Thursday, March 18, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Mass State Champions Crowned
March 14th, 2010
New England Recruiting Report
Central Catholic, Sabis, and Wareham took MIAA titles at the DCU Center on Saturday.
Desrosiers & Central Catholic Take D1
Carson Desrosiers capped his high school career in style as he scored the game winning bucket with five seconds left and finished with a triple double of 26 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 blocks to lead Central Catholic over St. John’s of Shrewsbury.
Jimmy Zenevitch found the Wake Forest bound big man in the middle of the paint as time was winding down and Central Catholic trailing by one, Desrosiers attacked the middle of the floor and then spun into a fade-away that he kissed off the glass to give his team their second state championship in the last three years.
Sabis is the King is D2
Desrosiers wasn’t the only senior to give a dramatic state championship performance on Saturday as Sabis’ Andre King stole the show in his own right.
King scored 30 first half points led Sabis Charter over Falmouth 83-52 in a game that was essentially over at halftime. The senior guard finished with a game high 37 points in leading Sabis to their second state championship in the last five years and first at the division II level.
15 of those 37 points came in the first quarter as King and his Sabis team set the tone immediately out of the gates. Kamali Bey chipped in with 19 points of his own.
Wareham Wins Division III
The D3 state championship game was no more competitive than D2 with Wareham steamrolling New Leadership Charter 80-57.
The always potent Wareham attack got contributions from a variety of different sources. Junior swingman Jules Tavares scored a team high 25 points and did most of his damage slashing to the bucket and playing above the rim. Meanwhile Jordan Rezendes continued to be the team’s primary scoring threat from the perimeter, splashing home 21 points with his sweet shooting stroke. Ryan Pina dominated the paint to the tune of 10 points and 17 rebounds.
The game was doubly special for senior Pat Murphy who scored the 1000th point of his career with just under two minutes left in the fourth quarter.
The state championship is Wareham’s first in any sport.
Division IV Belongs to New Mission
Earlier in the week New Mission punctuated their tremendous season with the MIAA Division 4 state title.
It was Tuesday night at the TD Garden in Boston that New Mission knocked off defending champions Cathedral 75-47. The Titans utilized a 20-0 run that went from the end of the second quarter well into the third to break open a game that was only separated by three points with two minutes to play in the half.
Ousmane Drame was the star for New Mission, finishing with 24 points, 23 rebounds, and 5 blocked shots. Samir McDaniel added 17 points and Osmel Odena 14.
New England Recruiting Report
Central Catholic, Sabis, and Wareham took MIAA titles at the DCU Center on Saturday.
Desrosiers & Central Catholic Take D1
Carson Desrosiers capped his high school career in style as he scored the game winning bucket with five seconds left and finished with a triple double of 26 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 blocks to lead Central Catholic over St. John’s of Shrewsbury.
Jimmy Zenevitch found the Wake Forest bound big man in the middle of the paint as time was winding down and Central Catholic trailing by one, Desrosiers attacked the middle of the floor and then spun into a fade-away that he kissed off the glass to give his team their second state championship in the last three years.
Sabis is the King is D2
Desrosiers wasn’t the only senior to give a dramatic state championship performance on Saturday as Sabis’ Andre King stole the show in his own right.
King scored 30 first half points led Sabis Charter over Falmouth 83-52 in a game that was essentially over at halftime. The senior guard finished with a game high 37 points in leading Sabis to their second state championship in the last five years and first at the division II level.
15 of those 37 points came in the first quarter as King and his Sabis team set the tone immediately out of the gates. Kamali Bey chipped in with 19 points of his own.
Wareham Wins Division III
The D3 state championship game was no more competitive than D2 with Wareham steamrolling New Leadership Charter 80-57.
The always potent Wareham attack got contributions from a variety of different sources. Junior swingman Jules Tavares scored a team high 25 points and did most of his damage slashing to the bucket and playing above the rim. Meanwhile Jordan Rezendes continued to be the team’s primary scoring threat from the perimeter, splashing home 21 points with his sweet shooting stroke. Ryan Pina dominated the paint to the tune of 10 points and 17 rebounds.
The game was doubly special for senior Pat Murphy who scored the 1000th point of his career with just under two minutes left in the fourth quarter.
The state championship is Wareham’s first in any sport.
Division IV Belongs to New Mission
Earlier in the week New Mission punctuated their tremendous season with the MIAA Division 4 state title.
It was Tuesday night at the TD Garden in Boston that New Mission knocked off defending champions Cathedral 75-47. The Titans utilized a 20-0 run that went from the end of the second quarter well into the third to break open a game that was only separated by three points with two minutes to play in the half.
Ousmane Drame was the star for New Mission, finishing with 24 points, 23 rebounds, and 5 blocked shots. Samir McDaniel added 17 points and Osmel Odena 14.
Indiana Supreme Court steps into IHSAA legal dispute
By Associated Press | Wednesday, March 17, 2010 | http://www.bostonherald.com
INDIANAPOLIS — The state Supreme Court will decide whether the Indiana High School Athletic Association acted unfairly when it ruled a standout girls basketball player ineligible after she changed schools following a foreclosure on the family’s home.
The IHSAA determined in August 2008 that Jasmine Watson had transferred to South Bend Washington from Elkhart Memorial primarily for athletic reasons. But a special judge and the state appeals court disagreed and allowed her to play.
The high court heard arguments in the case Wednesday. The justices questioned why the IHSAA didn’t lend more weight to the family’s economic situation and why it focused on Watson rather than possible improper recruitment by the schools.
Watson now plays at the University of Massachusetts.
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INDIANAPOLIS — The state Supreme Court will decide whether the Indiana High School Athletic Association acted unfairly when it ruled a standout girls basketball player ineligible after she changed schools following a foreclosure on the family’s home.
The IHSAA determined in August 2008 that Jasmine Watson had transferred to South Bend Washington from Elkhart Memorial primarily for athletic reasons. But a special judge and the state appeals court disagreed and allowed her to play.
The high court heard arguments in the case Wednesday. The justices questioned why the IHSAA didn’t lend more weight to the family’s economic situation and why it focused on Watson rather than possible improper recruitment by the schools.
Watson now plays at the University of Massachusetts.
Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/high_school/general/view.bg?articleid=1240425
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Tiger Woods says he’ll play the Masters
By Dan Duggan | Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Golf
Tiger Woods made his name at the Masters. Now that’s where he’ll take his first step toward restoring it.
There has been much speculation about when Woods would return to the course after months of scandal involving his infidelity. That he chose to return at Augusta National Golf Club on April 8 is not a surprise. It’s the site where Woods’ career sky-rocketed after he won the 1997 tournament.
“The Masters is where I won my first major, and I view this tournament with great respect,” Woods said in a release on his Web site. “After a long and necessary time away from the game, I feel like I’m ready to start my season at Augusta.”
Woods has kept a low profile since crashing his SUV outside his Isleworth, Fla., home in November. In the wake of the crash, numerous women came forward to reveal that they had affairs with Woods.
In his statement, Woods said he has undergone nearly two months of impatient therapy and he plans to continue treatment. The New York Post ran a photo in today’s edition of Woods and his wife, Elin Nordegen near their home. It is the first time the couple has been spotted together in public since the accident.
Woods issued a public apology on Feb. 19 during a 13-minute statement. After that, the next step was a return to the course.
“When I finally got into a position to think about competitive golf again, it became apparent to me that the Masters would be the earliest I could play,” Woods said on his Web site.
Making his return at Augusta should also help Woods avoid a media circus. The exclusive club keeps tight reins on media coverage, perhaps making it tough for paparazzi outlets like TMZ to get access.
“I would also like to thank the Augusta National members and staff for their support,” Woods said. “I have deep appreciation for everything that they do to create a wonderful event for the benefit of the game.”
Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/golf/view.bg?articleid=1240180
Tiger Woods made his name at the Masters. Now that’s where he’ll take his first step toward restoring it.
There has been much speculation about when Woods would return to the course after months of scandal involving his infidelity. That he chose to return at Augusta National Golf Club on April 8 is not a surprise. It’s the site where Woods’ career sky-rocketed after he won the 1997 tournament.
“The Masters is where I won my first major, and I view this tournament with great respect,” Woods said in a release on his Web site. “After a long and necessary time away from the game, I feel like I’m ready to start my season at Augusta.”
Woods has kept a low profile since crashing his SUV outside his Isleworth, Fla., home in November. In the wake of the crash, numerous women came forward to reveal that they had affairs with Woods.
In his statement, Woods said he has undergone nearly two months of impatient therapy and he plans to continue treatment. The New York Post ran a photo in today’s edition of Woods and his wife, Elin Nordegen near their home. It is the first time the couple has been spotted together in public since the accident.
Woods issued a public apology on Feb. 19 during a 13-minute statement. After that, the next step was a return to the course.
“When I finally got into a position to think about competitive golf again, it became apparent to me that the Masters would be the earliest I could play,” Woods said on his Web site.
Making his return at Augusta should also help Woods avoid a media circus. The exclusive club keeps tight reins on media coverage, perhaps making it tough for paparazzi outlets like TMZ to get access.
