Brighton Shoots the Lights Out Against Whitman-Hanson in D2 EMass Final

Brighton scored the most points in a state semifinal since 2001

By Nate Weitzer (@Nweitzer7)

BOSTON – On Monday night, the TD Garden belonged to Brighton.

The North champion Bengals were on fire from the opening tip, and South champion Whitman-Hanson never stood a chance in the face of an unprecedented barrage of shooting and scoring, as Brighton rolled to a 94-48 victory in the Division 2 Eastern Mass Final, and advanced to the D2 state finals in Springfield this Saturday.

Nine different players scored during a 29-point first quarter for Brighton (22-5) and, while Whitman-Hanson (19-4) responded to trim the deficit to 10 at 33-23 midway through the second quarter, Brighton’s retort was a 12-3 run to go into the locker room up 45-26 at the half.

No. 16 Brighton throttles No. 20 Dorchester at Tech Boston

Tyrone Perry and the Brighton Bengals remain a force in the Boston City League

By Nate Weitzer (@Nweitzer7)

DORCHESTER, Mass. - With so much parity in the Boston City League this season, it can be difficult to separate the cream of the crop.

Yet the Brighton Bengals proved to be a notch above the competition in a resounding 72-40 victory at Tech Boston Academy on Wednesday evening. 

No. 9 Brighton outlasts No. 25 O'Bryant in a 98-95 thriller

From Left: Jordan Galloway (19 points), Mykel Derring (15 points) and Tyrone Perry (24 points) led the Bengals to a signature early-season win at O'Bryant on Tuesday, Dec. 20.

By Nate Weitzer (@nweitzer7)

BOSTON, Mass. – There are no easy games in the Boston City League, but some wins require an incredible amount of effort on both ends of the floor.

Brighton (2-0) got out to an early lead at conference rival O’Bryant (2-1) and looked to be in control throughout the first half. Yet the Tigers gave the Bengals everything they could handle in a thrilling back-and-forth affair, before Brighton actually came back late to pull out a 98-95 victory on the road.

MIAA Top 25 Boys Basketball Poll: 12/19/16

Ghared Boyce and Everett have been unstoppable offensively thus far. Photo courtesy of ESPN Boston and Brendan C. Hall.

Our rankings of the best teams in the state during the 2016-17 basketball season, as selected by our panel of staff writers and correspondents. (Updated 12/19)