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Boston Globe
5 days ago
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- Boston Globe
Nine takeaways from Wednesday, when girls' golf champions were crowned and Georgetown hired a new basketball coach
Here's our coverage of all the days action: 1. Upset central The first No. 1 seed fell on Monday when Taunton baseball was upended by No. 32 Winchester in the Division 1 first round. On Wednesday, the second No. 1 seed was eliminated, and once again it came on the baseball diamond, where No. 16 Apponequet took care of No. 1 St. Mary's behind three hits and three RBIs from Gabe Zuber and 4⅔ innings of one-hit relief from Pete Kanakis . Advertisement Taunton and St. Mary's are the only No. 1 seeds to have lost in any MIAA spring tournament thus far, but two No. 4 seeds fell Wednesday. Previously, the only No. 4 seed to be knocked out was Apponequet boys tennis, but the Lakers got some company when No. 4 Old Rochester girls' tennis lost, 3-2, to No. 13 Danvers in the second round of the Division 3 tourney, and No. 4 Shawsheen baseball, which was 20-0 during the regular season, was eliminated, 5-4, from the Division 3 bracket by No. 13 Wakefield. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Also falling was two-time defending champion Seekonk baseball, the No. 6 seed in Division 4, which dropped a 6-3 second-round game to No. 11 Dennis-Yarmouth. Advertisement 2. Milestones Hamilton-Wenham girls' tennis senior Naomi Provost recorded her 80th career win in a 4-1 Division 4 quarterfinals victory over Cohasset, extending her own school record. Also for the Generals, girls' lacrosse junior Evie Bernard surpassed 300 career goals during an eight-tally performance in a 20-6 second-round win over Swampscott in the Division 4 tournament. Medfield boys' lacrosse junior Braeden Sutton scored nine times, including the 200th point of his career, in a 22-5 Division 3 second-round win over North Middlesex. Andover senior Jack Cooper matched the program's single-game record by scoring seven goals in a 20-9 second-round win over Andover in the Division 1 boys' lacrosse bracket. King Philip senior Liv Petrillo not only slugged two home runs, but she reached 100 career hits and 100 career runs in a 12-0 Division 1 second-round softball win over Newton North. Also in the D1 softball bracket, Weymouth junior Jill Ondrick notched her 750th career strikeout, but it came in a season-ending 7-1 loss to Taunton in the second round. 3. Walkoff wins Manchester Essex boys' lacrosse survived Pentucket, 9-8, on Luke Renzi's overtime winner, which came after he won a faceoff in the second round of the Division 4 tournament. Nantucket girls' lacrosse won similarly, with Dylan Damian netting the OT goal to beat Manchester Essex, 7-6, in the Division 4 second round. Westwood's Izzy Walsh supplied the heroics in the bottom of the seventh, delivering an RBI single to capture a 4-3 Division 2 softball win over Malden Catholic. 4. Going, going, gone Power came in bunches, with Bedford's Alyx Rossi and King Philip's Petrillo both blasting a pair of home runs in wins. Walpole's Adriana Torres , Norah Broderick , Abby Riley , and Grace Todd all homered in a 17-0 softball win over Stoughton and Middleborough's Taylynn Robinson and English High's Manny De Jesus both recorded round-trippers. Advertisement 5. Three stars De Jesus, English High — The senior struck out three in three shutout innings, allowing just two hits while collecting three of his own, including an inside-the-park home run, to spark second-seeded defending Division 5 champion English to an 8-0 second-round win over Westfield. Kanakis, Apponequet — The sophomore shortstop was summoned for a relief appearance with the bases loaded and the Lakers trailing, 3-1, in the third inning. He proceeded to pitch 4⅔ shutout innings with five strikeouts, allowing 16th-seeded Apponequet to rally for an 8-3 win over top-seeded St. Mary's. Rossi, Bedford — The Boston College-bound senior was unfathomably good in a 10-0 second-round win over Duxbury, homering twice while also pitching a perfect game (her second of the season) with 16 strikeouts. 