Nantucket Current | Sports Roundup: Boys Hoops Earns Home Victory…

This Whaler sports activities roundup contains an replace on the boys basketball group following a blowout victory at dwelling, the ladies basketball group following a street win, and the boys hockey group following a irritating street defeat.

The boys basketball group earned a 79-40 victory at dwelling Wednesday night in opposition to the Dennis-Yarmouth Dolphins to enhance their document to 8-5 this season.

“That was good win for us,” Whaler head coach Willis Ferreira stated. “We haven’t played a whole lot of basketball in the last month. We lost three in a row there and on the road, it’s not easy. It’s good to come back (home) and the kids played with a little more energy. You don’t have to travel. It’s just so much easier. I was really proud of our effort. I thought defensively we were really good, and then we made shots early and got a big lead and kind of controlled the game right in the first quarter.”

The Whalers strung collectively 4 sturdy quarters – together with a primary quarter the place they outscored the Dolphins 26-10 after which held DY to simply 4 factors within the second quarter to take a 47-14 lead into halftime.

“Just happy for the kids to finally get back home and finally play like we were capable of playing,” Ferreira stated. “We practice a lot, we practice together, and it gets really stagnant, and it gets kind of old. You guard the same guy, you know everyone’s moves. So it becomes a little tricky. Offensively, we were good. We haven’t been real good offensively on the road.”

Burke Lombardi led the group with 19 factors whereas Gaven Smith had 13 factors.

“I thought Gav played real good,” Ferreira stated. “Burke had another good half early. Vallon (Jeanty, 15 points) was scoring. When those guys are making shots, we are tough – especially when our defense is good like it was tonight.”

The Whalers will be back in action on Friday, at home against the Nauset Warriors at 5 p.m. Friday’s game starts a stretch of four games in five nights, all of which are at home. Nantucket will be hosting East Boston on Saturday, February 7^th at 12:30 p.m., hosting Falmouth High School on Sunday at 11 a.m., and then hosting Bourne High School at 5 p.m.

The women basketball group understands that so as to qualify for the MIAA Division 4 state event this winter, they might want to piece collectively a win streak on this ultimate two week stretch of standard season play.

After beating Sturgis East 52-27 at dwelling final weekend, the Whalers prolonged their win streak to 2 video games following a 40-16 win over the Rising Tide Herons on the street Wednesday night with freshman level guard Ruby Steadman main the group with 12 factors.

Whaler head coach Angela Paterson stated that offensively, her group made pictures however had some points with turning the ball over – including that they should proceed engaged on cleansing up that space of their recreation on the offensive finish of the court docket.

Defensively, Paterson stated her group created loads of turnovers themselves however allowed loads of offensive rebounds. She stated total, there are some things they should clear up as they shut out the remainder of the season with some robust competitors developing and her group basically in must-win territory from right here on out.

The Whalers are 6-9 with 5 video games remaining – which means Nantucket should end 4-1 or 5-0 to earn a document of .500 or higher, which robotically clinches a play-in spot within the event.

Nantucket’s subsequent recreation is scheduled for Friday, February 6^th on the street in opposition to Cape Cod Academy at 3:30 p.m.

The boys hockey group misplaced to the Dennis-Yarmouth Dolphins 8-3 Wednesday night on the Cape at Tony Kent Arena. Seniors Jeremy and Canton Jenkinson every tallied one purpose and one help whereas senior defenseman Soren Edwardes scored Nantucket’s different purpose.

Whaler head coach Jack Moran stated he felt his group took too many penalties, which led to their sturdy begin disappearing and a subpar ultimate 20 minutes of the sport following suite. The Whalers dedicated 10 penalties within the ultimate two durations, and it allowed Dennis-Yarmouth to drag away later within the recreation.

“We gave up some shorthanded goals all because of stupid, unnecessary penalties,” Moran stated. “I thought we had a game going pretty well the first couple of periods, but then carelessness cost us the game. I wish I had an explanation on why we played like this, but it happens every once and a while. We just have to be better if we want to get into the playoffs.”

Moran stays assured in his group as they continue to be within the playoff image regardless of having a 3-7 document. They will attempt to earn their fourth win of the season on Saturday, February 7^th after they journey to play North Quincy at 2 p.m.

Current MIAA Power Ranking Positions (Top 32 make the state event + any groups with a document of .500 or higher):

Boys hockey is at #24 within the Division 4 bracket and has a 3-7 document.

Boys basketball is at #29 within the Division 3 bracket and has a 8-5 document.

Girls hockey is at #34 within the Division 2 bracket and has an 0-7 document.

Girls basketball is at #51 within the Division 4 bracket and has a 6-9 document.

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