Duxbury finally gets the best of Austin Prep

Duxbury's 5-3 win yesterday over Austin Prep wasn't just a case of a No. 10 team upsetting a No. 4 -- it was the first time in the hockey program's history the Green Dragons had prevailed against the Cougars.

''It was just one of those good high school hockey games, and the puck just bounced our way," said Duxbury coach John Blake.

Duxbury (15-4-1) struck first on a Terry Woods goal from the slot. The senior center is the team's leading scorer with 43 points.

''Terry's one of our go-to guys," said Blake. ''He's the guy we depend on to score some offense."

Leading, 2-1, entering the second period, Duxbury faltered, allowing a shorthanded goal to Austin Prep's Ross Guadet. Woods responded with a goal 20 seconds later, giving Duxbury a lead it would never relinquish.

Duxbury, which lost in a Super 8 play-in game last year but won the Division 1 title, isn't anxious about reaching the elite tournament just yet.

''We play every game the same and wait for that to sort out on its own," said Blake. ''[But] I think [the players'] attitude is they want to get back to the Super 8."

In other boys' hockey games:

Nonleague: Junior center Luke Miller scored the winning goal as No. 9 St. John's Prep edged Notre Dame (Conn.), 2-1.

Boys' basketball
Nonleague: Bo Ruggiero earned his 100th win as Foxboro coach with a 97-48 victory over Pembroke . . . Westport's Mike Noonan broke a 50-year-old school scoring record in the Wildcats' 67-57 win over Scituate. He needed 30 points to break Dudley Davenport's record and he got 38, setting the record at 1,535 points.

Girls' basketball
Catholic Central: Matignon (18-1) clinched its first league title since 1967 with a 54-39 win over Savio Prep.

Hall of Fame Classic: Paced by four players in double digits, No. 17 Rockland (20-2) upset No. 5 Braintree, 52-38.

Catholic Memorial will play Mt. St. Charles in the annual Mark Bavis Cup hockey game tomorrow afternoon at Boston University's Walter Brown Arena.