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This week in Boston Neighborhood Sports, we bring you highlights of the 2013 Boston City Championships, along with a story about twin sister basketball players from Madison Park High School. For full coverage of the 2013 Boston City Championships, please visit: www.cityofboston.gov/gameoftheweek.

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While the massachusetts high school basketball state tournament begins today, the boston city basketball championships were held on thursday at madison park. High school. These games are often battles that come down to the final couple of minutes, and this year's games were no disappointment.

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So, let's go to madison park park high school now for this one there you see the o'brien lady tigers playing in their third straight city, championship game. We're gonna pick this one up in the first quarter, early on kiana daly out on the break, hits the floater right there for the lady tigers. They go up by one later on in the first o'brien is up by three jazz lara cuente for new mission connects from long distance. She ties it up at six they're in the first quarter.

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Second quarter now tied up at 11., it's jazz again, knocking down the trifecta, puts new mission up 14-11. The teams were tied at the half at 16, a piece third quarter. Now new mission up by two jenny mendez banks, home of three puts the lady titans up by five now near the end of the third quarter.

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It's kiana daly with the putback right here for the o'bryant lady tigers, keeping them close here in the second half new mission, still up by four fourth quarter, now yunetta harris from the top of the key knocks down the three cuts. The new mission lead back down to one then o'brien on their next possession feeds kiana daly this. She had 22 points for the lady tigers to lead all scorers.

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She gives o'bryant the one point lead ob still up by one leticia dorsenville, going to knock down the jumper right here for the lady tigers as they get the three-point lead with two minutes to go and o'bryant would hang on to win this one 44-39, the o'bryant, lady tigers, are your 2013 girls, boston city champions, it's their second title in three years for the o'bryant lady tigers, and then we go to the boys city championship.

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That's new mission taking on brighton, both teams looking to win the city championship for the first time in their school's history, we're going to pick it up in the first new mission off to a good start, juwan gooding knocks down the three caps off a 7-0 run to start the game for the titans new mission.

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Now up by six davon edwards gets the friendly roll on the three brighton comes within one off of that one now tied up at 14., it's malik james with the basket, and the foul puts the bengals up by three near the end of the first quarter.

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Now new missions, chima ebele with the rimrocker, brings the titans within one after one second quarter now new mission down by four percio gomez from deep makes it a one point: ball game there in the first half midway through the second quarter, malik james, so crafty with the basketball gets the banker right. There puts the bengals up by three. They would be up by one at halftime third quarter. James finds nick simpson for a wide open. Three gives brighton. A five point lead in closing seconds of the third.

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Now, with simpson on the follow right, there beautiful slam ends the third quarter in style. Brighton goes up by 11., but new mission would hang around. Fourth quarter off the steal. Shaquan murray on the break gets the easy lane cuts the new mission deficit to seven. Then, just over a minute to go in the fourth, it's murray hitting the jumper. He cuts to brighton lead to four new mission then gets the steal. Percio gomez can't find the basket right. There then brighton saves it shaquan murray for three. He can't hit it.

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Then it's sam, freeman, who's gonna, get the ball inside. Here he wouldn't be able to get the bucket for new mission. Brighton controls, it and brighton comes away with it and they go on to hold on and win 71-62 and capture their first ever boys, boston city, championship.

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Congratulations to both the o'bryant lady tigers and the brighton bengals for winning the city championships. All four of those teams, along with 17 other city schools, will be competing in the miaa state tournament. This week now one team was not able to qualify for the postseason in 2013 with the madison park. Lady cardinals, however, the madison park, girls, basketball team- has been no stranger to the city and state playoffs over the last couple of seasons. Thanks to the edwards twins, who, despite a losing season, have finished their four-year madison park, careers off in style.

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Family on 3, 1, 2, 3, family.

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Over the past four years, the notion of family has taken on a more literal meaning for the madison park: girls, basketball team. Since the 2009 season, the lady cardinals have been anchored by twin sisters amber and crystal edwards.

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The edwards twins have compiled a long list of accomplishments, including back-to-back seasons on the all-city team and reaching the 1 000 point milestone.

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Scoring a thousand points was like a goal I set like my freshman year and like when I got it. I was like super excited. I couldn't believe I hit it like. It was mind-blowing.

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For all their lives, they've done everything together and for them to get their thousand points in high school together in the same game. That's something that you know, unlike all the other memories, they're gonna, they can share forever.

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But perhaps amber and crystal's greatest achievement, while playing basketball at madison park has been leading the lady cardinals to the city, playoffs and state tournament.

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Since they've been here, they brought the program up. Definitely I mean they made the city championship when they were sophomores and juniors they're responsible for where we are right. Now we.

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Didn't make the cities our freshman year, but sophomore made it to cities junior year, managed the cities and like no madison, has been cities in a while. But.

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Basketball hasn't always come easy for the edwards sisters, who grew up having to learn the game. The hard way.

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Growing up, I was just really watching my brothers play and I used to watch basketball like all the time, I'm like where's the girls at how come they're not playing. I went.

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On the basketball court and like I used to be a baby, I used to cry all the time. I guess I got pushed down he's like you're, never gonna be a basketball player. I'm sorry. We used to get dunked.

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On we usually get pushed around.

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But the punishment the twins took from their older brothers would soon pay off maria.

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And crystal began playing organized basketball, we.

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Just started playing with each other like crystal we're going to get better we're going.

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To get better I got to middle school, then I started like I started my whole career. That's when I got serious about it. I got more intense. I developed my skills despite.

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Sharing the same birthday, the edwards twins, games and personalities can often be very different.

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Crystal's a little more physical um and aggressive, I'm.

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More heavy set, so I can take it to the hole like take. Contact amber.

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Likes to penetrate a little more than crystal does she's.

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More like a shooter like her shots, pure like it's going in crystal.

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She's really funny she jokes around a lot amber she's, more serious.

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Someone gets to my sister said, like she sort of loses a game a little bit like that's the way. That's her key like her little weakness. I like do it on purpose. Did I get over it? I.

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Get a little frustrated. You know she gets to me. You know, because okay body wise contact, she gets to me she's like well. You can't handle those kids.

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Even with their differences amber and crystal edwards share an uncommon bond that has helped them excel both on and off the court.

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Playing with amber, I feel it's so comfortable like I. She don't even have to say anything like. I know to go there like I'll, give her the look and I'll go right to the post. Take a shot to set a screen easy. We communicate.

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Very we, like all constantly, we accumulate constantly. However,.

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The relationship between the edwards twins will face its toughest challenge. Next fall crystal will be attending and playing basketball for union college in schenectady new york, while amber waits to map out her own academic future, and while they know they'll just be a phone call away.

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It'll take some time for these inseparable twins to get used to being miles apart.

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It's going to be different, it may be a little difficult at first, but you know just like everything else in life you got to adjust being away.

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Being separate, it's going to be sort of challenging, but I feel as though I can I can cope with it like there's going to be sometimes I'm down but like amber. You know I can either over her or hit on a cell phone.

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I just love her so much, you know, and I don't want to cry, but um I just love her and um I really don't want her to leave. You know so being with her is going to be being without her is going to be kind of different, but at the end of the day I know that I can talk to her and know that she's going to be there for me.

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You got to feel the love between the edwards twins, who will certainly miss each other next year. That's going to do it for sports this week make sure you come right back here next week for more on boston, neighborhood sports.