Friday’s Schedule & Scoreboard – 02/28/20

Today’s games are listed below.

Boys Basketball
D1 South

#8 Attleboro, 52 @ #1 Mansfield, 54 – FinalClick here for a Recap and Photo Gallery from this game.

#10 Taunton, 53 @ #2 Brockton, 60 – FinalTaunton rallied to shrink an 18-point deficit down to three midway through the fourth quarter but the Tigers couldn’t get over the hump and fell on the road to Brockton. The Tigers struggled to get the offense going, trailing 19-8 after a quarter of play and 31-17 at halftime. The Boxers got off to a strong start in the third, pushing the advantage to 42-25 before Taunton closed on on a 15-3 run in under four minutes of play in the third quarter. Trailing 45-40 to start the final quarter, Taunton made it a one possession game at 49-46 but Brockton answered with a quick 5-0 burst to stay ahead. Junior Tyler Stewart had a team-high 13 points, sophomore Trent Santos added 11 points, and junior Josh Lopes finished with nine points.

D2 Central
#4 Milford, 61 vs. #5 Westboro, 60 – FinalMilford junior Jordan Darling hit a free throw with 10.5 seconds left to give the Hawks a four point cushion, and it proved to be the winning basket as the Rangers hit a three at the buzzer to make it a one-point game. The Hawks led after one quarter of action (16-13) and at halftime (27-23), even pushing the lead to as much as seven in the third before Westboro stormed back with a 10-0 surge to take a 41-40 lead after three quarters. But the Hawks won the fourth quarter with Darling leading the way, including a three-pointer that gave the Hawks a seven-point cushion with a minute to go. Junior Ben Blanchard led the Hawks with a team-high 18 points, including a third of Milford’s nine three-pointers. Colby Pires (16 points) also had three three-pointers in the win while Darling finished with 15 points. Milford advances to the D2 Central Semifinals and will take on #8 Hopkinton (11-10) on Tuesday, March 3rd at 7:45 at Clark University.

Girls Basketball
D1 Central

#1 Franklin, 85 vs. #8 Framingham, 37 – FinalFranklin was ruthless in its opening round playoff game, opening its Central title defense with a 48-point victory. Ali Brigham scored a game-high 29 and passed Kelly Meredith (1,632 points) to become the program’s all-time leading scorer. Olivia Quinn added 18, Megan O’Connell had 12, and Stefany Padula scored 11. The Panthers will face Holy Name in the Central semifinal on Tuesday night at 7:45 at WPI. Franklin won both meetings with the Naps in the regular season.

D2 South
#2 Foxboro, 56 vs. #7 Pembroke, 43 – FinalClick here for a Recap and Photo Gallery from this game.

Boys Hockey
D3 South

#7 Foxboro, 4 vs. #10 Abington, 0 – Final

Monday’s Schedule & Scoreboard – 02/17/20

Today’s games are listed below.

Boys Basketball
Attleboro, 71 vs. Tech Boston, 66 – FinalAttleboro used an 8-0 surge at the end of the third quarter to take the lead back, Jason Weir hit a pair of big three pointers in the final quarter, and Bryant Ciccio went 7-for-8 at the line to help the Bombardiers secure a win over Tech Boston. Attleboro led 16-15 after one and 32-31 at halftime before Tech Boston took a lead late in the third. Justin Daniels hit a three, Tim Callahan hit two from downtown, and Qualeem Charles had five of his 17 in the third to help Attleboro take a 48-45 lead entering the fourth. Weir finished with 12 points and Ciccio had a game-high 25 points, going 9-for-10 from the line overall, hitting four three-pointers in the first quarter.

