Friday’s high school scores and highlights
ROUNDUP
Boys basketball
Trailing by one point late, Aiden Pires drained the game-winning triple at the buzzer to lift Catholic Memorial (12-1) to a 47-45 Catholic Conference win over Xaverian.
Brenden Andrade and Dantae Clarke scored 12 points each, while Preston Joia and Michael Barron had seven points apiece as Mashpee (7-8) beat Hull 50-37 in the South Shore League. … Matt Youngquist exploded for 41 points as Middleboro defeated Randolph 74-53. … Tyler Lennox poured in 15 points, while Jack Balzarini and Joshua Grimes recorded 14 points each as Carver downed Cohasset, 68-43.
Cade Furse erupted for 27 points and Eddie Chareas added a double-double (13 points, 12 rebounds) to fuel Manchester Essex (12-0) over Cape Ann League foe Hamilton-Wenham, 58-37.
Peter Kumar (17 points), Luke Lisciandra (14 points), Thomas Behrman (13 points) and Rowan Tracey (13 points) finished in double figures in scoring for Medfield (10-2) during a 70-57 Tri-Valley League victory over Dover-Sherborn.
Robert Fuccillo had the hot hand with 31 points for Minuteman (9-5) in a 74-67 Commonwealth Athletic Conference win over Nashoba. … Matt Breen knocked down 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to steer Shawsheen (8-3) toward a 65-48 win over KIPP.
Finn Bjork (21 points, 21 rebounds) and Brendan McDonald (17 points, five rebounds, five assists) put in outstanding offensive performances again, and Dom Taylor made four key three-pointers in the fourth quarter to propel Somerset Berkley (10-1) toward a 69-58 nonleague win over Durfee.
William Morman III (20 points, five three-pointers), Devon Reid (19 points, five three-pointers) and Alex Echevarria (14 points) took care of the majority of the scoring for St. Mark’s in a 73-68 Independent School League victory over Lawrence Academy.
Senior captain Evan Yakovonis drained 15 points, and sophomore Caleb Baker tacked on 14 points as Whitman-Hanson (11-2) qualified for the state tournament for a 16th straight season with a 59-55 win over Plymouth North. … Trevor Jones and Zach Falls tallied 16 points apiece, as Duxbury held on for a 59-49 win over Silver Lake. … Killian La Tanzi registered a double-double (19 points, 12 rebounds), and Noah Manning drained 18 points to lead Hingham during a 59-56 comeback victory over Marshfield.
In the South Coast Conference, Will Horton paced his team with 21 points, while Nathan Levesque (18 points, 13 rebounds) and Caiden Cyr (17 points, seven assists) also lit up the statsheet for Apponequet (8-3) during a 73-56 win over Dartmouth. … Mike Dankert scored 19 points, while Dom Quelle had 17 points and Leo Andrade and Nate Reynolds finished with 16 points each as Bourne defeated Wareham, 71-61.
Jake Fortier poured in a game-high 22 points, while Donel Kabongo Mutombo added 16 points as St. Mary’s (Lynn) (9-4) clinched at least a share of the Catholic Central League title with a 59-51 victory over Bishop Feehan. … Tristan Rodriguez knocked down 35 points and came away with five steals as Archbishop Williams (6-7) defeated Cardinal Spellman, 58-42.
Dray Thielker led scoring with 20 points, Tyson Carter (16 points, seven rebounds, six assists) did a little bit of everything, and Troy Santos added 16 points for Taunton (10-4) in a 70-69 Hockomock League win over King Philip.
Devin Dellimargio scored 20 points and Brian Cloonan had 16, helping Needham to a 55-48 win over Wellesley in Bay State Conference play.
Isaiah Andino scored 21 points and supplied the winning assist to Nethaniel Clemente to lift Methuen (7-6) to a 58-56 Merrimack Valley Conference win over North Andover. Lennon Abreu De La Cruz (18 points) and Drew Eason (eight points) also played well for the Rangers.
Girls basketball
Devin Crofford scored 18 points, and Marlo Jumper chipped in with 10 points as St. John Paul II (11-3) defeated Wareham 45-33 in a nonleague matchup. … Emma Plante finished with 23 points and seven rebounds, pacing Case (9-5) during a 54-28 victory over Diman. … CC Levrault (13 points, seven rebounds), Addison Taylor (11 points, three assists) and four other players scored for Apponequet in a 50-41 win over Dartmouth. … Maggie O’Connell tallied 13 points, while Julia Hargraves and Maddie Hargraves scored nine points each as Durfee (7-6) defeated Somerset Berkley, 42-31.
