Page 10 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, February 21, 2020 Eagle swimmers make their mark in sectionals T he Mystic Valley Regional Charter School (MVRCS) boys and girls swim teams are in the midst of their postseason phase – they competed in the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Sectionals on February 8 and 9 at MIT. The weekend started strongly on Saturday as the girls’ squad finished 10th overall among both Division I and II teams with 76 points. The meet was highlighted by a pair of top performances from sophomore Deanna Guo, who fi nished third in the 100 backstroke in a season-best and school record time of 1:00.40 – as well as earning a fi fth-place showing in the 100 fly with another season-best, 1:00.40 (same time?). Both efforts earned her medals. Junior Tracy Lam bettered her seed times en route to recording a pair of top fi nishes, placing 13th in the 100 breast in 1:13.88 and 15th in the 200 individual medley in 2:19.33. The 400 freestyle relay group of Guo, Lam, junior Shannon Brady and senior Olivia Mei fi nished sixth in a new school record time of 3:50.72. The team of Brady, Mei, junior Angelina Casucci and sophomore Rupa Raj just missed a podium spot in the 200 freestyle relay, posting a time of 1:50.39. The boys turned in a 12th place finish, amassing exactly 76 points to equal the girls’ output. The future is certainly bright for the Eagles – freshmen and a sophomore led the way. Freshman Aiden Acuna-Rosa found his way to the podium with a fi fth-place showing in the 500 free, touching the wall in 4:58.07, to break the fi ve-minute barrier for the fi rst time in his MVRCS career and establish a new school record, bettering Jake Williams’s 2019 time by over a second. Fellow freshman Jeremy Cheng finished sixth in the 100 fl y in a season-best 54.12 while adding a 13th place result in the 100-yard back, both freshman school records. Freshman Armando Indreasano (23.12) was the top fi nisher in the 50 free, and sophomore Andy DiFiore turned in a lifetime best in the 100 free (51.35). The relays were strong as well as Cheng, fellow freshman Armando Indreasano, sophomore Andy DiFiore and junior Joe Cirame tied for eighth in the 200 medley relay, bettering their season-low by three seconds. Acuna-Rosa, Cheng, Indreasano and DiFiore came back to place 10th in the 400 free relay to close the meet out with a time of 3:25.89, a full four seconds better than their seed time. “Overall sectionals was a great tune up leading to states. All things considered, to break three team records (two for the girls, one for the boys) – we couldn’t ask for a better weekend. The freshmen on the boys side really stepped up and further showed why we have the top freshman boys’ class in the state,” said fi rst-year Eagles head coach Andrew DiGiacomo. ~ Malden Neighborhood Basketball League ~ 35th Season, Week 7 Saturday, Feb. 15 at Ferryway Game 1 – Celtics 68, Kings 33 A 31-10 outburst led into a second-half advantage – showcased by 26 from Sean Kelley, Ryan St. Fort with 21 and 12 more coming from Chris Peguero. It was more than enough for the Green to coast into victory. Another tough loss for the defending champs – Sammy Solorzano (11) seemed to be the one bright spot in the offense as the others struggled. Game 2 – Hawks 47, Pistons 37 The Red n Yellow seems to be soaring at the right time as Yousef Kerany (15) & Andy Nguyen (13) were the top 2 for their squad. The Pistons held their own as Jayson Dos Reis dropped 15 and Jevonte Augustin had 12 – kept it close but just didn’t have enough firepower to overtake the flying Hawks. RIGHT BY YOU Game 3 – Bullets 42, Lakers 39 The Oldest Rivalry in this, the 35th RIGHT BY YOU BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT The Sonics’ high-powered offense keeps moving along – they clinched a spot in the playoffs after this one-sided victory. After jumping out to a 14 point lead after one, there was no looking back as Jose Davila (21), Darius Philippe (16), Wendy Pierre (15), Jameel Dorcena (14) and Tenzin Tshering (10) all did damage. The Sixers gave a gallant fight but were just outhustled – led by Wil Jean Baptiste (15) – Anthony Baires & Kevin Cruz dropped a pair of 13 in the loss. Game 2 – Celtics 50, Bullets 34 The Emerald claimed a playoff spot as well and the top spot again in the MNBL with this win. The Celts’ Nick Penha dropped a season-high 15 with Chris Peguero adding 14 and Sean Kelley 12. The Bullets were led by Cameron Kilpatrick with 10, and the Bullets goto leading scorer had only 9 in this one, which was all in the third quarter alone. Game 3 – Hawks 76, Kings 46 The Hawks are soaring, season was a good one as both teams fought to the end. But as in most cases Day 1 defeated Day 2 and the rest is history. Top scorers: Bullets Christina Molain had 5 deep 3s and ended with a game-high 23. For the Lakers it was Jordan Bridgeman-Dicks with 18 and Wesley Johnson had 15 but only 4 in the second half. JOE BONO owner of THE BERRY TAVERN, AL DENTE, BENEVENTO’S, AND BENCOTTO OVER 20 YEARS OF BANKING WITH EVERETT BANK “I can be myself and they can be themselves. Regular people doing business the right way.” Sunday, Feb. 16 at Ferryway Game 1 – Sonics 86, Sixers 54 TEAM Celtics – c* Sonics – c* Hawks – c* Bullets Sixers Kings Lakers Pistons *C – clinched playoff spot NEXT WEEK’S GAMES VISIT US TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN DO RIGHT BY YOUR BUSINES S 419 BROADWAY, EVERETT MA 02149 | 61 7 . 38 7 . 1 1 10 7 7 1 SALEM ST, LYNNFIELD, MA 01940 | 78 1 . 7 7 6 . 4444 Member FDIC Member SIF EVERETTBANK . COM Celtics Pistons Sixers Sat., Feb. 22 Hawks Sonics Lakers Sun., Feb. 23 Sixers Sonics Lakers Bullets Kings Pistons W L 10 9 8 5 3 3 2 2 as stated earlier, and they, too, have claimed a playoff spot with this impressive victory. The Kings’ Cam Scott had a nice game with 19, and Jason Crocker had 11 of his 13 all in the first half. But it was Yousef Kerany, once again, leading the way with the weekend high of 35, and Andy Nguyen had himself his best combined weekend since last season with 15 on this day. So three playoff spots are locked, just one to go … Who will grab that final spot ? 2020 MALDEN NEIGHBORHOOD BASKETBALL LEAGUE Gms behind 1 1 3 6 7 8 8 8 0 0 2 4 5 5 6 6 Streak W - 4 W - 4 W - 5 L - 1 L - 2 L - 2 L - 3 L - 3
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