— Photos by Claudia Ferro

The Somerville High School Boys’ Basketball team was invited to participate in the TD Garden’s Good Sports High School Basketball Invitational on Saturday, January 10th.

This rare opportunity allowed some of the region’s best high school basketball  programs to show what they are made of.

The Highlanders faced the formidable Belmont High School team, in which Somerville won with a score of 65-63.

Of the game, Head Coach Mark Antonelli said, “This game was more about Somerville as a community and what it stands for. The last names our kids strive to play with certain toughness and resolve that reflects our city and what this basketball program was built on. We had many students, faculty, alumni, friends and family come out and support the team today. We preach that Somerville Basketball is a family. This certainly was a family affair. This event was a basketball celebration and I am so proud of the effort these young men put out.”

— Rebecca Danvers