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10:29

Boston.com - Welcome to our all-day state final hoops blog.

10:31

Boston.com - Swampscott and Quaboag are on the court warming up. We're about eight minutes away from introductions and the start of the first of six games today.

10:32

Chris Forsberg - It's a lovely day in Worcester, a sharp contrast from a year ago, when we all dug our way out of a mid-March blizzard to get to the DCU Center.

10:40

Chris Forsberg - A few years back we wrote on the O'Keefe family and their star twins Kelsey and Reilly. Well, their younger sister, Meaghan, is playing her final game. It's been quite a run for the O'Keefe family.

10:40

Chris Forsberg - Players are being announced for Game 1.

10:42

Chris Forsberg - Here are today's starting lineups...

SWAMPSCOTT

4 - Marissa Gambale - G - 5-4 - Sr.
5 - Tara Nimkar - F - 5-9 - Sr.
10 - Tara Gallagher - F - 5-9 - Jr.
22 - Allie Beaulieu - F - 5-9 - Sr.
32 - Kara Gilberg - G - 5-7 - Jr.

QUABOAG

10 - Meaghan Burns - G - 5-8 - Jr.
14 - Meaghan O'Keefe - F - 6- 1- Sr.
15 - Olivia Jankins - G - 5-6 - Jr.
25 - Brianna Fleming - G - 5-7 - Jr.
32 - Samantha McCann - F - 6-1 - Soph.

10:43

Chris Forsberg - Quaboag enters undefeated at 25-0; Swampscott with a 22-2 mark.

10:44

Chris Forsberg - Swampscott in the road blues; Quaboag in its home whites with maroon trim.

10:44

Chris Forsberg - And we're undeway...

10:47

Chris Forsberg - A couple of putbacks and Quaboag has the early lead.

10:50

Chris Forsberg - Swampscott with a good student section in attendance. Quaboag -- a regional middle/high school with an enrollment of about 630 -- has a scattered group of maroon-clad supporters, with many of the students wearing "Superfan" T-shirts.

10:50

Chris Forsberg - Midway through the first quarter and only three buckets in the game.

10:51

Chris Forsberg - Little bit of a sloppy start for both sides. Turnovers plaguing both sides.

10:53

Chris Forsberg - Swampscott with the game's last three buckets, including a couple of layups from Nimkar and Beaulieu for a 7-4 advantage with 2:30 to go in the frame.

10:54

Chris Forsberg - After the two early baskets, Quaboag hasn't scored in over four minutes.

10:55

Chris Forsberg - Swampscott's aggressive defense is flustering the Cougars and now the Blue are cashing in with buckets in transition.

10:56

Chris Forsberg - Quaboag really trying to pound it inside to use the height it has with McCann (6-1) and O'Keefe (6-1).

10:57

[Comment From scott, hopktinton ma]
Chris, I gotta work the BU hockey game tonight, which of the games that start by 4 is likely to be the most exciting to go and watch live and in person, as i only have time for one

10:58

Chris Forsberg - @Scott: Watertown is probably one of the more fun teams to watch and Sabis, if anything like in the past, is a very up-and-down squad. That's up next and might be the one to check out.

10:58

Chris Forsberg - End of the 1st quarter.

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