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PROVIDENCE JOURNAL GAME OF THE NIGHT
Matt Raffa scored nine of his career high 39 points in overtime, helping keep the Barrington boys basketball team undefeated with a 70-64 overtime win over La Salle.
The battle between two of the state’s best teams didn’t disappoint.
Timoy Stichell got the Rams off to a hot start with nine points in the first quarter that helped them take a 32-24 lead at halftime. Raffa got things turned around for the Eagles after the break, hitting three quick 3-pointers and closing with a fourth as he scored 15 of the team’s 24 points that put them up 50-48 heading to the fourth.
The final quarter was a slugfest with neither team giving an inch and both coming up with late stops that kept things knotted at 61.
In overtime, Raffa was possessed. He started the scoring with a 3-pointer, made two more buckets and closed out the win with two free throws, accounting for all nine of Barrington’s points.
Raffa led all scorers with 39 and Nick Scandura was equally impressive with his 23-point performance. Evan Anderson added six in the win and Owen Pfeffer rounded out the scoring with a third-quarter bucket.
Stitchell led La Salle with 23 points in the loss. Nick Tarro joined him in double figures with 14 and Rex Zadrozny chipped in with 12.
RIIL Boys Basketball Results
DIVISION I
East Greenwich 47, Smithfield 42
Rees Maccarone and Dante DesMarais got it done on offense in the fourth quarter and the Avengers’ defense stepped up in a big way in a 47-42 win over the Sentinels.
After a big second quarter from Maccarone, East Greenwich led 29-20 at halftime. Smithfield stepped up its defensive pressure and tied the game at 35 at halftime, thanks in part to some big 3-point shots from Michaels Sands and C.J. Blakely.
But the Avengers snagged momentum quick in the fourth. Maccarone and DesMarais scored nine of the team’s 12 points while holding the Sentinels to seven.
Maccarone led EG with 15 points and DesMarais was in double figures with 10. Javied David added eight in the win.
Blakely was the top scorer for Smithfield with nine points.
Mount Pleasant 49, Narragansett 41
Defense did the job for the Kilties in the second half in a 49-41 win over the Mariners in a game that finished in an empty gym thanks to an incident at halftime involving spectators.
Narragansett’s offense came out cooking in the first quarter, with Jackson Hohl scoring 10 points that had the Mariners up 19-13. Mount Pleasant revved up its defensive effort and held Gansett to seven in the second quarter, taking a 31-26 lead at the break thanks to 15 first-half points from Jami Amado.
While the teams were in the locker room, an incident took place and the gym was cleared out for players safety. After a 10-15 minute delay, the teams resumed play.
The Kilties’ defense continued to control the game. Mount Pleasant held Narragansett to five points in the third quarter to build a five-point lead and Jaylin Robertson’s fourth-quarter free-throw shooting (6-for-6) helped the Kilties hold on to the win.
Amado led Mount Pleasant with 21 points. Sam Varneau scored seven in the win and Roberton, Domingo Qualls and Benji Mordan added six apiece.
Hohl was Narragansett’s top scorer, dropping 16.
Hendricken 60, Westerly 42
Jakob Reyes helped the Hawks get off to the start they needed in a 60-42 win over the Bullodgs.
Reyes had the hot hand early, scoring 10 of the team’s 25-first quarter points that had Hendricken up 11 after the quarter. That lead was over double digits at halftime and the Hawks remained in control the rest of the night.
Reyes finished with a game-high 24 points. James Caldarella joined him in double figures with 16 and Will Mascena scored eight in the win.
East Providence 82, Central 65
The Townies’ balanced scoring attack proved too much for the Knights to handle in EP’s 82-65 win.
Levi Jacobs and Kenaz Ochgwu were responsible for most of the damage, combining for 33 points. Franklin Carela-Lopez had a good night with 14 points and Derrell Liggins made it four Townies in double figures with 10 points.
Lestor Rodriguez had a big night for Central, scoring 23 points. Elijah Reed and Jonathan Ramos both scored 11 and Jermaine Colon added 10 in the loss.
DIVISION II
Tolman 80, Tiverton 38
The Tigers pounced early and often and kept their foot on the gas until the final buzzer sounded on their 80-38 win.