“I would also like to thank the Augusta National members and staff for their support,” Woods said. “I have deep appreciation for everything that they do to create a wonderful event for the benefit of the game.”
Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/golf/view.bg?articleid=1240180
Friday, March 12, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Finley role to come in time
Celtic bench has been strong point
By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff | March 9, 2010
As he fielded questions Sunday for the first time as a member of the Celtics, Michael Finley found himself having to explain how he chose the No. 40.
All the good numbers - Larry Bird’s 33 and Kevin McHale’s 32, for example - are hanging in the TD Garden rafters, and the No. 4 he had worn in Phoenix, Dallas, and San Antonio was unavailable thanks to teammate Nate Robinson.
“I was two weeks too late,’’ Finley said with a smile. “So I just added an imaginary zero to it and made it 40.’’
The jersey was a small matter. It had been just two weeks since the Celtics made a subtle but significant change to their roster, trading locker room presence and bench leader Eddie House to New York for the younger, more dynamic Robinson. The question when they acquired Robinson at the Feb. 18 trade deadline was how long it would take to integrate the 5-foot-9-inch dynamo.
Now, in adding Finley, the Celtics have 21 games (beginning with tonight’s matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks) to determine what role the 37-year-old veteran will play and also get him accustomed to their system. They’ll do it at a point in which the bench is playing as well as it has all season.
Since the All-Star break, Boston’s reserves are averaging 29.7 points a night, and in the past five games they’ve provided a 33.8-point boost with Robinson and Glen Davis serving as catalysts.
The Celtics put Detroit away March 2 with Davis, Robinson, Tony Allen, Marquis Daniels, and Shelden Williams on the floor, playing so well that Paul Pierce said the Celtics could have gone the rest of the game without putting the starters on the floor. They extended a 10-point first-quarter lead over Charlotte into a 24-point victory March 3.
“We’re just trying to complement the first squad,’’ reserve Rasheed Wallace said. “No matter if they’re going out there playing hard or getting good shots or making good shots or not. We still have to go out there and do our job. If they’re not playing well, then we have to lift the team up. If they are playing well, then we have to build on the success and go out there and try to increase the lead.’’
Davis drifted through the early part of the season while sitting out the first two months after suffering a broken thumb in an offcourt fight. But he leads the team in offensive rebounding, and has taken on the role of doing the dirty work.
“Big Baby’s coming into his own,’’ Wallace said. “It’s something that he’s always been capable of doing. Now it’s just a matter of getting the minutes and he’s going out there and producing.’’
Robinson is a gym rat who also spends time next to video coordinator Brian Adams picking apart tape.
“Obviously, he’s comfortable with what we’re running,’’ coach Doc Rivers said. “They’re all playing well and they’re playing well at a time when they get a new guy, and that helps Nate as well. If only Nate was playing well then it wouldn’t work. But the whole group is playing well. So that helps. That helps Nate.’’
Statistically, this season’s bench (26.8 points, 11.5 rebounds) and the 2008-09 bench (26.2 points, 11.6 rebounds) are a wash, even though the Celtics brought in reinforcements in Wallace and Daniels. Defensively, though, it has been more of a challenge, as Wallace is still picking up the schemes.
“The guys that are here now, they know the system,’’ point guard Rajon Rondo said. “Marquis is a smart player. Say if Paul wasn’t playing, Marquis steps in. [Tony Allen’s] been in the system five, six years. As far as bigs, when Baby comes in, he’s [experienced]. The only thing is Rasheed’s still learning the system. That may be the only exception as far as rotations on defense. Other than that, we’ve been together a long time.’’
In adding Finley, who Rivers said could be used in a number of roles, it appears the Celtics are stockpiling reserves.
“We’re just getting older and older,’’ Rivers said with a smile. “We want to see how old we can actually get.’’
The hope is that with the reserves figuring out their roles, Finley will fit right in.
“I think we know our roles,’’ Wallace said. “With the addition of Mike, another veteran, championship-caliber, who knows his role . . . I think it’ll be good for us in the long run.’’
Julian Benbow can be reached at jbenbow@globe.com.
By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff | March 9, 2010
As he fielded questions Sunday for the first time as a member of the Celtics, Michael Finley found himself having to explain how he chose the No. 40.
All the good numbers - Larry Bird’s 33 and Kevin McHale’s 32, for example - are hanging in the TD Garden rafters, and the No. 4 he had worn in Phoenix, Dallas, and San Antonio was unavailable thanks to teammate Nate Robinson.
“I was two weeks too late,’’ Finley said with a smile. “So I just added an imaginary zero to it and made it 40.’’
The jersey was a small matter. It had been just two weeks since the Celtics made a subtle but significant change to their roster, trading locker room presence and bench leader Eddie House to New York for the younger, more dynamic Robinson. The question when they acquired Robinson at the Feb. 18 trade deadline was how long it would take to integrate the 5-foot-9-inch dynamo.
Now, in adding Finley, the Celtics have 21 games (beginning with tonight’s matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks) to determine what role the 37-year-old veteran will play and also get him accustomed to their system. They’ll do it at a point in which the bench is playing as well as it has all season.
Since the All-Star break, Boston’s reserves are averaging 29.7 points a night, and in the past five games they’ve provided a 33.8-point boost with Robinson and Glen Davis serving as catalysts.
The Celtics put Detroit away March 2 with Davis, Robinson, Tony Allen, Marquis Daniels, and Shelden Williams on the floor, playing so well that Paul Pierce said the Celtics could have gone the rest of the game without putting the starters on the floor. They extended a 10-point first-quarter lead over Charlotte into a 24-point victory March 3.
“We’re just trying to complement the first squad,’’ reserve Rasheed Wallace said. “No matter if they’re going out there playing hard or getting good shots or making good shots or not. We still have to go out there and do our job. If they’re not playing well, then we have to lift the team up. If they are playing well, then we have to build on the success and go out there and try to increase the lead.’’
Davis drifted through the early part of the season while sitting out the first two months after suffering a broken thumb in an offcourt fight. But he leads the team in offensive rebounding, and has taken on the role of doing the dirty work.
“Big Baby’s coming into his own,’’ Wallace said. “It’s something that he’s always been capable of doing. Now it’s just a matter of getting the minutes and he’s going out there and producing.’’
Robinson is a gym rat who also spends time next to video coordinator Brian Adams picking apart tape.
“Obviously, he’s comfortable with what we’re running,’’ coach Doc Rivers said. “They’re all playing well and they’re playing well at a time when they get a new guy, and that helps Nate as well. If only Nate was playing well then it wouldn’t work. But the whole group is playing well. So that helps. That helps Nate.’’
Statistically, this season’s bench (26.8 points, 11.5 rebounds) and the 2008-09 bench (26.2 points, 11.6 rebounds) are a wash, even though the Celtics brought in reinforcements in Wallace and Daniels. Defensively, though, it has been more of a challenge, as Wallace is still picking up the schemes.
“The guys that are here now, they know the system,’’ point guard Rajon Rondo said. “Marquis is a smart player. Say if Paul wasn’t playing, Marquis steps in. [Tony Allen’s] been in the system five, six years. As far as bigs, when Baby comes in, he’s [experienced]. The only thing is Rasheed’s still learning the system. That may be the only exception as far as rotations on defense. Other than that, we’ve been together a long time.’’
In adding Finley, who Rivers said could be used in a number of roles, it appears the Celtics are stockpiling reserves.
“We’re just getting older and older,’’ Rivers said with a smile. “We want to see how old we can actually get.’’
The hope is that with the reserves figuring out their roles, Finley will fit right in.
“I think we know our roles,’’ Wallace said. “With the addition of Mike, another veteran, championship-caliber, who knows his role . . . I think it’ll be good for us in the long run.’’
Julian Benbow can be reached at jbenbow@globe.com.
Mission complete
Photo by Matthew West
By Dan Keats / Division 4 | Tuesday, March 9, 2010 | http://www.bostonherald.com |
New Mission showed that expectations saddled on the Titans before the season of a state championship came with good reason.
Behind a dominating performance by 6-foot-8 senior center Ousmane Drame yesterday, New Mission rolled to the title with a 75-47 dismantling of defending champ Cathedral in the Div. 4 boys basketball state final at the Garden.
Drame had 24 points and 23 rebounds, recording a double-double in each half, and added in five blocks to make life miserable at both ends for the Panthers.
“This is everything we’ve been waiting for,” Drame said. “Last night, I told the guys it takes everybody and we’re as good as the worst until we’re better than the best. We always see Cathedral as the best. They’ve won the state championship so many times these last few years.
“We knew we were going to be here with Cathedral. We knew it was going to happen, so we were ready.”
Cathedral (19-6) entered the game having won three of the past four state titles and was within 29-26 with 2:17 left in the first half. The South champs took advantage of sloppy play by New Mission, which committed 12 turnovers in the second quarter compared to just one in the first, when they built a 26-13 lead. The Panthers, however, were hurt by free throw shooting, including 2-for-8 in the first half and 6-for-18 overall.
New Mission (23-1) closed the half with a 7-0 run as Drame converted a three-point play, Samir McDaniels (17 points) found Drame inside for an easy bucket, and McDaniels scored himself following an offensive rebound that pushed the lead to 36-26 at intermission.
