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Friday night football roundup/scores: Milford shuts out Wellesley, 24-0
Nick Araujo ran for 141 yards and two scores, while adding a 41-yard field goal as Milford (2-0) blanked nonleague host Wellesley 24-0 Friday afternoon.
In other nonleague action, Tyler Lennox tossed three touchdown passes, and Patrick Antaya rushed for two touchdowns as Carver (2-0) rolled to a 49-0 win over Tri-County. … Mateo Pina finished with a pair of scores on the ground to lift Old Rochester (1-1) past Bishop Stang, 14-8. … Max Finney ran for 144 yards and a touchdown, while Shawn Markham added 101 rushing yards as Old Colony (2-0) beat Nashoba Tech, 19-12. … Tyler Kline rushed for a score as South Shore Voke (2-0) defeated Bourne, 14-3. … Dan Chelmo picked off a pair of passes to lead East Bridgewater (1-1) past Nauset, 14-10.
Nick Tiani ran for 259 yards and three touchdowns, while adding a TD reception as Hull (1-1) defeated Holbrook/Avon, 40-11. Sean Reilly added 10 tackles for the Pirates. …Aiden Kundel completed 9-of-19 passes for 235 yards and three touchdowns as Barnstable (2-0) defeated New Bedford, 45-20. Chevy Shakespeare caught five passes for 135 yards and a touchdown, while adding 35 rushing yards on four carries. … Gio Lynch-Ruberio and Casious Johnson combined to rush for 217 yards and three scores as Plymouth South (2-0) handled Revere, 35-6.
Dylan Keenan threw for three touchdowns, caught a TD pass and rushed for a score as Taunton (2-0) defeated Durfee, 33-0. … Will McNamara caught two of Owen Pace’s four touchdown passes, pairing up to lead Pembroke (1-1) to a 45-0 win over Austin Prep. … Caiden Montas rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns, while teammate Aidan Landers added 140 yards and three scores as Blue Hills rolled past Monty Tech, 50-12.
Jayden Torres ran for 208 yards and two scores and also caught a touchdown pass as Triton (1-1) defeated Ipswich 28-7 in the Cape Ann League. Liam Londergan led an inspired defensive effort with 14 tackles. … Michael Sanchez and Max Sanchez combined to rush for 279 yards and four touchdowns in the first half as Amesbury (2-0) defeated Essex Tech, 32-0. … Tyler Adamo ran for two scores and fired two touchdown passes to Joey Cucciniello as Lynnfield (2-0) coasted to a 34-12 win over Newburyport.
Jovan Machado finished with six carries for 110 yards rushing and a trio of touchdowns, as KIPP Academy cruised to a 38-0 shutout of Latin Academy. … Zachary Rogers ran for one score and caught a TD pass as Shawsheen (2-0) defeated Belmont, 21-6. … Quentyn Dulin threw for 258 yards and two scores, while rushing for two more scores as Brighton (2-0) rallied to defeat East Boston, 42-24.
Cesar Reyes rushed for 108 yards and scored twice as Lynn Tech (2-0) defeated Chelsea, 26-0. … Drew Fitzgerald threw a pair of touchdown passes to Cam Bethel as North Andover (1-0) defeated Beverly, 21-6. … Tyler Bartini returned a punt 48 yards for the winning score with less than two minutes left to give Lee (1-1) a 20-15 win over Lowell Catholic. … Eric Power rushed for a pair of touchdowns to boost Boston Latin (2-0) to a 21-6 victory over O’Bryant.
Judd Dorival ran for 201 yards and a score, while Gus O’Hara had a pair of touchdowns, including a 95-yard kickoff return as Billerica (2-0) defeated Westford Academy, 35-7. … Michael Lawler threw for two scores as Wilmington (2-0) beat Wahconah, 28-6.
Anthony Nichols rushed for 125 yards and four touchdowns, while returning a kick for a fifth score as Bishop Fenwick (2-0) rolled to a 55-0 win over Arlington Catholic in the Catholic Central League. Luke Connolly ran for 85 yards and two scores and also caught a 70-yard TD pass.
