BOYS BASKETBALL
Joe Morrison scored 20 points, while Anthony Mollica netted 15 and Brandon Borde added 13 as No. 4 Foxboro (19-4) pulled away No. 13 New Mission, 60-43, in a Div. 2 South first-round contest. ... Shamar Moore tallied a game-high 22 points, while Walter Dew-Hollis and Shamar Browder added 17 apiece as No. 1 Tech Boston (20-1) cruised to an 88-44 win over No. 16 Westwood. ... Behind 22 points from Kyrell Luc and 19 from Abel Lopes Jr., No. 8 Scituate (15-6) topped No. 9 Randolph, 71-52. ... John Lowther poured in 30 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as second-seeded Hingham (19-2) dismantled No. 15 Somerset Berkley, 90-49. ... Bobby Joy’s 26 points were critcial for No. 11 Nauset (11-8) in upending No. 6 Whitman-Hanson, 65-56. ...
McCarthy Akinkuoye recorded a double-double with 24 points and 14 rebounds, while Levar Williams hit seven 3-pointers and finished with 21 points as No. 3 Burke (21-2) defeated sixth-seeded Cardinal Spellman, 81-61, in a Div. 3 South sectional quarterfinal. ... Adam Seablom scored 19 of his game-high 33 points in the fourth quarter as No. 1 Apponequet (21-0) rallied to defeat No. 9 Dedham, 59-55. ... Nick Fantom made three free throws with 2.8 seconds left as No. 12 Norwell (13-8) upset fourth-seeded Rockland, 48-47.
Melvin Cuevas scored 21 points and Davonte Sweatman added 17 as No. 4 Fenway (13-5) advanced to the Div. 4 North semifinals with a 64-49 victory over fifth-seeded Matignon.
Paul Mahon scored 19 points and Jalen Samuels added 14 points and 14 rebounds for top-seeded Franklin (20-3) in a 79-49 Div. 1 Central quarterfinal-round win over No. 8 Lincoln-Sudbury.
Jalen Echechavarria scored 24 points as No. 1 St. Mary’s (18-3) defeated No. 8 Newburyport, 68-52, in a Div. 3 North quarterfinal matchup.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Kayla Raymond had 23 points and nine rebounds as No. 5 Oliver Ames (16-5) rolled to a 63-39 win over 12th-seeded New Bedford in a Div. 1 South first-round game. ... Jenna Roche and Adriana Timberlake scored 13 points apiece to lead second-seeded Braintree (18-3) over No. 15 Plymouth North, 68-42. ... Kaleigh Matulonis recorded 11 points and seven assists to help fourth-seeded Bridgewater-Raynham (17-4) to its first postseason win in nine years by defeating No. 13 Marshfield, 63-37. ... Meg Hill led the charge with 11 points and 16 rebounds as No. 3 Mansfield (19-5) stifled No. 14 Newton North 38-28 ... Veronica Burton finished with 22 points as No. 1 Newton South (20-1) defeated No. 16 Brockton, 57-39.
Lauren Cunning led a balanced attack with 14 points as No. 8 Cohasset (15-6) took care of ninth-seeded Westport, 55-21, in a Div. 4 South first-round contest. ... Kendall Currence scored 33 points and Jane Earley added 17 as No. 6 Falmouth Academy (18-5) held off No. 11 Carver, 61-58. ... Jamillia Ross netted 21 points to power No. 2 Blue Hills (20-1) to a 39-35 win over No. 15 South Shore Voke, 39-35. ...
BOYS HOCKEY
Jackson Hornung and Brian Gazard each scored twice as No. 20 Ashland (10-9-2) erased an early 2-0 deficit and went on to defeat fourth-seeded St. John Paul, 5-3, in a Div. 3 South first-round contest,
Brett Benoit scored twice in the second period as No. 8 Swampscott (10-5-6) went on to defeat ninth-seeded Revere/Malden, 4-2, in a Div. 3 North first round game.
Michael Siemering netted the game-winning goal with 3:18 left as No. 1 Wellesley (16-2-2) rallied from a two-goal deficit to edge No. 16 Framingham, 4-3, in a Div. 1 South first-round matchup.
