Few state semifinals were as highly anticipated as the Div. 2 tilt between top-seeded Norwood and underdog Canton – two potent lineups featuring Norwood’s all-time leading scorer, Shea Larkee (150 points), and a pair of young Bulldogs star scorers.

Shannon Lane, who eclipsed 100 career points as a sophomore last year, roofed a highlight-reel reverse chip to the top shelf in the first quarter for a 1-0 lead. Carolyn Schiavo – the junior half of Canton’s ultra-talented scoring tandem – then buried a corner midway through the third.

Along with goalie Shealyn Murphy’s shutout through the first 38 minutes, those underdogs proved their status. If not for a historic comeback that saw Larkee score twice and Norwood tally the game-winner in the final eight seconds, they very well could have gone

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