Exalus (35 points) fuels Cardinal Spellman win
Jaydan Exalus erupted for 35 points, as Cardinal Spellman knocked off Dover-Sherborn, 71-68, in a nonleague boys basketball contest.
Colin Farren poured in 26 points, while Dylan Posey buried five threepointers for Stoneham in a 70-56 win over Ipswich. … Anthony Forte finished with 26 points, as Peabody (15-5) pulled away for a 6953 win over Revere. … Gill Dolan poured in a careerhigh 33 points and Edric Louissaint scored 17 points, propelling Weymouth to its first state tournament qualification since 2014 with a 75-56 win over Newton South. … Giovanni Jean knocked down 22 points and distributed eight assists, while Ederick Gonzalez and Cesar Reyes scored 14 points each to propel Lynn Tech (17-3) to a 6957 win over Somerville. … Trevor Jones led the way with 23 points, while Tate Fiedler finished 5-for-6 at the free throw stripe to seal the game late as Duxbury (10-10) clinched a statewide playoff berth with a wild 51-47 win over Falmouth. … Isaiah Michel dialed up 18 points as Randolph (154) defeated Southeastern 67-40.
Senior Lorenzo Jackson registered a double-double (15 points, 12 rebounds), while senior Josh Campbell added 15 points himself to lead Archbishop Williams (18-0) during a 74-57 victory over Catholic Central League foe Bishop Stang.
Mike Dankert converted four clutch free throws down the stretch, finishing with 18 points overall as Bourne (15-3) edged South Coast Conference rival Wareham in a 79-78 overtime thriller.
Amir Lindsey sank 17 points, grabbed seven rebounds and provided seven assists, while Jay Jones had 12 points for Rivers (20-2) in a 69-42 Independent School League win over Nobles.
Girls basketball
Korynne Holden and Leah Sylvain dropped 24 points apiece to power Westport to a 70-8 Mayflower Athletic Conference blowout win over Bishop Connolly. … Ally Johnson paced things with 11 points, as Blue Hills (18-2) defeated Old Colony, 39-34.
Felicia Melendez collected 14 points and seven rebounds, and Emily Sandelli
finished with 10 points and six steals as Greater Lowell (16-2) upended Shawsheen 50-38 to finish undefeated at 12-0 in Commonwealth Athletic Conference play. … Catherine Antwi drained 18 points, and Janae Holmes chipped in with 11 points in her first start as Lowell Catholic (10-6) defeated Northeast 51-44.
Camryn Collins put up 20 points, while Kailey Sullivan scattered 14 points as Foxboro (17-1) topped Oliver Ames 58-52 to finish unbeaten at 16-0 in the Hockomock League.
Juniors Natalia Hall-Rosa (24 points, 13 rebounds, five steals) and Reese Barlett (12 points, 12 rebounds) each notched double-doubles to power Bridgewater-Raynham (15-3) past Durfee 4938 in Southeastern Conference
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Gabriella Nugent poured in 22 points, as Somerset Berkley (12-8) coasted to a 45-31 victory over Seekonk in South Coast Conference play. … Liberty Gazaille’s 17-point, 15-rebound double-double led Case to a 5548 win over Fairhaven.
Senior guard Ashlee Talbot tallied 19 first half points, as Dracut (14-5) rolled to a 60-40 win over Haverhill in the Merrimack Valley Conference.
Skye Cerow tallied 11 points for Duxbury (9-11) in a 34-19 nonleague win over Falmouth. … Emily Collins recorded a doubledouble with 25 points and 13 rebounds, while Ceci Kelcourse tacked on 11 points as Winchester (14-6) won 53-38 over Waltham.
Boys hockey
Davis Sullivan netted two goals, and Kien Stafford scored a goal and dished two assists as Somerset Berkley (16-1) bested Dartmouth 8-3 in a nonleague matchup. … Ryan Kavanagh scored twice, while Nicholas Hubbard made 20 saves, guiding Pingree in a 5-1 win over Hebron (Connecticut).
Austin Shea buried four goals and Timmy Ward dished five assists, guiding Norwell (18-1) to an 8-1 win over West/East Bridgewater.
Girls hockey
Sophomore goalie Alyse Mutti posted her eighth shutout of the year for Peabody/Lynnf./NR in a 5-0 Northeastern Conference win over Marblehead, setting the co-op’s single-season record for clean sheets. Penny Spack had two goals