Canton, 54 @ Bishop Feehan, 59 – FinalCanton rallied to get within striking distance in the fourth quarter but Bishop Feehan iced the game at the free throw line to get the win in the Bulldogs’ season finale. After a close first quarter (9-8), the Shamrocks created a nine-point advantage (24-15) at halftime, a lead they carried into the fourth (38-29). Nick Cushman (12 points) hit a pair of threes in the fourth while Eric Mischler (17 points), Will Keefe, and Matt Giglio each hit one, and Robbie Gallery added four of his 12 in the final frame, but the Shamrocks made just enough of their chances from the line to get the win.

Foxboro, 82 vs. Holliston, 40 – FinalFoxboro’s offense poured in 28 points in the first quarter and never looked back in a big win over Holliston. The Warriors built a 46-11 halftime lead with 10 players getting into the scoring column over the first 16 minutes. Senior Brandon Borde scored 12 of his team-high 16 points in the opening quarter while Donald Rogers had nine of his 11 points in the same frame. Freshman Alex Penders added a career-high nine points and sophomore Dylan Gordon had eight points. Foxboro will play Randolph in the tournament final on Tuesday at 4:30.

King Philip, 80 @ Somerset-Berkley, 60 – FinalClick here for a photo gallery from this game – King Philip closed the first half on a 12-0 run to create the separation it needed to get the win and punch its ticket to the postseason for the first time since 2015. Senior Alex Fritz (five assists) scored 10 of his game-high 26 points in the second while Andrew McKinney (eight rebounds) had a big second half, netting 11 of his 16 points. Tommy Donahue added 12 points and nine rebounds and Robert Jarest finished with 11 points and four rebounds for KP, who will play Hanover in the tournament final on Wednesday at 6:30.

Mansfield, 63 vs. Needham, 58 – FinalClick here for a Recap and Photo Gallery from this game.

Milford, 67 vs. Tantasqua, 56 – FinalMilford senior Colby Pires poured in a career-high 41 points to lead the Scarlet Hawks to a win at home over Tantasqua. Pires got off to a hot start, hitting three three-pointers in the first, finishing with 14 points in the frame. He added eight more in the second and then went back to the three-point line in the third, hitting a trio of three-pointers again. He closed strong with 10 points in the fourth. Jordan Darling added seven of his nine points in the fourth to help the Hawks close the win out.

Sharon, 47 vs. Dedham, 59 – FinalClick here for a photo gallery from this gameSharon got within eight in the second half but couldn’t overcome a slow first half against Dedham in the final game of the season. The Eagles were limited to eight points in the first and five in the second, going into halftime down 29-13. A strong start to the third capped by a bucket from Aidan Kane (nine points, five rebounds) made it 33-25 but Dedham finished the quarter with a 7-3 burst to push the lead back to double-digits. Andrew Burton led the Eagles with 11 points and four rebounds while Sam Cohen chipped in with eight points.

Girls Basketball
Franklin, 73 vs. Cathedral, 56 – FinalFranklin closed out a perfect regular season with its second straight 17-point win against a highly-ranked opponent at the Comcast Classic. Ali Brigham scored 16 of her game-high 22 points in the second half, but she also got plenty of help, as Franklin got another strong team effort in the win. Megan O’Connell scored 16 points and Olivia Quinn had a double-double, scoring 14 points and grabbing 14 rebounds.

Canton, 66 vs. Nauset, 50 – FinalThe Bulldogs earned an impressive win against a potential playoff opponent and split the season series with the Warriors. Canton led 17-10 after one quarter, extended the lead to 13 by halftime, and by 16 heading into the fourth. Kiara Cerruti paced the offense with 16 points, while Fay and Sydney Gallery each scored 14 points. Fay added six assists and eight rebounds. Kayla Albert had a double-double of 12 points and 13 rebounds and Samya DaSilva finished with eight points and 10 boards.

Foxboro, 60 vs. Scituate, 48 – FinalFoxboro won the opening game of the Warrior Classic to advance to tomorrow’s championship. Katelyn Mollica knocked down six three-pointers and scored 24 to lead the Warriors. Yara Fawaz had 10 points, Shakirah Ketant had nine, and Lizzy Davis added eight in the win.

