Foley guides Newburyport by Burlington
In the Div. 2 first round, Emma Foley poured in 18 points as seventh-seeded Newburyport (18-3) topped Burlington, 56-31, in girls basketball action.
Caitlin Leahy knocked down 20 points (16-21 from the free throw line), while Lillie MacKinnon tacked on 11 points herself as No. 14 Whitman-Hanson (14-7) outlasted No. 19 Leominster, 52-46.
Junior captain Cecilia Kay set the tone offensively with a double-double (26 points, 13 rebounds), while freshman Caitlin Boyle had 13 points and 10 rebounds as third-seeded Bishop Fenwick (14-7) bested No. 30 Quabbin, 50-20, in Div. 3 first round play.
Emily Collins drained 16 points, and Brooke Schrule added 12 points as No. 11 Winchester (15-6) edged No. 22 Methuen 43-42 in a Div. 1 first round thriller.
Boys hockey
Four goals and two assists from Brady Butler paced No. 13 Hopedale-Milford (10-9-2) to a 6-2 win over No. 20 East Longmeadow in Div. 3 first round action. … Jacob McDougall, Colin Underwood, and Tommy Workman scored for No. 12 Dracut/Tyngsboro (16-4-1) in a 3-1 win over No. 21 North Quincy. … Brian DeLisio, Logan Casey, and Brady Leonard found the net for eighth-seeded Essex Tech (18-1-2) in a 3-0 shutout of No. 25 Northbridge.
In a Div. 4 round contest, Ryan Benoit scored a goal, and Noel Adams secured the shutout in net for No. 20 Dedham (9-12-0) in a 1-0 upset win over No. 13 Rockland.
Aiden Harrington notched a hat trick, and Liam Bonner lit the lamp twice as No. 2 Duxbury (16-5-2) routed No. 31 Dartmouth 11-0 in a Div. 2 first round game.
Girls hockey
Riley Devlin scored twice as No. 7 Falmouth (15-3-1) ousted No. 26 Medfield
5-0 in a Div. 2 preliminary round contest.
Emma MacPherson netted a hat trick, and Katie Barrett scored twice as sixth-seeded Sandwich (14-6-2) cruised to a 6-0 win over No. 27 Leominster in a Div. 2 first round matchup. … Maddie Greenwood and Cammy Holloway got the goals for second-seeded Duxbury (20-12) in a 2-0 victory over No. 31 Matignon.
Scoreboard
BOYS BASKETBALL
DIVISION 1
FIRST ROUND >> Thursday Brockton 65, Methuen 49 Franklin 62, Weymouth 49 Lawrence 87, King Philip 67
Lynn English 79, Cambridge 60 Needham 90, St. John’s 46 Newton North 75, Reading 39 Springfield Central 71, Andover 69 Waltham 64, Natick 59 DIVISION 2
FIRST ROUND >> Thursday Dartmouth 50, Bedford 46 Marblehead 60, Pembroke 57 Nashoba Regional 71, Revere 40 Scituate 66, Middleboro 55 Walpole 63, West Springfield 44 DIVISION 3
FIRST ROUND >> Thursday Cardinal Spellman 79, Arlington Catholic 59
Pittsfield 67, Greater New Bedford 53 DIVISION 4
FIRST ROUND >> Thursday Cathedral 87, Bartlett 49
Fenway 57, Carver 53
South Hadley 66, Lunenburg 56 Springfield International 70, Maimonides 38
Wahconah 73, Uxbridge 33 Wareham 95, Winthrop 59
West Bridgewater 46, Whitinsville Christian 41 (ot)
DIVISION 5
FIRST ROUND >> Thursday
David Prouty 88, Neighborhood House 52 Greenfield 76, Duggan 42
Hoosac Valley 62, Granby 53
Paulo Freire 79, Gardner 41 Westport 63, Ayer Shirley 57
GIRLS BASKETBALL
DIVISION 1
FIRST ROUND >> Thursday
Bishop Feehan 72, Plymouth North 29 Franklin 62, Newton South 50 Newton North 69, Mansfield 53 Reading 65, Lexington 63 (ot) Wachusett 67, Algonquin 21 Wellesley 26, Chelmsford 25 Winchester 43, Methuen 42 DIVISION 2
FIRST ROUND >> Thursday Billerica 69, Oliver Ames 59 Nashoba Reg. 65, Westborough 33 Newburyport 56, Burlington 31 Norwood 50, Holyoke 31 Whitman-Hanson 52, Leominster 46 Shepherd Hill at Chicopee, late DIVISION 3
FIRST ROUND >> Thursday
Bishop Fenwick 50, Quabbin 20 Bishop Stang 55, Dennis-Yarmouth 47 Medway 54, Nipmuc 34 Pittsfield 72, Stoneham 67 DIVISION 4
FIRST ROUND >> Thursday Easthampton 58, Blackstone Valley 43 Mashpee 64, Bay Path 3
Millbury 47, Frontier 41
South Hadley 41, Pope Francis 27 DIVISION 5
FIRST ROUND >> Thursday
Carver 55, Minuteman 27
Drury 62, Tahanto 42
Franklin Tech 36, St. Bernard’s 26 Georgetown 62, Upper Cape 23 Hoosac Valley 53, Pacific Rim 31
Millis 79, Pioneer Valley 40 Palmer 50, Prospect Hill 47
BOYS HOCKEY
DIVISION 1
FIRST ROUND >> Thursday Arlington 4, Westford Academy 3 (ot) Belmont 4, Chelmsford 0 Hingham 8, King Philip 1
St. John’s (S) 5, Winchester 3 DIVISION 2
FIRST ROUND >> Thursday Canton 3, Medford 0
Duxbury 11, Dartmouth 0 Tewksbury 2, Lowell Catholic 1 Wakefield 2, Plymouth North 1 (ot) Walpole 9, Somerville 0 DIVISION 3
FIRST ROUND >> Thursday Dracut/Tyngsboro 3, North Quincy 1 Essex Tech 3, Northbridge 0 Hopedale-Milford 6, East Longmeadow 2 Pembroke 2, St. Paul’s 0 DIVISION 4
FIRST ROUND >> Thursday Abington 6, West/East Bridgewater 1 Amesbury 7, Assabet Valley 4 Dedham 1, Rockland 0 Dennis-Yarmouth 2, Bourne 1 (ot) Grafton 5, Rockport 0 Nantucket 4, Northeast 2 Sandwich 7, St. Bernard’s 1 Shawsheen 4, Hamilton-Wenham 3 Winthrop 3, Belchertown 2 (2 ot) GIRLS HOCKEY
DIVISION 1
FIRST ROUND >> Thursday Billerica/Chelmsford 2, Westford Academy 0
Longmeadow 6, Newburyport 1 Methuen 4, Acton-Boxboro 0 Winthrop 5, Dover-Sherborn/Hopkinton 0
DIVISION 2
FIRST ROUND >> Thursday Duxbury 2, Matignon 0 Falmouth 5, Medfield 0
Milton 2, Framingham 1 Norwood 5, Martha’s Vineyard 2 Pembroke 2, Franklin 1 (ot) Sandwich 6, Leominster 0