Ally Johnson (15 points, four steals), Bridget Devine (11 points, seven blocks) and Kathleen Murphy (10 points, five assists) all turned in clutch performances, as Blue Hills (9-2) coasted to a 40-18 victory over Tri-County in the Mayflower Athletic Conference.
Paige Meda (15 points), Raeghan Blake (10 points) and McKinley Wenzel (nine points) set the tone for Bourne (10-0) in a 62-39 South Coast Conference win over Seekonk.
Skylar Auth tallied nine points, while Emily Picher scored seven points and Steph Mercurio finished with six points as Tewksbury (6-5) doubled up Haverhill 40-20 in the Merrimack Valley Conference. … Lamees Alasaad finished with 14 points and five steals, while Julia Graham added 12 points to guide Dracut during a 44-27 victory over Lowell.
Sophie Derochea (19 points) and Alissa Marcella (15 points) paced Pembroke (9-5) in a 50-25 Patriot League win over Scituate. … Junior captain Lillie MacKinnon and sophomore Jenna Mishou each dropped 12 points, as Whitman-Hanson (10-1) won its 10th straight game with a thrilling 43-40 victory over Plymouth North in overtime. … Alyssa Hopps (15 points), Niamh Gendron (12 points), Taylor Mann (10 points) and Frankie Diaz (nine points) got the job done for Quincy in a 52-26 win over Plymouth South. … Behind a double-double from Skye Cerow (15 points, 19 rebounds) and 11 points from Ella Fitzpatrick, Duxbury rolled to a 52-30 win over Silver Lake. … A well-balanced scoring effort from Noey Giardina (16 points), Cam Bradford (13 points), Haley Ray (13 points) and Mary Kate Flynn (10 points) was highlighted by 28-of-31 shooting from the free throw line, leading Hanover (8-2) over North Quincy, 64-53.
Alex Butter played well at both ends of the floor with 15 points, 15 rebounds, four assists and two blocks as Innovation Academy (4-7) topped KIPP 55-46 in Commonwealth Athletic Conference action. … Muji Vader dropped 23 points, and Caitlin Turell and Achol Manyang led the defense as Minuteman (10-2) secured a 42-39 win over Lynn Tech.
Ava Renneker (11 points) and Annika Martins (10 points) each scored in double figures to boost Wayland (4-7) to a 35-22 Dual County League win over Boston Latin.
Naya Annigeri and Izzy Kittredge put up 18 points each, while Tess Backe registered 12 points and seven rebounds as Medfield (12-1) bested Dover-Sherborn 62-46 in a Tri-Valley League contest. … Mackenzie Kaiser delivered a career-high 20 points for Westwood in a 61-52 win over Bellingham.
In the Catholic Central League, Cecilia Kay dominated with 37 points and 15 rebounds, and Bella Lopez-Marin added six points and six assists as Bishop Fenwick (11-1) routed Arlington Catholic, 74-28. … Ellie Jackson finished with 15 points, powering Archbishop Williams (6-7) during a 54-19 win over Cardinal Spellman. … Maddy Steele (22 points, five three-pointers), Julia Webster (14 points) and Charlotte Adams-Lopez (13 points, nine assists, six rebounds) powered the Bishop Feehan (10-2) offense, and Mollie Mullen (seven points, four steals) provided a spark also as the Shamrocks earned a 65-52 win over St. Mary’s (Lynn).
Lucy Donahue racked up 26 points, while Ella Stein buried 18 points (six triples) and Autumn Foley notched 14 points as Ipswich won 62-43 over Amesbury in a Cape Ann League contest. … Amelia Crowe (20 points), Gabby Bellacqua (15 points) and Ava DiBurro (13 points) dictated the tempo as Pentucket (12-1) pulled away for a 60-30 win over Lynnfield. … Ariana Demetri (12 points), Caitlin Reilly (11 points) and Bella Cannalonga (10 points) reached double digits in scoring for North Reading (8-5) in a 46-33 win over Triton. … Lily Oliver put in 18 points, while Harper Brooks scored 13 points and Mechi O’Neil had eight points as Manchester Essex (10-3) downed Hamilton-Wenham, 48-39.
