Roundup: Tough second half results in English girls loss

Despite a 3-point lead at halftime, the English girls basketball team lost to Woburn, 50-43, in the Division 1 first round of the Spartan Classic at St. Mary’s.”We actually ran out of a little gas this time,” Bulldogs coach Fred Hogan said. “They actually ran us down. They’re a Division 1 North team. It’s a great tuneup for us. It was a really hard-fought first half. They beat us in the third (period) and played a great fourth. They definitely come from a good league.”With English up 21-18 at halftime, Woburn outscored the Bulldogs 13-9 in the third quarter and followed that up with a 19-13 edge in the fourth period.Catherine Stinson led English (19-2) with 14 points, and added seven assists. Mikayla Everett helped out with eight points and 11 rebounds off the bench. Deidra Newson also scored eight points, and added four steals and seven rebounds.Hogan said that with Andover having defeated Westford Academy, the Bulldogs are locked in as the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Division 1 North tournament.English wraps up the regular season today against Peabody (11 a.m.) in the Spartan Classic D1 consolation.GIRLS BASKETBALLKIPP Academy got 16 points from Alex Huffman and 10 from Mary Angelise as it rolled past Salem Academy, 53-13. KIPP is back in action on March 3 against Prospect Hill School at the Lynn YMCA.In other action, Bishop Fenwick (9-10) overpowered Danvers, 55-26, and must win its final game against Groton-Dunstable to qualify for the postseason ? Revere (10-7) had its four-game winning streak snapped in a 50-27 loss to Division 3 power Pentucket at the IAABO 130 Classic in Lawrence.BOYS BASKETBALLDanvers 66, Billerica 46At Billerica, the Falcons (16-3) steadily pulled away as they wrapped up the second seed in the upcoming Division 3 North Sectional. Danvers led 24-19 at the half and 43-32 after three periods. George Merry had a game-high 21 points to go along with eight rebounds and four blocks. John Amico (four assists, two steals) and Nick Bates (seven rebounds, four assists) added 13 points apiece.The Falcons wrap up the regular season Thursday at home against Boston Latin.Beverly 57, Dracut 41At Dracut, the Panthers (13-7) closed out the regular season with their third straight win and fourth in five games. Beverly opened a 16-4 lead after one quarter and played a maintenance game the rest of the way. Dom Abate (12 points), Cam Rogers (11 points, 10 rebounds), Chris Keaton (11 points) and Ty Suggs (10 rebounds) turned in strong efforts.Fenwick 61, Cristo Rey 51At Cristo Rey, sophomore Don Luoni scored 15 points as the Crusaders (6-13) defeated Cristo Rey for the second time in four days.In other action, St. John’s Prep (11-6) trimmed Westford Academy, 69-67, at the IAABO 130 Classic in Lawrence ? Salem (11-7) suffered its third straight loss as it fell to Malden in the semifinals of The Woburn Tournament on Sunday, 72-64 ? KIPP Academy won via forfeit against Salem Academy due to no referees.BOYS TRACKDivision 1St. John’s Prep senior Bryan Browne claimed the first state-level championship of his career Sunday at The Reggie Lewis Center with a dramatic win in the 300 meters in a time of 35.72.”He got tied up a little coming around the final turn and had to go to the outside but won it on the straightaway. He’s a done a great job for us for the past two years,” said Eagles coach Ray Carey, whose club finished with 22 points overall.Senior Deklan Robinson tied for fifth in the high jump, clearing 6-2, while shot putters David Roy (47-5 1/2) and Morgan Johnson (47-4 1/2) placed fourth and fifth. All four Eagles seem likely to be seeded in next weekend’s All-State championship meet.Division 4Lexi Buonfiglio and Scout Benson led the way as the Lynnfield girls turned in a solid 10th place showing in Saturday’s Div. 4 Championship Meet at The Reggie Lewis Center. The Pioneers amassed an area-best 19 points.Buonfiglio finished second in the 1000 meters in 2:57.89 and ran the lead leg of the fourth-place 4×800 relay team that