DANVERS — Head coachMark Cole likes to remind his Hamilton-Wenham girls that the layup and the free throw are the two easiest shots in basketball ... .
11 Swampscott. “We told them that Swampscott was going to be good,” said Bishops coach Mark Landolfi ... Swampscott (6-3), on the other hand, was surrendering just 14.25 points per contest.
HAMILTON — Finishing one regular season without losing a game is hard enough. But stringing together three straight campaigns without a loss? In a sport as volatile as soccer where one tough bounce can bring defeat? That’s downright remarkable ... .
St. John's Prep 37, Malden Catholic 15. The top ranked Eagles ran off 37 unanswered points after giving up an early score while putting up 540 yards of offense to improve to 7-0. Sophomore quarterback ChrisVargas was 17-of-21 passing ... .
Essex Tech 21, Pentucket 14. Sophomore fullback Deacon Parsons had a pair of short yardage touchdown runs and the Hawks' defense was excellent throughout in a smashmouth victory over their Cape AnnLeague Kinney rivals ... .
One team and five other individuals will have the chance to tee it up one more time on the high school links next week as they all look to call themselves state champions ... .