Chelmsford High sports roundup

Eleanor Almeda placed sixth on the uneven bars and qualified for the all-around at the Mass. Gymnastic Coaches Individual Competition last weekend. Michelle Jaquint placed ninth on the uneven bars.? Chelmsford is seeded fourth for the North Team Sectionals that will be held on Saturday at Hudson High School.

Boys basketball

Chelmsford needed a victory at Billerica last Friday night and it looked like they would get it throughout the first half.? But, Billerica came back in the second half to win 69-59.

The Lions led 24-14 at the end of the first period.? Russell Olive had four 3-pointers including three in a row.?? Brad Hausler and Matt Kuda were rebounding well and Chelmsford's pressing defense was bothering the Indians.? The Lions built their lead to 41-27 at the half with several players contributing to the offense.

In the third period, Billerica went on a 13-point run and then tied the game 48-48 with 1:22 left in the period.? It remained tied at 50-50 when the period ended.? Billerica outscored Chelmsford, 18-9, in the fourth period to get the victory and end the Lions' tournament hopes.? Anthony Silva finished with 13 points including three 3-pointers.? Russell Olive finished with 14 points and Jackson Gamer added with eight points.

Haverhill 62, Chelmsford 58

Haverhill visited Conrad Gym last Tuesday night as the Lions celebrated Senior Night.? In a hard-fought game that saw the Lions get within three points with five seconds to go, Haverhill won 62-58.

Chelmsford trailed 19-14 at the end of the first period.? They were plagued by turnovers.? Eric VanGelder hit two 3-pointers in a row at the start of the second period to close the gap but Haverhill's freshman Saul Phiri scored 11 of Haverhill's 14 points in the period and they took a 33-25 lead at the half.

Haverhill built their lead to 50-37 at the end of the third quarter.

Chelmsford rallied in the fourth quarter on the strength of the play of VanGelder and Jack Campsmith.? But, the Lions could not catch the Hillies as Phiri? hit two foul shots at the end to cinch the win. He finished with 28 points and 16 rebounds.

Eric VanGelder led the scoring for Chelmsford with 16 points.? Voshon Holmes had 14 points and Jack Campsmith added 10 points for Chelmsford.?

Boys hockey

It was Senior Night at The Chelmsford Forum last Saturday night and the Lions responding by outscoring Billerica, 8-3.?

Billerica scored in the first nine seconds of the first period, but that was the last time they would lead.? Danny Ferri made it 1-1 at 2:09 of the period with Drew Dawson assisting.? Derek Adamson put the Lions ahead 2-1 at 3:42 and Jack Olson got the assist.? Danny Ferri scored at 10:54 on an assist from Tommy Bishop to make it 3-1.? Patrick Couillard upped the score to 4-1 at 13:51 with Bishop assisting and the period ended that way.

Brad Albers replaced Derek Noble in the net for the second and third periods.? After Billerica made it 4-2, Jonathan Fairbanks scored to make it 5-2.? Then, with just seconds left in the second period, Michael DeDonato scored to make it 6-2 and Drew Dawson assisted.

In the third period, C.J. Emmons made it 7-2 with Andrew Knightly getting an assist and Mike DeDonato upped the score to 8-2 with assists going to Matt Calnan and Jesse Lye.? Late in the period, Billerica closed the scoring at 8-3.

?We were able to play everyone,? said Chelmsford High head coach Mike McGrath. ?I was particularly pleased to have Brad Albers see action in goal.? It was a great way to celebrate Senior Night.???

Girls basketball

The CHS girls varsity basketball team defeated Lawrence, 47-33, last Friday night to improve to 8-10 for the season and 6-1 in Division II of the MVC, good for a share of the Division II title.

Annie Donahue, who missed part of the season with an injury, continues to play a key role for Kevin Branco's squad.? She scored seven points and pulled down nine rebounds.? Amanda L'Hussier had a good night as she snagged eight rebounds and made two steals.

