Archbishop Williams transferring to Div. 2 after profitable the Div. 3 state title final 12 months leaves a void that many need to fill.
A superb place to start out is perennial contender St. Mary’s (Lynn). J.J. Martinez and Jake Fortier comprise one of many higher backcourts round, whereas 6-foot-5 Donel Mutombo offers an inside presence. Down the highway a bit from St. Mary’s, Lynn Classical may be able to make some noise because the stable backcourt of Marvin Avery Jr. and Almina Gerado are again.
A crew able to making some critical noise is Hugh Coleman’s Charlestown squad. A semifinalist in Div. 2 final 12 months, the Townies must be thought-about one of many favorites as Jaylen Hunter-Coleman and Jaylin Williams-Crawford return together with ahead Trevari Andrews.
Old Rochester will lean on gamers comparable to forwards Robert Spenard, John Butler and Chase Besancon. All-South Coast Conference heart Nathan Levesque is again for Apponequet together with guard Will Levreault.
Standout ahead Brian Olson is the highest returning participant for Dover-Sherborn, although he’s at present out with an harm.
Pembroke opened some eyes with a season-opening win over highly-touted Whitman-Hanson behind the play of Matthew Delcore, Gerald Ellison and Thomas Halloran.
Newburyport is one other crew which may benefit from dropping down a division. The Clippers return a stable nucleus keyed by a pair of returning all-Cape Ann League forwards in Finn Brennan and Carson Gretz.
Norwell gained 16 video games a 12 months in the past and return a pair of stable guards in Ronan Coffey and Ryan Luccarelli. Senior heart Connor Pease is again for Abington together with guard Tyler Staiti, who excelled down the stretch final season. Randolph will look to ahead Jordan Nash and heart Cam Rainford.
There’s no query who enters the 2023-24 season as the favourite in Div. 4. Wareham gained all 5 of its postseason contests by no less than 20 factors on the way in which to the title and return the nucleus off that 22-win squad.
All-Scholastic Ajay Lopes averaged greater than 16 factors and eight assists for the Vikings. Antoine Crosson was a strolling double-double machine, whereas Diego Mello poured in additional than 12 factors a sport. Aaron Cote, Jayce Travers and Jaron Pittman have that championship pedigree coaches love.
The hardest competitor may very well be Burke. New coach Joe Chatman takes over and he has a trio of guards again in Jasaad Fenton, Jaeden Roberts and Jaeshawn Rogers to associate with large man Gerald Banks.
Blue Hills has a pleasant nucleus again in guards Jiai Gonzales and Tyler Anderson in addition to forwards Elijah Dumornay and Dominic Capaccioli.
Manchester-Essex has two large time returnees in guard Cade Furse and massive man Eddie Chareas. Lynn Tech gained 17 video games and have forwards Erdick Gonzalez and Jayden Welch again with guard Giovanni Jean.
Tyler Lennox, Josiah Grimes and Charlie Condon are returning South Shore League All-Stars for Carver. Mashpee has one of many extra dominant large males in Div. 4 in 6-foot-7 Dantae Clark.
Bourne ought to be among the many high groups within the South Coast Conference as all-league forwards Nate Reynolds and Michael Dankert return together with guard Leo Andrade.
Among the native contenders in Div. 5, New Mission is a crew to look at. Malcolm Smith’s squad won’t have the gaudy win-loss report on the finish of the day, however that’s due largely to the difficult schedule they play yearly. Guard Joseph Jackson and ahead Lawrence Davis would be the leaders for New Mission.
Holbrook returns one of many higher guards within the Mayflower Athletic Conference in Armani Perkins.
PLAYERS TO WATCH IN DIV. 3-5
C: Eddie Chareas (Manchester-Essex), Dantae Clark (Mashpee), Antoione Crosson (Wareham), Corey Grimes (Salem), Nathan Levesque (Apponequet), Connor Pease (Abington), Cam Rainford (Randolph), Damin Tavares (Upper Cape)
F: Matt Breen (Shawsheen), Finn Brennan (Georgetown), Max Chesley (Ipswich), Michael Dankert (Bourne), Max Finney (Old Colony), Jayquan Francis (Nantucket), Carson Gretz (Newburyport), Nate Holmes (Falmouth Academy), Dylan Kaplinger (East Bridgewater), Luke Lisciandra (Medfield), Matthew Naiwoichik (Upper Cape), Jordan Nash (Randolph), Brian Olson (Dover-Sherborn), Caden Reisman (Medway), Nate Reynolds (Bourne), Cole Rodgers (Sandwich), Christian Sanders (East Boston), Dimitri Sine (Lowell Catholic), Robert Spenard (Old Rochester), Keegan Walker (Tri-County)
G: Marvin Avery Jr. (Lynn Classical), Landon Cayton (Case), Ronan Coffey (Norwell), Jack Cullinan (Cohasset), Matthew Delcore (Pembroke), Jasaad Fenton (Burke), Cade Furse (Manchester-Essex), Almina Gerado (Lynn Classical), Jiai Gonzales (Blue Hills), Tiago Gomez (Wilmington), Jaylen Hunter-Coleman (Charlestown), Finn Hyora (Monomoy), Joseph Jackson (New Mission), A.B. Labell (Hamilton-Wenham), Jackson Lasquade (Georgetown), Tyler Lennox (Carver), Ajay Lopes (Wareham), Ryan Luccarelli (Norton), Ben Marvin (Wilmington), Connor McCall (Nashoba Tech), Diego Mello (Wareham), Franck Moron (Shawsheen), J.J. Martinez (St. Mary’s Lynn), James Meklis (Bishop Fenwick), Trey McPherson (Dennis-Yarmouth), Trosky Pena (KIPP), Armani Perkins (Holbrook), Ross Priscella (Bellingham), Jaeden Roberts (Burke), Jaeshawn Rogers (Burke), Jariel Ruiz (Cristo Rey), Tyler Staiti (Abington), Brauli Quezada Timeo (Chelsea), Tamaar Washington (Monomoy), Josiah Whitley, Jaylin Williams-Crawford (Charlestown)
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