The Titans put the game away with a 13-0 run to open the second half, capped by a steal and lay-in by Osmel Odena (14 points), the 20 straight points putting New Mission up 49-26. The Titans were ahead 59-35 after three.
“That was it,” Drame said. “After that we knew the game was basically over.”
With three starters back and a state title under their belt, the Titans are hoping to make the move up to Division 2.
“We probably won’t be in Division 4 next year, so we’ll see how much tougher it’s going to be,” said New Mission coach Cory McCarthy, who also led the school’s girls basketball team to a Div. 4 state championship in 2007 before taking the boys job two years ago. “I feel like this year we could have played in any division and been successful.”
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Clippers remain afloat
By Bruce Lerch / Division 2 | Tuesday, March 9, 2010 | http://www.bostonherald.com |
If someone had told Paul Lundberg beforehand that Falmouth would score just four points in the first quarter of the Division 2 boys basketball state semifinal and still win the game, the Clippers coach would never have believed it.
But that’s exactly what happened last night.
Falmouth recovered from the poor start to win, 62-55, at the Garden and send Salem crashing back to Earth.
The Clippers overcame the first-quarter loss of floor general D.K. Johnson (ankle) and used a monstrous third quarter by John Lavin to secure the victory.
“It’s just a weird feeling, scoring four points and coming out with a win at the Garden,” said Lundberg of the comeback in Falmouth’s first semifinal appearance since 1963. “And not having your point guard, your leader out there. For us to pull it out, the kids believed in themselves.”
After an abysmal first half for both teams, Lavin took over the game in the third. Consistently flashing to the middle of Salem’s 1-2-2 zone, the 6-foot-5 junior scored 16 of his 25 points as the Clippers (20-5) emerged from the break with a 12-2 run that opened up a 26-22 lead. Lavin also pulled down 17 rebounds in a double-double effort.
“I think we just started off slow. Our shots weren’t falling, and we made stupid turnovers,” Lavin said. “We told ourselves it’s just a basketball game - five players against five players. I knew I had to get to the middle. They were playing the 1-2-2 and I just started flashing and getting the passes.”
Stepping in at point guard for the injured Johnson was 5-7 freshman Andrew McGill, who did a terrific job of feeding Lavin and senior Nelson Baptiste (25 points). McGill also held on to the ball well under pressure from the Witches (18-7).
Baptiste hit 10-of-12 free throw attempts in the fourth as Falmouth kept Salem at arm’s length.
“I’m not sure if it was a combination of wearing down and missed assignments,” Witches coach Tommy Doyle said, “but we just didn’t do the job defensively in the second half that we needed to do to win this game.”
Junior Antonio Reyes led Salem with 22 points.
Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/high_school/general/view.bg?articleid=1238330
If someone had told Paul Lundberg beforehand that Falmouth would score just four points in the first quarter of the Division 2 boys basketball state semifinal and still win the game, the Clippers coach would never have believed it.
But that’s exactly what happened last night.
Falmouth recovered from the poor start to win, 62-55, at the Garden and send Salem crashing back to Earth.
The Clippers overcame the first-quarter loss of floor general D.K. Johnson (ankle) and used a monstrous third quarter by John Lavin to secure the victory.
“It’s just a weird feeling, scoring four points and coming out with a win at the Garden,” said Lundberg of the comeback in Falmouth’s first semifinal appearance since 1963. “And not having your point guard, your leader out there. For us to pull it out, the kids believed in themselves.”
After an abysmal first half for both teams, Lavin took over the game in the third. Consistently flashing to the middle of Salem’s 1-2-2 zone, the 6-foot-5 junior scored 16 of his 25 points as the Clippers (20-5) emerged from the break with a 12-2 run that opened up a 26-22 lead. Lavin also pulled down 17 rebounds in a double-double effort.
“I think we just started off slow. Our shots weren’t falling, and we made stupid turnovers,” Lavin said. “We told ourselves it’s just a basketball game - five players against five players. I knew I had to get to the middle. They were playing the 1-2-2 and I just started flashing and getting the passes.”
Stepping in at point guard for the injured Johnson was 5-7 freshman Andrew McGill, who did a terrific job of feeding Lavin and senior Nelson Baptiste (25 points). McGill also held on to the ball well under pressure from the Witches (18-7).
Baptiste hit 10-of-12 free throw attempts in the fourth as Falmouth kept Salem at arm’s length.
“I’m not sure if it was a combination of wearing down and missed assignments,” Witches coach Tommy Doyle said, “but we just didn’t do the job defensively in the second half that we needed to do to win this game.”
Junior Antonio Reyes led Salem with 22 points.
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Wareham two good
By Mike Del Rosso / Division 3 | Tuesday, March 9, 2010 | http://www.bostonherald.com |
Wareham fired on all cylinders to blast past Bedford, 63-49, in last night’s Division 3 state semifinal at the Garden.
Guards Jordan Rezendes and Jules Tavares were the catalysts, providing the game-changing moment when they connected on an alley-oop in the third quarter. Rezendes threw the lob, and Tavares finished.
“(Tavares and I) try to get the alley in every game,” said Rezendes, who had 20 points and four rebounds.
Early in the first quarter, Rezendes found himself with two fouls and took a seat. Tavares (16 points, five rebounds) and forward Patrick Murphy (10 rebounds) also got in foul trouble while helping to build a 10-point lead. But center Ryan Pina (22 rebounds) and others from the bench came up big.
“The bench came in and we were able to maintain that 10-point cushion, even with the three starters sitting,” Wareham coach Kevin Brogioli said. “That was a big point of that game.”
Ahead by just a point at 15-14, the Vikings were struggling to put up big numbers on offense, but the defense was solid. Wareham held Bedford (17-7) to a season low in points.
“People always assume because we’re one of the highest-scoring teams in the state, we don’t play defense,” Brogioli said. “We play defense.”
Rebounding from an offensive lull, Wareham (24-1) went on a 12-point run in the second half with Rezendes back in the mix. Bedford’s Michael Thorsen, who was 0-for-4 behind the arc at that point, drained a trey with two minutes to go, and also drew two fouls from the Vikings to add two more points and bring the Buccaneers within 36-26 at the half.
In the opening seconds of the second half, Kevin Cangiano (nine points) stuck a 3-pointer to cut Wareham’s lead to seven points. Wareham played a little back on its heels early in the third, but the notorious Rezendes-to-Tavares alley-oop swung the momentum back to the Vikings, where it stayed until the end.
Point guard Michael Ingram-Rubin had a game-high 21 points for Bedford.
Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/high_school/general/view.bg?articleid=1238331
Wareham fired on all cylinders to blast past Bedford, 63-49, in last night’s Division 3 state semifinal at the Garden.
Guards Jordan Rezendes and Jules Tavares were the catalysts, providing the game-changing moment when they connected on an alley-oop in the third quarter. Rezendes threw the lob, and Tavares finished.
“(Tavares and I) try to get the alley in every game,” said Rezendes, who had 20 points and four rebounds.
Early in the first quarter, Rezendes found himself with two fouls and took a seat. Tavares (16 points, five rebounds) and forward Patrick Murphy (10 rebounds) also got in foul trouble while helping to build a 10-point lead. But center Ryan Pina (22 rebounds) and others from the bench came up big.
“The bench came in and we were able to maintain that 10-point cushion, even with the three starters sitting,” Wareham coach Kevin Brogioli said. “That was a big point of that game.”
Ahead by just a point at 15-14, the Vikings were struggling to put up big numbers on offense, but the defense was solid. Wareham held Bedford (17-7) to a season low in points.
“People always assume because we’re one of the highest-scoring teams in the state, we don’t play defense,” Brogioli said. “We play defense.”
Rebounding from an offensive lull, Wareham (24-1) went on a 12-point run in the second half with Rezendes back in the mix. Bedford’s Michael Thorsen, who was 0-for-4 behind the arc at that point, drained a trey with two minutes to go, and also drew two fouls from the Vikings to add two more points and bring the Buccaneers within 36-26 at the half.
In the opening seconds of the second half, Kevin Cangiano (nine points) stuck a 3-pointer to cut Wareham’s lead to seven points. Wareham played a little back on its heels early in the third, but the notorious Rezendes-to-Tavares alley-oop swung the momentum back to the Vikings, where it stayed until the end.
Point guard Michael Ingram-Rubin had a game-high 21 points for Bedford.
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Raiders keep guard up
Photo by Matthew West
By Joe Vieira / Division 1 | Tuesday, March 9, 2010 | http://www.bostonherald.com |
Center Carson Desrosiers helped Central Catholic open a double-digit lead in the third quarter of the Division 1 state semifinal last night, but when Madison Park climbed back in and the big man went to the bench with four fouls, it was the Raiders guards who made the difference.
Timely buckets by Luis Puello and Andrew Ouellette and a crucial defensive rebound by Jaycob Morales held off the Cardinals down the stretch as Central earned its second berth in the state championship game in three years with a 59-50 win at the Garden.
“It scared us, I’m not going to lie,” Morales said of Desrosiers’ departure. “He’s a big part of our team. When he came out, we looked at each other and said we have to step it up for him. We had to do it all for him, because he does it all for us.”