Mansfield, 47 vs. Bishop Feehan, 44 – FinalClick here for a Photo Gallery from this game. Mansfield rallied from eight points down heading into the fourth, outscoring Feehan 18-7 over the final eight minutes to grab the win in the semifinal of the Roundball Classic. Kayla Vine scored nine of her 11 points in the fourth, including 7-of-8 at the line, and had what turned out to be the game-winning free throw. Ashley Santos had a game-high 17 points, including six in the fourth quarter, and Kelly Doherty knocked down a pair of clutch free throws in the closing seconds to seal the win. Feehan jumped out to a 15-10 lead after one, but the Hornets held the visitors to only four points in the seconds. A last second bucket put Feehan up by one at half and the Shamrocks came out of the break with 18 points in the third to extend the lead to eight. Santos scored four points in the third to try and keep Mansfield close and Allison Prentis knocked down a clutch three. Sarah Dooling added six points and seven rebounds in the win.

Taunton, 65 @ Durfee, 47 – Final The Tigers went on the road and picked up their fifth win of the season. Youth was served for Taunton, with freshman Kameron St. Pierre and eighth grader Sam Lincoln continuing their impressive rookie campaigns on varsity by leading the team with 16 points apiece. Junior Jaelyn Fernandez also got into double digits with 11 points. Taunton closes out its season at home against New Bedford on Wednesday.

Boys Hockey
Canton, 4 vs. Boston Latin, 2 – Final

Foxboro, 3 vs. East Bridgewater, 0 – Final

King Philip, 3 vs. Norwood, 3 – FinalKing Philip erased a 2-1 deficit to take a third period lead but the Mustangs of Norwood scored with less than a minute left to steal a point from the Warriors. Nolan Feyler gave the Warriors a 1-0 first period lead before Norwood responded with a pair of second half goals to seize a 2-1 advantage. Aidan Boulger made it 2-2 with just under two minutes to go in the second and Feyler netted his second just under six minutes into the third to put KP ahead 3-2. With the goalie pulled, Norwood tied the game with 17 seconds left to make it 3-3.

Oliver Ames, 2 vs. Westwood, 3 – Final

Taunton, 3 @ Auburn, 6 – Final

Girls Hockey
Canton, 3 vs. Barnstable, 0 – FinalOlivia Maffeo, Lizzie Tassinari, and Payton McDonough each scored as the Bulldogs skated to a win over Barnstable. Freshman Carolyn Durand recorded her 12th shutout of the season in net.

King Philip, 3 vs. Walpole, 0 – Final

Saturday’s Schedule & Scoreboard – 02/08/20

Today’s games are listed below.

Boys Basketball
Foxboro, 49 @ Stoughton, 59 – FinalStoughton opened the fourth quarter with a 9-2 run, taking the lead early on in the frame and never letting go for an important division win. With the win, the Black Knights qualify for the state tournament and pull into a tie for second place in the Davenport with the Warriors, one game behind Milford. Brett Pendenza had a strong take along the baseline and Tommy Sanda drained a three to kickstart the run. Obinna Ugwuakazi had a team-high 19 points and 10 rebounds, Myles Grigalunas-Powell added 13 points, and Ahmad Jahed scored all nine of his points in the second half for Stoughton, which trailed by two (11-9) after one quarter and by one at halftime (24-23) and at the end of the third quarter (37-36). Donald Rogers and Brandon Borde each had 14 points for Foxboro.

Girls Basketball
Franklin, 52 vs. Holy Name, 43 – FinalIn a potential playoff preview, the Panthers held off a second half charge from Holy Name to sweep the season series against the Div. 1 Central challenger. Franklin jumped out to a 34-18 lead at halftime, but the Naps rallied after the break to cut the lead to as little as five. The Panthers shut down the visitors over the final four minutes to extend the lead back out to nine. Ali Brigham led the way with 20 points and Olivia Quinn added 12. Megan O’Connell chipped in with eight points for the Panthers.

