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Boston Herald boys hockey All-Scholastics and league All-Stars

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BOYS HOCKEY

DREAM TEAM
Aiden Emerick (Winchester)

Jake Jarrell (Pope Francis)

Cam McGettrick (Marshfield)
Ben Paterson (Franklin)

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Brady Plaza (St. John’s Prep)

Jake Vana (St. John’s Prep)

ALL-SCHOLASTICS
Logan Brennan (Hingham)
Christopher Cardillo (Sandwich)
Matt Carrara (Boston Latin)

Tommy Carroll (Marshfield)
Jay Carter (Concord-Carlisle)
Patrick Clair (Arlington Catholic)
Danny Collins (Winchester)
Matthew Cooke (Tewksbury)
Michael Corbett (Catholic Memorial)
Chase Darcey (Shawsheen)
Paul Dzavik (Hingham)
Cam Fahey (Reading)
Jack Fitzpatrick (Xaverian)
Luke Gerardi (St. John’s Shrewsbury)
Andrew Goldstein (Dover-Sherborn/Weston)
Chris Hanifan (Reading)
Michael Hussey (Duxbury)
Jeremy Insogna (Tewksbury)
Evan Jones (Arlington)
Finn Kelly (Archbishop Williams)
Anthony Lampasona (Franklin)
JP Messuri (Arlington)
Logan Poulin (Nauset)
Cole Pouliot-Porter (Xaverian)
Kyle Ready (Pembroke)
Christian Rosa (St. John’s Prep)
Hogan Sedky (Marblehead)
Brody Sharpe (Wellesley)
Petey Silverman (Winthrop)
James Sullivan (Scituate)
Brendan Tourgee (Canton)
HONORABLE MENTION
Bobby Banks (Boston Latin)
Leo Burdge (Marblehead)
Jack Connolly (Sandwich)

Evan Cormier (Waltham)
Ryan Davis (Nantucket)
Jack Doherty (St. John’s Prep)
Nick D’Olympio (Catholic Memorial)
Tyler Frazee (Westford Academy)
Andrew Gillis (Norwood)
Colby Jewell (Gloucester)
Damien Lamb (Newburyport)
Will Manchuso (Concord-Carlisle)
Jack McEleney (Woburn)
Ben Merrill (Masconomet)
Jacob Minsk (Stoneham)
Anthony Nuzzolilo (Shrewsbury)
Thomas Perkins (Hanover)
Nolan Petrucelli (Norwell)
Luke Tropeano (Whitman-Hanson)
Brady Walsh (Duxbury)
Danny Viscione (Billerica)

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ALL-SCHOLASTICS

DREAM TEAM

AIDEN EMERICK

WINCHESTER

The junior led Winchester on a Cinderella Run to the Div. 1 final. The goaltender finished 14-6-1, with a goals against average of 2.00 and a save percentage of 0.930. He racked up 177 saves during an astounding five-game playoff run.

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JAKE JARRELL

POPE FRANCIS

The winner of the Amo Bessone Award, which goes to the top hockey player in Western Massachusetts, Jarrell was also his team’s Most Valuable Player. He netted 15 goals to go along with 19 assists, leading the Cardinals to the Div. 1 Sweet 16. The defenseman and former Eddie Shore Award winner is planning on attending Salisbury School for a postgrad year, before hopefully playing at the Div. 1 collegiate level.

CAM MCGETTRICK

MARSHFIELD

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The senior finished with 34 points in 22 games, helping lead Marshfield to the Div. 1 Elite 8. The right winger ended his career with 101 points, A lacrosse star will continue his career in the sport at Mass. Maritime Academy.

BEN PATERSON

FRANKLIN

The Hockomock League’s Most Valuable Player finished with 56 points his senior year, leading the Panthers to the Div. 1 Elite 8. He scored twice in the MSHCA All-Star Game for the South All-Stars. Paterson will next play at Deerfield Academy.

BRADY PLAZA

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ST. JOHN’S PREP

The top-scoring defenseman in Div. 1 carried St. John’s Prep to its latest state championship, registering an assist on the game-winning goal. The senior boasts a 4.09 GPA and is a member of two AP classes. Plaza is undecided on his next move, but hopes to either do a postgrad year at a Prep School, or enter the Junior Hockey ranks.

JAKE VANA

ST. JOHN’S PREP

Vana finished as St. John’s Prep leading point-getter this winter, netting 18 goals and 18 assists to finish with 36 overall. He finished with 96 points in a decorated career and is a two-time Div. 1 state champion. He is a member of both the National Honor Society and the German National Honor Society. The three-sport star will attend Princeton University to play lacrosse.

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LOGAN BRENNAN

HINGHAM

After finishing with 19 points in 23 games (four goals, 19 assists), Brennan was selected to play in the season-ending Sophomore/Junior All-Star Game. He was also chosen to be a team captain for the 2024-25 season. Brennan is an honor roll student.

CHRISTOPHER CARDILLO

SANDWICH

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Cardillo erupted for a 64-point season (37 goals, 27 assists), leading Sandwich to the Div. 4 Elite 8. He was selected as the South Shore League’s MVP, and named the Most Valuable Player at both the Canal and Jim Gormley Cups. A member of multiple club hockey programs, Cardillo is aiming at majoring in business in college.

