Sam Goy rained in four 3's, finishing with 12 points, to help Pinkerton beat Bishop Guertin, 54-46. Andrew Lufkin had a team-high 15 points for the Astros.
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Boys Basketball, 02/23/18 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
Down by 14 in the third quarter, Salem rallied back to take the lead with five minutes to play and held strong for a 47-45 victory over Bishop Guertin. Nick Hayes led the charge for the Blue Devils, scoring all 14 of his points in the second half. Michael Ference delivered a huge game on defense for Salem, guarding BG's best player down the stretch.
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Boys Basketball, 01/19/18 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
Jack Anderson tallied a game-high 23 points and Londonderry crushed Bishop Guertin 75-46 in the Commonwealth Classic seventh place game. Anderson scored 13 in the first half, sending the Lancers out to a 38-29 advantage.
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Boys Basketball, 12/30/17 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
METHUEN — Jake McElroy poured in 21 points on seven 3-pointers as North Andover handled Bishop Guertin 68-42 in the Commonwealth Motors Christmas Classic consolation round.
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Boys Basketball, 12/29/17 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
METHUEN — Central Catholic won in the barbershop and on the court in opening-round action in the 43rd annual Commonwealth Motors Christmas Classic.
Returning Eagle-Tribune Super Teamer Colin Bradanese, who went bleach blonde for the tourney, pumped in 26 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and threw down two dunks while Bret Edwards, wearing a bit of a Samurai Warrior look, added 16 points and a dunk.
They were the two big stars as the top-seeded Raiders (2-0) dealt No. 8 Bishop Guertin of Nashua a 73-45 loss Wednesday.
“We didn’t really play well,” said Bradanese, who had 17 first-half points and played little in the final quarter.
“It took awhile. It was a little disappointing.”
The 6-5, 205-pound senior from Billerica likes to vary his offensive game.
He said, “I try to get inside first. That opens up the outside game. I’ve evolved into a wing player.”
The slams are always fun.
“I got accustomed to it in AAU,” he said. “It gets everyone riled up.”
The next one to join the Raider Rim-Rocker Club could be junior guard Kevin Constant. He scored 10 points and blocked three shots. One he pinned against the backboard, which is more rare than a dunk.
It was a bit of a strange game as BG shot 31 free throws (making 19) while making just 12 field goals. Central went to the line just 14 times.
The Cardinals, who are coached by former state champion Pelham coach Matt Regan, got a strong effort from Yanis Nyantenji (15 points).
Central has a state champion coach of its own in John Walsh, who has big footsteps to follow in Dick Licare (a record 13 Christmas Tourney titles) and then Rick Nault (tied for second with 7 Christmas titles).
While this job obviously comes with sky-high expectations, Walsh, 37, knows a thing or two about winning. He won three state titles in six years at Danvers High.
“I’m just trying to continue the tradition,” said Walsh, who is now 2-0 at Central heading into Friday’s semifinal game with Methuen (7:45 p.m. tip).
“Pressure? Not really. When you’ve done it long enough ... kids are kids.”
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Boys Basketball, 12/27/17 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
