Roundup: Girls hoop teams impress

The Classical girls basketball team qualified for the state tournament Monday with a 54-36 win over Everett at Everett.The Rams (11-9) trailed by three at the half, but they got their transition game going and put together a great third and fourth quarter to leave the Crimson Tide in their wake. Classical had a balanced scoring attack, led by Franki Galeazzi (16 points), Chenysse Hill (15 points) and Kristin Lauria (14 points). The Rams have now qualified for the state tournament two years in a row and five of the last eight years under coach Tom Sawyer.?Qualifying for the state tournament is always one of our goals,” Sawyer said. “I wish we could have done it a little earlier, but it?s nice to be in and have something to continue playing for. It?s a great accomplishment for this group of kids.”St. Mary?s 86, Austin 28At Tony Conigliaro Gym, this one was over by the half, with the Spartans up by a robust 52-17 lead. The usual suspects did the bulk of the scoring with Jennie Mucciarone leading the way with 22 points, Brianna Rudolph, 19 points, and Sharell Sanders, 13 points.The Spartans also got excellent production from sophomore Kayla Carter, who had 13 points, six assists and five steals, and freshman Amanda Idusuyi, four points and 11 rebounds.St. Mary?s is 16-2-1, 10-1 in the Catholic Central League Large. The win clinches at least a tie for the CCL Large title. A win over Cardinal Spellman Sunday (7) in the first game of the Spartan Classic would give St. Mary?s its first outright CCL Large title. St. Mary?s won the Catholic Suburban League in 1987 and finished in a three-way tie for the CCL Large in 2011.KIPP 48, Prospect Hill 33At Lynn, Prospect Hill gave KIPP a run for its money in a game that was tied 20-20 at the half. Alex Huffman had 19 points, Pleilerkay Gaye, 11 rebounds and Anaidys Uribe, 10 points in the second half. KIPP is 9-2, 8-0 in the MCSAC. Prospect Hill was unbeaten in the conference coming into the game.N. Reading 60, Saugus 36At North Reading, the Sachems (3-17) trailed by 10 at the half and couldn?t recover. Norma Waggett had 18 points and Courtney Hollett, eight points.BOYS BASKETBALLKIPP 52, Prospect Hill 43At Lynn, Jonathan Mola had a huge game for KIPP with 19 points and 10 rebounds. The Panthers are 7-1 overall and 7-0 in the North division of the MCSAC. Prospect Hill is 7-2 in the division.?He (Mola) was very aggressive,” KIPP coach Duane McClendon said. “He just set the tone in the second half when we needed some baskets.”Ricard Mehu had 10 points and three steals off the bench; Jose Valera, seven rebounds and Desi D?Oleo, 6 points, 6 rebounds, 6 steals and 6 assists off the bench.Salem 64, M?head 54 (OT)At Marblehead, the Magicians hit a free throw late in the game to tie the game at 49 and send it into overtime, where Salem pulled away thanks to a pair of threes by Shaky White and a couple of jumpers by Kelven Perpetuo.White finished with 21 points for the Witches and Jamie Dominguez with 14. Salem is 13-4 overall, 10-3 in the Northeastern Conference North. Marblehead was led by Spencer Craig, who finished with 17 points, including a couple of threes early on, and Ryan Hines, 12 points.GYMNASTICSFenwick 128.35, Pea. 122.6At Peabody, the Crusaders (6-2) followed up a first place finish in the league meet Saturday at MIT with a win over cross-city rival Peabody. Taylor Shegren took third in all-around (30.4); Abby Regnier, first on bars 98.8) and second on vault (8.4); Taylor Tatten, first on beam (8.8) and first on floor (8.9); Marissa Moschella, second on floor (8.45) and Erin Andy, tie for third on floor (8.1).