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NATE WEITZER | HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Framingham athletes welcome opportunities to return to practice, competition in busy Fall II season

Preaching "patience and flexibility," the Flyers are offering 14 different sports normally played in fall or winter.

Photos: Mass. high school football teams don’t let a little snow mar the first week back on the field
After more than 450 days, high school football is back. Here's what it looked like.

BOYS' BASKETBALL | BOSTON CITY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
With game on the line, Mason Lawson leads Latin Academy to historic victory
The senior point guard hit several key free throws down the stretch, and the Dragons held off New Mission to clinch the program's first league tournament title in 28 years.

BOYS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK: Mason Lawson found his motivation early

GIRLS' BASKETBALL | BOSTON CITY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
It’s a decisive fourth as Fenway’s reign at No. 1 continues
Led by junior Kayana Armbrister (18 points, 9 rebounds, 4 blocks), the Panthers overcame a tough challenge by O'Bryant in the final quarter to add to the program's legacy.

BOYS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
Mason Lawson found his motivation early, and is now looking to help lead Latin Academy to a Boston City League title
The Dragons, who earned a bye as the tournament's top seed, take on Charlestown on Friday at 5:45 p.m.

EMass boys’ basketball: Watertown’s Gabe Spinelli headlines Players of the WeekGlobe Top 20: Patriot Cup champion Whitman-Hanson is No. 1

GIRLS' HOCKEY NOTEBOOK
League tournaments have been a hit, and Cape & Islands teams will get their opportunity this week
A false positive test initially shut down Martha's Vineyard and other opponents, but the revamped bracket of five teams begins Thursday.

EMass girls’ hockey: Duxbury’s Anna McGinty headlines Players of the WeekGlobe Top 20: Patriot Cup champion Duxbury is No. 1

high school footballFormer Dedham High football coach sues school officials for non-renewal of contract
David Flynn filed a lawsuit last week against Principal Jim Forrest, Athletic Director Steve Traister, and Superintendent Michael J. Welch, who Flynn says retaliated against him for expressing ideas as a parent and private citizen with which they disagreed.

MIAA TOURNAMENT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MIAA tournament management eyes springing forward with sectional tournament
During a virtual meeting Wednesday, the TMC voted 12-6-1 to work on developing sectional tournament concepts for the spring season scheduled to begin April 26.

JIM CLARK | BOYS' HOCKEY NOTEBOOK
Hingham boys’ hockey adds new honor: Patriot League champs
Hingham capped a 14-1 campaign and ranked third in the final Globe Top 20 — once again as the top public team in Massachusetts

EMass boys’ hockey: Abington’s Mikey Pineau headlines Players of the WeekGlobe Top 20: Catholic Conference champion Xaverian is No. 1.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL | FALL II SEASON
February football is here: After pandemic pause, teams eagerly return to field on first day of Fall II practice
“It looked like a huge mental lift for the kids,” said Anthony Fallon, Canton's first-year coach describing not only the football players on his team but those across the state.

GIRLS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
Avery Burns has Nauset girls off to a roaring start in the Cape & Islands tournament
The senior guard scored 32 points for the Warriors (12-1) in a 64-30 victory over Nantucket Monday in the preliminary round.

EMass girls’ basketball: Boston Latin’s Emelia O’Gilvie headlines Players of the WeekThe Globe's Top 20: Bridgewater-Raynham is No. 1

High school football in February? A busy and unusual ‘Fall II’ season begins on Monday
Some coaches, such as Barnstable's Ross Jatkola, will be pulling double-duty this week, while all others are facing the unique challenge of conducting preseason workouts in the thick of winter.

ICE HOCKEY
Xaverian caps historic season with Catholic Conference tournament championship; St. Mary’s sweeps Catholic Central League Cup titles
The Hawks, who earlier this week secured their first league title since 1968, rode the strong goaltending of Kevin McGrath and goals from Joe DiMartino and Braden O'Hara to skate past Catholic Memorial.

SWIMMING NOTEBOOK
At Milford, opportunity for in-person meets this winter was something to cheer
The unique size and parameters of the school's pool facility allowed the Scarlet Hawks to host meets, including the Hockomock League championship, while still following social distancing protocols.

BOYS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
Perseverance, hard work pay off for Watertown’s Gabe Spinelli
Spinelli is using the skills developed as an undersized guard to dominate with a wide array of skills.