6. Daily lacrosse leaderboard Goals Braeden Sutton , Medfield, 9 Evie Bernard , Hamilton-Wenham, 8 Reese Bromby , Newburyport, 7 Jack Cooper , Andover, 7 Caroline Nozzolillo , Westwood, 7 Thomas Donovan , Mansfield, 6 Cece Levrault , Apponequet, 6 Eddie Breslin , Medfield, 5 Tristan Clayton , Acton-Boxborough, 5 Jameson Murphy , Falmouth, 5 Lucas Ogden , Dracut, 5 Emilie Demaio , Westwood, 4 Jack Sovik , Duxbury, 4 Cece Thurmond , Westwood, 4 Points Breslin, Medfield, 11 Sutton, Medfield, 10 Bromby, Newburyport, 8 Matt Grafton , Abington, 8 Finn Wright Jr. , Ipswich, 8 Cooper, Andover, 7 Liam Goodwin , Duxbury, 7 Grace Maroney , Hingham, 7 Nozzolillo, Westwood, 7 Will Cronin , Acton-Boxborough, 6 Levrault, Apponequet, 6 Nico Smith , Medfield, 6 7. Daily strikeout leaderboard Cate Larson , Taunton, 18 Alyx Rossi , Bedford, 16 Kelsey Blanchette , Lincoln-Sudbury, 14 Kiley Hogan , Tyngsborough, 13 Brian Mancinelli , St. John Paul II, 12 Jack Peabody , Mansfield, 11 Advertisement Taryn Clancy , Middleborough, 10 Sharlotte Stazinski , Walpole, 10 Joe Coughlan , Sandwich, 9 Kaylee Gendron , Plymouth South, 9 Mikey St. Martin , Walpole, 9 Lila Alvarez , Joseph Case, 8 Bridget Mulkeen , Westwood, 8 8. Boys' lacrosse has a home After a long search, a venue has been secured for the boys' lacrosse finals. All four divisions will play at Mass. Maritime Academy's Clean Harbor Stadium in Bourne on June 14. Game times are scheduled for 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m., and 5 p.m. Time slots will be assigned to the divisions based on the finalists. The girls' lacrosse finals will once again be held at Babson College with two divisions playing June 12 at 5 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. and two finals June 13 on the same schedule. 9. Coaching carousel Georgetown boys' basketball, coming off a Division 4 state title, has a new coach. After coach Josh Keilty left for St. Mary's, the school announced the hiring of Kevin Fair , a Milford High Hall of Famer (class of '91) who is still the Scarlet Hawks' all-time leader in rebounds, steals, and blocks. Fair also coaches the Royals' girls' soccer team and was named the 2024 MIAA Division 5 Coach of the Year. 🚨Royal News: 🏀New Head Boys Basketball Coach: Kevin Fair Elected to Milford High School Athletic HoF in 2018. MHS all time basketball leader in rebounds, steals, blocks. Fair currently is the Royals Girls Soccer Coach and was the 2024 MIAA D5 COY — Georgetown Royals Athletics (@GMHS_Royals) Brendan Kurie can be reached at
Boston Globe
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Holliston boys' tennis stuns its own coach by winning playoff match for first time in 19 years
'To have a chance to make it to the Elite 8 was something I didn't even give any thought to,' said Dupuis. 'Prior to the season, the goal was to make the tournament.' Related : Neither Bloom nor Merlis opted to play for Holliston (10-5) last season, but Dupuis convinced them to join the squad this year. Their presence, among others, has led to a major turnaround. Advertisement 'We have tennis players, not just athletes,' said Dupuis, who is also Holliston's boys' soccer coach. 'I've had some of my [soccer] players come through that have been good athletes, but haven't been true tennis players. This year, we have athletes that are tennis players, and when you have that combination, good things can happen.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Related : Apponequet 5, Hanover 0 — With dominant 6-0, 6-0 wins from Will Horton at first singles and Nick Connolly at third singles, the fourth-seeded Lakers (17-1) handled No. 29 Hanover to advance to the Round of 16, where they will face No. 13 Latin Academy, which eliminated Apponequet from the tourney three years ago. The Lakers also got wins from Judson Cardinali (6-2, 6-1 at second singles), Ryan Abreau/Eugene Jung (6-2, 6-0 at first doubles), and Jared Freitas/Cory Dugdale (6-1, 6-0 at second doubles). Advertisement Division 1 State Westford 3, Lincoln-Sudbury 2 — Behind wins from Saunak Manna (6-1, 6-0) and Preet Mood (6-4, 