Tolman saw six players score to take a 26-6 first quarter lead and the result was never in doubt the rest of the way. Four players reached double figures, led by Nick Fleury with 17. Isiah Gois scored 13 for the Tigers, Dan Saulsby put up 12 and John Hilaire added 11.
Elliot Pasquale led Tiverton with 15 points.
Coventry 71, Chariho 49
Logan Voelker was unstoppable from the opening tip and Tyler Broady gave the Oakers a 1-2 punch the Chargers had no answer for in a 71-49 win.
Voelker posted 14 points in the first quarter alone, giving Coventry a 25-12 lead at halftime it never looked back from. He finished the night with 27 points.
Broady was just as good, scoring 12 points in the first half before finishing with 21. Logan Moore and Caleb Whited added six points apiece in the win.
Owen Apice was the top score for Chariho, putting up 13 points.
St. Raphael 71, Hope 45
Zerek Johnson helped the Saints come marching in in the first quarter and all the way to a 71-45 win over the Blue Wave.
Johnston posted 10 points in the first eight minutes, helping St. Raphael jump out to a 19-2 lead. He scored 16 in the first half and finished the night with 23 points and 12 rebounds.
Jayden Matos also came up big for the Saints, scoring 16 points, and Khamari Brown nearly had a double-double himself with 15 points and nine rebounds.
Davante Abney was the leading scorer for Hope, posting 21 in the loss.
Middletown 70, Toll Gate 49
Roberto Figueras had a night to remember, recording a quadruple-double as the Islanders blew out the Titans, 70-49.
Figueras finished his night with 17 points, 12 assists 11 steals and 10 rebounds. R.J. Wiggins led Middletown in scoring with 25 and Patrick Cranson scored 14.
Jack Colvin reached double digits for Toll Gate with 13 and Dylan Perreault scored 11.
Shea 69, Burrillville 55
The Raiders exploded in the third quarter and took their game to a place the Broncos couldn’t keep up with in a 69-55 win.
Burrillville started strong, leading 22-10 after the first quarter. Shea picked its game up in the second, allowing only two points to take a 25-24 lead at the half. In the third, it was all Raiders as four players combined to score 20 points, giving them a 45-39 lead heading to the fourth before they put the game away.
Jayden Sanchez was the big scorer for Shea, dropping 20 in the win. Manny Ibidapo was right behind him with 18 points and Keon Silva scored 11.
Nolan Serafin was the game’s high scorer, putting up 24 in the loss for Burrillville. Jordan Furtado had the hot hand early with 10 points in the first quarter before finishing with 15.
Times2 50, Rogers 49
Samuel Feliz and Steven Garcia came up clutch in overtime, helping the Eagles take down the Vikings 50-49.
The game was close all night long, with Times2 leading 24-22 at halftime and 38-31 after the third until Rogers saw six players score in a fourth-quarter comeback that forced the extra session.
In OT, Felix and Garcia combined for six points, which was enough to withstand the damage done by Alex Toribo’s five to give the Eagles the win.
Garcia led the way for Times2 with 18 points and Feliz finished with 14. John Williams chipped in with seven.
Travis Burroughs was the top scorer for the Vikings, putting up 16.
DIVISION III
North Smithfield 56, Blackstone Valley Prep 44
Tied early in the fourth quarter, Alvendz Viera Dones took over and helped guide the Northmen to a 56-44 win over the Pride.
The teams were tied at halftime and North Smithfield held a 36-32 edge after three before BVP tied the game at 36 in the first minute of the fourth quarter. Viera Dones responded with six straight points that started an 8-0 run that helped give the Northmen the room they needed to put the game away.
Viera Dones scored eight of his team-high 16 points in the fourth quarter. Anthony Paiva also had a productive night for the Northmen, scoring 15 points – including six of the team’s eight in the third quarter – and Tyson Green joined them in double figures with 11.
Ethan Sou had a big first half for BVP, scoring 10 of his team-high 15 points and Juan Bedoya added 10 points in the loss.
Juanita Sanchez 58, Moses Brown 57
After seeing its lead dissolve late in the fourth quarter, Jesus Folger came through in the clutch with a pair of late free throws before a defensive stop gave the Cavaliers a 58-57 win over the Quakers.
