What happened in high school hoops Wednesday? Here are the stories and scores

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🏀Game of the Night

Shea Kalin was a part of the North Kingstown girls basketball team’s sharpshooting display that gave them a comfortable lead over Portsmouth heading to the fourth quarter.

And when things got uncomfortable, Kalin came through again.

The Skippers offense froze and the Patriots clawed back from a double-digit deficit, tying the game with 16 seconds left. NK looked for Kalin for the game-winner and after she was fouled, did just that, making a free throw with four seconds left that was the difference in North Kingstown’s 40-39 win over Portsmouth.

Drama seemed inevitable the way the first half played out. It was a defensive slugfest, with Portsmouth leading 7-5 after the first quarter before NK tied the game at 17 going into halftime.

The Skippers found a solution for their offensive woes in the third quarter – make everything they look at. North put on a show The Jackal would have been proud of, hitting six 3-pointers – three from Maya Bigelli, two from Kalin and one from Brooke Faunce – to take a 37-25 lead into the final frame.

Portsmouth didn’t hear a bell. The Patriots stepped up their efforts on the defensive side of the ball and got points from the line. Portsmouth trailed 38-31 after a Faunce free throw and with two minutes left, cut the deficit to four after a 3-pointer by Stella Orr.

North missed a pair from the line and with 40 seconds left, Gyselle Mairs hit a 3-pointer to make it a one point game. NK doubled the lead as Bigelli made one of two from the line with 40 seconds left, but Mairs came up with and and-one with 16 seconds left. The layup tied the game, but the missed free throw gave the Skippers a chance to win it.

North drew up a designed play for Kalin, who was fouled going to to the basket with four seconds left. She made the first and missed the second and Mairs’ heave from inside midcourt just missed the mark.

Kalin hit five 3-pointers and finished as NK’s top scorer with 18 points. Bigelli had a big night as well, scoring 13 of her 15 points in the second half. Courtney Brochu scored four and Faunce’s third-quarter 3-pointer accounted for the remaining points.

Mairs led Portsmouth with 18 points and Orr came up with seven in the loss. 

🏀GIRLS BASKETBALL – Division I

Classical 54, Pawtucket 47

The Purple struggled in the first half before waking up in the second, pulling out a 54-47 comeback win over Pawtucket.

It was all Pawtucket in the early goings, as Zareia Colome’s offensive prowess powered the visitors to a 28-21 halftime lead. 

Classical needed an answer and found one on both ends of the court. The Purple defense found a way to slow Pawtucket, holding it to nine points, while Daniella Jimenez led six scorers with six points that gave Classical a 38-37 lead heading to the fourth.

Jimenez continued to shine in the final frame, knocking down two 3-pointers and scoring eight points while the defense confounded Pawtucket and held it to 10 points. 

After a scoreless first quarter, Jimenez finished as Classical’s leading scorer with 17 points. Katherine Escobar scored 10 of her 13 points in the first half and Jaydell Harris added nine points in the win.

Colome finished as the game’s top scorer with 18 points. Daviana Gomes had a strong game, scoring 11, and Azilyn Medina put up 10 in the loss.  

Ponaganset 48, Cranston West 41

Sitting in the locker room down eight to the Falcons, the Chieftains answered the bell with an other-worldly defensive effort to flip the scoreboard for good in the third quarter in their 48-41 win.

Cranston West had Ponaganset guessing in the first half and led 13-9 after the first quarter and, after seven points from Darien Kiernan in the second quarter, went into halftime ahead 28-20.

Then the Chieftains did what they do best, revving up the defense and taking the Falcons completely out of the game. Ponaganset held West to a single point in the third quarter while six different players scored, giving the Chieftains a 38-29 lead going to the fourth. Ponaganset kept the game at a pace it needed to finish off the victory.

Javiana Stec was a steady source of offense and led Ponaganset with 14 points. Giuliana Bachini scored 10 for the Chieftains and Marron Nerney added six in the win. 

Madeleine Marques led Cranston West with 12 points and Maggie Sjovall added eight in the loss. 

St. Raphael 54, Juanita Sanchez 27

The odd quarters were when the Saints played their best in a 54-27 win over the Cavaliers.

