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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020 The Boston Globe Sports C7

Colleges

BASKETBALL MEN HOW AP TOP 25 FARED

Gonzaga beat Saint Mary's, 84-66
TOURNAMENTS
AmericaEast
Hartford 64.....................Stony Brook 58
Vermont 81................................UMBC 74
Atlantic Coast
North Carolina 78........Virginia Tech 56
Pittsburgh 81 .................WakeForest 72
Colonial
Hofstra 70.....................Northeastern 61
Horizon
Northern Kentucky 71..................UIC 62
Metro Atlantic
Iona 70....................................Canisius 60
Manhattan 61........................Fairfield 43
Mid-Eastern
Delaware St. 68Maryland Eastrn Shr 64
Howard 70............South Carolina St. 63
Northeast
Robt. Morris 77.......St. Francis (Pa.) 67
Southwestern Athletic
Jackson St. 69.....................Alcorn St. 48
Prairie View A&M 82 Alabama A&M 60
Southern University 67.Alabama St. 53Texas Southern 75......Grambling St. 62
Summit League
North Dakota St. 89....North Dakota 53
West Coast
Gonzaga 84....................Saint Mary’s 66
AP Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams as of March 9, with
first-place votes in parentheses, re-
cords through March 8, total points
basevote through one point for a 25th-placedon 25 pointsforafirst-place
vote, and previous ranking:
Rec. Pts. LW

Kansas (65)............... 28-3 1,625 12. Gonzaga .................... 30-2 1,546 2

Dayton....................... 29-2 1,507 3

Florida St................... 26-5 1,384 7

Baylor ........................ 26-4 1,322 4

San Diego St............. 30-2 1,261 57. Creighton.................. 24-7 1,157 11

Kentucky................... 25-6 1,118 6

Michigan St. ............. 22-9 995 16

Duke........................... 25-6 990 12

Villanova ................... 24-7 989 1412. Maryland................... 24-7 912 9

Oregon....................... 24-7 904 13

BYU............................. 24-8 762 15

Louisville................... 24-7 755 1016. Seton Hall ................. 21-9 722 8

Virginia...................... 23-7 560 22

Wisconsin ............... 21-10 495 24

Ohio State............... 21-10 443 19

Auburn....................... 25-6 436 1721. Illinois ...................... 21-10 241 23

Houston..................... 23-8 167 21

West Virginia ......... 21-10 167 30

Butler......................... 22-9 161 26

Iowa ......................... 20-11 111 18
Also receiving votes: Stephen F. Aus-
tin 75, Providence 66, East Tennessee
State 59, Michigan 53, Penn State 42,Utah State 40, Saint Mary’s 9, Arizona
7, Liberty 6, USC 6, Richmond 5, UCLA
4, Northern Iowa 4, Rutgers 4, New
Mexico St. 4, Texas Tech 3, Vermont 2,LSU 2, Mississippi St. 1, Florida 1, Bel-
mont 1, Purdue 1
Hofstra, 70-61
At Washington, D.C.
5-9 0-0 11, Boursiquot 7-11 0-0 15,NORTHEASTERN (17-16) — Walters
Walker 1-6 1-2 4, Roland 4-11 0-0 11,
Brace 5-11 0-0 13, Cubrilo 0-0 0-0 0,
Emanga 0-0 0-0 0, Franklin 0-0 0-0 0,
Smith 1-3 0-0 3, Strong 2-4 0-0 4. Totals25-55 1-2 61.
HOFSTRA (26-8) — Kante 4-7 1-1 9,
Coburn 2-8 0-0 5, Ray 3-11 8-9 17, Pem-
berton 6-17 4-4 19, Buie 7-14 3-3 20,
Burgess 0-0 0-0 0, Schutte 0-0 0-0 0,
Trueheart 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-57 16-1770.
Halftime: Northeastern, 30-28. 3-pt.
goals: NE 10-25 (Walters 1-3, Boursi-
quot 1-1, Walker 1-3, Roland 3-7, Brace
3-7, Smith 1-3, Strong 0-1), Hof 10-25(Coburn 1-5, Ray 3-6, Pemberton 3-8,
Buie 3-6). Rebounds: NE 26 (Boursiquot
9), Hof 38 (Kante 15). Assists: NE 17
(Boursiquot 5), Hof 10 (Buie 5). Fouls:
NE 15, Hof 7. A: 1,926.
WOMEN
HOW AP TOP 25 FARED

