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Article: Wilmington blocks North Cambridge.(Sports)
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- The Boston Herald
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- March 6, 2002
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After watching North Cambridge Catholic bomb away from 3-point land with success in the first half, Wilmington coach Jim McCune knew he couldn't let the Panthers continue to fire at will against the zone.
Relying on a stingy man-to-man defense in the second half, the Wildcats rallied from an 11-point deficit to stun the second-seeded Panthers, 85-80, in a Div. 3 North semifinal last night at Wakefield High School.
"The kids wanted to go man and we went with it,'' said McCune, whose school never advanced beyond the sectional quarterfinal before this year. "You have to give all the credit to the kids, they just went out there and played a great second ...