St. Raphael opened the game with a stellar performance on both ends of the floor, with five different players getting points and the defense dominating to take a 16-5 lead. Juanita Sanchez chewed into the deficit in the second quarter thanks to eight points from Anayjah Delves, making it 25-18 at the half.

The Saints’ third quarter put the game away. St. Raphael held the Cavs to five points and Jocelyn Taylor’s six points led seven different scorers in a 21-point quarter that made it 46-23 going to the fourth.

St. Raphael had 11 different players score in the win, led by Taylor’s 12 points. Kenia Oyola  had nine points and Madison Varone helped the cause with six points. 

Delves scored eight points to lead Juanita Sanchez and Arianna Dale added seven.

Barrington 48, Moses Brown 36

The Eagles used everything and the kitchen sink to get the job done against Lauren Bousquet and the Quakers in a 48-36 win.

Barrington knew a win was going to require a team effort and that’s what it got. The offense came from all over the floor with Faith Van Ness and Ella Martin leading the team with 13 points apiece. Genesis Castro and Keira Martin both contributed crucial points, scoring nine each.

Bousquet was her usual self, leaving it all on the floor with a 25-point, eight-rebound effort in the loss.

Westerly 64, West Warwick 16

The Bulldogs threw their weight around and played the way championship-caliber teams are supposed to in a 64-16 win over the Wizards.

Westerly was all business from the start, playing strong on the defensive as it held West Warwick to just two points. With the offense running like clockwork – they had 21 assists on 25 made baskets – the Bulldogs led 20-2 after the first quarter and 35-10 at the half, then pitched a shutout in the third quarter. 

The Bulldogs had 11 different players score, led by 14 points from Ella Reyes, who also had four assists and four steals. Santanaa Hamelin scored 10 points and had six steals and five assists and Madison Chiaradio grabbed 10 rebounds in the win.

South Kingstown 51, Chariho 37

After struggling to score for three quarters, the Rebels put things together in the fourth on the back of freshman Jade Holland to pick up the 51-37 win.

Neither South Kingstown nor Chariho managed much offensively, with SK leading 10-8 after the first, 21-17 at halftime and 30-26 going to the fourth quarter.

Holland quickly righted the ship. The freshman guard made three shots from the floor and later added four three throws and with two big 3-pointers from Chloe Roebuck, the Rebels built a double-digit lead and slid home safely with the win.

The second half was all Holland, who scored all 17 of her points in the final two quarters. Roebuck put up eight and Abbie O’Rourke scored seven in the win.

Chariho was led by 11 points from both Menuhki Harris and Madilyn Fizzano. 

🏀GIRLS BASKETBALL – Division II

Rogers 52, Johnston 57

The Vikings continued their stellar play since a lost to D-II’s top team, as the offense showed up in a big way in their 52-27 win over the Panthers. 

Rogers lost to undefeated Lincoln School on January 7 and clearly had no intention of stopping its five-game win streak against Johnston. 

Zaida Aponte got things rolling in the first quarter, scoring eight points that had the Vikings out in front 18-4. In the second, Abby Hole started burying shots from the outside and the lead grew to 34-16. Hole knocked down two more 3-pointers in the third quarter as Rogers outscored the Panthers by 10 and put the game away before the fourth quarter started.

Hole led Rogers with 18 points, hitting four 3-pointers in the game. Aponte scored 10, all in the first half, and Tameka Robertson came up with nine points. 

Annabella Gesualdi came up with 10 points in the loss for Johnston.

Lincoln School 64, Hope 12

Reign Whiteing brought the thunder as the Lynx rolled to a 64-12 win over the Blue Wave.

Fresh off a big performance in Lincoln School’s win over Division I La Salle Tuesday, Whiteing was equally dominant against Hope, establishing her presence inside and scoring 16 points in the first quarter. The Lynx pressure prevented any comeback hopes, limiting the Blue Wave to single-digit points in all four quarters.

Whiteing ended her night with 22 points and was joined in double figures by Sarah Berube and Aubrey Watkins, who both had 11. Alivia Harris scored eight for the Lynx and Sydney Jones added six points in the win.

