John Racki sniped the game-ending goal in overtime, as No. 18 Pentucket (8-12-1) advanced to the Div. 3 Round of 16 with a thrilling 4-3 boys hockey victory over No. 15 Lunenburg.
In the Div. 1 first round, Jack Barry had the tally in overtime as No. 5 Reading (17-3-2) outlasted No. 28 Braintree 1-0.
Boys basketball
Junior Yhan Medina and freshman Arber Beqaj paced things offensively with 19 points apiece, leading No. 24 Quincy (17-5) past No. 41 Hopkinton in a Div. 1 preliminary, 81-58.
In the Div. 2 Round of 32, Rolky Brea Arias erupted for 29 points, propelling top-ranked St. Mary’s (20-3) during a 74-45 romp of No. 32 Minnechaug. … Jadon Beatty recorded 20 points to propel No. 10 Archbishop Williams to a 49-41 victory over No. 23 Westwood.
In a Div. 3 preliminary, Amare Bramwell and Burke Lombardi dropped 20 points each, as No. 29 Nantucket (15-6) advanced with a 71-53 victory over No. 36 Oakmont. … Senior Stephen Saber drained 14 points, as No. 30 Dover-Sherborn (13-8) held on for a wild 47-44 victory over No. 35 Monomoy. … Sophomore Will Olinto turned in a double-double (20 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists), while junior Karem Amparo (23 points, nine rebounds) and senior RJ Jimenez (20 points, eight rebounds) added a spark offensively as No., 19 Latin Academy (16-5) cruised to a 77-52 victory over No. 46 High School of Commerce.
In the Div. 4 preliminary round, Parker DeLong registered 30 points, with Joseph Moro adding 18 points for No. 26 Amesbury (9-12) during a 77-55 romp of No. 39 Hampshire. … Thomas Edwards poured in 30 points as No. 16 Avon (13-6) edged No. 17 Bartlett in the Div. 5 first round.
Girls basketball
In the Div. 1 first round, Camry Williams collected 17 points as No. 8 Woburn (20-1) topped No. 25 Shrewsbury 62-44. … Kayla Dunlap finished with 19 points, five rebounds and four steals as No. 6 Natick (17-4) toppled No. 27 Waltham 65-29.
Elle Orlando collected 23 points and eight steals as No. 27 Notre Dame of Hingham (14-7) outlasted No. 38 Marblehead 50-44 in overtime in the Div. 2 preliminary round. … Alana MacLean put in 15 points, six boards and four steals as No. 18 Fontbonne (15-6) took down No. 15 Lowell 44-33.
Girls hockey
In a Div. 2 first round contest, Stephanie LeBlanc and Ella Morgan netted two goals apiece, as fifth-seeded King Philip (20-2-1) pulled away in the final period for a 6-0 shutout of No. 28 Whitman-Hanson/Silver Lake.