Madison Park (21-2) trailed by as much as 41-29 in the third, but a late run spurred by Spencer Braithwaite (11 points) and Jamal McCollum cut the lead to 49-44 entering the fourth.
When Desrosiers (20 points, 15 rebounds, seven blocks) left the game just 1:31 into the frame, the Cardinals appeared to be in prime position to take command. Braithwaite sank a free throw and David Campbell (15 points, nine rebounds) scored in the paint to cut the lead to 49-47, but that was as close as they got.
“We wanted to get the ball inside, and we had trouble doing that,” Madison Park coach Dennis Wilson said. “We had some turnovers and then we had some bad shot selection, and that was a problem. Everything should have been to the basket, dunk or drive, and that wasn’t the case.”
The rash of turnovers and missed shots let Central (25-1) off the hook in a big way, as Puello drained a 3-pointer to extend the lead to 52-47 when Desrosiers re-entered the game with 3:22 remaining.
After Ouellette hit a tough layup in transition, Morales pulled down a rebound at the other end and it was off to the free throw line for the Raiders.
“Every time we needed a rebound, a guard snuck in and grabbed it,” Central coach Rick Nault said of the fourth quarter. “They kept it together. That was the key moment of the game right there. The lead never really moved.”
Central opened a 22-13 lead after one quarter, but a 13-1 run by the Cardinals, fueled by eight strong points in the paint from Campbell, cut the deficit to 31-29 before a clutch 3-pointer for Chris Conlin sent the Raiders into the locker room with a five-point lead.
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Monday, March 8, 2010
Tavares leads Viking march
Bedford is money in overtime
By Jake Seiner and Evan MacDonald, Globe Correspondents | March 7, 2010
The Wareham boys’ basketball team has run over its competition all year long. The Vikings have dropped 90-plus points on their opponents 14 times, thanks primarily to their athleticism and fast-break abilities.
The third-seeded Vikings ran their way to a South title yesterday, knocking off top-seeded Cardinal Spellman, 78-71, at UMass-Boston.
Junior Jules Tavares starred for the Vikings, scoring 30 points, including the 1,000th of his career late in the second quarter on a driving layup.
The 6-foot-3-inch guard is the second Wareham player to eclipse the plateau this season, joining 6-1 senior Jordan Rezendes (15 points), who reached the mark in January.
“[Tavares] really stepped up,’’ said Wareham coach Kevin Brogioli, whose team will play Bedford in the state semifinals tomorrow at TD Garden.
Tavares and Rezendes could soon be joined by junior Patrick Murphy (11 points), who needs 14 points to become the third Wareham player in the 1,000-point club this season.
Tavares and the Vikings (23-1) went on a 20-6 run to close out the second quarter, capped by a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Murphy that gave Wareham a 42-32 lead at the break.
The Cardinals (22-2) made a push with a 6-0 run to open the third, and made a few charges to get back in the game, but each time they did, Wareham responded with a run of its own.
“I almost dropped it - I was just a little too excited,’’ Murphy said about getting his hands on the Division 3 South trophy. “Once we won it, you know it’s, ‘We’re going to the Garden. We’re going to the Garden.’ A lot of excitement going on now for the whole team.’’
Bedford 73, Lynn Tech 67 - After coming up short in the tournament the last few years, the Buccaneers were not going to be discouraged by a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter.
Fueled by a raucous crowd, Bedford rallied from 13 points down to stun Lynn Tech in overtime in the North championship at Emmanuel College.
“The kids never quit when we got down,’’ said Bedford coach Jim Byrnes, whose squad improved to 17-6.
“We finally just said, ‘Fourth quarter. If we’re going to go down, let’s go down fighting, and let’s do it on the defensive end.’ That’s what turned it.’’
The Tigers began the fourth quarter with a 51-38 lead, but the Buccaneers came back with a flurry of steals and layups, and a basket by sophomore Justin McAfee tied the score at 57 with three minutes to play.
Following two Tech free throws, Bedford took its first lead of the quarter at 61-59 on a 3-point play by senior Brandon Watson.
Tech sophomore B-Jay Baptiste tied the score on a floater, though, and Tech had possession coming out of a timeout with 18.5 seconds remaining.
But a last-second 3-point attempt by junior Rich Warren was long, and the game went to overtime.
Bedford controlled the extra frame, scoring the first 6 points on a pair of free throws by Watson and layups by Kevin Cangiano and Michael Ingram-Rubin.
The Tigers (17-7) couldn’t get anything going offensively in overtime, and Bedford sealed the win at the line.
By Jake Seiner and Evan MacDonald, Globe Correspondents | March 7, 2010
The Wareham boys’ basketball team has run over its competition all year long. The Vikings have dropped 90-plus points on their opponents 14 times, thanks primarily to their athleticism and fast-break abilities.
The third-seeded Vikings ran their way to a South title yesterday, knocking off top-seeded Cardinal Spellman, 78-71, at UMass-Boston.
Junior Jules Tavares starred for the Vikings, scoring 30 points, including the 1,000th of his career late in the second quarter on a driving layup.
The 6-foot-3-inch guard is the second Wareham player to eclipse the plateau this season, joining 6-1 senior Jordan Rezendes (15 points), who reached the mark in January.
“[Tavares] really stepped up,’’ said Wareham coach Kevin Brogioli, whose team will play Bedford in the state semifinals tomorrow at TD Garden.
Tavares and Rezendes could soon be joined by junior Patrick Murphy (11 points), who needs 14 points to become the third Wareham player in the 1,000-point club this season.
Tavares and the Vikings (23-1) went on a 20-6 run to close out the second quarter, capped by a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Murphy that gave Wareham a 42-32 lead at the break.
The Cardinals (22-2) made a push with a 6-0 run to open the third, and made a few charges to get back in the game, but each time they did, Wareham responded with a run of its own.
“I almost dropped it - I was just a little too excited,’’ Murphy said about getting his hands on the Division 3 South trophy. “Once we won it, you know it’s, ‘We’re going to the Garden. We’re going to the Garden.’ A lot of excitement going on now for the whole team.’’
Bedford 73, Lynn Tech 67 - After coming up short in the tournament the last few years, the Buccaneers were not going to be discouraged by a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter.
Fueled by a raucous crowd, Bedford rallied from 13 points down to stun Lynn Tech in overtime in the North championship at Emmanuel College.
“The kids never quit when we got down,’’ said Bedford coach Jim Byrnes, whose squad improved to 17-6.
“We finally just said, ‘Fourth quarter. If we’re going to go down, let’s go down fighting, and let’s do it on the defensive end.’ That’s what turned it.’’
The Tigers began the fourth quarter with a 51-38 lead, but the Buccaneers came back with a flurry of steals and layups, and a basket by sophomore Justin McAfee tied the score at 57 with three minutes to play.
Following two Tech free throws, Bedford took its first lead of the quarter at 61-59 on a 3-point play by senior Brandon Watson.
Tech sophomore B-Jay Baptiste tied the score on a floater, though, and Tech had possession coming out of a timeout with 18.5 seconds remaining.
But a last-second 3-point attempt by junior Rich Warren was long, and the game went to overtime.
Bedford controlled the extra frame, scoring the first 6 points on a pair of free throws by Watson and layups by Kevin Cangiano and Michael Ingram-Rubin.
The Tigers (17-7) couldn’t get anything going offensively in overtime, and Bedford sealed the win at the line.
Madison Park puts on finishing touches
By Evan MacDonald, Globe Correspondent | March 6, 2010
Over its last few games, the Madison Park boys’ basketball team had seen big leads evaporate. Tuesday, the Cardinals led by 19 at halftime but required overtime to dispatch Brockton.
When the Cardinals saw another double-digit lead creep down to just 5 points against Mansfield last night, the team’s mind-set was on finishing the job.
“The last two or three games, we’ve gained big leads and let them come back into the game. We lost focus,’’ senior guard Spencer Braithwaite said. “I think today, we were more focused on stretching that lead and keeping focused.’’
The Cardinals did respond, stretching their lead back to double digits en route to a 72-60 win over Mansfield in the Division 1 South final at TD Garden.
Senior center David Campbell scored 29 points and Braithwaite added 19 as the top-seeded Cardinals won their first sectional title since 1982.
Madison Park (22-1) will play for the EMass championship Monday at the Garden.
Mansfield (21-3) got as close as 41-36 early in the third quarter, but the Cardinals used their lockdown defense to close the frame on an 11-4 run that restored their breathing toom.
“The old cliché is, ‘Defense wins championships,’ but it’s true,’’ Cardinals coach Dennis Wilson said. “If we can pressure people and make them do things that they don’t do well, then we’re going to be in any ballgame.’’
The Cardinals’ staunch defense continued in the final stanza as they stretched the lead to 64-46. The Hornets didn’t sink a field goal until Fred Baskin (team-high 14 points) hit a 3-pointer with just more than two minutes left.
Mansfield coach Michael Vaughan said Madison Park’s speed and athleticism on the defensive end was crucial.
“They get a hand on every loose ball, and it amazes me,’’ Vaughan said. “Four or five times I thought we had good rebounding position, and they’d get a finger on it, and two tips later, they’d have the ball.’’