EMass boys’ basketball: Archbishop Williams’s Andre Mills headlines Players of the Week

GIRLS' HOCKEY NOTES
Pembroke girls’ hockey finds the recipe that returns it to success
A perfect blend of veterans and newcomers has the Titans going from one of their worst seasons to one of their best.

EMass girls' hockey: Nantucket's Evelyn Fey headlines Players of the Week

Xaverian earns first league championship since 1968 and the No. 1 seed in the Catholic Conference tournament
The Hawks have been one of the more consistent teams in Dave Spinale’s 20 seasons behind the bench.

EMass boys’ hockey: Bishop Stang’s Brandon Cardelli headlines Players of the Week

With teammates there for support, injured Bishop Feehan hockey player AJ Quetta departs Boston for rehab center
Quetta, who suffered a serious spinal cord injury in a game in January, will begin treatment at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta.

GIRLS' BASKETBALL NOTES
Laney Clement-Holbrook, Oliver Ames fight through adversity to put together another historic season
The 67-year-old, who is the state's all-time leader among girls' basketball coaches with 709 victories, is happy she made the decision to be on the sideline this season during the pandemic as the Tigers are unbeaten and won another Hockomock League championship.

EMass girls’ basketball: Bridgewater-Raynham’s Kenzie Matulonis headlines Players of the Week
GIRLS' HOCKEY

Freshmen move Barnstable to head of the class with Cape & Islands championship

Finley Crosby, Grace Holden and Alyssa McEneaney scored, and Meili Raspante made 20 saves as Barnstable handed archrival Falmouth its only loss of the season.
High schools scoreboard
SATURDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

Nantucket breaks through late to capture Cape & Islands Lighthouse boys’ hockey championship

Junior Hudson Perry's second goal of the game with less than six minutes left broke a tie with Dennis-Yarmouth, and the Whalers pulled away to cap their season with a 12-3-1 record.
High schools scoreboard
GIRLS' BASKETBALL

With aggressive, unselfish, poised finish, O’Bryant girls’ basketball earns its place in City final

Sophomore Lina Guerrero (15 points) drained four late free throws in win over Latin Academy. Junior Kayana Armbrister (26 points, 9 rebounds) powered Fenway in other semifinal.
BOYS' BASKETBALL

Hassan Jenkins, New Mission close out TechBoston, reach Boston City League championship game against Latin Academy

The 6-foot-4-inch sophomore scored 24 points to lift the Titans past the two-time defending champion Bears, while unbeaten Latin Academy used a strong second half to pull away from Charlestown.
THURSDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

There is hope for an MIAA wrestling season in the spring, but individual and team tournaments won’t take place

Any potential season will be restricted to dual meets and tri-meets, with priority given to league dual meets. Teams would not be allowed to compete outside Massachusetts.
WEDNESDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

Charlestown boys’ basketball takes inside track to Boston City League Tournament win over Burke

Led by junior guard Josh DeJesus (17 points), the Townies used their aggressive play in the paint and strong rebounding to advance to Friday's semifinal matchup vs. unbeaten Latin Academy.
BOYS' HOCKEY

Falmouth’s Stone Devlin reaches milestone while hitting his bigger goal: a Cape & Islands tournament championship

The Clippers senior scored three times, the last for his 100th career point in his final game, to cap a 4-0 victory over archrival Barnstable.
TUESDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

Noble & Greenough’s Caroline Ducharme named to McDonald’s All-America girls’ basketball team

The senior from Milton, who is ESPN's No. 5-ranked recruit and will play at Connecticut next season, is one of 24 girls honored nationally, and the only one from New England.
MIAA TENNIS | VOLLEYBALL

Net changes ahead: MIAA committees discuss status of individual tennis, COVID modifications for girls’ volleyball

The Tennis Committee believes singles and doubles tournament won't happen in 2021, while the Volleyball Committee reviewed upcoming changes for Fall II, including the elimination of the '3-foot rule.'
MONDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

Nauset boys' basketball beats Barnstable at the buzzer in Cape & Islands Tournament

A putback from junior Keleb Daniels (14 points) lifted the Warriors into the semifinals of Atlantic Division tourney.
Sunday's Schools Roundup

Billerica/Chelmsford girls’ hockey co-op completes turnaround, wins Merrimack Valley Conference Cup

After going 7-8-5 and missing the MIAA playoffs in 2020, B/C capped a 10-1 abbreviated campaign with a league tournament championship.
GIRLS' BASKETBALL FINALS

