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Wilmington Rec Basketball week two play
Purdue and Ohio St match up in key Big 10 Game
Big 10
Purdue 31, Ohio St. 10
In a matchvq) of Big Tten
powerhouses, the
Boilermakers came out on
top. Leading the way was
Kevin Pahnerino with 9
points. Helping out Kevin
was David Fraser with 5
points while Connor Paquette,
Conor Rooney, and Thomas
Grecco each added 4 points.
Doing damage for the
Buckeyes was James Valente
with 6 points. Helping out
James was Anthony Bowfcer
and Brian Elderd with 2
points apiece. Timothy Sun
and Damian EUdns cannot go
unnoticed due to their tenacity
on both ends of the floor
- Michigan 22, Iowa 19
Leading the way for the
Wolverines was hero Bailey
Smith, who hit a three as
time expired on an amazing
shot. Helping out Bailey was
Keith McDonald who also
scored 10. Aidan Ryan also
added in a basket.
For the stunned Hawkeyes,
Domenic Ardizzoni took control
with a game high 11
points, including 6 in the second
half. Domenic was not
alone on the offensive pursuit
because Ryan Regan added
in 6 points himself. Dylan
Albert poured in a basket as
well.
Penn St. 28, Minnesota 10
Leading the way for Penn
St. was Dominick DeMonico
with a game high of 8 points.
Helping out Dominick was a
trio of 4-point scorers in Sean
Kelley, Joseph DeMonico,
and Jake DanieU. A pair of 2-
point scorers also helped out
on the offensive end in the
names of Dominic Pedi and
Jake Arsenault. For the
€rolden Gophers, one player
who did not struggle on
offense was Kyle Vallee; scoring
4 of his points in an exciting
first half.
Also scoring was Matthew
Chisholm and Ryan Packer,
each of whom scored a basket.
Indiana 32, Wisconsin 15
Leading the way for Indians
was Timothy Corrigan with a
game high of 12 points. Three
point sharp shooter Jonathan
O'Connor who had 8 points,
including 2 3-pointers, helped
out Corrigan on the offensive
end. Tristan Ciampa and
Ryan Martin also chipped in 6
points each in what was a
very balanced attack.
For the Badgers, Richard
McNamara took charge with
6 points, including 4 in the
second half. Christian
Robarge also added in 4
points while Billy Richardson
and Bryce Machado each had
2 points. Alex Fiorenza
swished the lone free throw in
the game home.
'■Z Ivy League
> Boys Grade 4
Cornell 32, Yale 8
.^Leading Cornell was the
!{[crappy play of Samuel
DeAngelis. His quickness
and agihty earned him
Numerous steals on defense
y^iich he converted into layups
on the offensive end. He
finished the game with 14
total points. Sean Stanford
and Christopher Stokes also
|)layed well for Cornell, and
Scored 4 points each. Sam
Wilson contributed with 4
jnore points, and Peter
Marino chipped in with 4
points as well. Finishing off
the offensive effort was
FranMe Irizarry with 2 points
in the game.
Yale was led by Jordan
Hamel, who scored all of
Yale's points in the first half.
He finished the game with all
8 of his team's points. Also
playing well for the shorthanded
Yale squad was
Matthew MorganeUi, Jacob
Pebbo, Dylan Drew, Jacob
Nuzzolo, and Cameron
Hamel.
Princeton 26, Columbia 18
Princeton was led by the
djTiamic performance -of
Daniel Woods. He sinq)ly
could not be stopped in the
game, and threw in 17 points,
v^iile accumulating numerous
steals on the defensive
end. Nicholas KuUman contributed
with 4 points, and
Christopher Deschenes added
an additional 3 points. Drew
Miller threw in 2 points to finish
the Princeton attack.
Also playing hard in the
game for Princeton was
Brian Dankese, w*o grabbed
son:>e tough rounds in the
game.
Columbia was led by Dillon
McCarthy's 8 point effort on
the game. Matthew Thomas
and Zachary Dancewicz
added 4 points each for
Columbia. Jerry Bazile also
had a great game overall and
added 2 points in the game.
Kyle Gardner contributed by
playing great defense for the
Columbia squad.
Dartmouth 12, Brovm 0
The Brown Bears squad
worked hard for many open
looks on offense, but simply
could not find the net on their
shots. However, the boys
played hard until the final
whistle and played great
defense against a talented
Dartmouth squad. Michael
Champoux, Johnathan
Gonzalez, and Nicholas
Leighton all had soUd overall
games for the Bears.
