REGION – More winter weather disrupted another batch of local high school sports games last week.
Teams continued to move through their schedules, though, as they now approach the end of the regular season.
Many area programs are now eyeing postseason futures as they gear up for their respective playoff brackets.
See complete scores and highlights from the past week in high school sports…
ALGONQUIN
BOYS’ HOCKEY – JAN. 31
Algonquin – 1, Westborough – 2,
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL – JAN. 31
Algonquin – 47, Shrewsbury – 50,
BOYS’ HOCKEY – FEB. 2
Algonquin – 2, Marlborough – 3
Algonquin brought its contest with Marlborough to overtime last week, nearly avenging previous losses to the Panthers from earlier in this winter season.
Marlborough took the win though, handing Algonquin its second consecutive loss after a defeat at the hands of Westborough on Jan. 31.
GIRLS’ HOCKEY – FEB. 2
Algonquin – 10, Leominster – 2
Lauren O’Malley snagged a hat trick on a double-digit scoring day for her team’s offense.
This dominant victory marked a rebound for Algonquin after it suffered its first loss of the season on Jan. 22.
The team now sits with a win-loss record of 11-1-2.
WRESTLING – FEB. 2
Algonquin – 28, Monty Tech/Fitchburg – 48
BOYS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 3
Algonquin – 46, Fitchburg – 48
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 3
Algonquin – 55, Fitchburg – 39
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 5
Algonquin – 48, Nashoba – 43
The Algonquin girls basketball team beat Fitchburg on the big stage last week, claiming a victory in their segment of the Andrew James Lawson Invitational, which was played at the TD Garden in Boston.
BOYS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 5
Algonquin – 38, Nashoba – 52
GIRLS’ GYMNASTICS – FEB. 5
Algonquin – 133.350, Shrewsbury – 127
BOYS’ HOCKEY – FEB. 5
Auburn mounted a comeback in the third period of their game against Algonquin.
Algonquin found a way to win, though, taking the victory on a goal by Nick D’Angelo in sudden-death overtime.
GIRLS’ HOCKEY – FEB. 5
Algonquin – 5, Longmeadow – 1
AMSA
GIRLS’ SWIMMING – JAN. 30
AMSA – 53, Nashoba – 112
BOYS’ SWIMMING – JAN. 30
AMSA – 112, Nashoba – 20
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL – JAN. 31
AMSA – 47, Sutton – 40
BOYS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 2
AMSA – 60, Parker Charter – 27
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 2
AMSA – 47, Parker Charter – 19
ASSABET
BOYS’ BASKETBALL – JAN. 31
Assabet – 48, South – 64
BOYS’ HOCKEY – JAN. 31
Assabet – 2, Hopedale – 5
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 1
Assabet – 37, Bay Path – 40
BOYS’ HOCKEY – FEB. 2
Assabet – 3, Northbridge – 0
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 3
Assabet – 57, Parker Charter – 33
BOYS’ HOCKEY – FEB. 5
Assabet – 1, Worcester – 4
GRAFTON
BOYS’ BASKETBALL – JAN. 31
Grafton – 48, Millbury – 50
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 2
Grafton – 15, Worcester South – 66
BOYS’ HOCKEY – FEB. 2
Grafton – 2, Hopedale – 4
BOYS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 3
Grafton – 48, Northbridge – 57
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 5
Grafton – 32, Northbridge – 40
BOYS’ HOCKEY – FEB. 5
Grafton – 13, St. Paul – 2
The co-op Grafton/Blackstone Valley Technical High School boys hockey team ran up the score against St. Paul on senior night last week.
This snapped a four-game losing streak that had stretched back to Jan. 19.
HUDSON
BOYS’ HOCKEY – JAN. 30
Hudson – 0, Essex Tech – 5
BOYS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 1
Hudson – 61, Littleton – 40
Brady Stuart helped lead Hudson past Littleton on Feb. 1, scoring 19 points in a 61-40 win.
Hudson’s win-loss record now sits at 10-4. The Hawks are due to take on Maynard and Lunenburg on Feb. 8 and Feb. 11 respectively to round out their regular-season schedule.
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 1
Hudson – 54, Littleton – 46
GIRLS’ GYMNASTICS – FEB. 1
Hudson – 133.550, Westborough – 130
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 2
Hudson – 47, Fitchburg – 40
Hudson honored seniors Angel Bethea and Mary Stefanski after their win over Fitchburg on Senior Night, last week.
