Boys Basketball: English defeats Gloucester

On the road in January can be an interesting place for a team to potentially find itself. There is a chance that after English’s 89-67 win over Gloucester, the Bulldogs might have started to identify themselves as a team.For English (5-4), Fred Hogan led all scorers with 27 points, including nailing four three-pointers during the game. Eric Rosario added 16 points and Brian Redondo chipped in 10.The Bulldogs sealed the game in the third quarter, scoring 37 points and extending their halftime lead.”Our game is based on pressure and I thought we came out flat,” said English coach Mike Carr. “We didn’t play the way we wanted and had a nice little talk at halftime.””Hopefully this is a jump start for our team. We are going to have to take care of business and play well going forward,” Carr added.Salem 53, Marblehead 41At Salem, Bill Muse scored 16 points to help lead the Witches. Emilio Beato brought down 11 rebounds for Salem (7-3) and Marvin Biaz dished out eight assists.For Marblehead, Matt Millet scored 16 points in the loss.Swampscott 45, Peabody 39At Peabody, the Big Blue (4-7) nabbed a road win behind 13 points from Dan Trentsch and 12 points from Val Temin. The points for Temin came in dramatic fashion as he thrice nailed three-point shots – with a broken finger.In the defensive battle, Ben Martinez scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds for Peabody (3-6) in the loss.Beverly 60, Saugus 47At Beverly, Shane Ripley scored 22 points and hauled down 10 rebounds in the loss for the Sachems. Saugus (6-4) trailed by 15 points at halftime and despite a strong second half effort, could not close to within more than 10 points during the second half of the game.For Beverly, Jon Berchoff scored 19 points, Nick Cross scored 14, and Cam Rodgers added 10 points and nine rebounds. The Panthers now stand at 8-2 on the season.Shawsheen 68, Tech 45At Billerica, the Tigers were without starter Lynwood Moore (violation of team rules) and his absence was felt. Freshman Michael Ayana helped fill the void, scoring 20 points with four threes, but it wasn’t enough to get Tech over the hump. The Tigers are 3-7.Winthrop 61, Revere 57At Revere, the Patriots battled back from a 41-21 deficit at the half to take a four-point lead in the fourth quarter, but Winthrop came up big down the stretch with a key three and a couple of clutch free throws. Geo Gomez had 20 points for Revere (6-5).St. John’s 60, Catholic Memorial 57At Danvers, a sluggish start turned into a close win for the still undefeated Eagles. Drex Costello led the Prep (10-0) in scoring with 17 points as St. John’s had to dig out of an 18-5 first quarter deficit. The Prep was able to overcome a flat start by the start of the second quarter, pressuring on defense and getting steals that led to easier buckets.Arlington Catholic 63, Fenwick 52At Arlington, Matt Costello’s 13 points and five rebounds were not enough to help the Crusaders defeat the Cougars. Fenwick guard Joe Buccheri added nine points and five assists in a game where Fenwick (2-7) was facing off against the Catholic Central League leaders.