Chance of Lifetime for Vineyard Basketball Team to Play Boston Garden
Senior Josh Lake drives to the basket.
Senior Josh Lake drives to the basket.
Kaio DaCosta keeps his eyes upcourt as he advances the ball.
Kaio DaCosta keeps his eyes upcourt as he advances the ball.
Landon Lepine lays the ball up.
Landon Lepine lays the ball up.
Looking to pass through Nantucket defense.
Looking to pass through Nantucket defense.
Coach Mike Joyce.
Coach Mike Joyce.
MV faithful cheer on the Vineyarders.
MV faithful cheer on the Vineyarders.
Whalers get a shot off.
Whalers get a shot off.
Noah Jones posts up.
Noah Jones posts up.
Sam Zack cradles the ball in his hands en route to the basket.
Sam Zack cradles the ball in his hands en route to the basket.
Vineyard fans catch shirts thrown to crowd.
Vineyard fans catch shirts thrown to crowd.
Tyson Thomas.
Tyson Thomas.
Once in a lifetime experience for this Vineyard basketball team.
Once in a lifetime experience for this Vineyard basketball team.
On Sunday, the Vineyard boys basketball team suited up for a game against arch rival Nantucket. They wore their traditional uniforms and boarded the ferry as they had for countless away games.
But the destination was to a place they had only seen on TV or watched from the stands to see the Celtics play. This time, however, they would be the ones running up and down the famed parquet floor of TD Garden, beneath the 17 championship banners hanging from the rafters, and the ceiling adorned with the retired numbers of legends.