New Mission senior guard Nieshia Kelley was presented flowers and a certificate from coach Greg Berry after reaching 1,000 points on Thursday evening, during a first round game with Georgetown at English High School. Photo by Patrick E. O'Connor
By Patrick E. O’Connor
The reining Boston City League champs, New Mission High’s girls’ basketball team, had high hopes for advancing in the state tournament but the season ended with a two point loss to Georgetown on Thursday night, at English High.
Georgtown (7-14) defeated the Titans, 47-45, in the second round of the Division 4 North sectional.
The Titans got off to a slow start in the first period, trailing 13-4 but battled back in the second to break even with Georgetown at half time at 19-19.
Minutes into the second half, the game was stopped for a brief presentation for New Mission senior guard Nieshia Kelley as she reached 1,000 points. Coach Greg Berry presented her with flowers and a certificate.
Kelley finished with a team-high 17 points while Edna Cristo-John contributed 11 points for the Titans.
With seconds remaining in the contest, the Titans rallied to tie the score but ran out of time before Georgetown advanced to a quarterfinal matchup with Fenway on Saturday.
