The Boston English run continues.
David Ballenilla scored 13 points, while Jayson Edwards added 12 as 22nd-seeded Boston English (13-8) advanced to the Div. 3 quarterfinals with a 61-54 win over No. 27 Lowell Catholic. Alijah Iraola had a game-high 17 for the Crusaders.
Josh Jean Charles scored 22 points as No. 2 Burke (18-4) cruised to an 80-44 win over No. 15 Tyngsboro in a Div. 4 second-round contest. … Trystan Carter led the way with 18 points for No. 7 Randolph (18-4) in a 74-56 win over No. 10 West Bridgewater (16-5).
In the Div. 1 round of 16, Natalia Hall-Rosa collected 25 points and five boards for No. 7 Bridgewater-Raynham (19-3) in a 60-43 win over No. 10 Newton North. … Emily Collins scored 17 points as No. 11 Winchester (16-6) ousted sixth-seeded Framingham, 43-37.
In a Div. 3 quarterfinal matchup, Mauricio Sousa buried a breakaway goal with five seconds left as No. 5 Watertown/Wayland (14-6-3) defeated No. 4 Nauset, 3-2.
Jake Vana had a goal and an assist as No. 1 St. John’s Prep (20-2-1) defeated ninth-seeded St. John’s (Shrewsbury) 5-1 to get to the Div. 1 semifinals.
In the Div. 2 quarterfinal, Jason Finkelstein put home the overtime game-winner for fourth-ranked Walpole (15-6-2) in a 2-1 victory over fifth-seeded Silver Lake (16-8-1).
McKenna Colella scored the game-winner with 2:15 left and Megan Carney added an empty netter as No.2 Duxbury (22-1-2) advanced to the Div. 2 state semifinals with a 4-2 win over No. 10 Malden Catholic.
Sarah White had a hat trick as No. 2 Notre Dame (17-6) defeated seventh-seeded Bishop Feehan 5-3 in a Div. 1 state quarterfinal. … Maddie Mrva’s second goal of the game in double overtime lifted No. 3 Shrewsbury (19-2-2) past No. 6 Hingham, 3-2. … Remore Serra scored twice as No. 13 Billerica/Chelmsford (11-11-1) handed fifth-seeded Winthrop its first loss, 3-2.
In a Div. 2 quarterfinal contest, Rose MacLean tied the game in the third and scored with 1.7 seconds left in overtime to lead No. 3 Andover (17-3-2) to a 3-2 win over No. 6 Sandwich.
Grace Oliver of Noble & Greenough School was named the 2022-23 Gatorade Massachusetts Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Oliver is the fourth Gatorade Massachusetts Girls Basketball Player of the Year to be chosen from Noble & Greenough School.
The 6-foot-2 junior guard/forward led Nobles to the NEPSAC Class AA title this past season. Oliver averaged a double-double, recording 13 points, 11 rebounds and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 58 percent from the field.
Wellesley’s Vincent and Xavier Ferreira have been chosen to represent the United States as part of the American Football Worldwide ELITE TEAM. The team will travel to Italy for a week of educational touring, serving as ambassadors for American football and culminating the week participating in a rare and special international game against a national 20U American Football team representing Italy. The game will take place at Vigorelli Stadium, in Milan, on Saturday, April 8.
BOYS BASKETBALL
DIVISION 1
BOYS BASKETBALL
SECOND ROUND – Wednesday
Central Catholic 51, BC High 46 (ot)
DIVISION 3
SECOND ROUND – Wednesday
Boston English 61, Lowell Catholic 54
Old Rochester 59, Martha’s Vineyard 50
DIVISION 4
SECOND ROUND – Wednesday
Burke 80, Tyngsboro 44
Millbury 57, Wahconah 46
Randolph 74, West Bridgewater 56
DIVISION 5
SECOND ROUND – Wednesday
David Prouty 93, Pacific Rim 62
Taconic 96, Paulo Freire 57
GIRLS BASKETBALL
DIVISION 1
SECOND ROUND – Wednesday
Bridgewater-Raynham 60, Newton North 43
Springfield Central 65, Brookline 52
Winchester 43, Framingham 36
BOYS HOCKEY
DIVISION 1
QUARTERFINALS – Wednesday
Pope Francis 3, Marshfield 2
Reading 1, Braintree 0
St. John’s Prep 5, St. John’s 1
Xaverian 2, Catholic Memorial 1
DIVISION 2
QUARTERFINALS – Wednesday
Canton 2, Newburyport 0
Duxbury 4, Wakefield 0
Hopkinton 5, Norwood 3
Walpole 2, Silver Lake 1
DIVISION 3
QUARTERFINALS – Wednesday
Nashoba Reg. 1, Medfield 0
Scituate 4, Essex Tech 2
Triton 5, Lynnfield 2
Watertown/Wayland 3, Nauset 2
DIVISION 4
QUARTERFINAL – Wednesday
Grafton 4, Shawsheen 2
GIRLS HOCKEY
DIVISION 1
QUARTERFINALS – Wednesday
Billerica/Chelmsford 3, Winthrop 2
Notre Dame (H) 5, Bishop Feehan 3
St. Mary’s (L) 2, Peabody/Lynnfield/N. Reading 0
Shrewsbury 3, Hingham 2 (2 ot)
DIVISION 2
QUARTERFINALS – Wednesday
Andover 3, Sandwich 2 (ot)
Archbishop Williams 3, Burlington 0
Duxbury 4, Malden Catholic 2