SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
BOYS BASKETBALL
David Brown scored 27 points as defending Div. 3 state champion St. Mary’s advanced to the state semifinals with an 83-71 win over seventh-seeded Tech Boston. Omri Merryman (15), Nick Sacco (13) and JJ Martinez (12) all scored in double figures for the Spartans, who improved to 18-7 on the season. … Jaydan Exalus scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 4 Cardinal Spellman (18-4) rallied from a double-digit halftime deficit to defeat No. 21 Bishop Stang, 59-50.
In the Div. 1 quarterfinals, Zach Wolinski netted 27 points as No. 9 North Andover (16-7) edged No. 17 Waltham 47-46. … Henry Bickford scored 14 points, including the game-winner with 21.1 seconds left, as No. 5 Needham (22-2) edged fourth-seeded Central Catholic, 43-41.
Cam Hoekstra scored a game-high 22 points as No. 2 David Prouty (23-0) defeated 10th-seeded Roxbury Latin 70-42 in a Div, 4 state semifinal.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Olivia Gamberoni scored 32 points as No. 3 Wahconah (20-3) advanced to the Div. 4 state semifinals with a 55-48 win over No. 6 Malden Catholic.
GIRLS HOCKEY
McKenna Colella is making a case for Div. 2 girls hockey tournament MVP, and with it, playing a huge role in bringing back the storied championship tradition that’s somewhat evaded the Duxbury girls hockey team over the last nine years.
With two critical goals in the second period of Saturday night’s Div. 2 state semifinal game at Loring Arena, Colella provided the game-winning and insurance scores for the second-seeded Dragons as part of a 5-1 win over No. 3 Andover. Her efforts paired nicely with two goals from Maddie Greenwood, Sami Norton’s second goal of the year, and a 25-save performance from Anna McGinty as the Golden Warriors outshot Duxbury 26-17 in a game that the latter quickly ran away with.
Fresh off scoring the game-winner against Malden Catholic in the quarterfinal round, Colella’s impact can’t be understated as the Dragons get back to TD Garden for the first time since winning a fourth straight state title in 2014. Now they get a shot at revenge against the team that ousted them last season, No. 4 Canton.
Duxbury had jumped out to a quick lead on Greenwood’s first goal in the opening three minutes, but Andover showed plenty of fight on Rose MacLean’s impressive finish seven minutes later to tie the score at 1-1. The Golden Warriors found success limiting Duxbury’s chances while creating several of their own, but couldn’t execute quite like the Dragons did.
Colella tallied her first goal to start the second for the 2-1 lead, then notched her second two minutes later as she lost her footing before crashing into the boards. Greenwood tallie her second only 21 seconds into the third on a power play, and Norton added another power-play goal with 8:19 to go. Audrey Koen scored the game-winning goal with 2:38 left as No. 4 Canton (19-2-4) knocked off top-seeded Archbishop Williams 1-0 in a Div. 2 state semifinal.
BOYS HOCKEY
Johnny Donahue’s second goal of the game broke a 2-2 tie in the third period and Teagen Pratt followed with an empty netter as No. 1 Scituate (20-4-2) defeated fifth-seeded Watertown/Wayland (14-7-3) in a Div. 3 state semifinal.
BOYS BASKETBALL
DIVISION 1
QUARTERFINALS – Friday
Newton North 55, Lawrence 54
Worcester North 77, Brockton 47
QUARTERFINALS – Saturday
North Andover 47, Waltham 46
Needham 43, Central Catholic 41
SEMIFINAL – Monday at Taunton
Worcester North vs. Newton North, 6:30
SEMIFINAL – Tuesday at Woburn
North Andover vs. Needham, 6:30
DIVISION 2
QUARTERFINALS – Friday
Charlestown 51, Westwood 45
Malden Catholic 55, Leominster 38
