Boston, MA
Softball All-Scholastics and league All-Stars
SOFTBALL
Brooke Aldrich (Taunton)
Aniyah Bailey (Taunton)
Priya Bedard (Medway)
Lauren Bernaiche (Apponequet)
Abby Bettencourt (Peabody)
Kelsey Blanchette (Lincoln-Sudbury)
Bella Bourque (Taunton)
Riley Caulfield (Millis)
Kiele Coleman (Methuen)
Liana Danubio (Norton)
McKenzie Foley (Hanover)
Breanna Fontes (Case)
Natalia Fotopoulos (Arlington)
Katie Fox (Central Catholic)
Brigid Gaffny (North Andover)
Whitney Gigante (Tewksbury)
Ali Gill (King Philip)
Kaelyn Larkin (Medfield)
Lucy Latour (Dighton-Rehoboth)
Isabelle Levasseur (Amesbury)
Samantha Lincoln (Taunton)
Logan Lomasney (Peabody)
Shakura Lynch (Milton)
Shannon Macleod (Notre Dame Hingham)
Julia Malowitz (Central Catholic)
Delaney Moquin (Silver Lake)
Jillian Ondrick (Archbishop Williams)
Emma Penniman (Triton)
Alyx Rossi (Bedford)
Kathleen Simmons (Arlington Catholic)
Sharlotte Stazinski (Walpole)
Elsie Testa (Abington)
Lauren Trostel (Plymouth South)
McCoy Walsh (King Philip)
HONORABLE MENTION
Kasie Bailey (Abington)
Maddie Baker (Needham)
Cam Cloonan (Dighton-Rehoboth)
Bailey DeLeire (Mystic Valley)
Taylor Dolan (Cardinal Spellman)
AJ Gates (Monomoy)
Abby Greene (Norwell)
Ella Haley (Reading)
Abby Hanna (Hanover)
Rebecca Harris (Tewksbury)
Lily Mackenzie (Wilmington)
Ella Mancuso (North Andover)
Emily Meleedy (Newburyport)
Caitlin Milner (Central Catholic)
Brooke Moloney (St. Mary’s)
Bridget Mulkeen (Westwood)
Madison Nereu (Wareham)
Lily Picard (Case)
Mylee Ramer (Bishop Feehan)
Taylor Reid (Bridgewater-Raynham)
Jenna Roche (North Andover)
Olivia Schultz (Natick)
Mia Torres (Taunton)
Samantha Waters (Silver Lake)
ALL-SCHOLASTICS
BROOKE ALDRICH
TAUNTON
The junior Hockomock League All-Star for the four-time defending Div. 1 state champions made her mark as a shortstop this season, hitting .438 with eight doubles, three triples, five home runs, 38 RBI, and 32 runs scored. She had her 100th career hit this season.
ANIYAH BAILEY
TAUNTON
Just a freshman, this catcher immediately contributed to the best team in the state and D1 state champion. She led the team with a .551 batting average, .607 on-base percentage, nine doubles, six triples, seven home runs, 40 RBI, and 38 runs scored. She also plays field hockey.
PRIYA BEDARD
MEDWAY
A junior catcher, she was a TVL All-Star, a TVL Small co-MVP and a team MVP. She batted .548, with a .618 OBP, a 1.441 OPS, with 34 hits, four doubles, five triples, a home run, 25 RBI, 27 runs scored, and a .992 fielding percentage. She also plays soccer.
LAUREN BERNAICHE
APPONEQUET
This senior as a pitcher threw 118 innings, with 33 runs and 33 earned runs, a 1.78 ERA, 19 walks, and 185 strikeouts. She batted .468 with a .526 OBP, 14 RBI 20 runs, and 16 stolen bases. She was the South Coast Conference MVP.
ABBY BETTENCOURT
PEABODY
The senior batted .654, with a .732 OBP, with 34 RBI and eight home runs. As a pitcher, her ERA was .957 in 117 innings pitched. She struck out 186 batters. For her career, she had a .567 batting average, 110 RBI, and 26 homers. She holds the school record with 732 strikeouts as a pitcher.
KELSEY BLANCHETTE
LINCOLN-SUDBURY
A junior, this pitcher also stood out at outfield, second base, and shortstop. She was the DCL Conference Player of the Year. She batted .429 with five home runs, 33 hits, 28 RBI. She struck out 103 batters in 78.2 innings with an opponent batting average of .185.
