Friday’s four high school takeaways from a night of conference showdowns on the hardwood – The Boston Globe

And not to be overshadowed by all the hooping, Aiden Barker stopped by the Reggie Lewis Center for the MSTCA Division 1 state relays, where the St. John’s Prep won the boys crown and the Newton North girls ran away with the girls title.

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Burlington senior captain Savannah Scali gets her 1,000th on a driving layup. She’s the second player in program history to reach the mark, and was on the court as a sophomore when Aylvia Pena reached the mark in 2023.

Scali entered the game needing 4 points to reach the milestone and did so on a breakaway layup in the first half. After finishing with 17 in a 37-36 win over Wilmington, she is now 2 points behind Pena’s program record of 1,015.

With a 75-29 victory over Ashland, Dover-Sherborn coach Rick Grady won his 200th game. Grady, who led the Raiders to the 2019 Division 3 state championship, took over before the 2007-08 season as the program’s third coach after spending two seasons as an assistant under Chris DuBose, who was there for nearly 30 years.

“Our parents were very nice to recognize the 200th win, but it’s really the work of some great assistant coaches and players over the years,” Grady said.

The most interesting stat line of the night came from Seekonk junior Sienna Miranda, who recorded an unusual triple-double of 11 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 steals, adding 6 assists in a 37-21 win over Case.

The top scorer of the night was Norton senior Ethan Rodriguez, who exploded for 39 points and the Lancers needed every single one of them in a 66-65 road win over Blue Hills. Also hitting the 30-point mark were Norwood’s Alex Yukhymchak (31 in a 78-72 loss to Medfield), Franklin’s Caden Sullivan (30 in a 66-56 win over Milford), and St. Mary’s freshman Jake Fortier, who notched 30 points to help the Spartans (11-0) stay undefeated with a 72-56 win over Cathedral.

Peabody’s Ally Bettencourt controlled the boards with 15 rebounds (and 17 points) in a 66-22 win over Beverly, Apponeque’st CeCe Levrault nabbed nine steals in a 52-27 win over Somerset Berkley, and Foxborough’s Kailey Sullivan notched seven steals in a 64-36 win over Mansfield. Bishop Feehan’s Maddy Stell got hot from deep, hitting seven 3-pointers to finish with 25 points in a 75-63 win over Archbishop Williams.

Shifting to the ice, King Philip goalie Kiki Lynch made a remarkable 44 saves as the No. 19 Warriors beat Medfield, 2-1. Not far behind was Attleboro sophomore Jake Westwater, who made 37 saves to shut out North Attleborough, 1-0, marking the Bombardiers’ first win over their northern rival since 2010. Bedford’s Jake McGrath had a hat trick in a 9-1 win over Lowell and Somerset Berkly’s Nate Manosh turned away 25 shots to record his first career shutout in a 3-0 win over ORR/Fairhaven.

On Thursday, Greta Hammer became the first Gatorade Massachusetts Girls’ Cross-Country Player of the Year to be chosen from Needham.

The junior won the Division 1A meet in 18:13.91, finishing 43 seconds ahead of her closest competitor. She went on to win the Meet of Champions by 14 seconds while setting the course record, take second at the Nike Cross Northeast Regional, and finish 25th at the Nike Cross nationals. She set a personal-best time of 17:31.97 while winning the Bay State Conference championship.

“There’s no question in my mind that Greta Hammer was the most impressive athlete in the state this season,” said Newton North coach Joanna Mantel. “Speaking as a program that sees her multiple times throughout the season, she continually impressed me with her clear dominance on both fast, rolling courses as well as the toughest course in the state at Northfield Mountain.”

Hammer maintains a 3.94 GPA, volunteers as a member of School the World, and serves as a member of Needham’s Environmental and German clubs.

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