Juanita Sanchez came out hot, leading 17-10 after the first quarter, 33-25 at the half and 45-38 heading to the fourth quarter. That’s where Moses Brown came alive, getting 18 combined points from Collin Mburu and Ian Cooper to take a 57-56 lead late.
Folger, who had made his first three free throws of the quarter, was fouled, stepped to the line and came through with a pair with 20 seconds left. Juanita’s defense did the rest and sealed the win.
Kyle Delves led the Cavaliers with 15 points and Chris Hernandez scored 12. Folger and Taurean Williams both came up with 11.
Donovan Clement andMburu both had big nights for the Quakers with 20 points apiece and Cooper scored 15 in the loss.
Mount St. Charles 41, Highlander Charter 31
Baskets were tough to come by, but the Mounties made more of them and the defense locked down in a 41-31 win over the Hawks.
The first quarter was close, ending with Mount up 11-9, but defense flipped the game in the second quarter. The Mounties held HC to just three points, taking a 21-12 lead and taking control the rest of the night.
Peter Burke led Mount with 13 points and Matt Labar joined him in double figures with 11. Manny Adeyeye added seven in the win.
Charles Fortes was the top scorer for the Hawks with 14.
Ponaganset 46, Davies 34
The Chieftains led early, but took control coming out of halftime with a great defensive performance in their 46-34 win over the Patriots.
Ponaganset was ahead 28-20 when the D took over. The Chieftains allowed just six points in the third as Xavier Gomez and Jason Sepe paced the offense to take 40-26 lead heading to the fourth quarter before finishing the game off.
Gomez, Sepe and Layton Luca had 12 points apiece for Ponaganset and Peter Gervasio and Colin Schiavone combined for the rest of the team’s points.
Nathan Borden was the lone Davies’ player to reach double figures, scoring 10.
NON-LEAGUE
St. Patrick 41, Block Island 34
Steph Lora found his stroke in the second half and helped the Padres hold on for a 41-34 win over the Hurricanes.
Lora hit three of his four 3-pointers in the second half en route to a 18-point performance. Julius Brogan helped St. Patrick out with 13 points and Daniel Mancebo hit a pair of 3-pointers in the win.
NO RESULTS REPORTED
Division I
Classical 79, Portsmouth 60
Division II
Johnston at Providence Country Day
Division III
Central Falls 68, Prout 62
North Providence 99, Achievement First 45
West Warwick 64, Exeter-West Greenwich 36
BOYS SWIMMING
Division I
Individual Results
Barrington 63, Prout 28
200 IM relay - Barrington, 1:50.15 (K. Hartman, J Kuo, B Harrison, A Duru); 200 free- Prout, 1:56.88, Ben Leal; 200 IM - Barr, 2:07.69, K Hartman; 50 free-Barrington J. Kuo (no time); 100 fly - Barr, 57.82, A Duru; 100 backstroke - Prout , 59.97, Luke Holstead; 100 Breast Stroke , 1:07.18, Ben Leal; 400 free relay - Prout (Jameson Cooley, BB. Choi-Schea, G. Zuckov, K. Hartmen Leal, Evan Paul Mediency, Luke Holstead) 3:54.3.
Mt. Hope 56, Rogers 19
GIRLS SWIMMING
Division I
Individual results
Barrington 59- Prout 35
200 medley relay - Barrington, 1:57.77 (M. Pelky, M. Abbas, E. Tolley, S. Mcmanamay); 200 Free - Barr., R. Gravaline, 2:02.66; 50 free-Barr - 24.78, M. Digacomo; 200 IM Prout, Madison Stearns; 50 free -Barr, M. Digacomo, 24.78; 100 Fly - Barr, M. Xian,1:01.32; 500 free - 200 Free Relay - Barr, 55.46, M. Diagacomo; 500 free - R. Gravaline, 5:40.88; 200 free relay; 200 free relay - Barr (K. McAdams, M0 free- Barrington 5:40.88 R. Gravaline; 200 free relay Barrington - Barr, 1: 45.09 (K. Mcadams, M. Xian, R. Gravaline, M. Diagcomo); 100 Backstroke- Prout 1:04.33, Lizzie Rak; 100 breaststroke - Barr, 1:14.95; 100 Breast - Barrington 1:14.95, A. Webster; 400 free relay - Barr, 3:48.91, (K. Dutta, M. Peky, G. Barber, N. Abbas).
