Boston Herald

High school basketball, hockey playoffs under way

- By Kevin Barrucci kbarrucci2­1@gmail.com

BOYS BASKETBALL

Ryan Svedsen dropped 41 points for No. 29 Arlington Catholic (7-14) as they fended off No. 36 Worcester Tech (15-6) in a 64-57 victory in the preliminar­y round of the Div. 3 tournament. … Terrell Offutt scored 33 points as No. 25 Greater Lowell (15-7) edged No. 40 Nipmuc, 61-58.

Jake Palm’s basket at the buzzer gave No. 39 Reading (14-7) a 45-44 win over No. 29 Arlington in the preliminar­y round of the Div. 1 tournament.

Domenic Boudreau scored 16 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as No. 38 Revere (11-10) scored the final 11 points to defeat No, 27 Plymouth South 55-50 in a Div. 2 preliminar­y round tilt. … Dillon White’s runner gave No. 39 Nauset (13-8) a 59-58 win over No. 26 Fitchburg.

Tommy Burke scored a career-high 25 points as No. 28 Hull (6-15) defeated No. 37 Athol 64-42 in a Dov. 5 preliminar­y round game.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Brooke Pulpi recorded 16 points and Molly Trahan chipped in 14 points to lead No. 24 Reading (12-9) past No. 41 Malden, 61-13 in a Div. 1 preliminar­y round game.

In a Div. 3 preliminar­y round matchup, Ava Dixon scored 22 points and Hannah Kuriscak added 15 points to lift No. 29 Apponequet (11-10) to a 56-41 win over No. 36 Shawsheen.

Kat Cheeseboro scored 28 points as No. 29 Dartmouth (12-9) defeated No. 36 Middleboro 58-41 in a Div. 2 preliminar­y round contest.

BOYS HOCKEY

In a Div. 2 preliminar­y round contest, Matt Cabral’s goal was the difference as No. 32 Lowell Catholic (8-10-2) defeated No. 33 Haverhill, 1-0.

Ty Burdett scored the gamewinner in double overtime as No. 32 Gardner (13-7-0) nipped No. 33 Taconic 5-4 in a Div. 4 preliminar­y round contest.

BOYS BASKETBALL DIV. 1

PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND >> Monday Attleboro 67, Everett 55

Bishop Feehan 64, Putnam 46 Cambridge 67, St. John’s Prep 60 Methuen 51, Algonquin 42 Reading 45, Arlington 44

St. John’s (S) 62, Chelmsford 61 (ot) Springfiel­d Central 56, Marshfield 48 Waltham 63, Concord-Carlisle 36 Winchester 60, Durfee 54 PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND >> Tuesday Malden at Lowell, 6

Milford at New Bedford, 6 Doherty at Wellesley, 6:30 Hingham at King Philip, 6:30 Medford at Peabody, 7 Lexington at Weymouth, 7:15 PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND >> Wednesday Hopkinton at Brookline, 6:30

DIV. 2

PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND — Monday Nauset 59, Fitchburg 58 Norwood 65, Ludlow 31 Revere 55, Plymouth South 50 Tewksbury 59, Amherst-Pelham 46 Worcester South 75, Melrose 40 PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND >> Tuesday Chicopee Comp. at Leominster, 6:30

Duxbury at Westwood, 7 PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND >> Wednesday Somerset Berkley at Northampto­n, 6 Newburypor­t at Grafton, 7

DIV. 3

PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND — Monday Arlington Catholic 64, Worcester Tech 57 Greater Lowell 61, Nipmuc 58 Greater New Bedford 56, Shawsheen 47 Lowell Catholic 74, Belchertow­n 42 PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND >> Tuesday Auburn at Tantasqua, 6

East Bridgewate­r at Groton-Dunstable, 6:30 Essex Tech at Gloucester, 6:30 PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND >> Wednesday Bristol-Plymouth at Boston English, 5:30 Lynnfield at East Boston, 5:30 Rockland at Watertown, 6

Weston at Medway, 6

Monty Tech at Bishop Stang, 6:30 North Reading at Abington, 7

DIV. 4

PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND — Monday Bartlett 92, Cristo Rey 54 Winthrop 68, Mahar 59 PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND >> Tuesday Blackstone Valley at Blue Hills, 6:30 Maimonides at Cohasset, 7 PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND >> Wednesday Frontier Regional at Whittier, 6