MATT CARRARA

BOSTON LATIN

Carrara was instrumental in Boston Latin capturing its first Div. 2 state crown since 2005. The MSHCA All-Star had 37 points (21 goals, 16 assists). He is undecided on his college plans, but plans to major in engineering.

TOMMY CARROLL

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MARSHFIELD

Carroll had 26 points (10 goals, 16 assists) on a run to the Div. 1 Elite 8. He was Patriot League Most Valuable Player and named to the MSHCA All-Star Game. The senior is a member of Marshfield’s lacrosse team, and has played for the Boston Junior Terriers, the Cape Cod Whalers and the South Shore Kings. Carroll has a 3.7 GPA.

JAY CARTER

CONCORD-CARLISLE

Carter was MVP of the MVC/DCL (Div. 2). He recorded the second-highest number of points scored in a season at Concord-Carlisle, sniping 27 goals to go with 39 assists. The senior participates with the Assabet Valley Patriots Elite hockey club, and enjoys golfing. He is set to head to Elon University next.

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PATRICK CLAIR

ARLINGTON CATHOLIC

The junior goalie registered a save percentage of 93% and was named the Catholic Central League’s Most Valuable Player and a league All-Star for a second time after making the Div. 1 Final Four. Clair also plays baseball and golf at the school.

PATRICK COLLINS

WINCHESTER

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The senior center had 17 goals and 20 assists. Collins works with the Winchester Boat Club, where he teaches young hobbyists how to skate at Jaqui Power and Edge. He also helped promote his school’s apparel on its social media accounts. The senior is to continue his hockey career at Phillips Andover.

MATTHEW COOKE

TEWKSBURY

The senior had 26 goals and 35 assists, earning First Team All-Conference honors en route to a MVC/DCL (Div. 2) title. The National Honor Society member is on the Presidents List. Cooke has been a two-time All-Star in golf and baseball.

MICHAEL CORBETT

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CATHOLIC MEMORIAL

A Catholic Conference All-Star defenseman and team captain closed his campaign with 10 goals and 17 assists, guiding the Knights back to the Elite 8. Off the ice, the senior works with the school’s Peer Ministry, and enjoys hanging with friends. He will be attending Wentworth.

CHASE DARCEY

SHAWSHEEN

Darcey had 31 goals and 22 assists on his way to being the MVP of the Commonwealth Athletic Conference for a second time. He was also selected to play in the MSHCA’s All-Star Game, as well as the annual ‘Border Battle’ between Connecticut and Massachusetts. The golf and lacrosse star is undecided on his future plans.

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PAUL DVAZIK

HINGHAM

The senior right wing scored 18 goals and added 10 assists for 28 points in 25 games. A veteran of 74 varsity games, Dzavik ended his career with 21 goals and 19 assists for 40 points. In the offseason, Dzavik is a trainer at Boxygen Fitness and loves working out.

CAM FAHEY

READING

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Fahey netted 22 goals and 23 assists and was a Middlesex League All-Star for the second time. The senior is a member of his school’s golf and soccer teams, and enjoys fishing, golfing and working out. Fahey is a member of the student counsel at Reading and is on the Honor Roll.

JACK FITZPATRICK

XAVERIAN

The sophomore led the Hawks in points, and was named a Catholic Conference All-Star. The rising star is also a member of the school’s lacrosse team and has an impressive 3.76 GPA.

LUKE GERARDI

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ST. JOHN’S (SHREWSBURY)

Gerardi had 20 goals and 20 assists and is a two-time Catholic Conference All-Star. Chosen for the MSHCA’s All-Star Game, he scored a pair of goalst. Gerardi will do a post-graduate year at New Hampton.

ANDREW GOLDSTEIN

DOVER-SHERBORN/WESTON

The senior led a run to the Div. 4 state title. The MVP of the Tri-Valley League (Small Division) finished with a GAA of 1.48, and a save percentage of .944. The National Honor Society member will attend the University of Georgia and study Business while playing hockey for the UGA Ice Dawgs Hockey Club.

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CHRIS HANIFAN

READING

Hanifan played a key role in Reading advancing to the Sweet 16 in Div. 1. He finished with 17 wins and a goals against average of 1.28 to go along with seven shutouts. The Boston Bruins MIAA Sportsmanship Award winner for the Middlesex League, Hanifan carries a 3.20 GPA.

MICHAEL HUSSEY

DUXBURY

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Patriot League All-Star Hussey was one of the top defenseman in the loop, recording four goals and 20 assists as team MVP. He closed out his high school career with 66 points. Hussey is a winner of the US Summa History Award and will attend UMass.

JEREMY INSOGNA

TEWKSBURY

Thanks to a 64-point campaign (37 goals, 27 assists), Tewksbury advanced to the Div. 2 state championship game. He was named an MVC/DCL (Div. 2) First Team Conference All-Star and ended his career with 116 points. A recipient of the John and Abigail Adams scholarship, the senior also is a golf star, finishing as a Second Team All-Star in that sport.

