Dante Howard (left) and the Cambridge bench react to his basket late in the fourth quarter in a 68-66 win over No. 8 BC High.Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe More than 100 high school basketball games were held Friday night in Eastern Massachusetts. You can check out all the scores here, and take an […]
More than 100 high school basketball games were held Friday night in Eastern Massachusetts. You can check out all the scores here, and take an early look at the boys’ and girls’ standings.
Before we dive into tonight’s takeaways, you’d be remiss not to read AJ Traub’s powerful story on how wrestling has become the great equalizer for many disabled student-athletes. And be sure not to miss his 14 wrestlers to watch this winter.
Without further ado, let’s take it away:
1. Battle on Broadway
The best game of the night took place in Cambridge between a pair of top-15 ranked teams. In overcoming the star power of No. 8 BC High’s James Jones and Julian Sustache (21 points each), the 15th-ranked Falcons were led by 15 points from junior Jaydaan Correia. But no points were more important than the 12 from Itamar Fox, who had 8 in a tense fourth quarter while making his varsity debut. Read all about it from Mitch Fink.
2. Brockton goes North
The Boxers ended Worcester North’s 45-game win streak, going on the road to beat the two-time defending Division 1 state champions, 67-44, in their season opener behind 18 points from Cody Lambert, 16 points from Marcus Fortes, and 13 points from Chris Africo.
3. Statistical sensations
At least six players topped 30 points, led by Cathedral’s Dmitri Mendes, who netted 33. He was joined by Beverly’s Jacob Klass (32), Malden Catholic’s Matt Gaffney (32), Cape Cod Academy’s Lili Shanahan (32), Newton North’s Nikki Rao (30), and Holland Tech’s Jasaad Fenton (30, with 11 assists). Dartmouth’s Kat Cheesebro (29) just missed the benchmark.
.@Burke_MBB guard Jasaad Fenton had himself a double-double against Lynn English with his 30 points and 11 assists. I got the chance to speak with him after the game. pic.twitter.com/64PEfX6u5c
— Mukala Kabongo 🇨🇩 (@mukala_K) December 14, 2024
At least four players grabbed 14 or more rebounds, with Latin Academy’s Krem Amparo pulling down 16, Malden Catholic’s Aboubaker Nimaka securing 15, and Braintree’s Frankie Spadorcia and Seekonk’s Sienna Miranda both snagging 14.
Innovation Academy Charter School may have lost by 43 points — 68-25 to Lynn Tech — but don’t blame junior Grace Calvagno who scored 21 of her team’s 25 points, adding six rebounds.
4. Over the Moon
Medfield’s Evan Moon picked up his first win as a varsity boys’ basketball coach when the Big Blue defeated Medway, 68-56, in their season opener. Moon, a Medfield graduate (’05) who played at Lasell University, has been Medfield’s boys’ tennis coach since 2013 and joined the basketball staff as an assistant in 2007. He steps in for the retired Herb Grace.
Great first win against Medway! Armany leading the way with 15, Tracey with 13, and Kumar with 14. Great team defense all night @MedfieldAD @coachspolo @medfieldbigblue @HometownWeekly @BostonHeraldHS @GlobeSchools @keith_pearson
— Evan Moon (@CoachMoon22) December 14, 2024
5. It’s always football season
Bishop Feehan football announced it will host Xaverian in its season opener at McGrath Stadium on Sept. 5, 2025, then will host BC High on Oct. 4 . . . Mansfield football will host Bridgewater-Raynham in its season opener on Sept. 5 . . . St. John’s Prep football will open by hosting Springfield Central in a rematch of the 2022 Division 1 Super Bowl . . . Milton’s Zakai Perkins signed his national letter of intent to compete in track and field at Stonehill.
Congratulations to Zakai Perkins on his NLI with Stonehill College and the Track and Field Program. Good Luck and Well Deserved! pic.twitter.com/0gPzVg5FV2
— Milton HS Athletics (@MHS_Wildcats_) December 13, 2024
Brendan Kurie can be reached at brendan.kurie@globe.com. Follow him on X @BrendanKurie.
