2005-2006 NHS Basketball Archive

3/16/06: Girls' stellar season comes to a rough end
In the final minute of the Whalers’ 68-52 second-round tournament loss to Harwich on Friday, head coach Willis Ferreira pulled his starters.

03/09/06: Boys fall in back-and-forth playoff battle
A see-swa battle in the first round Division IV South State tournament Thursday between the 12th-seeded Nantucket Whalers and the fifth-seeded Mashpee Falcons.

03/02/06: Whalers conquered in regular season finale
With a chance to host a home playoff game on the line last Wednesday, the boys varsity basketball team wasn’t able to pull out a victory at home.

03/02/06: Girls earn home court advantage
It was all business for the girls varsity basketball team last Wednesday, as it defeated South Shore Voke Vikings 66-35.

02/23/06: Girls drop heartbreaker to Chatham Blue Devils, 45-44
A heart-breaking one point loss to Chatham last Thursday gave the girls their first two-game losing skid of the season, but the Whalers rebounded to defeat Provincetown handily on the road Saturday afternoon.

02/23/06: Lighthouse title clinched in win over P-Town
The boys clinched the Lighthouse conference title with a 68-32 win over the Provincetown Fishermen at home on Saturday.

01/26/06: Whalers can't keep up with Harwich
Harwich rode roughshod over the Whalers on Saturday, beating the girls varsity 49-36, and taking out the JV girls 39-13.

01/19/06: Boys varsity finds the winning touch
The boys varsity basketball team netted a pair of convincing Lighthouse Conference wins this week to even their record at 4-4 on the season.

01/19/06: Girls pick up seventh win of the season
Playing three home games in three straight days this week didn’t faze the girls varsity basketball team one bit, as it won all three and improved its record to 7-1 on the season.

01/12/06: JV boys trounce Sturgis
Josh Butler sent the opening tip to Hakeem Lecky, who dished the ball to Jordan Beans cutting toward the basket for a quick layup, and the Whalers never looked back.

01/12/06: Last-minute heroics sink Norfolk
Evie O’Connor scored the game-tying and game-winning baskets in the final minute of the girls varsity basketball team’s 53-52 win at Norfolk Aggie on Saturday.

01/12/06: Boys varsity back on the winning track
The boys varsity basketball team put an end to its five-game losing skid with a decisive 54-46 road win over Cohasset on Monday.

01/05/06: No Christmas cheer for boys basketball
The boys varsity basketball team dropped to 1-4 on the season over the holiday break, losing both its games in the Cape and Islands Christmas Classic at Chatham Dec. 28 and 29.

12/29/05: Girls Basketball off to a quick start
The Whalers are off to a quick start early in the season after two wins in the past eight days.

12/29/05: Boys drop two games
The boys varsity basketball team fell behind early at home against the Easthampton Eagles on Saturday, and spent the rest of the game trying to pull even, ultimately losing 69-53.

12/22/05: Paterson's 25 leads girls to victory
Freshman Angela Paterson scored 25 points – including three three-pointers – in her first varsity game, as she carried the Whalers to a 56-43 win over South Shore Vocational on Saturday.