The Chelmsford High boys swim team captured nine of the 12 events to defeat Merrimack Valley Conference rival Central Catholic on Friday, 97-70.
The Lions (2-1, 1-0 MVC) were powered by junior Finn McMeniman, who touched first in the 100 free and 100 backstroke.
Also grabbing first place for Chelmsford were zophomore Mike White (200 free), junior Xander Krikorian (200 IM), sophomore Rowan Ward (50 free), sophomore Preston Hay (dive) and freshman Casey Crannell (500 ree). Chelmsford also won the 200 free relay (sophomore Noah Wildt, freshman Evan Boothroyd, junior captain, Christian Petrilli, Ward) and the 400 free relay (sophomore Max Tobon, White, Ward, Wildt).
Boys basketball
Methuen 52, Lowell 40: The Red Raiders couldn’t heat up from the floor during the MVC loss. Aiden Walter canned 12 points to lead Lowell, which received nine points from Joery Martinez.
Tewksbury 70, Haverhill 64: Up 38-31 at halftime, the host Redmen held on to defeat Haverhill during MVC action.
Jonny Sullivan canned 21 points in a strong effort. Nick Colametta contributed 17 points and Gabe Keskinides added 15 points.
G-D 57, Marlboro 45: Seniors Noah Boldenbrook and Andrew Kielliis scored back to back on three-point plays to give Groton-Dunstable the edge.
Patrick Twomey and Vincent Sinatra led the scoring parade with 13 points each. Twomey added eight rebounds. Zack Ouellette dished out seven assists.
Pelham 70, John Stark 33: The winning Pythons were led by Brady Hegan’s 19 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and five steals on the road in Weare.
Luke Estell was also immense for Pelham with 15 points and eight rebounds.
ST 57, Lowell Catholic 51: Shawsheen Tech grinded out a tough road win vs. Lowell Catholic.
Down seven points at the half, Shawsheen held Lowell Catholic to five points in the third quarter. Sophomore D’sean Moron led the way with 17 points, and seniors Dyllon Pratt and Jevon Moron scored 13 each.
Girls basketball
Lowell Catholic 44, CCSL 40: The visiting Crusaders trailed by 13 at the half and by 11 at the end of three quarters, but Lowell Catholic fought back for a thrilling OT victory over Collegiate Charter School of Lowell.
Seventh-grader Syd Schofield and freshman Brooke Matthews spurred a furious comeback in the fourth quarter. Schofield (23 points, six 3-pointers) hit three 3 pointers, including one with 10 seconds left to tie the game, and Matthews (15 points) added five points and some big rebounds to get the game to overtime.
In overtime, Schofield and Matthews hit four big free throws down the stretch to give the Crusaders (1-3, 0-2 CAC Large) their first win. Sophomore Leticia Castro and freshman Maria Dellas contributed big rebounds in the fourth and overtime.
Nashoba Reg. 52, A-S 13: Ayer-Shirley couldn’t get its offense untracked during a Mid-Wach loss to the Bolton school. Kelsey Peterson scored four points for the Panthers.
ST 49, Mystic Valley 22: Junior guard Laylah Gomez compiled 19 points and came up with six steals to fuel Shawsheen Tech to the CAC win in Malden.
Freshman guard Cali Vasta impressed with a 16-point effort.
Dracut 43, Bridgewater-Raynham 41: With under a minute in the game, senior guard Aiva Pitman hit a 3-point shot to give the Middies a 41-38 lead.
Freshman forward Lily White sealed the win with two key freet throws in the final seconds for Dracut (2-0) in the non-league thriller.
Tewksbury 62, Haverhill 43: The Redmen received double-scoring games from three players to collect the MVC win.
Jane Garabedian led the way with 12 points, while Vera Garabedian and Reagan Maniscalco contributed 11 points each.
Gr. Lawrence 60, GLT 38: The game was tied 34-34 after one quarter, but Greater Lowell Tech’s 31 turnovers proved costly for the Gryphons.
Greater Lowell (2-1) received 13 points from Ava Mennella, seven points from Rowan Murphy and six points from Payton Bernier.
Lunenburg 44, Littleton 32: Visiting Littleton outscored the hosts in the first and second quarters, but Lunenburg tallied 31 points over the middle quarters to win.
For Littleton (1-2), Annabelle Caouette paced her team with 14 points, while Caroline DeChane added 10 points.
Boys hockey
ST 4, GLT/Nashoba 1: Thanks to a hat trick from Justin Thibert, Shawsheen Tech rolled to a CAC win Thursday over Greater Lowell Tech/Nashoba Tech.
Editor’s note
High school varsity coaches are asked to submit results after games to sports@lowellsun.com.
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