In final outings before the girls’ and boys’ state tournaments, both Old Rochester Regional High School basketball teams closed out their regular seasons with wins.
After having their win streak snapped by Walpole on February 21 in the Foxboro Warrior Classic, the Old Rochester girls’ basketball team bounced back the next day in the consolation game against Cambridge Rindge and Latin School.
After the 52-29 loss the day before, the Lady Bulldogs saw a huge contrast in the 63-36 win. Logan Fernandes had a great game, scoring 17 points. Maddie Wright and Maggie Brogioli also contributed to the win with 13 and 9 points respectively.
The boys’ team closed out their season the next day against Norwell, riding the momentum from their SCC Championship win to a 61-43 win in their final pretournament game. Liam Geraghty led the Bulldogs in scoring with 13 points, with Jacob Smith scoring 13 and Steven Morrell chipping in with 10 points.
Heading into the Division 3 state tournament with an 18-2 record, the Lady Bulldogs are seeded 9th and will host 24th-ranked Quabbin Regional in a Round of 32 matchup on Thursday, March 3, at 6:30 pm. The 12th-seeded boys with a record of 14-6 will kick off their tournament campaign on Friday, March 4, at 6:30 pm on home court in a Round of 32 matchup against the winner of Tuesday’s Preliminary Round game between Bethany Christian and Cardinal Spellman.
Swimming and Diving
Old Rochester’s swim team placed 16th at the Division 2 state championship meet on February 27. Skip Holmes placed seventh in the 200 freestyle and ninth in the 100 breaststroke, while Sean Lund placed seventh in the 100 freestyle. Holmes and Lund also picked up a ninth-place finish as part of the 400 freestyle relay team alongside Jaymison Grunshel and Sam Harris, and the 200-medley relay team of Lund, Holmes, Harris and Zackary Travis placed 18th.
Indoor Track
Old Rochester’s Jen Williams had a strong showing at the MIAA Meet of Champions on February 26 at the Reggie Lewis Center, picking up a fifth-place finish in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.65 seconds, as well as a sixth place in the high jump with a height of 5 feet, 2 inches. She now advances to the New England Championship on Saturday, March 5, in Boston.
Hockey
The Old Rochester hockey team was able to close out its regular season with a 6-1 win over Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech on February 22. Seeded 30th in the Division 3 state tournament, the Bulldogs will be the underdogs going into their Round of 32 matchup against the third-seeded Hanover on Saturday, March 5, at 5:00 pm at Gallo Arena in Bourne.
Sports Roundup
By Matthew Curry