THURSDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
BOYS BASKETBALL
Warren Keel Jr. (34 points, 10 assists, five steals) and Tyrese Melo Garcia (24 points, five rebounds, five steals) teamed up to lead No. 10 Lynn English (20-1) to a 79-60 win over No. 42 Cambridge in a Div. 1 first round tilt. … Marius Canery collected 20 points and eight rebounds, while Ryan Grunon and Danny Reyes finished with 12 points each as second-seeded Lawrence (21-2) earned an 87-67 victory over No. 31 King Philip.
Hunter Matteson scored 29 points and hauled in 15 rebounds to power No. 12 Dartmouth (17-4) to a 50-46 Div. 2 first round win over No. 21 Bedford. … Jimmy Tolton (20 points), Kyle Mullen (12 points, nine rebounds), and Michael Porter (13 points, six rebounds) shouldered the bulk of the scoring for No. 16 Scituate (16-5) in a 66-55 win over No. 17 Middleboro.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
In the Div. 2 first round, Emma Foley poured in 18 points as seventh-seeded Newburyport (18-3) topped Burlington, 56-31. … Caitlin Leahy knocked down 20 points (16-21 from the free throw line), while Lillie MacKinnon tacked on 11 points herself as No. 14 Whitman-Hanson (14-7) outlasted No. 19 Leominster, 52-46. … Sofia Mazzotta dropped 24 points for No. 15 Billerica (11-10) in a 69-59 victory over No. 18 Oliver Ames.
Junior captain Cecilia Kay set the tone offensively with a double-double (26 points, 13 rebounds), while freshman Caitlin Boyle had 13 points and 10 rebounds as third-seeded Bishop Fenwick (14-7) bested No. 30 Quabbin, 50-20, in Div. 3 first round play.
Emily Collins drained 16 points, and Brooke Schrule added 12 points as No. 11 Winchester (15-6) edged No. 22 Methuen 43-42 in a Div. 1 first round thriller. … Sammy Reale (19 points, six steals), Maddy Steele (15 points), Charlotte Adams-Lopez (13 points, five assists), and Julia Webster (11 points, eight rebounds) reached double figures in scoring as No. 2 Bishop Feehan (17-4) rolled to a 72-29 victory over No. 34 Plymouth North. … Brooke Pulpi erupted for 30 points and 11 rebounds, while Ella Abreu and Charlotte Rochibaud had 13 points apiece for No. 24 Reading (12-9) in an exhilarating 65-63 overtime win against No. 9 Lexington.
Ali Perry scattered a career-high 15 points, and Ashleigh Johnson finished with 12 points as No. 14 Carver (10-13) defeated No. 19 Minuteman 55-27 in the Div. 5 first round.
BOYS HOCKEY
Four goals and two assists from Brady Butler paced No. 13 Hopedale-Milford (10-9-2) to a 6-2 win over No. 20 East Longmeadow in Div. 3 first round action. … Jacob McDougall, Colin Underwood, and Tommy Workman scored for No. 12 Dracut/Tyngsboro (16-4-1) in a 3-1 win over No. 21 North Quincy. … Brian DeLisio, Logan Casey, and Brady Leonard found the net for eighth-seeded Essex Tech (18-1-2) in a 3-0 shutout of No. 25 Northbridge. … Brendan Abban and Colin Blake each assisted on both of Brandon Perry’s two goals, pairing with James Stone’s shutout in net as No. 9 Pembroke (9-10-2) defeated No. 24 St. Paul Diocesan 2-0.
In a Div. 4 round contest, Ryan Benoit scored a goal, and Noel Adams secured the shutout in net for No. 20 Dedham (9-12-0) in a 1-0 upset win over No. 13 Rockland. … Chris Cardillo tallied three goals, and Colin McIver scored a pair as second-seeded Sandwich (16-4-1) coasted to a 7-1 victory over No. 34 St. Bernard’s. … Aidan Powers and Aidan O’Reilly each scored, helping deliver No. 7 Dennis-Yarmouth/CCT/CCA a 2-1 overtime win over No. 26 Bourne. … Chase Darcey buried his second goal of the game with just 16 seconds left, propelling No. 5 Shawsheen (17-3-1) to a 4-3 win over No. 28 Hamilton-Wenham. … Hunter Grafton and Evan St. Martin both scored twice and added an assist, leading No. 11 Abington (11-10) to a 6-1 win over No. 22 West/East Bridgewater.