Chelmsford 37, Haverhill 21

Chelmsford traveled to Haverhill last Tuesday and picked up a 37-21 win and qualified for post-season tournament play.

The Lions took over in the first half as they out-scored the Hillies, 20-3.? The scoring was spread out with Trish Blumeris getting 8 points, Amanda Marsh 7 points and both Annie Donahue and Claire Markey getting six points.

Girls hockey

Chelmsford traveled to South Boston to face Boston Latin and came home with a 6-0 victory.? The win put the Lions at 7-9-2 for the season.? Julianne Sheehan led the Chelmsford scoring with three goals and an assist.? Rachel Bossi added two goals and an assist while Devon Livingston had a goal and two assists.? Siana Rosado was in goal and made 21 saves while picking up the shutout.

Boys track

Chelmsford athletes performed well at the Division I State Championship Meet at the Reggie Lewis Center last weekend.

Dan Nolan turned in a personal best time of 4:33.52 in the mile while Quinn Cooney placed fifth in 4:2713.? The 4 X 200 relay of Zach Lattimore, Joe Maniscalco, Greg Johnson and Connor Brown took seventh in 1:34.22, their best time of the season.? The 4 X 800 relay team of Dan Nolan, Kevin Murphy, Max Higson and Quinn Cooney place eighth in 8:17.37.

Girls track

Alli Wood lowered her own school record for the 600 to 1:38.11 and placed fourth at the Division I State Championship Meet at the Reggie Lewis Center last weekend.? Meg Duffy turned in a personal best in the mile with a time of 5:34.? Jennie Pisarik ran a personal best for the indoor season of 5:21.53.

Wrestling

Chelmsford took third place at the Division I North Sectional Championship held at Chelmsford High School last Saturday.? St. John's Prep was first with 249.5 points, Lawrence was second with 186.5 and the Lions were third with 175.5.?

Scott McQuade and James Clasen who won titles at 145 and 152 led the Lions.? Ben Melisi was second at 170 and Sean Sarault was second at 185.? Tyler Carmolli (113) and Jake Ahern (138) both placed third.? Finishing fourth were Griffin Murray (106) and Adam Civinskas.? Kyle McQuade (160) took fifth and Jimmy Barry was sixth.

Boys swimming

Chelmsford placed 10th with 101 points at the Division I State Championship Meet at Harvard on Sunday.?

Sophomore Andrew Majeski was the Lions' top performer.? He took second in the 500 freestyle in 4:44.95, the fifth fastest time in school history.? He was fifth in the 200 freestyle in 1:45.97, also the fifth fastest time in school history.? Senior Dan Pires was second in 1-meter diving with 526.20 points, the second highest total in school history.? Junior Chris Danielli placed in two individual events.? He was 10th in the 50 freestyle in 22.52, ninth fastest in school history and 15th in the 100 freestyle in 50.26.? Senior Ethan Eckhoff placed fifth in the 1-meter diving with 400.55 points, currently the eighth highest total in school history.? The 200 freestyle relay team of John Phinney, Andy Sheu, Daniellli and Majeski placed eighth in 1:32.71.? Sean Regan, Ben Sperry, Danielli and Majeski were 13th in the 400frestyle relay in 3:26.06.

?We had a great year,? said Chelmsford High first-year coach Craig Vitale. ?Every swimmer and diver on the team performed beyond their expectations.? Our divers were a strong point and did consistently well all year.? Sophomore Andrew Majeski lost only two individual races during the dual meets, took second in both individual events at the MVC's. and then cracked the top five times in CHS history with monster swims in the 200 and 500 freestyle at the state meet.? Junior Chris Danielli had two personal bests in the 50 and 100 freestyle and matched that with two big relay swims.? Senior Sean Regan swam a personal best in the 100 backstroke and leading off the 400 freestyle relay.? He did so while still wearing a cast from a broken hand.? We look forward to building upon this season?s success in coming years.?

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