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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Senior captain and guard John Muckstadt (5) moves the ball up the floor midway through the first quarter.
The phrase “complete team effort” gets thrown around often when describing a team’s method of victory. But Thursday night in Dover was the perfect example of this cliché, with 10 different Dover-Sherborn Raiders scoring, and three finishing the game in double figures as the DS boys cruised to a 67-37 victory against Millis.
From the start, it was all DS. The Raiders (3-1, 1-1) began the game on a 10-2 run, highlighted by a pair of three-pointers from senior captain and forward Brett Stark (game-high 14 points). Millis called a timeout and cut the deficit to 10-5, but the Raiders got back to business on offense in the form of a 9-0 run to conclude the quarter and take a 1two-point lead into the second.
The Raiders kept hammering away in the second quarter, as a 12-4 run that featured a three-pointer from junior guard Kirby Ryan (10 points), a pair of layups by Stark, and a pair of free throws by senior captain Cam Raycroft (eight points). When the dust settled, DS had built themselves a commanding 31-13 lead at halftime.
The halftime break failed to cool off DS in any meaningful way, as the Raiders began the third quarter as hot as they ended the second. A 9-3 run to extend their lead to 40-13. Senior forward Alex Waugh (12 points) banked home a pair of shots inside the key to bring the DS lead to 27 points at 48-21 with under three minutes to play in the quarter. Back-to-back layups by senior captain John Muckstadt (five points), including a three-point play, brought the lead to 53-26 for DS at the end of three.
Sophomore guard Evan Skeary (25) eyes his opposition and gets ready drive the lane.
Five straight points by senior forward Alex Baroody (seven points), along with a three-pointer by Waugh, extended DS' lead to 62-29 midway through the fourth. Kirby Ryan hit a pair of free throws, followed by a pair of layups by Ryan Eysie. DS kept its foot on the gas until the final buzzer and came away with the 30-point victory.
The DS boys will enjoy a brief holiday break before getting back after it against Millbury on December 27.
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