M.I.A.A. Tournament Pairings Set

The Sectional Brackets for the North, South, and Central Massachusetts have been set.






SECTIONAL BRACKETS

Boys:
North Division 1 , North Division 2, North Division 3, North Division 4
South Division 1, South Division 2, South Division 3, South Division 4
Central Division 1, Central Division 2, Central Division 3

Girls:
North Division 1, North Division 2, North Division 3, North Division 4
South Division 1, South Division 2, South Division 3, South Division 4,
Central Division 1, Central Division 2, Central Division 3

Jimmy Zenevitch's 32 and 1,000 Not Enough For Central

Jimmy Zenevitch netted his 1,000 point

Assumption bound Jimmy Zenevitch scored 32 points including his 1,000 career point for Central Catholic last night but the Raiders came out on the short end of a 72-70 decision to Saint John's Prep.

Saint John's Prep, our #1 ranked team in Mass, got 23 points from Notre Dame bound Pat Connaughton, including the game winner with 25 seconds to play. Zenevitch scored his 1,000 point on an and-one that cut the Saint John's lead to 53-52 with a minute left in the third quarter. Zenevitch also grabbed 13 rebounds on the evening.

For St. John's Prep, junior Mike Carbone came up big as he scored 19 points including 4 threes. For Central Catholic, junior Luis Puello added a dozen points and freshman Tyler Nelson came up big again with 10 points.

St. John’s moved to 19-1 with the win and will have the #1 or #2 seed in the North sectional when the pairings are announced Friday. Central, our #2 ranked team in Mass, moved to 19-2 on the season and will likely meet Saint John's again somewhere in the tournament. There is a chance they could be on the same side of the bracket. All that witnessed last nights game are hoping it's later rather than sooner.

Souhegan Girls & Boys Having Great Campaigns

Jane White has Souhegan at 16- 0

Last night, junior point guard Jane White (who is are #1 junior in New Hampshire) finished with 13 points, six rebounds and five steals, while senior guard Christan Wojtas, who had 14 points and nine rebounds to lead Souhegan to a 52-34 victory over Hollis/Brookline. The best part is that the Sabers are 16-0 with two games remaining this week. Freshman Mickenzie Larivee, scored 14 points and grab six rebounds in the victory.

The Sabers girls are two games away from earning the top seed and a home court advantage for the first two rounds of the tournament.



For the Souhegan boys, Devin Gilligan (our #3 rated junior in New Hampshire) scored a game-high 33 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as the Sabers defeated Hollis/Brookline 70-46 to move to 10-4 on the season. Seth Cordts (our #24 ranked senior) added 14 points and Brandon Len added 12.

Noah Vonleh Adds Kansas University to the List

Haverhill's Noah Vonleh Drives to the Hoop

It's has been a great sophomore campaign for the 15 year old Noah Vonleh. It started with Syracuse University head coach Jim Boeheim making his way to Haverhill High School gymnasium to watch the young talent and it ended today with a call Vonleh made to Kansas University. In that discussion, Vonleh spoke to Kansas University head coach Bill Self. Just last week, Kansas visited Haverhill High to catch a glimpse of the ESPN #23 rated sophomore. As usual Vonleh impressed and can now add Kansas University to his list of scholarship offers.

During the season Boston College head coach Steve Donahue made his way to the Haverhill High School gymnasium and followed with a scholarship offer. After that, it was the University of Pittsburgh who took the trip North and followed with a scholarship offer of their own.

We have said before that it is just the beginning for Vonleh, but thus far, it's been one great start.

Steve Haladyna Leads St. John's Prep

Steve Haladyna Leads St. John's Prep To Comcast Victory

On Monday, junior 6'4" Steve Haladyna scored 38 points as St. John's captured the Comcast Tournament with an 86 - 73 over Boston College High.

St. John's (our #1 rated team) takes on Central Catholic (our # 2 rated team) this Wednesday night in Danvers.

Mickel Simpson Nets 1,000 Points

Senior Mickel Simpson (top left) scored 20 points, including the 1,000th of his career point as the Woburn Tanners defeated Malden 81-48.

In more Middlesex League news, Melrose senior Andy Scocca led the Red Raiders with a triple-double including 27 points, 24 boards, and 10 blocks as Melrose defeated Reading in Middlesex League play 56 - 49.