Girls Hoop: Classical tops Salem in double overtime

The Classical girls basketball team found itself trailing from the opening tip to the final few seconds of regulation, but the Rams rallied down the stretch to pull out a 66-62 win in double overtime Monday at Classical.This one took the fans on both sides for a ride with Salem leading by as many as 12 points at one time. The Witches led by 10 heading into the fourth quarter, but the Rams fought back and with 12 seconds remaining, guard Chenysse Hill forced a turnover. The Rams (2-3) brought the ball back down the court, got off a shot, but missed. Franki Galeazzi was in the right spot, put it back up and tied the game with five seconds left in regulation to send it into overtime. The score was still tied after the first overtime, but the Rams put it away in the second overtime with Heidi Milhem, who led all scorers with 22 points, accounting for the final bucket.?Heidi played a great game tonight,” Classical coach Tom Sawyer said. “She benefited having Kristin Lauria back. She makes everyone better. Having Kristin and Heidi on the floor at the same time makes a big difference.”Lauria missed the first five games of the season. This was her first game back and she made her presence felt with 14 points. Hill had 15 points and Galeazzi, 14 points. “Chenysse Hill did a really, really good job running the point,” Sawyer said.English 60, Revere 24At Revere, the Bulldogs (6-0, 4-0 Northeastern Conference) had three players in double figures. Diondra Woumn led the way with 16 points, 10 rebounds, seven steals and four assists. Catherine Stinson had 15 points and now needs 64 to hit the 1,000-career point milestone. Deidra Newson had 14 points.?With a long layoff (1 practice in 5 days) our defense came out unbelievable. We went on a 12-2 run to start the game and played a lot of solid man-to-man tonight,” coach Fred Hogan said.Tiphani Harris had eight points for the Patriots.Peabody 51, Beverly 24At Peabody, the Tanners improved to 5-1 overall, 3-1 in the Northeastern Conference. Melissa Gray led the scoring attack with 12 points and Carolyn Scacchi was good for nine. Sara Hosman had seven points, and Danielle Sullivan, six. Alex Lomasney had five rebounds, three blocks and two steals.St. Mary?s 59, Austin 19At Reading, the Spartans came out like a house on fire, taking a 43-10 lead at the half. Jennie Mucciarone led the pack with 20 points. Brianna Rudolph had 14 points and Sharell Sanders, 10 points.Ham-Wen 51, Saugus 30At Saugus, the Sachems had solid play from Norma Waggett, who led all scorers with 21 points, as well as Carissa Contreras and Jess Allen, who did some good things defensively. Saugus is 1-7.Winthrop 60, S?scott 30At Winthrop, the Vikings improved to 5-1, taking a 40-14 lead by the half. Samantha Rizzo led the Big Blue with 13 points. Winthrop had big games from Theresa Jones, 16 points; Nina Bartlette, 13 points and Kristen Siscamanis, 11 points. Swampscott is 2-4.Danvers 35, Marblehead 31At Danvers, the Falcons (5-1, 3-1 Northeastern Conference) extended their win streak to five games. Marblehead led 16-6 at one point, but the game was tied at 24 after three quarters.Ashley Arnoldy had 10 points for the Falcons and Mia Bongiorno, 11 points for Marblehead. Emily Freedland had eight for the Magicians, who are now 4-1. Danvers was coming off a 33-26 win over Gloucester on Saturday. Tina Gigli, Emily McNulty and Arnoldy each had seven points in that game.