Girls Hoop: Swampscott prevails over Gloucester

The Swampscott High girls basketball team pulled one out of the fire, defeating Gloucester, 60-57, Friday at Gloucester.Jacquie Walsh led the Big Blue with 17 points while freshman Jamie Caponigro delivered down the stretch with a key steal, basket and a pair of big free throws.?She won the game for us down the stretch,” coach Abrom Roberts said. “That was something for a freshman.”Gloucester was leading 57-54 late in the game when Walsh hit a shot to cut the lead to 57-56. Caponigro (12 points) stole an inbounds pass and got the layup to put Swampscott on top 58-57 and with 48 seconds remaining, she nailed two free throws to ice the win. Meghan Hartman also had a big night with 11 points.?I thought it was very exciting. Gloucester, under first-year coach Tara Driscoll (a former Swampscott High player), played a heck of a game,” Roberts said.Revere 33, Classical 30At Classical, the Patriots (1-1) were down six points late in the fourth quarter. Revere decided to put on its full-court man defense, which turned the game in the Patriots? favor.?It was a defensive battle all game long,” coach Katelyn Leonard said. “It was a hard-fought game, but our pressure defense late was the difference.”Tiphani Harris had a strong all-around game for Revere (8 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 blocks).?It just came down to who made the shots,” Classical coach Tom Sawyer said.The Rams (0-1) were without three key players due to injury, Kristin Lauria, Christina Behen and Shannon Magner. Chenysse Hill had 10 points and seven rebounds and Franki Galeazzi had 12 points.St. Mary?s 54, Upperman 38At Florida, the Spartans advanced to today?s final against McGuffey High of Pennsylvania with Brianna Rudolph pouring in 29 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. Sharell Sanders was a force defensively with seven steals and 13 rebounds to go with eight points.?Sharell did a tremendous job. She dictated the game,” coach Jeff Newhall said.Williams 66, Fenwick 47At Peabody, the Fenwick defense got down to business in the second half, but it was too late to come back from a 38-23 deficit. Colleen Corcoran had 19 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks for the Crusaders (1-1), who also had a strong game from Gianna Pizzano (15 points).Marblehead 72, Everett 35At Marblehead, the Magicians (3-0) went on a scoring spree that saw them put 39 points on the board in the first half.?We shot the ball well and we created a lot of turnovers that led to some easy buckets,” Marblehead coach Wayne Hanscom said. “We got contributions from everyone.”Emily Freedland and Mia Bongiorno each had 17 points and Lindsay Walker, 13. Marblehead had 39 free throw opportunities and hit 22.Newburyport 62, Saugus 41At Saugus, the Sachems had a strong first half and found themselves within five points with six minutes left in the third quarter. The Clippers went on a run and the Sachems didn?t have the answer. Freshman Olivia Valente played well on defense and had eight points. Norma Waggett led all scorers with 24 points.Winthrop 48, Danvers 35At Winthrop, the Falcons were in this one through the first half, but the Vikings went on a 19-9 run in the third quarter to put it out of reach. Winthrop led 40-25 heading into the fourth quarter. Hannah Llewellyn had 14 points in the loss. Danvers is 0-1.