BELLA BOURQUE
TAUNTON
Another terrific player from the Div. 1 state champs, this freshman got it done both as a third baseman and catcher. A Hockomock All-Star, she batted .475, with a .536 OBP, 10 doubles, eight triples, a home run, 35 RBI, and 38 runs scored.
RILEY CAULFIELD
MILLIS
This pitcher and outfielder had a standout senior season. In 120 innings pitched, she had 131 strikeouts (with 616 in her career), with a 2.78 ERA. She threw a no-hitter against Bellingham, and two other one-hitters. At the plate, she hit .574, with 27 runs scored, and 14 stolen bases.
KIELE COLEMAN
METHUEN
This senior shortstop was a three-time First-Team Merrimack Valley Conference performer. This spring, she batted .415, with 19 RBI, a .449 OBP, and a .561 slugging percentage. For her career, she batted .374 with 77 RBI and 94 runs scored.
LIANA DANUBIO
NORTON
This sophomore excelled as both a pitcher and third baseman. A captain and TVL All-Star, she was the TVL Pitcher of the Year, with eight shutouts. She struck out 142, with a 2.05 ERA. On offense, she batted .421 with a .500 OBP. She is a high honors student.
McKENZIE FOLEY
HANOVER
A Patriot League All-Star, the senior third baseman joined Hanover’s 100-hit club, with a 518 batting average, 43 hits, 25 RBI, and 37 runs. For her career, she was a four-year league all-star, with 123 hits, 73 RBI, and 100 runs scored.
BREANNA FONTES
CASE
This junior catcher batted .549, slugged 1.028, with 10 doubles, 38 RBI, six home runs, 12 walks, and only one strikeout all season. For her career, she has 14 home runs, 22 doubles, and 89 RBI. She is a high honors student.
NATALIA FOTOPOULOS
ARLINGTON
The senior played center field, pitcher, shortstop, and catcher. She had 33 hits, a .458 average, a .551 OBP, .597 slugging, 32 runs, and 19 RBI. In the circle, she had a 1.25 ERA, seven earned runs allowed, and 54 strikeouts.
KATIE FOX
CENTRAL CATHOLIC
This senior shortstop in just 73 at-bats scored 28 runs, had 35 hits, a .480 batting average, and 26 RBI. She is a three-time National Honor Society student. She will continue her career at Saint Anselm.
BRIGID GAFFNY
NORTH ANDOVER
This senior was a First-Team MVC All-Conference performer as a freshman, sophomore, and junior, and the MVC Player of the Year as a senior. This season, she batted .305 with two home runs, 12 RBI, and as a pitcher struck out 173 with a 1.38 ERA.
WHITNEY GIGANTE
TEWKSBURY
This senior was a First Team All-Merrimack Valley Conference performer, the MVC 1 Player of the Year, and team co-MVP. She posted a 15-3 record with a 2.36 ERA, 115 strikeouts, and just 21 walks. On offense, she had a 16-game hit streak to start the spring, and batted .566 with a 646 OBP and .755 slugging.
ALI GILL
KING PHILIP
This big-hitting sophomore center fielder batted .421 with 40 hits, 12 home runs, 45 RBI, 42 runs, and 12 stolen bases. A two-year varsity starter, she has 69 hits, 20 homers, 74 RBI, and 76 runs scored.
KAELYN LARKIN
MEDFIELD
A pitcher, shortstop, and outfielder, this senior batted .569 with 12 homers, 38 RBI, 1.310 slugging, and a 1.972 OPS. A three-time TVL MVP, a four-time TVL All-Star, she had 39 home runs and 152 RBI.
LUCY LATOUR
DIGHTON-REHOBOTH
The senior center fielder led the way for the Div. 3 state champions. She batted .576 with a .579 OBP, and 1.045 slugging. She had 49 hits with 19 doubles, two triples, seven home runs, 39 RBI, and 34 runs scored. She had over 100 hits, RBI, and runs scored for her career.
ISABELLE LEVASSEUR
AMESBURY
This senior pitcher earned team MVP and Cape Ann League Baker Player of the Year this past season. She batted .410 with 30 runs, 28 RBI, and five home runs. In the circle, she went 15-5, with 27 earned runs in 117 innings pitched, with a 1.62 ERA, and 215 strikeouts.
