3/10/2021
BVP boys basketball team falls to Times2 in D-III hoop finals
Blackstone Valley Prep senior captains Daniel Garcia, #2, Jaiuan Winfield, #3, and Xavier Mendez, #12, and head coach Kevin Payette, right, receive the Division III runner-up plaque after the Pride suffered a 60-54 overtime loss to Times2 Academy in last Saturday afternoon’s championship game at Rhode Island College’s Murray Center. (Breeze photos by Eric Benevides)
Overtime loss ends Pride’s stellar playoff run
PROVIDENCE – After three quarters of play, it looked like Blackstone Valley Prep was on its way to capturing its first RIIL boys’ basketball championship.
Thanks to a nine-point run in the final five minutes of the third quarter, the Pride owned a 34-26 command and plenty of momentum in last Saturday afternoon’s Division III title game against Times2 Academy at Rhode Island College’s Murray Center.