Big Night at the Garden

4 Mass. Title Games in 1 Night

Division 1 North Boys
Central Catholic defeats St. John's Prep, 74-62. Carson Desrosiers scored 16 points to go with 12 rebounds and 4 blocks to lead Central to the win. Red Raiders junior Jimmy Zenevitch (pictured left) was the game-high scorer with 21. Zenevitch continues to form an unstoppable 1-2 punch down low for Central along with Desrosiers. For St. John's Prep, junior Pat Connaughton led the way with 18 points.

Division I South Boys
Madison Park beats Manfield High 72-60 in the final. Leading the way for Madison Park was a pair of seniors, center David Campbell and guard Spencer Braithwaite. Campbell scored a game-high 29 points and Braithwaite had 18 in the win. Madison Park is a very athletic team and should give Central a tough game in the East Region Finals.

Division 1 North Girls
Boy was this a heck of a girls basketball game! Andover wins it in overtime, defeating Central Catholic 69-65. Junior Natalie Gomez and sophomore Nicole Boudreau showed why they are possibly the top players in their respective classes. Gomez had 25 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, while Boudreau had 25 points, 11 rebounds and 9 steals. Both of these girls have very bright futures. As usual, the star for Central was senior center Katie Zenevitch. The Boston College recruit logged 20 points and 17 rebounds.

Division 1 South Girls
Mansfield over Durfee 60-50. Mansfield got a balanced attack from Michaela Bowes (17 points), Colleen Hooper (15 points and 5 assists) and Jessica Eason (16 points and 10 rebounds). It is clear that after watching this game that when these 3 players are on their game, Mansfield is very tough to beat. Still, Andover has to be considered the favorite in the East Region Final. For Durfee, Lauren Fiola played well, finishing with 19 points and 8 boards.

MA-NH High School Basketball Report All-Star Invitational Commitments

The List of Talented Players Keeps Growing

We are putting together a Showcase Event for top prospects in Mass. and NH, boys and girls players. It will be held Sunday, March 21 at the Rockingham Athletic Club in Plaistow, NH. The event is a series of 8 All-Star games in one day.

The men's and women's coaches for over 50 area colleges have been invited to the event to scout players. The following players have all commited to play at the event:

(Players are listed alphabetically)

Boys
Kenaan Al-Darraji - Dover High School - 2011
Curtis Arsenault - Berlin High School - 2012
Riyadh Asad - West Springfield High School - 2013
Mike Auger - Hopkinton High School - 2013
Zach Auguste - Marlboro High School - 2011
Anthony Barry - Milford High School(MA) - 2011
John Basile - East Long Meadow High School - 2012
Tony Beaulieu - Alvirne High School - 2012
Joe Bramanti - Andover High School - 2011
Alec Brennan - Weston High School - 2013
Mack Burt - St. John's Prep - 2011
Isaac Carp - Hamilton-Wenham High School - 2012
Donald Celestin - Greater Lawrence Technical School - 2011
Mike Colby - Londonderry High School - 2011
Derek Collins - North Andover High School - 2013
Pat Connaughton - St. John's Prep - 2011 (pictured above)
Dimitry Coronel - East Boston High School - 2011
Matt Daniels - Chelmsford High School - 2011
Travis Descoteaux - Trinity High School - 2013
Kyle DiCesare - Portsmouth High School - 2012
Caleb Donnelly - Alvirne High School - 2011
Josh Downes - Sandwich High School - 2012
Tevin Falzon - Newton North High School - 2011
Dimitri Floras - Merrimack High School - 2013
Morgan Faustino - Dover High School - 2011
Joe Gallant - Salem High School - 2011
Ryan Gauthier - Nashua High North - 2012
Donald Celestin - Greater Lawrence Tech - 2011
Ramon Gibbons - Charlestown High School - 2013
Devin Gilligan - Souhegan High School - 2012
Patrick Gooden - Belchertown High School - 2011
Connor Green - Bishop Guertin High School - 2011
Stephen Haladyna - St. John's Prep - 2012
John Henault - St. Bernard's High School - 2011
Ben Hill - Pittsfield High School - 2011
Jamie Holder - Milford High School - 2011
Brad Holler - Exeter High School - 2012
Bryan Hurley - Boston College High School - 2011
Zach Hurynowicz - Burlington High School - 2011
Jameilen Jones - Boston College High School - 2013
Kaleb Joseph - Nashua High South - 2013
Zach Karalis - North Andover High School - 2012
Logan Kesty - Trinity High School - 2012
Cedric Kuakumensah - Worcester North High School - 2011
Billy Lane - Portsmouth High School - 2012
Mike Lombard - Pelham High School - 2011
David Madol - Trinity High School - 2011
Joey Maher - Bedford High School - 2011
Connor Mahoney - Boston College High School - 2011
Aaron Martin - Manchester West High School - 2012
Timmance McKinney - Milton High School - 2013
Mike Mitchell - Milford High School - 2011
Skyler Mitchell - Coe-Brown Northwood Academy - 2012
Josh Morgan - Campbell High School - 2011
Shomari Morgan - Manchester Memorial High School - 2011
Sean Moyen - Alvirne High School - 2011
Anthony Muccioli - Nashua High South - 2012
Joe Mussachia - Manchester Essex High School - 2011
Kevin O'Connor - Stevens High School - 2011
Mike O'Loughlin - Milford High School - 2011
Alex Patrikis - Pinkerton Academy - 2012
Justin Perron - North Attleboro High School - 2013
Ryan Perron - North Attleboro High School - 2011
Luis Puello - Central Catholic High School - 2012
Brima Rogers - Concord Carlisle High School - 2011
Wayne Selden - O'Bryant High School - 2013
Theo Speas - Keene High School - 2011
Steve Spirou - Pelham High School - 2011
Zach Stevens - Trinity High School - 2011
Patrick Talentino - Saint John's Shrewsbury High School - 2012
Jules Tavares - Wareham High School - 2011
Jacquil Taylor - Cambridge Rindge and Latin - 2013
Maurice Taylor - Cambridge Rindge and Latin - 2012
Jim Tomaswick - Alvirne High School - 2012
John Wickey - Manchester Central High School - 2011
Javon Williams - Nashua High North - 2012

