Boys’ Hockey Captures Victories

Among this week’s highlights were some strong performances at Saturday’s indoor track All-State Meet, girls’ basketball’s big win over NBHS, boys’ basketball’s victory over non-conference Dedham, and a pair of clutch wins for the boys’ hockey team.

Boys’ Basketball: To begin the week, the ‘Dogs faced a rare competitor: non-conference Dedham High at home on Tuesday. Dedham mounted a fourth-quarter comeback, but the Bulldogs held them off, winding up with a 64-57 victory. Senior guard Evan Santos exploded for 26 points, the most any Bulldog player has scored in a game this season. Junior power forward Russell Noonan had a big game, scoring 8 points while adding 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Fellow junior Grant Reuter had 8 points and 7 rebounds, and senior Will Santos chipped in with 8 points and 7 assists. The boys played another non-conference team, Dartmouth High, at their home gym on Friday night. It wound up being a very close game, and the Bulldogs trailed by just two points going into the fourth quarter. Unfortunately, Dartmouth played stingy zone defense in the fourth and finished the game out with some clutch free throws to win 56-53. Junior center Matt Valles had a huge game for the ‘Dogs, scoring 18 points and locking down 12 boards. Behind him, Noonan scored 11 and Evan Santos added 9 in the tough loss. The Bulldogs will have a rematch against non-conference Bishop Stang at home on Wednesday.

            Girls’ Basketball: The Lady Bulldogs invited a non-conference rival, New Bedford High, to play at home on Thursday. Great defense was the key to the girls’ huge 44-15 victory over the Lady Whalers. The girls completely shut down NBHS in the first half, ending the second quarter with a 27-5 lead. Junior Sophie Church excelled, leading the team with 17 points. Junior Emma Collings and freshman Maddie Demanche added 9 and 6, respectively. This upcoming week, the Lady Bulldogs will be at non-conference Bishop Stang on Monday and New Bedford High on Wednesday.

            Boys’ Track: Top Bulldog athletes were at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston to compete this Saturday. Senior captain Josh Winsper was victorious in the adaptive shot put, throwing 27-00.75. Among the other highlights were the performances of junior Danny Renwick in the high jump (fifth place, 6-2), and junior Will Hopkins in two events. Hopkins was ninth in the long jump (20-07) and 11th in the 55m hurdles (8.09, a personal best). Renwick, Hopkins, junior Eli Spevack, and sophomore Harry Smith will continue to practice in anticipation of the New Balance Nationals meet in New York.

            Girls’ Track: Qualifying athletes went to the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston for the All-State Meet on Saturday. Senior Morgan Middleton wound up 14th in the 55m hurdles with a time of 9.12. The 4x200m team of freshman Caroline Walsh, junior Hannah LaFreniere, and sophomores Caroline Murphy and Rachel Demmer finished 21st with a time of 1.52.39. Freshman Mikayla Chandler won the adaptive shot put with a throw of 16-5. The shuttle hurdles team of Middleton, junior Brooke Santos, and seniors Zoe Smith and Elexus Afonso will continue to train for the New Balance Nationals in New York.

            Boys’ Ice Hockey: On Monday, the Bulldogs/Blue Devils were home at the Travis Roy Rink at Tabor Academy against Plymouth North. In a back-and-forth game, the ‘Dogs pulled out a 5-4 win. ORR Senior Kam Silvia had another great game, scoring two goals and adding an assist. The other goals came from Fairhaven junior Ryan LaBonte, ORR sophomore Tayber LaBonte, and ORR junior Sam Henrie. The team traveled to the Armstrong Skating Arena in Plymouth to take on Plymouth South on Wednesday. They proved to be a huge challenge, as the Bulldogs’ streak of success came to an end with a 7-4 loss. Henrie and ORR junior Landon Gougen scored goals off assists from T. Labonte and ORR freshman Chase Lapworth, respectively. The boys’ third game of the week was at Alexio Arena in Taunton versus Attleboro High on Saturday. It was a big night for junior Connor Kelly of ORR, who scored two goals in a huge 4-1 win. The other goals came from Lapworth and Henrie, with Henrie’s goal being assisted by Silvia. The boys are now awaiting their seeding for the state-level playoff games.

            Girls’ Ice Hockey: The Bourne/Mashpee/Wareham/ORR girls faced non-conference Auburn High at home (The John Gallo Ice Arena in Bourne) on Wednesday. The team lost 5-2, receiving goals from Bourne senior Natalia Gordon and Bourne sophomore Carly LaCasse. Assists came from ORR freshman Chelsea Peterson and Bourne sophomore Aly Hickey. The BMWORR team took on Plymouth’s team on Friday, and fell 3-2, despite receiving goals from Hickey and Bourne sophomore Tannah O’Brien. The girls stayed at home to take on Dennis-Yarmouth on Saturday night, in what was their final game of the season. The team lost 4-2, getting their offense on goals from ORR freshmen Elsie Buckley and Kaitlyn Kelley. Assists came from O’Brien and a combo from Bourne juniors Michelle Fleming and Jess Ballard. Congrats to the Bourne, Mashpee, Wareham, and ORR girls on a great season, especially the ORR girls who joined the existing members of the team for their first season.

Below are the overall winter team records, followed by the conference records in wins, losses, and ties as of February 21.

            Boys’ Basketball: (16-3-0)(15-1-0); Girls’ Basketball: (7-11-0)(6-9-0); Boys’ Track: (8-1-0)(8-1-0); Girls’ Track: (9-0-0)(9-0-0); Boys’ Swimming: (0-8-0)(0-6-0); Girls’ Swimming: (3-5-0)(1-5-0); Boys’ Ice Hockey: (14-4-4)(9-0-1); Girls’ Ice Hockey: (3-16-0)(3-14-0).

By Patrick Briand

 

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