Mansfield 77, Marblehead 50
Nashoba 65, Sharon 61
SEMIFINALS – Monday
Malden Catholic vs. Charlestown, 5 (Woburn)
Mansfield vs. Nashoba, 7:15 (Worcester State)
DIVISION 3
QUARTERFINALS – Friday
Archbishop Williams 88, Oakmont 83
Old Rochester 73, Boston English 35
QUARTERFINALS – Saturday
Cardinal Spellman 59, Bishop Stang 50
St. Mary’s (Lynn) 83, Tech Boston 71
SEMIFINALS – Tuesday
Archbishop Williams vs. Cardinal Spellman, 6 (Bridgewater-Raynham)
Old Rochester vs. St. Mary’s (L), 7 (Quincy)
DIVISION 4
QUARTERFINAL – Thursday
Springfield International 66, Monument Mountain 64
QUARTERFINALS – Friday
Millbury 70, Bourne 64
Wareham 82, Cathedral 60
QUARTERFINAL – Saturday
Burke 68, Randolph 50
SEMIFINALS – Tuesday
Burke vs. Springfield International, 6:30 (Worcester State)
Wareham vs. Millbury, 6:30 (Taunton)
DIVISION 5
QUARTERFINALS – Friday
Holbrook 75, Mt. Greylock 60
Maynard 45, Pioneer Valley 32
Taconic 74, Sutton 57
QUARTERFINAL – Saturday
David Prouty 70, Roxbury Prep 42
SEMIFINAL – Monday at Springfield Sci-Tech
Maynard vs. Taconic, 6
SEMIFINAL – Tuesday at Framingham
Holbrook vs. David Prouty, 7
GIRLS BASKETBALL
DIVISION 1
QUARTERFINALS – Friday
Andover 50, North Andover 43
Bishop Feehan 72, Bridgewater-Raynham 53
Wachusett 51, Springfield Central 39
Woburn 54, Winchester 36
SEMIFINALS – Monday
Woburn vs. Bishop Feehan, 6 (Newton South)
Andover vs. Wachusett, 7:15 (Woburn)
DIVISION 2
QUARTERFINALS – Friday
Dracut 43, Wakefield 38
Foxboro 76, Chicopee 30
Medfield 56, Newburyport 41
Walpole 59, Pentucket 42
SEMIFINALS – Monday
Dracut vs. Medfield, 5 (Worcester State)
Walpole vs. Foxboro, 6 (Bridgewater-Raynham)
DIVISION 3
QUARTERFINALS – Friday
Bishop Fenwick 59, Archbishop Williams 35
Norwell 53, Hudson 39
Rockland 48, Dover-Sherborn 37
St. Mary’s (Lynn) 66, Medway 38
SEMIFINALS – Tuesday
Bishop Fenwick vs. Norwell, 6:30 (Watertown)
St. Mary’s (L) vs. Rockland, 5 (Quincy)
DIVISION 4
QUARTERFINAL – Thursday
Cathedral 75, Mashpee 54
QUARTERFINALS – Friday
Littleton 46, Tyngsboro 37
Notre Dame (W) 58, Cohasset 56 (3 ot)
QUARTERFINAL – Saturday
Wahconah 55, Malden Catholic 48
SEMIFINAL – Tuesday at Framingham
Cathedral vs. Notre Dame (W), 5
SEMIFINAL – Wednesday at Springfield Sci-Tech
Littleton vs. Wahconah, 7
DIVISION 5
QUARTERFINAL – Thursday
Millis 50, Palmer 41
QUARTERFINAL – Friday
Springfield International 59, West Boylston 41
Sutton 46, Westport 35
QUARTERFINAL – Saturday
Hoosac Valley 59, Georgetown 52
SEMIFINAL – Monday at Palmer
Sutton vs. Springfield International, 6
SEMIFINAL – Wednesday at Sci-Tech
Millis vs. Hoosac Valley, 5
BOYS HOCKEY
DIVISION 1
SEMIFINALS – Sunday at Tsongas
St. John’s Prep vs. Pope Francis, 3:30
Xaverian vs. Reading, 5:30
FINAL – Sunday, March 19 at TD Garden
St. John’s Prep/Pope Francis vs. Xaverian/Reading
DIVISION 2
SEMIFINAL – Saturday
Canton 3, Duxbury 1
SEMIFINAL – Sunday at Loring
Hopkinton vs. Walpole, 7:30
FINAL – Sunday, March 19 at TD Garden
Canton vs. Hopkinton/Walpole
DIVISION 3
SEMIFINAL – Saturday
Scituate 4, Watertown/Wayland 2
SEMIFINAL – Sunday at Tsongas
Triton vs. Nashoba, 1
FINAL – Sunday, March 19 at TD Garden
Scituate vs. Triton/Nashoba
DIVISION 4
SEMIFINAL – Saturday
Sandwich 3, Nantucket 0
SEMIFINAL – Sunday at Loring
Grafton vs. Norwell, 5:30
FINAL – Sunday, March 19 at TD Garden
Sandwich vs. Grafton/Norwell
GIRLS HOCKEY
DIVISION 1
SEMIFINAL – Saturday
Shrewsbury 4, Notre Dame (H) 3
SEMIFINAL – Sunday at Tsongas
St. Mary’s (L) vs. Billerica/Chelmsford, 11
FINAL – Sunday, March 19 at TD Garden
Shrewsbury vs. St. Mary’s (L)/Billerica-Chelmsford
DIVISION 2
SEMIFINALS – Saturday
Canton 1, Archbishop Williams 0
Duxbury 5, Andover 1
FINAL – Sunday, March 19 at TD Garden
Canton vs. Duxbury