Salem, MA Youth Basketball

College Boys

Duke 22 - Georgetown 15

The Duke Blue Devils, continued their surprising run of knocking off top teams with a win over the Hoyas. Ryan Madden, led the devils with 7pts all coming in the second half; Trace Schaejbe, 4pts, also shot the ball well for Duke in the second half. FJ Murphy, was the big player for the Hoyas with 10pts, while Xavier Polanco and Robert Simard each scored 2pts. the rest of the scoring for the Devils came from many players with Kyle Doherty hitting a three pointer, to go along with Cael Schaejbe, Brian Lora, Jared Louf-Woods and Jack Viselli
whom all added 2pts.

North Carolina 29 - Michigan 15

#1 seed North Carolina, marches on to the championship game with a big win over the underdog Wolverines. Isaiah Hodges, 13pts, proved too much for the undersized Wolverines. Kelly Abreu, 7pts and Nathan Oscar, 4pts played very well in the loss. Tyler Thomas, 5pts and JT Kapnis, 4pts played pivotal roles for the Heels inside. Stephen Harris and Ryan Gauthier each scored 2pts for Michigan. Austin Shea played very good defensively and scored 3pts contributing to the win.

Pro Boys

Celtics 38 - Knicks 33

The Knicks jumped out to an early lead, due largely to the strength of Nick Salamida, 7pts and Big Brian’s, 9pts, first quarter play. Sthalin Lopez shot the ball well hitting 2 three pointers for the Knicks in their Initial assault on the ‘Celts. The second quarter saw a resurgence of Green activity with Ariel Almonte, 15pts, leading the way. Marvin Baez was the top scorer for The Knicks with 12pts. Greg Speliotis, 11pts, Connor Reardon and Chris Vaille 4pts each also played good games in the Celtic win.

Spurs 62 - Lakers 34

In one of the all-time playoff routs in recent memory the Spurs dispelled any rumors of a late season upset by beating up on the veteran Lakers. Kelly Abreu, 15pts, went 5-5 from behind the arch in the first half to give his team all the cushion they required. Once Abreu sat down, the games top scorer Randy Valero, 19pts, took over and kept his foot on the gas in expanding the Spurs lead before the half. Troy Gilbert, 15pts, shot the ball well in defeat while Jeff Peras, 9pts and Nick Walsh, 6pts, provided the rest of the Lakers scoring. Fernando , 15pts and Danny Moya, 9pts were a strong force inside for the Spurs.

College Girls

Boston College 16 - Tennessee 2

The Eagles of Boston College moved on to the Championship game with relative ease over the Cinderella Volunteers. Kelly McLaughlin led all scorers with 8pts for the Eagles, and Sarah Connelly played great inside with 5pts. Micaela Dionne scored the 2pts for Tennessee.

UMASS 12 - Duke 9

The Ladies of Umass squeaked by the #1 seed Devils of Duke behind the strong play of Ahley Espinal’s 8pts. Nicole Sadoway had breakout game for Duke with 8pts mostly breaking out in the open for easy baskets. Brianna Rodriguez, played very well for Umass with 2stls and 4pts. rachel Zipper also played well for the Blue Devils.

Pro Girls

Lynx 22 - Rockers 14

Marissa Garey, scored 11pts for her Lynx while Carly Theriault, provided another 7pts. Ashley o’Keefe was unable to keep her scorching hand from the Opening round but still played well scoring 4pts. Crystal Garcia, 3pts and Hannah Wilkins, 2pts, playeda well for the Rockers. Vicky Njugana scored 4pts helping her team towards the championship game.

Sparks 28 - Sun 11

The great run of the Sun ended with a semifinal loss to the top seed Sparks. Alix Bryant, 10pts and Brenna Burke, 8pts were too strong a pair for the Sun. Ivelyse Arroyo, led the Sun in scoring with 8pts followed by Vanermi Figueroa, who scored 4pts accounting for the Sun’s totl output.

Georgetown 34 - Providence 23

The Georgetown Hoyas, simply were too strong inside for the Friars. FJ Murphy scored 15pts with as many rebs in the win. Billy Muse was the leading scorer for Providence, with 13pts, Matt Muse scored 7pts. Gabriel Polanco led the perimeter attack for the Hoyas, with 11pts. Robert Simard also played well for Georgetown with 4pts.

Michigan 30 - UCLA 27

In an overtime thriller the wolverines came out on top. Kelly Abreu, scored 21pts, including a clutch three pointer to tie the game at the end of regulation and all his teams points in OT. to power his squad over the Bruins. Alex Smith had yeoman’s game for UCLA with 10pts closely followed by Shakir White with 8pts. Juan Encarnacion provided plenty of spark along side Abreu with 6pts. Helio neato played well for the Bruins scoring 6pts in the loss.

