Spaulding slams Vergennes, Mt. Abe
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Staff Reports - Published: February 18, 2009
BARRE – The Spaulding wrestling team locked up the Northern Vermont Athletic Conference regular-season title with a pair victories on Tuesday.
The Crimson Tide opened the night with a 63-0 victory over Mount Abraham and then held on for a 40-26 victory over Vergennes.
"For the last week or so we had talked about how Vergennes would be coming after us," Spaulding coach Dave Fournier said. "They had a pretty good run with Mount Anthony a little over a week ago and they put a scare in them. At the start they were pounding at our heads and attacking and we knew we had to be ready to go."
Spaulding's wrestlers who prevailed against Vergennes were Kyle Edmunds (115 pounds), Damian Mason (125 pounds), Zack Rillo (130 pounds), Evan Bilodeau (145 pounds), Steve Rich (160 pounds), Bryant Cleveland (171 pounds), Reuben Stone (189 pounds) and Adam Reed (215 pounds).
"Zack Rillo got us off to a nice start at 130 with a hard-fought 8-4 win," Fournier said "He's been a little dinged up the last week and the kid took him down and Zack had to fight his way back into the match."
Rich recorded the only pin of the night against Vergennes, while both Bilodeau and Stone earned payback against their opponents.
"Evan had a rematch with a kid he'd wrestled with and he pulled out a 9-6 win," Fournier said. "Reuben had split a couple close matches with his Vergennes opponent earlier in the year and he won 7-1, so he opened it up a bit this time."
According to Fournier, his team will take today off and then shift its focus to the upcoming stat championships.
"This wrapped up the Northern Vermont Athletic Conference for us, so our goal this week is heal up and our goal next week is to get ourselves mentally and physically ready for states," Fournier said.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Spaulding 45, Rice 34
SOUTH BURLINGTON – The Spaulding girls basketball team improved to 16-3 on Tuesday with a 45-34 victory over Rice.
The Green Knights stayed within striking distance for the first 16 minutes, holding the Crimson Tide to five second-quarter points to head into halftime facing a 19-17 deficit.
After that, it was all Spaulding
"Kristy Thygesen came out and made two 3-pointers and a 2-pointer to start the third quarter and that really jump-started us," Spaulding coach Tom Roberge said. "We got a good cushion and we hit our free throws in the end. We got everybody in and our defensive effort was outstanding. They didn't have a quarter with more than 10 points, so you have to be happy with that."
Leading the way for Spaulding were Marissa Velez (11 points, five assists), Linsey Barclay (11 points, nine rebounds) and Thygesen (10 points). Brittany Pfaff scored a team-high nine points for the Green Knights, who fall to 8-11.
Spaulding will host CVU on Thursday at 7 p.m. for Senior Night. All proceeds from the game will be donated to help breast cancer research.
Spaulding 45, Rice 34
SPAULDING (45)
Thygesen 2 2 0-2 10, Shea 0 0-0 0, Koch 1 0-0 2, Barclay 5 1-1 11, Badeau 0 3-4 3, Velez 4 3-4 11, Calderera 0 0-0 0, Gregoire 0 0-0 0, Harvin 2 0-0 4, LaFrance 0 1 1-2 4, Prevost 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 3 8-13.
RICE (34)
Boucher 0 0-0 0, Bashand 0 0-0 0, Durkee 0 0-0 0, Bouchard 3 0-2 6, Steiger 2 0-0 4, Pfaff 3 3-4 9, Hartlee 1 0-0 2, Jewell 2 1 1-2 8, Pijanowski 1 1 0-0 5. Totals 12 2 4-8 34.
Spaulding 14 5 15 11 – 45
Rice 8 9 8 9 – 34
Three-pointers: S – Thygesen (2), LaFrance. R – Jewell, Pijanowski. Fouled out: None.
Montpelier 46, Harwood 35
DUXBURY – Joslin Parker scored 13 points and Brooke Bova contributed 11 points for Montpelier in Tuesday's 46-35 girls basketball victory over Harwood.
Lucia Bragg chipped in with eight points for the Solons and teammate Jill Dellipriscoli added six points. Laura Dillon scored 12 points for the Highlanders, who kept things close in the first half
"It was 26-18 at the half, so we within range, but we struggled offensively in the third quarter," Harwood coach Taggert Haslam said. "Even though we lost, it was a good game and I thought our defense did a good job in quieting them down a little more than we have in the past."
Harwood falls to 1-18 and will travel to play Oxbow on Thursday.
Montpelier 46, Harwood 35
HARWOOD (35)
Haslam 1 0-2 2, Dillon 5 2-2 12, Raymond 0 1-2 1, Cleary 1 0-0 2, Remick 0 0-0 0, Koliba 3 6-10 12, Bickford 1 0-2 2, Tempesta 0 0-0 0, Pitrowski 0 0-0 0, Audett 2 0-1 4. Totals 13 0 9-19 35.
MONTPELIER (46)
Varga 1 0-2 2, Joslin Parker 1 2 5-6 13, Lucia Bragg 3 2-2 8, Bova 4 3-6 11, Jill Dellipriscoli 2 2-4 6, Morgan Segale 2 0-1 4, Lane 1 0-0 2, Baroudi 0 0-0 0, FitzGerald 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 2 12-21 46.
Montpelier 15 11 11 9 – 46
Harwood 11 7 5 12 – 35
Three-pointers: H – None. M – Parker (2). Fouled out: None.