South Dakota beat Sth Dkt St., 63-58
TOURNAMENTSBig Sky
Idaho 56 ...........................PortlandSt. 54
Idaho St. 70................Southern Utah 63
MontanaSt. 67 .............No.Colorado 62
No. Arizona 68......................Montana 65
Big South
Presbyterian 82.................Longwood 73
UNC Asheville 82.......Charleston So. 46
USC Upstate 60...................Winthrop 57
Big West
Cal Poly 59............Long Beach State 48
Horizon League Tournament
IUPUI 51..............................Green Bay 37
MAAC Tourney
Monmouth 69...............................Iona 60
Niagara 64......................Saint Peter’s 53
Siena 58..................................Canisius 48
Mid-Eastern Athletic
Howard 79............South Carolina St. 72
Maryland Eastrn Shr 62Coppin State 50
Southwestern Athletic
Alabama A&M 74...............Alcorn St. 54
Jackson St. 71.................Alabama St. 53
Southern Univ. 59Prairie View A&M 55
Texas Southern 77....................UAPB 46
Summit League Tourney
South Dakota 63....South Dakota St. 58
Sun Belt
La.-Lafayette 81..............Georgia So. 64
Little Rock 48...........Appalachian St. 47
South Alabama 82........Arkansas St. 71
UT Arlington 74...............Texas State 50
West Coast
Portland 64................San Diego 63 (OT)
AP Top 25 Poll
first-place votes in parentheses, re-The top 25 teams as of March 9, with
cords through March 8, total points
based on 25 points for a first-place
vote through one point for a 25th-place
vote, and previous ranking:
Rec. Pts. LW

South Carln (27) ...... 32-1 747 1

Oregon (3) ................ 31-2 723 3

Baylor ........................ 28-2 668 24. Maryland................... 28-4 656 6

UConn........................ 29-3 647 5

Louisville................... 28-4 588 4

Stanford .................... 27-6 558 7

N.C. State.................. 28-4 543 109. Mississippi St........... 27-6 502 9

UCLA .......................... 26-5 488 8

Gonzaga .................... 28-3 452 12

Northwestern........... 26-4 384 1113. Arizona...................... 24-7 374 13

Oregon St.................. 23-9 312 14

DePaul ....................... 28-5 283 18

Kentucky................... 22-8 276 16

South Dakota ........... 30-2 253 1718. Florida St................... 24-8 241 22

Texas A&M ............... 22-8 239 15

Indiana....................... 24-8 185 20

Iowa ........................... 23-7 172 19

Princeton................... 26-1 165 2123. Missouri St................ 26-4 120 23

Arkansas ................... 24-8 99 25
25.Arizona St...............20-11 29 24
Also receiving votes: TCU 11, Ohio
State 10, Marquette 7, Boston College
6, Rutgers 3, FGCU 3, Iowa State 2,
Duke 2, Central Mich. 1, Boise St. 1
HOCKEY
MEN
USCHO Poll
The top 20 teams as of March 9, with
first-place votes in parentheses, re-
cords, total points, and previous rank-
ing:
Rec. Pts. LW

Cornell (40)............23-2-4 981 1

Minnesota St. (5)..31-5-2 927 3

North Dakota (5) ..26-5-4 925 2

Minn.-Duluth........22-10-2 828 55. BC............................24-8-2 826 4

Denver....................21-9-6 738 6

Clarkson.................23-8-3 685 7

Penn State...........13-15-8 647 89. UMass...................21-11-2 611 9

Ohio St..................20-11-5 526 11

Bemidji St.............22-10-5 470 10

UMass-Lowell......18-10-6 459 12

Arizona St. ...........22-11-3 377 1314. Quinnipiac............21-11-2 349 14

Maine....................18-11-5 289 15

Western Mich......18-13-5 244 17

Michigan ..............18-14-4 148 —

Minnesota............16-14-7 126 1919. Northeastern.......18-13-3 119 16

AIC.........................21-12-1 75 20

MLS Eastern Conference WLTPts.GFGA Atlanta ...................2 0 0642 New York...............1 0Montreal ................1 0 1 4 4 3 1443 Toronto FC.............1 0 1432 Columbus...............1 0 1421 D.C. United ............1 1 0333 Chicago..................0 1 1 1 2 3NEW ENGLAND.....0 1 1123 Orlando City..........0 1 1112 Philadelphia ..........0 1 1135 Cincinnati ..............0 2 0035 Inter Miami CF......0 2NewYrkCtyFC....020002 0013 Western Conference Kansas City...........2 0 0 6 7 1 Minnesota Utd......2 0 0 6 8 3 Colorado ................2 0 0 6 4 2 FC Dallas................1 0 1 4 4 2 Los Angeles FC.....1 0 1 4 4 3Seattle....................1 0 1 4 3 2 Portland.................1 1 0 3 2 3 Vancouver .............1 1 0 3 2 3 Real Salt Lake.......0 0 2 2 1 1LA Galaxy ..............0 1 1 1 1 2 San Jose.................0 1 1 1 4 7 Houston..................0 1 1 1 1 5 Nashville SC..........0 2 0 0 1 3

