STATEMENT WIN BY NOTRE DAME ACADEMY GIRLS
The
Millbury girls basketball team is out to win another Central Mass Division 2 championship this winter.
Notre Dame Academy (Worcester) has other ideas.
Notre Dame produced an impressive inside-outside balance and handed Millbury its first loss of the season last week, storming to a 63-43 victory in Worcester.
Taylor McVey, Notre Dame's senior center, scored a game-high 27 points, including 11 of her team's 14 points in the second quarter. Sharp-shooting junior
Danielle Gaudette added 14 points for the Rebels.
The victory by Notre Dame ended Millbury's 17-game winning streak. The Wollies had not lost since dropping a 51-30 decision to Oliver Ames in the 2010 MIAA Division 2 final.
Julie Frankian, who averages 19.1 points per game and 8.3 rebounds, scored 15 points for Millbury.
"Taylor McVey was great, though she actually played limited minutes because she's battling the flu," Notre Dame coach Peter Bogren told the Worcester Telegram.
"She didn't practice yesterday and kept saying she had to come out in this game. So you've got to hand it to our other big players like
Jess Snow (nine points) and
Nicole Weldon. They rebounded and really stepped it up. Taylor scored a lot, but it was a complete team effort. "
"(Notre Dame) is a very good team and the McVey girl really dominated," Millbury coach Steve Reno said. "Their rebounding and their defensive presence made us hesitate a little bit more than we normally do. It wasn't our night, but give them credit. They had a lot to do with that. But it's better to lose this week than two weeks from now (in the regionals)."
PERFORMANCES OF NOTE*
Melissa Miller (12 points, 17 rebounds) and
Gabie Polce (19 points, seven rebounds, four assists) helped No. 3
Central Catholic (Lawrence) beat No. 1 and previously unbeaten Newton South in overtime, 73-70, in the finals of the Comcast Tournament on Sunday
* Defending MIAA Division 2 champ Oliver Ames (North Easton) knocked Mansfield from the unbeaten ranks as Candace Steadman scored 16 points and Emily Roman hit three foul shots with 10 seconds left, securing a 48-44 victory.
* Lindsey Jones of Lincoln-Sudbury had 22 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals in her team's 58-38 win over Wellesley.
* Reading Memorial, 19-1, received 21 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and five steals from sophomore guard Olivia Healy in clinching the Middlesex title with a 59-46 downing of Stoneham.
* Liz Wluka of Sharon, the Hockomock League MVP, had 17 points and 12 rebounds in a 64-41 Eagles' win against Attleboro.
* Ally Watkins of Wareham scored 29 points and achieved the 1,000-point mark for her career as the Vikings downed Case by 74-50.
* Sophomore Casey McLaughlin recorded 20 points and 12 rebounds in Central Catholic's 55-47 triumph over Arlington Catholic at the Comcast Tournament.
* Somerville's Kelsey Garrity scored 24 points and the 1,000th point of her career in a 52-46 loss to Wachusett.
* Senior forward Taylor Bajema scored a game-high 27 points as the second-ranked boys team in central Massachusetts, Whitinsville Christian, beat No. 5 St. Bernard's, 59-36, and avenged one of its only two losses of the season.
* Beverly overcame a nine-point halftime deficit and upset Salem, 72-70, behind the 24 points and 18 rebounds of Zack Zigelbaum.
* Anthony Hatzisazas had 22 points and 11 rebounds for Winthrop in a 62-56 victory against Saugus. Omar Benabicha (18 points) scored the 1,000th point of his career for Saugus.
* West Roxbury (15-5) was led by seniors Jason Sergenton (19 points, 11 rebounds) and Roger Paul (14 points) in a 81-48 senior night win over Hyde Park.
* Khayree Hudson of Madison Park had 14 points, 16 rebounds and eight blocked shots in a 58-40 win over O'Bryant. Roderick Tyler had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Cardinals.
* Eric Giorgianni nearly hit for a quadruple-double for Waltham, recording 19 points, 11 rebounds, 10 steals and seven assists in a 77-75 win over Bedford.
MAN OF LONGEVITY
* In his final of 48 seasons as a high school coach at Monument Mountain (Great Barrington), Tom Kinne was welcomed into the school's athletic Hall of Fame prior to the Spartans' 43-40 girls basketball win against Drury. Kinne began coaching in 1963, when the school was still known as Searles High.
Jim Stout is the CBS MaxPreps Media Manager for the Eastern U.S. He may be reached at 845-367-2864 or at jim.stout@cbsinteractive.com.