Boys Hockey
Attleboro, 4 @ Stoughton, 0 – Final

Canton, 7 @ Bishop Feehan, 1 – Final

Mansfield, 2 @ Foxboro, 2 – FinalClick here for a Recap and Photo Gallery from this game.

Oliver Ames, 0 @ King Philip, 1 – FinalKing Philip sophomore Nolan Feyler scored the lone goal of the game in the first period and seniors Nate Ihley and Jesper Makudera combined for the shutout in net for the Warriors. Feyler lit the lamp at 6:57 of the opening period on an assist from senior Kyle Gray. Ihley and Makudera combined to make 20 saves in net. OA senior goalie Owen Connor had a strong game in net for the Tigers.

Taunton, 7 vs. Cardinal Spellman, 1 – FinalTaunton senior Mike Albert had a hand in all but one of the Tigers’ seven goals, leading the hosts to a big win over Spellman. Albert scored a hat trick and added three more assists to lead the way while Jack DeMoura scored once along with three assists, Nathan Fernandez and Brady Nichols each had a goal and an assist, and Conor McGrath added a goal for Taunton. Andrew Gomes and Sean Bunker split time in net for the win.

Girls Hockey
King Philip, 0 @ Canton, 3 – Final

Mansfield/Oliver Ames, 1 @ Franklin, 3 – FinalClick here for a Recap and Photo Gallery from this game.

Stoughton, 7 @ Shawsheen, 2 – FinalStoughton’s Morgan Lessa scored five goals and had one assist as the Black Knights skated to a season sweep of Shawsheen. Samantha Sherman and Jillian Parker each had a pair of assists in the win, Haley Nelson (assist) and Zofia Bangs each scored once, and Mikayla Snyder and Morgan Johnston both chipped in with an assist.

Wrestling
Scituate Quad (Canton)

Duxbury Super Quad (Sharon, Stoughton) – Sharon added four more wins to its total this season, finishing the dual meet season (28-3) on a high note. The Eagles had wins over Southeastern (36-0), Duxbury (48-31), Pembroke (55-10), and Marshfield (60-12). Kyle Samuels and Conor Grew earned their first varsity wins for Sharon.

Brockton Quad (Taunton), 10:00AM

Indoor Track
Hockomock Indoor Track Championships – Click here for results and nearly 500 photos from this meet.

Friday’s Schedule & Scoreboard – 02/07/20

Today’s games are listed below.

Boys Basketball
Attleboro, 61 @ King Philip, 66 – FinalKing Philip outscored Attleboro 19-8 in the third quarter of the game, running away with the upset win after a four-point lead at halftime. The Warriors and Bombardiers were only separated by a point (11-10) after one and the hosts took a 29-25 advantage into the halftime break. Senior Tommy Donahue scored 10 of his team-high 23 points in the third quarter while Robert Jarest added four of his six to help KP pull away. Alex Fritz hit on four three-pointers, one in each quarter, and finished with 22 points, and Andrew McKinney scored10 of his 12 points in the first half. Attleboro connected on six three-pointers in the fourth to close KP’s large lead. Qualeem Charles had a team-high 19 points.

Canton, 59 @ Sharon, 55 – FinalClick here for a recap and photo gallery of this game.

Foxboro @ Stoughton – Postponed to Saturday, 2/8 at 12:00.

