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late 3 won't fall, Putnam holds off Central for state title

WORCESTER — The best boys basketball team in Massachusetts, Putnam Tech of Springfield, won its second straight state championship last night at the DCU Center, 74-70, before 6,500 fans.

Boys Basketball, 12/26/15 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Central beats Andover in North final

LOWELL — Andover High had all but snuffed out any offensive spark Central Catholic had left on this region’s grandest stage.

The Golden Warriors, seeded first but an underdog in this one, were on the verge of history, leading 43-38 into the fourth quarter.

Boys Basketball, 12/20/14 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Central beats Andover in North final

LOWELL — Andover High had all but snuffed out any offensive spark Central Catholic had left on this region’s grandest stage.

The Golden Warriors, seeded first but an underdog in this one, were on the verge of history, leading 43-38 into the fourth quarter.

Boys Basketball, 12/20/14 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Central carves up CM in state semifinals

BOSTON — After three straight losses in early January, Central Catholic boys basketball, for the first time in a long time, looked vulnerable.

After opening the season with three straight wins, Central lost to St. Anthony’s of Jersey City, N.J., Andover in the Christmas tourney final and North Andover High.

Boys Basketball, 03/11/14 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Andover 0, Central Catholic 0, Greater Lawrence 0, Londonderry 0, North Andover 0, Pentucket 0, Salem 0, Windham 0

.............. 2013-14 Boys Basketball team records/scoring leaders ..................................

Andover .... 19-5 D1N finals to CC who they beat in XMas and reg. season; 4th D1N final since modern tourney began '72: 14, 00, 81, 72. Brooks ... 21-6 lost NE Prep B final; last NE title early '80s with Harold Starks

Boys Basketball, 02/26/14 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Perry, Andover withstand massive comeback, defeat archrival Central Catholic

LAWRENCE — Stepping onto the court at Central Catholic’s Memorial Gym as an opponent had already fulfilled a life-long dream for E.J. Perry IV.

Growing up in Andover, surrounded by a family that lives and breaths Golden Warrior sports, the freshman had played through the scenario countless times in his head.

Boys Basketball, 02/19/14 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Short-handed Central rallies for win

LAWRENCE — It had become a worst-case scenario for Central Catholic.

Playing without superstar Tyler Nelson, who left the game with an ankle injury, and key big men Nick Cambio and Aaron Hall both limited due to foul trouble, the Raiders saw a lead that once stood at 17 points dwindle to a 55-55 tie with just over two minutes remaining in the game.

Boys Basketball, 02/17/14 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Hall of Fame

Aaron Hall scored a season-high 19 points to lead Central Catholic past Lowell 81-60

Boys Basketball, 02/07/14 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Buresh triple buries Lawrence

LAWRENCE - Alec Buresh took one shot last night.

Sniper!

With Central holding on 50-49 and Lawrence charging in the final minute last night, the sophomore sucked the final breaths out of the Lancers with a 3-point corner clincher in what went on to be a 59-51 Raider victory.

"We wanted a pick and roll up high with me and Nick (Cambio)," said Raider high scorer Tyler Nelson, who paced all on the night with 30 points. "I saw Lawrence was coming to play that, and they left Alex all alone in the corner. When a shooter is open like that he has to make those shots. Alec did a great job."

Buresh, in the game mostly due to the fact that starting two-guard A.J. Pettway had fouled out, understood the heat with the game hanging there in the balance.

The sweet-shooting guard just stepped in and let it fly.

"You just try and block it all out," said Buresh. "The crowd, the emotions, everything. I knew the (shot) clock was down, so I just blocked everything and shot it. It was big because they were all over Ty."

Lawrence just couldn't recover and now falls to 5-6 on the year.

"It's never easy in here," said Nelson. "Lawrence doesn't fear us. They always play us tough, especially here. They don't back down and they make you earn it."

Central, with the win, holds on to its one-game lead over Andover in the MVC large race. The 9-4 Raiders built a 27-22 halftime lead and saw that number rise to 11 in the third quarter when Nelson swished a pair of free throws for a technical foul assigned to Lancer coach Raymond Nunez.

But the gritty Lancers kept chipping away.

Senior Luis Torres, who led all Lancers with 20 points, relentlessly attacked the hoop with positive results. When a late Nelson triple provided some breathing room, Torres answered with a driving layin and another scoring scoop of a sweet dish from Dantae Neal. Two more free throws for Torres made things interesting at 50-49 into the final minute.

But that's when Buresh stepped up and finished the deal with his three. At 53-49 with 30-plus seconds to play, Central would not allow any late heroics.

The Raiders take to the road again on Tuesday at Methuen, while Lawrence continues its fight for a spot in the Division 1 North tourney with a road trip to North Andover.

Boys Basketball, 01/24/14 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Central falls short

ROXBURY — The Central Catholic boys basketball team seems to bring out the best from its opposition.

Yesterday, it was New Mission which used a suffocating defense in the first half on its way to a 58-50 victory over the Raiders in the final game of the day in the BABC Winter Classic at the Reggie Lewis Center.

Boys Basketball, 01/20/14 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

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