Leading Dartmouth was
Troy Riekstins with 6 points
in the game, and Samuel
Vince, who also scored 6
points. Ryan Collins, Aaron
Soto, and Matthew Carpenito
also played well for the
Dartmouth Big Green.
Big East
Boj'S Grades 5&6
Villanova 24, Notre Dame 17
Leading the way for the
Wildcats were Sean Hardy
and Domingo Gonzales, who
scored 5 points each. They
were helped by Camden
Connor and KeUan Hardy,
who added 4 points each.
Rounding out the Wildcat's
scoring was Kyle Felisberto,
Jared Aucoin, and Kevin
Mallinson who each netted a
basket.
Villanova also received
excellent defensive efforts
from Alex Fisher and Justin
Ekstrom in the win. Leading
the Notre Dame squad was
Sean Braz with 4 points, and
Stephen Bonish with 3 points.
Brendan Thorpe added two
points, as did Jared
Marquard, Alec Bonaccorsi,
Anthony Ferrara, and Jack
SweenQ^. Cristian Beltran
and Timothy Kennedy played
well defensively for the
Fighting Irish.
UConn 13, Marquette 11
Leading the way for UConn
was Conor Benoit, \dio had a
soUd overall game, and finished
with 6 points. Zachary
Ahlin chipped in with 3 points
from the free throw line, and
Nithish Kalpat and Patrick
Carroll added 2 points each.
Jackson Smith and Michael
Soel played well on the defensive
side of the ball for the
Huskies.
Marquette was led by
Andrew Daho's 6 points and 2
point contributions from
Sudarshan Swamy and
Jordan Briere. Scott
Eklwards had a soUd performance
for Marquette.
Pittsburgh 21, Louisville 12
Aditya Gautham accounted
for 6 points for Pittsburgh to
lead his team. David Woods
and Sam Jennings added 4
points each. Connor Musto
was impressive on both sides
of the ball for the Panthers
and finished the day with 4
points. Matthew Cook added
2 points, and Jesse Valente
finished the Pittsburgh scoring
with a single free throw.
Louisville was led by the 6
point effort of Angelo Perrino
on the day. Jake Fulkerson
contributed 4 points and
Lorenzo DiMambro added 2
points for the Cardinals. Joe
Cuscuna and Michael
Chrisemer also played well
for Louisvilla
Syracuse 28, Providence 18
Cohn Stanford played a
great game for Syracuse, and
finished with 8 points in the
game Matthew Kahlman also
played well, and nailed 6
points m the victory. Kevin
O'Donnell poured in 6 points
of his own, and RJIQ?^ Zaya
added 4 points for the
Orangemen. Jack Boyle
rounded out the impressive
Syracuse scoring effort with 4
additional points.
Leading Providence in the
game was Matthew Rideout
with 6 points. Benjamin
Pastore threw in 4 points, and
James Carroll added 2 points.
Also scoring single buckets
was Michael LeBlanc n,
Anthony Celata, and Brandon
O'Donoghue John Cox also
played well for the
Providence Friars in the
game.
Rutgers 29, Georgetown 19
Both teams played well
offensively, but in the end it
was Rutgers who pulled out in
front to secure a victory over
a talented Georgetown squad.
Anthony Luti and Edmond
DeAngelis led the Rutgers
Scarlet Knights with 8 points
each in the game.
Helping them was Ryan
Maher, who tossed in 6 points
in the game. Connor Griffin
also played well in the game,
and scored 4 points of his
own. Rounding out the
Rutgers attack was Ryan
Aldrich with 2 points, and
Brendan Daly with a freethrow.
Georgetown's balanced
scoring was led by 4 points
from Michael Daly and Kevin
Fothergill. Brandon
Belmonte chipped in with 3
points, and Anthony
Dell'Anno scored 2 points.
Also scoring buckets was
Tyler Roberts, Kyle Bolis,
and Liam Rooney.
Conference USA
Bqys Grades 7&8
Southern Miss 33, Tulsa 20
Leading the way for
Southern Miss was Liam
Reynolds with 12 points.
Helping out Liam was a quartet
of 4-point scorers. TTiese
four players were Michael
Russo, Thomas Simmons,
Sean Walsh, and Ian Palmer
Also contributing to the party
was Jake Girardi with 3
points and Edward Gear with
2 points.