SAMANTHA LINCOLN
TAUNTON
The senior led the Tigers to an undefeated record and fourth consecutive Div. 1 state title. The Gatorade Player of the Year pitched 133 innings, struck out 284 batters, with a 2.11 ERA. She batted .393 with a .493 OBP, six doubles, and four home runs. She will continue her career at Texas Tech.
LOGAN LOMASNEY
PEABODY
A two-time Herald All-Scholastic, the senior is a four-time Northeast Conference All-Star. This year, she batted .493 with a 1.000 fielding percentage, and hit eight home runs with 32 RBI. She will attend Southern New Hampshire to play basketball and softball.
SHAKURA LYNCH
MILTON
This senior shortstop and catcher batted .393, with two home runs, and 18 RBI. A two-time Bay State Conference All-Star, she also competes in track, and will attend UMass-Lowell in the fall.
SHANNON MacLEOD
NOTRE DAME
This senior pitcher struck out 199 batters this season, and finished with 558 strikeouts in her career. She posted a 1.96 ERA, with an opposing batting average of .197. Offensively, she hit eight home runs with a .493 average.
JULIA MALOWITZ
CENTRAL CATHOLIC
The senior pitcher had an ERA this season of 1.68, with 129 strikeouts, compiling a 15-2 record. As a hitter, she batted .400 with 26 hits. Her exploits led her to MVC First-Team All-Conference honors. For her career, she struck out 377 batters.
DELANEY MOQUIN
SILVER LAKE
This junior earned Patriot League Keenan Division All-Star and MVP honors for the second year in a row. She compiled a 19-2 record. In 138 innings pitched, she had 265 strikeouts, an 0.45 ERA, and a .105 batting average against. Offensively, she hit .364 with 11 home runs and 40 RBI.
JILLIAN ONDRICK
ARCHBISHOP WILLIAMS
The MVP of the Catholic Central League, the sophomore helped guide her team to 14 wins and a spot in the Round of 16 in the Div. 3 state tournament. Ondrick has already surpassed 500 career strikeouts to go along with 100 hits and 100 RBI. In the offseason, she competes for the Louisville Sluggers 16U VanBoxmeer.
EMMA PENNIMAN
TRITON
As a pitcher, the junior had a 1.21 ERA. For her career, she has struck out 506 batters. Offensively, she hit .443 with a .524 OBP, a 1.238 OPS, and .714 slugging percentage. For the last two seasons, she has been the CAL Kinney Softball Player of the Year.
ALYX ROSSI
BEDFORD
The junior southpaw earned DCL MVP honors after striking out 278 batters in 116 innings and posting a miniscule 0.12 ERA. She also batted .635 with six home runs and 47 hits. A member of the National Honor Society, Rossi has already given a verbal commitment to Boston College.
KATHLEEN SIMMONS
ARLINGTON CATHOLIC
A senior second baseman, Simmons batted .552, with a .582 OBP this season. She had 48 hits, with 27 RBI, 32 runs scored, and 14 stolen bases. She was a Catholic Central League All-Star, and the CCL Offensive MVP. She had over 100 hits for her career.
SHARLOTTE STAZINSKI
WALPOLE
This junior led the Timberwolves to the Div. 2 state championship. A pitcher, she posted a 20-1 record with an ERA of 1.12, 226 strikeouts, 73 hits, and 22 earned runs in 138 innings pitched. She also hit for a .311 average, .408 OBP, and .541 slugging. She is also captain of the volleyball team.
ELSIE TESTA
ABINGTON
Only a sophomore, this pitcher had 22 starts, 152 innings pitched, and allowed only 19 earned runs, with a 0.88 ERA. She struck out 189 batters, with 62 walks, one wild pitch, and no errors made. She also had a no-hitter against Pembroke. She was the South Shore League Tobin Player of the Year.
LAUREN TROSTEL
PLYMOUTH SOUTH
This senior was a captain and a four-year Patriot League All-Star. This season, she batted .577 in 20 games, with 41 hits, 31 RBI, and 30 runs scored. She also had an .845 slugging percentage. She was the Patriot League Fisher Division MVP this season. For her career, she had a .504 average, with 84 RBI.
