THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, February 22, 2019 Page 9 Saugus girls take 14-win season into playoffs A fter ending their regular season with two losses in the St. Mary’s High School Spartan Classic tournament over the weekend, the Saugus girls finished with a 14-9 regular-season record. Saugus now sets its sights on the state playoff tournament. Seedings had not been determined as of press time. The Sachems’ 14th win came against Winthrop at home last Thursday when Alessia Salzillo poured in 18 points to help lead Saugus to a 51-34 triumph. Also finishing in double figures was Taylor Bogdanski with 15 points. Senior players MaSachems boys race past Hawks for third win By Greg Phipps D espite a record that sports just three victories, the Saugus High School boys’ basketball team has showed steady improvement as the season has progressed. The Sachems lost a close twopoint game to the Winthrop Vikings last Thursday, then opened the final week of the campaign by drubbing the winless Essex Tech Hawks, 6136, on Monday at the Essex Tech gym. As he has for much of the season, junior swing man Christian Correia led the scoring charge against the Hawks by dropping in 20 points. Also aiding the offensive cause were Mason Nickolas with 13 points and Nicholas Israelson with a career-best nine. The Sachems swallowed up the Hawks on defense and got off to a fast start by racing out to a 14-4 first-quarter lead. That advantage increased to 35-16 at halftime. Saugus would go on to outscore the hosts 2620 over the final two periods to come away with the win. Saugus lifted its mark to 3-16 with Monday’s victory and closed out the season at home against Matignon on Wednesday. rissa Stockwell, Alana Aldred and DJ Munafo played their final regular-season home game in a Sachems uniform. Against Winthrop last week, the Sachems fell behind by a hefty 12-point margin after one quarter. That deficit sat at 10 by halftime. With the help of 17 points from Joe Lusso, 11 from Nickolas, and nine from Correia, the Sachems battled back to actually take the lead at one point but couldn’t pull off the comeback in an eventual 5048 defeat. Saugus head coach Mark Saugus’s Kyle Cocorochio leans forward for a shot attempt. Bertrand was pleased with his team’s fight. “I’m proud of our guys. We came storming back,” he told the press after the game. “We took the lead in the fourth, just missed a couple of shots. Winthrop shot the ball well, but I thought we had a tremendous second half.” Saugus outscored the Vikings, 29-21, over the last 16 minutes. Sachems forward Nicholas Israelson battles for a rebound against Essex Tech on Monday. SKATING CENTER www.Roller-World.com | 781-231-1111 ATM on site Located Adjacent to Rite Aid Pharmacy in Saugus Plaza, South Bound Route 1 MBTA Bus Route 429 FREE WI-FI - 2 WIDE SCREEN TV’S SCHOOL VACATION WEEK Sunday thru Thursday * 12 - 8 p.m. Admission $7.50 includes Skates Friday & Saturday * 12 - 11 p.m. $7.50 Arrive after 6 pm $8.50 Adult Skate Tuesday * 8:30-11:30 p.m. $8.50 Saugus’s Christian Correia looks to drive the baseline in Monday’s win at Essex Tech. (Advocate Photos by Greg Phipps) BOWLING ALLEYS - ARCADE Skates included in Price Blades $3.00 ATTENTION! School & PTO GROUPS Win a Trip for 2 to Las Vegas Bellagio Hotel Jet Blue Air 5 Days / 4 Nights Your school PTO can raffl e the trip to make substantial money for your group. Call for details. ~ BIRTHDAY PARTIES ~ $11.50/Person, min. of 10 kids. Price includes Adm. + Roller Skates. Cake, soda, paper goods, 20 tokens for birthday person plus 100 Redemption Tickets and a Gift from Roller World in one of our private BP Rooms. Bowling Alley & Arcade Available. Sachems guard Brendan McCabe protects the ball from an Essex defender while dribbling up the floor.
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