High School Playoffs Roundup: Scores and recaps from Thursday's play-in games
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Division I
East Providence 82 , Central 41
Levi Jacobs was on his game as he pumped in a game-high 27 points as East Providence doubled-up on Central in the preliminary round of the D-I playoffs. Derrell Liggins was also a force in the win with 17 points, including 4 from beyond the 3-point arc. Derick Montgomery led the Knights in scoring with 8 points, Lester Rodriguez scored 7 and three other players scored 6 apiece in the loss. The Townies will advance to face the winner of Friday's Hendricken vs. Westerly matchup.
Division II
Burrillville 56, South Kingstown 51
Nolan Serafin led the host Broncos with 28 points and 17 boards as Burrillville took care of business against South Kingstown in Thursday's play-in game. Logan Gelinas added 11 and Jordan Furtado had 10 as the Broncos will advance to face No. 2 seed St Raphael in the Division II playoffs on Monday night. For the Rebels, James Wilson netted a team-high 24 points and Griffin Sward had 17, including three 3-pointers in the loss.
Rogers 58, Pilgrim 38
David Rivera found the range for a game-high 16 points and teammates Travis Borroughs and Julian Donovan scored 11 and 10 points, respectively, as the Vikings upended the Patriots in the preliminary round of the D-II playoffs. With the win, Rogers will advance to face the No. 4 seed, Johnston, on Tuesday.
Middletown 62, Shea 50 (Islanders advance to face No. 3 Tolman on Tuesday)
Division III
Moses Brown 66, Paul Cuffee 40 (Quakers advance to face winner of Friday's North Smithfield vs. Exeter-West Greenwich game).
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: High School Playoffs scores and recaps from Thursday's play-in games
