Roundup: Somber weekend for KIPP basketball

The KIPP boys and girls basketball teams took to their home court on Saturday afternoon, playing in honor of classmate Rayquan Fregeau, 18, who died last Monday after a lengthy and courageous fight with cancer. The Panthers would split in the results category, with the girls defeating Edward M. Kennedy 49-42 while the boys fell 77-41, also against EMK.?I can?t truly speak for anybody else, but I feel as if both teams are handling the loss very well,” explained girls coach Nat Jones. “I am extremely proud of the maturity everyone has shown during such a difficult situation. Rayquan certainly made it easier for everybody with his fantastic attitude throughout the ordeal.”Pleilerkay Gaye scored a team-high 18 points for KIPP, including 12 in the second half. The hosts also received solid contributions from fellow juniors Alex Huffman (13 points), Serena High (9 points) and Marie Kamba (7 points).?Pleilerkay and Alex really pulled us through today while Serena did a terrific job coming off the bench,” said Jones. “Marie, as our center, was a big factor on both ends of the court and has been great all year against bigger opponents.”EMK led 22-18 at halftime.In boys action, EMK jumped out to a 40-11 lead at the break before the Panthers played a much better second half. Junior Sheneil Garcia led the way for KIPP with 10 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks.?We took the court with heavy hearts today and despite the loss I was proud of the effort, especially in the second half,” said boys coach Duane McClendon. “EMK is a very good team and hopefully we?ll see them again going down the road.”Sophomore Dave Metelus, making his first start, scored 10 points to go along with five rebounds and two blocks for the hosts, who also got seven points and five rebounds from freshman Tayjuan Mckenzie off the bench.Both KIPP squads will host Pioneer Charter Monday, with the girls (5-2, 4-0) playing at 5:30 before the boys follow at 7:30.GIRLS BASKETBALLClassical 40, Malden 30At Malden, Kristin Lauria had a huge game for the 8-5 Rams (8 points, 3 steals and 22 rebounds). Heidi Milhem and Franki Galeazzi were the high scorers with 12 and 14, respectively. Milhem also had 11 rebounds. Chenysse Hill did a good job running the point guard position. Chelsea Rogers “played her typical cerebral game,” coach Tom Sawyer said. Jaida Santos and Shannon Magner provided key minutes off the bench, especially on the defensive end.GIRLS HOCKEYMarblehead 6, Shawsheen 3At Salem State Saturday, the Magicians were led by Brittany Smith, who recorded three goals and two assists. Marblehead (5-5-2) also got multi-point efforts from Sydney Cresta (2 goals, assist) and Hadley Woodfin (goal, 2 assists) as well as Emma Brophy and Emmarose Winder, who picked up two assists each.Marblehead 5, Peabody 1At Salem State on Sunday, the Magicians won behind the efforts of Brittany Smith and Brooke Keough, who had two goals and an assist each. Emma Brophy added two helpers for Marblehead (6-5-2), who also got a tally from Emmarose Winder. The Tanners? (2-10-1) lone goal came from Caroline Buckley on an assist from Hannah Travers.WRESTLINGLynnfield 48, Beverly 30Lynnfield 59, Billerica 22At Beverly, the Pioneers (21-0) had seven double-winners, including heavyweights Tom Arseneault (220), Brandon Troisi (195), and Austin Bradley (182). The Pioneers also got two wins from Eric Kerr (126), Lucas Pascucci (132), Dominic Monzione (152), and Joey Wise (160). Lynnfield hosts Georgetown on Wednesday and would clinch the Cape Ann League crown with a victory.Prep splitsSt. John?s went 2-2 at Saturday afternoon?s quad meet, defeating Agawam (48-22) and Johnston, RI (66-13) while falling at the hands of Mt. Anthony, VT (52-22) and host Springfield Central (37-23). The Eagles are 30-3.Jared Costa (145) and Ian Butterbrodt went 4-0 while teammates Michael Dik (120), Hunter Costa (126), Fred Colberg (152), Ben DiNatale (160) and Jay Carnevale (285) finished with two victories apiece.GYMNASTICSBeverly