Old Rochester Regional High School’s girls basketball team hosted Whittier Regional Voc-Tech in the MIAA state tournament Round of 32 on February 28 and won 55-33. Carly Mello scored 12 points, Sydney Bosma scored 10, and Emma Johnson had 9.
“After Whittier made a run in the second and third quarter, the girls responded by getting defensive stops and timely shooting,” said ORR Head Coach Rick Regan, whose 10th-seeded team visited seventh-seeded North Reading in Wednesday’s Round of 16 action. A win against North Reading would send the Bulldogs out west to the second seed, 18-5 Pittsfield (date and time to be announced).
Boys Basketball
ORR played Auburn in the Round of 32 on February 28 and won 55-33. Brody Hiles scored 15 points and grabbed 7 rebounds, Hunter Horsey had 11 points and 8 rebounds, and Grady Oliveira had 9 points and 6 assists. The seventh-seeded Bulldogs were back home on Wednesday for their Round of 16 game against 10th-seeded Cathedral. A win against Cathedral would likely create a quarterfinal rematch of last year’s tournament game between the Bulldogs and second-seeded Salem, the date to be determined.
Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School, seeded 18th in the Division 5 state tournament, was once again sent on a long road trip, this year to Mendon where the Cougars battled 15 seed and undefeated Bethany Christian Academy before falling short, 74-71, on February 28. Old Colony finished with a 15-6 record.
Hockey
Seeded 30th, ORR/Fairhaven gave third-seeded Dover-Sherborn a run before bowing out of the MIAA Division 4 state tournament by a 3-1 score on February 27. The Bulldogs finished the season, 6-11-4.
Sports Roundup
By Aiden Comorosky