McAfee, Everett cap rally
schools
Everett spent most of the second half trying to climb Mount New Mission.
The Crimson Tide finally succeeded.
Theo Zidor’s blocked shot led to a breakaway layup by Jordan McAfee with 4.1 seconds left as No. 3 Everett (9-0) rallied to defeat No. 9 New Mission, 67-66, yesterday in the BABC Holiday Classic at Cathedral. McAfee recorded a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds, while Ghared Boyce and Isaiah Likely also scored 16 points.
“I like the way we stayed competitive and kept battling,” Everett coach John DiBiaso said. “I was proud of the fact we didn’t pack it in when we were down 8-10 points. We made some big plays down the stretch. We had a lot of different kids in there because of the fouls.”
New Mission (5-4) led 53-45 on a layup by Charlie Mitchell (17 points) with 7:11 left, but Everett chipped away, with the frontcourt duo of Zidor (11 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter) and McAfee combining for 19 in the final eight minutes.
McAfee connected on consecutive baskets to narrow the margin to 6362, but Charles Mitchell (game-high 24 points) knocked down his sixth trey to make it 66-62. Boyce responded with a trey at the other end, setting the stage for McAfee’s heroics.
In the third game of the day, Nate Hobbs (24 points) broke a 63-63 tie on a 3-pointer with 33.1 seconds left and Tommy O’Neil added two free throws in the waning moments as No. 7 St. John’s
Prep (7-1) fought back from a 14-point deficit to defeat No. 16 Brighton, 68-63.
Brighton (4-3), which made 14-of-28 shots from beyond the arc, was led by Tyrone Perry’s 21 points. In the early contest, No. 2
BC High (11-0) started slowly but found its legs and rolled to an impressive 8255 rout of No. 17 O’Bryant. Carl Pierre scored a teamhigh 21 points, while Travis Evee added 18 points and nine assists for the Eagles, who were missing starters Troy Salmans (ankle) and Spencer Riley (flu).
O’Bryant (6-3) jumped out to a quick 9-1 lead, but BC High scored 31 points in the second quarter as Matt Thompson came off the bench to score 11, including a basket at the buzzer to make it 44-31.
Kobe Smith had 17 points and six rebounds for O’Bryant.
In Cape Ann League action, senior guard Mike McCauley scored 22 points to lead North Reading (7-1) past Georgetown, 90-61.
Boys hockey
Dylan Regan made 33 saves for Austin Prep (7-02) but couldn’t deny Will Winship, who scored the game-tying goal for Central
Catholic (4-2-3) with 53 seconds left in regulation to finish in a tie, 5-5, in a nonleague matchup.
Ryan Kinney’s goal in the third period pushed Southeastern to a 2-1 victory against Nauset. Mike Prendergast also scored and Steven Strachan made 18 saves in his first start of the season for the Hawks (8-0-2).
Joe Yeadon’s hat trick paced Rockland to a 5-0 victory against Whitman-Hanson. Zach Callahan and Joe Campanile each had a goal and three assists to support Harry O’Brien’s shutout for the Bulldogs (10-0-1).
Owen Cuddyer made 21 saves for his third shutout of the season as Braintree (7-2-0) iced Needham, 3-0, in the Bay State Conference. Colin Guilbault, Sean McGuire and Ryan Coady each scored for the Wamps.
Caedon Dillman notched a hat trick and Nate O’Neil added a goal and three assists for Andover (8-2-0) in a 7-2 victory against Boston
Latin. Zach Laramie had 16 saves for the Golden Warriors.
Gymnastics
In a family coaching battle, Annemarie McNeil’s Stoneham team defeated her daughter Brianna’s Wakefield squad, 132.65121.35 in the Middlesex League.
The elder McNeil is in her 17th year coaching at Stoneham, while Brianna is in her first. Though they competed when Brianna was a gymnast on the Woburn High team, it was their first meeting as coaches.
“I’m very proud of her,” Annemarie McNeil said. “She’s doing a great job so far. Her team got their season high today, so that was good for them.”
Megan Ribaudo scored 9.5 on the balance beam for Stoneham.