Salem, MA Youth Basketball

Oregon 35 - Michigan 26

Opening up the college division, Oregon crumbled Michigan thanks to strong games by Center Stephen Moutsoulas, 16pts, and swingman John Krimble, who scored 15pts. Michigan was led by Kelly Abreu who scored 15 for the Blue in the loss. Juan Encarnacion played well with and had 6 pts for the losers.

Duke 35 - Providence 22

Cael Schaejbe took care of the perimeter scoring with 13pts, Jared Louf held it down inside with 8pts and plenty of rebounding for their team in the win. Jeff White and Matt Muse combined for 11pts, but the friars were led by Billy Muse who managed 9pts in the loss. Ryan Dullea chipped in for Providence with 2pts and big time defense. Bryan Lora chipped into the win for Duke with 6 pts.

North Carolina 20 - Boston College 14

Jonathon Swasey, 8pts, was the top man for the Eagles, and received a little help from teammates Jerry Batista and Adam Maggiacamo who each had 2pts. The Tar Heels spread it all around to gain the victory over BC. However Tahmid Raji stuck out drilling two 3-pointers in the first half and ended up with 8pts. Jt Kapnis managed 4pts from inside. rounding out the NC scoring Isaih Hodges, Mitchell Osgood, Tyler Woodbury and Tyler Thomas all scored 2 pts.

UCLA 40 - Syracuse 31

In the highest scoring affair of the night, the Bruins of UCLA outpaced the Orangemen. UCLA started very quickly and jumped out to a double digit lead thanks to the smooth moves of Melvin Guzman, 8pts. Melvin was aided by some timely scoring by Hector Galarza who had 7pts. Syracuse rushed back thanks to the dynamic duo of Jefferson Akers, 15pts, and Chris Matton who scurried around for 8pts.

Indiana 24 - Georgetown 21

With only one game going down to the wire on opening night, this one was a gem. Early on it was looking like FJ Murphy, 15pts, was going to be way too much for the Hoosiers to handle. However Anthony Harris, 8pts, kept him off the boards in the second half by banging with him in the paint. Sean Alman scored 4pts and played point for his Hoyas. in the final minute Aidan Scrimgeour, 12pts, stole the rock from a Hoyas Ballhandler and converted the layup to put the Hoosiers ahead for good.

By: Cowan White

Villanova 20 - Kentucky 10

Christa Leger, 14pts, single handedly outscored Kentucky in opening night action. Alexa Gilbert led the way for Kentucky with 8pts coming mostly from outside shots. Jackie Pannenton, 4pts, and Abriella Stevens, 2pts, also contributed to the ‘Nova win.

Duke 15 - Tennesse 13

Rachel Zipper and Meghan Zipper each scored 4 pts in their teams win, but Hannah Malarkey, 5pts, was lead scorer for the Blue Devils. Tennesse Center Alexandrea Bozarjian supplied most of her teams offense in the win with 9pts, Villory Rijker added 2pts for the losers.

Boston College 15 - Umass 11

Ashley Espinal and her 10 pts just wasn’t enough to get past the Eagles. Scoring came from all over for the Eagles, Shyla Stokes, Hannah Van De Staht and Caitlin Connoly all had 2pts for BC. Robin Hendry nailed a key free throw late to help her team and Kelly McLaughlin led the way with 8 pts for The Eagles.

By: Cowan White

Spurs 40 - Jazz 35

In the first official action of the season, the Spurs defeated the Jazz behind the strong play of Randy Valero, 11pts. The Jazz were powered by Taylor Norris and Figgy, who each scored 6pts, but Kyle Gauthier, 10pts, was the main scoring option in the loss. The Brothers Abreu, Dionil and Kelly, combined for 15pts and supplied tremendous defense for the winning team.

Knicks 32 - Celtics 22

Christian Dunston, 15pts, and the rest of Knick team ran all over the Celts, sneaking out into the open floor for lay-ups all night. Chris Vaille had a nice game inside providing 8pts with as many rebounds. Brendan Broderick, 3pts 4stls, had a big game defensively leading to many of the open lay-ups that his teammates reaped the benefits of. One of them being Nick Salamida who chipped in 6pts.

Magic 22 - Lakers 21

The prime time contest saw the only game to be decided in the final seconds. Jeff Peras dominated all game long inside, scoring 10pts and snagging 8rebs. Troy Gilbert 7pts and Nick Walsh 4pts complimented Peras from the perimeter with timely shooting touch. However in the deciding possesion Jonathon scored 2 of his 7 pts to seal the deal. Jesse Williams 4pts and Ben Kapnis 7pts helped with their teams scoring proppeling them to victory.

By: Cowan White