Basketball: Hill, Classical girls defeat Everett

The Classical High girls basketball team got off to a quick start and never faltered in a 51-25 win over Everett Thursday at Everett.Chenysse Hill had the hot hand for the Rams with 13 points. Franki Galeazzi had 10 points, Heidi Milhem, eight points and Shannon Magner, seven.?We started out well, especially defensively,” Classical coach Tom Sawyer said. “The kids really brought their defensive effort tonight.”Hill had five of the team?s 12 steals. The Rams are 5-4.Archbishop Williams 48, Bishop Fenwick 43At Williams, the Crusaders (5-6) were in a tight battle throughout, but couldn?t get over the hump late in the game.?This was a good high school basketball game,” Bishop Fenwick coach Adam DeBaggis said. “We had our chances late in the game, but could not capitalize. Williams was able to make a few more clutch plays than us, and you have to give them credit.”Leading the way for Fenwick was the trio of Colleen Corcoran (10 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals), Gianna Pizzano (12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals) and Kate Lipka (13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals).Winthrop 47, Beverly 30At Beverly, the Vikings (8-2) were a little sluggish coming out of the gate, but they picked up steam as they went along and in the final quarter, outscored the Panthers 15-4 to pull away for good. Kristen Siscamanis had 13 points, Theresa Jones, 10, and Ashelyne Babb, nine.BOYS BASKETBALLBeverly 71, Winthrop 38At Winthrop, the Panthers (6-4) had a big night offensively with Jon Berchoff and Kyle Coughlin each scoring 18 points and Josh Cairns, 12 points. Jonangel Franco had eight points and seven assists. Beverly led 41-15 at the half. Cody Wasson led Winthrop with 13 points.Bishop Fenwick 60, Archbishop Williams 33At Fenwick, the Crusaders (5-6) jumped out to a 31-11 lead at the end of the first half, and never looked back.?We were without Matt Costello due to injury, and the boys stepped up to play a great game,” Fenwick coach John Preziosa said.Fenwick point guard John Olivera set the tone, and had a strong performance controlling the game (9 points, 6 assists). Dom Luoni chipped in with 11 points for the Crusaders.