Swampscott’s boys basketball team netted a 73-59 home-opening win against Winthrop Tuesday night. Teddy O’Neill was the star of the show, scoring 42 points and burying seven 3-pointers.
Strong defense helped Swampscott build a halftime lead as the Vikings were held to 15 points. Helping the offensive cause were Chase Groothuis (8 points), Connor Chiarello (7), and Sam Moscoso (6).
The Big Blue visit Peabody Friday with tip-off slated for 7 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Lynn Classical 51
Revere 30
Classical (1-0) jumped all over Revere in Lynn. Darren Baker (16 points, 16 rebounds) and Deshawn Rucker (14 points) led the Rams’ charge.
“We fought through some adversity,” said Classical coach Marvin Avery. “In the second half, we just turned it up a notch.”
St. Mary’s 68
St. John’s Prep 47
St. Mary’s improved to 2-0 with a 21-point victory in Danvers. Rolky Brea Arias netted 18 points, followed by Jake Fortier (16) and Jason Perry (11).
KIPP 71
Whittier Tech 38
Behind big nights from Viccee Howard and Ethan Gicheru, the Panthers (1-0) returned home to Lynn with a season-opening win.
Gloucester 64
Saugus 51
Despite strong performances from Saugus’ Ryan Shea (16 points), Ryan Dupuy (11), Nathan Soroko (7), and Jordan Rodriguez (6), the Sachems (1-2) met their match in Gloucester.
Lynnfield 81
Triton 46
With 11 threes, sharpshooting Lynnfield (1-1) poured it on against Triton. Leading the Pioneers were Grant Neal (17 points), Brandon Doherty (17), Justin Flores (13), Cam Chisholm (12), and Oliver Harth (10).
Shawsheen Valley Tech 63
Lynn Tech 43
The Tigers (0-1) dug themselves into a 29-13 halftime hole and couldn’t recover in enemy territory. Giovanni Jean led Tech with 14 points and five rebounds.
Masconomet 72
Peabody 27
Thad Broughton Jr. (13 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists), Brian Collins-Dixon (6 points, 3 rebounds), and Cory Dooley (6 rebounds) fought hard, but Peabody (0-2) had no answers for Masconomet’s offense.
Beverly 61
Marblehead 42
Beverly used a 19-4 first-quarter lead and never looked back. The Magicians fell to 2-1 and 1-1 in the Northeastern Conference.
Lynn English
Medford
Tuesday night’s game in Medford was postponed to Saturday, Jan. 3 beginning at 2:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Lynn Tech 32
Ipswich 30
Do-it-all Allison Morales (19 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals) led the Tigers (1-0) in their season opener. Also contributing were Cassidy Calef (3 points, 11 rebounds), Mahlyna Williams (12 rebounds, 4 steals), Jaylianniez Beauchamp (2 points, 7 steals), Juliana Gerardo (3 points, 3 rebounds, 4 steals), and Gianna Gallo (3 points, 3 steals).
“Great way to start off the new season,” said Tech coach Kaitlyn Wechsler, fresh off the volleyball season.
Swampscott 53
Winthrop 27
Make it two games, two wins for Swampscott, which nearly doubled up Winthrop with defense and unselfish play. The Big Blue were led by Anna Kaners (25 points, 8 assists) and Sam Ward (16 points, 6 rebounds).
St. Mary’s 75
Malden Catholic 32
No home court, no problem for St. Mary’s, which upped its record to 2-0 behind McKenna O’Connell (19 points), Gabi Lorenzini (14), Sky Watson (12), and Jaylin Frye (11).
Lynnfield 52
Triton 27
Lynnfield (1-1) bounced back from a season-opening loss in style. The Pioneers led 12-5 after the first quarter and never looked back. Hayden Valiton led the way with 12 points, while Chloe Grieves snagged a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds.
“Our defense was pretty solid [and] we had 15 steals,” said Lynnfield coach Sue Breen. “We shared the ball well and had 10 assists.”
Revere 49
Lynn Classical 40
The Lady Rams (0-1) fell short in Revere despite strong play from Aliyah Alvarado (15 points), Divine Egbuta (14 points, 17 rebounds), and Jada Tejada (11 points).
“The kids played hard and had it cut to three (points) midway through the fourth quarter,” said Classical coach Tom Sawyer. “We just needed to make a few more shots and get a few more stops. Hats off to Revere — they made enough plays to get the win.”
Medford 66
Lynn English 20
English struggled on both sides of the ball and fell to 0-2, while Medford upped its record to 1-1.
SWIMMING AND DIVING
Lynn Tech 90
Greater Lawrence Tech 78
The visiting Tigers needed a win in the final two events to escape. Addisyn Brown (200 freestyle, 500 freestyle) and Isaac Powers (100 breaststroke) recorded first-place finishes, as did the 400 freestyle relay team of Brown, JohnDeiry Batista, Ryan Anderson, and Isabella Celona.
Somerville 79
Lynn Classical 63
In Classical’s season-opening meet, the Rams fell short despite some “great swims,” according to coach Denise Silva. Jason Silva and Cate Bushway finished second and third, respectively, in the 200 freestyle, while David Gamero placed second in the 200 individual medley. The 50 freestyle saw Henry Limkol take first, while Gamero recorded second place in the 100 fly. Bushway and Kelsey Sinapius finished second and third, respectively, in the 500 freestyle, while Jason Silva snagged first in a “great (100-yard backstroke) race,” as said by Denise Silva. The 400 freestyle relay team of Melvin Lizardo, Solomon Srey, Henry Limkol, and Jason Silva (anchor) also took first.
TRACK AND FIELD
St. Mary’s boys and girls teams took care of business Tuesday evening. The boys (1-0) defeated Cristo Rey 92-0 after a school-record shot put throw from Paolo Meho. Jimmy Jennings performed well in the 300m race. The girls (2-0) clipped Ursuline (70-30 final) and Malden Catholic (84-15) behind first-place performances from Princess-Kailyn Njika (55m), Nina Lopes (1,000m), and Mirabelle Calaunan (55mh).