6-1) at singles, and the tandem of Nikhil Ponnusamy/Sam Ren at doubles (6-4, 6-2), the 13th-seeded Ghosts (10-4) captured a first-round win over Dual League rival L-S (5-9). Division 2 State Marblehead 3, Algonquin 2 — Junior TJ Kelly won at third singles (6-4, 6-1), and the tandems of Jayden Janock/Ty Cooper (6-1, 6-1) and Anthony Vizy/Austin Bacon (6-3, 6-2) won at doubles, propelling the 13th-seeded Magicians (16-2) to a first-round win. Somerville 3, Marshfield 2 — Milo Kochansky gutted out a 6-4, 7-5 win at third singles, lifting the 34th-seeded Highlanders (13-2) to a preliminary round win. Kochansky trailed, 5-4, in the second set, but rattled off three consecutive games to earn the victory. 'He definitely clutched up in the end,' Somerville coach Michael Morgan said. 'I'm sure for him to be able to win, and his teammates right there on the side cheering him every single point, it was a great atmosphere and great motivation.' The doubles pairings of Nitish Kaushal/Magnes Anell and DJ Freeman/Aaron Grover added key wins for Somerville, which notched its second MIAA tournament win in program history. Division 4 State Monomoy 5, Bartlett 0 — Roman Pavluchenko (6-2, 6-1), Ryan Casey (6-0, 6-1), and Zach Shields (6-1, 6-2) won at singles, lifting the third-seeded Sharks (16-3) to a first-round win. The duos of Blake Noonan/Nick Hadden (6-2, 6-1) and Ethan Seufert/Tom Hereford (6-0, 6-2) added wins for Monomoy.
Boston Globe
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Eight high school takeaways from Thursday, including college commitments and catching up on Hall of Fame inductions
What were you doing on June 2, 2023? The Triton girls' lacrosse team was beating Tri-County in the preliminary round of the Division 4 tournament. But for the next 706 days, the Vikings went winless. Until Thursday, that is, when they topped Georgetown, 16-10. Advertisement Medway senior catcher Priya Bedard collected her 100th career hit in an 18-12 win over Medfield, Braintree junior Norah Downey recorded her 300th save in a 21-4 loss to Wellesley, Beverly's Ashley Wallace broke the school's girls' lacrosse freshman scoring record with four goals and an assist, and Canton junior JJ Faulk set a school record in the long jump with a leap of 22 feet, 2 inches in a 94-42 loss to Mansfield. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up There were a trio of no-hitters, with Dartmouth's Kasey Pomfret shutting down Durfee for five innings with 11 strikeouts in a 17-0 drubbing. Waltham's Billy Champion and Brendan O'Toole combined to no-hit Wayland 5-0, and Ipswich's Aurelia Teheen and Liz Marsella teamed up for a 10-strikeout no-hitter over Rockport, cruising 17-0. 2. Walk-off wins Sophomore Nick Garbarino broke a scoreless tie for Newburyport in the top of the 10th with an RBI single to deliver the Clippers a 1-0 win over Triton, but the day's only true walk-off came in the second game of a doubleheader for Middleborough, which trailed New Bedford, 4-3, in the nightcap when Nolan Trottier singled in two runs in the bottom of the seventh for a 5-4 Sachems victory. Advertisement 3. Going, going, gone Pentucket freshman Kam Bonneau , Wareham freshman Jolee Anderson , and Dighton-Rehoboth junior Cam Cloonan , who is committed to Villanova, all connected for two home runs, while Cohasset teammates Caitlyn Simms and Libby Morgan both recorded round-trippers, as did Milton's Zahria Daley and Victoria Fish . The rest of the day's homers belonged to King Philip's Ali Gill , Sandwich's Joe Coughlan , Chelmsford's Matt Stuart , Hanover's Abby Hanna , and Central Catholic's Emily Goc . 