Girls Hoop: It’s Revere-Fenwick in Crusader tourney finale

Morgan Jenkins and Gina Restiano had big games to lead the Revere High girls basketball team into the final of the Fenwick Christmas Tournament in Peabody on Tuesday.Restiano led the Patriots (5-0) with 17 points, adding six assists; while Jenkins had 16 points and an amazing 25 rebounds.”She had an excellent game on that front,” Patriots coach Diana DeCristoforo said. “Londonderry was very, very aggressive. They were bigger than we are at every position.”Indeed, Londonderry took a 32-31 lead into the half. However, Revere rallied to tie it at 40-all after three quarters before prevailing in the fourth. Next up is the title game tonight (7 p.m.) against Fenwick.”We stayed true to our style of play and showed great intensity,” DeCristoforo said. “This was a good test for us early in the year.”Fenwick 89, Cambridge 69At Fenwick, the Crusaders (3-2) thrilled the home crowd by advancing in the Fenwick Christmas Tournament. They will play Revere in the final tonight (7).Five players scored in double figures against Cambridge: Sarah James, Amy Pelletier and Maura Doyle, who each had 14 points; and Erin Botticelli and freshman Kate Lipka, who each had 11. James had seven rebounds and three steals, and Pelletier had 11 assists and three steals.”We’re coming together,” Fenwick coach Tim Harrington said. “It was really well-played. It was a nice, balanced attack.”Matignon 35, S’scott 27At Malden in round one of the Malden Tournament, the Big Blue (2-3) stumbled in the second half. Swampscott will play Pope John today (1:30) in the consolation round. Caroline Murphy led the Big Blue with 12 points against Matignon.”We were ahead most of the first half but we hit another cold spell,” Big Blue coach Jack Hughes said.A-B 56, Peabody 36At Peabody, the host team dropped round one of the Tanner Holiday Classic. Carolyn Scacchi had a big night for the Tanners (3-2, 3-1 NEC) with 15 points and seven rebounds. Coach Jane Heil also cited the play of MaryKate Helas (4 points, 7 rebounds, and a good performance on defense).Marblehead 50, Ham-Wen 35At Hamilton-Wenham, captain Olivia Raisner led the Magicians (4-1) with 16 points against the Generals, including four three-pointers.Stoneham 65, Gloucester 51At Stoneham in the opening round of the Stoneham Holiday Tournament, the Fishermen (4-1) absorbed their first loss. They will play in the consolation Thursday night.Audrey Knowlton and Hannah Cain each had 18 points for Gloucester, which was in a close game before Stoneham broke it open in the fourth quarter.G’town 54, Winthrop 50At Winthrop, Johnna Fisher led the Vikings (0-5) with 21 points and sophomore Temisan Meggison added 13.