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10 WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 MARCH 22, 2018 Fenwick falls in state semifinal to Williams By Anne Marie Tobin WOBURN — When it comes to Archbishop Williams, Bishop Fenwick girls basketball coach Adam DeBaggis hit the nail right on the head after the Crusaders defeated Bedford Saturday to claim their second North Division 3 championship in three years and set up a semifinal bout with the Bishops. “Archbishop Williams can score in bunches, they rebound extremely well and they have five girls on the floor at all times who are capable of producing offense in a hurry, and with the best point guard in the state in Asiah Dingle, they will be tough to stop,” DeBaggis said. Unfortunately for the Crusaders, DeBaggis’ observations proves to be spot on March 14 at Woburn High. The Bishops, behind a 30-point effort from Dingle, who will take her talents this fall to Division 1 Kent State, and a dominant effort off the offensive glass, turned a tight game into a rout and ran away with a 69-51 victory to dash the Crusaders’ dreams of playing for a second state championship in the last three years. Instead, it was the Bishops who played for -- and won -- their second straight Division 3 title and third state championship plaque in four years when they ran West champion Hampshire off the map, 77-42, at Springfield PHOTO | ANNE MARIE TOBIN Liz Gonzalez (24), shown boxing out Williams’ Jess Knight, scored eight points in the Division 3 state semifinal loss to the Bishops. College’s Blake Arena. “I don’t think she (Dingle) did anything crazy that hurt us, it was more so the one pass, the shot and we stopped that, but they get the rebound and go back up and either make it or get the foul, so it was stuff like that,” said DeBaggis. “Initially I thought we were defending pretty well, but we allowed their shooters to take shots and that wasn’t smart on our part, and then their second chance points were also a huge factor tonight.” The game started out well for Fenwick. Senior captain Jennie Meagher swatted the opening tip off right into the hands of junior captain Jaxson Nadeau (7 points) on the fly, who laid it in just five seconds into the game. After Dingle answered right back with a coast-to-coast 3-point play, Meagher grabbed a big rebound and fed senior captain Sammi Gallant (12 points), who added two more with an underhanded scoop to give Fenwick a 4-3 lead. That was the last lead the Crusaders would have in the game. The Bishops went on a 16-4 run to go into the second quarter ahead by 11, 19-8. Fenwick slowly chipped away in the second quarter and closed to within three points on three occasions, the first after a free throw by junior Olivia DiPietro (3 points, 5 boards) that made it 21-18, then again at 23-20 after freshman Liz Gonzalez (8 points) converted both ends of a 1-and-1. But Gonzalez wasn’t done yet. After Bridgette O’Reilly drained a three, Gonzalez responded with a three of her own to cut the Bishops’ lead to 26-23 with four minutes to play in the first half. After that, it was all Williams, which went on an 11-2 run in the last two minutes to enter halftime with a 37-25 lead. The momentum carried over into the third quarter as the Bishops poured it on, outscoring Fenwick 21-8 to take a commanding 25-point lead at 58-33 into the final eight minutes. Williams stretched the lead to as many as 28, but Fenwick showed some poise and grit by taking the ball to the hoop and hitting 13-of-14 foul shots in the fourth quarter to whittle the Bishops’ lead down to under 20 points a couple of times, but it was too little too late. “I felt really good at the beginning, but it just kind of snowballed late in the second quarter and again in the third quarter late,” said DeBaggis. You can’t let that happen against the good teams, you can get away with it against average teams but not against a team like this. I wouldn’t even call them good, they are elite.” Meagher finished the final game of her high school career with a double double (10 points, 12 rebounds), while fellow senior Fredi DeGuglielmo finished with 5 points. Fittingly, DeGuglielmo hit the final Fenwick basket of the game, a long 3-pointer from 6 feet behind the arc to cut the Crusaders’ deficit to 19, 68-49, with about a minute to go. “We just didn’t hit our shots tonight,” DeGuglielmo said. “I can’t say enough about what this team accomplished this year, with all the adversity and injuries. Obviously, we are all disappointed, but it just wasn’t our night tonight. I consider it my pleasure and honor to have been able to play with these girls for four years and accomplish the things we did.”