4. Daily lacrosse leaderboard Goals Connor Wallace , Beverly, 10 Julia Kipperman , Nauset, 9 Harrison Barbieri , Cape Cod Academy, 6 Pasquale Candelino , Somerville, 6 Ella Ryan , Lincoln-Sudbury, 6 John Scarpello , Wakefield, 6 Kam Tremblay , Billerica, 6 Akira Umbrello , St. John Paul II, 6 Nick Ambrose , Natick, 5 Quinn Anderson , Sandwich, 5 Millie Brady , Acton-Boxborough, 5 Alex Fivek , Concord-Carlisle, 5 Clare Latham , Bishop Feehan, 5 Cece Levrault , Apponequet, 5 Will Levrault , Apponequet, 5 Ryan Martin , Winchester, 5 Alex Peck , Natick, 5 Grant Sullivan , Dover-Sherborn, 5 Points Levrault, Apponequet, 13 Wallace, Beverly, 11 Ambrose, Natick, 10 Peck, Natick, 10 Tremblay, Billerica, 10 Bradley, Apponequet, 9 Taylor Richardson , St. John Paul II, 9 LaRosa, South Shore, 8 Sophie Philbrick , St. John Paul II, 8 Ryan, Lincoln-Sudbury, 8 Scarpello, Wakefield, 8 Anderson, Sandwich, 7 Levrault, Apponequet, 7 Sullivan, Dover-Sherborn, 7 Kenny Wisniewski , Apponequet, 7 5. Daily strikeout leaderboard Nick Bonasera , Triton, 14 Advertisement Delaney Moquin , Silver Lake, 14 Lizzy Ahearn , Milton, 13 Sara Keck , Wilmington, 11 Jayden Souza , Durfee, 11 Ty Creighton , Sandwich, 10 Travers Moodie , Medford, 10 Shay Rexrode , Braintree, 10 Jack Anderson , Greater New Bedford, 9 Caroline Arruda , Marshfield, 9 Matt Stuart , Chelmsford, 9 6. Commitment corner Medway senior Zach Arnpriester , a long-stick middie, has committed to play men's lacrosse at Mass Maritime, while Mustangs classmate Matt Olynciw , a 5-foot-8-inch righthander and infielder, will play baseball at Maine-Farmington. Congratulations to Zach Arnpriester on his commitment to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy to play Men's Lacrosse! — Medway Athletics (@MedwayAthletics) Congratulations to Matt Olynciw on his commitment to UMaine-Farmington for Baseball! — Medway Athletics (@MedwayAthletics) Isaiah Ferguson , a 6-foot-1-inch combo guard who earned Commonwealth Athletic Conference All-Star status as an eighth grader for Notre Dame-Tyngsborough, announced he is transferring to Lowell Catholic. I'm excited about this upcoming fall when I will be attending Lowell Catholic High School and continuing my career as a student athlete. All in, LC Crusaders! ⚔️ — Isaiah Ferguson (@FergysLockedIn) 7. Worthy Whalers New Bedford High will hold its 2025 Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday at the Century House in Acushnet. Inductees include: Michael Oliveira ('72, football, indoor track, baseball), Steve Wynn ('87, basketball), Dr. Kristin Hardy-Fortin ('91, field hockey, basketball, softball), Jeffrey Coelho ('95, soccer, track), Susan (Medeiros) Raposo ('95, volleyball), Marques Houtman ('97, basketball, track), John Marsh ('04, wrestling), and Shelly DePina ('08, volleyball, basketball, track). 8. Catching up on awards Last weekend, the Massachusetts Hockey Coaches Association inducted its 2025 class and handed out awards, with Hingham's Caroline Doherty receiving Girls' Player of the Year honors and Billerica's Danny Viscione being chosen as Boys' Player of the Year. The coaching inductees were Boston Latin's Frank Woods , Arlington's John Messuri , Xaverian's Dave Spinale , Hingham's Tom Findley , and Falmouth assistant Scott Crocker . Eric Doyle received the Brian 'Trooper' Sullivan Award and Gary Demopoulos was honored with the William J. Stewart Jr. award. Billerica's Jim Egan was named Boys' Coach of the Year, while Milton's Matt Lodi received the girls coaching honor. The Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association also held its Hall of Fame ceremony over the weekend, inducting Auburn's Jeff Cormier , Milton's Steve Dembowski , Burlington's Shawn Maguire , Leominster's Dave Palazzi , Chelmsford's Bruce Rich , and Bishop Fenwick's Dave Woods . Advertisement Brendan Kurie can be reached at
Boston Globe
06-03-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Three high school takeaways as the MIAA hockey playoffs reach the quarterfinals
Then crack open all of our MIAA quarterfinal coverage, as 12 teams — eight boys and four girls — punched their tickets to the semifinals: 1. Hockey highlights Arlington's JP Messuri and Marshfield's Ali Melvin delivered the overtime winners, with Messuri completing a 2-1 win over No. 2 St. John's Prep and Melvin ending a 2-1 win over the Duxbury girls, who were coming off back-to-back Division 2 state titles. Dedham's Nick Moreno scored with 41.8 seconds left in regulation to break a scoreless stalemate against Dover-Sherborn/Weston. Related : Advertisement The night's hat tricks belonged to Woburn's Finn Murphy , who finished off his day with a pair of goals less than three minutes apart in the Tanners' 6-1 win over Amesbury/Whitter, and Hudson's Tim O'Malley , whose second goal put the Hawks ahead, 3-2, for good in an eventual 5-2 win over Hanover. Two-goal nights belonged to Matt Regan of Pope Francis, Travis Thomas of Canton, Jack Prince of Milton, and Dylan Krasco of Stoneham. