MIAA D2 Final Four – Reading 10, Longmeadow 8 – Rockets get full team effort to reach D2 final

LINCOLN - Gritty, not pretty. It's been Reading's forte for years now and with injuries mounting in a Final Four game against Longmeadow on Thursday night, once again, the Rockets found a way. Top-seeded Reading beat the fourth-seeded Lancers 10-8 to earn a berth in the Division 2 state championship game on Saturday at Burlington High School thanks in large part to Finn Granara (8 saves), Robbie Granara (4 goals) and Eamon Centrella. Colin Brunette had a hat trick for Longmeadow, but the defending D2 champs wrap up another deep playoff run at 15-6. "Unfortunately, Haggs (Ethan Haggerty) broke his hand today. We've got Pennucci over there, he got hurt, we're missing like, three of ou