Brianna Wanda Nunez was Hope’s top scorer with four points and Alexis Bernardo hit a 3-pointer in the loss. 

Smithfield 54, East Providence 34

The Sentinels’ offense showed up in the first half and the defense closed things down int he second half in a 54-34 win over the Townies.

Ava Lopez got Smithfield running early with eight first-quarter points. In the second quarter, Annabelle Lally took the reins and scored eight points, putting the Sentinels up 27-19.

The tone of the game changed quickly in the third quarter as Smithfield’s defense stepped up to new heights. Stop after stop led to better offensive opportunities and the Sentinels pounced, with seven different players scoring as they outscored the Townies 22-5. EP managed to find more offense in the fourth, but not enough to pull off the comeback.

Eight different players scored for Smithfield, with Lopez leading the way with 15 points. Lally scored 12 points – all in the second and third quarters – and Elaina Reed was right behind her with 11. Giannah Tutt chipped in with seven points.

Aubrey Bernard led East Providence with 13 points, hitting 7 of 8 from the free-throw line. Kat Amado scored 11 in the loss, hitting three 3-pointers.

Tiverton 70, Cumberland 45

The Tigers offense was too much for the Clippers to handle in a 70-45 win.

Points weren’t a problem early, but Tiverton’s pace became one for Cumberland. The Tigers led 15-10 after the first quarter, then ran off 23 points in the second quarter – with six different players scoring – to take a 38-21 lead over the Clippers.

In the third, Cami Oliveira continued to keep things going and scored eight points as Tiverton built its lead to 60-36 before cruising home with the win.

Oliveira led Tiverton with 17 points, one of three Tigers to reach double figures. Jah’Niece Branch scored 11, Sara Poland had 10 and Tori Murray added nine.

Cumberland senior captain Alexis Parenteau celebrated her birthday with a team-high 16 points in the loss. 

Lincoln 47, Mt. Hope 27

The Lions wasted no time in putting this one in the win column.

Lincoln limited the Huskies to just 5 points through the first half while scoring 28 of its own. Carly Fraize led a balanced scoring attack with 9 points, including two 3-pointers, and Techar Tarponweh added 7 as Lincoln (9-4) saw eight players record points in the victory.

For the Huskies (4-5), Catherine Frawley scored a game-high 10 points in the loss. 

Scituate 46, Narragansett 35

Two Russillos turned out to be exactly what the Spartans needed to hold off one Bonneau in the their 46-35 win over the Mariners.

With Narragansett All-Stater Delaney Bonneau playing with intent from the opening tip, Scituate dispatch Brooklyn and Gabby Russillo as countermeasures. Bonneau scored all 10 of the Mariners’ first-quarter points, but Brooklyn put up eight to give the Spartans a 15-10 lead.

In the second quarter, Scituate’s defense slowed down Bonneau – holding her to a single basket – and the Russilllos scored all of the Spartans’ points. Gabby found the touch from outside in the second half and Brooklyn scored two big buckets in the fourth quarter, helping hold off a valiant second-half effort from Bonneau.

When it was all said and done, Brooklyn Russillo finished with a team-best 20 points and Gabby Russillo scored 14. Addi Naylor added nine points and Grace Jacavone accounted for the other three.

Bonneau was in rare form, getting baskets from here, there and everywhere. She finished with 30 points in the loss and Ella Boyd scored Narragansett’s other five.

🏀GIRLS BASKETBALL – Division III

Woonsocket 41, Burrillville 27

The Villa Novans defense stepped up in the biggest spot, shutting down the Broncos over the final eight minutes in their 41-27 win.

It was a battle between the two teams, but Woonsocket found a way to fight through the Burrillville defense and put up points. The Broncos hung tough and the Novans had to work to take a 30-25 lead into the fourth.

That’s where the Woonsocket defense took its game to the next level. The Novans’ pressure had the Broncos out of sorts and five points from Alize Moise – including a 3-pointer – gave the offense the spark it needed to earn some breathing room and the win.

Moise led Woonsocket with 13 points, hitting three 3-pointers in the game. Skyla Caro scored seven of her nine points in the second half and Delilah Arce added six. With two straight wins, the Novans will be in search of the season’s first win streak Friday when it travels to play Prout.

