School Roundup: Underwood leads Tech girls hoop past Chelsea

Jessica Underwood scored a career-high 35 points to lead the Tech girls basketball team to a 60-39 win over Chelsea Thursday at Chelsea.The senior forward has quietly been putting up some pretty lofty numbers this season and with last night’s performance, she is averaging 22 points per game and has reached the 900 career-point mark.”She has been, at this level, unstoppable going to the basket,” Tech coach John Crowley said. “She’s there every day. She practices every day. She’s scoring the points and running the floor.”Underwood does her best work in the paint.”Her points are all inside, down low,” Crowley said. “She works the boards. She’s very athletic. She runs the floor from the wing and get the layups.”Underwood had some help from teammate Fanice Baptiste. The sophomore scored 16 points and has consistently provided the Tigers with some additional scoring punch this season.”Her (Underwood) and Fanice have been a pretty good tandem the first eight games,” Crowley said.Tech (5-3, 5-1 Commonwealth Conference) is home today against Shawsheen in a battle for first place.Revere 63, Everett 29At Everett, Christina Cavagnaro scored 16 points and Morgan Jenkins contributed 12 as the Patriots improved to 5-6. Revere only led by six after the first quarter, but the Patriots started to run the ball and push it upcourt in the second quarter and the gap widened to 37-12 at the half.Peabody 74, Saugus 48At Saugus, the Tanners (10-1, 9-0 Northeastern Conference) qualified for the state tournament. Lindsey Consoles and Kristen Federico had 10 points each with Tawny Palmieri and Janelle Rodriguez each chipping in nine. Federico also had eight rebounds and Palmieri had six assists and three steals.”Saugus is a pretty good team, Peabody coach Jane Heil said. “They can put points up. They’re a scrappy team. They fight hard.”The Sachems got a big lift from Liz Dean, who led all scorers with 19 points (9 from the free-throw line).”She makes a lot of things happen out there,” Heil said.SWIMMINGSwampscott 102, Salem 76At the JCC in Marblehead, the Big Blue (3-2) won all but one event led by double winners Sam Andler, Omri Bernstein and Breegan Houlihan. Andler won the 200 free (2:10.77) and the 100 butterfly (1:01.72); Bernstein the 100 free (57.52) and the 100 breaststroke (1:19.20); and Houlihan the 500 free (6:12.12) and 100 backstroke (1:13.10).Swampscott was also successful in the relays, with Bernstein, Melissa Brodie, Andler and Stepan Gevorgyan in the 200 medley (2:00.10) and Gevorgyan, Andler, Bernstein and Matt Barbuzzi in the 200 free (1:44.10). The Big Blue took second in the 400 free relay. Gevorgyan also won the 50 free (25.77).M’head 101, Beverly 74At Beverly, the Magicians (6-0) just keep on rolling, with individual wins from Caroline Belli in the 200 IM (2:13.90) and the 100 back (1:0067); Chris Argiros, 50 free (24.52); Suzanne Foley, 200 free (2:07.82); Hayley Robb, diving (182.1 points); Catherine Rafferty-Millett, 100 butterfly (1:03.26); Caroline Caliri, 500 free (5:39.37); and Ted Millett, 100 breaststroke (1:04.89).Marblehead also won the 200 free relay with Argiros, Kayla Wright, David Traynor and Ted Millett (1:49.41); the 200 medley relay, with Argiros, Wright, Trevor Burd and Ted Millett (1:52.89); and the 400 free relay, with Belli, Caliri, Rafferty-Millett and Katherine Foley (4:00.13). The Magicians recorded their best time of the season in the 200 medley relay.FENCINGSt. John’s 22, BU Acad. 5At BU Academy, the Eagles (3-0) had another strong outing. They went 3-0 in sabre with senior captains Chris Pappas of Saugus, Rick Barnes of Lynn and Chris Vartus all going 2-1. The Prep won 9-0 in foil led by senior Chris Adam of Peabody, who went 2-0; Erik Olson, 2-0; Julian Cardillo, 2-0; and freshman Peter Gohn, 3-0. The Prep finished 7-2 in epee with seniors Bryan Wallace and Rajesh Reddy going 2-1 and junior Tucker Robinson-Neff going 3-0.GYMNASTICSM’head 133.65, G’ster 133.2At Gloucester, the Magicians (2-3) got the job