Schools

BASKETBALL

MIAA tourney BOYS DIVISION 1 STATE Tue., March 10 — Semifinals Lynn English 74..................Mansfield 58 Springfild Cntrl 65St. Johns (Shrws) 59 TBA — Final Lynn English at Springfield Central, TBA. DIVISION 2 STATE Wed., March 11 — Semifinals Whitman-Hanson vs. Beverly at TDGarden, Boston, 7:15; Wayland vs. Taconic at Western New England Uni- versity, Springfield, 7:30. DIVISION 3 STATE Wed., March 11 — Semifinals Burke vs. St. Mary’s at TD Garden, Bos- ton, 3:45; Sutton vs. Sabis Charter at Worcester State University, Worces- ter, 7:30. DIVISION 4 STATE Tue., March 10 — Semifinals Abington 67..........................Snowden 51 Hopedale 74................................Drury 65 TBA — Final Abington at Hopedale, TBA. GIRLS DIVISION 1 STATE Tue., March 10 — Semifinals Andover 52............Bridge.-Raynham 44 Franklin 55......................Minnechaug 43 TBA — Final Andover at Franklin, TBA. DIVISION 2 STATE Wed., March 11 — Semifinals Medway vs. Taconic at Western New EnglandUniversity,Springfield,5:30; North Reading vs. Foxborough at TD Garden, Boston, 5:30. DIVISION 3 STATE Tue., March 10 — Semifinals Hoosac Valley 42..................Millbury 38 Wed., March 11 — Semifinals Rockland vs. St. Mary’s at TD Garden, Boston, 2. TBA — Final TBA at Hoosac Valley, TBA. DIVISION 4 STATE Tue., March 10 — Semifinals Cathedral 61........................Matignon 37 Wed., March 11 — Semifinals Maynard vs. Monson at Worcester State University, Worcester, 5:30. HOCKEY

MIAA tourney BOYS SUPER 8 Wed., March 11 — Elimination St. John’s Prep vs. Pope Francis at Lor- ing Arena, Framingham, 7. Sun., March 15 — Final TBA vs. Arlington at TD Garden, Bos-ton, TBA. DIVISION 1 STATE Sun., March 15 — Final Belmont vs. Walpole at TD Garden, Boston, TBA. DIVISION 2 STATE Sun., March 15 — Final Lincoln-Sudbury vs. Canton at TD Gar- den, Boston, TBA. DIVISION 3 STATE Wed., March 11 — Semifinals Lowell vs. Hanover at Stoneham Are- na, Stoneham, 6. Sun., March 15 — Championship Longmeadow vs. TBA at TD Garden, Boston, TBA. GIRLS DIVISION 1 STATE Sun., March 15 — Final Austin Prep vs. Woburn at TD Garden, Boston, TBA. DIVISION 2 STATE Sun., March 15 — Final Canton vs. Wellesley at TD Garden, Boston, TBA. RFor updated scores and highlights, go to bostonglobe.com/sports/high- schools.

Soccer

PREMIER LEAGUE

GP W D L Diff. Pts. Liverpool............29 27 1 1 +45 82 Manchstr City ...28 18 3 7 +37 57 Leicester City....29 16 5 8 +30 53Chelsea...............29 14 6 9 +12 48 Manchestr Utd..29 12 9 8 +14 45 Wolverhamptn..29 10 13 6 +7 43 Sheffield Utd .....28 11 10 7 +5 43 Tottenham.........29 11 8 10 +7 41Arsenal...............28 9 13 6 +4 40 Burnley...............29 11 6 12 –6 39 Crystal Palace...29 10 9 10 –6 39 Everton...............29 10 7 12 –9 37 Newcastle Utd ..29 9 8 12 –16 35Southampton ....29 10 4 15 –17 34 Brighton .............29 6 11 12 –8 29 West Ham Utd ..29 7 6 16 –15 27 Watford..............29 6 9 14 –17 27Bournemouth....29 7 6 16 –18 27 Aston Villa.........28 7 4 17 –22 25 Norwich City .....29 5 6 18 –27 21 MONDAY’S RESULT At Leicester City 4.............Aston Villa 0 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Tuesday’s Results RB Leipzig 3........Tottenham Hotspur 0 Atalanta 4................................Valencia 3 Wednesday’s Games Atletico Madrid at Liverpool................4 Dortmund at Paris Saint-Germain.......4

