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WH Taryn Leonard (R) rips the ball from OA Sarah Hilliard for the ball as Whitman-Hanson takes on Oliver Ames in girls Basketball on March 8. (Staff Photo By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)
WH Taryn Leonard (R) rips the ball from OA Sarah Hilliard for the ball as Whitman-Hanson takes on Oliver Ames in girls Basketball on March 8. (Staff Photo By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)
(Boston,  MA,  09/23/13) Boston Herald High School Sports Reporter, Danny Ventura on Monday,  September 23,  2013.  Staff Photo by Matt StoneAuthorAuthor

ROUNDUP

BOYS BASKETBALL

Mason Medeiros (16 points, five rebounds) and Dom Taylor (15 points, six rebounds) reached double figures in the scorebook, while Max Finlaw (nine points, seven rebounds), Brendan McDonald (nine points) and Finn Bjork (six points, 13 rebounds) put on good performances as well for fourth-seeded Somerset Berkley (21-2) in a 55-41 Div. 2 quarterfinal win over No. 5 Mansfield. … Behind Drexler Pierre’s 11-point, 11-rebound double-double and a team-high 16 points from Matt Gaffney, two-time defending state champion No. 1 Malden Catholic (14-9) clinched another trip to the Final Four with a 60-43 win over No. 8 Holyoke. … Jameson Baer scored 15 points for No. 14 Bedford (19-3) in a 69-43 win over No. 38 Middleboro.

Seniors again showed out for fifth-seeded Xaverian (17-6) to get to the Div. 1 state semifinals with a 55-52 win over No. 4 North Andover. Lorenzo Carrara scored 19 points, JJ Honekamp added 17 points and Roman Perdoni did a little of everything with eight points, four rebounds and four assists for the Hawks who won three games in the tournament for the first time since 1990.

Mike Dankert netted his 1,000th career point during a 19-point display, while Leo Andrade and Dom Quelle notched 18 points each and Nate Reynolds finished with 12 points as second-seeded Bourne (22-1) coasted to the Div. 4 state semifinals with a 71-46 win over No. 10 David Prouty.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Shooting 10-for-13 from the field, Julia Webster (22 points, 12 rebounds) combined with big efforts from Maddy Steel (20 points on six 3-pointers) and Lily Singer (10 points, six rebounds) to guide top-seeded Bishop Feehan (19-4) to a 75-26 rout of No. 8 Lexington in Div. 1 state quarterfinal play. Charlotte Adams-Lopez dished 10 assists and quality team defense allowed just two points in the second and third quarters.

Izzy Kittredge (15 points, eight rebounds), Naya Annigeri (13 points) and Sadie Cummings (nine points) paced No. 1 Medfield (21-2) in a 57-44 Div. 2 quarterfinal win over No. 9 Norwood.

Jillian Roberts buried 18 points, while Juliana Conte and AJ Hyacinthe recorded nine points apiece to steer No. 5 St. Mary’s (Lynn) (20-6) toward the Div. 3 state semifinals with a 47-31 victory over No. 4 Hanover. Reese Matela put in a strong all-around performance for the Spartans with eight points, eight rebounds and four blocks. … Reagan Dowd scored 21 points and grabbed five rebounds, while Maddie Oliver (11 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists) and Alex Cassidy (11 points, 11 rebounds) had double-doubles as No. 2 Norwell (22-1) bested No. 7 Sandwich, 62-40.

Maddie Pitro scored a game-high 22 points, leading second-seeded West Boylston (20-3) to a 63-43 win over No. 7 Maynard in a Div. 5 state quarterfinal.

BOYS BASKETBALL

DIVISION 1

QUARTERFINALS – Friday

Catholic Memorial 71, Lawrence 56

Xaverian 55, North Andover 52

Worcester North 98, Lowell 52

QUARTERFINAL – Saturday

BC High at Franklin, 4

SEMIFINALS – TBA

BC High/Franklin vs. Catholic Memorial

Worcester North vs. Xaverian

DIVISION 2

QUARTERFINALS – Friday

Bedford 69, Middleboro 43

Malden Catholic 60, Holyoke 43

Somerset Berkley 55, Mansfield 41

QUARTERFINAL – Saturday

Scituate vs. Sharon, 6 (Stoughton)

SEMIFINALS – TBA

Malden Catholic vs. Somerset Berkley

Scituate/Sharon vs. Bedford

DIVISION 3

QUARTERFINAL – Thursday

Pittsfield 76, Medfield 65

QUARTERFINALS – Friday

Old Rochester 72, Dover-Sherborn 54

Taconic 51, Norwell 47 (ot)

QUARTERFINAL – Saturday

Newburyport vs. Charlestown, 3 (Madison Park)