Jackson Belsan finished 10-for-13 passing with 280 yards and five total touchdowns (four passing, one rushing), as Scituate (1-1) rolled to a 47-7 win over Patriot League rival Whitman-Hanson.
Shane Field ran for two scores to propel Salem (2-0) past Danvers 15-7 in a Northeastern Conference matchup.
Devin Harding rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns, while adding a TD reception as Holliston (1-1) defeated Middleboro, 29-6.
Johnny Enman completed 17-of-22 passes for 350 yards and three touchdowns, while Dante Berger rushed for 105 yards and three scores as Andover (2-0) defeated Chelmsford 42-14 in the Merrimack Valley Conference.
THURSDAY’S RESULTS
Abington 34, Apponequet 26
Andover 42, Chelmsford 14
Archbishop Williams 35, Oliver Ames 16
BC High 44, Reading 7
Cardinal Spellman 50, Martha’s Vineyard 7
Cathedral 20, Whittier 14
Dedham 16, Medfield 0
Dexter Southfield 28, Kingswood Oxford 20
Duxbury 21, Mansfield 17
Fairhaven 35, Medway 0
Franklin 21, Brockton 13
Greater Lawrence 49, Hamilton-Wenham 14
Holliston 29, Middleboro 6
Hopkinton 21, Algonquin 14
Hudson 35, Dover-Sherborn 13
King Philip 34, Marblehead 6
Marlboro 35, Falmouth 0
Mashpee 34, Nantucket 7
Milton 49, Framingham 0
Natick 14, Walpole 7
Needham 14, Lincoln-Sudbury 13
Newton South 29, Brookline 8
Norwood 41, Canton 7
Quincy 21, Concord-Carlisle 19
Shepherd Hill 42, Groton-Dunstable 20
Shrewsbury 49, Acton-Boxboro 14
Swampscott 27, Lynn English 12
Wakefield 35, Lexington 0
Wayland 27, Ashland 20
Westborough 7, Sharon 0
Westwood 17, Bellingham 16
Weymouth 19, Newton North 14
Winchester 16, Waltham 6
FRIDAY’S GAMES
Amesbury 32, Essex Tech 0
Arlington 41, Stoneham 22
Atlantis Charter/Westport 46, Minuteman 8
Barnstable 45, New Bedford 20
Bartlett 22, Keefe Tech 12
Bedford 20, Malden Catholic 13
Billerica 35, Westford Academy 7
Bishop Feehan 29, Attleboro 6
Bishop Fenwick 55, Arlington Catholic 0
Blue Hills 50, Monty Tech 14
Boston Latin 21, O’Bryant 6
Braintree 30, North Quincy 7
Brighton 42, East Boston 24
Bristol-Plymouth 28, Upper Cape 6
Cambridge 26, Medford 7
Cape Cod Tech 14, Monomoy 12
Cardinal Newman (Fla.) 35, Catholic Memorial 2
Carver 49, Tri-County 0
Cheshire 20, Brunswick 14
Dartmouth 28, Greater New Bedford 13
Dennis-Yarmouth 34, Dighton-Rehoboth 32
Diman 13, Seekonk 8
Dracut/Innovation 38, English/New Mission 0
East Bridgewater 14, Nauset 10
Everett 59, Somerville 0
Foxboro 14, North Attleboro 0
Gloucester 17, Weston 8
Hanover 37, Hingham 15
Hull 40, Holbrook/Avon 11
KIPP 38, Latin Academy 0
Lee 20, Lowell Catholic 15
Lowell 29, Nashua South (NH) 8
Lynnfield 34, Newburyport 12
Lynn Tech 26, Chelsea 0
Melrose 42, Malden 6
Methuen 27, Marshfield 24
Milford 24, Wellesley 0
Mount Pleasant (RI) 42, Watertown 14
North Andover 21, Beverly 6
