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BOSTON - The sign on the fieldhouse wall might say Boston College High School, but Central Catholic makes it self quite at home here.

The Raider boys and girls hoop teams each hauled the championship hardware back up I-93 last night, sweeping the Comcast Officials Board 27 Basketball Tournament titles for the second straight year.

Carson Desrosiers poured in a game-high 32 points to lead Central Catholic to an 80-65 win over BC High, in the opening round of the Comcast Tourney, at BC High. Jimmy Zenevitch and Michael Alvarez each had 10 points to help the Raiders improve to 18-1. Cedntral Catholic will play in the championship game of the Comcast tourney, today at 6:30 p.m.

The Central Catholic boys basketball team saw its perfect season melt in the waning seconds yesterday, falling at defending Rhode Island state champ, Bishop Hendricken, 61-60.

The Central Catholic boys basketball team saw its perfect season melt in the waning seconds yesterday, falling at defending Rhode Island state champ, Bishop Hendricken, 61-60.

LAWRENCE - Vulnerable? Sure, as a runaway steamroller.

Unbeaten Central Catholic, with top scorer Jimmy Zenevitch limited to spectator status by an ankle sprain, throttled upset-minded Lawrence, 73-60, before about 800 fans last night.

LAWRENCE - He's 6-foot-7, 225 pounds of scoring punch, and somehow, over an eight-minute stretch Andover High just couldn't find him.

Central Catholic junior Jimmy Zenevitch owned the third quarter with 18 of his game-high 24 points on 8 of 10 shots, turning a fist fight into a rout, 61-47, before a raucous, standing-room crowd of about 1,500.

Every phase of Central Catholic's game was stellar in a 83-36 torching of Tewksbury. Strong defensive contributions were made by reserves Andrew Ouellette (3 steals along with 7 points) and Zach Bardwell.

LAWRENCE — Getting a mid season break from league opponents could pay big dividends for a team with an eye on the postseason.

As long as you go against the right competition that is.

As usual, a solid crowd turned out at the Mansfield Gym to celebrate "Bobby Costello Night," and while the home team fought hard, unbeaten Central Catholic was just too much, topping host Haverhill, 65-52. Carson Desrosiers dominated with a dozen points, 12 boards and eight blocks. Jimmy Zenevitch had 15 points, which played without Michael Alvarez and Evan Sheehan, each of whom was nursing an ankle sprain. Haverhill's Dennis Driftmeyer led all scorers with 16 points.

LAWRENCE – After opening the season with eight straight ho-hum pars – all solid, comfortable wins – Central Catholic had to scramble to close out a spotless front nine.