EVAN JONES

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ARLINGTON

The sophomore had 18 goals and 24 assists, giving him career totals of 23-39-62. Off the ice, Jones enjoys participating in pickleball, and is an Honor Roll student. He also skates with the Boston Junior Eagles club team in the offseason.

FINN KELLY

ARCHBISHOP WILLIAMS

Archbishop Williams made a run to the Final Four in Div. 1 behind Kelly’s 44 total points (27 goals, 17 assists), and keyed a tournament victory in the Buddy Ferreira Classic. Kelly participates with the Boston Junior Terriers whenever he has the opportunity.

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ANTHONY LAMPASONA

FRANKLIN

A two-time all-Hockomock League performer, the senior left winger scored 16 goals to go with 18 assists. Lampasona is in 11 honors classes and is a three-time Honor Roll student. Lampasona will keep his hockey career going. He is bound for Tilton for a postgrad year.

JP MESSURI

ARLINGTON

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Messuri burst onto the scene in his freshman season with Arlington, becoming the first freshman to lead the program in scoring. The center closed the year with 43 points (15 goals, 28 assists). Messuri is a member of the Cape Cod Whalers club hockey team, and plays street hockey with the KUA/PONDERS.

LOGAN POULIN

NAUSET

The MVP of the Cape and Islands League, the senior center shouldered Nauset during a run to the Div. 3 boys hockey final. He registered 25 goals and 20 assists, finishing with 98 career points. He is headed to the University of Vermont, where he will play lacrosse.

COLE POULIOT-PORTER

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XAVERIAN

One of the top goaltenders in the Commonwealth finished with a save percentage of 92.9%, and a goals against average of 1.95. Pouliot-Porter plays for the Buffalo Regals U18AAA team in the offseason, and is looking at doing a postgrad year, followed by a Junior Hockey stint.

KYLE READY

PEMBROKE

The junior goaltender finished 13-6-1 with seven shutouts and was the Patriot League’s (Fisher Division) Most Valuable Player. A member of the National Honor Society with a 3.8 GPA, Ready competes with the Bay State Breakers and Mass Crease Goalie Training.

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CHRISTIAN ROSA

ST. JOHN’S PREP

The Catholic Conference’s Most Valuable Player racked up 16 goals and 18 assists his senior season in helping the Eagles win the Div. 1 state title. A two-time CC All-Star, Rosa was selected to play in the MSHCA All-Star Game. He is a member of both the Spanish and National Honor Society.

HOGAN SEDKY

MARBLEHEAD

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Sedky was the leading defensive scorer in the Northeastern Conference, finishing with 10 goals and 25 assists. He was named to the All-Conference team, as the Magicians went on to capture the Div. 3 boys hockey title with a 1-0 win over Nauset. The senior has a 4.503 GPA, and is on the High Honor Roll. A three-time recipient of the Le Grand Concours Certificate of Honor and a Bowdoin College Book Award winner, Sedky is bound for Boston College, where he will study at the Carroll School of Management.

BRODY SHARPE

WELLESLEY

Sharpe was the Bay State Carey MVP after scoring 17 goals and 24 assists for 41 points. The junior was the recipient of the World History School Schoolwide Award and carried a 4.46 GPA. Sharpe plays lacrosse and also competes with the South Shore Kings U18 club team.

PETER SILVERMAN

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WINTHROP

The Northeastern Conference’s Most Valuable Player racked up 34 goals and 35 assists in leading the Vikings to the Div. 4 Final Four. The senior is a four-time Honor Roll student, and plays for the Vikings’ baseball and golf teams. He is headed for the Tilton School next fall.

JAMES SULLIVAN

SCITUATE

The senior right winger had 22 goals and 28 assists for 50 points, surpassing the 150-point mark for his career. A member of the lacrosse team, Sullivan will attend Mass. Maritime in the fall.

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BRENDAN TOURGEE

CANTON

The senior forward tallied 16 goals and added 17 assists for 33 points, leading the team in goals and points. A Hockomock League All-Star for the third time, Tourgee potted the game-winning goal in double overtime against Hingham in the Ed Burns Tournament. A member of the 2023 Div. 2 state championship squad, Tourgee ended his career with 40 goals and 53 assists. A member of the National Honor Society, Tourgee carries a 4.2 GPA.

