Sean O’Leary netted 27 points while Caden Sullivan scored 26 as No. 3 Franklin (23-1) defeated No. 14 Putnam 81-55 in a Div. 1 second-round boys basketball matchup.
In the Div. 2 second round, Jacob McLoughlin dropped 29 points and Nate Katznelson added 17 points as No. 7 Sharon (15-7) topped No. 10 Doherty, 64-53. … Matt Youngquist tallied 37 points as No. 38 Middleboro (15-8) ousted No. 22 Milford, 76-71.
In the Div. 3 second round, Jaylin Williams Crawford finished with 23 points and five blocks while Jalen Hunter Coleman collected 16 points, four rebounds and six assists as top-seeded Charlestown (20-2) defeated No. 16 Abington 85-56. … Seniors Mason Melchionda (21 points), Chris Kiesling (14 points 9 rebounds), Jono Windle (14 points) and Charles Fang (11 points) led the way as No. 23 Dover-Sherborn (14-8) came back from down 11 to take down No. 7 Apponequet on the road 71-64 in overtime.
Ederick Gonzalez (18 points, 20 rebounds, five assists) and Jayden Welch (12 points, six rebounds, two assists) set the tone offensively, while Andy Batista and Travis Sanchez added 10 points each and Brandon Antwine had six points as No. 8 Lynn Tech (18-2) bested No. 9 Georgetown 60-56 in a Div. 4 Round of 16 clash. … No. 4 Millbury (19-5) advanced with a 55-50 win over No. 13 New Heights behind 15 points from Ty Vaccaro.
Patrick Madden scored 20 points as No. 9 Granby (17-5) advanced to the Div. 5 quarterfinals with a 55-22 win over No. 8 Hopedale.
In the Div. 2 second round, Avery Gamble put in 18 points as No. 5 Oliver Ames (16-6) took down No. 12 Minnechaug 55-51.
Raeghan Blake scored 19 points as No. 7 Bourne (20-2) defeated No. 10 Northbridge 44-36 in a Div. 4 second-round contest. … Ashleigh Lagor tallied 24 points as No. 9 Millbury (15-7) defeated No. 25 Hampshire, 56-33.
Luke Sardone (two goals), Caiden Brady and Chris McCarthy scored, and Aiden Emerick made 46 saves as No. 11 Winchester (14-9-1) took down No. 3 Catholic Memorial 4-1 in a Div. 1 quarterfinal matchup.
In the Div. 3 quarterfinals, Mike Cedrone made 30 saves and Liam Milne scored the lone tally as No. 2 Shawsheen (22-1) blanked No. 10 Medfield 1-0.
Patrick Benson and Max Niit got the goals, and Andrew Goldstein stopped 35 shots to finish the night with 2,006 career saves as No. 5 Dover-Sherborn/Weston (19-4) earned a 2-1 Div. 4 quarterfinal win over No. 4 Sandwich. … Petey Silverman had three goals and three assists, while Phil Boncore added a pair of goals and four assists as No. 1 Winthrop (18-3-2) cruised to a 7-0 win over No. 24 Ashland.
In the Div. 2 quarterfinals, Zoey Madigan scored both tallies as top-seeded Duxbury (22-3) edged No. 9 Milton 2-1.
BOYS BASKETBALL
DIVISION 1
SECOND ROUND – Wednesday
Franklin 81, Putnam 55
DIVISION 2
SECOND ROUND – Wednesday
Mansfield 62, Burlington 51
Middleboro 76, Milford 71
Sharon 64, Doherty 53
DIVISION 3
SECOND ROUND – Wednesday
Charlestown 85, Abington 56
Dover-Sher. 71, Apponequet 64 (ot)
Old Rochester 66, Salem 58
DIVISION 4
SECOND ROUND – Wednesday
Lynn Tech 60, Georgetown 56
Millbury 55, New Heights 50
DIVISION 5
SECOND ROUND – Wednesday
Douglas 57, Holbrook 54
Drury 57, Rockport 51
Hopedale 55, Granby 22
GIRLS BASKETBALL
DIVISION 1
SECOND ROUND – Wednesday
Springfield Central 52, Attleboro 38
DIVISION 2
SECOND ROUND – Wednesday
Notre Dame (H) 52, Nashoba 40
Oliver Ames 55, Minnechaug 51
DIVISION 4
SECOND ROUND – Wednesday
Bourne 44, Northbridge 36
Cathedral 70, Rockland 31
Millbury 56, Hampshire 33
Tyngsboro 62, Georgetown 45
DIVISION 5
SECOND ROUND – Wednesday
Renaissance 53, Tahanto 33
Westport 51, Franklin Tech 30
BOYS HOCKEY
DIVISION 1
QUARTERFINALS – Wednesday
Arlington Cath. 3, Marshfield 2 (so)
Winchester 4, Catholic Mem. 1
DIVISION 2
QUARTERFINALS – Wednesday
Tewksbury 7, Auburn 2
Woburn 6, Newburyport 3
DIVISION 3
QUARTERFINALS – Wednesday
Marblehead 2, Scituate 1
Shawsheen 1, Medfield 0
DIVISION 4
QUARTERFINALS – Wednesday
Dover-Sherborn/Weston 2, Sandwich 1
Stoneham 4, Nantucket 1
Winthrop 7, Ashland 0
GIRLS HOCKEY
DIVISION 1
QUARTERFINALS – Wednesday
Malden Catholic 4, Hingham 1
Notre Dame (H) 2, Peabody/Lynnfield/No. Reading 0
DIVISION 2
QUARTERFINALS – Wednesday
Duxbury 2, Milton 1
Algonquin 2, Nauset 1 (ot)
