Tuesday Schedules / Sports Notices & Graphics Below / This post will be updated
Boys Basketball
Marblehead 65, Beverly 63 – Marblehead was up 5 with 57 seconds left and was shooting two free throws but Marblehead missed both, Beverly got a two and then an inbound steal anda three to tie with 13.7 left. On the inbounds, Nick Lemmond of Marblehead was fouled and hit two freethrows and Beverly missed their final shot.
Danvers 57, Gloucester 46
Peabody 62, Masconomet 40
Swampscott 47, Saugus 45
Excel Academy at Salem Academy 6
Lynn English 86, Medford 49 – Kyle Kemembin’24 earned our DAWG OF THE GAME award tonight pouring in 19pts 10reb! (Photo Below)
Lynn Classical 59, Revere 41 – Marvin Avery jr. Led the way with 22 points and Rolky Brea Arias had 9 points. The Rams play at Dr. Phillips in Orlando, FL on Friday.
St. Mary’s 46, Cardinal Spellman 41 (OT) – Jj Martinez with 30 points. Spartans move to 1-0.
Shawsheen at KIPP 6:30
Rockport 52, Northeast 45
Manchester-Essex 85, Cathedral 34
Girls Basketball
Marblehead 54, Beverly 40
Danvers 40, Gloucester 36
Saugus 32, Swampscott 25
Peabody 56, Masconomet 38
Hamilton-Wenham 41, Winthrop 37 (OT)
Bishop Fenwick 50, Malden Catholic 37
St. Mary’s 82, Cardinal Spellman 24
Salem Academy 18, Excel Academy 17
Revere 35, Lynn Classical 34
Medford 60, Lynn English 55
KIPP 36, Lowell Charter 28
Pentucket 74, Dracut 38 (Below, Pentucket fans)
Rockport at Greater Lawrence 5:30
Lynn Tech 73, Nashoba Tech 48
Tuesday Schedule
Men’s Basketball
Salem State 85, UMass Boston 77 – Michael Makiej (Andover) and Jaden Castillo (Lawrence) combined for 50 points on the night to give Salem State the 85-77 victory over UMass. Boston. The Vikings improved to 5-5 with the victory, while the Beacons dropped to 2-9.
Makiej had another impressive performance, notching a double- double with 35 points (11-19FG) and 13 rebounds while Castillo netted 15 of his own. Teammate, LJ Hicks (Gardner) dished out four assists on the night.
Emanuel Zayas (Hollywood, Fla.) led the Beacons with 25 points while Dom Shaw (Hollywood, Fla.) pulled in a team-high seven rebounds and Alex Woolery (Barnstable, Mass.) added three assists in the effort.
Th game remained scoreless for the opening two minutes before Beacons’ guard, Clayton McLaren (Brockton, Mass.), went 1-2 from the free throw line to notch the night’s first point. Hicks responded with a jumper of his own to give the Vikings their first basket shortly after. As the game progressed, UMass Boston went on a 6-0 run, before the Vikings countered with an 11-2 run, to give them the 17-12 lead with just under ten minutes to play in the half. The Vikings extended their lead to seven points before forcing the Beacons’ hand at a timeout.
After the timeout, the Vikings continued to dominate, increasing their cushion to nine with five minutes left on the clock. With 3:28 to play in the half Castillo and Makiej scored back-to-back three-pointers, to push their lead to 16 which the Vikings would be able to hold onto to head into the break with 46-30 advantage.
At the half, Makiej led the Vikings with 15 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Castillo also had an impressive first half performance, going 3-4 from beyond the arc. On the other hand, McLaren led the Beacons with six points and four rebounds, while Woolery chipped in with four rebounds.
At the start of the second half the Beacons split a trip the charity stripe before the Vikings responded with a three-point play from Makiej. As the half went on Salem State saw their lead shrink, as a 13-1 Beacon run made it a nine-point game and forced the Vikings to use a timeout.
Omri Merryman (Lynn) was the answer coming out of the timeout as he scored seven unanswered points of his own to bring the score to 59-47 in favor of the Vikings. The Beacons made it interesting by going on a 14-7 run, but despite the Beacons’ best efforts, the Vikings managed to keep their distance thanks to an 11-0 run, with more than half those points coming from Makiej. With three minutes left on the clock, Salem State had an 11-point lead, which would be enough to carry them to the 85-77 victory over the Beacons.
Salem State will close out the fall semester at home this Saturday, December 16, as they welcome the Panthers of Plymouth State University for a 1p.m. tipoff.
Endicott men’s basketball guard Ty Vitko (Dover N.H.) has been named the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Player of the Week, as announced by the league office earlier today.
Vitko poured in 24 points per game and shot 56-percent from the field (14-25 | 45% 3PT, 9-20 | 91.7%, 11-12 FT) to lead the Gulls to a 2-0 week in games against Suffolk (W, 93-88) and Salem State (W, 82-66). Against Suffolk on Tuesday, Vitko paced the Gulls with a career-best 30 points (8-13 FG, 5-10 3PT, 9-10 FT) in 29 minutes of action. He followed up that performance on Thursday with 18 points (6-12 FG, 4-10 3PT, 2-2 FT), four rebounds, four assists, and two steals versus Salem State, also across 29 minutes of playing time. This is Vitko’s second career CCC Player of the Week award (2/13/23).
Endicott (6-3, 3-0 CCC) welcomes Saint Joseph’s (Me.) to MacDonald Gymnasium on Wednesday, December 13 at 7:00 PM.
Women’s Basketball
Endicott women’s basketball freshman guard Emma Shinney (Wakefield) has earned Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Co-Rookie of the Week accolades, as announced by the league office earlier today.
Shinney averaged 16 points (14-27 FG, 51.8%), nine assists, nine rebounds, and one steal per game over the Gulls’ two outings against Suffolk and Salem State.
In an overtime loss at Suffolk on Tuesday, Shinney scored 10 points (5-13), secured eight rebounds (four defensive, four offensive), dished out a game-high nine assists, swiped a team-high two steals, and played all 45 minutes for the Gulls in the OT thriller. This is Shinney’s first career CCC Rookie of the Week award.
Endicott (2-5, 1-2 CCC) competes in the Florida Sunshine Shootout on December 27-29. The Gulls face Kalamazoo in the opening game of the invitational on Wednesday, December 27 at Daytona Beach, Florida.
Sports Notes & Graphics
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