Jake Russell’s goal in overtime completed a late comeback for No. 6 Arlington (15-5-2) in Div. 1 first-round action, beating No. 27 Westford Academy 4-3 after tying the score in the final minute of regulation. … Joe Hennessy and Aidan Brazel each netted a pair of scores for No. 3 Hingham (15-3-5) in an 8-1 win over 30th-seeded King Philip. … Behind two scores from Luke Gerardi and Dominic Reidy, ninth-seeded St. John’s of Shrewsbury (10-10-1) downed No. 24 Winchester, 5-3.
Aiden Harrington notched a hat trick, and Liam Bonner lit the lamp twice as No. 2 Duxbury (16-5-2) routed No. 31 Dartmouth 11-0 in a Div. 2 first round game. … Matt Elwell potted the game-winner for No. 10 Wakefield (12-7-2) in overtime, capping off a 2-1 win over 23rd-seeded Plymouth North. … Brian Middleton, AJ Thomas and Jeffrey Chaput all scored for third-seeded Canton (18-4) to drive a 3-0 shutout over No. 30 Medford. … An offensive explosion behind Ryan Walsh (four goals), Griffin Curran (two goals) and Matt Bianculli (four assists) bolstered fourth-seeded Walpole (13-6-2) in an 8-1 win over No. 36 Somerville. … Ryan Flynn deflected in the game-winning goal with 37 seconds left, helping top-seeded Tewksbury (19-1-1) outlast No. 32 Lowell Catholic 2-1.
GIRLS HOCKEY
Riley Devlin scored twice as No. 7 Falmouth (15-3-1) ousted No. 26 Medfield 5-0 in a Div. 2 first-round contest. … Emma MacPherson netted a hat trick, and Katie Barrett scored twice as sixth-seeded Sandwich (14-6-2) cruised to a 6-0 win over No. 27 Leominster. … Maddie Greenwood and Cammy Holloway got the goals for second-seeded Duxbury (20-1-2) in a 2-0 victory over No. 31 Matignon. … Jen Birolini buried the game-winner in overtime as No. 14 Pembroke (14-6-1) survived No. 19 Franklin 2-1. … Third-period goals from Molly Murphy and Caelan Leddy pushed No. 13 Milton (18-1-4) to a 2-1 win over No. 20 Framingham.
Emma Holmes scored two goals, and Sami Dimento provided two assists, while Riley Towse made 12 saves in net as fifth-seeded Winthrop (19-0-0) blanked No. 28 Hopkinton/Dover-Sherborn, 5-0 in a Div. 1 first-round matchup. … Defender MJ Petisce tallied a pair of scores, pairing with Taylor Bruno’s shutout to power No. 9 Methuen/Tewksbury(13-5-3) to a 4-0 win over No. 24 Acton-Boxboro.
BOYS BASKETBALL
DIVISION 1
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Brockton 65, Methuen 49
Franklin 62, Weymouth 49
Lawrence 87, King Philip 67
Lynn English 79, Cambridge 60
Needham 90, St. John’s 46
Newton North 75, Reading 39
Springfield Central 71, Andover 69 (ot)
Waltham 64, Natick 59
FIRST ROUND – Friday
Attleboro at Taunton, 6
Bishop Feehan at Beverly, 6
Brookline at Central Catholic, 6
Lowell at BC High, 6
Peabody at Xaverian, 6:30
Wellesley at Worcester North, 6:30
Winchester at Catholic Memorial, 6:30
New Bedford at North Andover, 7:15
DIVISION 2
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Dartmouth 50, Bedford 46
Marblehead 60, Pembroke 57
Nashoba Regional 71, Revere 40
Scituate 66, Middleboro 55
Walpole 63, West Springfield 44
FIRST ROUND – Friday
Norwood at Foxboro, 5
Westwood at Shepherd Hill, 5:30
Burlington at Canton, 6
Nauset at Pope Francis, 6
Newburyport at Mansfield, 6:30
South High at Sharon, 6:30
Tewksbury at Charlestown, 6:30
Whitman-Hanson at North Quincy, 6:30
Leominster at Wakefield, 7
