Roundup: Gloucester’s Cain reaches 1,000-point mark as Fishermen win at Spartan Classic

It was a special day on many fronts for the Gloucester girls basketball team on Monday.The Fishermen claimed the Division 2 title at the Spartan Classic for the first time in six tries and saw senior Hannah Cain go over the 1,000 point mark for her career.Cain finished with a triple-double, racking up 28 points, 20 rebounds and 11 assists as the Fishermen defeated Tewksbury, 65-55, at Conigliaro Gymnasium.”The girls worked very hard for this accomplishment,” Gloucester coach Jon Flanagan said. “And Hannah is a special player. I’ve known that since she was a freshman.”Cain was named the tournament’s MVP.”Hannah is a special kid and a great student,” Flanagan said. “She’s the kind of kid one would want to lead a program.”Cain came into the game needing three points to reach the milestone and she got it done early thanks to a pair of free throws. Gloucester trailed by three after a quarter before turning up the jets and taking a 37-30 lead at the half.Cain’s younger sister, Heather, was also a force to be reckoned with on Monday as she finished with a 21-point effort.English 47, Peabody 43At Conigliaro Gym in Lynn, the Bulldogs (12-9) got 15 points from Lashaunda Hogan and 12 from Catherine Stinson as they prevailed in the Division 1 consolation game at the Spartan Classic.English used an 11-5 third quarter to break open a close game at halftime. Peabody was led by 13 points from Brittany Lefave and 10 each by Katie Brunelle and MaryKate Helas.BOYS BASKETBALLArl. Cath. 93, Fenwick 68At Fenwick, the Crusaders got 27 points from Alex Morsey and 12 points and five assists by Dave Ruggiero but saw a two-point halftime lead evaporate in a disastrous third quarter that saw Fenwick get outscored by 30.Woburn 69, Salem 64At Woburn, Antonio Reyes led the Witches (16-5) with 30 points but it wasn’t enough against the hosts in the finals of the Tanner Classic.BOYS HOCKEYMarblehead 3, King Philip 2At Franklin, the Headers (14-4-3) nearly had this one stolen away from them by King Philip goalie Tanner Jensen, who made a remarkable 66 saves. It took a power play goal by Chris McLeod, his second of the game, with 6:55 left to give the Headers the winning margin. Hunter Graves had the other Marblehead goal while Ryan Dempsey assisted on all three goals.Beverly 6, Marian 0At Rockett Arena, freshman Graham Doherty and senior Troy Cabral each had a pair of goals while Connor Irving had three assists for the Panthers (13-5-1). Andrew Irving and Andy Brown had the other goals while Tony Walsh and Ryan Knight split the shutout in goal.GIRLS HOCKEYSt. Mary’s 4, Acton-Boxboro 1At Connery Rink in Lynn, the Spartans (18-0-3) trailed 1-0 after the first before Sabrina Iannetti scored twice in the second to put St. Mary’s ahead for good on senior night. Allison Butler and Mikayla Donovan added third period tallies as Sarah Foss made 19 saves for St. Mary’s.Marblehead 2, Winthrop/Lynn 0At Larsen Arena in Winthrop, the Headers (11-7-1) broke a scoreless tie on Rachel Ulian’s goal with 5:26 remaining in the third and iced it on Casey McDonald’s goal with 33 seconds remaining to deal the Bulldogs (17-3-1) their first loss since early January.Marblehead’s Molly Depew turned aside all 31 shots she faced. Katie Burt had 22 saves for the Bulldogs.