It was a milestone night for Saugus’ Christian Correia, who had a massive 43-point, 10-rebound performance in a 91-52 win over Northeast for the Sachems boys basketball team. Not only was it a career-high output for Correia, but he also notched his 1,000th career point in the process.
“It’s just a tremendous accomplishment and he’s really earned it,” said Saugus coach Mark Bertrand. “He’s been a starter since his sophomore year and he’s our go-to guy. It’s hard to score all those points when the defense is keying on you, but he works so hard. And the first thing he did was thank his teammates, that’s the kind of guy he is.”
Mason Nickolas added 16 points in the win, while Myles Manalaysay scored 12 points.
The Sachems (8-11) close out the season Wednesday night (7) against Medford.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Spartan Classic
First Round
St. Mary’s 59, Cardinal Spellman 53
The Spartans trailed by 15 points at halftime on Tuesday, but they managed to rally all the way to beat their Catholic Central League foe Cardinal Spellman in the opening round of the Spartan Classic at Tony Conigliaro Gymnasium.
Josh Perez led the Spartans with 18 points, while Joey Abate-Walsh scored 13 points. Abate-Walsh is now just 28 points away from 1,000 career points.
St. Mary’s (20-2) will close out the season Wednesday night (7) in the Spartan Classic championship game against Springfield Science and Tech.
Patton Tournament
Championship Game
Revere 56, Marblehead 50
The chase for a spot in the state tournament came up just short for the Magicians, who fell in their season finale in the championship game of the Patton Tournament at Hamilton-Wenham High School.
“This game kind of epitomized our whole season,” said Marblehead coach Mike Giardi. “We were up at the half, but then some baskets didn’t fall and some plays didn’t go our way and things spiraled from there. We competed hard until the very end, but we just came up a little short.”
The Magicians close out the season at 9-11.
Salem 62, Essex Tech 31
The Witches closed out the season on a high note behind strong performances from Bobby Jellison (11 points, five steals) and Tommy Beauregard (10 points, seven rebounds).
Salem finishes the regular season at 11-9 and awaits its seeding in the upcoming state tournament.
GIRLS HOCKEY
Hingham Showcase
First Round
Needham 2, St. Mary’s 1
The lone goal from the Spartans came from Maggie Pierce, while Jenna Chaplain and Felicia D’Alessandro each had one assist. Goalie Angelina Catino had 17 saves in the loss.
“You’ve got to give credit to Needham, they played well and made it difficult for us to get to the net,” said St. Mary’s coach Frank Pagliuca. “Fortunately we have another game to get back on track, and hopefully we can put together a better performance.”
St. Mary’s (14-2-3) closes out the regular season Wednesday 12) against Notre Dame (Hingham) at Pilgrim Arena in Hingham.
BOYS HOCKEY
Jeff Hayes Memorial Tournament
Championship Game
Marblehead 3, North Reading 1
Behind two goals from Will Shull, the Magicians took the tournament trophy and closed the regular season on a high note.
Collin Hart added one goal and one assist in the win.
Marblehead finishes the season at 14-3-4 and awaits its seeding in the upcoming state tournament.
