Note that both swimming teams had a bye week this week. Each team has two meets next week, against Apponequet and Bridgewater-Raynham Regional.
Boys’ Basketball: The Bulldogs began the week at home against Apponequet. The Lakers kept things close in the first half, as the score was just 25-23 at the conclusion of two quarters. The Bulldogs, however, pulled away in the second half and secured a 61-38 victory. Sophomore guard Jason Gamache scored 14 points in the win, including four 3-pointers, and junior center Matt Valles scored 12 and locked down 10 boards. On Wednesday, the boys went on the road to play GNB Voc-Tech. Valles led the team with 17 points in a 68-62 victory. A back-and-forth third quarter saw Voke go on a 14-1 run to tie the game at 39. However, the Bulldogs played well down the stretch and also received 13 points apiece from senior twins Evan Santos and Will Santos, as well as 12 from junior forward Russell Noonan. This week, the boys play rivals Wareham on the road on Monday and Dighton-Rehoboth at home on Thursday.
Girls’ Basketball: The Lady Bulldogs had their second straight road game to begin the week, facing off against Apponequet. Despite being outscored 22-17 in the second half, the girls, in desperate need of a win, hung on for a hard-fought 38-33 victory. The girls played some of their best defense of the season, forcing 35 turnovers. In a fact that may seem quite unlikely, the team held all but two Lady Lakers players scoreless. Junior guard Sophie Church led the way with 13 points, including two 3-pointers, and she was flanked by freshman guard Maddie Demanche, who scored 9, and junior forward Olivia Labbe, who added 8. The Lady Bulldogs have games against Wareham (home on Monday) and D-R (away on Thursday) this week.
Boys’ Track: The boys returned from a 10-day break to run against Seekonk and Wareham at GNB Voc-Tech on Tuesday. Both meets were easy wins, as the Bulldogs defeated the Vikings 73-13 and the Warriors 66-21. Winners included junior Will Hopkins in the 55m hurdles (8.2) and the 300m (40.8), junior Danny Renwick in the high jump (6ft), freshman Adam Sylvia in the mile (5:03), senior Jarrett Johnston in the shot put (39-9), junior James Goulart in the 2-mile (11:39), and senior Kyle Camacho in the 600m (1:38.5). The following day, the shuttle hurdles relay team competed at the Rhode Island Classic in Providence, RI, where they took fifth with a time of 33.5 seconds. The team was composed of juniors Hopkins, Renwick, and Eli Spevack, as well as sophomore Harry Smith. On Sunday, top freshmen and sophomore athletes competed in the Auerbach State Freshman/Sophomore Meet at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. Sylvia ran a personal best in the mile (4:56), and the team also received strong contributions out of sophomores Smith and Nick Elkalassi (55m dash), Owen Gleasure (high jump), and Evan Tilley (2-mile). Many of those top athletes will be back at Reggie when the team competes in the Division 5 State Relays Meet this upcoming Sunday.
Girls’ Track: After a nice resting period over Christmas, the girls returned to action to run against Seekonk and Wareham at GNB Voc-Tech on Tuesday. The Lady Bulldogs earned double victories, defeating the Lady Vikings 61-25 and the Lady Warriors 69-17. The team was powered by wins from senior Zoe Smith in the 55m hurdles (8.7), 55m dash (7.5), and high jump (5-10). They also received victories from sophomore Madisen Martin in the mile (5:49), senior Nina Bourgeois in the 1000m (3:21), and senior Nicole Mattson in the 600m (1:47). The next day, the girls’ shuttle hurdle relay team competed in Providence, RI at the Rhode Island Classic. Expected to place well, the girls kept up their outstanding work, finishing second with a time of 35 seconds. The team featured seniors Morgan Middleton, Smith, and Elexus Afonso, as well as junior Brooke Santos. Freshmen and sophomores competed on Sunday at the prestigious Auerbach State Freshman/Sophomore meet at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. Standouts included sophomores Madeline Scheub (high jump) and Rachel Demmer (55m dash). The Lady Bulldogs will head back to the Reggie Lewis Center this Sunday to run in the D-5 State Relays.
Boys’ Ice Hockey: The boys’ lone game this week was against Dartmouth High at their home rink, the Travis Roy rink at Tabor Academy in Marion. Junior Sam Henrie scored the only goal in a 1-1 tie, and standout goalie Chase Cunningham (Jr.) made 31 saves to keep the Bulldogs/Blue Devils in the game. This week, the Bulldogs will contend with D-R at home on Wednesday and Somerset-Berkeley at the Driscoll Skating Arena on Saturday.
Girls’ Ice Hockey: The girls’ only game this week was against Dennis-Yarmouth at the Tony Kent Arena in South Dennis. Going into the third period, the BMWORR team was tied 2-2, but D-Y scored two in the final minutes, giving the Lady Bulldogs and Co. a 4-2 loss. Goals came from Bourne junior Tannah O’Brien and Bourne sophomore Leah Hidenfelter, while ORR freshman Chelsea Peterson had an assist. The girls have two games on the slate this week: Home at the John Gallo Ice Arena in Bourne against Plymouth North on Wednesday, and at the Hetland Arena to play Bishop Stang on Saturday.
Below are the overall winter team records, followed by the conference records in wins, losses, and ties as of January 3.
Boys’ Basketball: (6-0-0)(6-0-0); Girls’ Basketball: (2-4-0)(2-3-0); Boys’ Track: (4-0-0)(4-0-0); Girls’ Track: (4-0-0)(4-0-0); Boys’ Swimming: (0-3-0)(0-2-0); Girls’ Swimming: (1-2-0)(0-2-0); Boys’ Ice Hockey: (3-1-4)(1-0-1); Girls’ Ice Hockey: (1-6-0)(1-5-0).
By Patrick Briand