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2018 D2N Final: Reading 10, Winchester 7
By Nate Weitzer @nweitzer7
WOBURN – In their first season back in the ranks of Division 2, the Reading Rockets have generated a seemingly boundless supply of inertia.
The fourth seed in the Division 2 North bracket, Reading upended top-seeded Melrose on Tuesday, setting up a showdown with Middlesex League rival Winchester in the sectional final.
Despite getting down 5-0 late in the first quarter at Woburn High, Reading forged ahead to tie the game, then completed the comeback for a 10-7 victory to set up a state semifinals matchup against D2 South champion Scituate Tuesday at Peabody High.
Sophomore Grant Murray scored twice during Winchester's opening run and his second goal m