Marina Callahan sparks a weary Burlington girls’ basketball team to Middlesex League tournament title

The Assumption-bound senior guard scored 11 of her game-high 22 points in the fourth, punctuated by a pair of 3-pointers, in a 43-40 win over Arlington.
BOYS' BASKETBALL FINALS

Perfect finish for Whitman-Hanson boys: 15-0 run nets Patriot Cup, 35th straight win

Nate Amado (17 points, 12 rebounds) and Cole Levangie (15 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists) power Panthers (12-0) past Hingham. Abington (South Shore), Bishop Feehan (Catholic Central), and Watertown (Middlesex) also win titles.
MIAA FOOTBALL COMMITTEE

MIAA Football Committee reverses field, returns to 8-game regular season, 16-team per division playoff

A motion to vote against the nine-game regular season that had been approved on Jan. 19 narrowly passed, 11-9-1, with statewide tournament makes it debut in fall 2021.
Globe Fall All-Scholastics

A SEASON OF PERSEVERANCE

There were starts and stops, and quarantines. In a few communities, unbeaten seasons came to an abrupt halt. But through the masks, the sanitizers, and the socially-distanced markers, Massachusetts' high school athletes played on.
See the full All-Scholastics teams for the fall season
2019-20 BOSTON GLOBE SCHOLASTIC AWARDS

Franklin High teams up to raise another Dalton Division 1 trophy

The Panthers excelled in the 2019-20 campaign to edge out Natick and Needham for the honor.
Final 2019-20 Globe Scholastic standings
PHELPS SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD

‘It still motivates me.' A closer look at the impact of the Richard J. Phelps Scholar-Athlete award

Almost 400 student-athletes have been recognized, with Phelps contributing a half-million dollars to the program.
2019-20 Globe Foundation/Phelps Scholar-Athletes

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Red Sox

If investment deal goes through, Fenway Sports Group’s top leadership would remain intact

FSG partners are studying details of an approximately $750 million private investment by RedBird Capital Partners.

For Alex Cora, the outcome wasn’t what mattered in his first game back as Red Sox manager

Despite a 7-6 loss to the Twins, Cora said he was “happy to be in the dugout. It was a great day just to be around and talking baseball.”

For his first time out, velocity was not an issue for Nate Eovaldi

The righthander hit 99 miles-per-hour three times in the first inning of Sunday’s 7-6 loss against the Twins and averaged 97.9 m.p.h. with his fastball in a short 1-1/3 inning outing.

Patriots

The latest buzz on the NFL quarterback market

About half the league is in the mix for a quarterback in one shape or form.

The state of the Patriots in 2021: Where each position group stands this offseason

Questions are swirling. Who will be the Patriots quarterback? Can the Patriots find a decent wide receiver? What are the priorities on the offensive line?

All eight Patriots opt-outs in 2020 plan to play this season

In addition to the previously confirmed returns of veterans Dont’a Hightower, Patrick Chung, and Marcus Cannon, the team will welcome back Brandon Bolden, Danny Vitale, Matt LaCosse, Marqise Lee, and Najee Toran.

Bruins

Charlie Coyle scores twice, and the Bruins beat the Rangers to leave an ugly loss behind

Less than 48 hours after a soul-crushing loss to the Rangers, the Bruins picked themselves up to earn a split at Madison Square Garden.

Patient Trent Frederic’s offensive game starting to pack some punch

The 23-year-old forward, who isn't afraid of dropping the gloves, scored his second goal of the season in Sunday's victory over the Rangers.

Checking in on the Bruins’ former Atlantic Division foes

Next season, when they reconvene, the Bruins and their Atlantic Division mates could be the most interesting and powerful collection of teams in the game.

Celtics

In 47 crucial seconds, Jayson Tatum and the Celtics showed exactly what they’re made of

Since being humiliated in Atlanta on Wednesday, the Celtics have backed up their statements about better play with a pair of victories.

‘We just stuck with it:’ Observations from the Celtics’ late escape against the Wizards

Though Beal, his St. Louis friend, had 46 points for Washington, Tatum poured in 6 points in the final 46 seconds to get Boston back to .500.

Lingering knee problem keeps Jaylen Brown out of Sunday’s Celtics game

Brown averaged more than 36 minutes in Boston's four games last week, but is day-to-day after a flareup in his left knee, which Danny Ainge said earlier in the month had some mild tendinitis.