 

LEAGUE ALL-STARS

BAY STATE CONFERENCE

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Jake Joyce, Matt Harvey, Andrew Gaffney (Braintree); Grady Ames (Brookline); Noah Albright (Framingham); Sam Hubbard (Natick); Jimmy Kenney, Sean Reilly (Needham); Gavin Doucette (Newton North); Ryan Walsh (Walpole); Patrick Maxwell, Nils Tellander, Brody Sharpe (Wellesley); Jack Brady, Johnny Bell, Grady Salfity (Weymouth)

MVP: Jimmy Kenney, Brody Sharpe

BOSTON CITY LEAGUE

Coleman Donovan, Evan Chan, Barra Ryan (Latin Academy); Ryan Thomas, Chase Whiteknact (East Boston)

CAPE AND ISLANDS

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ATLANTIC: Chase Field, Chase Semprini (Barnstable); Chris Shanahan, Eddie Leary, Chase Briggs, Gavin Powderly (Falmouth); Liam Conley, Nate Averill, Hunter Johnson (Martha’s Vineyard); Logan Poulin, Colin Ward, Jake Eldridge, Zach Coehlo, Joe McManus, Cam Connery (Nauset)

MVP: Logan Poulin

LIGHTHOUSE: Andrew Popovich (Dennis-Yarmouth); Max Cronen, Casey Huse, Gavin O’Leary, Luke Raftery, Dom Silvester (Monomoy); Michael Culkins, Braden Knapp, Ryan Davis, Colby O’Keefe, Griffin Starr, Hunter Strojny (Nantucket); Bobby Lawson, Kelin MacAlesse, Brady Meyer, Liam Monaghan (St. John Paul)

MVP: Ryan Davis

CAPE ANN LEAGUE

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BAKER: Bodie Marcotte, Matt Venturi, Joey Duggan, Lincoln Kime (Amesbury); Charlie Cooper, Christian Lava, Max Forristall (North Reading); Nick Nocella, Evan Haughey (Rockport); Nick Kutcher, Chase Pelletier (Georgetown)

MVP: Bodie Marcotte
KINNEY: Damien Lamb, Jackson DeVivo, Tristan Joyce, Kane Brennan, Jack Sullivan (Newburyport); Armani Booth, Garrett White, Brady Leonard (Essex Tech); Jarett Scoppetuollo, Owen Considine, Will Norton (Lynnfield); Jack Lindholm, Josh Hersey, Gavin Marengi (Triton)

MVP: Damien Lamb

CATHOLIC CENTRAL LEAGUE

Matt DeMinico, Casey Kelley, Ben Sylvester, Justin Watson, Finn Kelly (Archbishop Williams); Patrick Clair, Nico Tashjian, Stephen Constantine (Arlington Catholic); Marc Hilton, Cam McGonagle, Matthew Smith (St. Mary’s); Ayden Casassa, Easton Theberge (Bishop Feehan); Parker Pierre, Anthony Sasso (Bishop Fenwick); Kyle Cousineau (Bishop Stang)
MVP: Finn Kelly

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CATHOLIC CONFERENCE

Tommy Halloran, Drew Karlovits, Liam Kinneen, Brendan McCarthy (BC High); Michael Corbett, Nick D’Olympio, Connor Fryberger, Adam Parker (Catholic Memorial); Michael McLaughlin (Malden Catholic); Jack Doherty, Brady Plaza, Christian Rosa, Johnny Tighe, Jake Vana (St. John’s Prep); Luke Gerardi, Daniel Menyalkin (St. John’s Shrewsbury); Jack Fitzpatrick, Devin Gosciak, Jack O’Neil, Nate Patch, Cole Pouliot-Porter (Xaverian)

MVP: Christian Rosa

COMMONWEALTH ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Chase Darcey, Kyle Gray, Liam Milne, Mike Cedrone, Larry Cullity, Justin Thibert, Jake Banda (Shawsheen); Danny Parent, James Kierce, Brendan Giblin, Jake Cabral, Gage Richard, Matt Cabral (Lowell Catholic); AJ Theriault, Kyle Bouvier (Greater Lowell); Jayden Auger, Jack Donovan, Declan Farrell (Nashoba Tech); Cam Correia, Joe Hurley, Mario Armata, Jaiden Silva (Northeast); Shane Carta, Branden Carta, Tamoghna Kommaraju (Minuteman)
MVP: Chase Darcey

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GREATER BOSTON LEAGUE
Chris Cassesso, Robert Larkin, Matthew DeAngelis (Somerville); Vincent Castro, Tyler Taddia, DJ McDonough, Anthony Madarese Jr. (Medford); Jacky Summers, Jake Simpson (Everett/Malden/Revere/Mystic Valley); Jayden Leblanc (Lynn)
MVP: Vincent Castro

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE

Ben Paterson, Logan Marchand, Anthony Lampasona, Dylan McEvoy (Franklin); Kyle Gruber, Kaden Burns (North Attleboro); Thomas Gormley, BrendanVokey (Mansfield); Trever Marder (Foxboro); Conner Goranson (Taunton); Dane Holske (Attleboro); Matthew Lawson, Andrew Livingstone, Shaun Teehan (Oliver Ames); Rowan Boulger, Grady Bianculli, Nate Garstka (King Philip); Brendan Tourgee, Brian Middleton, Matthew Anderson, Colin Blake (Canton)

MVP: Ben Paterson

MAYFLOWER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Jacob Almeida, Bryce Medeiros, Jared Martins (Diman); Kacey Brown, Nicolas Sturdevant, Cam Wilbur (Southeastern/Bristol-Plymouth); Lukas Sobszak, Colby Scarsciotti (Tri-County); Michael Repucci (Blue Hills); Brenden McCombe (South Shore); Charlie Caroll (Upper Cape)
MVP: Jacob Almeida