Duke 46 - Oregon 34

The Blue Devils arranged the oly upset of the evening with a stunning win over the #2 seeded Ducks. Jared Louf-Woods, 15pts, played great inside against the bigs for Oregon. Brian Lora, 12pts and Cael Schaejbe, 11pts provided much needed support for the Devils proppelling them onward to the Semifinals. Matt Marquez was the games high scorer with 17pts for Oregon; John Crimble also played well for the Ducks scoring 12pts. For Duke Ryan Madden played the point position well controlling the ball in the second half and scoring 5pts and Kyle Doherty drilled key three pointer in the second half to help seal the win.

North Carolina 22 - Syracuse 20

The #1 seed Tar Heels survived quite a scare from the Orangemen of Syracuse. Jefferson Akers, scored 11pts, with a three at the buzzer that put the game into the extra frame. The team of tar Heels were crafty enough to gain the victory with Isaiah Hodges, 6pts, and JT Kapnis, 8pts controlling the game with Tyler Thomas adding 4pts. Nathan Montero, also played a good game for the ‘Cuse. Austin Shea played very well in the late moments scoring 4pts.

Tuesday, March 18

College Girls Division - Opening Round

Umass 20 - Villanova 19

In an overly exciting game between two evenly matched teams the Ladies of Umass came out on top, earning a spot in the semifinals. Ashley Espinal, 9pts, led all scorers with 9pts, but Erin Green, 6pts, chose the perfect spot to have her best game of the season. Katie LeFrancois, scored 4pts with Christa Leger chipping in for 6pts for the Wildcats. Julie Shea, 3pts, Abrielle Stevens, 2pts and Jackie Pannenton 2pts all played well for the ‘Cats. Other scorers for Umass were Emma Woolshire, 3pts, and Brianna Rodriguez, 2pts, played ferocious defense on the ‘Nova guards.

Tennessee 15 - Kentucky 11

The Volunteers outscored the Kentucky Wildcats 4-0 in overtime to clinch the victory and advance. Alexandria Bozarjian, 6pts led the Vols in scoring with Micaela Dionne putting in another 4pts. Mirlene Sanchez, 4pts, and Nicole LaPointe, 5pts, had a nice game inside for Kentucky; who forced the extra frame when Jessica Tassinieri scored a breakaway lay-up in the games final seconds. Chloe Dragon, and Cynthia Garcia each scored 2pts providing the margin in their win.

Pro Girls - Opening Round

Sun 44 - Liberty 17

The Sun routed the Liberty thanks to the spectacular shooting of April Hannable, 18pts.
Ivelyse Arroyo, scored 12pts helping her team towards the win. Maria Rodriguez, supplied most of the Liberty’s output with 10pts, while Jonalis Morel, 4pts, also played well for her team. Vanermi Figeuroa, had 8pts on all fast break lay-ups with Rachel Zipper adding another 2pts. Shannon Tucker, 2pts also scored for the Liberty.

Rockers 34 - Shock 31

It was certainly Ashley O’Keefe’s night, scoring 24pts by hitting shots from every angle and distance. Hannah Wilkins, 6pts, provided the added scoring for The Rockers. Courtney Shearstone, led the Shock with 12pts. Crystal Stepnick, 6pts, was force inside for her Shock.

Monday, March 17

College Boys Division - Opening Round

Duke 38 - Boston College 28

The Blue Devils advanced to the Quarterfinals with big victory over the Eagles. Brian Lora had 16pts off the bench for Duke, shooting 3-4 from the stripe and hitting a late three to ice the game. Jonathon Swasey scored 18 of his teams points in the loss capping a good season. Jared Louf-Woods dominated the paint with 10pts; while Cael Schaejbe was impressive with 12pts.

Syracuse 56 - Indiana 45

The Syracuse Orangemen outlasted the Hoosiers in one of the highest scoring games in recent memory. Jefferson Akers led all scorers with 22pts leading the way to a win and quarterfinal match-up with the top-seeded Tar Heels. Anthony Harris, 21pts and his counterpart Aidan Scrimgeour, 19pts, played tremendously for Indiana but couldn’t quite produce enough to overcome The Orange’s team play. Nathan Montero, 14pts and Chris Matton, 11pts exemplified that team effort. While Yusben and Yadonis combined for 10pts in the Syracuse win and Andrew MacNichol had a great game defensively with his 4pts.

Pro Boys - Opening Round

Lakers 39 - Jazz 38

The interior strength of The Lakers’ Jeff Peras, 16pts, was just too much for the Dead Eye shooting of the Jazz. Kyle Gauthier, 10pts, drilled 3 three-pointers for the Jazz with Junior nailing another 2 three’s. Troy Gilbert, 8pts, and Alvin Rodriguez, 6pts, provide plenty of support in the Lakers win giving them a shot at the Semifinal against the Spurs. Mike Daly also played very well with well timed jump shots and pesky defense. Steven “Figgy’ Cruz scored 6pts and held down the Lakers guards on D, with Jefferson Akers scoring 5pts.