Audrey Lenox helped lead the Hawks toward victory in the game itself, notching 17 points. Sam Collette tacked on an additional 10 points.
This win helped Hudson improve its win-loss record to 11-3, marking a fourth consecutive win after a loss to Quabbin on Jan. 24.
BOYS’ HOCKEY – FEB. 2
Hudson – 1, Auburn – 6
GIRLS’ GYMNASTICS – FEB. 5
Marlborough – 138.1, Hudson – 138.050
Hudson set a season high in terms of points scored on Feb. 5 despite their loss to Marlborough.
It was a particularly strong day on the beam for the Hawks with Jennie Cassidy scoring a 9.35 in that portion of the meet. Autumn Garceau scored a 9.05 while Kylie Dobeck, notched a 9.45 score.
“An incredible team performance,” noted Athletic Director Jessica Winders in a tweet after the meet concluded.
MARLBOROUGH
BOYS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 1
Marlborough – 49, Westborough – 46
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 1
Marlborough – 34, Westborough – 62
GIRLS’ GYMNASTICS – FEB. 1
Marlborough – 134.9, Shrewsbury – 127.25
GIRLS’ GYMNASTICS – FEB. 1
Marlborough – 134.9, Groton-Dunstable – 143
BOYS’ HOCKEY – FEB. 2
Marlborough – 3, Algonquin – 2
Marcus Chrisafideis scored the game winning goal for Marlborough against Algonquin last week.
The latest in a line of hotly contested games this winter, this contest saw Algonquin and Marlborough play down to the wire, dragging things into overtime in front of a raucous crowd.
The win preserved Marlborough’s undefeated record through last week, additionally teeing up the Panthers for a 8-0 victory over Lexington on Feb. 5
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 3
Marlborough – 60, Oakmont – 37
GIRLS’ GYMNASTICS – FEB. 5
Marlborough – 138.1, Hudson – 138.050
BOYS’ HOCKEY – FEB. 5
Marlborough – 8, Lexington – 0
SHREWSBURY
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL – JAN. 31
Shrewsbury – 50, Algonquin – 47
BOYS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 1
Shrewsbury – 42, Leominster – 51
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 1
Shrewsbury – 42, Leominster – 28
GIRLS’ GYMNASTICS – FEB. 1
Shrewsbury – 127.25, Marlborough – 134.9
GIRLS’ GYMNASTICS – FEB. 1
Shrewsbury – 127.5, Groton-Dunstable – 143
BOYS’ HOCKEY – FEB. 2
Shrewsbury – 3, Waltham – 1
GIRLS’ HOCKEY – FEB. 2
Shrewsbury – 2, Tewksbury – 2
BOYS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 5
Shrewsbury – 57, Doherty – 50
GIRLS’ HOCKEY – FEB. 5
Shrewsbury – 3, Lincoln-Sudbury – 0
Sadie Cusson scored her first career goal during her team’s win over Lincoln-Sudbury last week. Yazzie McKenzie tacked on the Colonials’ two other goals as the team improved its win-loss record to 7-4-1.
(Photo/Dakota Antelman)
BOYS’ HOCKEY – FEB. 5
Shrewsbury – 4, Wachusett – 1
GIRLS’ GYMNASTICS – FEB. 5
Shrewsbury – 127, Algonquin – 133.350,
ST. JOHN’S
BOYS’ HOCKEY – JAN. 30
St. John’s – 2, Catholic Memorial – 4
BOYS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 1
St. John’s – 44, St. John’s Prep – 55
BOYS’ HOCKEY – FEB. 2
St. John’s – 0, St. John’s Prep – 1
BOYS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 3
St. John’s – 37, Wachusett – 36
BOYS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 5
St. John’s – 59, Xaverian – 65
BOYS’ HOCKEY – FEB. 5
St. John’s – 0, Xaverian – 7
WESTBOROUGH
BOYS’ HOCKEY – JAN. 31
Westborough – 2, Algonquin – 1
Westborough beat rival Algonquin last week to claim the sixth annual Matt Bruce Cup title.
The Rangers saw their win-loss record for this winter season improve to 6-5-1 with the win.
BOYS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 1
Westborough – 46, Marlborough – 49
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL – FEB. 1
Westborough – 62, Marlborough – 34
BOYS’ HOCKEY – FEB. 5
Westborough – 1, Hopedale – 5
Additional reporting by Chris Wilson