MCCOY WALSH
KING PHILIP
Only a sophomore, she pitched for 107.2 innings, posting a 15-2 mark, with 186 strikeouts, and an opponents’ batting average of .148. For her career, she is 31-5, with 420 strikeouts, and an opposing batting average of .142.
LEAGUE ALL-STARS
BAY STATE CONFERENCE
MK Maloney, Shakura Lynch, Victoria Fish, Sadie Steuterman (Milton); Caitlyn Russell, Katie McMahon, Olivia Schultz, Jayme Kiley (Natick); Sharlotte Stazinski, Grace Todd, Caroline Doran, Caroline Daley (Walpole); Catherine McPhee, Gabby Diaute (Braintree); Sarah Deroian, Maddie Baker, Emma Ching (Needham); Nora Hamel (Newton North); Mia Hasselback, Elizabeth McDonnell (Wellesley); Bella Pires (Weymouth)
MVP: Olivia Schultz, Maddie Baker
BOSTON CITY LEAGUE
Jenna DaSilva (East Boston); Ashley Jimenez (Excel); Rose Monestime (English); Ella Hamilton, Maddie Andrade (Latin Academy); Amy Mariano (New Mission); Julianna Berardi, Nia Buyu (O’Bryant); Dianny Felix Roman (Tech Boston)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ella Hamilton
CAPE AND ISLANDS
ATLANTIC: Jazlyn Coyer (Barnstable); Alexa Barboza, Savannah Azoff (Dennis-Yarmouth); Anna Bennett, Kaylee Shaw, Christina Femino, Molly Belfiore, Rylin Biggs (Falmouth); Naomi Francis (Nauset); AJ Gates, Alana Ljoko, Lilly Furman, Kiley Mawn, Willa Leighton (Monomoy)
MVP: AJ Gates
LIGHTHOUSE: Kelly Pacheco (Martha’s Vineyard); Sydney Ard, Madison Silva, Yahely Del Rosario Gomez (Nantucket); Emily Cunningham, Ava Botelho, Alanna Flanders (Rising Tide); Molly Reino, Sam Orcutt, Elsa Wiesner, Julianna Gygent (Sturgis); Sophia Pierangeli, Celia Trombly, Cassidy Conway (Saint John Paul II)
MVP: Seren Crister
CAPE ANN LEAGUE
Isabelle Levasseur, Calista Catarius, Alexis LeBlanc (Amesbury); Ella Barbarick (Georgetown); Morgan Hubbard (Lynnfield); Anna Gardner (Manchester-Essex); Emily Meleedy, Emma Keefe (Newburyport); Olivia Reilly, Kristen Galvin, Caitlin Reilly (North Reading); Kayla Murphy, Molly LaBel (Pentucket); Emma Penniman, Kyla Story, Skylar Colburn (Triton)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Emily Meleedy, Emma Penniman, Isabelle Levasseur
CATHOLIC CENTRAL LEAGUE
Sarah Dupre, Arli Rodriquez, Maddie Narducci, Mylee Ramer (Bishop Feehan); Monica Kelley, Alyssa Burke, Jill Ondrick, Ciara McMenamin (Archbishop Williams); Michaela Walker, Brooke Moloney, Aliza Crean-Oviedo, Roma Braid (St. Mary’s); Kathleen Simmons, Jackie Murdock, Erin Shortell, Maddie Connolly (Arlington Catholic); Val Tate, Lulu Diaz (Bishop Fenwick); Taylor Dolan, Avery Barnes (Cardinal Spellman); Katie Manzone, Ava Teixeira (Bishop Stang)
MVP: Jill Ondrick
CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
Shannon MacLeod, Claire Ferrara, Piper Levin, Hannah Gauthier (Notre Dame Hingham); Emma Hollingsworth, Lyla Hollingsworth (Malden Catholic); Colleen Ganley, Ann Kuchta (Ursuline); Ava Donaghue (Fontbonne)
COMMONWEALTH ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Maggie Carney, Chloe Crogan (Lowell Catholic); Jacqui Martineau, Caitlin Lafontaine (Academy of Notre Dame); Alyssa Collins, Kaitlyn Collins, Paige King, Katie Potter (Minuteman); Gianna Scoppettuolo, Jenna Yelmokas (Northeast); Ashley Hart, Hannah Richard (Nashoba Tech); Francesca Reardon, Reagan Bowden (Shawsheen); Samantha Nasella, Maya German, Jashley Lopez (Greater Lawrence); Ella Mangone, Emily DeLiere, Bailey DeLiere (Mystic Valley); Amaya Flood, Paige Matte, Morgan Haskell (Greater Lowell); Maddie Noury, Kaitlyn Hurley, Ainsley Rousseau, Kaylee Habib (Whittier); Camila Rufino Santos (Lynn Tech)