Northbridge 22, St. Bernard’s 20 (ot)
North Middlesex 42, Greater Lowell 7
Norwell 26, West Bridgewater 14
Old Colony 19, Nashoba Tech 12
Old Rochester 14, Bishop Stang 8
Peabody 31, Lynn Classical 14
Pembroke 45, Austin Prep 0
Pentucket/Georgetown 24, North Reading 16 (ot)
Plymouth South 35, Revere 6
Phillips Exeter 35, Suffield 7
Quabbin 34, David Prouty 29
Randolph 27, Millis 9
Rockland 33, Manchester Essex 16
St. John Paul 18, Tech Boston 14
St. John’s (S) 20, LaSalle (RI) 14
St. Mary’s (Lynn) 15, Winthrop 14
Salem 15, Danvers 7
Sandwich 20, Plymouth North 14
Saugus 28, Northeast/Mystic Valley 22
Scituate 47, Whitman-Hanson 7
Shawsheen 21, Belmont 6
Somerset Berkley 35, Stoughton 14
South Shore Voke 14, Bourne 3
Southeastern 20, Case 0
Taunton 33, Durfee 0
Tewksbury 42, Haverhill 12
Triton 28, Ipswich 7
Uxbridge 56, Blackstone Valley 0
Wachusett 21, Lawrence 12
Wareham 50. Murdock 8
Wilmington 28, Wahconah 8
Woburn 16, Burlington 14
Xaverian 41, Bridgewater-Raynham 0
SATURDAY’S GAME
Central Catholic at St. John’s Prep, 1:30
SUMMARIES
AMESBURY 32, ESSEX TECH 0
Amesbury (2-0) 16 16 0 0 – 32
Essex Tech (0-2) 0 0 0 0 – 0
AM – Michael Sanchez 24 run (Michael Sanchez rush)
AM – Max Sanchez 67 run (Max Sanchez rush)
AM – Michael Sanchez 80 run (Michael Sanchez rush)
AM – Max Sanchez 53 run (Max Sanchez rush)
BILLERICA 35, WESTFORD ACADEMY 7
Billerica (2-0) 0 20 8 7 – 35
Westford Academy (1-1) 0 7 0 0 – 7
BI – Gus O’Gara 25 pass from Steven Gentile (conversion failed)
WA – Evan Pasters 32 pass from Jake Cullen (Ryan Kyle kick)
BI – O’Gara 93 kickoff return (conversion failed)
BI – Judd Dorival 8 run (Gentile conversion)
BI – Gentile 4 run (Noah Canada conversion)
BI – Gentile 21 run (Dan Venezia kick)
BISHOP FENWICK 55, ARLINGTON CATHOLIC 0
Bishop Fenwick (2-0) 28 20 7 0 – 55
Arlington Catholic (0-2) 0 0 0 0 – 0
BF – Anthony Nichols 25 run (Aidan Silva kick)
BF – Nichols 17 run (Silva kick)
BF – Luke Connolly 20 run (Silva kick)
BF – Nichols 21 run (Silva kick)
BF – Connolly 70 pass from Brayden Clifford (Silva kick)
BF – Nichols 55 run (kick failed)
BF – Connolly 67 run (Silva kick)
BF – Nichols 70 kick return (Silva kick)
BOSTON LATIN 21, O’BRYANT 6
O’Bryant (0-1) 6 0 0 0 – 6
Boston Latin (2-0) 0 0 14 7 – 21
OB – Montavius Zollercoffer 8 run (rush failed)
BL – Augie Groh 3 run (Charlie Hauck pass from Groh)
BL – Eric Power 4 run (rush failed)
BL – Power 4 run (Ronan Brown kick)
CARDINAL NEWMAN 35, CATHOLIC MEMORIAL 2
Catholic Memorial (1-1) 0 0 2 0 – 2
Cardinal Newman (4-0) 7 7 7 14 – 35
CN – Jbo Brown 2 run (Jack Beylo kick)
CN – Nae’Shaun Montgomery 32 pass from Luke Warnock (Beylo kick)
CM – Safety
CN – Dallas Desouza 13 pass from Warnock (Beylo kick)
CN – Xanai Scott 67 fumble return (Beylo kick)
CN – Emmanuel Toro 2 run (Beylo kick)
COHASSET 20, SILVER LAKE 7
