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Saturday’s high school roundup: Dracut/Tyngsboro draws even with Bedford

The Dracut/Tyngsboro hockey team found itself in a dogfight with Bedford Saturday at Tsongas Center, scoring late to secure a 2-all tie.

Charlie Wilkie potted a pair of goals for D/T, pulling the team even late in the third period. Neither team was able to find the back of the net in the extra session, with D/T’s record going to 13-1-2 with the draw.

Bedford is now 4-9-2.

Lowell 8, Cambridge 2: Juniors Will Buckley and Kyle Novo each had two goals as Lowell defeated league rival Cambridge on Senior Day.

Senior Shane Peters, juniors Danny Gleason and Tyler Patenaude (two assists) and sophomore Brodie Anderson (two assists) each added single goals. Seniors Jeremy Dion and Matteo Gentile, junior Jack Hugo, sophomore Brendan McDonough and Connor Stevens and freshman Brennan Abrams each had single assists and senior Grady Lowell played well in net to earn the win for the Red Raiders.

Girls basketball

Hudson 49, Littleton 42: Trailing 32-21 at halftime, Littleton tried to rally but came up short in the Mid-Wach battle.

Littleton’s Annabelle Couette led all scorers with 20 points.

Boys basketball

Cambridge 61, WA 57: On Senior Night, Westford Academy suffered a tough double overtime loss to a strong Cambridge team.

For the Ghosts (7-9, 4-4 DCL), senior captain Teddy Hirbour had another monster game with 21 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and two steals. Sophomore Sam Bramanti was immense with 16 points, seven rebounds, four steals and two blocks. Senior Liam Arnold had six points and played terrific defense, taking two charges.

NM 74, Dracut 60: During a non-league clash, North Middlesex received a memorable 36-point outing from Colin Taylor to down the Middies.

G-D 44, Oakmont 42: Patrick Twomey drained two clutch free throws to break a tie and lift Groton-Dunstable to the exciting Mid-Wach victory in Groton.

Vinnie Sinatra scored a game-high 18 points for the Crusaders.

Burlington 71, Wilmington 40: The Wildcats couldn’t slow down powerful Burlington (14-2) and they had no answer for Matt Gray, who delivered a double-double with 30 points, 13 rebounds and five steals.

Hudson 74, Littleton 54: The Tigers fell to Anthony Moura, who canned 18 points, and Hudson during a Mid-Wach clash.

ST 60, Whittier Tech 55: Shawsheen Tech received a tremendous offensive and defensive performance from Nate Smith to capturing the CAC victory.

Smith collected 23 points on the offensive end and ruled defensively with nine steals for the Rams (7-9).

Wrestling

Tigers roar: Tewksbury had a strong showing at the Division 3 state dual tournament, going 2-1 and falling to eventual champion Holliston in the semifinals.

On the day, Tewksbury topped Southwick (53-18) and Franklin Tech (60-21) before falling to Holliston, 43-36.

Going 3-0 on the day for Tewksbury were Nick Desisto (126 pounds), Jack Lightfoot (132), Sean Callahan (144), Evan Brothers (150) and Jack Leone (190). Winning twice were Josh Kazibwe (106), Joel Torres (120) and Ryan Callahan (138).

Dracut/Tyngsboro forward Jake Haubner (10) pushes through Bedford defenders on a scoring chance during the first period of Saturday’s game in Lowell. (James Thomas for the Lowell Sun)

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