Dominant Chelmsford rules the MVC pool
Tyngsboro’s Donato, Shawsheen’s Darcey reach milestones
Led by senior Henry Reitman, Chelmsford High easily captured the Merrimack Valley Conference boys swim and diving championship Thursday at Haverhill High.
The Lions (523) romped past Haverhill (304), Andover (285), Central Catholic (155) and Lowell (65) to capture the title.
Reitman had an outstanding meet, winning the 50 free in 22.50 seconds, the 100 free in 50.62 and anchoring the winning 4×50 free relay in a clocking of 1:37.10. Joining him on the team were senior Jociah Kautz, junior Jason Dou and senior Nathan Gabriel.
The 1-meter diving champion was Chelmsford’s Hadi Al Dayaa with a score of 243.85.
In second place from the Lions were senior Krish Patel in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.59), freshman Christian Petrili in the 500 free (5:20.92) and 200 free (1:57.96), and Tyler Gentry in 1-meter diving (217.05).
The 4×100 relay team of Petrili, Dou, Gabriel and Reitman swam to second in 3:35.80.
Capturing third-places for Chelmsford were senior Luke Boucher in 1-meter diving (191.20), Gabriel in the 100 free (52.41), freshman Sean Boothroyd in the 500 free (5:23.28) and the 4×50 free relay squad in a clocking of 1:49.10.
For Lowell, the 200 free relay team of Lowell Lawrence, Eric Nguyen, Gabriel Ly and Kayto Palin placed sixth.
Girls basketball
TYNGSBORO 51, QUABBIN 34
The Tigers cruised on Senior Night. Senior Gianna Donato hit a three-pointer early in the first quarter for her 1,000th point.
She finished the night with 17 points and five steals. Katie O’keefe added 15, all on three-pointers. Lil Gikas added eight points. Carly Dimento chipped in six points, eight rebounds and seven assists.
Boys basketball
LOWELL 76, WACHUSETT 35
The Red Raiders stayed hot and easily captured the non-league as Dylann Many led the way with a double-double.
Many collected 11 points and 11 rebounds. The top scorer was Tzar Powell-aparicio with 16 points. Joining their teammates in double figures were Gezzian Vega (12 points) and Xavier Rivera (11 points).
Boys hockey
NASHOBA REG. 3, G-D 0 >> Despite a 29-save performance from Caden Woolfrey, Groton-dunstable was defeated.
SHAWSHEEN 8, NORTHEAST 1
The Rams of Shawsheen
Tech continue to rack up wins and goals at a furious pace.
Captain Chase Darcey reached the 100-point career mark after picking up a goal and two assists for the Rams in the rout.
College basketball
UML MEN ROLL >> Junior Cam Morris III (Alexander City, Ala.) recorded 19 points and 10 rebounds to help lift Umass Lowell to a 7662 victory against Maine in Lowell.
“This was a great win and I’m happy for my guys,” said UML head coach Pat Duquette. “We rebounded well from a tough loss last week. We didn’t get to play right away, which is frustrating. We had to wait a week to make it right. We played against a very good Maine team, well-coached. I think tonight just showed even more that there’s no easy games. That was a tough game. They did some things to disrupt our rhythm, but I thought we responded and really executed our stuff in the second half, particularly through posting up.”
Morris III, who went 2-for-2 from beyond the arc, finished with his second double-double of the season for the River Hawks (15-5, 6-1 AE).
Senior Quinton Mincey (Upper Marlboro, Md.) matched the game high with 19 points of his own, while seniors Max Brooks (Waldorf, Md.) and Ayinde Hikim (Washington, D.C.) chipped in with 13 points apiece. Hikim added eight assists. As a team, the River Hawks shot 51.8% (29-for-56) from the field in the win.
Maine was able to put together a 12-2 run to build a six-point advantage. However, Mincey and Hikim combined for 14 of the next 16 points of the contest to regain the upper hand, 3125, at 1:57. Each side scored once more in the half, as Hikim hit one last jumper to send the River Hawks into the locker room with a 3327 edge.
The River Hawks close out the homestand on Saturday when they host New Hampshire at the Tsongas
Center at 5 p.m.
UML WOMEN FALL >> UML fell 68-49 to the Maine Black Bears in Orono, Maine. The River Hawks dropped a fourth straight America East game.