The Cardinals took a 40-31 lead into halftime, with the highlight being Braithwaite’s half-court 3-pointer at the first-quarter buzzer.
Over its last few games, the Madison Park boys’ basketball team had seen big leads evaporate. Tuesday, the Cardinals led by 19 at halftime but required overtime to dispatch Brockton.
When the Cardinals saw another double-digit lead creep down to just 5 points against Mansfield last night, the team’s mind-set was on finishing the job.
“The last two or three games, we’ve gained big leads and let them come back into the game. We lost focus,’’ senior guard Spencer Braithwaite said. “I think today, we were more focused on stretching that lead and keeping focused.’’
The Cardinals did respond, stretching their lead back to double digits en route to a 72-60 win over Mansfield in the Division 1 South final at TD Garden.
Senior center David Campbell scored 29 points and Braithwaite added 19 as the top-seeded Cardinals won their first sectional title since 1982.
Madison Park (22-1) will play for the EMass championship Monday at the Garden.
Mansfield (21-3) got as close as 41-36 early in the third quarter, but the Cardinals used their lockdown defense to close the frame on an 11-4 run that restored their breathing toom.
“The old cliché is, ‘Defense wins championships,’ but it’s true,’’ Cardinals coach Dennis Wilson said. “If we can pressure people and make them do things that they don’t do well, then we’re going to be in any ballgame.’’
The Cardinals’ staunch defense continued in the final stanza as they stretched the lead to 64-46. The Hornets didn’t sink a field goal until Fred Baskin (team-high 14 points) hit a 3-pointer with just more than two minutes left.
Mansfield coach Michael Vaughan said Madison Park’s speed and athleticism on the defensive end was crucial.
“They get a hand on every loose ball, and it amazes me,’’ Vaughan said. “Four or five times I thought we had good rebounding position, and they’d get a finger on it, and two tips later, they’d have the ball.’’
The Cardinals took a 40-31 lead into halftime, with the highlight being Braithwaite’s half-court 3-pointer at the first-quarter buzzer.
One huge statement
Photo by Matthew Healey
Underdog New Mission routs Winthrop
By Bruce Lerch / Div. 4 North Boys Hoop | Sunday, March 7, 2010 | http://www.bostonherald.com |
The tiny school with 250 kids from Mission Hill is making a rather large statement behind its exceptionally talented boys basketball team.
Junior Samir McDaniels scored 19 points, including the 1,000th of his career, and grabbed nine rebounds as top seed New Mission completed its hurricane-like tour de force march through Division 4 North by overwhelming No. 2 Winthrop for a 70-38 victory yesterday at the Jean Yawkey Center.
“We always thought of ourselves as being one of the best teams in the state,” said Titans coach Cory McCarthy. “Winthrop is one of the best teams in the state and we definitely stepped up to that level today. We played state championship basketball today and I can’t ask for anything more than that.”
As if winning its first two postseason games by a combined 68 points wasn’t enough, New Mission (22-1) installed a new four-high offense in practice Wednesday. Despite having such little time to get acclimated to the scheme, the Titans took to it as though they had played it all their lives and took a 20-point lead into halftime (34-14).
The big and athletic Titans also worked together to frustrate All-Scholastic Dino Mallios, who was held to just 13 points and never could get any flow to his normally dynamic offensive game.
“I think Mallios got a little frustrated with how we denied him the ball,” McCarthy said. “He’s such a great player so denying him was the best thing for us because everywhere he went, he saw two or three defenders.”
In the final minute of the third quarter, Samir McDaniels collected a tipped pass from Osmel Odena (seven assists) and kissed it off the glass to break the 1,000-point mark. The game was halted as the junior received a standing ovation from the crowd.
“It meant a lot because I had a lot of family and friends here today,” McDaniels said. “More important though is that we got the win. We have bigger goals that we still haven’t accomplished yet and we’re not stopping until we get there.”
Ousamane Drame added 10 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks for the Titans, while Kachi Mzerem also contributed 10 points.
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Panthers go fourth again
By Paul Teves / D4 South Boys | Sunday, March 7, 2010 | http://www.bostonherald.com |
The Cathedral boys basketball team outscored Westport 25-8 in the fourth quarter en route to its third Division 4 South title in four years, 66-49.
The Panthers, who have eliminated Westport each of the last four years from the tourney (three times in the South championship game) found themselves tied at 41 at the end of the third, but scored the final frame’s first eight points and finished the game on a 15-2 run to vanquish the upstart Wildcats (21-3).
“Once we decided to cut the baseline off and didn’t give them any more open looks we were able to create some stops,” Cathedral coach Carnell Suttles said of the fourth-quarter dominance, which helped the Panthers improve to 19-5.
Cathedral’s Anthony Bell provided the early spark in the fourth quarter, scoring all six of his points on a pair of 3-pointers to give Cathedral a 49-41 edge.
Westport, as it did for much of the game, clawed back, cutting the lead to four (51-47). However, the Wildcats failed to execute down the stretch offensively, scoring just two points over the final five minutes of the game.
“They executed well down the stretch and we had trouble getting the ball in the hoop,” Westport coach Scott Boudria said. “We missed a lot of outside shots and had a lot of our outside shots deflected.”
Westport was able to stay in the contest thanks in part to the poor free throw shooting of the Panthers (48 percent), and Cathedral’s turnover troubles.
Joseph Greene and Earnest McNeil led the way with 20 and 18 points respectively. McNeil also hauled down 10 rebounds.
Westport was led by junior Adam Soares, who scored a team-high 18 points, including nine in the third quarter to give the Wildcats their only lead of the game, 41-39.
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The Cathedral boys basketball team outscored Westport 25-8 in the fourth quarter en route to its third Division 4 South title in four years, 66-49.
The Panthers, who have eliminated Westport each of the last four years from the tourney (three times in the South championship game) found themselves tied at 41 at the end of the third, but scored the final frame’s first eight points and finished the game on a 15-2 run to vanquish the upstart Wildcats (21-3).
“Once we decided to cut the baseline off and didn’t give them any more open looks we were able to create some stops,” Cathedral coach Carnell Suttles said of the fourth-quarter dominance, which helped the Panthers improve to 19-5.
Cathedral’s Anthony Bell provided the early spark in the fourth quarter, scoring all six of his points on a pair of 3-pointers to give Cathedral a 49-41 edge.
Westport, as it did for much of the game, clawed back, cutting the lead to four (51-47). However, the Wildcats failed to execute down the stretch offensively, scoring just two points over the final five minutes of the game.
“They executed well down the stretch and we had trouble getting the ball in the hoop,” Westport coach Scott Boudria said. “We missed a lot of outside shots and had a lot of our outside shots deflected.”
Westport was able to stay in the contest thanks in part to the poor free throw shooting of the Panthers (48 percent), and Cathedral’s turnover troubles.
Joseph Greene and Earnest McNeil led the way with 20 and 18 points respectively. McNeil also hauled down 10 rebounds.
Westport was led by junior Adam Soares, who scored a team-high 18 points, including nine in the third quarter to give the Wildcats their only lead of the game, 41-39.
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Michael Finley to join Celtics
By Steve Bulpett | Thursday, March 4, 2010 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Boston Celtics
Michael Finley will be a Celtic. According to league sources, the 6-foot-7 veteran who turns 37 Saturday has agreed to join the club.
Finley was bought out of his contract by San Antonio and cleared waivers Wednesday night. The deal with the Celtics [team stats] should be finalized in the next day or two but a source said there are no obstacles remaining.
“He’s definitely going to be a Celtic,” said the source.
He will accept an offer of the pro-rated veterans minimum, which figures out to some $300,000 for the remainder of the season.
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Michael Finley will be a Celtic. According to league sources, the 6-foot-7 veteran who turns 37 Saturday has agreed to join the club.
Finley was bought out of his contract by San Antonio and cleared waivers Wednesday night. The deal with the Celtics [team stats] should be finalized in the next day or two but a source said there are no obstacles remaining.
“He’s definitely going to be a Celtic,” said the source.
He will accept an offer of the pro-rated veterans minimum, which figures out to some $300,000 for the remainder of the season.
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Carbone points St. John’s Prep past English
By Joe Vieira / Boys Basketball | Wednesday, March 3, 2010 | http://www.bostonherald.com |
SALEM - No. 3 St. John’s Prep got 11 crucial points from sophomore guard Michael Carbone in the fourth quarter to stave off a resurgent Lynn English squad, 79-78, in a Division 1 North semifinal last night at Salem High.
The Prep (21-2) led by as much as 14 points in the first half, but a 17-6 run by the Bulldogs (21-2) to close out the second quarter cut the deficit to 35-34 at the break.
After dominating the boards in the first half, the Prep fell apart in the paint in the third quarter, allowing numerous second and third chances for the Bulldogs. Center Keandre Stanton (17 points) took advantage of the breakdown, scoring eight points in the third as his squad opened up a 57-50 lead entering the final frame.
Stephen Haladyna (game-high 28 points) and Carbone (14) took over in the fourth, however. Haladyna scored six quick points to cut the lead to 59-58, and then Carbone hit the first of three 3-pointers to give Prep a 61-59 edge with 6:00 to go.