Brooke Lambert and Mackenzie Stone led the Burrillville offense, scoring eight points apiece. Mya Kafalas scored seven in the loss that snapped a three-game win streak. 

Davies 44, Middletown 16

Aniyah Gomes continued to terrorize D-III defenses and the Patriots showed they can play a little of their own in a 44-16 win over the Islanders.

Middletown had no answer for Gomes, the leading scoring in all of D-III. The senior ripped off 11 points in the first quarter and had 17 at halftime. Davies played stellar defense, holding the Islanders to single-digit points in the first half to take a 24-9 lead into the locker room. The Patriots gave up just two points in the third quarter before finishing out the game.

Gomes had another big night, getting 25 to lead Davies. Jayline Brito-Smith came up with 12 points for the Patriots and Su-ad Mariko added a fourth-quarter bucket in the win.

Sadie Maloney and Finley Berard were Middletown’s leading scorers with five points apiece.

Pilgrim 63, Central 39

After losing its last two games to teams with a winning record, the Patriots beat one that did with a dominant showing in their 63-39 win over the Knights.

Pilgrim lost games to Prout and Central Falls before preventing a losing streak with a win over Toll Gate, but needed a win over a fellow D-III contender. 

The Patriots did it with offense – it just took time. Pilgrim grinded to earn a 22-17 lead over Central at halftime, then exploded in the third quarter with 21 points on the back of 3-poitners from Lia Wasilewski  – who hit two – and Madison Tuirok and Natalie Fratus that put it ahead 43-26. The scoring continued in the fourth quarter – where Wiselewski made two more threes – and turned a once close game into a route.

Wasilewski and Maddison Belanger led Pilgrim with 14 points apiece and Avery Marques came through with 10 points Tuirok added eight in the win.

Raynelis Rivas battled tough in the second half, where she scored 10 of her team-best 14 points for Central. Eveisha Santana had 11 points in the loss.

Prout 55, Achievement First 23

The Crusaders did what needed to be done, taking control of the game early and never leaving the result in doubt in a 55-23 win over the Falcons.

Prout had the firepower to run away from Achievement First early, but played tough defense and made sure to get everyone valuable minutes against. The Crusaders led 24-12 at the half before finishing strong in the second half.

Ten different players scored for Prout, led by 10 points from Lauren Gill and eight from Katie LaPlante.

Silvyraida Mustafa scored a team-high 10 points and Gihanna Mendez hit a pair of 3-pointers in the loss.

🏀GIRLS BASKETBALL – Other scores

The home team coach failed to report scores or stats to the Journal from the following games. Home team is noted in CAPS. Players on these home teams will be ineligible as Player of the Week Nominees.

Division I 

La Salle 52, BAY VIEW 25

COVENTRY 51, North Smithfield 24

Division III

Cranston East 40, BLOCK ISLAND 15

North Providence 64, TIMES2, 32

🏀BOYS BASKETBALL – Division I

Portsmouth 73, Cranston East 53

The Patriots shot the lights out, as Adam Conheeny, Jack Casey and Liam Casey combined to hit 11 3-pointers in their 73-53 win over the Thunderbolts.

Three-pointers were flying on both sides, as Portsmouth hit four in the opening quarter to build a 21-9 lead before going up 10 at the half. In the third quarter Conheeny and Jack Casey both hit one to extend the lead to 17 before Conheeny and Jack Casey both knocked down two from deep to tie a bow around the win.

Jack Casey was a monster from start to finish, scoring a season-best 30 points with his four 3-pointers. Conheeny finished with four 3-pointers and 19 points and Liam Casey hit three 3-pointers in the first half and scored nine points.

Alex Fernandez hit a pair from deep in the fourth quarter and led Cranston East with 22 points. Jio Reyes hit three threes – the Thunderbolts hit six as a team – and scored 12 points in the loss.

🏀BOYS BASKETBALL – Division II

East Greenwich 53, Johnston 48

After trailing all night, the Avengers found a flow on defense and scrapped up some points in the fourth quarter to pull off a 53-48 comeback win over the Panthers.