On the other side, Andrew
Vellucci with 9 points and
Randy Cookinham with 5
points led TXilsa. Tulsa also
received scoring from Brian
Neal, Timothy Benoit, and
Kevin Goncalves each with 2
points.
Rice 30, E. Carolina 25
Lucas Garrity who scored
all of his 9 points in the first
half led the Owls to the victory.
Helping out yoimg Lucas
was Steven Godfrey and Mark
DeRosa with 6 and 5 points
respectively. Scott Robinson
chipped in 4 points while
Daniel Valerio added in 3
points. Craig Venezia with a
basket and Joseph Visalli
with a free throw scored the
other 3 points.
For the Pirates, doing damage
once again was Rob
Fullerton with a game high 13
points. Justin Wright with 6
points and Nicholas PoU with
5 points also helped out Rob.
Jon Roberts and Michael
DeMarco also each scored a
basket in the second half.
Houston 40, Menq)his 24
Leading the way for the
Cougars were a pair of 9-
point scorers in Kyle
Callahan and Kenny
Anglemyer, while Eric
Berube dropped in 8 points.
Not to be left out of the scoring
was Bradford Aldrich,
Mason Ouellette, and Kevin
Richardson each with 4
points. Billy Falter also has
an important basket in the
second half.
As for the Tigers th^ were
led by Ben Rohleder with 10
points, 6 of wtoch were in the
first half. Helping out Ben
was Kevin Burke with 6
points and Zachary Thomas
with 4 points. Andrew
Lesperance and Alex Hiltz
had two crucial buckets that
almost ignited a Tigers rally.
Marshall 32, "Mane 28
Having a WRBL high on
this Saturday was Marshall's
own Ryan Kinsella. Kinsella
was hitting from all over the
floor, including 11 in the first
half and on his way to 17
points. Also scoring on the
rare miss fi"om Kinsella was
Patrick Keough with 9 points.
A trio of 2-point scorers was
also involved. Those three
were Thomas Prior, Jr,
Bryan O'Keefe, and Marlon
Felisberto. Leading one of
eight scorers for TXilane was
Shawn Reardon with 9 points,
all of wiiich were in the second
half.
Helping out Reardon was
Patrick Dunf^ and Nathan
Vance each with 4 points.
Also attending the swish
party was Jonathan Mills and
Brendan McCarthy with 3
points each. Five critical and
near game altering points
came from Trevor
Worthii^ton, Andrew
McCarthy, and Anthony
Brown who scored 2, 2, and 1
point respectively.
C. Florida 37, SMU 23
Leading the way for C.
Florida was Zachary
Leighton ^x*o poured in 14
points including 9 in the first
half. Helping out 2^chary
was Austin Perreira with 7
points and Michael Amato
with 6 points. Not to be left
out were Mark Jeannette and
Connor Zaya with 4 points
each and Samuel Messina
with a basket.
For SMU, doing damage
was Daniel Bell with 10 points
while Liam Bennett dunq)ed
in 7 points. Matthew Sutton
added in 4 points while Jake
Kelly added in the final basket.
Outstanding defense was
provided by Christopher
Romano, who did everything
humanly possible to slow
down the juggernaut that was
C. Florida on this Saturday.
NBA
Boys Grades 9&10
Bulls 40, Heat 42
Ryan Cocca was too much
for the Bulls to handle as he
had the hot hand all game.
He finished with 26 points;
twelve of which coming from
behind the three-point ara
Brian Priem added another 6
and Zachary Tingdahl
chipped in with 4 of his own.
Connor Townsend, Peter
Warren, and Daniel
Fothergill each finished with
2 points. Thomas Rossetti set
the tone on offense making
many key plays and passes to
rack up the assists.
For the Bulls, leading the
way was the duo of Matt
Chiricosta and Tim Woods.
Chiricosta finished with 14,
scoring 10 of his 14 in the first
half alone. Woods threw in
another 10, all of which coming
in the first half as well.
Jeff Favuzza threw in another
8. Zach Shepard chipped in
with 6 and Jake Gingras completed
the scoring with a
deuce.
Nuggets 32, Knicks 43
The Knicks continued where
th^ left off last week and
walked away with their second
consecutive victory.
David Caira and Alexander
Pizette were the game's leading
scorers. Caira threw in a
team high 15, including a
trey. Nine of his 15 came in
the second half. Pizette followed
close behind with 14
points of his own, 9 of his
coming in the first half.