The Eagles pushed the lead as high as 76-68 with 2:00 remaining, but a 3-pointer for Jarell Byrd (21 points) helped chip away at the deficit, which was 77-74 when Carbone got to the line and knocked down what turned out to be two game-winning free throws with 5.4 seconds left.
Paradise Hogan hit 1-of-3 free throws for English with 1.7 seconds left. The Bulldogs’ Joshua Castillo rebounded the last miss and knocked down a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the 79-78 final.
“I was just trying to do what was best for the team, doing my best to help them win,” said Carbone. “(Haladyna) carried us. He stepped it up and turned the momentum around.”
After such an entertaining game, it’s hard to think about what effect Ryan Woumn might have had for Lynn English, as the Herald Dream Teamer was suspended for the contest.
“Not having Ryan had a huge impact on us,” said English coach Mike Carr. “We didn’t have that go-to guy that when we had to get a bucket and get ourselves into a defensive set, and we went kind of helter skelter. I just want to our kids so much credit. They’ve been up against an awful lot. People forget how hard those kids work.”
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SALEM - No. 3 St. John’s Prep got 11 crucial points from sophomore guard Michael Carbone in the fourth quarter to stave off a resurgent Lynn English squad, 79-78, in a Division 1 North semifinal last night at Salem High.
The Prep (21-2) led by as much as 14 points in the first half, but a 17-6 run by the Bulldogs (21-2) to close out the second quarter cut the deficit to 35-34 at the break.
After dominating the boards in the first half, the Prep fell apart in the paint in the third quarter, allowing numerous second and third chances for the Bulldogs. Center Keandre Stanton (17 points) took advantage of the breakdown, scoring eight points in the third as his squad opened up a 57-50 lead entering the final frame.
Stephen Haladyna (game-high 28 points) and Carbone (14) took over in the fourth, however. Haladyna scored six quick points to cut the lead to 59-58, and then Carbone hit the first of three 3-pointers to give Prep a 61-59 edge with 6:00 to go.
The Eagles pushed the lead as high as 76-68 with 2:00 remaining, but a 3-pointer for Jarell Byrd (21 points) helped chip away at the deficit, which was 77-74 when Carbone got to the line and knocked down what turned out to be two game-winning free throws with 5.4 seconds left.
Paradise Hogan hit 1-of-3 free throws for English with 1.7 seconds left. The Bulldogs’ Joshua Castillo rebounded the last miss and knocked down a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the 79-78 final.
“I was just trying to do what was best for the team, doing my best to help them win,” said Carbone. “(Haladyna) carried us. He stepped it up and turned the momentum around.”
After such an entertaining game, it’s hard to think about what effect Ryan Woumn might have had for Lynn English, as the Herald Dream Teamer was suspended for the contest.
“Not having Ryan had a huge impact on us,” said English coach Mike Carr. “We didn’t have that go-to guy that when we had to get a bucket and get ourselves into a defensive set, and we went kind of helter skelter. I just want to our kids so much credit. They’ve been up against an awful lot. People forget how hard those kids work.”
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Madison Park survives
No. 1 bops Brockton in overtime
By Dan Ventura | Wednesday, March 3, 2010 | http://www.bostonherald.com |
The MP Machine barely earned an all-expenses paid trip to the Garden.
Jamal McCollum scored 17 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, while Kevin Stokes hit two pressure free throws in the final seconds as Madison Park frittered away a 19-point halftime lead before defeating Brockton, 77-72, in overtime in a Division 1 South semifinal last night at BC High.
The top-seeded Cardinals (20-1) will play Mansfield for the sectional title Friday night at the Garden.
Despite losing floor general Spencer Braithwaite to fouls with 48.5 seconds left in regulation, Madison Park opened the extra session on a 10-0 run to take a 71-61 lead. The Boxers would get as close as 73-72 on a Kyle Houston tip-in, but Tyler Pettus and Stokes each hit a pair of free throws to seal the deal for the Cardinals.
“I knew it was time to take it home or go home,” Stokes said. “I just went to the (free throw) line like we do in practice.”
Madison Park dominated the second quarter to take a commanding 41-22 lead into the half. Despite not having star center David Campbell (17 points, 11 rebounds) for most of the half due to fouls, the Cardinals relied on forwards McCollum, Khayree Hudson (nine points, 10 rebounds) and Jamil Moquette (eight rebounds) to dominate inside.
“David just told me to keep working hard,” McCollum said. “He was telling to keep everything alive.”
No. 4 Brockton (19-4), which rallied from a double-digit deficit in a quarterfinal win against Marshfield, got going in the third. The Boxers forced 12 turnovers and climbed back into the game behind Houston (18 points), ending the third quarter on a 16-4 run to trail 47-40.
The Boxers kept coming in the fourth, tying the score at 61 on a pair of Leonardo Medina free throws with 48.5 seconds left.
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Southie in a shocker
By Bruce Lerch / Boys Basketball | Thursday, February 25, 2010 | http://www.bostonherald.com |
Fans might have been excused if they thought the open seats next to the two junior varsity players wearing blue South Boston t-shirts on the visiting bench were available to the public.
Due to a couple of kids becoming ineligible during the regular season, Southie was able to dress only five varsity players for their opening round tournament game against defending state champion Watertown.
As it turned out, five players was enough.
Anderson Santana led the way with 29 points and seven rebounds as No. 12 South Boston stunned No. 5 Watertown, 57-52, in a Division 3 North first round matchup last night at Watertown High. Southie will face No. 4 Lynn Tech Sunday.
“We’ve been dealing with adversity all year long, losing a couple of guys with eligibility issues,” said Knights coach Hakim Johnson. “This is a great group of guys and they played very hard. I’m so excited for the kids and I’m a bit overwhelmed right now.”
Southie (11-10) opened its biggest lead of the game after a 3-pointer by Johan Vizcaino and a pair of free throws gave the Knights a 12-point cushion (49-37) with 4:36 remaining. Then, Marco Coppola singlehandedly got Watertown (13-8) back into the game.
Coppola scored 13 of his game-high 31 points over the final four minutes of the game, answering a Santana bucket to close the deficit to 53-50 with 48 seconds left.
Despite Coppola’s late heroics, this night belonged to Santana, who calmly drained a pair of free throws while the home crowd did everything in its power to distract him. Timothy Barba kept it a 3-point game with a layup, but Southie made three of its last four free throws and Watertown missed a pair of 3-point tries to end it.
Euclides Semedo contributed 10 points and 13 clutch rebounds for Southie. Tyrell Pugh helped Semedo control the glass, grabbing 12 boards of his own.
In Div. 1 South first round, Alfred Johansson led all scorers with 18 points to fuel No. 8 seed North Attleboro (15-6) to a 65-50 win over Attleboro. . . . Barrett Murphy had 26 points as No. 5 Marshfield (18-3) took a 69-55 win over Braintree.
No. 2 seed Newton North (20-3) had a 68-52 win over Weymouth, as Yale-bound Greg Kelley scored 27 points and grabbed 18 rebounds. . . . No. 6 Franklin (18-5) trounced Taunton, 93-62, behind Matt Dean’s 27 points.
Top-seeded Madison Park (20-1) pushed past Durfee, 83-71. Center David Campbell had 29 points and 15 rebounds, while Spencer Braithwaite added 25 points and 11 assists. . . . Leonardo Medina’s 15 points led No. 4 Brockton (18-3) over Needham, 78-50.
In Div. 2 North play, Adam Bramanti scored 17 points and Colin Burke recorded a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds as Masconomet (18-3) defeated Arlington, 55-48.
Defending Div. 2 state champion Milton (17-4) edged Stoughton, 58-54, as senior forward Emanuel Hutcherson poured in 19 points. Teammate D.J. Santos added 15 for the Wildcats, who will host Boston English in the quarters.
No. 3 Scituate (16-4) defeated Sandwich, 71-68, as All-Scholastic guard Rodney Beldo scored 23 points and Sean McQuaid added 19 points and seven rebounds. . . . Hopkinton (15-6) pulled out a close 69-66 win over Plymouth North, with help from Max Masucci (19 points, 6 assists) and Timmy Dougolecki (14 points, 10 rebounds).
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Fans might have been excused if they thought the open seats next to the two junior varsity players wearing blue South Boston t-shirts on the visiting bench were available to the public.
Due to a couple of kids becoming ineligible during the regular season, Southie was able to dress only five varsity players for their opening round tournament game against defending state champion Watertown.
As it turned out, five players was enough.
Anderson Santana led the way with 29 points and seven rebounds as No. 12 South Boston stunned No. 5 Watertown, 57-52, in a Division 3 North first round matchup last night at Watertown High. Southie will face No. 4 Lynn Tech Sunday.
“We’ve been dealing with adversity all year long, losing a couple of guys with eligibility issues,” said Knights coach Hakim Johnson. “This is a great group of guys and they played very hard. I’m so excited for the kids and I’m a bit overwhelmed right now.”
Southie (11-10) opened its biggest lead of the game after a 3-pointer by Johan Vizcaino and a pair of free throws gave the Knights a 12-point cushion (49-37) with 4:36 remaining. Then, Marco Coppola singlehandedly got Watertown (13-8) back into the game.
