Boys Basketball: English cruises past Beverly without Rosario

Lynn English was without Erick Rosario Friday night when they traveled to Beverly to take on the Panthers, but it didn?t make much of a difference as the Bulldogs rolled to a win, 89-58. Although Beverly was able to hang around for some of the game, the Bulldogs just proved to be too much.
English got huge performances from junior Anthony Silfa and sophomore Tommy Rijo, as well as captain Stevie Collins and Jordon Lark. Silfa led the way with 30 points for the Rams.?Anthony just finds a way to score,” English coach Mike Carr said. “He?s bought into the system and he?s continuing to get better at that.”
Rijo opened the third quarter with three consecutive three-pointers on his way to a 15-point performance. Collins scored 14 points and Lark scored 10 points in the win.
Gavin Sparkman led the Panthers in scoring with 21 points. Bryan Garrity, Sam Traicoff and James Aaron each scored 10 points for Beverly.
English is now 15-1 on the season, and 13-0 in the Northeastern Conference/North. They will face cross-town rival Lynn Classical on Monday.Lynn Classical 66, Peabody 43
The Rams are now 10-9 after a convincing win over Peabody Friday night. Classical was led by Eli McConney with 14 points and Peter Mafo with 12 points. Junior C.J. Lights scored 11 points in the win.St. Mary?s 79, Bishop Fenwick 49
St. Mary?s improved to 12-4 and clinched the Catholic Central League championship Friday night with a convincing 30-point win over the Crusaders. The Spartans won the league after finishing in second place last season.
?It?s quite an accomplishment to come back and win the league like that,” Spartans? head coach Dave Brown said. “We played outstanding tonight.”
Brown praised his star guard, Dennis Bailer, who scored 39 points.
?He?s the best shooter in the North Shore,” Brown said.
Phil Garraud scored nine points in the win and Marcus Atkins added eight points.Greater Lawrence 65, Lynn Tech 37
The Tigers played their third game in as many days on Friday and it showed. Tech played a good first half, but they simply ran out of gas and couldn?t finish the game. The loss drops the Tigers to 2-15 on the season.
?I thought we played really well in the first half,” Tech coach Dave Leary said. “But we just ran out of energy in the second half.”
Justin Lewis led the Tigers with eight points in the loss. Michael Anaya and Dante Robinson each scored seven points.Marblehead 61, Gloucester 50
The Magicians (9-7) had plenty of great performances from all over against the Fishermen.
Cian Saunders had a great all-around game for Marblehead, finishing with 19 points, four steals and three assists. Will Millett notched a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Senior Angel Perez had seven points and 11 rebounds and Spencer Craig scored 10 points.
John Philpott led the Fishermen (10-7) in scoring with 15 points. Devon Murray finished the game with 11 points.Danvers 77, Swampscott 39
The Falcons (15-0) remained undefeated Friday night after a dominating win over the Big Blue on the road. Devan Harris led the way for the Falcons in scoring with 21 points, while Vinny Clifford scored 19 points and Devon Allen added 11 for Danvers.
Dajour Dunkley led Big Blue (6-11) with 24 points on 10 field goals.Salem 69, Revere 46
Salem (12-5) got great team play and it paid off with a 23-point win over the Patriots. Senior Argenis Luna and junior Alex Sanchez each scored 11 points for Salem while Kelvin Perputo and Ricky Arias each scored eight.Saugus 55, Winthrop 44The Sachems (6-10) fell behind early but made a strong comeback to steal a win from the Vikings. Kyle Autilio led the Sachems with 16 points while Evan DiCristoforo had 15 and Lamarr Jones added 12.