Marblehead Boys’ Basketball
from Coach Mike Giardi
Marblehead 58
Danvers 51
Season opener for both teams
Opening Round of the 4th Annual Zach Markowitz Memorial Tournament hosted by Salem Academy
Marblehead jumped out to a big lead to start but Danvers grinded their way back and took the lead.
Marblehead switch up personal and defenses and eventually regained the lead late.
Leading scorers for the Magicians
Cameron Weaver – Senior – 17 points
Tommy McGovern – Sophomore – 16 points
Finn Baron – Junior Captain – 9 points
The Magicians will play winner of the Salem Academy Fenwick game Saturday at 1 pm at Salem Academy.
Georgetown 61, Ipswich 55
Ipswich gave defending D4 champion Georgetown all it could handle before the Royals held on for a 61-55 at Doug Woodworth Court in Friday evening’s season-opener both teams.
Trailing 35-21 at halftime, Ipswich chipped away, narrowing the deficit to 7 at the end of the third quarter. Trailing by four late in the game, the Tigers finally caught up after Rex Satter hit a three and Trevor Manning converted a free throw to knot the game at 55 with just over a minute remaining. Ipswich had two chances to take the lead but could not convert and Georgetown’s Brendan Loewen hit four key free throws down the stretch to help the Royals escape with the win.
Satter led all scorers with 14 points, including 10 in the second half, and added five assists and 4 rebounds. Senior Vin Winter hit a trio of threes to finish with 11 and had four dimes as well. Manning, Cal Schofield and Anderson Pillis scored seven apiece for the Tigers, who had lost to the Royals by a combined 39 points in last season’s two matchups.
Irvin Zapata led Georgetown with 13, including three three-pointers in the first half to help stake the Royals to a big lead. Loewen added nine, including a perfect 6-6 from the line in the fourth quarter.
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