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MERRIMACK VALLEY CONFERENCE/DUAL COUNTY LEAGUE

DIV. 1 ALL-CONFERENCE: Tyler Frazee, Nick Burns (Westford); Vinnie D’Urso (Andover); Danny Viscione, Nolan Dawson (Billerica); Matt Mahoney (Lincoln-Sudbury); Adam Godfrey (Central Catholic); Anthony Nuzzolilo (Shrewsbury)
DIV. 1 ALL-STARS: Marcel Joe, Anthony Deluca (Andover); Timmy Murphy, James Columbus, Ryan Johnson (Billerica); Brady Rickenbach, Keegan Hunt, Jake McLean (Central Catholic); Mark Bierwirth (Chelmsford); Johnny Aliferis (Lincoln-Sudbury); Christian Thoren, Drew Peris (Shrewsbury); J.J. Funaro, Ryan Nelken, Tom Rose (Westford Academy)

MVP: Anthony Nuzzolilo
DIV. 2 ALL-CONFERENCE: Jeremy Insogna, Matt Cooke (Tewksbury); Will Manchuso, Jay Carter (Concord-Carlisle); Matt Carrara (Boston Latin); Evan Cormier (Waltham); Troy Takesian (North Andover)

DIV. 2 ALL-STARS: Jack Roche, Billy Dapkas (Acton-Boxboro); Aidan Fitzpatrick, Adam Whitney (Boston Latin); Ben Ohanian, Joe Grasso (Concord-Carlisle); Sam Rudenko, Tim Kasyanov (Newton South); Brady Tremblay, Dylan Fitzpatrick (North Andover); Cooper Robillard, Tyler Barnes, Anthony DiFranco (Tewksbury); Conor Chiasson (Waltham)

MVP: Jay Carter

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DIV. 3 ALL-CONFERENCE: Jake Costa (Haverhill); Owen O’Brien, Quinn Ronan (Methuen); Mike Desmarais, Drew Duross (Dracut); Ned Akashian (Lowell), Charlie Demeo (Bedford)
DIV. 3 ALL-STARS: Noah Kneeland, Dominic Romano, Patrick Morris (Methuen); Ryan McGrath, James Naylor, Alex Frost (Bedford); Colin Underwood, Matt Lesniak (Dracut); Jack Baker, Nick Terilli (Haverhill); Shane Peters (Lowell); Wylie Welch (Cambridge)
MVP: Charlie Demeo

MIDDLESEX LEAGUE

LIBERTY: Ryan Martin, Evan Jones, JP Messuri, Nolan Russell (Arlington); Chris Hanifan, Cam Fahey, TJ Michel (Reading); Danny Collins, David Strong (Winchester); Jack McEleny, Jack Lee (Woburn); Adam Bauer (Belmont)

MVP: Ryan Martin, Chris Hanifan

FREEDOM: Seumas McMakin Camden Shanahan, Charlie Andriolo, James Gordon (Burlington); James Erickson, Alec Banosian, Shane Desmond (Watertown); Joe Covelluzzi, Frank Leone (Wakefield); Jacob Minsk, Jack Sullivan (Stoneham); Bobby Cyr (Wilmington)

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MVP: Seamus McMakin

NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE

ALL-CONFERENCE: Colby Jewell, Brett Cunningham (Gloucester); Ben Merrill (Masconomet); Billy Hayes, Petey Silverman, Mike Donahue (Winthrop); Ty Langlais (Danvers); Hogan Sedky (Marblehead)

ALL STARS: Phil Boncore, Mike Holgersen, Colin O’Leary (Winthrop); Quinn Hitchcock, Will Roddy, Dom Pappalardo (Swampscott); Mike Delisio, Josh Henry (Danvers); Kyle Hart, Leo Burdge (Marblehead); Joseph Orlando, Nick Tarantino (Gloucester); Brandon Berone, Dominic Chianca (Peabody); Anthony Cerbone (Masconomet); Ethan Haight (Beverly)

MVP: Petey Silverman

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PATRIOT LEAGUE

FISHER: Tom Perkins, Cam Melone (Hanover); Michael Silverman, Brian Buckley, Cam Leiman (North Quincy); Kyle Ready, Brandon Perry, Colin Blake (Pembroke); Logan Souza, Sean McNamara (Plymouth South); Nate Hall (Quincy); James Sullivan, Dylan Richman, Johnny Donahue, Luke Ryan, Nate Sannella (Scituate)

MVP: Kyle Ready

KEENAN: Michael Hussey, Will Atallah, David Pittenger, Brady Walsh (Duxbury); Cam McGettrick, Teddy Devoe, Jack Doherty, Michael Bekerian, Kevin Murphy (Marshfield); Caden Bono, Sean Hallissey (Plymouth North); Patrick Murphy (Silver Lake); Zach Boss, Luke Tropeano (Whitman-Hanson)