Longmeadow at Salem, 7
FIRST ROUND – Saturday
Northampton at Malden Catholic, 3
DIVISION 3
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Cardinal Spellman 79, Arlington Catholic 59
Pittsfield 67, Greater New Bedford 53
FIRST ROUND – Friday
East Boston at St. Mary’s (L), 5
English at Latin Academy, 5:30
Gloucester at New Mission, 5:30
Medway at Tech Boston, 5:30 (Madison Park)
Bishop Stang at Hudson, 6
Dedham at Apponequet, 6
Groton-Dunstable at Old Rochester, 6:30
Greater Lowell at Oakmont, 7
Lowell Catholic at Dover-Sherborn, 7
Saugus at Seekonk, 7
Rockland at Archbishop Williams, 7
Tantasqua at Norwell, 7
FIRST ROUND – Saturday
Norton at Martha’s Vineyard, 2
North Reading at Hanover, 6:30
DIVISION 4
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Cathedral 87, Bartlett 49
Fenway 57, Carver 53
South Hadley 66, Lunenburg 56
Springfield International 70, Maimonides 38
Wahconah 73, Uxbridge 33
Wareham 95, Winthrop 59
West Bridgewater 46, Whitinsville Christian 41 (ot)
FIRST ROUND – Friday
Blue Hills at Burke, 5:30
Nantucket at Georgetown, 6
Northbridge at Clinton, 6
Snowden at Randolph, 6
Lynn Tech at Tyngsboro, 6:30
Oxford at Millbury, 6:30
Whittier at Bourne, 6:30
Bay Path at Manchester-Essex, 7
FIRST ROUND – Saturday
Cape Cod Academy at Monument Mountain, 1
DIVISION 5
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
David Prouty 88, Neighborhood House 52
Greenfield 76, Duggan 42
Hoosac Valley 62, Granby 53
Paulo Freire 79, Gardner 41
Westport 63, Ayer Shirley 57
FIRST ROUND – Friday
Drury at KIPP, 4:30
Calvary Chapel at Holbrook, 5:30
Douglas at Roxbury Prep, 5:30 (Kroc)
Keefe Tech at Pioneer Valley, 6
Millis at Hopedale, 6
Mt. Greylock at Salem Academy, 6
St. Bernard’s at Hopkins Academy, 6
Lenox at Taconic, 6:30
Hull at Maynard, 7
Mystic Valley at Sutton, 7:15
FIRST ROUND – Saturday
Quaboag at Pacific Rim, TBA
GIRLS BASKETBALL
DIVISION 1
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Bishop Feehan 72, Plymouth North 29
Franklin 62, Newton South 50
Newton North 69, Mansfield 53
Reading 65, Lexington 63 (ot)
Springfield Central 61, Attleboro 20
Wachusett 67, Algonquin 21
Wellesley 26, Chelmsford 25
Winchester 43, Methuen 42
FIRST ROUND – Friday
Weymouth at North Andover, 5:30
Durfee vs. Bridgewater-Raynham, 6 (Bridgewater State)
Needham at Lincoln-Sudbury, 6
New Bedford at Brookline, 6
Central Catholic at Belmont, 6:30
Acton-Boxboro at Andover, 7
Peabody at Woburn, 7
FIRST ROUND – Saturday
Quincy at Framingham, 7
DIVISION 2
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Billerica 69, Oliver Ames 59
Chicopee 66, Shepherd Hill 37
Nashoba 65, Westborough 33
Newburyport 56, Burlington 31
Norwood 50, Holyoke 31
Whitman-Hanson 52, Leominster 46
FIRST ROUND – Friday
Grafton at Wakefield, 5:30
Northampton at Walpole, 5:30
Ashland at Pentucket, 6
Bedford at Medfield, 6
Hanover at South High, 6
Masconomet at Wayland, 6
Tewksbury at Amherst-Pelham, 6
Dartmouth at Westwood, 6:30
Holliston at Foxboro, 7
Notre Dame (H) at Dracut, 7
DIVISION 3
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Bishop Fenwick 50, Quabbin 20
Bishop Stang 55, Dennis-Yarmouth 47
Medway 54, Nipmuc 34
Pittsfield 72, Stoneham 67
FIRST ROUND – Friday
Apponequet at Rockland, 4
Saugus at Archbishop Williams, 4:30
AMSA at Norwell, 5
Lynnfield at Dover-Sherborn, 5:30
Abington at Tantasqua, 6:30