Mt. Hope 56, Rogers 23
Friday's schedule
BOYS BASKETBALL
North Smithfield at Davies, 6 p.m.
Pilgrim at Mt. Hope, 6:30 p.m.
Johnston at Shea, 7 p.m.
Lincoln at Cranston West, 7 p.m.
West Warwick at Central Falls, 7:45 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Blackstone Valley at Providence Country Day, 4 p.m.
Tiverton at Mt. Hope, 5 p.m.
Lincoln School at Lincoln, 5:30 p.m.
Burrillville at Narragansett, 5:30 p.m.
South Kingstown at Classical, 6 p.m.
Bay View at Westerly, 6 p.m.
Moses Brown at Mount Pleasant, 6 p.m.
Smithfield at Woonsocket, 6 p.m.
Central Falls at Middletown, 6 p.m.
Davies at Hope, 6 p.m.
Times2/Paul Cuffee/St. Patrick vs. Johnston at Times2, 6 p.m.
Cranston West at Juanita Sanchez, 6:30 p.m.
St. Raphael at East Providence, 6:30 p.m.
Cumberland vs. Shea/Tolman at Jenks Middle School, 6:30 p.m.
West Warwick at Mount St. Charles, 6:30 p.m.
Toll Gate at North Providence, 6:30 p.m.
Pilgrim at North Smithfield, 6:30 p.m.
Coventry at Chariho, 6:45 p.m.
La Salle at Rogers, 7 p.m.
Portsmouth at Barrington, 7 p.m.
Prout at East Greenwich, 7 p.m.
Ponaganset at Scituate, 7 p.m.
BOYS ICE HOCKEY
Cumberland vs. Pilgrim at Thayer Arena, 4:30 p.m.
St. Raphael/Providence Country Day/Johnston/North Providence/North Smithfield vs. Rogers/Middletown/Tiverton at Lynch Rink, 7 p.m.
West Warwick/Exeter-West Greenwich vs. Cranston/Scituate/Woonsocket at Cranston Vets Rink, 8:10 p.m.
Mount St. Charles vs. Hendricken at Thayer Arena, 8:30 p.m.
GIRLS ICE HOCKEY
Mount St. Charles/Cumberland/Lincoln/St. Raphael vs. Toll Gate at Thayer Arena, 6:30 p.m.
La Salle vs. Smithfield/Coventry/Moses Brown at Smithfield Rink, 7:45 p.m.
South County Co-op vs. Burrillville/Ponaganset/Bay View/North Smithfield at Burrillville, 8 p.m.
BOYS SWIMMING
Smithfield vs. South Kingstown at Tootell Aquatic Center, 4 p.m.
Tolman/Shea/St. Patrick vs. Blackstone Valley Prep/Central Falls at MacColl YMCA, 4:30 p.m.
Prout/Narragansett/Chariho vs. East Greenwich at McDermott Pool, 6 p.m.
GIRLS SWIMMING
Smithfield vs. South Kingstown at Tootell Aquatic Center, 4 p.m.
Tolman/Shea/St. Patrick vs. Blackstone Valley Prep/Central Falls at MacColl YMCA, 4:30 p.m.
Toll Gate at East Providence, 5 p.m.
Prout vs. East Greenwich at McDermott Pool, 6 p.m.
GIRLS INDOOR TRACK
Exeter-West Greenwich, East Providence, Johnston, Moses Brown at Providence Career & Technical Academy, 6 p.m.
Hope, Lincoln, Mount Pleasant, Bay View at PCTA, 6 p.m.
Burrillville, Chariho, North Providence, North Smithfield at PCTA, 6 p.m.
La Salle, Mount St. Charles, South Kingstown at PCTA, 7:45 p.m.
Barrington, Smithfield, Toll Gate at PCTA, 7:45 p.m.
Cranston West, Cumberland, Pilgrim at PCTA, 7:45 p.m.
WRESTLING
North Providence at Sanford (Maine), TBD
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: RIIL Boys Basketball Results from Thursday, January 4