MVP: Kaylee Habib, Bailey DeLiere
DUAL COUNTY LEAGUE
ALL-CONFERENCE: Ashleigh Lent, Eliana Krasnow, Lia Mazzocchi, Kelsey Blanchette (Lincoln-Sudbury); Katie Carroll, Sarah Kirby (Westford Academy); Ila Gillespie, Alice Rosecan (Acton-Boxboro); Avi Kuperman (Newton South); Sophia Beckett (Wayland); Alyxandra Rossi (Bedford); Alice Cooprider (Bedford); Brook Boyle (Concord-Carlisle):
THORPE: Sarah Danielson, Sophie Jorjorian, Grace Messina (Lincoln-Sudbury); Maddie Smith, Clara Inella (Acton-Boxboro); Anya Gesin, Lyla Griffin (Westford Academy); Hannah Schwager, Lauren Kelly (Newton South); Reese Phillips, Jill Brennan (Concord-Carlisle); Nyla Collazo (Cambridge)
FOLEY: Kate Patterson, Mia Vitti, Sami Langone (Bedford); Kelsey Kaufman, Katie Pralle (Wayland); Abby Rosenfield (Boston Latin); Danielle Ananian (Waltham)
PLAYER OF YEAR: Kelsey Blanchette, Alyxandra Rossi
GREATER BOSTON LEAGUE
Sydney Conti, Lorelai Davis, Kaleigh Laidlaw, Joy Riccioli (Medford); Peyton Warren, Bryanna Mason, Emma Longmore, Emilia Maria-Babcock (Everett); Danni-Hope Randall, Shayna Smith, Frankie Reed (Revere); Rachel Dana, Lauren Wilson, Nevaeh Eth (Lynn Classical); Arianna LaBoy, LeaNyah Pineiro, Kate Johansson (Lynn English); Nora Donovan (Somerville); Haylee Seeley (Malden); Yareliz Gonzalez Falcon (Chelsea)
MVP: Gianna Masucci
HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE
Samantha Lincoln, Aniyah Bailey, Bella Bourque, Mia Torres, Brooke Aldrich (Taunton); McCoy Walsh, Ava Kelley, Ali Gill, Jo Bennett, Maddie Paschke (King Philip); Cae Pellegrini, Maeve Driscoll (Milford); Emma Callahan, Vittoria Cuscia, Natalia Leach (Foxboro); Crystyliah Covel, Devon Morris (Oliver Ames); Sarah Boozang (Franklin); Rylie Camacho, Jenna Callahan, Lola Ronayne (Attleboro); Grace Foreman (North Attleboro); Olivia Madeira (Mansfield)
MVP: Samantha Lincoln
MAYFLOWER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
LARGE: Ava Cossette, Mackenzie Duffy, Breann MacMillan, Nicole Ayre (Tri-County); Shelby Estrella , Aubry Mabrouk, Izzy Torres (Bristol-Plymouth); Bella Burke (Southeastern); Kacie Lynch, Natalie Raposa (Diman); Sylvia Cull (Blue Hills);
MVP: Kacie Lynch
SMALL: Madison MacLeod, Marlaina Poillucci, Liberty Farry (Norfolk Aggie); Mia Bradshaw, Hannah Dailey, Allie Blanchard (South Shore); Kayleigh DeSousa, Patty Spillane (Old Colony); Katelyn McCrae (Bristol Aggie); Mikayla Venuti (Cape Cod Tech); Taysia Lopes (Upper Cape)
MVP: Kayleigh DeSousa
COMPREHENSIVE: Madison Nereu, Jolee Anderson, Olivia Lacava, Jossalyn Anctil (Wareham); Tess Silvia, Jayda Pequita, Mackenzy Ponte (Westport); Makayla Hopkins, Sophia Curran (Holbrook); Rylie Patterson (Avon)
MVP: Madison Nereu
MERRIMACK VALLEY CONFERENCE
Whitney Gigante, Rebecca Harris, Avery Della Piana (Tewksbury); Ella Mancuso, Jenna Roche, Brigid Gaffny (North Andover); Caitlin Milner, Katie Fox, Julia Malowitz (Central Catholic); Adrianna Capozzi (Chelmsford); Adriana Delaney, Kiele Coleman (Methuen); McKenzie Lussier, Gabby Coffey (Dracut); Aria Frasier (Andover); Sophia DaSilva (Billerica); Samantha Dion (Haverhill)
MVP: Whitney Gigante, Brigid Gaffny
MIDDLESEX LEAGUE
LIBERTY: Natalia Fotopoulos, Soline Fisher, Nora Vartanian, Michaela Edwards (Arlington); Ella Haley, Ava Kiley, Ellie Russo, Shea Hennessy, Abbie Gullotti (Reading); Lidia Palys, Abby Man, Ria Singh (Lexington); Hannah Niemszyk, Avery Simpson, Grace Forsythe (Woburn); Josie Kim (Belmont); Tessa Capodanno (Winchester)
