UPDATED, Feb. 12:The Arlington Catholic boys’ basketball team (9-9) came up short against Cardinal Spellman, 57-55, on Monday, Feb. 11. Junior Craig Faria scored 26 points as the Cardinals (8-11) held on to win, ending as AC three-game win streak.
The team plays at Revere at a time to be announced Monday, Feb. 18.
AC wins convincingly; AHS edged
The Arlington Catholic boys’ basketball team won its third straight and went over .500 (9-8), beating Archbishop Williams, 64-41, on Friday, Feb. 8.
The team next faces Cardinal Spellman at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11.
The Arlington High School boys’ basketball team fell to 11-6, with a 66-58 loss to Winchester at home on Friday, Feb. 8, as senior guard Joe McCarron carried the Sachems (7-9) with 22 points. AHS next plays Belmont at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12.
The Arlington Catholic girls’ basketball team (4-9) lost its fourth straight, as Archbishop Williams prevailed, 64-21. The team next faces Bishop Fenwick at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11.
The AHS girls’ score had not yet been reported.
AHS and AC boys cruise
In boys’ basketball action Tuesday, Feb. 5, both town-based teams won.
Arlington crushed Stoneham, 82-40, as senior James Gascoigne led the Spy Ponders (11-5) with 20 points and 14 rebounds. The team faces Winchester at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8.
Arlington Catholic topped Cathedral, 50-32, as senior captain Jack Connaughton had 26 points and 11 rebounds for the Cougars (8-8) at Boston.
AHS girls drop one to Peabody
The Arlington girls’ basketball team fell to 6-7 after a 44-33 loss to Peabody on Sunday, Feb. 4.
The team next faces Stoneham at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5.
AHS wins as Gascoigne scores 1,000th
Senior James Gascoigne (21 points) netted his 1,000th career point for the Spy Ponders (10-5), and Brendan McNamara scored a game-high 29 in the Middlesex League win over Lexington, 69-66, on Friday, Feb. 1, at Lexington.
The Ponder girls (6-6) came up short in double overtime against Lexington, 59-49. Junior Ofek Rotlevy led the Minutemen (6-8) with 18 points and classmate Marisa Boni (11 points) converted 7 of 8 free throws.
The Arlington Catholic hoops squads dropped two to St. Mary’s. Senior Pamela Gonzalez collected 25 points and 15 rebounds as the Spartans (12-4) pulled out the Catholic Central Large win, 51-47.
The AC boys (7-8) lost, 71-48.
Minuteman girls score 16, and it’s plenty
The Minuteman girls’ basketball team improved to 5-3 after edging Notre Dame (Tyngsborough) on Thursday, Jan. 31 by the football-like score of 16-14. The team next faces Greater Lawrence at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5.
The Minuteman boys’ hockey team fell to 3-8-2 after its fourth straight loss, 6-1, loss to Shawsheen on Thursday, Jan. 31. The team next faces Nashoba Valley Tech at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2.
Garber leads AC boys
Junior center Cam Garber scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Cougars (7-7) over Matignon, 55-40, on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Arlington.
Ponder boys drop one to Burlington
The Arlington High School boys’ basketball team feel to 9-5, after a 59-51 loss to Burlington on Tuesday, Jan. 29. The Ponders next face Lexington at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1.
The results of the AHS-Burlington girls (6-5) was not yet reported.
Magliozzi helps AC snap 3-game loss streak
The Arlington Catholic boys’ basketball team broke a three-game losing streak and avenged an earlier loss by crushing Paulo Freire, 87-54, on Saturday, Jan. 26, at Arlington.
Senior T.J. Magliozzi led with a game-high 23 points and junior Cam Garber added 14 points while posting 10 rebounds for the Cougars (6-7).
The team next plays Matignon at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30.
Gascoigne paces AHS win
In high school basketball on Friday, Jan. 25, the Arlington High School boys’ won, the girls lost, as did Arlington Catholic girls.
Senior James Gascoigne poured in 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to boost the Spy Ponders (9-4) to the Middlesex win over Woburn, 53-42, at Arlington. The team next faces Burlington at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, at home.
The AHS girls fell to 6-5 after a 47-31 loss to Woburn. The Ponders next play Burlington at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, away.
The Arlington Catholic girls’ basketball team dropped to 4-6 after it was edged, 31-28, by Austin Prep. The next plays St. Mary’s at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1.
Sophomore comes up big for AHS
The Spy Ponder boys’ basketball team improved to 8-4, as sophomore guard Brendan McNamara scored 22 points to help beat Cathedral, 62-46, at Arlington on Tuesday, Jan. 22.
The team next plays Woburn at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25.
AC boys fall to 5-7
The Arlington Catholic boys’ basketball team (5-7) lost its third straight Monday, Jan. 21, , as Winchester prevailed, 54-44.
Senior Michael Tavilla had 21 points for the Sachems (6-6).
AHS, AC teams have ups, downs
Four Arlington-based basketball teams turned in mixed results Friday, Jan. 18 — AHS and AC split.
The Spy Ponder (7-3) boys edged Reading, 47-44, at Arlington as Stephen MacGillvary had 10 points and 14 rebounds.
The AHS girls dropped one at home to Reading, 55-42, as senior captain Haley Lightbody netted 22 points for the Rockets (8-3).
The Arlington Catholic girls improved to 4-5, beating Shawsheen, 38-25. The team next plays Austin Prep at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25.
The AC boys dropped to 5-5 with a 60-55 loss to Paulo Freire. Next up is Winchester at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21.
AHS teams win decisively
Both Arlington High School basketball teams won, and both AC teams lost on Tuesday, Jan. 15.
Sophomores Claire Ewen (16 points) and Ava Connolly (15) led the girls (6-3) in a 60-43 win over Wilmington. The Spy Ponders next face Reading at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18.
The AHS boys improved to 6-4, crushing Wilmington, 72-32. They next play Reading at 7 p.m. Friday.
Bishop Fenwick topped the Arlington Catholic girls, 33-30, as senior captain Sammi Gallant had 23 points and seven rebounds to lead the visiting Crusaders (6-5) at Arlington. The AC girls next face Shawsheen at 5:30 p.m. Friday.
The Fenwick boys edged AC (5-5), 46-43.
Scores for Minutemen were yet to be reported.
AC boys to Lowell Catholic behind Connaughton
The Arlington Catholic boys’ basketball team beat Lowell Catholic, 65-50, on Saturday, Jan. 12, at Arlington.
Senior Jack Connaughton scored 24 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for the Cougars (5-4).
High school basketball roundup: Dec. 13, 2018, to Jan. 12, 2019
This news summary was published Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, and updated Feb. 12.
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