Silver Lake (0-2) 0 7 0 0 – 7
Cohasset (1-1) 0 20 0 0 – 20
CO – Liam Appleton 2 run (John Shannon kick)
CO – Jack Cullinan 40 interception return (John Shannon kick)
SL – Michael Krevosky 10 pass from Michael Beaushane (Brendan McMahon kick)
CO – Liam Appleton 5 pass from Michael Wildfire (kick failed)
FOXBORO 14, NORTH ATTLEBORO 0
Foxboro (1-0) 0 7 7 0 – 14
North Attleboro (1-0) 0 0 0 0 – 0
FO – Ben Angelini 69 run (Owen Hayes kick)
FO – Lincoln Moore 1 run (Hayes kick)
GLOUCESTER 17, WESTON 8
Gloucester (2-0) 7 3 0 7 – 17
Weston (0-2) 0 8 0 0 – 8
GL – Jaylen Severino 5 run (Cameron Widtfeldt kick)
WE – Jonah Becker 8 pass from Ryan Kirmelewicz (Emilio Tanzi rush)
GL – Widfeldt 21 field goal
GL – Widfeldt 10 run (Widfeldt kick)
HOPKINTON 21, ALGONQUIN 14
Hopkinton (2-0) 7 7 7 0 – 21
Algonquin (0-2) 0 0 8 6 – 14
HP – Nick Pedroli 85 pass from Julian Rivard (Jon Winslow kick)
HP – Charlie Petruney 12 pass from Rivard (Winslow kick)
HP – Jakai Bellafato 5 run (Winslow kick)
AL – Liam Cunniffe 5 run (Cunniffe rush)
AL – Walter Rogers 3 run (kick failed)
KIPP ACADEMY 38, LATIN ACADEMY 0
Latin Academy 0 0 0 0 – 0
KIPP Academy 0 30 8 0 – 38
KA – Morenel Castro 90 run (Jovan Machado rush)
KA – Machado 40 run (Shaneico Bell rush)
KA – Machado 18 run (Enoch Omitoso rush)
KA – Alan Delgado 45 run (pass failed)
KA – Machado 11 run (Omitoso rush)
LEE 20, LOWELL CATHOLIC 15
Lowell Catholic (0-2) 8 7 0 0 – 15
Lee (1-1) 0 6 8 6 – 20
LC – Andrew Kanakor 65 kick return (Sean Scott pass from Aidan Virella)
LE – Tyler Bartini 3 run (conversion failed)
LC – Shawn Nherisson 50 pass from Dylan Eld (Eld kick)
LE – Bartini 5 run (Shaun Kinney pass from Omari Smith)
LE – Bartini 50 punt return (conversion failed)
LYNNFIELD 34, NEWBURYPORT 12
Lynnfield (2-0) 6 14 7 7 – 34
Newburyport (1-1) 6 0 0 6 – 12
LY – Tyler Adamo 1 run (Max Lagrasso kick)
NE – Colin Fuller 32 run (kick failed)
LY – Adamo 32 run (Lagrasso kick)
LY – Joey Cucciniello 55 pass from Adamo (Lagrasso kick)
LY – Cucciniello 40 pass from Adamo (Lagrasso kick)
LY – Spencer D’agusta 40 interception return (Lagrasso kick)
NE – Sam Craig 2 pass from Sean Miles (kick failed)
LYNN TECH 26, CHELSEA 0
Lynn Tech (2-0) 0 12 14 0 – 26
Chelsea (0-2) 0 0 0 0 – 0
LT – Cesar Reyes 18 run (kick failed)
LT – Jadiel Ortega 7 run (conversion failed)
LT – Reyes 46 run (Chris Alfaro rush)
LT – Ethan Prum 2 run (conversion failed)
MASHPEE 34, NANTUCKET 7
Nantucket (0-2) 0 0 0 7 – 7
Mashpee (1-1) 20 8 6 0 – 34
MS – Vinny Pinnetti 26 pass from Dominic Matteodo (rush failed)
MS – Logan Wills 7 run (pass failed)
MS – Matteodo 1 run (Pinnetti pass from Matteodo)
MS – Matteodo 13 run (Matteodo rush)
MS – Makai Hue 5 run (pass failed)
NT – Rashawn Wray 20 pass from Carlos Aguilar (Haigh kick)
MILFORD 24, WELLESLEY 0
