Lynn sports stars are toast of the town

Lynn Channel 15 television broadcaster John Hoffman honored both English boys basketball coach Buzzy Barton and St. Mary’s girls hockey coach Frank Pagliuca as co-coaches of the year at Thursday night’s awards ceremony at Breed Middle School.Channel 15 will broadcast the show in its entirety in the coming weeks.Hoffman, who broadcasts numerous Lynn sporting events annually and hosts “Sports Weekly” as well, gave out trophies and T-shirts donated by Kevin Harrington of Harrington Trophy Company. John’s Roast Beef on Chatham Street, also a sponsor, donated the food for the buffet after the show was recorded.Barton, in his third year at the helm at English, coached the Bulldogs into the Division 1 state final, including two dramatic wins over Central Catholic and Brockton along the way. Pagliuca led the Spartans to their second straight state Division 1 title – and their second straight undefeated season.Awards were given to the following athletes:Football: Jesse Fowler, Justin Young, Charlie Rucker, Dan Lucier and Stephen Haberek, English; Cameron Smith, Gary Sisson, Brian Kolodziej and Darrell Lane, Classical; Anthony Gallo, Ryan Murphy, Lorenzo Rivera and Anthony Coleman, Tech; and John LaMothe, Jordan Harvey, Joe Masucci and Derek Riley, St Mary’s.Boys basketball: Ryan Woumn, Eugene Turner, Jeremy Subervi and Archie Allen, English; Jasper Grassa and Jarrell Byrd, Classical; Victor Smith and Josh Cheever, Tech; and Tyler Grillo and John Bakopolus, St. Mary’s.Girls basketball: Jeanette Anderson, Jenicia Duggins and Lashaunda Hogan, English; Hannah Byrne and Pierina Mora, Classical; Fanice Jean-Baptiste and Octavia Harper, Tech; and Amy Bozarjian, Alison McCarthy and Nicole Hanlon, St. Mary’s.Boys hockey: Dave Stevens, Sean Crowley and Nick Comeau, Lynn Jets; and Jon Baldwin, Andrew Bates and George Carey, St. Mary’s.Girls hockey: Katie Burt, Adriana Russell and McKenzie Clark, English; and Courtney Winters, Courtney White, Alex Smith, Michelle Golden, Erin McAndrews and Kelsey Magrane, St. Mary’s.Swimming: Katelyn Kidney, Classical; and Marcos Castellano, Tech.Boys soccer: Alex Alvarez and Mubarak Nyang, English; Miguel Castro and Carlos Cifuentes, Classical; Richard Jones-Alas and Yerlin Guevara, Tech; and Joe Gill and Eric Donaghy, St. Mary’s.Girls soccer: Britany Goulet and Ashley Keighley, English; Kelly Deveney and Nikki Kourambanos, Classical; Shaniqua Holcombe and Shanel Bird, Tech; and Amanda Webster and Stephanie Mowry, St. Mary’s.Girls Track: Bianca Fowler, Lynn English.