Vinny Poll contributed 8,
while Justin MacKinnon
chipped in with another 3.
Andrew Cardarehi and Conor
Ryan rounded out the scoring
with 2 points each.
Leading the way for the
Nuggets was Tim Masiello,
who nearly matched Caira
and Pizette scoring U points
of his own. Andrew
McDonagh added another 7,
while Ryan Natale threw in 5.
Tim Pfenney and Daniel Lee
combined for the final 3
points scoring 4 and 1 point
respectively. Mike Marinella
made some great plays on
both ends of the court for the
Nuggets to keep the game
close.
Lakers 38, Wizards 25
Leading at half and never
looking back, the Lakers were
led by Marcus Cole as he finished
his successful day with
12 points. Matthew Pickett
threw in 8, while Wayne
Barme and Ryan McCarthy
each had 6. William
MacKinnon chipped in with 4,
v/hile Colin Chase contributed
the final two points. James
CarroU was a force on
defense keeping the Wizards
from making a comeback.
The Wizards put up a great
fight - playing with lots of
hustle and having that nevergive-up
attitude. Michael
Colton led the scoring with 9
points. Matt DalQ^ chipped in
with 5, while the Colton
brother, Brian, contributed 4
of his own points. Brandon
Keefe and Brian Nazzarro
each made it to the score
sheet as they scored 4 and 3
points respectively.
Hornets 64, Nets 37
Three Hornets scored in
double figures - Pat Barry,
Alex Neville, and Alex
Girardi. Barry led his team
with an astounding 15-points.
He proved to have the hot
hand scoring all 15 of his
points in the first half.
Neville finished with U and
Girardi chipped in with 10
points of his own. DaveArria
landed on the score sheet
with 9 points, scoring seven in
the second half. Chris
Palmerino was not far behind
as he involved himself in the
scoring with 8 points.
Andrew Morris and Jacob
Pumphret each played a part
with 6 and 5 points respectively.
The Nets' Arthur
Papastathis proved to the rest
of the NBA league that he
was a force to be reckoned
with. Papastathis led his
team with 13 points. Jack
Canq)bell added an additional
9 points, vWle Brandon Wong
chipped in with 8. Brendan
Benoit and Eric Masiello
rounded out the scoring of the
final NBA game with each
scoring a basket.
AtlanticlO
Girls Grades 3&4
Xavier 20, Duquesne 4
Leading the way for Xavier
was JuUa Galvin and Meghan
Robarge with 6 points each.
Both players had 4 of their
points in the first half.
Helping those two out were
Sarah D'Entremont with 4
points. Also joining the party
were Emily Gear and Jessica
Stevens with 2 points apiece.
For Duquesne, Emily Wright
and Gianna Petrucci each
had 2 points. Not to be left
out, Ashley Dankese and Tori
Sheehan were thieves on
defense with all the steals
they were getting.
LaSalle 7, Dayton 4
Doing damage for LaSalle
was Julia Hill with 4 points.
Helping out young JuUa was
OUvia Almeida with 2 points
and Jenna Tavanese swished
home a free throw. Anna
Rideout and Meghan Canale
played shut down defense all
game long.
For the Flyers of Dayton,
OUvia Brooks took over offensively
to score 3 points.
Sophia Bonaccorsi banked
home a free throw for the last
point. Montserrat Tturiza
and Heather Ritson could not
be stopped with the offensive
rebounds and pesky defense
Fbrdham 10, Teiiq>le 6
Having the Saturday high
for points in a game was none
other than Fordham's own
Gabby Bond. Bond dropped in
a very impressive 8 points,
inclu(Ung 6 in the second half.
Also scoring for Fordham
was Taryn King with a basket.
Christie Cappiello and
Melanie Hayden played great
games. For the Owls from
Temple, leading the way was
Anne Wingate with 4 points.
Helping out Anne was Maeve
Cadogan with 2 points. Not to
be left out was Alexandria
DiRienzo and Lian Leduc
with solid ball handling and
passing.
Bhods Island 16,
Richmond 10
Leading the way for the
Rams was Kayla Bourell with
6 points while Victoria
McGloughin had 4 points.
Kayla's twin sister Kacie
Bourell also had 2 points as
did Avery May. Gina
Mastrorilli was the player
w^o had a basket that hit the
very top of the backboard and
swished right through.
