they'd come back."
The Generals, winners of the Cape Ann League Div. 2 title and the first seed in the tournament, got 11 points from Stephen Tam and eight from Chris Hamilton.
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But it was Prince who stole the show, even if he couldn't steal a win for the Generals.
"I love that kid," Generals Head Coach Doug Hoak said about his senior captain. "He just plays with so much passion and so much emotion; I love him. I mean, he's just phenomenal."
The Generals graduate seven seniors this year: Prince, Hamilton, Pat Hendrickson, Colin Kenny, Robbie Curran, Cam Charette and Jim Love.
