There was plenty to cheer about in Bulldog Nation this week. Both basketball teams, both track teams, and Boys’ Ice Hockey were all undefeated on the week. Hockey’s 10-3 win over GNB Voc-Tech stood out as one of the week’s biggest highlights. Also, Boys’ and Girls’ Track defeated three teams each in Thursday night’s Quad-Meet to improve to 7-0 on the season, while Boys’ Basketball stepped up to 9-0 with a win over Seekonk. Junior Sophie Church scored 20 points in Girls’ Basketball’s 46-41 Friday night win over Seekonk to cap off a stellar week.
Boys’ Basketball: The Bulldogs’ lone game this week was against the Seekonk Warriors on Friday. The team got out to a 21-10 lead after the first quarter and held on well to win 76-64 behind a huge performance from sophomore guard Jason Gamache. Gamache scored 19 points off six rebounds, five steals, and four assists. Senior Evan Santos had 16, while his brother Will Santos added 13, and junior Russell Noonan scored 11 with eight boards. This week, the boys have home games against Fairhaven on Tuesday and Bourne on Friday.
Girls’ Basketball: The girls’ only game this week was a home contest against Seekonk on Friday night. Junior Sophie Church scored a season-high (for any Bulldog player) 20 points. The third-year varsity player was 6-6 from the free throw line in a much-needed 46-41 win. Freshman Maddie Demanche was second on the team with 8 points. The Lady Bulldogs will be away against Fairhaven on Tuesday and Bourne on Friday this week.
Boys’ Track: The Bulldogs participated in a gigantic ‘Quad-Meet’ against Diman Voc-Tech, Bourne, and Case on Tuesday. They earned victories against all three rival schools, staying undefeated and improving their record on the season to 7-0. On Friday and Saturday, top athletes competed at the East Coast Invitational in Providence. The Shuttle Hurdles team qualified for the New Balance Nationals, while junior Eli Spevack ran an 8.2 in the individual 55m hurdles, placing 5th. Junior Danny Renwick, also part of the hurdles team, won the high jump with a jump of 6-2, and freshman Adam Sylvia qualified for States with a 4:53 mile. This Tuesday, the Bulldogs run against Fairhaven and D-R.
Girls’ Track: The Lady Bulldogs faced off against the girls of Bourne, Case, and Diman Voc-Tech on Tuesday at GNB Voc-Tech. They earned gigantic victories over all three schools and stayed perfect on the season with a 7-0 record. Some of the top girls competed in Providence at the East Coast Invitational on Friday and Saturday. Senior Zoe Smith was 2nd in the high jump at 5-2 and fellow senior Elexus Afonso was 6th in the long jump at 16-11 and a half. Four milers – seniors Nina Bourgeois and Emily Josephson, junior Avery Nugent and sophomore Madisen Martin – qualified for States. In addition, the Shuttle Hurdles team of Smith, Afonso, junior Brooke Santos, and senior Morgan Middleton qualified for the New Balance Nationals. This week, the Lady Bulldogs compete against D-R and Fairhaven on Tuesday.
Boys’ Swimming: The sole meet for the boys this week was a home meet at the NBHS pool against Seekonk on Tuesday. Senior Nate Wentworth did his best in the Dogs’ search for their first win, but it wasn’t enough as they fell to the Warriors 92-31 in a conference loss. Wentworth was the team’s sole winner, as he swam the 100m breaststroke in 1:25.3. The boys stay at home to swim against Dighton-Rehoboth on Tuesday.
Girls’ Swimming: The Lady Bulldogs faced off against Seekonk at their home pool at New Bedford High on Tuesday. They lost a heartbreaking meet 92-89, despite getting some excellent production out of their swimmers. The Lady Bulldogs received wins from sophomore Madison Carvalho (1m Dive, 177.75), senior Colleen Beatriz (50m freestyle, 31.4), and freshman Claire Noble-Shriver (200 IM, 2:34.97. The quartet of Noble-Shriver, senior Molly Richards, sophomore Erin Burke, and sophomore Megan Field teamed up to win the 200m Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:58. On Tuesday, the girls will swim in a home meet against D-R.
Boys’ Ice Hockey: The Bulldogs/Blue Devils were at Hetland Rink to play conference rival GNB Voc-Tech on Wednesday. Senior Kam Silvia had a huge game in the 10-3 victory, scoring four goals and adding four assists. It was the second time this season that the boys had scored 10 goals in a game; the other was Silvia’s five-goal performance against Wareham High. Junior Landon Gougen had his best game of the season thus far, scoring three with four assists as well, while freshmen Tayber LaBonte, Owen Powers and Chace Lapworth scored a goal apiece. This week, they’ll stay at Hetland to take on Dartmouth High on Monday, and then head back home to play Pope John Paul II at the Travis Roy Rink at Tabor on Saturday.
Girls’ Ice Hockey: The girls had the week off and will face Nauset at home – The John Gallo Ice Arena in Bourne – on Tuesday and Plymouth North at the Armstrong Skating Arena in Plymouth on Saturday.
Below are the overall winter team records, followed by the conference records in wins, losses, and ties as of January 17.
Boys’ Basketball: (9-0-0)(9-0-0); Girls’ Basketball: (3-7-0)(3-6-0); Boys’ Track: (7-0-0)(7-0-0); Girls’ Track: (7-0-0)(7-0-0); Boys’ Swimming: (0-5-0)(0-4-0); Girls’ Swimming: (1-4-0)(0-4-0); Boys’ Ice Hockey: (5-2-4)(3-0-1); Girls’ Ice Hockey: (2-7-0)(2-6-0).
By Patrick Briand