St. Joseph at Northbridg­e, 6 Southwick at Oxford, 6

Bethany Christian at Snowden, 7 (Madison Park)

DIV. 5

PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND — Monday Ayer Shirley 77, Smith Academy 44 Granby 57, Upper Cape 42 Holbrook 70, Falmouth Academy 23 Hull 64, Athol 42

Lenox 60, Tahanto 45

Mt. Greylock 69, Bromfield 55 Neighborho­od House 61, Mt. Everett 56 Paulo Freire 71, Pathfinder 35

St. Mary’s (W) at Greenfield, late Prospect Hill at Duggan, late South Lancaster at Gardner, late PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND >> Tuesday Cape Cod Tech at Quaboag, 5 Atlantis Charter at Douglas, 6 Abby Kelley at Pacific Rim, 6:30 (Kroc) Rising Tide at KIPP, 6:30 PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND >> Wednesday Boston Prep at Keefe Tech, 4 Smith Tech at Calvary Chapel, 5 Innovation Academy at Millis, 6

Old Colony at St. Bernard’s, 6 Pioneer Charter at Drury, 6 McCann at Mystic Valley, 7

GIRLS BASKETBALL DIV. 1

PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND >> Monday Algonquin 58, Lynn Classical 51 New Bedford 55, Brockton 44 Reading 61, Malden 13 PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND >> Tuesday Everett at Weymouth, 5:30 Doherty at Quincy, 6:30

Lynn English at Durfee, 6:30 Plymouth North at Marshfield, 6:30

DIV. 2

PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND — Monday Bedford 49, Pembroke 45 Dartmouth 58, Middleboro 41 Hanover 73, HS of Commerce 16 Holyoke 75, Minnechaug 52 Northampto­n 62, Longmeadow 55 Westboroug­h 60, Agawam 45 PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND >> Tuesday Somerset Berkley at Holliston, 5:30 Falmouth at Ashland, 6 Marblehead at Masconomet, 6 Ursuline at Burlington, 6 Marlboro at Notre Dame (H), 6:30

DIV. 3

PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND — Monday Apponequet 56, Shawsheen 41 Quabbin 62, Lowell Catholic 49 PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND >> Tuesday Putnam at Dedham, 6 Belchertow­n at Ipswich, 6 AMSA at Diman, 7 PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND >> Wednesday Southeaste­rn at Lynnfield, 3

DIV. 4

PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND — Tuesday Maimonides at New Mission, 5:30 (Madison Park)

Fellowship Christian at Monument Mountain, 6 Matignon at Southwick, 6:30

Pioneer Christian at Mahar, 6:30 PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND >> Wednesday South Lancaster at Tech Boston, 5 (Madison Park)

Fenway at Clinton, 6

Lynn Tech at Hampshire, 6

DIV. 5

PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND — Monday Gardner 54, Cape Cod Tech 32 Hopedale 58, Baystate Academy 27 Pioneer Valley Regional 57, Salem Academy 35 Renaissanc­e 44, Turners Falls 22 Hampden Charter at Minuteman, late Norfolk Aggie at Academy of the Pacific Rim, late

PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND >> Tuesday

Avon at Upper Cape, 5

Boston United at Monson, 6 Innovation Academy at Drury, 6

Mt. Alvernia at Old Colony, 6 PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND >> Wednesday Neighborho­od House at St. John Paul, 4 Nashoba Tech at Whitinsvil­le Christian, 5 St. Mary’s (W) at Prospect Hill, 5:30 Boston Collegiate at South Shore Tech, 6 Brighton at Hull, 6

BOYS HOCKEY DIV. 1

PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND >> Monday Lexington vs. Waltham, late

FIRST ROUND >> Wednesday Lincoln-Sudbury vs. Archbishop Williams, 3:30 (Canton Sportsplex)

Arlington Catholic vs. BC High, 6 (UMassBosto­n)

Weymouth vs. Braintree, 6 (Zapustas) Malden Catholic vs. Wellesley, 6:30 (Boston Sports Institute) Lexington/Waltham vs. St. John’s Prep, 6:40 (Essex Sports)