Freshman Abbey Lindsey (Staten Island, N.Y.) led the River Hawks (3-17, 3-5 AE) with 12 points on 6-for-10 shooting. The rookie added four rebounds and two assists. Fellow freshman Rayne Durant (New Haven, Conn.) scored 11 points to go with five rebounds. Graduate student Mili Carrera (Lima, Peru) grabbed a team-high eight rebounds and had a team-leading four assists.
The Black Bears opened the game shooting 4-for-7 from the field and built an 8-2 lead at the first media timeout. Rayne Durant hit one of two from the line before a big triple from freshman Cire Worley (Philadelphia) brought the River Hawks within one possession.
College academics
The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference All-academic team has been released. Here are the locals honored: BRIDGEWATER STATE >> Braden Boucher, so., Lowell; Zachary Souza, jr., Tyngsboro; Jonah Varallo, jr., Billerica; Thomas Roch, jr., Chelmsford; Cameron Srebnick, jr., Chelmsford; Connor Young, sr., Chelmsford; Stephen Spofford, jr., Chelmsford; Kenny Goodwin, jr., Chelmsford; Thomas Barinelli, sr., Tewksbury; Chigo Adigwe, jr., Lowell; Olivia Robarge, so., Pepperell; Tori Gemellaro, jr., Wilmington; Jenna Sweeney, so., Wilmington; Brynn Murray, sr., Chelmsford; Juliana Patrone, sr., Wilmington; Analia O’connor-carinao, fr., Chelmsford; Natalie Kalgren, jr., Ayer;
FITCHBURG STATE >> Gregory Kidder, fr., Ayer; Sydney Alto, sr., Chelmsford; Riley O’brien, jr., Townsend; Sophia Piper, sr., Chelmsford; Alexis Raymond, jr., Tewksbury; Keenan Macarthur, jr., Pepperell; Matthew Gill, fr., Ayer; Brady Madigan, so., Ayer; Stephanie
Sardella, so., Billerica; Olivia Almeida, sr., Wilmington; Stephanie Hart, jr., Shirley; Kathryn Hart, jr., Shirley; Makany Camara, sr., Lowell; Kayleen Mccormack, sr., Billerica; Alexis Toste, fr., Dracut.
Brian Callery. grad, Lowell; Kaylee Beck Field Hockey, jr., Tyngsboro; Jillian Meeker, fr., Dracut; Angelina Serra, sr., North Chelmsford; Joe Sturzo, jr., Lowell; Jenna Tavanese, sr., Wilmington; Abigail Savard, jr., Tyngsboro; Norah Russell, fr., Pepperell.
MCLA >> Michael Bankowski, jr., Tewksbury.
William Humphrey, fr., Tewksbury; Amanda Strunk, fr., Billerica; Abigail Lelievre, sr., Littleton. PLYMOUTH STATE >> Kyle Baker, sr., Pelham, N.H.; Mitchell Cripps, so., Dracut; Braden Lynn, jr., Littleton; Jon Proia, sr., North Chelmsford, Justin Roche, so., Pelham, N.H.; Mike Terrazzano, sr., Pelham, N.H. SALEM STATE >> Jaime O’connor, fr., Hudson, N.H.; Brenna Paquette, sr., Hudson, N.H.; Eryn Ward, jr., Billerica; Aleena Frith, so., Pepperell; Brendan Davis, jr., Dracut; James Meli, sr., Dracut; Jonathan Vasquez, fr., Lowell; Brendan Walsh, sr., Westford; Cody Wood, fr., Hudson, N.H.; Kailey Roche, so., Billerica; Ryan O’leary, sr., Billerica; Ryan Barrett, so., Wilmington; Lexi Warner, sr., Littleton.
WESTFIELD STATE >> John Ware, so., Wilmington; Ryan Denehy, so., Littleton; Lindsey Bohenko, sr., Lowell; Tealei Chandonne, so., Dracut.
WORCESTER STATE >> Carlie Cronin, fr., Billerica; Eryca Lopes, sr., Ayer; Ava Piccolo, so., Tewksbury; Madison Robillard, jr., Tewksbury; Andrew Stokes, so., Wilmington; Daniel Butler, fr., Tyngsboro; Anthony Paolucci, sr., Billerica; Shawn Hebert, so., Ayer; Maeve Cadogan, sr., Wilmington; Kaitlin Cueva, so., Tewksbury; Raelyn Callahan, jr., Pepperell; Emma Jacob, fr., Billerica; Riley Patenaude, sr., Pepperell.