Arlington Catholic at North Reading, 6:30
Dedham at Norton, 6:30
East Bridgewater at Sandwich, 6:30
Greater Lowell at Fontbonne, 6:30
Ipswich at St. Mary’s (L), 6:30
Oakmont at Watertown, 7
FIRST ROUND – Saturday
Auburn at Hudson, 6
DIVISION 4
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Easthampton 58, Blackstone Valley 43
Mashpee 64, Bay Path 38
Millbury 47, Frontier 41
South Hadley 41, Pope Francis 27
FIRST ROUND – Friday
Clinton at Tyngsboro, 4:30
Blue Hills at Manchester-Essex, 5
Hampshire at Cathedral, 5
Mahar at Littleton, 6
Monomoy at Winthrop, 6
New Mission at Wahconah, 6
Uxbridge at Northbridge, 6
Southwick at Notre Dame (W), 6:30 (SJS)
West Bridgewater at Case, 6:30
FIRST ROUND – Saturday
Tech Boston at Malden Catholic, 12
Hamilton-Wenham at Bourne, 6
Monument Mountain at Cohasset, TBA
DIVISION 5
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Carver 55, Minuteman 27
Drury 62, Tahanto 42
Franklin Tech 36, St. Bernard’s 26
Georgetown 62, Upper Cape 23
Hoosac Valley 53, Pacific Rim 31
Millis 79, Pioneer Valley 40
Palmer 50, Prospect Hill 47
FIRST ROUND – Friday
Hopedale at Taconic, 5
Hull at Lenox, 5
Monson at Maynard, 5
South Shore Tech at Ayer Shirley, 5
Renaissance at Sutton, 5:30
Old Colony at Quaboag, 6
Whitinsville Christian at Springfield International, 6
St. John Paul II at Westport, 6:30
Gardner at West Boylston, 7
BOYS HOCKEY
DIVISION 1
FIRST ROUND – Wednesday
Archbishop Williams 5, Lincoln-Sudbury 0
Arlington Catholic 3, BC High 2
Braintree 1, Weymouth 0
Catholic Memorial 5, Milton 1
Franklin 11, Andover 2
Marshfield 1, Needham 0
Pope Francis 6, Bishop Feehan 1
Reading 4, Woburn 1
St. John’s Prep 11, Lexington 0
St. Mary’s (L) 2, Central Catholic 0
Wellesley 4, Malden Catholic 1
Xaverian 9, Shrewsbury 1
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Arlington 4, Westford Academy 3 (ot)
Belmont 4, Chelmsford 0
Hingham 8, King Philip 1
St. John’s (S) 5, Winchester 3
SECOND ROUND – Saturday
Archbishop Williams vs. St. John’s Prep, 6:40 (Essex Sports)
SECOND ROUND – Sunday
St. Mary’s vs. Catholic Memorial, 12:30 (Warrior)
Belmont vs. Xaverian, TBA (Canton Ice House)
SECOND ROUND – TBA
Franklin vs. Marshfield
Hingham vs. Reading
Wellesley vs. Pope Francis
Arlington vs. Braintree
St. John’s (S) vs. Arlington Catholic
DIVISION 2
FIRST ROUND – Wednesday
Algonquin 4, Newton South 0
Auburn 4, Somerset Berkley 1
Boston Latin 5, Concord-Carlisle 1
Gloucester 6, Oliver Ames 1
Hopkinton 9, North Attleboro 0
Newburyport 6, Melrose 0
Norwood 5, Marblehead 2
Plymouth South 1, Westboro 0
Silver Lake 6, Mansfield 1
Westwood 5, Whitman-Hanson 1
Wilmington 4, Masconomet 0
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Canton 3, Medford 0
Duxbury 11, Dartmouth 0
Tewksbury 2, Lowell Catholic 1
Wakefield 2, Plymouth North 1 (ot)
Walpole 9, Somerville 0
SECOND ROUND – Saturday
Plymouth South vs. Newburyport, 3 (Graf)
Gloucester vs. Silver Lake, 4 (Hobomock)
Wakefield vs. Algonquin, 7:30 (NorthStar)
SECOND ROUND – Sunday
Westwood vs. Hopkinton, 2:10 (NE Sports Center)
SECOND ROUND – TBA
Canton vs. Wilmington
Duxbury vs. Boston Latin
Tewksbury vs. Norwood
Walpole vs. Auburn
DIVISION 3
FIRST ROUND – Wednesday
Dighton-Rehoboth/Seekonk 4, Taunton 1
Hanover 6, North Reading 0
Lynnfield 5, Foxboro 0
Marlboro 5, Middleboro 0