Hockey

AHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OL SL Pts. GF GA Hershey......... 37 18 3 4 81 187 157 Providence ... 37 18 3 3 80 194 153 Hartford ........ 31 19 6 5 73 170 170Charlotte....... 33 22 5 0 71 199 170 Springfield.... 31 27 3 0 65 190 186 WB/Scrantn.. 28 26 3 5 64 162 192 Lehigh Val. ... 24 28 2 7 57 160 184 Bridgeport .... 22 33 5 2 51 148 205 North Division Belleville ....... 38 19 4 1 81 234 194 Rochester ..... 33 19 4 5 75 179 168 Utica .............. 34 21 3 2 73 209 183 Binghamton.. 33 24 4 0 70 184 180 Syracuse....... 29 23 4 5 67 199 209Laval.............. 29 24 5 3 66 180 182 Toronto ......... 29 27 3 2 63 205 209 Cleveland...... 24 31 4 2 54 157 189 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Milwaukee.... 40 14 5 3 88 205 140Iowa............... 37 17 4 4 82 193 167 Gr. Rapids..... 28 27 3 4 63 173 192 Texas............. 28 27 3 4 63 171 189 Chicago......... 27 26 5 3 62 155 175Rockford ....... 29 30 2 2 62 156 187 San Antonio.. 24 24 7 5 60 160 178 Manitoba ...... 27 33 1 0 55 160 190 Pacific Division Tucson........... 35 18 1 2 73 193 159 Colorado ....... 33 18 3 1 70 185 161Stockton........ 30 16 4 4 68 190 163 San Diego ..... 29 18 6 2 66 181 159 Ontario.......... 29 22 5 1 64 166 198 Bakersfield ... 21 27 5 3 50 162 202 San Jose........ 20 27 5 2 47 172 188 TUESDAY'S RESULTS Charlotte 2............................Cleveland 1 Texas 5....................................Colorado 4Texas......................................at Colorado San Jose.................................at Stockton WEDNESDAY'S GAMES San Antonio at Milwaukee...11:30 a.m. Belleville at Laval....................................7 Cleveland at Charlotte...........................7Iowa at Grand Rapids............................7 Providence at Hartford..........................7 Syracuse at Utica...................................7 Toronto at Bridgeport............................7 Binghamton at Rochester................7:05 WB/Scranton at Lehigh Valley.......7:05 San Diego at Tucson.........................9:05Texas at Colorado.............................9:05 THURSDAY'S GAMES No games scheduled FRIDAY'S GAMES Bakersfield at Grand Rapids.................7 Belleville at Utica....................................7Toronto at Hershey................................7 Hartford at Springfield.....................7:05 Syracuse at Rochester.....................7:05 WB/Scranton at Lehigh Valley.......7:05 Binghamton at Laval.........................7:30 Manitoba at Milwaukee........................8San Antonio at Chicago.........................8 San Jose at San Diego.........................10

Basketball

NBA G-LEAGUE EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division W L Pct. GB Maine.......................28 13 .683 — Raptors ....................21 21 .500 7½Delaware .................21 21 .500 7½ Long Island .............18 23 .439 10 Westchester ...........17 24 .415 11 Central Division x-Wisconsin ............33 10 .767 —Canton .....................29 14 .674 4 Grand Rapids..........25 17 .595 7½ Fort Wayne .............20 22 .476 12½ Windy City ..............17 26 .395 16 Southeast Division Lakeland..................25 17 .595 —Capital City.............22 21 .512 3½ College Park ...........20 22 .476 5 Erie ...........................13 30 .302 12½ Greensboro ...............9 34 .209 16½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division Memphis..................26 15 .634 — Sioux Falls...............22 20 .524 4½ Oklahoma City........20 21 .488 6 Iowa..........................18 24 .429 8½ Pacific Division Stockton ..................23 19 .548 —Santa Cruz ..............21 21 .500 2 Agua Caliente.........21 22 .488 2½ South Bay................18 24 .429 5 Northern Arizon .......9 33 .214 14 Southwest Division x-Salt Lake City......30 12 .714 —Austin.......................24 17 .585 5½ Texas........................24 19 .558 6½ Rio Grande..............15 26 .366 14½ x-clinched playoff spot TUESDAY'S GAMES Lakeland 131...............................Erie 120 Canton 105......................Windy City 101 South Bay at Agua Caliente...............10WEDNESDAY'S GAMES Maine at Delaware......................11 a.m. Fort Wayne at Grand Rapids................7 College Park Skyhawks at Raptors7:30 Iowa at Rio Grande Valley....................8 Salt Lake City at Northern Arizona9:30Austin at South Bay.............................10 Oklahoma City at Stockton................10 THURSDAY'S GAMES Sioux Falls at Lakeland..........................7 Long Island at Windy City....................8 Oklahoma City at Santa Cruz.............10 Canton at Westchester..........................7FRIDAY'S GAMES Memphis at College Park Skyhawks..7 Raptors at Maine....................................7 Wisconsin at Erie....................................7 Capital City at Rio Grande Valley..8:30 Salt Lake City at Texas....................8:30Agua Caliente at South Bay...............10 Austin at Stockton................................10