MARCH 22, 2018 WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 11 Good Luck Fenwick Crusaders! 2018 Bishop Fenwick spring sports schedule BASEBALL Mon., April 2 Pentucket 4 Fri., April 6 at Williams 3:30 Mon., April 9 Arlington Catholic 4 Wed., April 11 at Austin Prep 4 Sat., April 14 St. Mary’s 3 Mon., April 16 at Pentucket 10 Fri., April 20 Bedford 10:30 Sat., April 21 Georgetown 10:30 Wed., April 25 at Spellman 3:30 Sun., April 29 Williams Noon Wed., May 2 at Arl. Catholic 3:30 Sat., May 5 Austin Prep 2 Mon., May 7 at St. Mary’s 3:30 Sat., May 12 Manchester-Essex 9 Mon., May 14 Spellman 4 Sat., May 19 at Bedford 1 Sun., May 20 at Danvers 6:30 Thu., May 24 at Ham-Wenham 3:30 Sat., May 26 Andover at Peabody 4 Sun., May 27 TBD at Peabody SOFTBALL Fri., April 6 Williams 3:30 Mon., April 9 at Arlington Catholic 4 Wed., April 11 Austin Prep 4 Fri., April 13 at St. Mary’s 3 Wed., April 18 Northeast Voke 2 Fri., April 20 Shawsheen 2 Wed., April 25 Spellman 3:30 Fri., April 27 at Matignon 3:30 Mon., April 30 at Williams 3:30 Wed., May 2 Arl. Catholic 3:30 Fri., May 4 at Austin Prep 2 Mon., May 7 St. Mary’s 3:30 Tue., May 8 at Shawsheen 4 Mon., May 14 at Spellman 4 Wed., May 16 Matignon 3:30 Mon., May 21 Low. Catholic 3:45 Sat., May 26 Corning Tourn. at Endicott TBD BOYS LACROSSE Mon., April 2 at Swampscott 4 Wed., April 4 at Spellman 4 Fri., April 6 at Williams 4 Mon., April 9 St. Mary’s 4 Wed., April 11 at Arl. Catholic 4 Sat., April 14 Man-Essex 10 Thu., April 19 Essex Tech 10 Mon., April 23 at Austin Prep 4 Wed., April 25 Spellman 4 Mon., April 30 Williams 4 Wed., May 2 at St. Mary’s 4 Mon., May 7 Arl. Catholic 4 Wed., May 9 Austin Prep 4 Fri., May 11 Revere 6:30 Mon., May 14 Pope John 7 Sat., May 19 Danish Cup at Peabody 4 Mon., May 21 at Stoneham 4 FILE PHOTO Girlsl tennis captain Taylor Butthof is ready for action this spring. GIRLS LACROSSE Mon., April 2 Ham-Wenham 4 Wed., April 4 Spellman 4 Fri., April 6 Williams 4 Mon., April 9 at St. Mary’s 4 Wed., April 11 Arl. Catholic 4 Tue. April 17 at Boston Latin Tournº. TBD Wed., April 18 at Boston Latin Tourn. TBD Fri., April 20 at Man-Essex 10 Mon., April 23 Austin Prep 4 Wed., April 25 at Spellman 4 Mon., April 30 at Williams 4 Wed., May 2 St. Mary’s 4 Mon., May 7 at Arl. Catholic 4 Wed., May 9 at Austin Prep 4 Thu., May 10 Low. Catholic 4 Mon., May 14 Salem 3 Wed., May 16 Newburyport 4 Fri., May 18 at Ham-Wenham 5 BOYS TENNIS Wed., April 4 Matignon (at Woburn Racquet) 4 Fri., April 6 St. Mary’s 4 Mon., April 9 at Low. Catholic 4 Thu., April 12 Spellman 4 Fri., April 13 Malden Catholic 4 Wed., April 25 at Austin Prep 4 Fri., April 27 at Arl. Catholic, 4 Mon., April 30 St. Joseph Prep 4 Wed., May 2 Matignon 4 Fri., May 4 at St. Mary’s 4 Mon., May 7 Low. Catholic 4 Wed., May 9 at Spellman 4 Fri., May 11 Austin Prep 4 Mon., May 14 Arl. Catholic 4 Wed., May 16 at St. Joseph 4 Thu., May 17 at Malden Catholic 4 GIRLS TENNIS Wed., April 4 Matignon 3:30 Thu., April 5 Lynnfield 3:30 Fri., April 6 at St. Mary’s 3:30 Thu., April 12 at Spellman 3:30 Fri., April 13 at Danvers 3:30 Wed., April 25 Austin Prep 3:30 Fri., April 27 Arl. Catholic, 3:30 Thu., May 3 Ham-Wenham 3:30 Fri., May 4 St. Mary’s 3:30 Mon., May 7 at Williams 3:30 Tue., May 8 Salem 3:30 Wed., May 9 Spellman 3:30 Thu., May 10 Austin Prep 3:30 Mon., May 14 at Arl. Catholic 3:30 Tue., May 15 at North Reading 3:30 Fri., May 18 at Lynnfield 3:30 TRACK Wed., Mar. 28 McNiff Relays 3:30 Tue., April 3 St. Mary’s/Cathedral 3:30 Sat., April 7 K of C meet at Providence 9 Tue., April 10 at Marian.Cristo Rey 3:30 Tue., April 17 Austin Prep 10 Tue., April 24 Williams 3:30 Sat., April 28 D4 State Relays (at Austin Prep) 10 Tue., May 1 Matignon/St. Joseph 3:30 Sat., May 5 CCL FR/SO meet (at Williams) 10 Tue., May 8 Arl. Catholic 3:30 Sat., May 12 Boys Coaches Inv .at Durfee TBD Sat., May 12 Girls Coaches Inv. at Sharon TBD Mon., May 14 Spellman 3:30 Sun., May 20 CCL Championship at Fenwick 2 Sat., May 26 State Div. 4 meet TBD Sat., June 2 All-State meet TBD Mon., June 4 Girls Hept. North at N Reading TBD Tue., June 5 Girls Hept. North at N Reading TBD 978-531-2984 Peabody MA Good Luck Crusaders! Where opportunity and achievement meet
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