Highlights from the Week in High School Sports
Boys Hockey
In a thrilling overtime showdown, John Racki scored the game-winning goal as No. 18 Pentucket (8-12-1) advanced to the Div. 3 Round of 16 with a 4-3 victory over No. 15 Lunenburg. The win showcased the team’s resilience and determination.
In the Div. 1 first round, Jack Barry found the back of the net in overtime as No. 5 Reading (17-3-2) outlasted No. 28 Braintree with a 1-0 win. This victory highlights Reading’s strong performance in the postseason.
Boys Basketball
Junior Yhan Medina and freshman Arber Beqaj led the way with 19 points each, helping No. 24 Quincy (17-5) defeat No. 41 Hopkinton in a Div. 1 preliminary round game with a final score of 81-58.
In the Div. 2 Round of 32, Rolky Brea Arias exploded for 29 points, leading top-ranked St. Mary’s (20-3) to a dominant 74-45 win over No. 32 Minnechaug. Jadon Beatty contributed 20 points as No. 10 Archbishop Williams secured a 49-41 victory over No. 23 Westwood.
In a Div. 3 preliminary, Amare Bramwell and Burke Lombardi each scored 20 points, leading No. 29 Nantucket (15-6) to a 71-53 win over No. 36 Oakmont. Senior Stephen Saber added 14 points as No. 30 Dover-Sherborn (13-8) narrowly defeated No. 35 Monomoy with a 47-44 score.
Sophomore Will Olinto recorded a double-double (20 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists), while junior Karem Amparo (23 points, nine rebounds) and senior RJ Jimenez (20 points, eight rebounds) provided offensive support as No. 19 Latin Academy (16-5) dominated No. 46 High School of Commerce with a 77-52 victory.
In the Div. 4 preliminary round, Parker DeLong scored 30 points, with Joseph Moro adding 18 points for No. 26 Amesbury (9-12) in a 77-55 win over No. 39 Hampshire. Thomas Edwards poured in 30 points as No. 16 Avon (13-6) edged No. 17 Bartlett in the Div. 5 first round.
Girls Basketball
In the Div. 1 first round, Camry Williams scored 17 points as No. 8 Woburn (20-1) defeated No. 25 Shrewsbury 62-44. Kayla Dunlap finished with 19 points, five rebounds, and four steals as No. 6 Natick (17-4) topped No. 27 Waltham 65-29.
Elle Orlando collected 23 points and eight steals as No. 27 Notre Dame of Hingham (14-7) outlasted No. 38 Marblehead 50-44 in overtime in the Div. 2 preliminary round. Alana MacLean contributed 15 points, six rebounds, and four steals as No. 18 Fontbonne (15-6) defeated No. 15 Lowell 44-33.
Girls Hockey
In a Div. 2 first round contest, Stephanie LeBlanc and Ella Morgan each scored two goals, leading fifth-seeded King Philip (20-2-1) to a 6-0 shutout of No. 28 Whitman-Hanson/Silver Lake.
Leah Toner scored the game-winner in overtime as No. 13 Hanover (15-6) edged No. 20 Walpole 2-1. Emma Ebert tied the score in regulation and was the overtime hero in Wakefield/Wilmington’s 3-2 double overtime victory over Marshfield. Hingham’s reign atop Div. 1 came to an end in the opening round of the postseason as No. 26 Waltham secured a 3-2 overtime victory to upset the seventh-seeded defending champions.