MVP: Natalia Fotopoulos, Ella Haley
FREEDOM: Lily Mackenzie, Ali McElligott, Charlotte Forcina, Erin McCarthy, Eva Boudreau (Wilmington); Molly Burns, Kathyryn Sliski, Jade Watherhouse, Jackie Sullivan (Wakefield); Madison King, Morgan Ryan, Sophia Marshall, Shea McDonald, Charlotte Willey (Burlington); Bella Pettinato, Caroline Andrade (Watertown); Ava Viola (Melrose)
MVP: Lily MacKenzie
NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
ALL-CONFERENCE: Jasmine Feliciano, Merrideth Johnston, Gabby Wickeri (Beverly); Addie McCarty, Ava Gray (Danvers); Emma Carripichosa (Gloucester); Luka Bornhorst, Tessa Francis (Marblehead); Abby Bettencourt, Lizzy Bettencourt, Logan Lomasney (Peabody); Lily Ventre (Saugus)
DUNN: Elsa Reulet, Lidia Miedema (Beverly); Brea Robinson, Samantha Fay (Danvers); Cameron Carroll, Olivia Madruga (Gloucester); Aimee Quimby (Masconomet); Kiley Doolin, Avery Grieco, Jessica Steed (Peabody)
LYNCH: Hailey Schmidt, Ruby Calienes, Isabel Mortensen (Marblehead); Liv Loux, Annie Thornett (Salem); Taylor Deleidi, Ava Rogers (Saugus); Maddie Lilley, Olivia Barletta (Swampscott); Isabella Cash (Winthrop)
MVP: Abby Bettencourt
PATRIOT LEAGUE
FISHER: Lauren Trostel, Kaylee Gendron, Ava Bonanno, Haylee Briggs (Plymouth South); Olivia Skeiber, Kelly McGee, Maria Cantino (Pembroke); Kaelyn Chase, Abby Hanna, Noey Giardina, McKenzie Foley, Erin Condon (Hanover); Riley Guterl (Scituate); Caroline O’Donnell (Quincy/North Quincy)
MVP: Lauren Trostel
KEENAN: Delaney Moquin, Madyson Bryan, Nina O’Neil, Samantha Waters, Alannah Waters, Addison Willett, Anna Craft (Silver Lake); Bilyana Wilkin, Jess Mulrey, Kate Schulte (Hingham); Sofia Blanco, Rowan Dillon (Marshfield); Callie Smith, Bella Piekarski (Plymouth North); Taryn Leonard (Whitman-Hanson); Catherine Grimaldi (Duxbury)
MVP: Delaney Moquin
SOUTH COAST CONFERENCE
Lauren Bernaiche, Christina Magnett, Eva Zuber(Apponequet); Lucy Latour, Cam Cloonan, Edy Latour (Dighton-Rehoboth); Sydney Merusi (Fairhaven); Jaden Morrell (Bourne); Lila Alvarez, Bre Fontes, Lily Picard (Case); Makenzie Jacob, Julia Costa (Somerset Berkley); Ana Tsonis, Alexia Tsonis (Greater New Bedford); Tara Goldman (Old Rochester)
MVP: Lauren Bernaiche
SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE
Amelia David, Hayleigh Chenard, Ivy Mattos (New Bedford); Julia Rumsey, Katerina Rumsey, Mia Jacob (Durfee); Aubrey Carberry, Olivia Rapoza, Megan Arruda (Dartmouth); Ava Selter, Madison Delano, Taylor Reid (Bridgewater-Raynham); Casey Hoyt (Brockton)
MVP: Taylor Reid
SOUTH SHORE LEAGUE
TOBIN: Kasie Bailey, Elsie Testa, Brenna Howley, Calli Pineau, Maddie McDonald (Abington); Sarah Langtry, Madison Butler (Carver); Caitlyn Simms, Angelina Grimes, Madeleine LeFevre (Cohasset); Brianna Hewitt, Kiley Murdock, Chelsea Amaral (Rockland)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Elsie Testa
SULLIVAN: Taryn Clancy, Taylynn Robinson, Cristina Chane, Mackenzy Conlon, Olivia Hartman (Middleboro); Olivia Atkins, Maddie Blette, Riley Egan, Maggie Scholossberg (East Bridgewater); Abigail Greene, Evelyn Sim, Penny Saich, Teegan Link (Norwell); Mia Consalvi (Sandwich)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Abigail Greene
TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE
