BOYS BASKETBALL
Lorenzo Jackson’s 3-pointer at the buzzer gave No. 1 Archbishop Williams (23-1) a 65-62 victory over No. 4 Cardinal Spellman in a Div. 3 state semifinal. Josh Campbell surpassed the 1,000-point mark for the Archies in the victory.
Ajay Lopes scored a team-high 18 points and Aaron Cote added 14 as No. 1 Wareham (21-3) cruised to a 69-32 win over fifth-seeded Millbury in a Div. 4 state semifinal.
Braeden White tallied 40 points as No. 2 David Prouty (24-0) rolled to an 85-58 win over No. 14 Holbrook in a Div. 5 semifinal contest.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
In a Div. 4 semifinal matchup, Hijjah Allen-Paisley scored 21 points while Keyona Raines added 13 points and seven steals as No. 1 Cathedral (19-3) defeated Notre Dame (W), 60-43. … Grace Wigington tallied 24 points as No. 3 Wahconah (21-3) handled seventh-seeded Littleton, 86-37.
Lindsey Grattan scored 20 points as top-seeded Millis (16-8) advanced to the Div. 5 state finals with a 57-47 win over fourth-seeded Hoosac Valley.
CLASS NOTES
St. Sebastian’s freshman AJ Dybantsa was named the Gatorade Massachusetts Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
The 6-foot-8, 196-pound freshman forward led the Arrows to a 26-2 record and the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Class A title game this past season. Dybantsa averaged 19.1 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.5 blocks per game and shot 60.8 percent from the field, including 41 percent on 3-point attempts.
Dybantsa joins recent Gatorade Massachusetts Boys Basketball Players of the Year TJ Power (2021-22, Worcester Academy), Kyle Filipowski (2020-21, Wilbraham & Monson Academy), Dallion Johnson (2019-20, Phillips Academy) and Chris Ledlum (2018-19, Northfield Mount Hermon School), among the state’s list of former award winners.
BOYS BASKETBALL
DIVISION 1
SEMIFINAL – Monday
Worcester North 64, Newton North 57
SEMIFINAL – Wednesday
Needham 60, North Andover 43
FINAL – Sunday at Tsongas Center
No. 6 Worcester North (22-2) vs. No. 5 Needham (22-2), 6
DIVISION 2
SEMIFINAL RESULTS
Malden Catholic 66, Charlestown 54
Mansfield 65, Nashoba 45
FINAL – Friday at Tsongas Center
No. 1 Malden Catholic (22-2) vs. No. 2 Mansfield (24-2), 5:30
DIVISION 3
SEMIFINALS – Wednesday
Archbishop Williams 65, Cardinal Spellman 62
St. Mary’s 58, Old Rochester 47
FINAL – Saturday at Tsongas Center
No. 1 Archbishop Williams (23-1) vs. No. 2 St. Mary’s (Lynn) (19-7), 2
DIVISION 4
SEMIFINALS – Wednesday
Springfield International 58, Burke 52
Wareham 69, Millbury 32
FINAL – Sunday at Tsongas Center
No. 3 Springfield International (22-2) vs. No. 1 Wareham (21-3), 2
DIVISION 5
SEMIFINAL – Monday
Taconic 74, Maynard 52
SEMIFINAL – Wednesday
David Prouty 85, Holbrook 58
FINAL – Saturday at Tsongas Center
No. 1 Taconic (23-2) vs. No. 2 David Prouty (24-0), 4
GIRLS BASKETBALL
DIVISION 1
SEMIFINAL RESULTS
Andover 61, Wachusett 57
Bishop Feehan 53, Woburn 47
FINAL – Friday at Tsongas Center
No. 2 Bishop Feehan (20-4) vs. No. 1 Andover (25-0), 7:30
DIVISION 2
SEMIFINAL RESULTS
Dracut 50, Medfield 47
Foxboro 51, Walpole 34
FINAL – Saturday at Tsongas Center
No. 6 Dracut (20-6) vs. No. 5 Foxboro (23-1), 6
DIVISION 3
SEMIFINALS – Wednesday
Bishop Fenwick 40, Norwell 38
St. Mary’s (L) 70, Rockland 43
FINAL – Saturday at Tsongas Center
No. 1 St. Mary’s (Lynn) (22-2) vs. No. 3 Bishop Fenwick (17-7), 12
DIVISION 4
SEMIFINALS – Wednesday
Cathedral 60, Notre Dame (W) 43
Wahconah 86, Littleton 35
FINAL – Sunday at Tsongas Center
No. 1 Cathedral (19-3) vs. No. 3 Wahconah (21-3), 4
DIVISION 5
SEMIFINAL – Monday
Springfield International 48, Sutton 39
SEMIFINAL – Wednesday
Millis 57, Hoosac Valley 47
FINAL – Sunday at Tsongas Center
No. 2 Springfield International (20-4) vs. No. 1 Millis (16-8), 12
BOYS HOCKEY
DIVISION 1
FINAL – Sunday at TD Garden
No. 4 Pope Francis (20-2-3) vs. No. 7 Xaverian (16-8-0), 1
DIVISION 2
FINAL – Sunday at TD Garden
No. 3 Canton (21-4-0) vs. No. 8 Hopkinton (20-4-0), 11
DIVISION 3
FINAL – Sunday at TD Garden
No. 1 Scituate (20-4-2) vs. No. 11 Nashoba (14-5-5), 5:30
DIVISION 4
FINAL – Sunday at TD Garden
No. 2 Sandwich (19-4-1) vs. No. 1 Norwell (24-1-0), 3
GIRLS HOCKEY
DIVISION 1
FINAL – Sunday at TD Garden
No. 3 Shrewsbury (20-2-2) vs. No. 1 St. Mary’s (Lynn) (25-1-0), 7:30
DIVISION 2
FINAL – Sunday at TD Garden
No. 4 Canton (19-2-4) vs. No. 2 Duxbury (23-1-2), 9