Camryn Collins (23 points), Kailey Sullivan (15 points) and Ava Hill (nine points) were the leading scorers for Foxboro (12-1) in a 59-49 Hockomock League win over Oliver Ames.
Vivian Schofield scored 20 points, and Ally Carpentieri netted 12 points as Stoneham won 50-37 over Burlington in the Middlesex League.
Shania Gardner had 15 points, while Liv McManus scored 14 points and Jenna Oman finished with 13 points as East Bridgewater (7-5) defeated Rockland 52-38 in South Shore League action.
Boys hockey
Upperclassmen led the way for Winchester (8-5), as senior David Strong scored twice, senior Jack Duncan dished a pair of assists and junior Thomas Casey added two more assists in a 5-3 Middlesex League crossover win over Watertown/Wayland.
Tre Nadeau and Jamie Valarelli each scored twice and picked up an assist, pairing with Luke Pellerin’s 21 saves to power Taunton (9-4-1) to a 7-1 win over Everett/Revere in nonleague play.
Wrestling
Braedon Goes, Boden Dormer, Victor Majias, Jimmy Lally, Ryan DeSouza, Jayden D’Ambrosio, Rani Haddad and Alex Bajoras went 2-0 as St. John’s Prep (31-0) defeated Ashland 58-15 and Central Catholic 43-31 to win the Commonwealth Cup.
Boys swimming
Nate Gabriel won the 100 freestyle (53.76) and was one of the winners of the 200 freestyle relay (1:42.39) as Chelmsford (9-2) defeated Andover 96-84 to clinch a share of the Merrimack Valley Conference title.
Boys cross-country
Phillips Academy junior Tam Gavenas was named the 2023-24 Gatorade Massachusetts Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year. Gavenas is the first harrier from his school to earn the distinction.
Gavenas took bronze at the national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships this past season, clocking a time of 15:16.6 to earn First Team All-America honors. Gavenas, who took second at the NEPSTA Championships with a personal-best time of 15:06.0, placed seventh in the featured Eastern States Championships at the Manhattan Invitational. He also took fourth at the Foot Locker Northeast Regionals in 15:07.0.
SCORES
BOYS BASKETBALL
Apponequet 73, Dartmouth 56
Abp. Williams 58, Cardinal Spellman 42
Arlington Catholic 70, Bishop Fenwick 49
Attleboro 70, North Attleboro 50
Boston United 59, Pioneer Charter II 39
Bourne 71, Wareham 61
Burke 89, New Mission 69
Burlington 60, Stoneham 44
Cambridge 66, Waltham 64 (2ot)
Carver 68, Cohasset 43
Catholic Memorial 47, Xaverian 45
Charlestown 79, Brighton 34
Dighton-Rehoboth 57, Seekonk 47
Dracut 44, Lowell 27
Duxbury 59, Silver Lake 49
Fenway 73, Excel 39
Georgetown 57, Rockport 54
Hanover 68, North Quincy 63
Hingham 59, Marshfield 56
Holbrook 77, Avon 67
Hopkinton 77, Dedham 51
Latin Academy 55, Boston Prep 41
Lynnfield 36, Pentucket 31
Malden Catholic 65, BC High 50
Manchester Essex 58, Hamilton-Wenham 37
Mansfield 60, Canton 40
Martha’s Vineyard 55, Monomoy 52
Mashpee 50, Hull 37
Medfield 70, Dover-Sherborn 57
Medway 50, Norwood 47
Melrose 49, Watertown 37
Methuen 58, North Andover 56
Middleboro 74, Randolph 54
Minuteman 74, Nashoba 67
Muniz 92, BCLA/McCormack 61
Natick 37, Braintree 35
Nauset 63, Dennis-Yarmouth 61
Needham 55, Wellesley 48
Newburyport 70, Essex Tech 27
