Four takeaways from a Friday night of high school sports action
Liana Cunningham
, a 2018 Quincy graduate.
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1. Breen goes bang
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Just a week ago,
Franck Moron
was recording his 1,000th point for Shawsheen boys' basketball. Teammate
Matt Breen
wasn't far behind. The senior notched his 1,000th during a 21-point, 16-rebound performance in the Rams' 71-51 win over Bedford.
Breen became the eighth member of Shawsheen's 1,000-point club. He and Moron are the first two additions since coach
Joseph Gore
reached the mark in 2008.
'It's been a total full-circle moment. I couldn't be any more proud of the two of them and how they've come along since freshman year,' said Gore. 'Being able to be a part of that next person's journey and being able to witness that is a surreal moment.'
Congratulations to our Senior Captain Matt Breen on scoring his 1,000 career point tonight. Matt becomes the 8th player in school history to reach this milestone!
— Shawsheen Basketball (@shawsheenhoops)
Meanwhile, Austin Prep forward
Faith Steiner
recorded her 100th point on a first-period assist during a 4-0 girls' hockey win over Holderness School. Pope Francis freshman goalie
Alia Rosenblum
notched a 10-save shutout in an 8-0 win over Barnstable.
2. Daily leaderboard
Cole Rodgers
, Sandwich, 38 points (76-51 over East Bridgewater)
Ace Burris
, North Quincy, 32 (72-52 over Quincy)
Isaiah Green
, Hull, 31 (61-57 loss to Carver)
Addie McGrath
, Grafton, 30 (62-39 over Marlborough)
Bailey Delaire
, Mystic Valley, 27 (55-22 over Northeast)
Will Levrault
, Apponequet, 26 (78-66 over Seekonk)
Rich Tayag
, Lynn Tech, 26 (73-57 over Whittier Tech)
Nate Creedon
, Mansfield, 25 (96-47 over Canton)
Kingston Maxwell
, Abington, 24 (46-43 over Cohasset)
Dalton Kinnon
, Mystic Valley, 23 (73-70 over South Shore)
Nate Reynolds
, Bourne, 23 (81-79, 2-OT loss to Somerset Berkley)
3. Sayonara Sunday meets
With a winter storm expected to arrive Saturday night and last into Sunday, the MIAA moved its boys' swimming and diving Division 5 track and field championships.
The Division 5 track meet, originally slated for Sunday at the Reggie Lewis Center, has been pushed to Monday at 1 p.m.
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The Division 1 and 2 boys' swim championships, scheduled for Sunday at Boston University, also were postponed, with no makeup date announced yet.
'Our efforts are to finalize the date and time for the rescheduled meets to sometime next weekend,' the MIAA stated. 'We are working to confirm the postponed date by Saturday.'
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All purchased tickets will be valid for the new date. The D1 and D2 girls' meets are on as scheduled on Saturday.
4. The weekend read
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