NORTH ANDOVER — Zach Wolinski ensured his teammates earned yet one more night time of their dwelling gymnasium.
Wolinski scored a game-high 29 factors to guide No. 4 North Andover previous No. 13 Newton North, 59-47, within the Div. 1 Round of 16 on Monday night time at Crozer Gymnasium.
The Scarlet Knights will host the winner No. 5 Xaverian and No. 21 Methuen on Friday night time within the Div. 1 State Quarterfinals.
“There is nothing better you can ask for. This is special,” Wolinski stated. “Our goal was to get three home games and we got it. These are the best fans and the best community to play in front of and there’s nothing better than it.”
North Andover stifled Newton North for a lot of the night, together with most significantly within the recreation’s waning moments. Over the primary six minutes of the fourth quarter the Tigers have been held and not using a subject objective. The Scarlet Knights held Newton North to 29-percent taking pictures for the sport.
The recreation entered halftime even at 24 however Tigers star Teagan Swint (17 factors, 11 rebounds) confirmed his abilities within the opening minutes of the third quarter. Swint hit consecutive baskets, together with a fall-away on the baseline, to present Newton North its first lead at 33-32 with 3:50 left within the third body. Niko Catalano answered with a layup on the rim and Wolinski scored 5 factors to assist catapult North Andover to a 42-39 lead after three.
North Andover stretched its result in start the fourth with Catalano hitting on the rim earlier than Wolinski buried his fifth triple of the night time to make it 47-39. At the opposite finish, in the meantime, the Scarlet Knights showcased its stifling protection holding the Tigers and not using a subject objective till there was fewer than two minutes left. By the time Mathaios Stamn put dwelling the primary subject objective of the stanza for the Tigers, the North Andover lead was at 52-41 with 1:30 left.
“We were trying to hold Teagan (Swint) as little points as we possibly could. I just thought we needed some separation and move the ball a little more,” North Andover coach Paul Tanglis stated. “We started to do that towards the end of the third quarter and that was the difference.”
Wolinski began the sport on hearth hitting his first three triples to assist in giving Newton North a 14-9 lead after one. North Andover’s lead stretched to seven on Wolinski’s fourth three-pointer of the night time however Swint linked twice on the rim and banked dwelling a three-pointer to drag the Tigers even going into halftime.
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