Bolstered by successful efforts from the Tildsley brothers, Shawsheen held off Haverhill, 159.5-158.5, to win the celebrated George Bossi Lowell Holiday Tournament. James Tildsley pinned Phoenix Gardella of Norwalk (Conn.) in 1:21 to seize the 126-pound title, whereas Sidney Tildsley received the 138-pound title with a 9-3 win over Tyler Kadish of Newton South.
Haverhill was led by 160-pound standout Brett Nicolosi, who defeated Chelmsford’s Jack Walsh 20-8 to win his weight class. Central Catholic completed third with 140.5, narrowly forward of Chelmsford (140).
Chelmsford sophomore Thomas Brown earned Outstanding Wrestler honors for the higher weight lessons as he defended his heavyweight title with a powerful 4-1 win over Hampton Kaye-Kuter of Milford.
Boys basketball
Luke Rinaldi dropped 19 factors, whereas Brian Olson (14 factors, 11 rebounds) and Mason Melchionda (10 factors, 11 rebounds) every notched double-doubles for Dover-Sherborn (5-0) in a 63-48 nonleague win over Nipmuc. … Michael Porter dropped 24 factors and Dawit Quilty added 21 to carry Scituate pats Abington, 73-50.
Senior Josh Campbell scored 26 factors, main Archbishop Williams (5-0) to an 85-64 win over Duxbury within the championship sport of the Titan Classic in Pembroke.
In the MC Christmas Tournament first spherical, Nick Martinez notched 24 factors as Malden Catholic (4-0) outlasted Bishop Guertin 77-44.
In the Bob Bigelow match, Matt Richardson completed with 26 factors as Masconomet (4-1) defeated Snowden International, 59-49.
Girls basketball
Emily Collins had 12 factors, 14 rebounds and 6 steals as Winchester (5-0) defeated Boston Latin 52-22 within the opening spherical of the Bob Bigelow Tournament. …Marci Bonfardeci and Luna Murray mixed for 30 factors, whereas Mary Turco pulled down 18 rebounds as Malden Catholic edged Concord-Carlisle, 53-49.
In the Oliver Ames Christmas Tournament, Kate Olenik dropped 28 factors and 6 assists as Medfield (4-0) downed Bishop Fenwick 70-44.
Girls hockey
In the Bay State Conference, Morgan Roach netted a hat trick and Molly Federico scored the game-winner in additional time as Norwood outlasted Walpole 6-5.
Football
The 2022 MHSFCA All-State Football Team was introduced earlier Wednesday evening. The 26-man workforce was chosen by a committee of coaches from the MHSFCA Executive Board. The workforce will likely be honored at a banquet co-sponsored by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston and the MHSFCA. The banquet will likely be held on the Burlington Marriott on Sunday, March 12 at 4 p.m.
The workforce consists of quarterbacks Tucker McDonald (Wachusett), James Murphy (Reading) and William Watson (Springfield Central), operating backs David Brown (St. Mary’s), Carson Harwood (Catholic Memorial) and Datrell Jones (Catholic Memorial), receivers Ian Dixon (Wakefield) and Jesse Ofurie (St. John’s Prep), and offensive linemen Jayden Bass (Springfield Central ), Case Mankins (Bishop Feehan), Jon Mould (Xaverian), Danny Thompson (Scituate) and Josh Troiano (Seekonk).
The defensive linemen are Josiah Griffin ( Springfield Central), Jaden Wiggins (Central Catholic), Chris Sesay (King Philip) and Braden Marceau-Olayinka (Melrose), linebackers Lincoln Beal (Andover), Owen Howlett (Milton Academy), Angelo LaRose (Worcester South) and Preston Zinter (Central Catholic), and defensive backs Joenel Aguero (St. John’s Prep), Liam Donagher (Grafton), Joey Duggan (Nobles), Eric Miles (Bedford) and Owen McHugh (Milton).
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