Latestline NBA Wednesday Favorite Line Underdog At Atlanta.............4½ .............New YorkAt Phila.............OFF ..................Detroit At Miami...........OFF ..............Charlotte At Oklahoma COFF ......................Utah At Dallas...........OFF ..................Denver New Orleans.........1½ ....At Sacramento COLLEGE BASKETBALL Wednesday Favorite Line Underdog Clemson................2½ ...................Miami Notre Dame..........9½ ..........................BC Oregon St..............2½ ......................UtahArizona.....................4 .........Washington Stanford................9½ .............California Colorado...................9 ..............Wash. St. Minnesota.............8½ ............N'western Indiana................12½Georgetown........OFF..............Nebraska..............St.John’s Xavier...................OFF ..................Depaul Okla. St..................5½ ................Iowa St. TCU........................1½ ............Kansas St.Mississippi............2½ .................Georgia Arkansas...............8½ ............Vanderbilt National Hockey LeagueWednesday Favorite Line Underdog Line At Chicago......-140 San Jose........+130At Edmonton..OFF Winnipeg.........OFF At Colorado....OFF NY Rangers.....OFF At Los Angels.-160 Ottawa...........+150 At Anaheim.....OFF St. Louis...........OFF

Transactions BASEBALL Chicago (NL):Assigned INFs Carlos Asuaje, Trent Glambrone and CorbanJoseph; OF Noel Cuevas to minor league camp. Optioned RHPs Adbert AlzolayandColinRea;INFZackShort to Triple-A Iowa (PCL). Optioned CMiguel Amaya to Double-A Tennessee (SL). Re-assigned P Michael Rucker to major league camp as a non-roster in- vitee. Tejay Antone, David Carpenter, RyanCincinnati (NL):Re-assigned RHPs Hendrix, Tony Santillan, P Nick Lodolo, C Chris Okey, INFs Jonathan India and Blake Trahan, OFs Stuart Fairchild and Boog Powell to minor league camp.Colorado (NL):Optioned P Ashton Goudeau to Triple-A Albuquerque (PCL). Detroit (AL):Optioned P Kyle Funk- houser and John Schreiber; INFs SergioAlcantara and Isaac Paredes; OFs Daz Cameron and Derek Hill to Triple-A To- ledo (IL). Optioned P Anthony Castro to Double-A Erie (EL). Optioned P Franklin Perez to Single-A Lakeland(FSL). Re-assigned RHPs Gerson More- no and Wladmir Pinto; LHPs Joey Wentz and C Cooper Johnson and C Jhon Nunez to minor league camp. Griffin, OF Nick Heath and C MeibrysKansas City (AL) :Optioned P Foster Viloria to Omaha Storm Chasers (PCL) and INF Jeison Guzman to Wilmington. Re-assigned RHPs Ofreidy Gomez and Arnaldo Hernandez, P Jake Kalish, CMJ Melendez, Sebastian Rivero, INF Gabriel Cancel, Kevin Merrell and Ema- manuel Rivera to minor league camp. Milwaukee (NL):Optioned OF Corey Ray and P Trey Supak to minor leaguecamp. Re-assigned INF Lucas Erceg; C Mario Feliciano and Payton Henry; LHPs Clayton Andrews and Ethan Small; RHPs Thomas Jankins, DrewRasmussen and Miguel Sanchez to mi- nor league camp. San Francisco (NL):Optioned P Enderson Franco and OF Joe McCarthy to Triple-A Sacramento (PCL). Re-as-signed IF Cristhian Adames and C Joey Bart to minor league camp. Claimed OF Jose Siri of waivers from Seattle. Placed C Aramis Garcia on 60-day IL. Bishop and P Nick Margevicius to Tri-Seattle (AL):Optioned OF Braden ple-A Tacoma (PCL). Re-assigned OFs Rymer Liriano and Julio Rodriguez; C Joseph Odon and C Joe Hudson; P Manny Banuelos to minor leaguecamp. FOOTBALL Cleveland (AFC):Released L Chris- tian Kirksey. bairn and TE Darren Fells to contractHouston (AFC):Signed K Ka'imi Fair- extensions. Miami (AFC):Named Josh Grizzard to wide receivers coach. Tennessee (AFC):Signed OLB Reg- gie Gilbert to a one-year contract ex-tension. HOCKEY Office Of Commisioners (ECHL):Sus- pended Reading Royals head coach, Kirk MacDonald, for one-game andfined him an undisclosed amount for his actions in the Brampton at Reading game on March 8. New Jersey (NHL):Recalled D Matt Tennyson from Binghamton Devils(AHL). NY Rangers (NHL):Signed F Patrick Khodorenko on an entry-level contract. SOCCER Efrain Juarez to coaching staff.New York City Fc (MLS):Named New York Red Bulls (MLS):Aquired D Jason Pendant from FC Sochaux- Montibellard.

