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Boys Basketball
Wakefield 60, Salem 53
Ipswich 64, Hamilton-Wenham 58
Pentucket 47, Essex Tech 27 – Youth hoop day at Pentucket
Lynnfield 60, North Reading 51
Newburyport 69, Triton 49 – Eleven straight for the 13-2 Clippers. Carson Gretz (22pts) led Newburyport while Liam Friis (20pts) paced the 3-11 Vikings. (from @McClellandPeter)
Manchester-Essex 71, Rockport 43 – The Hornets are now 14-0 on the season. High scorers were Cade Furse with 20, Eddie Chareas with 14 points & 10 rebounds and Sophomore Johnny Chareas added 13.
Georgetown 69, Amesbury 44
Lynn Classical 69, Somerville 58
Lynn English 76, Chelsea 37
Whittier at KIPP 6:30
Girls Basketball
Marblehead 36, Swampscott 21
Hamilton-Wenham 45, Ipswich 38
Pentucket at Essex Tech 5:30
North Reading 65, Lynnfield 31
Newburyport 45, Triton 32
Georgetown at Amesbury 6:30
Lynn Classical 39, Somerville 17
Everett at Revere 6
Men’s College Hockey
Salem State 6, Fitchburg State 4 – Zach Dill (Lake Tahoe, Calif.) scored twice, including the game-winner, and added an assist to give Salem State the win. It was Military Appreciation Night at Rockett Arena. The Vikings improve their record to 6-14, 6-10 while the Falcons drop 10-8-2, 9-5-2.
Before the game, Salem State team physician and 15-year United States Army and Navy veteran Dr. Doug Peterson officaited the ceremonial puck drop, as the Salem State athletic community honored the sacrifices of past and current service members of the United States military.
Early in the first, Carson James (Boston) was called for hooking at 2:39, giving the Falcons a five-and-four advantage. Despite being a man down, the Vikings scored the game’s first goal as Erik Larsson (South Lake Tahoe, Calif.) from the left side of the net, beat Falcons’ goalie Max Machioni (North Kingstown, R.I.) for a shorthanded goal, with Dill credited with the assist at the 2:53 mark.
Nearly five minutes later, Fitchburg responded by tying the scoring at one. Kramer found Brendan Walker (Clarkston, MI.) on the right side of the net, and he managed to tie the game at one. Kramer and Alexandre Bauvais (Mendon, France) were credited with the assists at the 7:21 mark.
The Vikings were eager to retake the lead and shift momentum in their favor, but Macchioni managed to extend his stick on the left side, blocking the puck and preventing it from going inside the net, keeping the game at a one-goal difference.
Salem State managed to retake the lead when the puck was loose near the net, and Carson Whitman (Boston) taallied a score from teh right side. Larsson and Luke Pepin (Lee, N.H.) were credited with the assists at the 13:13 mark of the period. Late into the period, Evan Cronkhite (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) was sent to the box for interference. The penalty would carry on for the first eleven seconds of the second period. Despite the Vikings being up by a goal, Fitchburg State outshot Salem State 18 to 9 on shots on goal. Salem State held a one-goal lead over the Fitchburg Falcons, with the score standing at 2-1 heading into the second period.
Throughout the game, Macchioni saved 25 of 30 shots while Thomas saved 39 of 43 shots. Fitchburg State was 0 for 5 (.000) on their power play attempts while Salem State was 1 for 2 (.500).
The Vikings will be looking to carry their winning momentum when they face Framingham State for a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) contest on Saturday, February 3. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m.
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