Friday Sports Schedule – MIAA Power Rankings Updated Thursday / College Updates Below
Boys Basketball
Salem 54, Marblehead 49 – Details in a separate post
St. John’s Prep 68, St. John’s (S) 50
Manchester 58, Hamilton-Wenham 37
Newburyport 70, Essex Tech 27
Lynnfield 36, Pentucket 31
Amesbury 61, Ipswich 51
North Reading 53, Triton 40 – Hornets win their 2nd in a row. Berry, Wesley and Myette all have 12. Terrific defensive efforts from Taylor and Eng.
Georgetown 57, Rockport 52
St. Mary’s 59, Bishop Feehan 51
Bishop Fenwick a Arlington Catholic 6:30
Shawsheen 65, KIPP 48
Girls Basketball
Bishop Fenwick 74, Arlington Catholic 28
Bishop Feehan 65, St. Mary’s 52
Manchester-Essex 48, Hamilton-Wenham 39
Ipswich 62, Amesbury 43 – Lucy Donahue 26 points, Ella Stein 18 Points (6 3s) Autumn Foley 14 Points
Newburyport 43, Essex Tech 24
Pentucket 60, Lynnfield 30
North Reading at Triton 6
Rockport at Salem Academy Charter 6
Minuteman 42, Lynn Tech 39
Innovation 55, KIPP 46
Men’s College Hockey
Endicott 3, Suffolk 0 – In the opening frame, Cam Speck (Burnt Hills, N.Y.) began the scoring for the hosts 2:50 into the matchup to take the early 1-0 advantage. Soon after, Jackson Sterrett (Hendersonville, Tenn.) potted a tally via his own rebound which gave Endicott a 2-0 lead with 5:56 remaining. In the second period, Ben Jenkinson (Nantucket) provided the insurance goal for the Gulls as he found the back of the net to take a 3-0 lead (17:02). Between the pipes, Atticus Kelly (St. Paul, Minn.) stopped 24 shots to record his first shutout of the 2023-24 campaign (third career) and advanced to 5-2-3 on the season.
Endicott (11-4-4, 8-2-2 CCC) visits Suffolk (4-13-2, 3-8-1 CCC) Saturday at 6:00 PM at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.
Women’s College Hockey
Endicott 4, Curry 2 – After falling behind 1-0 early in the contest, the Gulls found the equalizer via a power play goal from Samantha Fantasia (Billerica) with just about 50 seconds remaining in the first period.After the Colonels regained the lead with an early tally in the second period, Fantasia stepped up once again at the 9:40 mark and knotted the game at two apiece. Four minutes later, the Gulls took their first lead of the game, as Maggie Lynch (Quincy) capitalized on a power play opportunity. The Gulls found some third period insurance in the form of reigning CCC Player of the Week Teaghan Hall (West Springfield), as she broke loose for the Blue and Green’s fourth score of the night. In net, Casey Moritz (Trophy Club, Texas) improved to 12-4-2 with a 25-save effort.
No. 12 Endicott (13-4-2, 10-2-0 CCC) welcomes Curry (7-8-2, 4-6-2) to Raymond J. Bourque Ice Arena for a 3:00 PM puck drop Saturday, January 27.