Knicks 48 - Magic 36

The Knicks shot the ball extremely well in their first round matchup against the Magic. Nick Salamida, 8pts, got the Knickerbockers off to a quick start; and Marvin Baez finished the deal with 16pts, including 9pts on 3 three-pointers in the 3rd quarter. Jesse Williams, 10pts, and Emilio Beato, 9pts, were the leading scorers; to go along with Ben Kapnis, 8pts, the final 3pts coming on a 35 foot jumper with about 25 seconds to go, and JonathonMorel who had 6pts. Christian Dunston played well offensively with 9pts, setting up a semifinal matchup with the #1 Celtics.

Michigain 53 - Syracuse 33

The Orange were all red in the face after a dissapointing loss to Michigain. Kelly Abreu led the attack for the Woverines while Stephen Harris gave strong support. Jefferson Akers played well for the ‘Cuse along with Chris Matton.

Oregon 35 - Georgetown 29

Matt Marquez, 16pts made a strong return for the Ducks after missing the last few contests. Fj Murphy powered the opposition with 12pts and as many rebounds. John Crimble, had 9pts for Oregon to aide in their victory. Robert Simard and Brian Mosian scored 4pts each for the Hoyas.

North Carolina 27 - UCLA 22

North Carolina, having already secured it’s place at the top of the standings, took no risk of takingh their foot off the gas by dispatching UCLA by 5pts. Austin Shea scored 6pts, Isaiah Hodges 2pts, Mitchell Osgood continued his nice shooting with 3pts and JT Kapnis banged his way to 2pts for the Heels. Alex Smith le dthe Bruins with 6pts.

Duke 38 - Boston College 34

Cael Schaejbe, led the Devils to a win with 10pts followed by Jared Louf-Woods with 8pts. Jeury erupted for 9pts for the Eagles, while Jonathon Swasey adding 4pts. Trace Schaejbe added 6pts for Duke with Brian Lora contributing another 4pts.

Boston College 26 - Villanova 22

Kelly McLaughlin carried her Eagles over the tough Wildcats with 12pts, including a few nice outside shots. Jackie Pannenton led the ‘Cats with 10pts, with Katie LeFrancis and Christa Leger ading 4pts each. Hannah Van De Staht and Sydney Hannaford scored 4pts respectively for the Eagles while Shyla Stokes, Kendal Higgins and Sarah Connelly all added 2pts in the Eagles’ 4th straight win.

Duke 13 - Tennessee 10

The one loss Blue Devils nearly got knocked off two weeks in a row, but for the heroics of Olivia Comeau, 6pts, who came up with the game sealing bucket in the waning moments. Cassandra Haude scored 4pts for Duke and Meghan Zipper had a lay-up and what proved to be a key free-throw for her 3pts. Alexandrea Bozarjian led allscorers with 8pts while Micaela Dionne hit the tying hoop, before Comeau sealed it, for her 2pts.

Rockers 20 - Sparks 11

Hannah Wilkins scored 10pts to lead her Rockers over the Sparks to claim first place. Alix Bryant scored 10pts for the Sparks. Ashley O’Keefe had 8pts to help her Rockers.

Lynx 28 - Sun 18

Marissa Garey scored 22 of her teams 29 points to keep the lynx in the hunt for First place. Vanermi Figeuroa and Ivelisse Arroyo each had 6pts for the Sun. Taylor Cullinane, Courtney Carrick and Rachel Zipper also each managed 2pts.

Shock 36 - Liberty 28

Crystal Stepnick had 14pts for the Shock who beat the Liberty for their fourth win of the year. Maria Rodriguez had a game high 21pts for Liberty in a losing effort. Courtney Shearstone, Kayla Howland and Kayleigh Krajeski all chipped in with 6pts in the win. Shannon Tucker also scored 2pts along with Hannah and Abigail Smith whom also scored 2pts for the Liberty.

Jazz 38 - Magic 34

Steven “Figgy” Cruz, 5stls, and Eduardo Beato, 8rbs, each scored 14pts, and carried the Jazz over the Magiz to end their own 5 game slide. Ben Kapnis led the Magic with 11pts with Emilio Beato scoring 9pts. Jonathon Morel and Jesse Williams each scored 5pts for the Magic. Jefferson Akers helped the Jazz control the inside grabbing 8rbs.

Celtics 47 - Knicks 39

Greg Speliotis and ArielAlmonte scored 14pts each to outlast the Knicks. Marvin Baez was top scorer with 15pts followed closely by Nick Salalmida with 14pts. Connor Reardon scored 4pts with 3blks and Mitchell Osgood supplied 5pts for the Celts. Christian Dunston, 6pts, and Brendan Broderick, 4pts, accounted for the rest of the Knicks output.

Spurs 36 - Lakers 24

The Spurs kept their fight for first place in a tie with the Celtics by beating LA. Randy Valero, 9pts and James 10pts were the major scorers for the Spurs with Dionil Abreu adding 8pts. Jeff Peras led the Lakeshow with 10pts followed by Nick Walsh’s 4pts, anf Troy Gilbert’s 3pts.