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2007-2008 Boys Varsity Basketball team
Shrewsbury’s Paul Speicher tries to put up a shot over St. Peter-Marian’s Naadir Tharpe, left, and Ryan Flanagan during the second period of the Colonials’ 70-51 win. (ED COLLIER) |
Shrewsbury’s Jose Cruz Solla looks for a shot during the first half against visiting St. Peter-Marian. (ED COLLIER) |
Shrewsbury’s Jose Cruz Solla looks for a shot during
the first half against visiting St. Peter-Marian. (ED COLLIER)
Cruz helps Colonials squeak through
Shrewsbury 73, Leominster 72
Jose Cruz (14 points) hit a runner in the lane with 8 seconds left to lift
the visiting Colonials (9-7).
Colby Reese topped Shrewsbury with 20 points, while Tyler Strange scored 24
points for the Blue Devils (8-7).
Leominster 67, Shrewsbury 52
Sophomore Tyler Strange scored 15 points as the No. 9 Blue Devils (6-3, 1-0)
beat the Colonials (6-5, 1-1) in
a Mid-Wach A game in Shrewsbury. Senior Bobby Goldsby added 14 points. Sophomore Colby Reese netted 15 points
for Shrewsbury.
Shepherd Hill 84, Shrewsbury 74
Senior 6-foot-2 center Mike Pietrzak pumped in a game-high 26 points, 16 of
them in the second half, to win his
duel with the Colonials’ 6-5 sophomore center, Jose Cruz (20 points), and the host Rams (4-2) built a 16-point lead,
then made their free throws down the stretch to prevail in Dudley.Sophomore
forward Ryan Begreen added 13 points and 9 rebounds, while senior guard Jeff
Eisenhaur scored 13.
Senior forward Sam Ardis had 14 points for Shrewsbury (3-4), while sophomore
guard Colby Reese added 13.
Shrewsbury 70, SPM 51
Colby Reese netted 18 points for the host Colonials (3-2).Pat Russell added
12 points and Joe Aulenback 13 for
Shrewsbury. Naadir Tharpe paced the Guardians with 15 points.
Westboro 51, Shrewsbury 41
Tied midway through the third quarter, the host Rangers went on an 8-2 run
and never gave up the lead for their
first win of the season. Junior center Matt Van scored 10 points and hauled in nine rebounds for Westboro (1-2), while
Pete Orlando added nine points, three assists and three steals. Pat Russell paced the Colonials with 12 points and
Colby Reese added 10.
Soph Reese, speedy Colonials aim high
this season by coach Adrian Machado and the Colonials.
Last night on the road, Reese led the way with a game-high 27 points as Shrewsbury
defeated Gardner High, 67-46.
“We really came together as a team in this one,” said the 6-foot
Reese, who as a freshman started as the team’s point
guard before moving to shooting guard this year. “I love running the floor and I love attacking the basket.”
“I thought Colby played very well. He’s my returning gun,” said Machado, the former Burncoat High and Stonehill
College star, adding with a smile about Reese’s position switch: “He
looks to score more than he looks to dish.”
Playing with a fast-paced tempo from the opening tap, the Colonials broke
to a 22-12 first-quarter lead. The Wildcats,
with a strong second quarter led by junior Anthony Malave, cut it to 33-27 at halftime, but the visitors came back after
the break and pulled away big.
“Last year, we were slow and methodical. This year, I’m looking
to run and go 100 miles an hour,” Machado said.
In between all the running and no speeding tickets, Shrewsbury’s Sam
Ardis, with 10 points, and Pat Russell, with 9,
were smoothly hitting jumpers and an occasional breakaway layup.
In the opening quarter, Russell forged a quick Colonials burst from a 4-4
tie. He sank a 3-pointer from the left wing,
followed with a layup, and a steal and another basket. Paul Speicher then swished a 3-pointer and the score spiked to
14-4.
Gardner patiently came back toward the end of the quarter as Lamarius Ervin
found the range on a couple of jumpers
and Matt Berner beat the buzzer with a midcourt steal and layup.
Malave, Gardner’s high scorer with 10 points, scored seven straight
points in the second quarter as the Wildcats
pulled closer. Freshman Adam Conquest and senior Mark Kruger added key hoops. Gardner trailed, 30-27, with a
minute left in the half. Berner, Kruger and Conquest each finished with
8 points.
Two minutes into the second half, the Colonials had stretched their lead to
10 points, led by Ardis and Jose Cruz, who
added 6 points and several rebounds. Curt Harrington and John Justiniano chipped in with a couple of baskets as
Shrewsbury led by 20 points, 52-32, after three quarters.
“When they got close, Mike Okayka gave us a spark off the bench with
some key rebounds,” Machado said.
Reese scored six more points in the fourth quarter, finishing with nine from
the field and nine from the foul line.
Said Reese, who has lofty expectations for his team: “Last year, we
went 10-10 and lost in the first round to Wachusett.
This year, WPI is our goal.”
Said Gardner coach Tim Caouette, his team now 1-1: “They flat-out beat
us. We didn’t show up ready to play tonight.
We played one good quarter, the second. But we took the first and third quarters off. We can build off this, though.
And there are 18 games left.”
Burncoat 75, Shrewsbury 69
The Patriots had five players in double figures in a season-opening win over
the visiting Colonials. Captain Anthony
Orama led the way with 17 points and 8 assists, while Brendan Gallivan added 16 points and 10 rebounds and
Brendon Boyd chipped in 15 points.
Colby Reese scored 19 points for Shrewsbury.
Shrewsbury 74, Quabbin 69
QUABBIN (69)
Kellin Zalneraitis 2 1 5, Dan LaRoche 1 0 2, David Stanger 5 7 17, Chris Foley
4 2 10, Matt Jurczyk 2 2 6,
Joe LaRoche 9 3 25, Craig Elliott 2 0 4. Totals: 26 15 69.
SHREWSBURY (74)
Sam Ardis 10 2 23, Patrick Russell 1 2 5, Paul Speicher 1 0 3, John Justiniano
3 2 8, Jose Cruz 4 2 10,
Colby Reese 9 4 22, Joe Aulenback 1 0 3. Totals: 29 12 74.
Halftime:S 40-30. 3-point goals: LaRoche 4, Ardis, Russell, Speicher, Aulenback.
Records: S 1-0, Q 0-1. JV: S 45-42 OT.