SEMIFINALS – TBA

Charlestown/Newburyport vs. Taconic

Old Rochester vs. Pittsfield

DIVISION 4

QUARTERFINALS – Friday

Bourne 71, David Prouty 46

Burke 90, Monument Mountain 60

Wareham 95, Lynn Tech 49

QUARTERFINAL – Saturday

Manchester Essex vs. Millbury, 6 (Sutton)

SEMIFINALS – TBA

Burke vs. Bourne

Wareham vs. Millbury/Manchester Essex

DIVISION 5

QUARTERFINALS – Friday

Hoosac Valley 59, Hopedale 48

Mahar 63, Boston English 55

New Mission 65, Douglas 54

QUARTERFINAL – Saturday

Drury at Pioneer Valley, 2

SEMIFINALS – TBA

Drury/Pioneer Valley vs. New Mission

Hoosac Valley vs. Mahar

GIRLS BASKETBALL

DIVISION 1

QUARTERFINAL – Thursday

Wachusett 67, Weymouth 44

QUARTERFINALS – Friday

Bishop Feehan 75, Lexington 26

Woburn 61, Bridgewater-Raynham 48

QUARTERFINAL – Saturday

Central Catholic at Springfield Central, 3

SEMIFINALS – TBA

Bishop Feehan vs. Woburn

Central Catholic/Springfield Central vs. Wachusett

DIVISION 2

QUARTERFINALS – Friday

Medfield 57, Norwood 44

Northampton 55, Walpole 52

Oliver Ames 33, Whitman-Hanson 32

QUARTERFINAL – Saturday

South at Notre Dame (Hingham), 2 (Norwell)

SEMIFINALS – TBA

Medfield vs. Oliver Ames

Northampton vs. South/Notre Dame (Hingham)

DIVISION 3

QUARTERFINALS – Friday

Foxboro 78, Pentucket 48

Medway 41, Newburyport 34

Norwell 62, Sandwich 40

St. Mary’s (Lynn) 47, Hanover 31

SEMIFINALS – TBA

Foxboro vs. St. Mary’s (Lynn)

Medway vs. Norwell

DIVISION 4

QUARTERFINAL – Thursday

South Hadley 53, Cohasset 46 (ot)

QUARTERFINALS – Friday

Cathedral 74, Millbury 56

Millis 42, Littleton 38

QUARTERFINAL – Saturday

Bourne at Tyngsboro, 5

SEMIFINALS – TBA

Bourne/Tyngsboro vs. South Hadley

Cathedral vs. Millis

DIVISION 5

QUARTERFINAL – Thursday

Hoosac Valley 60, St. John Paul II 34

QUARTERFINALS – Friday

Drury 57, Palmer 42

Renaissance 71, Westport 56

West Boylston 63, Maynard 43

SEMIFINALS – TBA

Drury vs. West Boylston

Renaissance vs. Hoosac Valley

BOYS HOCKEY

DIVISION 1

SEMIFINAL – Saturday

Winchester vs. Arlington Catholic, 7:30 (Loring)

SEMIFINAL – Sunday

St. John’s Prep vs. Xaverian, 7:30 (Loring)

FINAL – March 17 at TD Garden

Winchester/Arlington Catholic vs. St. John’s Prep/Xaverian

DIVISION 2

SEMIFINAL – Saturday

Tewksbury vs. Woburn, 7 (Stoneham)

SEMIFINAL – Sunday

Boston Latin vs. Duxbury, 2:30 (Gallo)

FINAL – March 17 at TD Garden

Tewksbury/Woburn vs. Boston Latin/Duxbury

DIVISION 3

SEMIFINAL – Saturday

Shawsheen vs. Marblehead, 4 (Stoneham)

SEMIFINAL – Sunday

Somerset Berkley vs. Nauset, 5 (Gallo)

FINAL – March 17 at TD Garden

Shawsheen/Marblehead vs. Somerset Berkley/Nauset

DIVISION 4

SEMIFINAL – Saturday

Dover-Sherborn/Weston vs. Winthrop, 2:30 (Gallo)

SEMIFINAL – Sunday

Stoneham vs. Hanover, 12 (Gallo)

FINAL – March 17 at TD Garden

Dover-Sherborn-Weston/Winthrop vs. Stoneham/Hanover

GIRLS HOCKEY

DIVISION 1

SEMIFINAL – Saturday

Malden Catholic vs. Notre Dame (H), 5 (Gallo)

SEMIFINAL – Sunday

St. Mary’s (Lynn) vs. Archbishop Williams, 5 (Loring)

FINAL – March 17 at TD Garden

Malden Catholic/Notre Dame (Hingham) vs. St. Mary’s/Archbishop Williams

DIVISION 2

SEMIFINAL – Saturday

Duxbury vs. Algonquin/Hudson, 5 (Loring)

SEMIFINAL – Sunday

Falmouth vs. Marshfield, 7:30 (Gallo)

FINAL – March 17 at TD Garden

Duxbury/Algonquin-Hudson vs. Falmouth/Marshfield