The Lynn Jets’ senior captain and goalie Stephen DiFilippo not only secured a 23-save shutout, but can now add 2,000 career saves to his high school hockey resume.
Lynn, in its 3-0 win against Saint Joseph on Monday, had three different goal-scorers in seventh grader AJ Lopez, junior captain Jayden Leblanc, and sophomore John Crowley. The Jets improved their record to 4-16.
BOYS HOCKEY
St. John’s Prep 3
Reading 0
St. John’s Prep controlled play throughout, outshooting Reading 30-15 and scoring one goal in each period on Monday. The Eagles’ freshman duo of Joe Goldstein and Ethan Goodrich each scored a goal, while junior Cam Umlah also lit the lamp for St. John’s Prep (17-2-1).
GIRLS HOCKEY
St. Mary’s 4
Billerica 0
St. Mary’s gave an impressive performance Monday morning at Connery Rink, led by senior Maggie Pierce who lit the lamp twice. Spartans’ senior Amanda Forziati and freshman Abbie Poole each found the back of the net during the win. St. Mary’s senior captain Ang Catino was also excellent in goal while the Spartans improved their record (19-1).
PLNR 8
Fenwick 0
PLNR head coach Michelle Roach was impressed with her team’s 8-0 victory against Fenwick on Monday at the McVann-O’Keefe Rink in Peabody.
“We showed great discipline, situational awareness, and hard work today,” Roach said. “This was probably one of our strongest and full-game efforts on the season.”
Senior captain Jenna DiNapoli led the way for PLNR, as she netted two goals and took home the Bo Tierney Award. PLNR’s Penny Spack and freshman Angela Fabbo each scored two goals apiece.
PLNR has improved its overall record to 16-3. For Fenwick (7-10-2), freshman Katherine Roddy received the Bo Tierney award and sophomore Ella Tucker recorded 27 saves.
BOYS BASKETBALL
English 66
Springfield Central 61
Coming off its first loss of the season (Saturday against Malden Catholic), the Lynn English boys basketball team faced another challenge Monday afternoon against Springfield Central in a Spartan Classic consolation game. The Bulldogs needed a come-from-behind effort, but defeated the Golden Eagles 66-61.
English head coach Alvin Abreu was proud of his team’s showing during this tournament.
“I think having to face adversity is going to be a good thing for this group, especially with the state tournament about to start,” Abreu said. “We started a bit slow today, but the kids showed great resilience today which is very important and encouraging to see.”
English trailed 17-7 at the end of the first quarter, but cut into the deficit in the second as it trailed just 31-30 at the end of the first half.
The Bulldogs held a slim three-point lead with less than one minute remaining in the fourth, but English’s Warren Keel Jr. put the game away at the free throw line with four consecutive free throws.
Tyrese Melo-Garcia – who made the all-tournament team – put together an amazing performance, finishing with a game-high 35 points and five rebounds for the Bulldogs.
“Tyrese came up huge for us today,” Abreu said.
Keel finished the game with a double-double (16 points and 10 assists) and Joshua Anderson controlled the paint for the Bulldogs (seven points and 10 rebounds). English (18-1) finishes its season against inner-city rival St. Mary’s Wednesday (7 p.m.).
Bedford 58
Bishop Fenwick 55
Camdyn Shoesmith (17) and Justice Buchanan (12) combined for 29 points for the Buccaneers in a hard-fought win over Bishop Fenwick in the consolation game of the Larry McIntire IAABO Board 130 Classic. Buchannan, who scored 40 in the first round, was named to the All-Tournament team. James Meklis led the Crusaders with 20 points and earned All-Tournament honors.
KIPP 58
Mystic Valley 55
KIPP trailed 55-49 with less than three minutes remaining when junior Tolu Abosede connected on back-to-back three pointers and tied the game 55-55 late.
Mystic Valley was inbounding the ball at halfcourt with 20 seconds left, but KIPP tipped the inbound pass and the ball fell into the hands of sophomore captain Trosky Pena. Pena dribbled the length of the floor and nailed a corner three with nine seconds remaining, which proved to be the game-winner.
Pena (team-high 12 points) and Abosede (11 points) played their best when it mattered most for KIPP. Senior Vic Mafo had a solid performance for KIPP, as he finished with 11 points and covered Mystic Valley’s top offensive option and kept him well under his scoring average. Junior Angel Guardado was a spark off the bench (seven points).
KIPP’s record sits at 11-8 and the Panthers will finish their regular season Wednesday against Cathedral.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Bishop Fenwick 59
Peabody 42
Cecilia Kay, who was named to the All-Tournament team, scored 26 points alongside 18 rebounds to lead the Crusaders to an easy win over their crosstown rival in the consolation game of the Larry McIntire IAABO Board 130 Classic at Marblehead High School. Logan Lomasney had 17 for the Tanners and was an All-Tournament selection.
The freshman duo of Caitlin Boyle (11 points and eight rebounds) and Celia Nelson (eight points and six assists) also provided major contributions for the Crusaders who moved to 13-7 with the win.
Despite the 17-point victory, Fenwick head coach Adam DeBaggis remains never satisfied.
“We did not really start playing the right way until about the midway point of the first quarter,” DeBaggis said. “Slow starts have been a problem for us this season, and hopefully we can fix that before our state tournament journey begins.”
Jerry DiStefano can be reached at [email protected]