Milford (2-0) 10 7 7 0 – 24
Wellesley (0-2) 0 0 0 0 – 0
MI – C.J. Farrell 24 pass from Jack Buckley (Nick Araujo kick)
MI – Araujo 41 field goal
MI – Araujo 14 run (Araujo kick)
MI – Araujo 82 run (Araujo kick)
MT. PLEASANT (RI) 42, WATERTOWN 14
Mt. Pleasant (RI) (2-0) 0 12 8 22 – 42
Watertown (1-1) 7 0 7 0 – 14
WA – Owen Newlon 9 run (Stefano Salvucci kick)
MT – Benjamin Soe 5 run (conversion failed)
MT – Adonai Lopez 4 run (conversion failed)
WA – Owen Newton 9 run (Salvucci kick)
MT – Thomas West 87 pass from Lopez (conversion failed)
MT – Safety
MT – West 15 pass from Lopez (conversion failed)
MT – Gado Palmer 60 interception return (Lopez run)
MT – Avery Taylor 30 run (Stylez Negron pass from Lopez)
NORTH ANDOVER 21, BEVERLY 6
Beverly (0-2) 0 0 0 6 – 6
North Andover (1-0) 0 7 7 7 – 21
NA – Cam Bethel 20 pass from Drew Fitzgerald (Bethel kick)
BE – Brendan McCarron 5 run (kick failed)
NA – Bethel 47 pass from Fitzgerald (Bethel kick)
NA – Zach Wolinski 2 run (Bethel kick)
NORWOOD 41, CANTON 7
Canton (1-1) 7 7 7 0 – 21
Norwood (2-0) 0 0 8 6 – 14
NO – Brian Dearborn 28 pass from Matty Mahoney (Micah Papadopulous kick)
NO – Jack Dwyer 60 run (Papadopulous kick)
CA – Owen Lane 2 run (kick good)
NO – Dearborn 10 pass from Mahoney (Mahoney rush)
NO – Dearborn 50 pass from Mahoney (Papadopulous kick)
NO – Mahoney 6 run (Papadopulous kick)
NO – Mahoney 3 run (kick failed)
OLD ROCHESTER 14, BISHOP STANG 8
Bishop Stang (0-2) 0 8 0 0 – 8
Old Rochester (1-1) 0 14 0 0 – 14
OR – Mateo Pina 28 run (Remy Wilson kick)
BS – Dominic Cavallo 3 run (Keegan Plante rush)
OR – Pina 3 run (Wilson kick)
PEMBROKE 45, AUSTIN PREP 0
Pembroke (1-1) 7 13 19 6 – 45
Austin Prep (0-1) 0 0 0 0 – 0
PE – Riece Dunton 1 run (Wes Wiggins kick)
PE – Will McNamara 10 pass from Owen Pace (Wiggins kick)
PE – Brenden Kanya 54 pass from Pace (Wiggins kick)
PE – McNamara 47 pass from Pace (Wiggins kick)
PE – Jayden Leonard 15 pass from Pace (Wiggins kick)
PE – Dunton 38 run (Wiggins kick)
PE – Jake Gasboro 52 run (Wiggins kick)
PLYMOUTH SOUTH 35, REVERE 6
Plymouth South (2-0) 14 14 7 0 – 35
Revere (0-2) 0 0 0 6 – 6
PS – Tim Durocher 12 run (Ian Wernik kick)
PS – Gio Lynch-Ruberio 94 run (Wernik kick)
PS – Casious Johnson 8 run (Wernik kick)
PS – Johnson 50 run (Wernik kick)
PS – Justin LaChance 45 pass from Lucas Swift (Wernik kick)
RE – #9 1 run (rush failed)
ST. MARY’S (L) 15, WINTHROP 14
Winthrop (1-1) 7 0 7 0 – 14
St. Mary’s (2-0) 0 0 0 15 – 15
WI – Nick Cappuccio 22 run (George Galuris kick)
WI – Dimitri Koutsoflakis 2 run (Galuris kick)
SM – Maxwell Parent 7 run (run failed)
SM – Safety
SM – Parent 1 run (Parent kick)
SALEM 15, DANVERS 7
Danvers (0-2) 0 7 0 0 – 7
Salem (2-0) 0 0 7 8 – 15
DA – Luke Metivier 66 pass from Travis Voisine (Connor Akerman kick)
SA – Shane Field 69 run (Corey Grimes kick)