MVP: Tommy Carroll

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SOUTH SHORE LEAGUE

Dylan McCabe, Jack Connolly, Shane Corcoran, Avery Richardson, Harrison Delman, Chris Cardillo (Sandwich); Aedan Coyle, Quinn Simmons, Nolan Petrucelli, Matt Ceruti, Joe Perniola (Norwell); Sam Steinman, Wyatt Goyette, James Joyce, Greg Mason (Middleboro); Hunter Grafton, Evan St Martin, Nicholas Harris (Abington); Robbie Casagrande, Luke Dunham, Shane Mulcahy, Finn Carragher (Cohasset-Hull); Patrick McGuirk, Cooper Larouco (Rockland); Christian Bates (East Bridgewater/West Bridgewater)

MVP: Chris Cardillo

TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE

Brayden McKenna, Sam Hinckley, Andrew Goldstein (Dover-Sherborn/Weston); George Gabriel (Holliston); James Hayward, Connor Merkle, Steven Jackson (Hopkinton); Ben Lusby (Medfield); Henry Eaton (Medway); Josh Cohen, Connor Heagny (Norton); Andrew Gillis, Samuel Lally, Ed Carroll (Norwood); Jake Quinn, Brady Dumais, Jack Holland (Westwood)

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MVP: Andrew Goldstein, Andrew Gillis



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Officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 say their struggles linger, 5 years after the riot – The Boston Globe

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Officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 say their struggles linger, 5 years after the riot – The Boston Globe


Gonell was one of the officers who defended the central West Front entrance to the Capitol that day as Congress was certifying Democrat Joe Biden’s victory and hundreds of Trump’s supporters broke into the building, echoing his false claims of a stolen election. Gonell was dragged into the crowd by his shoulder straps as he tried to fight people off. He almost suffocated. In court, he testified about injuries to his shoulder and foot that still bother him to this day.

“They have tried to erase what I did” with the pardons and other attempts to play down the violent attack, Gonell said. “I lost my career, my health, and I’ve been trying to get my life back.”

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Five years since the siege, Gonell and some of the other police officers who fought off the rioters are still coming to terms with what happened, especially after Trump was decisively elected to a second term last year and granted those pardons. Their struggle has been compounded by statements from the Republican president and some GOP lawmakers in Congress minimizing the violence that the officers encountered.

“It’s been a difficult year,” said Officer Daniel Hodges, a Metropolitan Police Department officer who was also injured as he fought near Gonell in a tunnel on the West Front. Hodges was attacked several times, crushed by the rioters between heavy doors and beaten in the head as he screamed for help.

“A lot of things are getting worse,” Hodges said.

More than 140 police officers were injured during the fighting on Jan. 6, which turned increasingly brutal as the hours wore on.

Former Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger took over the department six months after the riot. He said in a recent interview that many of his officers were angry when he first arrived, not only because of injuries they suffered but also “they resented the fact that they didn’t have the equipment they needed, the training they needed ” to deal with the unexpectedly violent crowd.

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Several officers who fought the rioters told The Associated Press that the hardest thing to deal with has been the effort by many to play down the violence, despite a massive trove of video and photographic evidence documenting the carnage.

Trump has called the rioters he pardoned, including those who were most violent toward the police, “patriots” and “hostages.” He called their convictions for harming the officers and breaking into the building “a grave national injustice.”

“I think that was wrong,” Adam Eveland, a former District of Columbia police officer, said of Trump’s pardons. If there were to be pardons, Eveland said, Trump’s administration should have reviewed every case.

“I’ve had a hard time processing that,” said Eveland, who fought the rioters and helped to push them off the Capitol grounds.

The pardons “erased what little justice there was,” said former Capitol Police Officer Winston Pingeon, who was part of the force’s Civil Disturbance Unit on Jan. 6. He left the force several months afterward.

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Pushback from lawmakers and the public

Hodges and Gonell have been speaking out about their experiences since July 2021, when they testified before the Democratic-led House committee that investigated Jan 6. Since then, they have received support but also backlash.

At a Republican-led Senate hearing in October on political violence, Hodges testified again as a witness called by Democrats. After Hodges spoke about his experience on Jan. 6, Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., asked the other witnesses whether they supported Trump’s pardons of the rioters, including for those who injured Hodges. Three of the witnesses, all called by Republicans, raised their hands.

“I don’t know how you would say it wasn’t violent,” says Hodges, who is still a Washington police officer.

It has not just been politicians or the rioters who have doubted the police. It also is friends and family.

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“My biggest struggle through the years has been the public perception of it,” Eveland said, and navigating conversations with people close to him, including some fellow police officers, who do not think it was a big deal.

“It’s hard for me to wrap my head around that, but ideology is a pretty powerful thing,” he said.

Improvements in safety and support

As police officers struggled in the aftermath, Manger, the former Capitol Police chief, said the department had to figure out how to better support them. There were no wellness or counseling services when he arrived, he said, and they were put in to place.

“The officers who were there and were in the fight — we needed to make sure that they got the help that they needed,” Manger said.

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Manger, who retired in May, also oversaw major improvements to the department’s training, equipment, operational planning and intelligence. He said the Capitol is now “a great deal safer” than it was when he arrived.

“If that exact same thing happened again, they would have never breached the building, they would have never gotten inside, they would have never disrupted the electoral count,” Manger said.