Cabot 32, Sharon 28
SHARON – Seven different players scored for Cabot to lead a balanced effort from the Huskies in Tuesday's 32-28 girls basketball victory over The Sharon Academy.
"It came right down to the end and they missed a few free throws that would have made it really tough for us," Cabot coach David Hale said. "They created some halfcourt pressure after that, but we broke it and Lillian Alexander hit two free throws with 0.3 seconds left to seal the game."
Charlotte Robison and Amanda Nash both scored six points to pace the Huskies, while teammate Julia Gulka pulled down 18 rebounds. Annie McRay scored a team-high 16 points for the Phoenix, who fall to 2-16 and will face South Royalton on Thursday. Cabot improves to 8-10 and will travel to play Canaan that same day.
Cabot 32, Sharon 28
CABOT (32)
Alexander 1 2-3 4, Gulka 2 0-0 4, Robison 3 0-0 6, Richardson 0 0-0 0, Nash 3 0-0 6, D. Grier 2 0-0 4, S. Grier 1 0-2 2, Talbert 3 0-2 6. Totals 15 0 2-7 32.
SHARON (28)
Oliver 1 0-0 2, Hayslette 2 0-1 4, Rossi 0 0-0 0, Hill 0 0-0 0, Eldred 0 0-0 0, Jennings 0 0-0 0, Skehan 0 0-0 0, Atwood 1 0-2 2, Eldred 1 2-2 4, McRay 7 2-5 16. Totals 12 4-10
Cabot 14 6 4 6 – 32
Sharon 6 6 2 12 – 28
Three-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.
Twin Valley 54, West Rutland 47
WILMINGTON – Tarryn Bologniani and Devin Spirka led the Wildcats down the stretch and Twin Valley defeated West Rutland 54-47 on Tuesday night.
Mill River 50, Woodstock 32
WOODSTOCK – Rebecca Day had 11 points and Mill River enjoyed the absence of Woodstock's prolific scorer, Carly Harris, who missed the game due to a school trip.
Arlington 57, Proctor 29
PROCTOR – Haley Van Orman led the 13-6 Eagles with 16 points and Amber Alford added 11 for Arlington.
BOYS BASKETBALL
DIVISION II PLAYDOWNS
No. 2 Vergennes 50, Fair Haven 42
VERGENNES – The No. 15 Fair Haven Slaters were smelling an upset but the No. 2 Commodores put together a 17-4 burst in the closing minutes to avoid a first-round upset in Division II action on Tuesday.
Connor Merrill scored 16 points, while Josh Carter had 15 points on 6-for-6 shooting from the field for Vergennes. Logan Williams chipped in eight points for the 17-4 Commodores, who held a 26-19 lead at the half.
DIVISION III PLAYDOWNS
No. 10 Enosburg 63, No. 7 Leland & Gray 52
TOWNSHEND – The No. 10 Green Hornets outscored the No. 7 Rebels 17-10 in the fourth period to cement a 63-52 victory in Tuesday's Division III boys basketball playdown
No. 4 BFA-Fairfax 80, No. 13 Green Mountain 43
FAIRFAX – BFA-Fairfax dismantled the Chieftains behind Seth Rebeor, who scored 28 points and became the Bullets' all-time leading scorer on Tuesday.
Jeremy Lawrence pitched in 17 points for 18-3 BFA team. Alex Holl paced Green Mountain with 19 points.
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Norwich 88, Suffolk 67
BOSTON – Jaren Jeffcoat scored a team-high 16 points and both Robert Thurman and Antonio Davis netted 15 points apiece to lead the Norwich men's basketball team to Tuesday's 86-67 victory over Suffolk in Great Northeast Athletic Conference action.
Darell Marshall added 12 points, eight assists and four steals for the Cadets (7-17 overall, 5-12 GNAC), while teammates Tim Fico and Joshua Cabrera each tallied nine points.
Norwich will close out the regular season on Saturday when the Cadets host Albertus Magnus at 2 p.m.
Vermont 77, UMBC 65
BALTIMORE, Md. – Five Catamounts recorded double figures as the UVM men's basketball team came from behind to top UMBC 77-65 on Tuesday.
Seniors Colin McIntosh and Mike Trimboli led the Cats with 15 points apiece as UVM has now won 12 of their last 13 games and improves to 21-7 overall and 12-3 in America East play.
Vermont will host Buffalo at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Vermont 69, Stony Brook 53
STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Senior Kelli Poles grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds and added 11 points to post her second double-double of the year and lead the Vermont women's basketball team to Tuesday's 69-53 victory over Stony Brook.
Vermont improves to 15-10 overall and 9-3 in league play and has won five of its last six games. Vermont will host New Hampshire on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Norwich 64, Lasell 58 (OT)
NEWTON, Mass. – Christine Daniels scored 12 of her team-high 14 points after halftime to help lead the Norwich women's basketball team to Tuesday's 64-58 overtime victory over Lasell in Great Northeast Athletic Conference action.
Kayleigh Shappy added 13 points and three assists for Norwich (16-6 overall).
New Hampshire Tech 53, Vermont Tech 49
CONCORD, N.H. – Jess Hardiman scored a team-high 13 points for New Hampshire Technical Institute in Tuesday's 53-49 women's college basketball victory over Vermont Technical College in the quarterfinals of the Yankee Small Conference Tournament.
Leading the way for the Green Knights were Eliza Wakefield (24 points, 14 rebounds) and Jody Martin (12 points, 12 boards). Vermont Tech will travel to play St. Joseph's at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.