For the Spiders of
Richmond, leading the way
was Emma Surette with 4
points. Helping out Emma
was Samantha Fusco with 2
points. Also drinking the
scoring punch was Alyssa
Morrison and Ttess O'Connell
with 2 points each.
ACC - Girls Grades 5&6
Miami 17, Clemson 2
The Hurricanes had a category
two storm leading the
way for them in that Fariha
Haque and Siobhan Reidy
each had 6 points. Helping
those two out was Holly Doyle
and Olivia Cigna with two
points apiece
Lastly, Heather Pozzi
swish^ home a free throw
with perfect form. For the
Tigers, having the lone basket
was Juha Gaffey. Hayley
Johnson and Arianna
Bernardo were vicious on the
boards, knocking down
Hurricanes like they were
pieces of paper.
Vir^a 18, Duke 16
In vfhat was the best game
in the ACC this weekend,
Nicole Mallinson did not disajqwint.
She had a game
high of 7 points, including 4
points in the second half, and
the basket that put the Blue
Devils away. Helping out
Nicole was Katelyn Musto
with 6 points and Sonia
Purohit with 4 points.
For Duke, the team was led
by a pair of 6 point scorers in
^by Genthner and Shannon
O'Grady. Genthner stepped
vp her game with 4 of her
points scored in the second
half. Victoria Tbmpkins
scored the other 4 points.
Maryland 17,
Wake Forest 16
As the Demon Deacons
tried to tie the game, the
Tterps held tight. Leading the
way for the Tterps were Nicole
Watkins with 6 points and
Macy Doucette with 4 points.
Next up were Jennifer T^gue,
Erica Natola, and Chloe
LeBlanc with 2 points a piece
Not to be left out of the party,
Krista Brown, swished home
a free throw.
The Demon Deacons from
Wake UteraUy took the term
balanced and appUed it to
their game plan. Eight, yes,
eight different players scored
a basket. The select eight,
and in no particular order,
were Jenna Sullivan,
Samantha Columbo, Katie
Columbo, Vanessa
VanDeMark, Avery
Anderson, Jackie Champoux,
Kyra Walsh, and Katelyn
Biggins.
WNBA - Girls Grades 7-10
Storm 20, Sparks 11
The Storm's Kaila Bavin, 8
points, had a strong offensive
game converting her jumpers
and free throws. Erica
PudveUs finished with 5
points, while Isabella Cigna
added 4 more. Jamie
Shanning, Christina Natola,
and Caroline Sulick each
made a shot to add 2 tallys
onto the score sheet.
Erin Duffy, the Sparks'
leading scorer ended the
game with a soUd 5 points.
Melody Almeida, Emily
Loud, and Michaela Ouellette
found the basket once apiece
for 2 points total. The game
was played with a soUd combination
of offensive attack
and defensive stops for both
teams.
Mystics 27, Sky 18
The Mystics avenged their
3-point loss last week, to
come away with a convincing
victory in week two. Jessica
Hogan had an amazing day
leading her team with 13
points. Even more astounding,
Hogan converted 11 of
her 13 in the first half alone.
Lauren Mulligan and
Montana Howlett contributed
4 points each. Kayla Falter,
Katelyn Stevens, and Kiarha
Valera refused to be left off
the offensive scorecard as
each walked away from the
game with 2 points. Katie
Blair and Samantha
Maclnnis made some great
plays on defense to hold the
Sky to just 18 points.
Caroline Albanese made the
game interesting as she
scored 10 points in the game -
6 in the second half.
Samantha DeMonico also
chipped in; as she finished
with 6 points. Olivia Hill
threw in the final deuce for
the Sky. Amanda Boyle
played a great game for the
Sky showing her outstanding
hustle and determination.
Liberty 20, Mercury 18
The balanced scoring of the
Liberty started with Hannah
Brown and Carolyn Nasiff
throwing in 6 points each.
JuUa Gake chipped in with
another 4, while Rachel
Cimimings and Cayman
Hardy scored additional baskets
each. Samantha Pitzi
was the defensive standout
for the Liberty, as she helped
hold the Mercury to 18 points.
The Mercury put up a great
fight matching the Liberty's
team offensively, but feU just
short of the key score of 20.
Bridget SulUvan led the
attack with 6 points, wMe
MicheUe Murray foUowed
close behind with 4 of her
own. Pour Mercury players
finished with 2 points including
- Maeve SulUvan,
Christina Spinos, HaUey
Listen, and Erin Miasserian.
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