Girls Basketball Roundup: Winthrop’s Finn scores 1,000th career point

Winthrop guard Courtney Finn needed 17 points to reach 1,000 career points heading into Tuesday’s game against Classical, and for most players, that would be a stretch. For Finn, however, it was just another day at the office.The junior buried seven 3-pointers to finish with 30 points, nearly twice as many as she needed to earn a spot on the banner at Winthrop High School. The Vikings won the game, 55-32, at Classical.”It was a good show,” Winthrop coach Peter Grimes said. “It was worth the admission.”Finn accomplished the feat in only 56 games. She’s now chasing another great Winthrop High player, Liz Doherty, for the all-time scoring record at the school. Doherty had close to 1,300 points. Grimes wasn’t sure of the exact number.Although the Vikings (8-1, 6-1 Northeastern Conference) were without one of their top guns, Katarina Mallios (ankle), the rest of the team more than picked up the slack. Nicole Giaquinto finished with 11 points and Kristen Finn with 10 points.Classical (5-5, 4-4 Northeastern Conference) couldn’t do much to offset the potent Winthrop attack. Bryanna Connolly finished with 11 points and Christina McKenzie had seven.”Courtney Finn almost outscored us by herself,” Classical coach Tom Sawyer said.Swampscott 50, English 47At English, the Bulldogs found themselves in a sizeable hole right off the bat when they got down 18-5 after the first quarter. English came on strong in the second half and for most of the second half, this one was up for grabs.”We didn’t come out as focused as we should have in the first quarter,” English coach Fred Hogan said.Tara Nimkar was the Bulldogs’ worst enemy, scoring 23 points and hauling down 12 rebounds. English’s Jeanette Anderson was equally tough, scoring 20 points and pulling down 23 rebounds.”It was a war,” Swampscott coach Jack Hughes said. “It was a good, competitive game. They (English) are very good. They’re very scrappy. They play hard.”Jenicia Duggins had 10 points for English and Swampscott’s Kara Gilberg had 16 points to go with six assists and two steals.English is 8-2 and the Big Blue are 10-1, which qualifies them for the state tournament.Tech 55, North Shore 23At North Shore, the Tigers had this one under control early, taking a 24-1 lead in the second quarter. Katrina Freeman scored 21 points, all of them in the first half, and Jessica Underwood helped out with 18 points. Tech is 4-3, 4-1 Commonwealth Conference.Spellman 53, Fenwick 43At Peabody, Bridget Dullea scored 20 points and Laura Bruni added eight, but Spellman had too many weapons. The Crusaders (6-5, 2-3 Catholic Central League) played their second game without 5-11 forward Lauren DiCarlo, who is out four to six weeks with a broken finger and her absence was felt on the boards.Peabody 61, Marblehead 26At Peabody, Kristen Federico (10 points, 7 rebounds) and Jaclyn Egitto (10 points) helped lead the Tanners (9-1, 8-0 Northeastern Conference North) to a robust 41-9 halftime lead. Michelle Grifoni (8 points) and Janelle Rodriguez (8 points) also contributed offensively while Amy Perkins (9 rebounds) got the job done in the paint.Revere 63, Saugus 52At Revere, freshman forward Morgan Jenkins did everything but sell tickets in this one. Jenkins scored 21 points, with most of them coming off offensive rebounds and steals. Her effort helped the Patriots keep the Sachems at a distance. Revere led by 17 points at one time. Kerri Roach and Christina Cavagnaro, 10 points each, and Christina Bagnera, eight points, also supplied some firepower. Revere is 4-6, 2-4 in the Northeastern Conference.Manchester 35, Lynnfield 27At Manchester, the Pioneers (2-9) struggled offensively. Diana Triffletti had 10 points and Alison Newell had six points and 15 rebounds. Nicole Crawford did a nice job in the paint with nine rebounds. She also had five steals while Jamie Harris had five blocks.Danvers 45, Beverly 38At Beverly, the Falcons had to fight for every point in this one but another stellar effort by Danielle Sherry (24