BOYS BASKETBALL
North Shore Tech boys basketball coach Jody Norton is happy, but not satisfied.
The Bulldogs became the first team in program history to earn an outright Commonwealth Conference Small title when they defeated Northeast 75-52 last night. North Shore was co-champions in the 1985-86 season.
"It's our goal every year and we finally got to where we wanted to get, and I think we can go further," Norton said. "We're talented enough to make noise in the (Division 4 North) tourney if we come out to play."
Junior center Jordan Smith had another monster night for the Bulldogs, scoring a season-high 32 points while grabbing 16 rebounds and blocking 10 shots. Pat Wood contributed 20 points.
"Four years ago our seniors — Juan Juan and Scott Blanchette — thought they'd get one before they left and I'm happy for them," Norton said. "They led the way and pushed their teammates to stay focused. We're 7-0 in league play and they're a big part of that because of their constant nagging of teammates in a positive way."
BEVERLY 73, REVERE 48: Curtis Manuel scored 20 points and dished out 10 assists to power Beverly to a road win. Mike Clayton added 13 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, and Zach Ziggelbaum pitched in 13 points and 10 rebounds. George Kallas contributed 10 points for the Panthers (9-7).
wilmington 85, masconomet 79: Adam Bramanti connected on eight three-pointers and scored 30 points, but it wasn't enough to lift the Chieftains (15-2) over Wilmington.
cathedral 74, bishop fenwick 60: Senior Pat Lyons continues to play well for Fenwick, dropping 10 points and grabbing seven rebounds, but the Crusaders couldn't dig themselves out of a large first-half hole against Cathedral. Trevor Grace led Fenwick (4-12) with 19 points and Brett DiPanfilo added 12.
lynn english 69, peabody 57: Alex Marc-Aurele (12 points) and Brian DeAngelis (10) each hit double figures for Peabody, which also got a big lift from Luke Constantino (8) on Senior Night.
Ham-Wen 65, No. Reading 47: The Generals' front-count of Matt Cook (14 points) and Steve Hamilton (12 points) shot a combined 13-for-18 to topple North Reading. Steve Tam scored 11 with five assists while Cook and Hamilton each had eight rebounds for H-W (14-2).
Ipswich 63, Lynnfield 53: The Tigers succeeded in getting the ball inside to Doug Shaughnessy, who scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, as they pulled away late. Senior Matt Marsh scored 17 including a couple of momentous treys in the third quarter.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
PEABODY 59, LYNN ENGLISH 58: The Tanners shook up the Northeastern Conference Large title race by delivering Lynn English its first loss and pulling even with the Bulldogs in the standings. Senior captain Ginny Fleming grabbed a rebound with less than a second left and was fouled. She snapped a 58-58 tie by making 1-of-2 free throws for the win.
Fleming led the way with 19 points and 15 rebounds, and Carissa Milley added 10 points and six rebounds. Kerrie O'Shea dropped 13 points for Peabody, while Janelle Rodriguez scored seven points, pulled down 14 rebounds and dished out four assists. Brittany Lefave also pulled down 12 boards for the Tanners (15-1 overall, 13-1 NEC).
swampscott 70, saugus 44: Ara Talkov poured in 19 points and had eight rebounds as the Big Blue (9-8) qualified for the state tourney with the win. Tara Gallagher added 15 points and six rebounds, while Marina Padovani chipped in 10 points and four assists.
gloucester 61, marblehead 38: Junior Carly McIver had eight points and nine rebounds while senior captain Bridget Forbes added eight points and seven boards, but Marblehead fell to 5-13.
ipswich 54, lynnfield 48: Hannah O'Flynn scored 23 points and pulled down 17 rebounds as Ipswich clinched the Cape Ann League Small title for the fifth straight season. The victory was also the 100th of coach Mandy Zegarowski's career.
Rae Davis pitched in 10 points and 14 boards for the Tigers (16-1), while Steph Sutherby scored 14.
masconomet 60, wilmington 37: Carly Kiernan did it all for the Chieftains, scoring 17 points, grabbing eight rebounds and dishing out four assists while holding Wilmington's top scorer, Amy Fahey, to just five points. Brooke Stewart added 17 points, six rebounds and four steals, while Emily Winskowicz scored 14 points and handed out seven assists. Danielle Davis also had 15 rebounds for Masco (13-6).
Northeast 43, No. Shore Tech 23: Emerging junior guard Heather Hicks contributed 10 points as the Bulldogs will look to end their season on a positive note on Thursday.
Revere 67, Beverly 50: Jen Ashton had 14 steals to keep the Panthers in it while Kayla Deady scored seven in her first game back from a knee injury suffered during soccer.
Danvers 54, Winthrop 44: The Falcons big guns of Kellie Macdonald (22 points) and Sarah Palazola (21 points) came on in the second half as Danvers (12-4) stayed in the hunt for the NEC Small title. Emily Clifford (six points) also gave Danvers crucial minutes early on.
Lynn Classical 46, Salem 43: The Witches knotted it up on a pair of late Jasmine Bryant free throws before the Rams hit a trey to re-take the lead. Junior Mya Shutzer hit five 3-pointers and scored 15 for Salem, while Bryant totaled 12 points.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
UNE 61, Endicott 58: The Gulls (15-6, 8-2 CCC) missed the tying jumper at the buzzer and couldn't overcome 19 made free throws by UNE. Ceciley Chisholm chipped in 19 points while Brittany Kelleher had a double-double off the bench with 13 points and 11 boards.
salem state 58, framingham state 57: Danielle Jenkins hit a floater with 13.6 seconds left to lift the Vikings, who boosted their record to 16-6. Jenkins finished with game-high totals of 20 points, 13 rebounds and six blocked shots.
colby-sawyer 80, gordon 72: Rebecca Carol (20 points, 12 rebounds) and Kim Levinsky (17) came up big for Gordon, but it wasn't enough to prevent the Fighting Scots from dropping to 9-13.
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
UNE 81, Endicott 76: Graham Whitelaw's 17 points weren't enough to keep the Gulls (10-11) from suffering a tight road loss in CCC action. Erik Callo checked in with 11 as EC fell to 5-5 in league play.
Framingham State 73, salem state 70: Josue Almodovar converted an old-fashioned three-point play (basket and free throw) with 39 seconds left to key Framingham's dramatic win. Brian Clark (14) and Brennan Bennett (13) paced Salem State, which dropped to 7-14.
VOLLEYBALL
endicott 3, mit 2: Endicott prevailed over nationally ranked (No. 13) MIT, 31-29, 22-30, 30-28, 22-30, 15-12. A.J. Witkofsky finished with 21 kills to become Endicott's all-time leader in that category. Witkofsky also racked up 19 digs and six blocks.