SA – Field 1 run (Logan Abboud pass from Grimes)
SAUGUS 28, NORTHEAST 22
Northeast (1-1) 6 0 8 8 – 22
Saugus (2-0) 14 0 7 7 – 28
SA – Tommy DeSimone 2 run (kick failed)
NE – Chris Zullo 66 run (rush failed)
SA – DeSimone 2 run (Isaiah Rodriguez pass from Cam Preston)
SA – Rodriguez 47 pass from Preston (Connor Bloom kick)
NE – Zullo 3 run (Zullo rush)
SA – DeSimone 5 run (Bloom kick)
NE – Sam Lacombe 32 run (Zullo rush)
SCITUATE 47, WHITMAN-HANSON 7
Whitman-Hanson (1-1) 0 7 0 0 – 7
Scituate (1-1) 20 13 14 0 – 47
SC – Lawson Foley 5 pass from Jackson Belsan (Griffin McGirr kick)
SC – Charlie Hartwell 63 pass from Belsan (McGirr kick)
SC – Hartwell 37 pass from Belsan (kick failed)
SC – Willy Robinson 23 run (kick failed)
WH – Billy Morgan 7 pass from Ryan Nash
SC – Sam Allard 75 pass from Belsan (McGirr kick)
SC – Belsan 3 run (McGirr kick)
SC – James DeCourcey 18 interception return (McGirr kick)
SHAWSHEEN 21, BELMONT 6
Belmont (1-1) 0 6 0 0 – 6
Shawsheen (2-0) 7 14 0 0 – 21
SH – Caleb Caceres 3 run (Jared Bishop kick)
SH – Zachary Rogers 39 run (Bishop kick)
BE – Adrien Gurung 20 run
SH – Zachary Rogers 29 pass from Sidney Tildsley (Bishop kick)
SOUTH SHORE TECH 14, BOURNE 3
South Shore Tech (2-0) 0 8 0 6 – 14
Bourne (1-1) 3 0 0 0 – 3
BO – Sam Turgiss 37 field goal
SS – Tyler Kline 7 run (Kline rush)
SS – Jackson Ahr punt return (rush failed)
SOUTHEASTERN 20, CASE 0
Case (1-1) 0 0 0 0 – 0
Southeastern (1-1) 0 13 0 7 – 20
SE – Trevor Lodge 35 blocked punt return (Adriano Xavier kick)
SE – Mehkei Gibson 9 run (kick failed)
SE – Greg Tiso 2 run (Xavier kick)
TAUNTON 33, DURFEE 0
Taunton (2-0) 0 0 27 6 – 33
Durfee (0-2) 0 0 0 0 – 0
TA – Dylan Keenan 1 run (Trinley Dudley kick)
TA – Jose Touron 45 pass from Keenan (Dudley kick)
TA – Keenan 33 pass from Touron (Dudley kick)
TA – Touron 4 pass from Keenan (Dudley kick)
TA – Demetrious Sherrion 45 pass from Keenan (kick failed)
TEWKSBURY 42, HAVERHILL 12
Tewksbury (2-0) 28 14 0 0 – 42
Haverhill (1-1) 0 0 0 12 – 12
TE – Hunter Johnson 3 run (Jackson Feudo kick)
TE – Cam Kearney 34 pass from Vinny Ciancio (Feudo kick)
TE – Johnson 30 run (Feudo kick)
TE – Kearney 75 punt return (Feudo kick)
TE – Tyler Barnes 7 run (Feudo kick)
TE – Tyler Barnes 44 run (Feudo kick)
HA – Jonathan Wallis 1 run (kick no good)
HA – Kevin McAnich 34 pass from Alexander Gomes (rush failed)
WILMINGTON 28, WAHCONAH 8
Wilmington (2-0) 14 7 0 7 – 28
Wahconah (1-1) 0 0 8 0 – 8
WI – Christian Febbo 35 pass from Michael Lawler (Hunter Sands Kick)
WI – Pat DeLucia 22 pass from Lawler (Sands kick)
WI – AJ Chisholm 58 punt return (Sands kick)
WA – West Dewa 76 kick return (Jacob Cooper pass from Braeden Melle)
WI – Ayden Bellevy 1 run (Sands kick)
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Below freezing temperatures again today