Scores
BOYS BASKETBALL
DIV. 1 PRELIMINARY
– Quincy 81, Hopkinton 58
DIV. 1 FIRST ROUND
– Springfield Central 65, Newton North 53
– St. John’s (S) 56, Catholic Memorial 54
DIV. 2 FIRST ROUND
– Archbishop Williams 49, Westwood 41
– Chicopee Comp. 59, Melrose 55 (2ot)
– St. Mary’s (L) 74, Minnechaug 45
DIV. 3 PRELIMINARY
– Charlestown 100, Essex Tech 57
– Dover-Sherborn 47, Monomoy 44
– Latin Academy 77, High School of Commerce 52
– Nantucket 71, Oakmont 53
– Pembroke 63, Gardner 57
DIV. 4 PRELIMINARY
– Amesbury 77, Hampshire 55
– Brooke Charter 60, Northeast 41
– Carver 66, Easthampton 59
– Leicester 43, South Shore Tech 32
– O’Bryant 63, Ayer Shirley 53
– Tech Boston 64, Quaboag 58
DIV. 4 FIRST ROUND
– Millbury 60, Whitinsville Christian 37
DIV. 5 PRELIMINARY – Thursday
– Franklin County Tech 52, Ruth Batson Academy 44
– Pioneer Valley Chinese 43, Argosy Collegiate 22
– Abby Kelley Foster 56, Brighton 51
DIV. 5 FIRST ROUND
– Avon 76, Bartlett 74
– Ware 57, English 43
GIRLS BASKETBALL
DIV. 1 FIRST ROUND
– Franklin 62, Arlington 39
– Malden Catholic 49, King Philip 47
– Natick 65, Waltham 29
– Woburn 62, Shrewsbury 44
DIV. 2 PRELIMINARY
– Notre Dame (H) 50, Marblehead 44 (ot)
DIV. 2 FIRST ROUND
– Archbishop Williams 74, Longmeadow 56
– Fontbonne 44, Lowell 33
– Northampton 69, Dracut 33
DIV. 3 PRELIMINARY
– Seekonk 43, Monomoy 19
DIV. 3 FIRST ROUND
– Pope Francis 34, Norton 26
DIV. 4 PRELIMINARY
– Carver 48, Narragansett 32
– Falmouth Academy 45, Sturgis West 24
– Mashpee 58, Academy of Notre Dame (T) 25
– Maynard 61, Randolph 21
– O’Bryant 49, Nantucket 26
DIV. 4 FIRST ROUND
– South Hadley 61, Mt. Greylock 41
DIV. 5 PRELIMINARY
– Bethany Christian 45, North Brookfield 29
– Cape Cod Tech 53, Rockport 41
– Mohawk Trail 63, Fenway 32
– Snowden 39, Parker Charter 23
DIV. 5 FIRST ROUND
– Lenox 56, Greenfield 36
– Mahar 64, Palmer 35
– Norfolk Aggie 50, Pioneer Valley 41
– Prospect Hill 50, Baystate Academy Charter 25
BOYS HOCKEY
DIV. 1 FIRST ROUND
– BC High 4, Malden Catholic 0
– Catholic Memorial 4, Bridgewater-Raynham 0
– Lincoln-Sudbury 7, Framingham 2
– Marshfield 3, Natick 1
– Reading 1, Braintree 0 (ot)
– Weymouth 6, Waltham 2
– Xaverian 4, Wellesley 3
DIV. 2 FIRST ROUND
– Medfield 8, North Middlesex 3
– Milton 5, Auburn 1
– Tewksbury 9, Westboro 2
– Wakefield 5, East Longmeadow 1
– Westwood 6, Mansfield 1
– Whitman-Hanson 6, Beverly 3
– Woburn 2, Silver Lake 0
DIV. 3 FIRST ROUND
– Dracut/Tyngsboro 6, Norton 0
– Essex Tech 4, Quincy/North Quincy 3 (ot)
– Hanover 5, Easthampton 0
– Pembroke 4, Holliston/Ashland 0
– Shawsheen 7, Watertown/Wayland 1
DIV. 4 FIRST ROUND
– Greenfield 4, Latin Academy 0
– Littleton/Bromfield 10, Nantucket 0
– North Reading 4, Northeast 0
– Pentucket 4, Lunenburg 3 (ot)
GIRLS HOCKEY
DIV. 1 FIRST ROUND
– Algonquin/Hudson 3, Westford Academy 0
– Notre Dame (H) 4, Shawsheen/Bedford/Lowell 0
– Waltham 3, Hingham 2 (ot)
– Malden Catholic vs. Beverly, late
DIV. 2 FIRST ROUND
– Auburn 6, Masconomet 2
– Canton 4, Quincy/North Quincy 1
– Hanover 2, Walpole 1 (ot)
– King Philip 6, Whitman-Hanson/Silver Lake 0
– Norwell/Scituate/Abington 2, Gloucester 0
– Wakefield 3, Marshfield 2 (2ot)