North Reading 53, Triton 40
Norwell 67, Sandwich 48
Old Colony 67, Cape Cod Tech 36
Oliver Ames 62, Foxboro 52
Reading 61, Woburn 46
Rivers 67, Northfield Mount Hermon 64
St. John’s Prep 68, St. John’s (S) 50
St. Mark’s 73, Lawrence Academy 68
St. Mary’s (L) 59, Bishop Feehan 51
Shawsheen 65, KIPP 48
Snowden 56, CASH 39
Somerset Berkley 69, Durfee 58
Taunton 70, King Philip 69
Walpole 74, Brookline 48
Westwood 60, Bellingham 38
Wilmington 47, Wakefield 37
Winchester 62, Belmont 48
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Andover 34, North Andover 24
Apponequet 50, Dartmouth 41
Abp. Williams 54, Cardinal Spellman 19
Attleboro 59, North Attleboro 36
Bedford 44, Westford Academy 34
Bishop Fenwick 74, Arlington Catholic 28
Bishop Feehan 65, St. Mary’s (L) 52
Blue Hills 40, Tri-County 18
Bourne 62, Seekonk 29
Braintree 55, Natick 33
Brooks 56, Pingree 50
Cambridge 54, Waltham 33
Cape Cod Tech 37, Old Colony 20
Case 54, Diman 28
Dracut 44, Lowell 27
Durfee 43, Somerset Berkley 31
Duxbury 52, Silver Lake 30
East Bridgewater 52, Rockland 38
Foxboro 59, Oliver Ames 49
Hanover 64, North Quincy 53
Hingham 42, Marshfield 26
Hopkinton 54, Dedham 36
Innovation Academy 55, KIPP 46
Ipswich 62, Amesbury 43
Lexington 60, Arlington 47
Manchester-Essex 48, Hamilton-Wenham 39
Mashpee 55, Hull 43
Medfield 62, Dover-Sherborn 46
Minuteman 42, Lynn Tech 39
Monomoy 55, Martha’s Vineyard 30
Newburyport 43, Essex Tech 24
New Mission 41, O’Bryant 25
North Reading 46, Triton 33
Norwood 63, Medway 58 (ot)
Notre Dame (H) 54, Malden Catholic 44
Pembroke 50, Scituate 25
Pentucket 60, Lynnfield 30
Quincy 52, Plymouth South 26
Rivers 62, New Hampton 40
St. John Paul II 45, Wareham 33
Stoneham 50, Burlington 37
Tewksbury 40, Haverhill 20
Tyngsboro 49, Lunenburg 34
Upper Cape 47, South Shore Voke 7
Wachusett 65, Nashoba 33
Wakefield 46, Wilmington 40
Wayland 35, Boston Latin 22
Wellesley 45, Needham 31
Westwood 61, Bellingham 52
Weymouth 49, Framingham 46
Whitman-Hanson 43, Plymouth North 40 (ot)
Woburn 40, Reading 32
GYMNASTICS
Marshfield 132.8, Hingham/Hull 124.95
Melrose 134.75, Wakefield 123.55
Plymouth 126.4, Scituate 126.05
Wellesley 140.6, Framingham 131.9
Wilmington/Bedford 137.05, Wakefield 123.55
Wilmington/Bedford 137.05, Melrose 134.75
BOYS HOCKEY
Rivers 7, Nobles 4
Taunton 7, Everett/Revere 1
Wellesley 2, Needham 0
Winchester 5, Watertown/Wayland 3
GIRLS HOCKEY
Notre Dame (H) 3, Abp Williams 1
BOYS SWIMMING
Bridgewater-Raynham 93, Durfee 78
Central Catholic 86, Haverhill 74
Chelmsford 96, Andover 84
Milford 80, Foxboro 69
GIRLS SWIMMING
Bridgewater-Raynham 93, Durfee 89
Milford 77, Foxboro 59
BOYS TRACK
Dedham 66, Millis 27
Dover-Sherborn 84, Bellingham 11
Hingham 69, Silver Lake 31
Plymouth North 61.5, Whitman-Hanson 38.5
Quincy/North Quincy 63, Hanover 36
GIRLS TRACK
Dover-Sherborn 54, Bellingham 36
Duxbury 56, Marshfield 43
Hanover 65, Quincy/North Quincy 34
Hingham 65, Silver Lake 35
Medway 48, Norton 47
Plymouth North 57, Whitman-Hanson 43
WRESTLING
Cohasset 42, Sandwich 38
Pembroke 39, Sandwich 36
St. John’ Prep 58, Ashland 15
St. John’s Prep 43, Central Catholic 31
Sandwich 18, Josiah Quincy 15
Wakefield 41, Wayland 18