Once again showing its bounce, Bridgewater-Raynham boys' basketball closes with 14-0 run for Division 1 first-round win
'We're very dumb at times' said Bridgewater-Raynham coach Doug Alves. 'But, we're tough all the time. I felt super confident that we were going to pull that out, even down 8 with a few minutes left.'
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The Trojans play a full court press-heavy defensive scheme. But Methuen (11-10) was mostly unfazed for three and a half quarters. With the game on the line, the Trojans' length caused problems, allowing the hosts to finish the game on a 14-0 scoring run.
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'A lot of times, we feel that teams freak out against the press' said Alves. 'We have the athletes, the length and the speed to [pressure the opponent].'
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Seniors Deshawn Faulk (team-high 20 points) and Noah Perry-Lewis delivered timely buckets late, including a nifty scoop shot from Perry-Lewis to stretch the lead to two possessions with under 40 seconds left.
Cason Faulk added 14 points and 12 rebounds. Seniors Isaiah Andino (22 points) and Nathaniel Clemente paced Methuen.
The Trojans (17-4) will host 20-1 Boston Latin next week in the Round of 16.
Division 1 State
Catholic Memorial 74, Bishop Feehan 71 —
Senior captain Graham Horowitz shined in what could be the final home game of his four-year varsity career, nailing six 3-pointers en route to a 25-point performance that lifted the No. 15 Knights (13-8) past the No. 18 Shamrocks (16-5) in a Round of 32 matchup.
'[Horowitz] has been a great leader all year,' said CM coach Denis Tobin. 'I'm very happy for him to come through like that in what could be his last home game, he deserved it.'
Aiden Pires added 20 points and freshman Jacari Jenkins scored 12 with the game-sealing steal.
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Central Catholic 58, Needham 34 —
Junior Javi Lopez scored 19 points, freshman Elias Ynoa added 15 and the fourth-seeded Raiders (18-2) held the No. 36 Rockets (10-11) to just 14 points in the second half for a Round of 32 win.
Franklin 86, Shrewsbury 49 —
Caden Sullivan scored 35 points, putting him just 8 shy of 1,000 for his career as he led the top-seeded Panthers (22-1) to a first round win.
Lincoln-Sudbury 54, Arlington 49 —
Paul Conway Jr. racked up 19 points for the No. 21 Warriors (17-4), who earned a road win over No. 12 Arlington (18-5) to open the tournament.
Newton North 56, Cambridge 44 —
Down 24-23 at the half, the third-seeded Tigers (21-1) pulled out the Round of 32 win over the No. 30 Falcons (16-6) behind 22 points from Teagan Swint, 15 from Mathaios Stamm, and 8 key points off the bench from Julian Zakak.
St. John's (Shrewsbury) 53, Brookline 51 —
A Brookline goaltending call on the defensive glass proved to be the difference maker with 10 seconds remaining in regulation. Nick Barnes scored 14 of his team-high 24 points in the second half to lift the 20th-seeded Pioneers (13-8) to a first-round win over the 13th-seeded Warriors (16-7). Gabe Terlato added 10 points.
'It was an awesome team win,' said St. John's (Shrewsbury) first-year coach John Ginnity. 'Toughness and heart allowed us to win on the road against a good [Brookline] team . . . This team cares about each other and it showed tonight, I couldn't be more proud of them.'
Division 2 State
Burncoat 80, Dartmouth 69 —
After trailing by as many as 20 points in the second quarter, the 14th-seeded Patriots (16-5) used a 17-3 run to take a 4-point lead going into the half and used the momentum to survive and advance in the first-round home win. Junior Jaiden Johnston scored 16 points on 4-of-6 shooting from 3-point land as Burncoat won a playoff game in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2003. Asante Aurora led the 19th-seeded Indians (10-11) with 30 points.
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Masconomet 77, Hopkinton 59 —
Jamason Vella (team-high 17 points), Thomas Denton (16 points), Devin O'Brien (14 points), and Jimmy Farrell (15 points) lifted the seventh-seeded Chieftains (19-1) to their 15th straight win and first home playoff victory since 2010 in a first-round defeat of No. 26 Hopkinton (14-8).
Milford 73, Longmeadow 63 —
Andrew Rivera (19 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists), Gustavo Coutinho (18 points, 14 rebounds, 3 blocks), and Ryan Burns (10 points, 8 rebounds) led the No. 16 Scarlet Hawks (12-9) to a first-round win.
Division 3 State
Foxborough 55, Stoneham 41 —
Ryan Kelley (14 points, 14 rebounds) and Eric Walford (13 points) propelled the No. 12 Warriors (9-14) to a first-round victory.
Latin Academy 59, Charlestown 52 —
Facing their league rivals for the third time in three weeks, the No. 14 Dragons (16-5) prevailed in another close battle with junior RJ Jimenez tallying a team-high 22 points and sophomore Krem Amparo adding 13 to top the No. 19 Townies (11-8). 'It's crazy to see them a third time this month but that's how the math worked out,' said Latin Academy coach Dan Bunker. 'Charlestown played extremely motivated tonight. We hit some big shots when it mattered, especially RJ Jimenez.'
Lynnfield 61, Wilmington 41 —
Alex Fleming (20 points, 10 rebounds), Kelan Cardinal (14 points), Harris Hadzihasanovic (13 points), and Madux Iovinelli (8 points, 12 rebounds) lifted the 15th-seeded Pioneers (15-6) to a first-round win.
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Division 4 State
Cohasset 60, Blue Hills 49 —
Jack Cullinan (18 points, 4 assists) and Sam Larsen (14 points, 10 rebounds) led the No. 13 Skippers (17-4) to a first-round victory.
David Prouty 69, Northbridge 61 —
The 19th-seeded Panthers (15-6) rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit, forcing extra time, then outscored No. 14 Northbridge (13-8), 8-0, in double overtime for the first-round victory. Sophomore Jayden Rubio (game-high 29 points) made a pair of clutch free throws with 5.9 seconds left in OT. Junior Fred Neiray (19 points) and senior Noah LaTour (14 points) also scored in double figures.
O'Bryant 67, KIPP Academy 65 —
Since they played a tough schedule in the Boston City League, O'Bryant coach Drew Brock knew his players could handle full-court pressure at No. 10 KIPP (11-10), so he saved his timeouts for the final few minutes, which proved pivotal as the No. 23 Tigers (12-9) held on for a narrow first-round upset.
Sophomore Jackson Farrington scored 8 of his 18 points in the last two minutes and senior guard Keyshon Wright (12 points, 5 assists) scored the final 5 points of the game with senior Caiden Collier (22 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks) finding both players for clutch 3-pointers down the stretch.
'[Collier] had the hot hand but he was willing to make the extra pass,' said Brock.
Senior guard Nolan Nash scored 11 and helped break the pressure. 'I knew my guys were going to weather the storm,' said Brock. 'We played teams all year that pressure the heck out of the ball, so I knew that they weren't going to be shell shocked, and they stepped up.'
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Ethan Kagno, AJ Traub, and Nate Weitzer contributed.
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