01-03-2025
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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