The winds are still going Wednesday, but the air temperatures remain at respectable levels. Highs will manage to weasel up to 30 in most spots. It’s too bad we’re not going to feel them at face value. Instead, we’re dressing for temps in the teens all day today.
Thursday and Friday are the picks of the week.
There will be a lot less wind, reasonable winter temperatures in the 30s and a decent amount of sun. We’ll be quiet into the weekend, as our next weather system approaches.
With mild air expected to come north on southerly winds, highs will bounce back to the low and mid-40s both days of the weekend.
Showers will be delayed until late day/evening on Saturday and into the night. There may be a few early on Sunday too, but the focus on that day will be to bring in the cold.
Highs will briefly sneak into the 40s, then fall late day.
We’ll also watch a batch of snow late Sunday night as it moves up the Eastern Seaboard.
Right now, there is a potential for some accumulation as it moves overhead Sunday night and early Monday morning.
It appears to be a weak, speedy system, so we’re not expecting it to pull any punches.
Enjoy the quieter spell of weather!
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Boston City Councilor will introduce
BOSTON – It could cost you more to get a soda soon. The Boston City Council is proposing a tax on sugary drinks, saying the money on unhealthy beverages can be put to good use.
A benefit for public health?
“I’ve heard from a lot of residents in my district who are supportive of a tax on sugary beverages, but they want to make sure that these funds are used for public health,” said City Councilor Sharon Durkan, who is introducing the “Sugar Tax,” modeled on Philadelphia and Seattle. She said it’s a great way to introduce and fund health initiatives and slowly improve public health.
A study from Boston University found that cities that implemented a tax on sugary drinks saw a 33% decrease in sales.
“What it does is it creates an environment where we are discouraging the use of something that we know, over time, causes cancer, causes diet-related diseases, causes obesity and other diet-related illnesses,” she said.
Soda drinkers say no to “Sugar Tax”
Soda drinkers don’t see the benefit.
Delaney Doidge stopped by the store to get a mid-day pick-me-up on Tuesday.
“I wasn’t planning on getting anything, but we needed toilet paper, and I wanted a Diet Coke, so I got a Diet Coke,” she said, adding that a tax on sugary drinks is an overreach, forcing her to ask: What’s next?
“Then we’d have to tax everything else that brings people enjoyment,” Doidge said. “If somebody wants a sweet treat, they deserve it, no tax.”
Store owners said they’re worried about how an additional tax would impact their businesses.
