Old Rochester’s girls basketball team played New Bedford (9-11) on February 19 and won 63-31. Award winners on the season include Emma Johnson, Sydney Bosma, and Sadie Hartley-Matteson, as they were named South Coast Conference All-Stars. Honorable mentions for the SCC All-Star team were earned by Carly Mello and Hannah Thorell. Ellie Correia won the Team Sportsmanship Award. The Bulldogs finished the regular season with a 16-4 record, earning the 10th seed in the MIAA Division 3 state tournament. ORR will host a playoff game against Whittier Regional Voc-Tech (17-3) in the Round of 32 on Friday, February 27. Tipoff is 5:00 pm. It is the first of a twin bill with the boys team playing their playoff opener at 7:00 pm.
Boys Basketball
The Bulldogs finished 13-7, earning the seventh seed in the MIAA Division 3 state tournament and will host the second game of the playoff doubleheader on Friday, February 27, against the winner of Wednesday’s preliminary-round matchup between No. 26 North Reading (14-6) and No. 39 Auburn (14-5).
Should ORR’s boys and/or girls teams emerge victorious in Friday’s games, both have earned Round of 16 home court (time and opponent TBD).
Old Colony Regional Voc-Tech finished 15-5 and earned the 18th seed in the Division 5 state tournament. The Cougars will begin the tournament on Friday, February 27, in Mendon with a Round of 32 match at No. 15 Bethany Christian (12-0). The game is scheduled for a 6:00 pm tipoff.
Sports Roundup
By Aiden Comorosky