The Lynn Tech boys basketball team traveled to take on Tyngsborough Friday night, but its 18-win season came to an end with the final score favoring the hosts 66-58.
Tech made a run in the second half and cut things to three, but it wasn’t enough.
“They’re just a veteran team,” Tech head coach Corey Bingham said. “They beat us down the court.”
Bingham added “you can’t win them all” and thought it was a great learning experience for his young group.
“I’m really proud of my guys. We came and turned things around,” Bingham said. “I feel good about us; we’re young and that was a good experience.”
Freshman Andy Batista led the way with 26 points and four assists, while Jayden Welch came to play with a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds.
BOYS BASKETBALL
St. Mary’s 81
East Boston 52
East Boston squeaked away with a 56-54 win against Lynnfield earlier this week, but on Friday, ran into a whole different animal on Tremont St. in Lynn.
Anthony D’Itria (24 points) and Nick Sacco (10) led the way for No. 2 St. Mary’s in its tourney-opening home victory against No. 31 East Boston.
“We came out right away [and] defended really well,” St. Mary’s head coach David Brown said. “They came out and played hard.”
D’Itria scored 22 of his 24 in the first half – Brown said he was “locked in.”
“Anthony’s been shooting the ball pretty well the past few games,” Brown said. “He knocked them down… he got going and got to the free throw line as well.”
Brown said “we’re locked in as far as tournament-mode goes,” but said the next opponent (No. 18 Dedham) is an important one.
“We can’t look past anybody,” Brown said.
Seekonk 68
Saugus 54
Despite Saugus’ season coming to a close, there were plenty of positives to take away with head coach Joe Bertrand calling it “a great year.”
Ben Tapia-Gately did his thing with 22 points, followed by Josh Osawe who scored 13. Six players scored five or more points for Saugus.
Xaverian 59
Peabody 44
The Tanners never quit, but fell to Xaverian in enemy territory 59-44. Raphel Laurent scored 11 points alongside three assists for Peabody, while Anthony Forte and Shea Lynch scored nine apiece.
Danny Barrett (8 points, 5 rebounds) and Nate Braz (5 points, 3 assists) also contributed, and Peabody’s final record stands at 16-6.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
St. Mary’s 81
Ipswich 39
In the second game of the St. Mary’s basketball double-header, the Lady Spartans did their part and won 81-39 against Ipswich.
St. Mary’s head coach Jeff Newhall said “we woke up at halftime” and credited Ipswich’s approach in the first half.
“For whatever reason, we didn’t come out with the intensity that I thought we would in a state tournament game in the first half,” Newhall said. “We may have learned a thing or two about playing with some more urgency.”
Kellyn Preira (17 points), Niya Morgen (14), and Bella Owumi (11, 12 rebounds) all showed up on the big stage. Newhall liked what he saw collectively, and it wasn’t just one player who took control.
“We have a number of people who can run and finish in transition,” Newhall said. “That was the case again tonight… I’m not worried about our shooting and our scoring.”
Woburn 75
Peabody 62
Despite the pair of Taylor Bettencourt (19 points) and Logan Lomasney (18) doing what they do best, the Peabody girls basketball team was eliminated by Woburn on Friday.
Peabody won the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough to climb out of the hole. Its final record reads 17-5.
Dover-Sherborn 57
Lynnfield 24
The Lynnfield girls were eliminated, but head coach Sue Breen couldn’t be more proud of her group, especially with how it didn’t make the tournament a season ago.
“It’s such a strong group that’s very supportive,” Breen said. “They have really been a great group to coach.”
As for the game, Isabella George and Jaelynn Moon (11 rebounds) each scored six points, but Dover-Sherborn was too much to overcome.
“They were very good and we played okay,” Breen said. “We had trouble scoring.”