Durkan plans to bring the tax idea before the City Council on Wednesday to start the conversation about what rates would look like.
Massachusetts considered a similar tax in 2017.
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Patience over panic: Kristaps Porzingis and the Celtics struggles
The Celtics aren’t playing great basketball. Coincidence or not, this stretch has coincided with the return and reintegration of Kristaps Porzingis. In 23 games without the big man, Boston has a record of 19-4—with him in the lineup, that falls to a much less flattering 9-7 record.
This has put his value on trial, and opened the door to discussions about whether a move to the bench could be helpful for everyone involved. It’s not a crazy idea by any means, but it’s shortsighted and an oversimplification of why the team has struggled of late.
While Kristaps attempts to slide back into his role, there’s an adjustment period that the team naturally has to go through. That’s roughly 13 shots per game being taken from the collective and handed to one individual. It’s a shift that can impact that entire rotation, but it’s also not unfamiliar to the team—by now, they’re used to the cycle of Porzingis’ absence and return.
KP hasn’t been the same game-breaking player that we’ve come to know, but he’s not that far off. He isn’t hunting shots outside of the flow of the offense, and the coaching staff isn’t force-feeding him either.
This table shows a comparison in the volume and efficiency of Kristaps’ most used play types from the past two seasons. Across the board, the possessions per game have remained very similar, while the efficiency has taken a step back.
He’s shooting below the standard he established for himself during the championship run, but the accuracy should come around as he gets more comfortable and confident in his movements post-injury. Porzingis opened up about this after a win over the Nuggets, sharing his progress.
“80-85%. I still have a little bit to go.” Porzingis said. “I know that moment is coming when everything will start clicking, and I’ll play really high-level basketball.”
In theory, sending KP to the bench would allow him to face easier matchups and build his conditioning back up. On a similar note, he and the starters have a troubling -8.9 net rating. With that said, abandoning this unit so quickly is an overreaction and works against the purpose of the regular season.
It may require patience, but we’re talking about a starting lineup that had a +17.3 net rating over seven playoff games together. Long term, it’s more valuable to let them figure it out, rather than opt for a temporary fix.
It can’t be ignored that the Celtics are also getting hit by a wrecking ball of poor shooting luck in his minutes. Opponents are hitting 33.78% of their three-pointers with him on the bench, compared to a ridiculously efficient 41.78% when he’s on the court. To make matters worse, Boston is converting 37.21% of their own 3’s without KP, and just 32.95% with him.
Overall, there’s a -8.83% differential between team and opponent 3PT efficiency with Porzingis in the game. This is simply unsustainable, and it’s due for positive regression eventually.
Despite his individual offensive struggles, Porzingis has been elite as a rim protector. Among 255 players who have defended at least 75 shots within 6 feet of the basket, he has the best defensive field goal percentage in the NBA at 41.2%. Players are shooting 20.9% worse than expected when facing Kristaps at the rim.
Boston is intentional about which shooters they’re willing to leave open and when to funnel drives toward Porzingis. Teams are often avoiding these drives, and accepting open looks from mediocre shooters—recently, with great success. Both of these factors play into the stark difference in opponent 3PT%.
The numbers paint a disappointing picture, but from a glass-half-full perspective, there’s plenty of room for positive regression. Last season, the starting lineup shot 39.31% from beyond the arc and limited opponents to 36.75%. This year, they’ve struggled, shooting just 27.61% themselves, while opponents are converting at an absurd 46.55%.
Ultimately, the Celtics’ struggles seem more like a temporary blip, fueled by frustrating shooting luck and a slow return to form for Kristaps, rather than a reason to panic. The core of this team has already proven their ability to perform together at a high level, and sticking with the current configuration gives them the best chance to break out of the slump.
Allowing Porzingis to round into shape and cranking up the defensive intensity should help offset some of the shooting woes. As Porzingis eloquently put it, “with this kind of talent in this locker room, it’s impossible that we don’t start playing better basketball.” When water finds its level, the game will start to look easy again.
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