 The Brighton Bengals and New Mission Titans met for the third time this season on Thursday. Only this time in the Boston City League Championship game, where both schools looked to make history. The first half was tight, with Brighton heading into the locker room up by a point 34-33. Heading into the second half, New Mission coach Corey McCarthy knew what his team needed to do to win. No second chance points. What adjustments did you tell the boys that they were going to make in the locker room? Play a lot harder. For most of the third quarter, the game stayed close, with only a couple of baskets separating two teams as the fourth quarter began. In the start of the fourth, emotions flared, but Brighton proved more able to keep their focus and eventually pulled away to win the school's first city championship. Got a little heated? That's the game. Now focus and do the right things. To not get technicals, to not give up easy baskets, to not give them the advantage of getting us out of our game. For coach McCarthy and the Titans, the third time wasn't the charm. If you beat a team three times, you're better than them, and they're a better team than us right now. And I hope they're not a better team than us in a week. Brighton received significant contributions from their sophomore, Jason Jones, as well as team leader and City League tournament MVP, Malik James. How does it make you feel to bring the first city championship to Brighton? Actually, it was my heart and for me to be a part of one, and my team to be a part of one, and for us to get it for our coach over here, Coach Coleman. It was a very, it's an honor. Both Brighton and New Mission have been seated in a Division II North Bracket of the MIAA State Tournament. In Boston, at Madison Park High School, for BUTV10, I'm Alex Hyerson.