Coppola scored 13 of his game-high 31 points over the final four minutes of the game, answering a Santana bucket to close the deficit to 53-50 with 48 seconds left.
Despite Coppola’s late heroics, this night belonged to Santana, who calmly drained a pair of free throws while the home crowd did everything in its power to distract him. Timothy Barba kept it a 3-point game with a layup, but Southie made three of its last four free throws and Watertown missed a pair of 3-point tries to end it.
Euclides Semedo contributed 10 points and 13 clutch rebounds for Southie. Tyrell Pugh helped Semedo control the glass, grabbing 12 boards of his own.
In Div. 1 South first round, Alfred Johansson led all scorers with 18 points to fuel No. 8 seed North Attleboro (15-6) to a 65-50 win over Attleboro. . . . Barrett Murphy had 26 points as No. 5 Marshfield (18-3) took a 69-55 win over Braintree.
No. 2 seed Newton North (20-3) had a 68-52 win over Weymouth, as Yale-bound Greg Kelley scored 27 points and grabbed 18 rebounds. . . . No. 6 Franklin (18-5) trounced Taunton, 93-62, behind Matt Dean’s 27 points.
Top-seeded Madison Park (20-1) pushed past Durfee, 83-71. Center David Campbell had 29 points and 15 rebounds, while Spencer Braithwaite added 25 points and 11 assists. . . . Leonardo Medina’s 15 points led No. 4 Brockton (18-3) over Needham, 78-50.
In Div. 2 North play, Adam Bramanti scored 17 points and Colin Burke recorded a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds as Masconomet (18-3) defeated Arlington, 55-48.
Defending Div. 2 state champion Milton (17-4) edged Stoughton, 58-54, as senior forward Emanuel Hutcherson poured in 19 points. Teammate D.J. Santos added 15 for the Wildcats, who will host Boston English in the quarters.
No. 3 Scituate (16-4) defeated Sandwich, 71-68, as All-Scholastic guard Rodney Beldo scored 23 points and Sean McQuaid added 19 points and seven rebounds. . . . Hopkinton (15-6) pulled out a close 69-66 win over Plymouth North, with help from Max Masucci (19 points, 6 assists) and Timmy Dougolecki (14 points, 10 rebounds).
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Milton rallies past Boston English
By Dan Ventura / Boys Basketball | Saturday, February 27, 2010 | http://www.bostonherald.com |
Boston English had Milton on the ropes late in the first half, but the inability to apply the knockout punch proved lethal.
The defending Division 2 state champions rallied from a 15-point deficit to defeat the visiting Bulldogs, 73-67, in a South sectional quarterfinal last night. D.J. Santos led the way for the Wildcats (18-4) with 26 points and 10 assists, while Emanuel Hutcherson added 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Boston English (14-9) controlled play for most of the first half, building a 36-21 lead on the strength of 11 points by Antonio Jones and nine points from Alex DoSouto. But when DoSouto went to the bench with two fouls, Milton scored the final nine points of the half to cut the deficit to 36-30 at the break.
“I felt like if we didn’t get back in the game at the end of the half, we were never going to get back in,” said Santos. “Getting that run gave us a lot of momentum going into the second half.”
Milton was able to slow down English in the second half, using a zone which curtailed the Bulldogs’ 3-point shooting. The Wildcats evened the score at 48 by the end of the third quarter, then took the lead for good when Mike Grant opened the final stanza by knocking down a trey.
“We don’t usually play a zone, but give credit to my assistant coach (Bill Donovan) for that,” said Milton coach Sean LoPresti. “He suggested we switch from a man to zone and it worked for us.”
Milton stretched the lead to 11, but three trifectas from DoSouto (21 points) made things interesting in the final minute. But the Wildcats survived by making 9-of-11 free throws at the end.
In Div. 1 South quarterfinal action, Brockton guard Kyle Houston scored 15 points to lead the fourth-seeded Boxers by No. 5 Marshfield, 54-50. . . . Tyler Pettus scored 18 points and dished out eight assists as No. 1 Madison Park (19-1) defeated North Attleboro, 80-61.
In Div. 2 North, guard Rakeem Shepherd piled up 26 points to help No. 6 Dracut (17-5) upset third-seeded Belmont, 89-84.
In a Div. 2 South quarterfinal, Rodney Beldo scored 29 points as No. 3 Scituate (17-4) defeated Wellesley, 71-54. . . . T.J. Champignie has 19 points to lead No. 1 Whitman-Hanson (20-2) to an 85-82 win over No. 8 Hopkinton.
Senior guard Adam Lewin scored 20 points as No. 2 Wayland (16-5) advanced to the Div. 3 North semifinals with a 62-45 win over North Reading.
Junior Joe Mussachia scored 19 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as No. 3 Manchester-Essex (16-5) defeated Georgetown, 66-53.
School notes
The Massachusetts Independent Football Officials Association is announcing its spring class for new candidates beginning April 7 and running six consecutive on Wednesdays through May 12. Classes will be held from 7:15-9 p.m. at the Mansfield Elks, which is located on 140 North Main Street, Mansfield.
For additional information, please e-mail mifoa@aol.com or visit www.mifoa.org.
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Boston English had Milton on the ropes late in the first half, but the inability to apply the knockout punch proved lethal.
The defending Division 2 state champions rallied from a 15-point deficit to defeat the visiting Bulldogs, 73-67, in a South sectional quarterfinal last night. D.J. Santos led the way for the Wildcats (18-4) with 26 points and 10 assists, while Emanuel Hutcherson added 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Boston English (14-9) controlled play for most of the first half, building a 36-21 lead on the strength of 11 points by Antonio Jones and nine points from Alex DoSouto. But when DoSouto went to the bench with two fouls, Milton scored the final nine points of the half to cut the deficit to 36-30 at the break.
“I felt like if we didn’t get back in the game at the end of the half, we were never going to get back in,” said Santos. “Getting that run gave us a lot of momentum going into the second half.”
Milton was able to slow down English in the second half, using a zone which curtailed the Bulldogs’ 3-point shooting. The Wildcats evened the score at 48 by the end of the third quarter, then took the lead for good when Mike Grant opened the final stanza by knocking down a trey.
“We don’t usually play a zone, but give credit to my assistant coach (Bill Donovan) for that,” said Milton coach Sean LoPresti. “He suggested we switch from a man to zone and it worked for us.”
Milton stretched the lead to 11, but three trifectas from DoSouto (21 points) made things interesting in the final minute. But the Wildcats survived by making 9-of-11 free throws at the end.
In Div. 1 South quarterfinal action, Brockton guard Kyle Houston scored 15 points to lead the fourth-seeded Boxers by No. 5 Marshfield, 54-50. . . . Tyler Pettus scored 18 points and dished out eight assists as No. 1 Madison Park (19-1) defeated North Attleboro, 80-61.
In Div. 2 North, guard Rakeem Shepherd piled up 26 points to help No. 6 Dracut (17-5) upset third-seeded Belmont, 89-84.
In a Div. 2 South quarterfinal, Rodney Beldo scored 29 points as No. 3 Scituate (17-4) defeated Wellesley, 71-54. . . . T.J. Champignie has 19 points to lead No. 1 Whitman-Hanson (20-2) to an 85-82 win over No. 8 Hopkinton.
Senior guard Adam Lewin scored 20 points as No. 2 Wayland (16-5) advanced to the Div. 3 North semifinals with a 62-45 win over North Reading.
Junior Joe Mussachia scored 19 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as No. 3 Manchester-Essex (16-5) defeated Georgetown, 66-53.
School notes
The Massachusetts Independent Football Officials Association is announcing its spring class for new candidates beginning April 7 and running six consecutive on Wednesdays through May 12. Classes will be held from 7:15-9 p.m. at the Mansfield Elks, which is located on 140 North Main Street, Mansfield.
For additional information, please e-mail mifoa@aol.com or visit www.mifoa.org.
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Bank on Lynn
Classic-al finish wins it
By Bruce Lerch / Boys Basketball | Monday, March 1, 2010 | http://www.bostonherald.com |
With a game on the line late, it’s all about getting the ball into the hands of your best player.
Lynn Classical did just that yesterday, finding Bentley-bound senior Jasper Grassa, who rewarded his teammates like he’s done throughout his stellar career.
After initially being denied the ball off an inbounds play, Grassa collected a pass from Carlo Buono just past half court and kissed a deep 3-pointer off the backboard at the buzzer to lift No. 8 Lynn Classical to a thrilling 58-55 victory against top-seeded North Andover in the Div. 2 North quarterfinals in North Andover.
“When I caught the ball there were 2.6 seconds left,” said Grassa, who ended up with a game-high 31 points. “I knew I had to do something quick with it. At first I thought it was long but then I thought, maybe backboard. It felt amazing when it dropped through.”
The Scarlet Knights (19-3) stormed back from a 43-28 deficit entering the fourth quarter thanks to center Alex Blane, who scored 13 of his 15 points in the final frame.
In the Div. 1 North quarterfinals, No. 1 Central Catholic picked apart the zone defense of No. 8 Andover in a 78-56 victory against its Merrimack Valley League rival in Lawrence.
