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These 16 Gardner-area athletes earned a spot on the latest poll of top performances

cait kemp, the gardner news
·4 min read

Last week, the community voted overwhelmingly for the winner of Athlete of the Week. Aiden Bancroft of Narragansett basketball earned 78.57% of the vote, the highest percentage this winter.

Bancroft scored 12 points in the Warriors' game against Ayer-Shirley on Jan. 17. Coming in behind Bancroft was Jayden Jones, who scored 19 and 17 points, respectively, in two of Monty Tech's games in the week of Jan. 15.

Here are the top performances of Jan. 22-27. Be sure to vote for your favorite athlete at the end!

Boys Basketball

Jordan Pantojas, Oakmont

Oakmont basketball had a big week, winning all three of its games. Pantojas led the Spartans, scoring 22 points against North Middlesex on January 26 and 17 points on January 22 against Marlborough.

Steven Gauthier, Murdock

Murdock won a big game against Sizer on January 22, 53-50. Gauthier led the Blue Devils with 12 points. Hunter Kapp scored 11 and Jermaine Andrews had 10.

Aiden Walter, Monty Tech

Walter scored 16 points on January 23, leading his team to a 56-45 victory over Assabet. Jayden Jones helped with 10 points.

Aiden Walter of Monty Tech drives past Brian Morse in the Bulldogs' game against North Middlesex on Dec. 27, 2023.
Aiden Walter of Monty Tech drives past Brian Morse in the Bulldogs' game against North Middlesex on Dec. 27, 2023.

Corey Henderson, Narragansett

The Warriors notched a needed win on January 23 against Bromfield 55-48. Henderson scored 11 points along with teammate Aiden Bancroft, and Max Kauffman added 10 in the win.

Wyatt Tom, Gardner

Tom had a big week for the Wildcats. He put up a double-double against Ayer-Shirley on January 23 with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Later in the week, he scored 10 points to help defeat Narragansett 64-46.

Girls Basketball

Sadie Bauver, Murdock

Sadie Bauver shoots over a North Brookfield defender in Murdock's game on Jan. 11, 2024.
Sadie Bauver shoots over a North Brookfield defender in Murdock's game on Jan. 11, 2024.

Bauver serves as a constant contributor for Murdock and showed that once again on January 22 in a win against Sizer, 33-8. She scored 17 points for the Blue Devils. Cambri Langston added 6 points in the victory. Bauver was also a top scorer in Murdock's loss to West Boylston on January 25, scoring 17 points.

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Meaghan Doyle, Quabbin

Quabbin had two wins last week to advance its record to 8-4. Doyle led both, scoring 13 points in each game – against Clinton on January 23 and Maynard later in the week on January 26.

Sofia Brierly, Monty Tech

Brierly helped lead the Bulldogs to a 36-16 win over Assabet on January 23, the team's second win in a row after a string of tough losses. Brierly scored 10 points and Kylie Neseran added 9.

Allie Fitzsimmons, Gardner

The lady Wildcats have continued to dominate since their first and only loss against West Boylston earlier this season. Fitzsimmons had a big day January 25, scoring 18 points to help defeat Narragansett 47-27.

Boys Hockey

Ty Burdett, Gardner

Burdett scored the winning goal in overtime to push the Wildcats 4-3 over Littleton on January 24. Gavin Richard, Hunter Barlow and Cullan White scored the other goals for Gardner. Richard (2) and White also notched assists.

Ty Burdett of Gardner races down the ice to take a shot in a game against Lunenburg/Ayer-Shirley on Jan. 5, 2024.
Ty Burdett of Gardner races down the ice to take a shot in a game against Lunenburg/Ayer-Shirley on Jan. 5, 2024.

Jayden Patel, Gardner

In a 5-1 win that clinched Gardner a playoff spot, Patel notched a hattrick on January 27. Ray Thomas and Matt Lupaczyk each added another goal and Mark Quinn had 16 saves in goal.

Indoor Track and Field

Seth Twarong, Quabbin

Twarong took first place in the boys 300 meter on January 24. His winning time was 38.90.

Sokari Jenkins, Gardner

At a Mid Wach meet on Jan. 24 at Wachusett Regional, Jenkins finished first in the boys 2 mile with a time of 10:54.30.

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Jake Leazott, Quabbin

Leazott is no stranger to high scores in the shot put. He won first place once again last week, earning his title with a distance of 41-11.75.

Leah Deane, Narragansett

Deane won two events at the Wachusett Regional track meet on January 24 – girls shot put and 600 meters. Her winning shot put distance was 28-07.25 and her 600 meter time was 1:48.30.

Natalia Marchand, Quabbin

Marchand was another double winner at the meet last week. She was first place in the high jump (5'0) and the 600 meter (45.50).

Vote for who you think should be The Gardner News Athlete of the Week!

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