No halftime lead, no problem.
Bishop Fenwick’s girls basketball team, helmed by coach Adam DeBaggis, upped its record to 6-3 with a 47-32 home win against Whitman-Hanson Wednesday evening.
The Lady Crusaders trailed, 26-18, at halftime but outscored Whitman-Hanson, 29-6, in the second half – one that included a 20-0 third-quarter run.
Leading the way were junior captains Caitlin Boyle (22 points, 7 rebounds) and Celia Neilson (17 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists). Reese Spurchise, Caroline Perry, and Abby Jenkins “played tremendous defense in the second half,” according to DeBaggis.
Fenwick heads to Cardinal Spellman on Friday with tip-off slated for 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Lynnfield 35
Manchester-Essex 32
The host Pioneers took down Manchester-Essex in a single-digit game throughout all four quarters. Hayden Valiton led Lynnfield with 16 points, followed by Chloe Grieves (9 points, 10 rebounds), Faith Angelo (7 points), Taylor Valiton (5 points, 10 rebounds), Jordan Calichman, and Maeve Wertz.
“We got a lot of contributions from many players. We defended our home court tonight,” said Breen, whose Pioneers are 3-6 and 2-4 in the Cape Ann League. “It got close… but we scored enough to hold off the charge by a scrappy Manchester-Essex team.”
Arlington Catholic 54
Saugus 44
Peyton DiBiasio scored 30 of Saugus’ 44 points, but it still wasn’t enough for the host Sachems to survive. Shay Sewell played well on both sides of the ball.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Manchester-Essex 41
Lynnfield 38
After a 5-0 start, the Pioneers have fallen to Newburyport and now Manchester-Essex this week. Leading the way on Wednesday were Alex Fleming (8 points, 13 rebounds) and Madux Iovinelli (10 points, 12 rebounds).
St. Mary’s 76
Arlington Catholic 59
The Spartans improved to 10-0 Tuesday with June Vasquez (16 points) and JJ Martinez (15) leading the way. Next up is a road game against Cathedral on Friday with tip-off slated for 6:30 p.m.
BOYS HOCKEY
Marblehead 2
Methuen 0
The Headers found the back of the net twice, courtesy of Avin Rodovsky and Crew Monaco, on enemy ice. London McDonald dished out two assists, while Kyle Hart delivered another.
GIRLS HOCKEY
Malden Catholic 3
St. Mary’s 1
Despite a goal from sixth-grade star Emma Doucette, that was it for St. Mary’s (2-6-1) on the offensive end as Malden Catholic escaped Connery Rink victorious.
GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
Peabody 48
Beverly 33
In a win against the Panthers, individual winners from Peabody were Maya Sutton in the 300m, Avery Marcus in the 600m, Ella Braz in the 1,000m, Jane Haight in the mile, Makayla Kokonezis, and Alessandra Forgione in the shot put.
