Plenty of basketball action on Tuesday's high school schedule
BOYS BASKETBALL
Division I
Hendricken 37, Cranston East 35
In a game dominated by the defenders, Hendricken managed to escape with a win over Cranston East. Will Cary scored a team-high 11 points for the Hawks.
Cumberland 75, Portsmouth 67
Conner Allard scored a team-high 20 points and three teammates, Joe Parenteau, Luke Plumer and Hunter Zancan had 14 points each as Cumberland got the better of Portsmouth. The win spoiled a solid effort by the Clippers' Adam Conheeny, who scored 34 points, including four from behind the arc.
Westerly 61, North Kingstown 55
The Bulldogs rallied back from a six-point halftime deficit on the play of Jesse Samo and Romello Hamelin, who each scored 19 points, and knocked off North Kingstown. Samo also pulled down 13 rebounds for a double-double and Hamelin added 6 assists and 4 steals. Michael DeOrsey scored 21 points for the Skippers.
La Salle 57, East Greenwich 38
Rex Zadrozny's double-double — 17 points 15 rebounds — helped the Rams dominate in the Division I encounter.
Division II
Johnston 49, Coventry 43
Mike Carlino knocked down five 3-pointers for 15 of his game-high 17 points, Branden Testa scored 14 and NeAri Vasquez added 10 points in Johnston's win over Coventry. Logan Voelker, Logan Moore and Tyler Broady combined for all but 5 of the Oakers' points.
Lincoln 89, Times2 36
Three Lincoln players scored 20 points or more in the Lions' lopsided victory over Times2. Josh Bergeron knocked down a game-high 23 points (including 7 threes), Camden DiChiara was right behind him, scoring 22 points, and Wayne McNamara added 20. Samuel Feliz and Steven Garcia scored 14 and 12 points, respectively, for Times2.
Cranston West 61, Hope 27
The play of Adreyan Perez (18 points) and Jaymien Aponte (16 points) lifted the Falcons to a win over the the Blue Wave.
Division III
Mount St. Charles 59, Achievement First 32
Mount St. Charles jumped out to a 42-11 first-half lead on the strength of 9 three-pointers and rolled to victory over Achievement First. Peter Burke led the way for the Mounties with 19 points, including five shots from beyond the 3-point arc. Tyler Dias scored 10 points with 2 threes and Michael Hebert added 9 points, all as a result of 3 threes. Jkwon Vanover topped Achievement First with 12 points and teammate Fred Browne added 8 in the loss.
West Warwick 56, Prout 53
In a Division III see-saw battle, West Warwick's Caden Lapierre scored 16 points and Owen Sterns had 13 as the Wizards outlasted Prout. The Crusaders got a strong performance from Ryan Antonucci, who scored 15 points.
Burrillville 67, Chariho 43
Nolan Serafin and Logan Gelinas had solid outings as Burrillville got by Chariho. Serafin had 22 points, 12 rebounds and 5 blocks and Gelinas had 22 points and 5 rebounds. For the Chargers, Chris Koslosky had 23 points to lead all scorers.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Division I
North Kingstown 48, Portsmouth 42
Jaelyn Holmes scored 10 points and Brooke Faunce added 9 as the Skippers got Division I play started on the right foot against the Patriots. For Portsmouth, Gyselle Mairs led all scorers with 17, and Annie Hurd had 10 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks in the loss.
Division III
Narragansett 46, North Providence 25
Grace Blessing scored a game-high 16 points, pulled down 6 rebounds and dished off 5 assists, and teammate Brooke Caffrey had 11 points, 8 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals, as Narragansett upended North Providence. Lusi Hagopian topped the Cougars in scoring with 10 points in the loss.
Wednesday's schedule
BOYS BASKETBALL
Davies at Moses Brown, 6:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Johnston at Central, 5 p.m.
Davies at Providence Country Day, 5 p.m.
Bay View at Classical, 6 p.m.
Juanita Sanchez at South Kingstown, 6 p.m.
Chariho at Woonsocket, 6 p.m.
Central Falls at Burrillville, 6 p.m.
Lincoln School at Toll Gate, 6 p.m.
Hope vs. Times2/Paul Cuffee/St. Patrick at Times2, 6 p.m.
Cumberland at Mount St. Charles, 6:30 p.m.
Cranston East at Prout, 6:30 p.m.
Moses Brown vs. Shea/Tolman at Jenks Middle School, 6:30 p.m.
Middletown at North Providence, 6:30 p.m.
Lincoln at North Smithfield, 6:30 p.m.
Mount Pleasant at West Warwick, 6:45 p.m.
Ponaganset at Rogers, 7 p.m.
St. Raphael at Scituate, 7 p.m.
East Providence at La Salle, 7 p.m.
Westerly at Cranston West, 7 p.m.
Coventry at Tiverton, 7 p.m.
Exeter-West Greenwich at Pilgrim, 7 p.m.
BOYS ICE HOCKEY
Woodstock vs. Prout at PC (Schneider Arena), 4:30 p.m.
Mount St. Charles vs. St. John's at New England Sports Center in Marlborough, Mass., 6 p.m.
Lincoln vs. South Kingstown/Westerly at Boss Arena, 6:30 p.m.
Burrillville vs. Barrington at Portsmouth Abbey, 6:45 p.m.
Ponaganset vs. Narragansett/Chariho at Boss Arena, 8:15 p.m.
GIRLS ICE HOCKEY
Burrillville/Ponaganset/Bay View/North Smithfield vs. South County Co-op at Boss Arena, 4:30 p.m.
Smithfield at Woodstock Academy, 5 p.m.
BOYS SWIMMING
Middletown vs. South Kingstown at Tootell Aquatic Center, 4:45 p.m.
GIRLS SWIMMING
Middletown vs. South Kingstown at Tootell Aquatic Center, 4:45 p.m.
WRESTLING
Middletown/Rogers/Portsmouth vs. Woonsocket vs. Davies at Davies, 4:45 p.m.
East Greenwich vs. Toll Gate vs. Cranston East at Cranston East, 5 p.m.
Cumberland at North Providence, 6 p.m.
Mt. Hope at Coventry, 6 p.m.
La Salle at Ponaganset, 6:30 p.m.
Cranston West at East Providence, 6:30 p.m.
Chariho at North Kingstown, 7 p.m.
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Hendricken, Cumberland, Westerly, La Salle all won in D-I boys basketball