Baseball

SPRING TRAINING GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE W L Pct. GB Philadelphia............13 5 .722 —Miami.......................11 5 .688 1 Toronto....................10 6 .625 2 Baltimore...................9 6 .600 2½ Tampa Bay................9 6 .600 2½New York.................10 7 .588 2½ St. Louis.....................9 8 .529 3½ Detroit........................8 8 .500 4 Minnesota .................7 7 .500 4 Boston............New York...................7 9 .438 5............8 10 .444 5 Houston.....................7 10 .412 5½ Atlanta.......................6 11 .353 6½ Washington...............5 10 .333 6½Pittsburgh .................3 14 .176 9½ CACTUS LEAGUE W L Pct. GB San Diego................11 5 .688 — Texas........................12 7 .632 ½ Milwaukee...............10 6 .625 1Oakland ...................13 8 .619 ½ Chicago....................10 7 .588 1½ Los Angeles ..............9 7 .563 2 Colorado....................8 7 .533 2½ Kansas City...............9 9 .500 3San Francisco...........8 9 .471 3½ Cincinnati..................7 8 .467 3½ Arizona.......................6 9 .400 4½ Los Angeles ..............6 10 .375 5 Chicago......................7 12 .368 5½Cleveland...................7 12 .368 5½ Seattle........................5 12 .294 6½ TUESDAY'S RESULTS At Boston 3..............................St. Louis 2 At Atlanta 3.............................Houston 0 At Philadelphia 5................Minnesota 1 NY Mets 7...........................at Houston 4 At Detroit 4..........................Pittsburgh 1 Toronto 4......................at NY Yankees 2At Miami 3.........................Washington 2 Arizona 10........................at Cincinnati 2 Chi. Cubs 16.............at San Francisco 3 Kansas City 4......................at Oakland 2 Milwaukee 5.................at Kansas City 2 Texas 9.....................at Chi. White Sox 2 At Seattle 3...........................LA Angels 1At Baltimore 6...........................Atlanta 3 WEDNESDAY'S GAMES Boston at Tampa Bay.......................6:35 Atlanta at Minnesota........................1:05 NY Yankees at Miami.......................1:05 Washington at Houston...................1:05Baltimore at Toronto........................1:07 St. Louis at NY Mets.........................1:10 Kansas City at Cleveland.................4:05 San Francisco at Texas....................4:05 Chi. White Sox at Colorado.............4:10 Oakland at LA Angels.......................4:10 Milwaukee at LA Dodgers................9:05San Diego at Chi. Cubs.....................9:05 Seattle at San Diego.........................9:40

Scoreboard

YYY

WED 3/11

THU 3/12

FRI 3/13

SAT 3/14

SUN 3/15

MON 3/16

TUE 3/17 TB (exh.) 6:35 NESN

TB (exh.) 1:05

HOU (exh.) 1:05 NESN

STL (exh.) 1:05 NESN

PIT (exh.) 1:05

ATL (exh.) 1:05

BUF 7:00 NESN

TOR 7:00 NESN

CLM 7:00 NESN

MIL 8:00 NBCSB, TNT

WAS 7:30 NBCSB*

CHI 8:00 NBCSB

POR 1:30 NBCSB

Home games shaded For updated scores: bostonglobe.com/sports On the radio, unless noted: Red Sox, WEEI-FM 93.7 or WEEI-AM 850; Bruins, Celtics, and Revolution, WBZ-FM 98.5; *WROR-FM 105.7