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Related : While there were no shutouts on the night, Belmont's Jil Costa (37 saves), HPNA's Julianna Taylor (37), Marshfield's Morgan Murphy (36), and Pope Francis's Nick Ritchie (27 saves) all turned in sterling performances in net. Amesbury/Whittier, the No. 26 seed in Division 2, was bounced by Woburn, leaving the 15th-seeded Bishop Stang girls (D1) as the lowest seeded hockey team still playing. Not far behind is the 14th-seeded St. John's (Shrewsbury) boys, and the 13th-seeded Medfield girls have already played their way into the semifinals in Division 2. 2. Leading scorers Elle Orlando , Notre Dame (Hingham), 29 Paige Meda , Bourne, 26 Edgar Escano , English High, 25 Ava Orlando , Notre Dame (Hingham), 24 Nola Timo , Bourne, 23 Will Levrault , Apponequet, 21 Will Horton , Apponequet, 21 Katie Stierer , King Philip, 20 Caitlin Boyle , Bishop Fenwick, 20 Maeve Powers , North Quincy, 20 For Quincy, senior Alyssa Hopps (18 points, 9 rebounds) capped her career with 1,348 points, matching Bonnie Hirtle (2004) for the program record. Advertisement The biggest basketball surprise of the night was provided by the 20th-seeded Old Rochester boys, who defeated Norton, 71-48, and are now the second-lowest basketball seed to reach the quarterfinals, behind No. 23 O'Bryant. The 19th-seeded Rockport boys are also in the quarterfinals, while the lowest-seeded girls' team to qualify is No. 14 Woburn in Division 2. Interestingly, the 13th-seeeded Old Rochester girls are also still alive in Division 3. 3. Coaches corner Matt Trahan has stepped down as boys' basketball coach at Old Colony after the Cougars' loss to Pioneer Valley in the second round of the Division 5 tournament. The 45-year-old Trahan, who will remain school's athletic director, has coached boys' basketball at Rochester school for 25 seasons, including the last 12 as head coach. 'Coaching basketball has been a highlight of my life for the past 25 seasons, filled with laughter, challenges, and countless lessons learned,' he wrote on social media. 'I am especially thankful for my family, whose unwavering support has been my foundation throughout this journey.' Trahan finished his tenure with a 193-87 record, 11 tournament berths, five Mayflower Athletic Conference titles, and five state vocational crowns. Truly Thankful!! — Matt Trahan, CMAA (@MattTrahan5) Malden Catholic girls' basketball coach Jay Keane was honored with the Michael Hammond Award, given annually by the Executive Committee of Board 27 Basketball Officials to the girls' basketball coach who exemplifies a high ethical standard in the coaching profession. Congratulations to — Malden Catholic High School Athletics (@MCathletics1) Brendan Kurie can be reached at
Boston Globe
01-03-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Six takeaways from an action-packed night of high school basketball, including Westport's new all-time leading scorer
1. Milestones Down in Westport, a father and son celebrated a big moment together as senior Owen Boudria scored 41 points to break the school's all-time scoring record, previously held by Mike Noonan (1,580 points). Boudria came into Westport's Division 1 matchup with Avon needing 30 points to match Noonan and ended up leaving him in the dust, finishing the game with 1,591 points. Related : No one was prouder than his father, Scot , the Wildcats' longtime coach. 'He was ridiculous,' Scott said of his son, who helped Westport rally from an early 19-3 deficit. Advertisement The night also saw two new 1,000-point scorers. On a third-quarter free throw, her 15th point of the night, Oliver Ames junior Avery Gamble reached the grand milestone, although the Tigers fell, 42-36 to Leominster. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Avery Gamble reaches the 1k career points mark to retake the lead in the Div. 2 state tournament round of 32 against Leominster in front of a home crowd in Easton. — Ryan Vermette (@ReporterRyan24) And in Woburn, senior captain McKenna Morrison scored 10 points to cross the 1,000-point threshold in a 58-33 first-round win over No. 28 New Bedford. 2. Throw out the seeds The biggest upsets of the night, based on seeding: Division 1 girls No. 18 Newton North over No. 15 Belmont, 66-59. Division 2 boys No. 25 Norwood over No. 25 Tewksbury, 49-41. No. 23 Middleborough over No. 10 North Quincy, 55-51. Division 3 boys No. 36 Norton over No. 4 Shawsheen, 59-57. No. 22 Apponequet over No. 11 Swampscott, 58-55. Division 4 boys No. 21 Cathedral over No. 12 Hamilton-Wenham, 62-55. Division 5 boys No. 19 Rockport over No. 14 Lee, 64-60. 3. Daily scoring leaderboard Owen Boudria , Westport, 41 Kingston Maxwell , Abington, 34 Devon Burke , Newton North, 30 Niko Catalano , North Andover, 28 Gio Jean , Lynn Tech, 26 Bella Bingham , Walpole, 26 Owen Crowley , Andover, 24 Will Levrault , Apponequet, 24 Cal Atherton , Newburyport, 24 Ella Fitzpatrick , Duxbury, 24 4. Coaches corner After 40 years, 443 wins, and a pair of Division 1 championships (2002, 2018), Waltham boys' hockey coach John Maguire announced his retirement. In his social media announcement he thanked his family, assistants, hundreds of former players, and hockey officials 'for the memories.' His son, Chris , is an assistant with the Hawks. Advertisement 40 years, fire up the hawks! — John Maguire (@WalthamHawks) Concord-Carlisle announced it has promoted longtime boys' lacrosse coach Jon Smith to head coach to replace longtime coach Tom Daliandro . The 1992 C-C graduate has been involved in the Patriots' athletic programs for over 30 years, including 16 years with the boys' basketball program, which he helmed during the 2023-24 season. Smith has also served as an assistant football coach and is fourth-grade teacher in the Concord Public Schools. 'The team erupted in applause when the announcement was made today,' C-C athletic director Aaron Joncas wrote on social media. CCHS is proud to appoint Jon Smith as Boys Varsity Lacrosse Head Coach. A longtime assistant, Coach Smith is an alum and has been involved in our athletic program for over 30 years. The team erupted in applause when the announcement was made today - Congrats, Jon! — Concord-Carlisle High School Athletics (@CCPatsAD) 5. Commitment central Anna Maria picked up a couple of local linemen as Elton Stubbs , a 6-foot-1-inch, 280-pounder from Randolph, and 6-1, 240-pound Cullen Walsh , a three-year starter on both sides of the line for Shawsheen, announced their commitments to the Cats. Let's work✍️ — Cullen Walsh (@Cullen_Walsh56) Very thankful and Proud to announce that for the next four years I will continue my education and football journey with — Elton stubbs_75 (@EltonStubbs_75) 6. Some visuals Check out this half-court heave from New Bedford's Diego Montanari in a 75-54 first-round loss to North Andover. Halftime: North Andover 36, New Bedford 29 A pretty significant 7-1 Whaler run to end the first half, including this half-court shot from Diego Montanari at the buzzer. Niko Catalano and Zach DesRochers lead NA with 12 & 10. Montanari leads New Bedford with 9. — Evan Applebaum (@EvanApplebaum2) Then he went and beat the buzzer to end the third quarter. End 3: North Andover 54, New Bedford 38 Diego Montanari hits a buzzer beater again to end the quarter for the Whalers. Scarlet Knights are eight minutes away from advancing to the Round of 16 and traveling to No. 1 Franklin. Let's see how this plays out. — Evan Applebaum (@EvanApplebaum2) And lastly, one of our high school photographers — shout-out Katie Fonden — sent in this mind-bending image from halftime of Westford Academy's win over Chelmsford. Junior Isabella Feliciano leads the Westford Academy cheer team during halftime of the girls' basketball team's 47-40 victory over visiting Chelmsford in the MIAA Division 1 tournament. Katie Fonden/Westford Academy Brendan Kurie can be reached at
