Greater Lowell Tech's Grayson McDonald battles for a rebound with Shawsheen Tech's Zach Rogers (left) and Dillon Pratt on Monday night. Shawsheen Technical College won 56-55 in two overtimes in a CAC thriller in Billerica. (James Thomas Photo)
On a night where fans enjoyed thrilling back-and-forth action, Frank Moron had the final say.
Moron led the host Shawsheen Technical College men's basketball team to an exciting 56-55 overtime victory over Commonwealth Athletic Conference rival Greater Lowell Tech in Billerica on Monday night. He sank a dramatic shot at the buzzer leading to a victory.
Greater Lowell is a much-improved team from earlier in the season, and the Gryphons gave the Rams a fit on their home floor.
For Shawsheen, big man Matt Breen was a force inside, scoring 26 points. Ryan Copson also had a standout performance with seven points and seven steals.
Innovation 63, Cristo Rey 46: Derrick Tum had 26 points, seven rebounds and four assists to lead Innovation Academy (11-5, 5-2 league).
The Hawks held a 31-11 lead at the half and entered the fourth quarter with a commanding lead of 54-28, led by Jayden Ogbeide (13 points, 11 rebounds, 2 blocks) and Aiden Rodgers (11 points, 8 rebounds). ) reinforced by
All Innovation players contributed to the victory.
Newton South 59, Chelmsford 47: The visiting side from the Dual County League dominated from the start and kept the hosts Lions at bay at Chelmsford.
Newton South took a 20-7 lead after the first quarter.
Methuen 77, LC 62: Lowell Catholic had a tough battle on the road against the Merrimack Valley Conference hosts, but fell.
women's basketball
Dracut 41, Haverhill 32: Senior guard Rameez Alassad scored a team-high 13 points for the Middies during the MVC win.
Dracut was buoyed by freshman guard Kaylee Meyer's 12 points and held a 23-10 lead until intermission.
Northeast 44, Nashoba Tech 34: Ashley Hart had 26 points and nine rebounds for the Vikings (7-7), who took the loss.
Nashoba Tech was sparked by the play of Aaliyah Smith, who had great defense with six rebounds, seven blocks and six steals.
Notre Dame 46, IHOM 18: Notre Dame Academy soared to victory with a memorable performance from Engelly Acosta.
Acosta scored a career-high 18 points and was tough inside, grabbing 20 rebounds for the Lancers.
North Middlesex 44, Fitchburg 25: Caitlin O'Brien's outstanding offense and tough defense led the Patriots to victory over Midwach.
O'Brien poured home a game-high 21 points, almost single-handedly outscoring Fitchburg. Julia Chase scored eight points and Nora Tesini added six points.
girls track
Tigers 2nd place: Littleton took second place at the Midwach C League Championship Tournament held at the Reggie Lewis Center.
The Tigers collected 86 points, leading all teams except for winner Lunenburg (141 points). Hudson was third (66), Quabbin was fourth (40), Gardner was fifth (31) and Oakmont was sixth (seven).
boy hockey
Nashoba County 6, NM 3: Despite a balanced scoring attack, North Middlesex lost at the Wallace Civic Center in Fitchburg.
A solid offensive game for the Patriots (8-8) was led by Sean Myers, who had one goal and two assists. Cam Forth and Phineas McNabb also scored for Townsend.
college hockey
Honor of Fantasia: Endicott women's ice hockey forward Samantha Fantasia (Billerica) has been named Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Player of the Week for the second consecutive week, the league office announced Monday.
On Saturday, Fantasia scored the game-winning goal in overtime in the Gulls' 4-3 come-from-behind victory over Western New England.
The junior forward finished +2 and got a plus-1 with the tying goal at 19:32 of the third, taking a team-high nine shots and making 2 of 2 on faceoff chances.
This is Fantasia's first career CCC Player of the Week award. She had a total of 9 wins, 8 losses, and 17 losses this season. Her nine goals are tied for the team lead.