ON THE AIR BASEBALL 1 p.m. Exhibition: NY Yankees vs. Miami MLB 4 p.m. Exhibition: Oakland vs. LA Angels MLB 6:35 p.m. Exhibition: Boston vs. Tampa Bay NESN 9 p.m. Exhibition: Milwaukee at LA Dodgers MLB PRO BASKETBALL 8 p.m. Denver at Dallas ESPN 10:30 p.m. New Orleans at Sacramento ESPN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon ACC: Miami vs. Clemson ESPN 2 p.m. ACC: TBA vs. N.C. State ESPN 7 p.m. ACC: BC vs. Notre Dame ESPN2 7 p.m. Big 12: Iowa State vs. Oklahoma St. ESPNU 7 p.m. Big East: Georgetown at St. John’s FS1 7:30 p.m. Patriot final: BU at Colgate CBSSN 9 p.m. ACC: TBA vs. Syracuse ESPN2 9 p.m. Big 12: Kansas St. vs. TCU ESPNU 9:30 p.m. Big East: DePaul vs. Xavier FS1 PRO HOCKEY 8 p.m. San Jose at Chicago NBCSN WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE 4 p.m. Hofstra at BC ACC 4 p.m. Virginia Tech at Brown NESN MEN’S SOCCER 1:20 p.m. Bundesliga: Koln at Monchengladbach FS2 3:25 p.m. Premier: Arsenal at Manchester City NBCSN 4 p.m. Champions: Atletico at Liverpool TNT 8 p.m. CONCACAF: Tigres at NYCFC FS2 8 p.m. SheBelieves Cup: US vs. Japan ESPNews 10:20 p.m. CONCACAF: Atlanta vs. Club America FS2

MIAA games go on amid

concerns about coronavirus

By Craig Larson
GLOBE STAFF
Hours after the Connecti-
cut Interscholastic Athletic
Council abruptly canceled its
basketball and hockey tourna-
ments because of ongoing
concerns with the coronavi-
rus, it was game on for the
MIAA’s Division 1 and 4 bas-
ketball semifinals Tuesday at
TD Garden.
As the defending D4 cham-
pion Cathedral girls opened
up a 36-16 cushion over Mati-
gnon midway through the
third quarter in the day’s
opener of four games, the
cheers were loud and enthusi-
astic, the play on the parquet
physical, with contact, and
low, and yes, high-fives clearly
pronounced from both teams.
At least to start, it was
business as usual.
In a statement, the Massa-
chusetts Interscholastic Ath-
letic Association said it was
moving forward to conduct
the basketball and hockey
championships March 10-15.
“In accordance with the
recommendations from Gov-
ernor Baker to mitigate
COVID-19, we encourage par-
ticipants, spectators, workers
and community members to
practice good personal hy-

giene. We support the recom- mendation for the elderly and those with underlining health issues to stay away from large crowds,” the statement read. “The safety and well-being of our competing schools, communities, and teams are our number-one priority. There have been no changes to the tournament schedule due to COVID-19 at this date.” In addition to the Division 2/3 basketball semifinals at TD Garden on Wednesday, there were Central/West semifinals scheduled for WorcesterStateandWestern New England on Tuesday and Wednesday, as well as boys’ hockey semifinals Wednesday at Loring Arena in Framing- ham (Super 8) and Stoneham Arena (Division 3). The MIAA boys’ and girls’ basketball finals are scheduled for Saturday in Worces- ter, and the six boys’ and girls’ hockey championships Sun- day at TD Garden. Neil Johnson, a 50-year- old Abington alum who was in attendance to watch the Green Wave take on Snowden in the Division 4 boys’ semifinal, said he “absolutely felt safe being [at TD Garden].” “There’s always been the

flu around. It’s been there for- ever,” Johnson said. “You take the precautions. I’m not really concerned. “I can’t imagine them can- celing the state final. I hope that doesn’t happen. I’d feel disappointed. I think they’re throwing a lot of panic out there.” Recalling the 2018 state semifinals that were not played at TD Garden because of a snowstorm, Cathedral girls’ basketball coach Clinton Lassiter was glad Tuesday’s games went on as scheduled. “I figured, if they canceled this game, there was no makeup for the Garden,” he said. “In terms of the coronavirus itself, it’s just crazy. I don’t know what to expect. Washing our hands more now.” And still extending their hands for high-fives? At the first-quarter break of Cathedral’s 61-37 romp, a Panthers fan bellowed from the seats, “Let’s go Cathedral, I already booked my room in Worcester [for Saturday’s state final].”

Correspondents Matt Doherty and Greg Levinsky contributed from TD Garden.