Leah Toner scored the game-winner in overtime as No. 13 Hanover (15-6) edged No. 20 Walpole 2-1. … Emma Ebert tied the score in regulation and proved to be the overtime hero in Wakefield/Wilmington’s 3-2 double overtime victory over Marshfield. … Hingham’s reign atop Div. 1 came to a close in the opening round of the postseason as No. 26 Waltham secured a 3-2 overtime victory to upset the seventh-seeded defending champions
Scores
BOYS BASKETBALL
DIV. 1 PRELIMINARY
Quincy 81, Hopkinton 58
DIV. 1 FIRST ROUND
Springfield Central 65, Newton North 53
St. John’s (S) 56, Catholic Memorial 54
DIV. 2 FIRST ROUND
Archbishop Williams 49, Westwood 41
Chicopee Comp. 59, Melrose 55 (2ot)
St. Mary’s (L) 74, Minnechaug 45
DIV. 3 PRELIMINARY
Charlestown 100, Essex Tech 57
Dover-Sherborn 47, Monomoy 44
Latin Academy 77, High School of Commerce 52
Nantucket 71, Oakmont 53
Pembroke 63, Gardner 57
DIV. 4 PRELIMINARY
Amesbury 77, Hampshire 55
Brooke Charter 60, Northeast 41
Carver 66, Easthampton 59
Leicester 43, South Shore Tech 32
O’Bryant 63, Ayer Shirley 53
Tech Boston 64, Quaboag 58
DIV. 4 FIRST ROUND
Millbury 60, Whitinsville Christian 37
DIV. 5 PRELIMINARY – Thursday
Franklin County Tech 52, Ruth Batson Academy 44
Pioneer Valley Chinese 43, Argosy Collegiate 22
Abby Kelley Foster 56, Brighton 51
DIV. 5 FIRST ROUND
Avon 76, Bartlett 74
Ware 57, English 43
GIRLS BASKETBALL
DIV. 1 FIRST ROUND
Franklin 62, Arlington 39
Malden Catholic 49, King Philip 47
Natick 65, Waltham 29
Woburn 62, Shrewsbury 44
DIV. 2 PRELIMINARY
Notre Dame (H) 50, Marblehead 44 (ot)
DIV. 2 FIRST ROUND
Archbishop Williams 74, Longmeadow 56
Fontbonne 44, Lowell 33
Northampton 69, Dracut 33
DIV. 3 PRELIMINARY
Seekonk 43, Monomoy 19
DIV. 3 FIRST ROUND
Pope Francis 34, Norton 26
DIV. 4 PRELIMINARY
Carver 48, Narragansett 32
Falmouth Academy 45, Sturgis West 24
Mashpee 58, Academy of Notre Dame (T) 25
Maynard 61, Randolph 21
O’Bryant 49, Nantucket 26
DIV. 4 FIRST ROUND
South Hadley 61, Mt. Greylock 41
DIV. 5 PRELIMINARY
Bethany Christian 45, North Brookfield 29
Cape Cod Tech 53, Rockport 41
Mohawk Trail 63, Fenway 32
Snowden 39, Parker Charter 23
DIV. 5 FIRST ROUND
Lenox 56, Greenfield 36
Mahar 64, Palmer 35
Norfolk Aggie 50, Pioneer Valley 41
Prospect Hill 50, Baystate Academy Charter 25
BOYS HOCKEY
DIV. 1 FIRST ROUND
BC High 4, Malden Catholic 0
Catholic Memorial 4 Bridgewater-Raynham 0
Lincoln-Sudbury 7, Framingham 2
Marshfield 3, Natick 1
Reading 1, Braintree 0 (ot)
Weymouth 6, Waltham 2
Xaverian 4, Wellesley 3
DIV. 2 FIRST ROUND
Medfield 8, North Middlesex 3
Milton 5, Auburn 1
Tewksbury 9, Westboro 2
Wakefield 5, East Longmeadow 1
Westwood 6, Mansfield 1
Whitman-Hanson 6, Beverly 3
Woburn 2, Silver Lake 0
DIV. 3 FIRST ROUND
Dracut/Tyngsboro 6, Norton 0
Essex Tech 4, Quincy/North Quincy 3 (ot)
Hanover 5, Easthampton 0
Pembroke 4, Holliston/Ashland 0
Shawsheen 7, Watertown/Wayland 1
DIV. 4 FIRST ROUND
Greenfield 4, Latin Academy 0
Littleton/Bromfield 10, Nantucket 0
North Reading 4, Northeast 0
Pentucket 4, Lunenburg 3 (ot)
GIRLS HOCKEY
DIV. 1 FIRST ROUND
Algonquin/Hudson 3, Westford Academy 0
Notre Dame (H) 4 Shawsheen/Bedford/Lowell 0
Waltham 3, Hingham 2 (ot)
Malden Catholic vs. Beverly, late
DIV. 2 FIRST ROUND
Auburn 6, Masconomet 2
Canton 4, Quincy/North Quincy 1
Hanover 2, Walpole 1 (ot)
King Philip 6, Whitman-Hanson/Silver Lake 0
Norwell/Scituate/Abington 2, Gloucester 0
Wakefield 3, Marshfield 2 (2ot)
