Alex Garstka Had Big Night
Seniors Alex Garstka of Westfield, Marco Coppola of Watertown, and Jaylen Alicea of Lawrence had big weekends. While all three put up big numbers, their respective teams moved to a total of 8-0 for the season.
In Western Mass, our 26th ranked senior guard Alex Garstka pumped in 37 points as Westfield staged a fourth-quarter rally to defeat visiting Chicopee 66-58. Westfield and Garstka went on a 14-2 run to close it out. The Bombers are 4-0 on the season.
In Watertown, our 19th ranked senior guard Marco Coppola scored 40 points versus Reading on Friday night in a 63-62 victory. In addition, Coppola had 29 in the Raiders opening night win against Burlington. Watertown is 2-0 and Coppola has 69 total points. Wow.
Our 9th ranked senior Jaylen Alicea scored 38 points with seven assists and three steals to power Lawrence over Chelmsford 77-66. The Lancers moved to 2-0 on the season.