Tolman, Pawtucket play for spots at Ryan Center
One victory stands between two Pawtucket-based high school squads from advancing to a round of postseason play that neither one has ever reached – the Final Four of the R.I. Open Basketball Tournament.
With destiny in the air, let’s breakdown the two Elite Eight games on tap Tuesday night via thumbnail sketches:
GIRLS BASKETBALL R.I. OPEN STATE TOURNAMENT – ROUND OF EIGHT MOSES BROWN (No. 3 seed) vs. PAWTUCKET (No. 6 seed) When:
Where:
Regular
Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. CCRI-Warwick
Season
Moses Brown won, 52-35, on Dec. 13. Pawtucket
Postseason Meeting:
Meeting:
won, 61-57, on March 5.
MOSES BROWN Head Coach: Record: Postseason
21-2
Tamara Tardy
Results:
Defeated Tiverton in D-II Quarterfinals (65-32); defeated Mount St. Charles in D-II Semifinals (50-30); lost to Pawtucket in D-II Championship Game (61-57, 2 OTs); defeated Hope in R.I. Open State Tournament Preliminary Round (63-36).
Key Players:
Lauren Bousquet (sophomore guard); Jaelynn Perez (sophomore guard); Hannah West (senior guard); Addy Prescott (senior forward).
Last Time Moses Brown Won Championship:
2018 (Won Open State Tournament).
R.I.
Co-Head Coaches: Walter Gonzalez & John Lickert Record: 22-2
Postseason Results: Defeated Cumberland in D-II Quarterfinals (57-37); defeated Chariho in D-II Semifinals (58-40); defeated Moses Brown in D-II Championship Game (61-57, 2 OTs); defeated Cranston West in R.I. Open State Tournament Preliminary Round (49-38).
Key Players: Armani Rivera (senior guard); Trinity Burk (senior forward); Aryana Blanco (senior guard); Bendu Kamara (senior forward/guard); Kasyra Fernandes (senior forward). Last Time Pawtucket Won a Championship: 2024 (Won Division II Championship).
“Bunky”
BOYS BASKETBALL R.I. OPEN STATE TOURNAMENT – ROUND OF EIGHT
LA SALLE (No. 3 MAN (No. 6 seed) Tuesday, 8 p.m. Rhode Island College
When: Where: PAWTUCKET
seed)
avs. TOL
Regular-season
meet.
LA SALLE Head Coach: Record: Postseason Results:
Defeated Cumberland in D-I Quarterfinals (55-36); defeated Portsmouth in D-I Semifinals (72-48); lost to Classical in D-I Championship Game (60-57). Timoy Stitchell Jacob Marcone (ju
Players to Watch:
(junior guard); nior guard).
La Salle Won a Championship: 2023 (Won Division I Championship).
Last Time
TOLMAN Head Coach: Record: Postseason Results:
Defeated Middletown in D-II Quarterfinals (7962); defeated St. Raphael in D-II Semifinals (59-53); lost to Lincoln in D-II Championship Game (75-68); defeated Portsmouth in R.I. Open State Tournament Preliminary Round (76-69).
Key
18-7
20-5
meeting:
Did
Michael McParlin
Mike Neal
Players:
not
Isiah Gois (senior guard); Malik Gelinas (senior guard); John Hilaire (junior guard); Daniel Saulsby (senior forward); Pape Fall (senior center).
Last Time Tolman Won a Championship:
1964 Championship).
(Won
Division
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