The game never got away from East Greenwich, but Johnston’s three-pronged scoring attack of Ronald Vento, Chris Cherry and Michael Morsilli had the Panthers up all night and 46-41 heading to the fourth quarter. 

EG found life in the final eight minutes. The balanced offensive attack – which saw eight different players score in this game – continued in the fourth quarter and five different players combined for 12 points. It didn’t light the scoreboard ablaze, but with the defense shutting down everything Johnston offered, it was good to get the win.

Spencer Padula finished as EG’s leading scorer with nine points. Dante Desmarais and Jacoby Basler both scored eight and Cole Bianco came up with seven in the win.

Vento led Johnston with 15 points, Morsilli scored 11 and Cherry finished with 10 in the loss. 

🏀BOYS BASKETBALL – Division III

Toll Gate 62, Davies 55

The Titans had momentum going in the right direction early but had to hold off a late rally to take down Davies, 62-55.

Toll Gate and Davies played tough in the first half, but the Titans’ size and advantage on the glass proved fruitful in building a 31-23 halftime lead. Davies continued to battle, but couldn’t get over the hump in the fourth quarter. 

The Titans got 18 points and 15 rebounds from Damola Oremosu and Jake Andersen scored 11 to go with five rebounds. Aiden Tourangeau played a terrific game as well, pulling down 11 rebounds and dishing out five assists. 

Aidan Kearns led the patriots with 16 points and Ephrain Jean Baptiste came through with 12 in the loss.

🏀GIRLS BASKETBALL – Other scores

The home team coach failed to report scores or stats to the Journal from the following games. Home team is noted in CAPS. Players on these home teams will be ineligible as Player of the Week Nominees.

Division I 

Shea 80, Juanita Sanchez 40

🏊GIRLS SWIM

NP/S/NS 71, Lincoln School 21

200 Medley Relay: NP/S/NS – Patricia Oussi, Alexa Cortes, Olivia McCaskill, Lauren Riley (02:14.15); 200 Free: NP/S/NS – Patricia Oussi (02:12.55); 200 IM: LS – Hunter Dubois (02:40.3); 50 Free: NP/S/NS – Lauren Riley (29:15); 100 Fly: NP/S/NS – Alexa Cortes (01:11.99); 100 Free: NP/S/NS – Olivia McCaskill (01:08.76); 500 Free: NP/S/NS – Sophia Chenault (06:18.67); 200 Free Relay: NP/S/NS – Patricia Oussi, Olivia McCaskill, Zoe Brown, Alexa Cortes (02:06.03); 100 Back: NP/S/NS – Patricia Oussi (01:14.01); 100 Breast: NP/S/NS – Alexa Cortes (01:18.35); 400 Free Relay: NP/S/NS – Zoe Jackson, Ava Heroux, Lauren Riley, Sophia Chenault (04:36.04)

TODAY’S GAMES

Thursday, January 22

🏀BOYS BASKETBALL – Division I 

Classical at Hendricken, 6:30 p.m.

North Kingstown at Central, 6:30 p.m.

Mount Pleasant at La Salle, 7 p.m.

Cumberland at Shea, 7 p.m.

Portsmouth at Tolman, 7 p.m.

Barrington at Westerly, 7 p.m.

🏀BOYS BASKETBALL – Division II 

East Providence at Coventry, 5 p.m.

Rogers at South Kingstown, 6 p.m.

Cranston West at Chariho, 6:30 p.m.

North Providence at Middletown, 6:30 p.m.

Woonsocket at Pilgrim, 6:30 p.m.

Narragansett at St. Raphael, 6:30 p.m.

Moses Brown at West Warwick, 6:45 p.m.

🏀BOYS BASKETBALL – Division III

Achievement First at Exeter-West Greenwich, 6 p.m.

Blackstone Valley Prep at Hope, 6 p.m.

St. Patrick’s at North Smithfield, 6 p.m.

Central Falls at Times2, 6 p.m.

Ponaganset at Paul Cuffee, 7 p.m.

Providence Country Day at Scituate, 7 p.m.

🏀GIRLS BASKETBALL – Division II

Mt. Hope at Mount Pleasant, 6 p.m.

Scituate at Johnston, 6 p.m.

East Providence at Coventry, 7 p.m.