The Dynamites closed out their 2012-2013 season undefeated with Tuesday night s 21-4 win over fellow Thunder Ayer-Shirley girls basketball team. The Dynamites are the 5th-6th grade Nashoba Valley Youth Basketball League Champions. From the left, the Dynamites are: Julianna Nealy (seated on the floor), Cheyenne Jones (kneeling behind Nealy), Ryschel Perez (front), Hayley Sheriff, Jill Deshler (behind Sheriff), Hannah Justice (in front of Deshler), Emma Rakip (front, center), Jordan Lebel (behind Rakip), Samantha Lawton, and Vanessa Delk. Standing behind the team are Dynamite co-coaches Dallas Nealy, left, and Danny Sheriff. (Courtesy photo/Tammy Cole Justice )

AYER - The Ayer-Shirley Dynamites 5th-6th grade girls Nashoba Valley Youth Basketball League team had an explosive season. The fireworks finale came Tuesday night with the Ayer-Shirley Dynamite's 21-4 win over the Ayer-Shirley Thunder at Ayer-Shirley Middle School.

With their win, the Dynamites took their division's championship trophy and racked-up an 11-0 undefeated season under co-coaches Dallas Nealy and Danny Sheriff.

Danny Sheriff said the Dynamites' defense "was just amazing...they put on a Kentucky Wildcat-style defense. Those girls scrapped."

As we go to press on Wed., Feb. 13, the Ayer-Shirley Spartan 7th-8th grade boys NVYBL team remains in the championship hunt, with a Wednesday night championship final game against the Littleton Lumberjacks. Game time is 7:15 p.m. at Ayer-Shirley Middle School in Shirley.

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