Basketball: Rudolph nets 29 points in St. Mary’s win

Brianna Rudolph recorded a monster double-double for the St. Mary’s girls basketball team in a 61-50 win over Coyle & Cassidy in the regular season finale at the Tony Conigliaro gymnasium on Wednesday.The junior scored 29 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. Jennie Mucciarone also had a good night with 12 points and five assists.The Spartans (20-2) led 21-9 at the end of the first quarter and took a 31-20 lead into the half. St. Mary’s opened the second half on an 8-2 run. Coach Jeff Newhall was very impressed with his team’s effort.”This was a nice all-around game for the girls. They played great from the opening tip all the way to the final whistle,” Newhall said.Fenwick 58, Georgetown 28At Fenwick, the Crusaders (14-8) defense stifled the Royals to just eight points in the first half. Fenwick coach Adam DeBaggis was very pleased with his team’s performance.”I wanted my girls to bring some momentum into the state tournament. This was a nice game to have before the states,” DeBaggis said.Leading the way for Fenwick was the duo of Kate Lipka (13 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals) and Samantha Borrelli (3 points, 9 steals).Martha’s Vineyard 49, Marblehead 25In the Brad Sheridan Tournament championship game at Marblehead, the Magicians struggled offensively with Emily Freedland scoring 10 points and Mia Bongiorno, eight points. Marblehead trailed 28-11 at the half. This was the season finale for the Magicians, who finished 8-12.BOYS BASKETBALLCambridge 70, Tech 32At Tech, the Tigers hung around for a half, but Cambridge hit the gas after the break to put the game out of reach. Commonwealth Conference first-team all-star Kennedy Gomes had 12 points for Tech and Shawn Osorio chipped in with 10.Click here for a photo gallery.”My kids competed start to finish,” Tech coach Marvin Avery said. “I’ll take the effort my kids gave me all year round.”Senior Mangala Mbangu also played well. This was Tech’s final game. The Tigers finish the season 4-16.Whittier 55, St. Mary’s 34At Marblehead, St. Mary’s found itself in a 26-15 hole at the half of the Brad Sheridan Championship and could never fully recover. Leading the way for the Spartans in both games was Matt Manning (14 points). St. Mary’s finished the season 12-8.Beverly 90, Dracut 45At Beverly, the Panthers (14-6) raced to a 42-18 lead at the half and went on cruise control from that point on. Leading the way for Beverly was Jon Berchoff (20 points). It was senior night for the Panthers, and they were well represented by the trio of Dom Abate (9 points, 7 rebounds), Cam Rogers (8 points, 8 rebounds) and Mike Dooling (9 points, 10 rebounds).Everett 82, Saugus 44At Everett, Saugus trailed 40-24 at halftime. Joe Bertrand had 18 points and Shane Ripley had six points and 10 rebounds for Saugus (10-10).