WESTFORD – The Lynn Tech Football team topped Nashoba 50-22 in the Vocational (Small) championship football game Thursday night. The Tigers were led by Steffan Gravely’s 216 yards of rushing. The Tech football season ends at 12-1
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Salem State Men’s Basketball Falls
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Alex De La Rosa (Boston, Mass.) led Salem State with 11 points, but poor shooting plagued the Vikings as MIT overpowered Salem State 93-45 on Thursday evening. The Vikings, which went 17-53 (32.1%) from the field and just 2-12 (16.7%) from three-point range trailed 53-19 at the half.
Led by 24 points from freshman Hamilton Forsythe (Weston, Conn.), the MIT men’s basketball team built a double-digit lead at 16-6 over the first five minutes, capped by a three from junior AJ Jurko (Weston, Fla.). The lead quickly swelled to 25 at 37-12 on a three from Forsythe with 5:48 left in the period before taking the eventual 53-19 advantage into the halftime break.
In the second half, MIT led by as many as 56 points with 2:44 remaining after a pair of Jurko free throws before coming away with the victory to seize a 7-6 advantage in the all-time series with the Vikings
Forsythe was one of four Engineers in double figures as he nearly registered a double-double with 24 points and nine rebounds. Jurko posted 19 points and five assists, along with 13 points from junior Cameron Korb (Los Gatos, Calif.)and 10 points and five assists from juniorBradley Jomard (Paris, France).
Salem State, Drew Healy (Lowell,Mass.) was the top rebounder with five boards in 15 minutes played.
Salem State Women’s Basketball WIns
SALEM – Kia Fernandes (Wareham, Mass.) had a double-double of 22 points and 15 rebounds and head coach Al Berger notched his first collegiate head coaching win as Salem State knocked off previously unbeaten Mount Ida 72-60 on Thursday evening at Twohig Gymnasium. Fernandes went 10-13 from the field and also added five blocks in 34 minutes of action, helping the Vikings improve to 1-5 on the season. The Mustangs now stand at 1-4.
Salem State jumped out to a 14-8 lead, limiting Mount Ida to just 15.8% (3-19) shooting in the first quarter. Behind the strong play of Fernandes, who had 11 points, seven rebounds and three blocks in the first half, the Vikings built a 16-point advantage in the second quarter as the Mustangs continued to struggle from the field, following up a dismal first quarter, with a 1-9 (11.1%) effort in the second. Free throws by Imani Bumbus (Dedham, Mass.) and Caty Oliver (Oviedo, Fla.) cut the deficit to 33-20 right before the half as Bumpus, who had only four points, led Mount Ida with seven first half rebounds. Turnovers plagued both teams as the two combined for 26 in the first half.
The Mustangs found their stroke in the second half and quickly cut into the 13-point deficit. A 10-0 run highlighted by eight points from Breanna Muir (Wareham, Mass.), who made back-to-back three-pointers, and two free throws by Valerie Martin (Derry, N.H) made the score 35-32 with 6:18 remaining. A Jamie Moscato (Taunton, Mass.) three-pointer tied the game at 43-43, but Norma Waggett (Saugus, Mass.) answered with her own three-ball to give Salem State a three-point advantage. However, four straight points by Mount Ida gave the Mustangs their first lead, 47-46 since early in the first quarter at the 1:37 mark.
Six consecutive points by Fernandes to start the fourth gave Salem State a seven-point cushion, 55-48 with 5:47 remaining as once again Mount Ida went cold from the field, scoring just one basket, a three-pointer by Patricia Liotta (Hampton, Bays, N.Y.) over an eight-minute span. Leading 62-54, the Vikings kept the margin close to 10-points before settling for a 72-60 victory.
Waggett finished with 23 points on 7-17 shooting, including 8-9 from the line and four blocks. Brianna Rodriguez (Salem, Mass.) contributed seven points, seven rebounds, and six steals. Tyra Scott (Methuen, Mass.) – 12 rebounds and Saran Kaba (Dorchester, Mass.) – 10 boards and six assists helped the Vikings to a 24-3 advantage in second chance points as Salem State grabbed 56 rebounds while shooting 38.6% (27-70) from the field for the game, but just 2-22 (9.1%) from three-point range. The Vikings bench outscored Mount Ida 27-6.
Liotta paced the Mustangs with 18 points, including a perfect 4-for-4 beyond the arc. Moscato ended with 12 points and six rebounds while Bumpus had nine points and eight rebounds for Mount Ida, which shot 16-59 (27.1%) for the game
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