Pingeon, the former Capitol Police officer, said he believes the department is in many ways “unrecognizable” from what it was on Jan. 6 and when he left several months later.

“It was a wake-up call,” he said.

Pingeon, who was attacked and knocked to the ground as he tried to prevent people from entering the Capitol, said Jan. 6 was part of the reason he left the department and moved home to Massachusetts. He has dealt with his experience by painting images of the Capitol and his time there, as well as advocating for nonviolence. He said he now feels ready to forgive.

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“The real trauma and heartache and everything I endured because of these events, I want to move past it,” he said.

Gonell left the Capitol Police because of his injuries. He has not returned to service, though he hopes to work again. He wrote a book about his experience, and he said he still has post-traumatic stress disorder related to the attack.

While many of the officers who were there have stayed quiet about their experiences, Eveland said he decided that it was important to talk publicly about Jan. 6 to try to reach people and “come at it from a logical standpoint.”

Still, he said, “I’ve had to come to terms with the fact that just because something happened to me and was a major part of my world doesn’t mean that everyone else has to understand that or even be sympathetic to that.”

He added: “The only thing I can do is tell my story, and hopefully the people who respect me will eventually listen.”

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Kirouac’s dunk sparks Georgia Tech to victory over Boston College

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Jackets shook off a sluggish start to dispose of Boston College, 65-53.

Georgia Tech guard Chas Kelley III finishes a layup past Boston College’s Marko Radunovic on Saturday, Jan. 3 at McCamish Pavilion. (Danny Karnik/Georgia Tech Athletics)

Trailing late in the second half Saturday at McCamish Pavilion, Georgia Tech needed a spark. Cole Kirouac delivered.

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The 7-foot freshman found himself unguarded inside the arc on the left side of the court. Without hesitation he bolted toward the rim, took flight and slammed home the ball with two hands to tie the score at 46 with seven minutes left on the clock.

Kirouac’s dunk brought many of the 5,978 to their feet and changed the energy in the building while the Yellow Jackets threatened to lose to the worst team in the ACC. Instead, Tech took the lead shortly after Kirouac’s play and never trailed again in a 65-53 victory.

“Originally, it was just supposed to be a handoff. I saw my man sagging off. I just took one dribble, went up and dunked it,” Kirouac said. “I feel like I was pretty tired in that moment. I feel like that energized me a lot. I think we had energy as a team, but I feel like it probably boosted it a little bit.”

Said Tech coach Damon Stoudamire: “That was a heck of a dunk he had. That ignited us, ignited the crowd. Proud of him and happy for him.”

Saturday’s victory was the 10th of the season for Tech — all 10 have come at home and all 10 have come against opponents which reside in Quadrant 4 of the NCAA’s NET rankings. Per that metric, Boston College was the ACC’s lowest-ranked team at No. 179 going into Saturday.

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But the Jackets (10-5, 1-1 ACC), the ACC’s second-worst team in the NET, found themselves in a dogfight for much of the afternoon despite leading by 10 late in the first half. The Eagles (7-7, 0-1 ACC) had momentum on their side and led by four with 9:14 to play before wilting at the end.

Tech guard Lamar Washington flirted with a triple-double by finishing with 17 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. Kowacie Reeves scored 16 and Baye Ndongo had 10 points and eight boards.

Twenty of Tech’s 65 points came from the free-throw line. The Jackets also had 23 fast break points — Boston College had none.

“We’re a good team,” Washington said. “When we play together and we play with confidence and we play how we’re supposed to play, we can — I feel like we can beat anybody in the nation.”

Tech was sluggish and sloppy at the outset, suffering through a field goal drought of 6:04 while missing nine of its first 10 shots. But a Ndongo layup followed by a Kam Craft 3 from the right corner tied the game at 11-all a little less than eight minutes into the fight.

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The Jackets began to get a feel for things offensively from there and took their first lead on a Jaeden Mustaf layup at 13-12. Akai Fleming’s powerful finish from the right block 3 1/2 minutes later put the home team ahead 19-15.

Tech had six assists on its first seven made shots at that point.

Fleming’s score began an 10-2 Tech run that also included a Fleming dunk and two Fleming free throws that upped the lead to 27-17.

But the Jackets wouldn’t score the rest of the half and had to settle for a 27-24 lead at the break. The Eagles, despite shooting 9 of 34 from the floor, ended the period on a 7-0 run to close the gap.

“I was actually disappointed the last three minutes of the first half because BC, they’ve played a lot of games where they just rock you to sleep,” Stoudamire said. “You’ll feel like you’re in control of the game and then all of a sudden you lose a rhythm offensively, and then they start scoring some buckets and they hit a bank-shot 3 and you just have all kind of things start happening, and that’s when the game turned. The momentum of the game, it shifted. And we couldn’t find it back offensively.”

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A back-and-forth first eight minutes of the second half saw Boston College finally tie the game at 36 before Tech squeaked ahead by four thanks to two Washington free throws and a Reeves layup.

