LYNN – It’ll be Lynn Tech against English tonight in the finals of the boys’ end of the Walter J. Boverini Basketball Tournament, and judging from the preliminary round, the participants had better invest in some running shoes.English, in particular, staged a track meet in beating St. Mary’s, 105-78. And despite the final score, the winning coach was less than pleased, while the losing coach was very happy.”There wasn’t a lot of defense played in that game,” said English’s Buzzy Barton after the Bulldogs saw four players score in double figures and netted more than 20 points in each of the four quarters.Click here to view a photo gallery from the tournament.”We have a lot of work to do,” Barton said. “We were beaten badly off the boards. And there was no quit in that team.”On the other hand, St. Mary’s Kevin Moran was proud that his players hung in there against a team that they did not match up with well physically.”I’m proud of them,” said Moran. “Going in, we knew we were at a huge disadvantage, height-wise, yet I thought we played them very tough on the boards. They’re a great team ? tough to beat.”St. Mary’s remained visible in English’s rear-view mirror thanks mainly to guards John Bakopolus (game-high 32 points) and Tyler Grillo (who only had 12, but handed out assists in bunches to more than make up for it).English only trailed once, and that was by a point (16-15) after Bakopolus sunk a three-pointer early in the first quarter. But every time St. Mary’s looked as if it might creep back into contention, the ‘Dogs would hit a flurry of baskets. By the end of the second quarter, the lead was up to 18 (62-44), and the Bulldogs just kept adding on to it from there.It was 84-61 after three, and the only matter in doubt in the fourth quarter was whether English could break the 100-point mark.The Bulldogs hit the century figure late in the quarter on a Ryan Woumn layup.Woumn (team-high 28) was one of the four Bulldogs players in doubles. The others were Archie Allen (18), Eugene Turner (15) and Justin Young (18).Young was exceptionally deadly from beyond the arc, connecting on five three-pointers.English will play Tech tonight (7).Tech 72, Classical 66In the early game, the Tigers sprinted to a 41-22 lead at the half, and were up by 19 (52-34) after three. But the Rams staged a furious fourth-quarter surge that just fell short.Tech coach Marvin Avery thinks a loss to Cambridge Rindge & Latin last week actually helped his team prepare for this game.”That’s why we played them,” Avery said.”You can’t let Classical up off the floor,” said Avery, regarding the fourth-quarter rally. “We have to learn how to finish better. We have a lot of young kids we’re working into the system, and they’re only going to get better.”Both teams were playing without key people. Tech’s James Bazile and Classical’s Chris Francois were injured in an auto accident Sunday night, and neither was available to play. Classical’s Tom Grassa said the loss of Francois hurt his team because he’s a good power forward who “gets to the rebounds that Jarell (Byrd) can’t get to.”Tech opened the fourth quarter with a 52-34 lead, but Classical – which had been stone-cold for three quarters from the floor – finally started heating up. However, the Tigers had just enough in the tank to keep Classical from overtaking them.Tech got key contributions down the stretch from Garrett Fairweather (18 points), Howard Homan (11) and Victor Smith (18).Classical got the bulk of its offense from Byrd (19 points) and Jasper Grassa (18), despite the fact that Tech double-teamed them both through most of the game.”That was an excellent strategy on (Avery’s) part,” Grassa said. “Double-team Jasper and Jarell and let the other guys beat them.Despite being shut out in the first half, Cam Smith rebounded nicely with eight points for the game. Also scoring eight was Jared Fay.Joshua Cheever finished with 10 for Tech.Classical will play St. Mary’s in the consolation game at 3 p.m. today. All