Stoughton senior Marcus Middleton was first, hitting the milestone with 1:57 left in the first quarter in the Black Knight's opening game of the Walpole Rebel Classic against Boston Latin.
From StoughtonPatch Editor Jeffrey Pickette:
Needing four points to become the 14th player in school history - boy or girl - to score 1,000 career points, Stoughton High boys' basketball senior captain Marcus Middleton stole the ball twice in the first quarter Sunday night against Boston Latin and both times headed to the hoop for an uncontested layup.
As an eighth grader Middleton served as team-manager, and as a high schooler, he has been a four-year varsity player, three-year starter and three-year captain for the Black Knights. He is a two-time Hockomock League All-Star, having made the All-Star squad his junior and senior years.
Watch Middleton's 1,000th point and hear him postgame. Video courtesy of HockomockSports.com's Ryan Lanigan.
Just three days later, in the girls' Walpole Rebel Hoop Classic Final, Oliver Ames senior captain Caitlyn Abela accomplished the same feat. This time, it was a mid-range floater of the opposite side of the court in the second quarter.
From HockomockSports.com's Ryan Lanigan:
Oliver Ames senior Caitlyn Abela scored her 1000th career point on Wednesday night in the second quarter against Medfield.
The Sacred Heart bound forward needed four points heading into the game. She scored 23 points on Tuesday [the night before] against Walpole to help her inch closer to the milestone.
Watch Abela's 1,000th point and hear her postgame. Video courtesy of HockomockSports.com's Ryan Lanigan.