NEPSAC Results

NewEnglandRecruitingReport.com | Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Class A

#1 South Kent 104 #8 Northfield Mount Hermon 95
NMH jumped out to an early lead but ultimately South Kent’s talent and depth was too much.  Mike Burwell had 38 and 8 three-pointers while Omari Lawrence had 20. 

#4 Winchendon 74 #5 Worcester Academy 67
Jordan Henriquez was blocking everything inside including the final shot of the game for emphasis.  Winchendon seized the game down the stretch. 

#2 Bridgton Academy 72 #7 St. Thomas More 39
The second seed made quite a statement with this big win over a surging St. Thomas More team who had won 8 of their last 10, including a trip to Bridgton in the last ten days. 

#3 Brewster Academy 90 #6 MCI 56
He's back...Thomas Robinson that is.  This one was never in doubt after opening a 48-15 halftime lead.  Andrew Fitzgerald (16 pts, 7 reb), Givon Crump (14 pts & 9 reb), Melvin Ejim (14 pts) & Robinson (10 pts, 11 reb) all played well

Semi-Finals, Friday @ Endicott College, 6pm & 8pm
#2 Bridgton Academy vs. #3 Brewster Academy, 6pm
#1 South Kent vs. #4 Winchendon, 8pm

Class B

#8 Vermont Academy 71 @ #1 Tilton 97
Tilton controlled from the get go as they got to rest their big three for large portions of the game while Scott Tavares (13 pts & 13 asts) and Chris Barsanti (24 pts) both stepped up. 

#7 Cushing 40 @ #2 Marianapolis 65
Marianapolis turned in a dominating defensive effort and Chris Flores led the way with 19 points as the 2 seed ran away with this one. 

#3 Kimball Union 69 @ #2 Brimmer & May 70
KUA hit a 3 at the buzzer to cut Brimmer’s final margin of victory to 1.  Kyle Casey has 22 points and 11 rebounds while Brian Johnson also played well. 

#5 Hotchkiss 86 #4 Proctor Academy 66
Hotchkiss scored a big win in commanding fashion.  Derrick Wilson had 30 pts & 10 rebs, Jason Morris 19 pts & 9 rebs, Kellen Jones 15 pts, and Alex Miller 14 pts.   

Semi-Finals, Friday
#5 Hotchkiss vs. #1 Tilton @ Worcester Academy, 5pm
#3 Brimmer & May @ #2 Marianapolis, 5pm

WNE

#8 Trinity Pawling 44 @ #1 Loomis Chaffee 62
Loomis dominated inside as Teddy Baker had 24 pts & 18 rebs and Sean McCarthy had 21 pts & 10 rebs. 

#5 Kent School 53 @ #4 Suffield Academy 49
Kent visited Suffield and scored a mini-upset knocking off arguably the most talented team in the WNE. 

#6 Choate 50 @ #3 Deerfield 47
Patrick Liengueu hit a three-pointer with under a minute left to give Choate a 1 point lead and Luke Matarazzo came up with a steal on the final defensive possession. 

#7 Taft 30 @ #2 Salisbury 51
Salisbury spread the ball around offensively and relied on a suffocating defense to hold Taft to only 30 points and come away with the victory. 

Semi-Finals, Friday
#5 Kent @ #1 Loomis Chaffee
#6 Choate @ #2 Salisbury

Class C

#8 Governors Academy 38 @ #1 St. Mark’s 77
St. Mark’s scored a big win in their opening round game and could plow through the field with Lawrence falling in an upset. 

#5 St. Sebastian’s 50 @ #4 Middlesex School 64
Scott Anderson set the tone with 22 points and 15 rebounds while Rod Odom chipped in with 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. 

#6 Kingswood-Oxford 64 @ #3 Noble & Greenough 74
Tucker Halpern, Derick Beresford, n’company suddenly look like the favorites to make it all the way to the final. 

#7 Holderness School 72 @ #2 Lawrence Academy 67
Holderness scores the upset of the day as they go into second seeded Lawrence Academy’s gym and come away with the victory. 

Semi-Finals, Friday @ Roxbury Latin, 6pm & 8pm
#3 Nobles & Greenough vs. #7 Holderness, 6pm
#1 St. Mark’s vs. #4 Middlesex, 8pm

Class D1

#8 Hamden Hall 50 #1 Boston Trinity 78
The top seed had no problem in the opening round game as coach Rick Linet’s squad made a statement with their big victory. 

#7 Christian Heritage 73 @ #2 St. Luke’s 72
A talented Christian Heritage team proved they were better than their 7th seed by scoring an overtime victory over local rival St. Luke’s. 

#6 Bancroft 54 @ #3 Providence Country Day 49
Bancroft went into PCD and scored a major upset over a team many considered to be one of the favorites to win the title. 

#5 Hyde 47 @ #4 Pingree 56
A great win for Pingree as Allen Williamson and the supporting cast beat back a talented and athletic Hyde team. 

Semi-Finals, Friday
#4 Pingree @ #1 Boston Trinity
#6 Bancroft vs. #7 Christian Heritage

Class D2

#5 Chase Collegiate 63 @ #4 Concord Academy 68
Concord earns a hard fought victory in the 4/5 game and will move on to play top seeded Cambridge of Weston. 

#6 NY Military Academy 60 @ #3 Watkinson 78
Watkinson scored the ball in high volume but have another battle on their hands as BCD looms on the horizon. 

Semi-Finals, Friday
Concord vs. Cambridge School of Weston
Watkinson vs. Beaver Country Day