LYNN, Mass. — They say the apple never falls far from the tree, and such was the case on Monday night.
JJ Martinez, a junior at St. Mary’s School in Lynn, went into the game against East Boston High School needing just 12 point to score 1,000 points for his career.
With about a minute remaining in the half, down 23-30, Martinez drilled a three pointer to join the thousand-point club.
He finished with 30 points as the Spartans would come back to beat East Boston 69 to 55.
As if scoring 1,000 points as a junior wasn’t impressive enough, Martinez, along with his mother, Shena Mitchell, made history.
They became the first mother-son duo from Lynn to score over 1,000 points in their careers. Mitchell also scored 1,000 points as a junior for Lynn Tech in the early 2000′s.
“It feels great as a parent to watch him follow in the same sport as I followed, it’s great,” Mitchell said. “He’s worked hard for it, he deserves it.”
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