As the banner for last year’s state championship team rose, Boys’ Basketball put on another display of their incredible talent as they defeated Case 76-40 to improve to 4-0. This week’s biggest star, however, was Boys’ Ice Hockey’s Sam Henrie, who had two hat tricks in a 7-goal week over three games. Note that Boys’ and Girls’ track had a bye week after having two meets last week.
Boys’ Basketball: The Bulldogs started off their week with a second straight away game, this time against Bourne. The Canalmen stayed close throughout the game, and the Bulldogs held just a slight 51-50 advantage at the end of three quarters. However, the ‘Dogs pulled away in the fourth to remain undefeated with a 77-63 victory. The leading scorers were the big men as ORR continues to use height to its advantage: Senior Will Santos (18), junior Matt Valles (16), and junior Grant Reuter (13). On Wednesday night, the Bulldogs returned home to play Case. The seniors from last year’s team – Jordan Menard, Ryan Beatty, and Mitch Midwood, as well as Tabor transfer Noah Fernandes – were on hand to raise the banner for last year’s state championship team. The current team lived up to their predecessors as they defeated Case 76-40. Junior Russell Noonan led all scorers with 14 points, while Valles added 12 and Reuter notched 8 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore Jason Gamache facilitated the scoring with five assists. This week, the boys stay at home on Monday to face Apponequet, and then they’re off to GNB Voc-Tech to play the Bears on Wednesday.
Girls’ Basketball: The girls remained home to play Bourne on Monday. Despite a late comeback, they endured a tough 48-46 loss to the Lady Canalmen. Junior Sophia Church remains a standout as she put up 15 points, accounting for roughly a third of the offense. Freshman Maddie Demanche added 11 and junior Olivia Labbe scored 7. On Wednesday, while the boys were home, the Lady Bulldogs traveled to play Case. They suffered another tough loss, dropping a 56-41 game. This week, the Lady Bulldogs’ games are away against Apponequet on Monday and at home against GNB Voc-Tech on Wednesday.
Boys’ Swimming: Swimming’s lone meet this week was against Dighton-Rehoboth on Tuesday. In a 54-21 loss to the Falcons, freshman Tyler Kulak provided the Bulldogs with their only event win: a 1:06.5 time in the 100m backstroke. The team has no meets this week.
Girls’ Swimming: The girls looked for their second win against Dighton-Rehoboth on Tuesday. It wound up being a very close meet, as the Lady Bulldogs were defeated by a slim margin: 50-44. Senior Molly Richards won the 500m Free (6:47.4), sophomore Erin Burke was victorious in the 200m Individual Medley (2:48.8), and freshman Claire Noble-Shriver was first in the 100m backstroke (1:12.7), giving the girls three individual winners. The girls have a break this week.
Boys’ Ice Hockey: The boys started off the week on Monday with a game against Bourne at the John Gallo Ice Arena. It was a tough game that resulted in a 2-2 tie; however, it was a big night for junior Sam Henrie, who assisted a goal on a shorthanded play to senior Kam Silvia and scored on an assist from freshman Chase Lapworth. The Bulldogs/Blue Devils outshot the Canalmen 33-10. The boys played their home opener at the Travis Roy Rink at Tabor Academy on Wednesday against Somerset-Berkeley. Henrie notched a hat trick, and Silvia contributed four assists in an 8-1 victory. ORR sophomore Tayber Labonte and Fairhaven junior Ryan Labonte each scored. Their busy week continued with another home game against Plymouth South on Saturday, which marked another hat trick for Henrie. Silvia and Ryan Labonte each had a goal as the Bulldogs/Blue Devils came back from a 5-3 deficit to wind up in a 6-6 tie. Junior goalie Chase Cunningham (ORR) had 24 saves in the tie. This week, the boys have their third consecutive home game against Dartmouth High on Monday.
Girls’ Ice Hockey: The Lady Bulldogs and Co. started their week on Wednesday with a match against Nauset Regional at the Charles Moore Ice Arena, which they lost 3-2. They were back at Charles Moore to play Sandwich on Saturday. ORR freshman goalie Sophie Schiappa had 27 saves as the defense also improved in a 2-0 loss. As part of the Judy Kostas Tournament, the girls also faced Nauset again in a consolation game after losing to Sandwich on Saturday. They dropped that game 4-2 in a more offensive-oriented battle. This week, the girls have a nice break before matching up against Dennis-Yarmouth on Saturday.
Below are the overall winter team records, followed by the conference records in wins, losses, and ties as of December 27.
Boys’ Basketball: (4-0-0)(4-0-0); Girls’ Basketball: (1-4-0)(1-3-0); Boys’ Track: (2-0-0)(2-0-0); Girls’ Track: (2-0-0)(2-0-0); Boys’ Swimming: (0-3-0)(0-2-0); Girls’ Swimming: (1-2-0)(0-2-0); Boys’ Ice Hockey: (3-1-3)(1-0-1); Girls’ Ice Hockey: (1-5-0)(1-4-0).
By Patrick Briand