MIAA DIVISION 4 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Cathedral blows out Matignon

By Greg Levinsky GLOBE CORRESPONDENT Cathedral 61 Matignon 37

Ariana Van-
derhoop
had stepped
on the famed parquet floor at
TD Garden twice before, but
not as a player, donning her
prized Cathedral High uni-
form. A pair of anterior cruci-
ate ligament tears denied her
opportunities as a freshman
and junior.
But as a starting senior
guard, Vanderhoop soaked up
every moment of the Panthers’
61-37 victory over Matignon
in Tuesday’s Division 4 semifi-
nal at TD Garden, securing the
program’s fifth trip to the state
final in six seasons.
Playing, and contributing,
this far into the season carries
significant emotional weight.
In her first three years, Van-
derhoop played in fewer than
10 regular-season games. This
season, it’s been full go from
the start for the Panthers
(21-4), who will play the win-

ner of Wednesday’s Maynard/ Monson semifinal in the final. “At the beginning it was nerve-wracking, but I just got used to it and my nerves went away,” said Vanderhoop, who finished with 17 points and eight rebounds. “It’s the best opportunity of my life.” Senior Mackenzie Daleba was a force with 18 points and 18 rebounds, and sophomore Tayla Barros had 12 points. Sisters Emma and Olivia Found scored 12 points apiece for the North champion War- riors (20-2), who topped three- time reigning champion Fen- way for the school’s first sec- tional title. "We’re weren’t satisfied, but we feel that we gave it our all in getting to this point,” Matignon coach Joe DiSarcina said. “[Cathedral is] difficult to match up against. They wear you down.” Daleba and Cathedral coach Clinton Lassiter shared similar sentiments discussing

Vanderhoop’s resurgence. “Seeing her injured those last few years was a bummer,” Lassiter said. “For her to go out her senior year on the Gar- den floor is a storybook.” Daleba relished sharing the TD Garden floor with Vander- hoop, one of her closest friends. “Throughout all the chal- lenges that she’s had during her high school career, for her to play today was really out- standing,” Daleba said. “To have her by my side was really great.” Before the game, Vander- hoop was all smiles. During the contest, she communicat- ed diligently on defense. Her on-court demeanor is a juxta- position to her serious and soft-spoken nature off of it. She and her teammates envi- sioned themselves as Celtics players. Vanderhoop’s comparison? “Has to be Jayson Tatum,” she said.

BARRY CHIN/GLOBE STAFF Andover players celebrate their win over Bridgwater- Raynham that sent the No. 6 seed to the Division 1 final.

MIAA DIVISION 1 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Andover keeps run going

By Greg Levinsky
and Brendan Hall
GLOBE CORRESPONDENTS
The Andover girls’ basket-
ball team entered the playoffs
as the sixth seed in Division 1
North, and now the Warriors
are heading to the state final.
In a 52-44 victory over
Bridgewater-Raynham in the
state semifinals Tuesday at
TD Garden, junior Tatum
Shaw scored a game-high 20
points and freshman Anna
Foley looked years beyond
her age with 14 points and
eight rebounds to lead An-
dover (19-6). The Warriors
will play top-ranked Franklin
in the state championship
game Saturday in Worcester.
“We really deserve these
wins because we work so
hard,” Shaw said. “Because
we want it so bad, it kicks in
another gear for us.”
The third-ranked Trojans
(21-3) made their first ap-
pearance in the state semifi-
nals since 1990. Sophomore
Shay Bollin led Bridgewater-
Raynham with 12 points and
13 rebounds.
Bridgewater-Raynham
coach Cheryl Seavey said her
team should be proud of what
they accomplished.
“Playing in the TD Garden,
it’s a dream come true,”
Seavey said. “We didn’t get
the job done, but at the end of
the day, they’re still going to
remember this moment."
Andover last played in the
state semifinals in 2017, but
that game was moved from
TD Garden to WPI because of

weather conditions. Current seniors Shea Krekorian and Brooke Hardock were members of the team as freshmen, and finally got to play on the parquet Tuesday. Andover has beaten four teams ranked in the Globe’s top 20 during its playoff run (Central Catholic, Chelms- ford, and Cambridge along with B-R). Franklin 55, Minnechaug 43 — Under John Leighton’s long tenure at the helm for Franklin, the Panthers have perpetually knocked on the door with a succession of tal- ented scorers. After Tuesday night’s win in the MIAA Division 1 state semifinal at Worcester State, the path to the first state final appearance in program histo- ry is ajar. And Leighton couldn’t be more gratified. “It’s a tremendous feeling. I’m happy for the kids,”

Leighton said. “These seniors, their freshman year they started 0-6 and missed the tournament. To go from that, to where we are right now, even these last few years combined, what they’ve done is incredible. They bought all in. They’re all in on being the best they can. They weren’t even satisfied just now.” Carrying a heavy load in the paint for the Panthers (24-0) was 6-foot-4-inch cen- ter Ali Brigham (25 points, 16 rebounds, 3 blocks, 3 assists) against Minnechaug. Facing a visible size disad- vantage against Brigham, Minnechaug (18-5) did every- thing it could to even the playing field, frustrating the Panthers with an array of full- court presses.

Levinsky reported from TD Garden, and Hall reported from Worcester.

The Boston Globe - 11.03.2020

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