The Eagles responded with a 7-0 run and took the lead on a Donald Hand Jr. 3, and then went up 43-40 on Chase Forte’s layup at the 10:33 mark. Boden Kapke’s putback after a missed free throw gave BC a 46-42 edge 64 seconds later.

That was the last little glimmer of hope the visitors had.

“We couldn’t have won games like this last year,” Stoudamire said. “The way I look at everything that’s happening, I think sometimes people get bent out of shape when you play teams and you don’t beat ‘em by how many points they want you to win by or different things of that nature. We went to Duke and we lost by six. We come back (Saturday) and it was kind of a grimy game.

“But we’ve been playing close games, so we’re seasoned in these games. Doesn’t matter who you play, you’re seasoned in ‘em, and I think that what you’ve seen. You didn’t see no panic with our guys coming down the stretch.”

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Hand and Kapke both scored 13 for BC, which shot 18 of 66 from the field and 4 of 29 from long range.

Tech returns to action at 7 p.m. Tuesday against Syracuse (9-5, 0-1) at McCamish Pavilion.

Chad Bishop

Chad Bishop is a Georgia Tech sports reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.



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There was clutch fourth-quarter defense, inspiring two-way play from Toumani Camara and another stat-stuffing performance by Deni Avdija.

But perhaps no one or no thing meant more to the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday than Donovan Clingan.

The starting center’s combination of defense, emotion and dominance powered the Blazers to a 114-108 win over the Boston Celtics before 17,949 at the Moda Center.

“I think he was our best defensive player,” Blazers acting coach Tiago Splitter said of Clingan. “Just his presence, reading every situation, talking, leading. He was a big part of our win.”

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Clingan finished with 18 points and 18 rebounds, recording his ninth double-double of the season, as the Blazers (13-19) ended a three-game losing streak. He was suffocating early, producing 11 points and eight rebounds in the first quarter. He was clutch late, adding five points and six rebounds in the fourth. And he was a mountain of energy and intensity throughout.

He stared down Celtics players after monster two-handed dunks. He came oh-so-close to drawing a technical foul in the second half, when he towered over a Boston player after finishing a dunk. And he punctuated big shots with screams to the rafters and raised arms.

The Blazers seemed to feed off his energy and emotion, riding it all the way a much-needed win.

“He’s one of those dudes that scores (and) looks at the opponent,” Splitter said. “He tries to bring some juice every time he (has) a good play or a block or something like that, just to pass (it along) to the rest of the guys, the energy, the belief that he has. He’s very important for our defense, for our offense, for the whole locker room’s energy. He’s one of those guys.”

Of course, it took more than Clingan for the shorthanded Blazers to topple the Celtics (19-12).

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Camara finished with 20 points, made four of five three-pointers in the second half and played imposing defense. Avdija overcame a shaky first half that included five turnovers to produce 24 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds. Shaedon Sharpe added 26 points and five rebounds and Caleb Love scored 18 points off the bench, which included 10 crucial points in the fourth quarter.

Boston had control for most of the first half and built a 10-point lead in the third quarter, thanks in large part to a breathtaking performance by Jaylen Brown, who torched the Blazers with 27 points on 11-for-16 shooting before halftime.

But Splitter tweaked his defense to feature a swarm of double teams and blitzes at the Celtics’ All-Star forward, and it helped fuel a second-half turnaround.

Portland opened the third quarter by outscoring Boston 12-2 and Brown managed just 10 points on 3-for-8 shooting after halftime.

Still, like most of the Blazers’ games this season, the outcome came down to clutch time. And this time, the Blazers’ defense was the difference.

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Portland held Boston to three points over the final two minutes, 41 seconds of the game, allowing just one field goal — a Derrick White three-pointer with 43.0 seconds left. Otherwise, the Blazers’ defense was stifling, forcing two missed shots and four turnovers, including two on the Celtics’ final two possessions of the game. The Celtics scored just 45 points in the second half, including 23 in the pivotal fourth quarter.

“I think Sidy (Cissoko) brought energy,” Splitter said. “Toumani always (does). D.C. was protecting the rim, his rebounding was huge. But as a group, the energy was there. We were fighting every screen. They have great players that can shoot the ball. They’re one of the best shooting teams in the league. So (we) had to fight all those screens, getting over or under, and (we) did a good job navigating those positions.”

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Avdija finished with 20 or more points for the 26th time this season and recorded double-digits in assists for the fifth time this season.

Brown finished with 37 points, seven rebounds and four assists for the Celtics, who had won four in a row and nine of 11.

A pair of reunions

Anfernee Simons returned to the Moda Center for the first time as a visitor, finishing with 13 points, three rebounds, two steals and one assist in 19 minutes.

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Simons, who spent his first seven seasons with the Blazers, was traded to the Celtics in the offseason in a move that brought Jrue Holiday to Portland. Simons came off the bench for Boston on Sunday and swished his first shot — a three — 17 seconds later. But his shot was mostly cold the rest of the night as Simons made just 4 of 11 field goals, including 2 of 6 threes.

Meanwhile, Payton Pritchard, who went to West Linn High School and played for the Oregon Ducks, recorded nine points, five assists, five rebounds and two steals in 38 minutes.



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