Taunton, 62 @ Franklin, 48 – FinalA tight battle for three quarters, Taunton clamped down defensively in the fourth to limit the Panthers to a pair of field goals and five total points and pull out the win. Taunton’s offense got off to a good start and led 21-14 after a quarter before Franklin tightened things up, trailing 33-31 at halftime and 47-43 heading into the fourth. The Tigers had five players scored in the final quarter to secure the win with sophomore Tristan Herry (career-high 19 points) and junior Josh Lopes (15 points) each scoring four while sophomore Trent Santos, junior Tyler Stewart (13 points), and sophomore Faisal Mass (eight points) each had two. Lopes hit three three-pointers in the opening quarter and had 11 of his 15 points while Herry had a pair of first half three-pointers. Nigel Choate also had a three for Taunton, who had all six of its threes in the first half. Franklin senior Brayden Sullivan had a team-high 17 points, junior Andrew Byfield added 11 points, and senior Chris Edgehill added 10 points.

North Attleboro, 37 @ Milford, 57 – FinalIt was the perfect start for the Scarlet Hawks, hitting five three-pointers in the opening eight minutes to build a lead it never relinquished. Ben Blanchard (13 points) and Colby Pires (11 points) each hit a pair of threes in the first frame while Jordan Darling hit one and went pour in a game-high 25 points. Milford led 21-12 after a quarter and extended it to 34-20 by halftime. Milford’s defense held the Rocketeers to single figures in each the second and third quarters. Sophomore Brody Rosenberg led North with 12 points.

Oliver Ames, 40 @ Mansfield, 51 – FinalAfter being limited to 16 points in the first half, Mansfield turned the tables on Oliver Ames, limiting the visitors to just 14 points after the break, and the Hornets took much better care of the ball in the second half to secure a 51-40 win over the Tigers. Mansfield had nearly as many turnovers (14) in the opening half as it did points (16) but that ratio changed drastically in the second half with the Hornets committing a total of three turnovers while more than doubling their offensive output of the first half between the third and fourth quarters. Only four Hornets scored in the win with junior TJ Guy (six rebounds) recording 14 of his team-high 19 points after the break, Sam Stevens (eight rebounds) added 17 points, freshman Chris Hill had eight points, and junior Matt Boen (10 rebounds) added seven second half points. Junior Amari Brown scored a team-high 16 points for OA.










Girls Basketball
King Philip, 55 @ Attleboro, 59 – Final Attleboro led by 16 points going into the fourth quarter but needed key free throws from Hailey Perry and Nyah Thomas late to hold off a furious rally from King Phillip. “It was a total team effort and a great win for our kids,” said Attleboro coach Marty Crowley. Thomas had a team-high 18 points, Ryan Johnson added 10 points, Meghan Gordon chipped in with nine points, and Liv McCall finished with eight points. Brianna James, Faye Veilleux, and Faith Roy each scored 13 points for KP.

Sharon, 33 @ Canton, 54 – Final – Canton led 19-10 at halftime but poured in 20 points in the third to pull away from Sharon and win. Kiara Cerruti and Sydney Gallery each scored 13 points to pace the Bulldogs’ offense while Lilah Milton, Marissa Staffiere, and Carly Fitzgerald each had five points. Canton’s Kaitlyn Wallace scored a team-high 11 points and Leah Fandel added nine points.

Stoughton, 31 @ Foxboro, 67 – FinalFoxboro junior Katelyn Mollica scored 24 points, including her 1,000th career point, as the Warriors earned a win over Stoughton. Lizzy Davis chipped in with 13 points and Yara Fawaz added nine points for Foxboro. Shyanne Trinh led Stoughton with 10 points.

Franklin, 79 @ Taunton, 36 – FinalFranklin came out of the gates swinging, surging to a big lead early and never looked back to beat Taunton. Ali Brigham had a game-high 25 points, Olivia Quinn added 18 points and Megan O’Connell added 13 points. Taunton freshman Kameron St. Pierre scored a team-high 14 points and Sonya Fernandez added six points for the Tigers, who had a much better second half.

Mansfield, 49 @ Oliver Ames, 72 – FinalClick here for a recap and photo gallery of this game.

Milford, 32 @ North Attleboro, 52 – Final

Girls Gymnastics
Franklin @ Norton – Postponed

Boys Gymnastics
Attleboro @ Newton North, 6:30 (State Championships)