Bishop Feehan vs. Pope Francis, 6:50 (Olympia Ice Center)

Milton vs. Catholic Memorial, 7 (Warrior) Needham vs. Marshfield, 7 (The Bog) Shrewsbury vs. Xaverian, 7 (Canton Ice House) Andover vs. Franklin, 8 (Pirelli)

Central Catholic vs. St. Mary’s, 8 (Connery) Woburn vs. Reading, 8 (Burbank)

DIV. 2

PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND — Monday

Lowell Catholic 1, Haverhill 0

Medford 7, Agawam 1

Somerville 6, Minnechaug 5

Diman vs. Dartmouth, late

FIRST ROUND >> Wednesday Mansfield vs. Silver Lake, 3:30 (Hobomock) Concord-Carlisle vs. Boston Latin, 5:30 (Ryan) Westwood vs. Whitman-Hanson, 5:30 (Rockland)

Auburn vs. Somerset Berkley, 6 (Driscoll) Melrose vs. Newburypor­t, 6 (Graf)

Oliver Ames vs. Gloucester, 6 (Talbot) North Attleboro vs. Hopkinton, 7:10 (NE Sports Center)

Newton South vs. Algonquin, 7:30 (Northstar) Norwood vs. Marblehead, 7:30 (Rockett) Westboroug­h vs. Plymouth South, 7:45 (Gallo) Plymouth North vs. Wakefield, 8 (Stoneham) Wilmington vs. Masconomet, 8:05 (Haverhill Valley Forum)

DIV. 3

PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND — Monday Bishop Stang 5, Ludlow 2 Foxboro 8, Easthampto­n 1 FIRST ROUND >> Wednesday

Danvers vs. Triton, 4 (Graf)

Old Rochester vs. Medfield, 4 (Pirelli) North Reading vs. Hanover, 5:40 (Hobomock) Bedford vs. Methuen, 6 (Methuen) Middleboro vs. Marlboro, 6:30 (Navin) West Springfiel­d vs. North Middlesex, 7 (Groton)

Pentucket vs. Nauset, 7:10 (Kent Arena) Taunton vs. Seekonk, 7:10 (NE Sports Village) Bishop Stang vs. Scituate, 7:50 (Hobomock) Southeaste­rn vs. Watertown, 8 (Ryan) Foxboro vs. Lynnfield, 8 (McVann) Groton-Dunstable vs. Nashoba, 8 (NE Sports Center)

DIV. 4

PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND — Tuesday Nashoba Tech vs. Belchertow­n, 8 (Fitzpatric­k) PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND >> Monday Gardner 5, Taconic 4 (2 ot)

GIRLS HOCKEY DIV. 1

FIRST ROUND >> Wednesday Arlington Catholic vs. Hingham, 5 (Pilgrim) Auburn vs. Bishop Feehan, 5 (NE Sports Village)

Old Rochester vs. Shrewsbury, 5 (Northstar) Whitman-Hanson vs. Bishop Stang, 5 (Hetland) Reading vs. Nauset, 5:10 (Moore) Shawsheen vs. Peabody, 5:15 (McVann) Bishop Fenwick vs. Plymouth South, 5:30 (Gallo)

Beverly vs. Arlington, 6 (Burns) Medford vs. St. Mary’s, 6 (Connery) Marblehead vs. Haverhill, 7 (Haverhill) Newton North vs. Notre Dame (H), 8 (Rockland)

DIV. 2

PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND — Monday Walpole 1, Boston Latin 0

Central Catholic vs. Matignon, late FIRST ROUND >> Wednesday Waltham vs. Winchester, 5 (O’Brien) Westwood vs. Canton, 5 (Canton Metropolis) Natick vs. Algonquin, 6 (NE Sports Center) Norwell vs. Burlington, 6 (Burlington) Walpole vs. Archbishop Williams, 6 (Canton Sportsplex)

Belmont vs. Malden Catholic, 7:10 (Valley Forum)

Wellesley vs. Andover, 7:10 (Breakaway) Barnstable vs. Medway, 7:30 (Blackstone Valley)

King Philip vs. Lincoln-Sudbury, 8 (Valley Sports)

Braintree vs. Dedham, 8:15 (Nobles)

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