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School basketball tournament roundup

L-S handles East Boston

Perez, Swords bust Jets’ zone

By Anthony Gulizia
Globe Correspondent / March 3, 2011

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Coach Malcolm Smith went to a 2-3 zone defense to help his No. 12 East Boston squad slow down No. 13 Lincoln-Sudbury, but senior Mitch Perez shot 5 for 7 and scored 16 points as the Warriors downed the Jets, 57-39, in the first round of the MIAA North Division 1 tournament last night at Sudbury.

When Lincoln-Sudbury couldn’t get it going from the outside, the Warriors dumped the ball to 7-foot center John Swords, who scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds.

“We were just working really well as a team,’’ Perez said. “We were attacking their zone and I took the pressure and used it to my advantage. I see myself as the zone killer on this team and when teams come out in zone, we don’t mind it at all.’’

MIAA South Division 3

Medway 59, Hanover 50 — Matt Zajac (17 points) and Mike Ozzella (10 assists) powered the Mustangs.

Dedham 49, Rockland 48 — Cam Clifford (12 points) was the only player in double figures for the Marauders.

Cardinal Spellman 57, Canton 53 — Joey Glynn led Spellman with 29 points and 19 rebounds.

Dighton-Rehoboth 45, Bourne 43 — Austin Fiero (team-high 15 points) sank a 16-foot jump shot with 3.4 seconds left to seal the win for the Falcons.

MIAA North Division 4

Matignon 55, Pope John 53 — Junior forward Bob Crane (12 points, 20 rebounds) hit a buzzer-beating jump shot to help the Warriors advance to the quarterfinals.

MIAA South Division 4

Carver 80, Avon 65 — Tony Pires scored a team-high 22 points and Ted Kenneally contributed 12 off the bench as the Crusaders cruised.

Cathedral 80, Bristol-Plymouth 61 — Joe Greene (25 points) led the Panthers.

Blue Hills 62, Holbrook 46 — Sophomore forward Vincent Burton led all scorers with 18 points for the Warriors (14-7).

Cohasset 54, Sturgis 34 — Robert Jones scored a team-high 12 points for the Skippers (19-2).

Girls MIAA South Division 1

Marshfield 51, Falmouth 50 — Nicole Beresford (22 points, 15 rebounds) hit two late foul shots to put the Rams (19-4) up for good.

Mansfield 52, Dartmouth 46 — Colleen Copley scored 14 points, grabbed 19 rebounds, and blocked 4 shots for the Hornets.

MIAA North Division 2

Arlington 62, Chelsea 31 — Colleen Kane scored a game-high 20 points for the Spy Ponders.

MIAA South Division 1

Franklin 56, North Attleboro 48 — Catie Phelan led the Eagles with 11 points and five steals.

Newton South 67, Brockton 53 — Sophie Bikofsky had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Lions.

MIAA South Division 2

Scituate 91, Sandwich 52 — Shannon Brady had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Sailors.

Sharon 60, O’Bryant 42 — Hockomock League MVP Liz Wluka (35 points, 18 rebounds) began the game by scoring 15 straight points.

Oliver Ames 71, Somerset 42 — Caitlyn Abel (16 points) led the Tigers.

MIAA North Division 3

Ipswich 54, Winthrop 41 — Hannah O’Flynn scored 21 points, including the 1,000th of her career, and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Tigers.

St. Mary’s 85, Saugus 36 — Kirsten Ferrari put up 23 first-half points on 8-of-10 shooting for the Spartans (19-4).