Boys hoop: Saugus squeaks past Revere

As seconds melted away, and Saugus facing a one-point deficit, Brandon Wladkowski took a kick out beyond the three-point line. Wladkowski nailed the three-pointer with 4.6 seconds remaining, giving Saugus a 62-60 win over hosting Revere on Tuesday night.The score proved to be the winner despite a last gasp three-point attempt by the Patriots that did not drop.”This was a great high school game,” said Saugus coach Paul Moran. “It could’ve gone either way, but it went our way.”Wladkowski finished the game with eight points and the winning shot, but senior center Shane Ripley was the catalyst for the Sachems scoring 29 points and pulling down a career high 14 points.Also for Saugus, Joe Bertrand scored 15 points and had 12 rebounds, with eight of his 15 points coming in the fourth quarter.For Revere, Mike Ciambelli had 11 points and Tommy Sor had 10 in the tough loss.English 80, Swampscott 65At Lynn, Fred Hogan and Steve Collins both scored 16 points to lead English to their fifth straight win. The Bulldogs (9-4) played solid defense and are showing signs of developing as a team. Also for English, Ben Bowden had 11 points.For Swampscott, Stephen Bowers led his team in scoring with 14 points, while Steve Scaglione added 12.Classical 83, Winthrop 71At Winthrop, the Rams (10-7) survived a furious 58-point second half attack by the Vikings. Leading 38-13 at halftime, and extending their lead to 32 points roughly four minutes into the second half, the Rams needed to keep their foot on the offensive gas to hold off Winthrop.For Classical, Eraldo Custodio scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds while Phil Rodgers added 19 points and 12 rebounds.Leading Winthrop’s surge was Joshua Babb, who scored 30 of his 33 points in the second half of the game.Spellman 77, St. Mary’s 53At Brockton, Tom Devoe scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a losing effort for St. Mary’s. The Spartans fell behind in the first half, trailing at the break 42-19. A strong effort in the third quarter by St. Mary’s (8-6) fell short, coming against one of the stronger teams in the Catholic Central League.”(Spellman) is a balanced team, and they outcompeted us tonight,” said St. Mary’s coach Kevin Moran. “We had some energy coming out of the halp, but they are good. Hopefully this helps us learn and play well in our next games.”Peabody 50, Marblehead 39At Peabody, Jared McCarron dropped 14 points and snared four rebounds for the Tanners (4-9) in a low scoring affair. An all around slow game, Peabody also got 13 points and four assists from Matt Correale.For Marblehead, Peter Tully led their scorers with 11 points.Salem 69, Gloucester 47At Salem, the Witches had three scorers in double digits as they cruised to a home victory. Marvin Baez led all scoreres with 19 points, Bill Muse scored 17, and Christian Dunston added 13 points to go along with five rebounds and five assists.Salem opened the game up in the third quarter, fueled by Baez who scored 13 of his 19 points in the frame.The win runs Salem’s record to 11-3, qualifying them for the state tournament.Danvers 49, Beverly 47At Beverly, Vin Clifford hit one of two free throws with seconds left to ensure the close victory and keep the Falcons undefeated.”In one sense I’m happy we went toe to toe with one of the best teams round,” said Beverly coach Scott Lewis, “We were leading the majority of the game. But on the other hand, we didn’t win it.”Jonangel Franco led Beverly with 15 points.Beverly led by three points going into the fourth quarter, but midway through the period Danvers took the lead.”After that,” Lewis said, “we kept going back and fourth.”Franco hit a three-pointer with 20 seconds to go to put Beverly (10-4) up by one, but the Falcons came back on the other end with a hoop and Clifford was fouled, making the one point.A bid by Cam Rogers of Beverly at the buzzer was no good.Newburyport 66, Lynnfield 62At Newburyport, Pat Karney scored 31 points and pulled down nine rebounds in a losing effort for