The Old Rochester Regional High School boys’ basketball team played in the MIAA Division 3 state championship game against Charlestown on March 16 at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, and top-seeded Charlestown prevailed, 61-40.
Charlestown (23-2) started off hot, but a surge following a timeout made by the second-seeded Bulldogs (21-5) rallied them back to end the quarter down by three points at 14-11. But a big, 12-point quarter by Charlestown put them up 26-16 at the half.
ORR made many runs, but Charlestown responded. Facing a 45-30 deficit going into the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs ultimately fell short. Chase Besancon put up a team-high 17 points in defeat.
ORR Basketball
By Aiden Comorosky