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Louis Ellis drained three of four free throws with under 10 seconds to play to lead the Lynnfield boys to victory.
The Lynnfield boys basketball team rebounded from an ugly loss to Newburyport the night before with an exciting, and wildly entertaining, 73-68 win over a very athletic Cardinal Spellman team.
The game that wasn’t decided until senior captain Louis Ellis drained three of four free throws with under 10 seconds to play.
Ellis (24 points) and Zachary Shone (17 points) were immense in the final quarter, with Ellis pouring in nine points and Shone with eight.
The Pioneers trailed by one going into the fourth quarter but outscored Spellman 25-19 to secure the win.
“That was a really good high school game against a really good team,” said Lynnfield head coach Scott MacKenzie. “It was a matchup nightmare for us, One of the things we said between the third and the fourth that we can’t stop a nosebleed right now, we needed to go back to having it be a track meet, wanted to open it up at both ends, and that’s a good win for us.”
Senior Bryant Dana (12 points) and junior point guard Billy Arseneault (10 points) also hit double figures, while senior captain Mike Carangelo (5 points) came up big with a couple of key baskets and rebounds late in the game, including an old-fashioned 3-pointer to help put Lynnfield over the top.
The Pioneers (16-2) travel to Melrose today hoping to event the score with Raiders, who are the only other team to beat Lynnfield this year.
Beverly 67, Masconomet 43
At Beverly High in the Larry McIntire IAABO Board 130 Tournament, Patrick Gavin led the Panthers with a career-high 39 points.
St. John’s 69, Fenwick 44
In the Board 130 tournament, Matt Relihan (21), Nate Hobbs (20) and Patrick Sweetnam (16) combined for 57 points for the Eagles.
Isaiah Cashwell-Doe had 18 points for the Crusaders.
Gloucester 71, Swampscott 50
At Gloucester, Evan Mason had 22 points and Marc Smith added 21 as the Fishermen (9-10) kept their hopes alive for a state tournament berth.
The Big Blue fell to 1-17.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Masconomet 46, Fenwick 42
At Beverly, in the Board 130 Classic, Grace Fahey, Paige Amyouny and Mary Erb scored 10 points apiece to lead the Chieftains.
Sam Mancinelli had 10 for Fenwick, eight of them in the second half. Jaxson Nadeau also had 10 points, along with three steals. Jennie Meagher had six points and six rebounds.
Fenwick, which plays Beverly today (2) in the consolation game, is 13-8.
Newton So. 56, Beverly 37
At Beverly in the Board 130 Classic, Veronica Burton led the Lions with a game-high 26 points.
Braintree 71, Revere 46
Woburn 60, Revere 50
In the Comcast IAABO Board 27 Tournament at Malden Catholic, the Patriots (18-2) suffered their first two losses of the year.
BOYS HOCKEY
St. Mary’s 3, Andover 3
At Connery Rink on Sunday, Anthony Bono’s goal with 3:15 left in the third period completed a comeback for the Spartans (13-5-2), who were down 2-0 after the first period and 3-1 after the second period.
Dante Mirabito had the first two goals for St. Mary’s. Jeff Hunt had a pair of goals for Andover.
Fenwick 2 Matignon 0
Kasey O’Brien set up Rob Murphy for a goal, and their linemate Jimmy Moore scored an unassisted insurance goal as the Crusaders blanked Matignon Saturday in Peabody.
“Goaltending was the key, really, our guy, Jake Moniz, was outstanding,” Fenwick coach Jim Quinlan said.
Moniz, a sophomore from Wakefield kicked away 27 shots in the win. The Crusaders hit the ice against cross-town rivals Peabody at 2 p.m. today in the opener of the annual Carlin Cup Tournament at the McVann-O’Keefe Arena.
“We played really well as a team against Matignon, hopefully a little momentum can carry over to Monday against Peabody,” Quinlan said.
Everett 9 Revere 5
At Everett Saturday, Mike Giordano notched a hat trick for Revere and Mike Goroshko scored twice.
“We just didn’t come out with as much energy as I thought we would against our next-door rival Everett,” Patriot coach Joe Cicarrello said. “They totally outplayed us on both ends of the ice.”
The Patriots fall to 6-11-1 and will play Gloucester on Wednesday and Lexington next Saturday.
Martha’s Vineyard Tournament
Lynnfield 3, Martha’s Vineyard 0
Westwood 4, Lynnfield 1
The Pioneers qualified for the state tournament the split. Cooper Marengi scored twice and Johnny Percoskie scored for the winners. Westwood knocked off Weston in the other opening round game.
The Wolverines went up 2-0 over the Pioneers before Christian D’Agostino made it 2-1 in the second, but that was as close as Lynnfield would get. A win Saturday put the Pioneers in the playoffs.
“We’re in the tournament after winning Saturday, of course that’s one of the goals,” Lynnfield coach Jon Gardner said. “We’ve got another game coming up on Wednesday against Gloucester to prepare, and then we hope to have a good run in the tournament.”
Belmont 4, Peabody 0
At McVan/O’Keefe Memorial Rink on Saturday, the Tanners (3-12-3) went down to defeat despite a stellar effort in goal by Aaron McDonnell, who made 58 saves.
St. John’s Prep 9, Newburyport 2
At Essex Sports Center on Saturday, the Eagles (9-7-2) qualified for the state tournament. Ryan Farrow scored two goals for the Eagles, while Brian Carrabes and Kyle Hentosh each had three assists.
GIRLS HOCKEY
Wilmington 1, Fenwick 0
At McVan/O’Keefe Rink on Sunday, the Crusaders fell to 4-11-2. Gina Bertolami scored the only goal of the game.