The Golden Warriors (16-6) opened in a zone designed to take touches away from big men Carson Desrosiers and Jimmy Zenevitch, according to coach David Fazio. However, the Raiders (22-1) went 7-of-8 from 3-point range (9-of-14 overall) to open a 27-11 lead after one.
Michael Alvarez (16 points) led the way with 11 of Central’s first 17 points, knocking down 3-of-4 trey attempts. Luis Puello added two more 3’s, and back-to-back steals led to Desrosiers and Andrew Ouellette hoops, which capped a 16-2 run late in the quarter.
“Every game we played them there were two guys in double figures, same guys: Carson and Zenevitch,” Fazio said. “We said, you know what, no touches (for them). If the other three guys make shots, fine, we’ll make adjustments.”
Andover (16-6) went away from the zone in the second quarter, and Desrosiers (19 points, 11 rebounds, six blocks) went to work with the open lanes. He factored in all but one of Central’s seven field goals.
“Teams usually pack it in on us because word is on the street that we can’t shoot,” Desrosiers said. “Obviously we couldn’t have picked a better time to come out of the gates firing and making some shots.”
In a Div. 3 South quarterfinal, Michael Adams banked home a runner in the lane with 4.5 seconds left, locking up a thrilling 66-65 victory for No. 7 Bishop Feehan (17-5) against No. 2 Medway.
In the Div. 3 North quarterfinals, Antonio Reyes recorded 37 points (including the 1,000th of his career), 10 rebounds and five assists as No. 7 Salem rallied past No. 2 Masconomet, 74-71. . . . Richie Warren Jr.’s 23 points, eight assists and five steals led No. 4 Lynn Tech (14-6) past No. 12 South Boston, 67-63. . . . Chris Hamilton had 19 points as No. 1 Hamilton-Wenham (16-3) edged No. 9 Saugus, 62-61.
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By Bruce Lerch / Boys Basketball | Monday, March 1, 2010 | http://www.bostonherald.com |
With a game on the line late, it’s all about getting the ball into the hands of your best player.
Lynn Classical did just that yesterday, finding Bentley-bound senior Jasper Grassa, who rewarded his teammates like he’s done throughout his stellar career.
After initially being denied the ball off an inbounds play, Grassa collected a pass from Carlo Buono just past half court and kissed a deep 3-pointer off the backboard at the buzzer to lift No. 8 Lynn Classical to a thrilling 58-55 victory against top-seeded North Andover in the Div. 2 North quarterfinals in North Andover.
“When I caught the ball there were 2.6 seconds left,” said Grassa, who ended up with a game-high 31 points. “I knew I had to do something quick with it. At first I thought it was long but then I thought, maybe backboard. It felt amazing when it dropped through.”
The Scarlet Knights (19-3) stormed back from a 43-28 deficit entering the fourth quarter thanks to center Alex Blane, who scored 13 of his 15 points in the final frame.
In the Div. 1 North quarterfinals, No. 1 Central Catholic picked apart the zone defense of No. 8 Andover in a 78-56 victory against its Merrimack Valley League rival in Lawrence.
The Golden Warriors (16-6) opened in a zone designed to take touches away from big men Carson Desrosiers and Jimmy Zenevitch, according to coach David Fazio. However, the Raiders (22-1) went 7-of-8 from 3-point range (9-of-14 overall) to open a 27-11 lead after one.
Michael Alvarez (16 points) led the way with 11 of Central’s first 17 points, knocking down 3-of-4 trey attempts. Luis Puello added two more 3’s, and back-to-back steals led to Desrosiers and Andrew Ouellette hoops, which capped a 16-2 run late in the quarter.
“Every game we played them there were two guys in double figures, same guys: Carson and Zenevitch,” Fazio said. “We said, you know what, no touches (for them). If the other three guys make shots, fine, we’ll make adjustments.”
Andover (16-6) went away from the zone in the second quarter, and Desrosiers (19 points, 11 rebounds, six blocks) went to work with the open lanes. He factored in all but one of Central’s seven field goals.
“Teams usually pack it in on us because word is on the street that we can’t shoot,” Desrosiers said. “Obviously we couldn’t have picked a better time to come out of the gates firing and making some shots.”
In a Div. 3 South quarterfinal, Michael Adams banked home a runner in the lane with 4.5 seconds left, locking up a thrilling 66-65 victory for No. 7 Bishop Feehan (17-5) against No. 2 Medway.
In the Div. 3 North quarterfinals, Antonio Reyes recorded 37 points (including the 1,000th of his career), 10 rebounds and five assists as No. 7 Salem rallied past No. 2 Masconomet, 74-71. . . . Richie Warren Jr.’s 23 points, eight assists and five steals led No. 4 Lynn Tech (14-6) past No. 12 South Boston, 67-63. . . . Chris Hamilton had 19 points as No. 1 Hamilton-Wenham (16-3) edged No. 9 Saugus, 62-61.
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Lynn English star suspended
By Dan Ventura | Tuesday, March 2, 2010 | http://www.bostonherald.com |
Lynn English survived the opening two rounds of the Division 1 North basketball tournament without suspended head coach Buzzy Barton.
Now the Bulldogs must beat St. John’s Prep tonight in a sectional semifinal contest minus star guard Ryan Woumn.
The MIAA ruled Woumn must sit out the game after picking up two technical fouls in a quarterfinal win against Lexington on Friday night, even though he was not ejected from the contest.
The controversy began in the first quarter when Woumn was assessed a technical foul for unsportsmanlike conduct. Later in the quarter, he was whistled for hitting the ball out of the hands of a Lexington player attempting to make an inbounds pass.
Lynn English athletic director Gary Molea said the second technical was described to him as an “administrative technical,” meaning it didn’t count toward Woumn’s technical total. The MIAA, however, adheres to National High School Federation rules which clearly state that any two technical fouls assessed to a player equals a disqualification.
As fate would have it, Woumn stayed in the game and keyed a huge fourth-quarter run by knocking down a pair of 3-pointers. That certainly didn’t make Lexington coach Bob Farias a happy camper.
“First of all, (Woumn) is a great player and (interim coach) Mike Carr is a good friend and I wish him well,” Farias said. “What bothers me is that the referee (should have) realized that this would have been Woumn’s second technical and (instead) comes up with some cockamamie thing. That’s what really goes unappreciated to me, that the referees did not do the right thing.
“Then we get it down to five and (Woumn) makes two 3s in a row. I don’t blame the kid. I blame the referees because this was a blatant mistake.”
Also, Lynn English superintendent Cathy Latham said the school would appeal Barton’s suspension. Barton was suspended by the MIAA for the remainder of this season and the first 10 games of next season as a result of recruiting allegations levied against his program.
The school’s argument is that Barton’s punishment was excessive given the fact that his name never surfaced in connection with recruiting.
“I support this decision (to appeal),” Molea said. “We’re working to try and put this behind us, and I think the fact that (Latham) has taken action on other things should help.”
One of those items was the suspension of principal Andy Fila for a week without pay after it was determined he played a part in recruiting former East Boston player Cory McMillan.
“I’m not happy about it,” Fila said yesterday. “But they made a decision and it’s time to move forward.”
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Lynn English survived the opening two rounds of the Division 1 North basketball tournament without suspended head coach Buzzy Barton.
Now the Bulldogs must beat St. John’s Prep tonight in a sectional semifinal contest minus star guard Ryan Woumn.
The MIAA ruled Woumn must sit out the game after picking up two technical fouls in a quarterfinal win against Lexington on Friday night, even though he was not ejected from the contest.
The controversy began in the first quarter when Woumn was assessed a technical foul for unsportsmanlike conduct. Later in the quarter, he was whistled for hitting the ball out of the hands of a Lexington player attempting to make an inbounds pass.
Lynn English athletic director Gary Molea said the second technical was described to him as an “administrative technical,” meaning it didn’t count toward Woumn’s technical total. The MIAA, however, adheres to National High School Federation rules which clearly state that any two technical fouls assessed to a player equals a disqualification.
As fate would have it, Woumn stayed in the game and keyed a huge fourth-quarter run by knocking down a pair of 3-pointers. That certainly didn’t make Lexington coach Bob Farias a happy camper.
“First of all, (Woumn) is a great player and (interim coach) Mike Carr is a good friend and I wish him well,” Farias said. “What bothers me is that the referee (should have) realized that this would have been Woumn’s second technical and (instead) comes up with some cockamamie thing. That’s what really goes unappreciated to me, that the referees did not do the right thing.
“Then we get it down to five and (Woumn) makes two 3s in a row. I don’t blame the kid. I blame the referees because this was a blatant mistake.”
Also, Lynn English superintendent Cathy Latham said the school would appeal Barton’s suspension. Barton was suspended by the MIAA for the remainder of this season and the first 10 games of next season as a result of recruiting allegations levied against his program.
The school’s argument is that Barton’s punishment was excessive given the fact that his name never surfaced in connection with recruiting.
“I support this decision (to appeal),” Molea said. “We’re working to try and put this behind us, and I think the fact that (Latham) has taken action on other things should help.”
One of those items was the suspension of principal Andy Fila for a week without pay after it was determined he played a part in recruiting former East Boston player Cory McMillan.
“I’m not happy about it,” Fila said yesterday. “But they made a decision and it’s time to move forward.”
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