Girls
Caitlin Ackerman - Nashua High South - 2011
Gretchen Anderson - St. Thomas Aquinas High School - 2012
Lizzy Ball - Manchester Essex High School - 2011
Ali Beauregard - Portsmouth High School - 2011
Madeline Blais - Exeter High School - 2011
Tori Brillaud - Central Catholic High School - 2011
Maggie Brown - Wilmington High School - 2012
Kelsey Brown - Oyster River High School - 2013
Savannah Butterfield - Londonderry High School - 2011
Olivia Catano- LaCroix - Manchester Central High School - 2011
Ashley Clough - Keene High School - 2012
Alex Cohen - Bishop Guertin High School - 2012
Whitney Comeau - Essex Aggie High School - 2011
Sarah Cote - Pinkerton Academy - 2013
Amber Dillon - Brookline High School - 2011
Danielle Fletcher - Manchester Memorial High School - 2013
Melissa Frase - Kennett High School - 2011
Susie French - Portsmouth High School - 2011
Ashley Giampetruzzi - Manchester Central High School - 2012
Madison Gibbs - Bishop Guertin High School - 2013
Meghan Green - Bishop Guertin High School - 2013
Alexis Hankerson - Weymouth High School - 2011
Allie Hartford - Manchester Memorial High School - 2013
Nikki Hayner - Bishop Guertin High Schol - 2013
Nikki Heavern - Hull High School - 2011
Kayla Janowski - Exeter High School - 2011
Cheyenne Jennings - Wachusett Regional High School - 2011
Caitlin King - Amesbury High School - 2013
Elizabeth Laing - Pinkerton Academy - 2013
Morgan Lumb - North Andover High School - 2013
Katie Matatall - Timberlane Regional High School - 2011
Casey McLaughlin - Central Catholic High School - 2013
Ceara McNamara - Souhegan High School - 2012
Melissa Miller - Central Catholic High School - 2011
Gabbie Polce - Central Catholic High School - 2011
Deanna Purcell - Alvirne High School - 2011
Emily Rose - Timberlane Regional High School - 2012
Lexi Sells - Lasalle Academy - 2012
Jasmine Theroux - Trinity High School - 2011
Brooke Stewart - Masconomet Regional High School - 2012
Aly Towle - Spaulding High School - 2011
Danielle Walczak - Oyster River High School - 2011
Jane White - Souhegan High School - 2012

Ferrentino Huge in East Longmeadow Win

Senior Leads Team to Girls Semis

State tournaments are where you really see who the players are. Krista Ferrentino showed that she is a legit player last night in the Western Mass. Division I semi-finals. Ferrentino, a 6'1" senior, scored 25 points in the first half and 33 points total to lead East Longmeadow High to a 52-46 win over Holyoke.

Ferrentino is considered by many to be the best girls player in Western Mass. right now. She dominated all game long last night, especially in the first half. East Longmeadow started the game on an 18-0 run, and Ferrentino had 11 of those points. The fast start was the difference in the game. She was simply on a mission in this game, and got her points in a variety of ways.

Fellow senior Laurie Bonano also had a big game for East Longmeadow. She didn't have the huge numbers that Ferrentino did, but Bonano did all of the little things well for the Spartans. She made some clutch plays at the end of the game to help withstand a comeback bid by Holyoke, including a huge steal followed by a pair of free throws to ice the game.

LaRosa Headed to Salve Regina

Salem Guard Makes Commitment

Alex LaRosa, a senior guard for Salem High School and consensus top 5 high school prospect in NH, has made his college choice. The 5'10" LaRosa will be taking his game to Salve Regina University, a Division III school in Rhode Island.

LaRosa has had a huge senior season so far for Salem High. He's one of the top shooters in the state, and has scored 30 or more points five teams this year. He also also led the Blue Devils to 10 wins in their last 12 games. LaRosa is a very nice addition to Coach Sean Foster's program.

LaRosa isn't the only NH player Foster is after. Merrimack High's Eric Watson, who played with LaRosa on the Granite State Jayhawks AAU team last year, is also considering Salve Regina. The 6'3" Watson is still weighing his option though, and is expected to make a final decision soon.