Medfield 3, Old Rochester/Fairhaven 1
Methuen 3, Bedford 2
Nashoba 2, Groton-Dunstable 1 (ot)
Nauset 5, Pentucket 2
North Middlesex 5, West Springfield 4
Scituate 7, Bishop Stang 0
Triton 3, Danvers 2
Watertown 3, Southeastern 2 (2 ot)
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Dracut/Tyngsboro 3, North Quincy 1
Essex Tech 3, Northbridge 0
Hopedale-Milford 6, East Longmeadow 2
Pembroke 2, St. Paul’s 0
SECOND ROUND – Saturday
Lynnfield vs. Methuen, 12 (McVann O’Keefe)
Triton vs. Hanover, 1:50 (Hobomock)
Hopedale-Milford vs. Nauset, 2:10 (Moore)
Medfield vs. North Middlesex, 5:50 (Pirelli)
Scituate vs. Seekonk, 6:10 (Hobomock)
Dracut/Tyngsboro vs. Watertown, 6:40 (Ryan)
SECOND ROUND – TBA
Nashoba vs. Marlboro
Pembroke vs. Essex Tech
DIVISION 4
FIRST ROUND – Wednesday
Ashland 4, Littleton 3
Cohasset/Hull 3, Swampscott 2 (2ot)
Dover-Sherborn 2, Latin Academy 1 (ot)
Martha’s Vineyard 5, Fitchburg 1
Norton 4, Blackstone Valley 2
Norwell 7, Gardner 3
Stoneham 6, Greenfield 1
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Abington 6, West/East Bridgewater 1
Amesbury 7, Assabet Valley 4
Dedham 1, Rockland 0
Dennis-Yarmouth 2, Bourne 1 (ot)
Grafton 5, Rockport 0
Nantucket 4, Northeast 2
Sandwich 7, St. Bernard’s 1
Shawsheen 4, Hamilton-Wenham 3
Winthrop 3, Belchertown 2 (2 ot)
SECOND ROUND – TBA
Winthrop vs. Amesbury
Dennis-Yarmouth vs. Ashland
Cohasset/Hull vs. Shawsheen
Grafton vs. Dedham
Nantucket vs. Abington
Norwell vs. Norton
Sandwich vs. Dover-Sherborn
Stoneham vs. Martha’s Vineyard
GIRLS HOCKEY
DIVISION 1
FIRST ROUND – Wednesday
Arlington 2, Beverly 1
Bishop Feehan 7, Auburn 3
Bishop Fenwick 2, Plymouth 1 (ot)
HPNA 5, Marblehead 0
Hingham 3, Arlington Catholic 0
Nauset/Monomoy 2, Reading 0
Notre Dame (H) 11, Newton North 0
Peabody/Lynnfield/N. Reading 4, Shawsheen 1
St. Mary’s (L) 6, Medford 0
Shrewsbury 9, Old Rochester 0
Whitman-Hanson/Silver Lake 4, Bishop Stang 2
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Billerica/Chelmsford 2, Westford Academy 0
Longmeadow 6, Newburyport 1
Methuen 4, Acton-Boxboro 0
Winthrop 5, Hopkinton/Dover-Sherborn 0
FIRST ROUND – Friday
Stoneham vs. Pope Francis, 8 (Amelia Rink)
SECOND ROUND – Saturday
Billerica/Chelmsford vs. HPNA, 2 (Veterans, Haverhill)
Peabody/Lynnfield/N. Reading vs. Methuen, 4
Pope Francis/Stoneham vs. Shrewsbury, 5 (NorthStar)
Longmeadow vs. Hingham, 6 (Pilgrim)
SECOND ROUND – TBA
Bishop Feehan vs. Arlington
Notre Dame vs. Nauset
St. Mary’s vs. Bishop Fenwick
Winthrop vs. Whitman-Hanson
DIVISION 2
FIRST ROUND – Wednesday
Algonquin 2, Natick 1 (ot)
Andover 4, Wellesley 1
Archbishop Williams 5, Walpole 1
Barnstable 2, Medway 1 (2ot)
Burlington 4, Norwell/Abington 2
Canton 4, Westwood 1
Dedham 3, Braintree 2 (ot)
Lincoln-Sudbury 6, King Philip 1
Malden Catholic 4, Belmont 1
Winchester 2, Waltham 1
FIRST ROUND – Thursday
Duxbury 2, Matignon 0
Falmouth 5, Medfield 0
Milton 2, Framingham 1
Norwood 5, Martha’s Vineyard 2
Pembroke 2, Franklin 1 (ot)
Sandwich 6, Leominster 0
SECOND ROUND – Saturday
Burlington vs. Winchester, 12 (O’Brien)
Pembroke vs. Andover, 2 (Breakaway)
Arlington Catholic vs. Barnstable, 6:40 (Canton Sportsplex)
SECOND ROUND – Monday
Dedham vs. Algonquin, 7 (NE Sports Center)
SECOND ROUND – TBA
Canton vs. Milton
Duxbury vs. Norwood
Malden Catholic vs. Falmouth
Sandwich vs. Lincoln-Sudbury