Zoe Adams, Caroline Ozmun, Holly Paharik, Addy Walls (Hopkinton); Katie Anderson, Priya Bedard (Medway); Tess Baacke (Medfield); Riley Caulfield (Millis); Liana Danubio, Paige Donahue, Avery Soares, Avery Tinkham (Norton); Natalie Gale, Lizzy Helmar (Norwood); Christina Gentile (Dedham); Jacobi Houston (Bellingham); Kaelyn Larkin, Kendall Larkin (Medfield); Kaylee MacDonald (Holliston); Sasha Marino, Bridget Mulkeen (Westwood); Alaina Martin (Dedham)
MVP: Priya Bedard, Riley Caulfield, Kaelyn Larkin
Boston, MA
Kirouac’s dunk sparks Georgia Tech to victory over Boston College
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.”
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.
Boston, MA
Defense, Donovan Clingan power Trail Blazers past Boston Celtics
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.”
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).
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.
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.”
Top performers
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.
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.
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.
Next up
The Blazers host the Dallas Mavericks and No. 1 overall NBA draft pick Cooper Flagg Monday night at 7:30 at the Moda Center.
Boston, MA
Celtics Linked To Mavs Big Man In Trade Buzz
With the NBA trade deadline looming on February 5, many people are wondering how the Boston Celtics will approach things.
The Celtics have some solid trade chips in guys like Anfernee Simons and Sam Hauser. PBO Brad Stevens has communicated that he’s open to pretty much any scenario, whether that’s buying, selling, or staying put.
It’ll all depend on what kinds of offers land on Brad’s desk.
If Boston were to make a move, you’d have to assume it would be one that strengthens the front court. Neemias Queta has been awesome as the starting center this year, but that doesn’t mean that the Celtics couldn’t use more depth at the position.
This is the line of though that probably had NBA analyst Jake Weinbach linking the Celtics to Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford in trade buzz.
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Gafford’s 2025-26 campaign with the Mavs has been affected by an ankle injury that disrupted his early momentum and restricted his playing time after returning. In 22 games (14 starts), Gafford has averaged 7.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.0 assist, and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 62 percent from the field.
In the Mavericks’ 113-107 defeat of the Sacramento Kings on December 27, Gafford stepped into the starting lineup for the injured Anthony Davis, delivering 11 points, seven rebounds, one assist, one steal, and one block in 23 minutes.
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He inked a three-year, $54 million extension in July, setting expectations for expanded contributions in Dallas.
Gafford entered the NBA as the Chicago Bulls’ second-round pick (38th overall) in 2019. He debuted modestly before moving to the Washington Wizards in 2021, where he developed into a reliable starter. Traded to Dallas in February 2024, he excelled in 2023-24, topping the league in field goal percentage at 72.5 percent. Across 401 career games, he maintains 9.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 1.5 blocks averages on 70.5 percent shooting.
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