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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2010 The Boston Globe C9 Schools 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 BOYS' CITY BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS MIAA basketball pairings MP rules city again MIAA bans Barton English coach to miss tourney By Evan MacDonald GLOBE CORRESPONDENT The MIAA ruled unanimously yesterday to suspend Lynn English boys' basketball coach Buzzy Barton from coaching in the upcoming state tournament, as well as in the first 10 games of the 2010-11 season. The ruling stems from a complaint filed by East Boston headmaster Michael Rubin Oct. 5 that alleged English had illegally recruited East Boston sophomore Cory McMillan. The matter came before a hearing board of District A and By Evan MacDonald GLOBE CORRESPONDENT With nine seniors on I its roster, the Madison Park boys' basketball team was determined to repeat as Boston City League champions, especially with the playoffs being held on its home floor. Led by senior center and tournament MVP David Campbell, the Cardinals captured their second straight City championship yesterday with a 66-59 victory over New Mission.

Campbell scored 25 points, including 17 after halftime, and added 12 rebounds for the Cardinals (19-1). Senior guard Spencer Braithwaite, last year's tournament MVP, added 15 points, including 10 after the break. "They've got hearts like lions, they're warriors, and they refuse to lose," said Cardinals coach Dennis Wilson, who won his fourth City title. "I wanted this for them. I'll be here another 50 years, so I don't need anything." The Cardinals led by 7 points with two minutes remaining, but New Mission (18-2) came charging back.

A lay-up by Samir Mc-Daniels and a dunk by Kachi Nzerem cut the deficit to 62-59 with just less than a minute to play. But Campbell delivered the dagger with 12 seconds left when he netted a transition lay-up, pushing the lead to 5. A 3-point attempt by New Mission fell short on the ensuing possession, and Braithwaite provided the final margin with two free throws. The Cardinals dominated the boards, with Khayree Hudson (14 rebounds) and Campbell (12) doing most of the damage. "We didn't box out," Titans coach Cory McCarthy said.

"When you don't box out, you lose games when you're playing a GIRLS' CITY BASKETBALL ESSDRAS SUAREZGLOBE STAFF Madison Park guard Spencer Braithwaite was a driving force in the Cardinals' win over New Mission, scoring 15 points. Kelley helps Titans repeat BOYS DIVISION 1 NORTH Seeds 1. Central Cath. (20-1); 2. Lynn English (19-1); 3.

St. John's Prep (18-2); 4. Acton-Boxboro (18-2); 5. Cambridge (17-3); 6. East Boston (16-4); 7.

Lexington (15-5); 8. Andover (15-5); 9. Lincoln-Sudbury (13-7); 10. Westford (13-7); 11. Lawrence (12-7); 12.

Lowell (11-7); 13. Med-ford (12-8); 14. Waltham (10-8); 15. Maiden (11-9); 16. Charlestown (11-9); 17.

Methuen (8-12). Feb. 22 Preliminary Methuen at Charlestown, 7. Feb. 22 First round Lincoln-Sudbury at Andover, Lowell at Cambridge, Westford at Lexington, 7.

Feb. 23 First round Lawrence at E. Boston, Maiden at Lynn English, Medford at Acton-Boxboro, Waltham at St. John's Prep, 7. Feb.

25 First round CharlestownMethuen at Central 7. DIVISION 2 NORTH Seeds 1. N. Andover (18-2); 2. Masco-nomet (17-3); 3.

Belmont (17-3); 4. Chelsea (17-3); 5. Reading (15-5); 6. Dracut (15-5); 7. Salem (14-6); 8.

Lynn Classical (13-7); 9. Woburn (13-7); 10. Brighton (12-8); 11. Wilmington (12-8); 12. Beverly (11-9); 13.

Wakefield (11-9); 14. Concord-Carlisle (9-9); 15. Arlington (10-10); 16. Maiden Cath. (7-13).

Feb. 22 First round Beverly at Reading, Wilmington at Dracut, 7. Feb. 23 First round Brighton at Salem, Concord-Carlisle at Belmont, Wakefield at Chelsea, Woburn at Lynn Classical, 7. Feb.

24 First round Arlington at Masconomet, Maiden Cath. at N. Andover, 7. DIVISION 3 NORTH Seeds 1. Hamilton-Wenham (15-3); 2.

Wayland (15-5); 3. Bedford (14-6); 4. Lynn Tech (12-6); 5. Watertown (13-7); 6. Whit-tier (13-7); 7.

N. Reading (12-8); 8. Gr. Lowell (11-9); 9. Saugus (11-9); 10.

Arlington Cath. (10-10); 11. Pentucket (10-10); 12. South Boston (10-10); 13. Northeast (7-13).

Feb. 23 First round Arlington Cath. at N. Reading, South Boston at Watertown, Northeast at Lynn Tech, Pentucket at Whittier, Saugus at Gr. Lowell, 7.

Feb. 25 Quarterfinal WhittierPentucket winner at Bedford, 7. Feb. 27 Quarterfinal Gr. LowellSaugus winner at 7.

DIVISION 4 NORTH Seeds 1. New Mission (19-1); 2. Win-throp (19-3); 3. Manchester-Essex (15-5); 4. Rockport (13-5); 5.

Maimonides (10-4); 6. North Shore (14-6); 7. St. Clement (14-6); 8. Trinity Cath.

(14-6); 9. St. Mary's (12-8); 10. Mystic Valley (10-7); 11. Georgetown (11-9); 12.

Snowden (9-11); 13. Tyngsboro(2-18). Feb. 23 First round Georgetown at North Shore, Mystic Valley at St. Clement, Snowden at Maimonides; St.

Mary's at Trinity Tyngsboro at Rockport, 7. Feb. 26 Quarterfinal N. ShoreGeorgetown winner at Manchester, 7. Feb.

27 Quarterfinals St. ClementMystic Valley winner at Winthrop, St. Mary'sTrinity Cath. winner at New Mission, 7. DIVISION 1 SOUTH Seeds 1.

Madison Park (17-1); 2. Newton North (19-2); 3. Mansfield (18-2); 4. Brockton (17-3); 5. Marshfield (17-3); 6.

Franklin (17-5); 7. Cath. Memorial (15-5); 8. N. Attleboro (14-6); 9.

Attleboro (14-6); 10. W. Roxbury (12-6); 11. Taunton (12-6); 12. Braintree (12-8); 13.

Needham (12-8); 14. Brookline (12-8); 15. Xaverian (11-9); 16. Durfee (10-10); 17. Barnstable (9-9); 18.

Weymouth (10-10); 19. Natick (10-10). Feb. 22 Preliminary Barnstable at Durfee, Natick at Brookline, Weymouth at Xaverian, 7. Feb.

23 First round W. Roxbury at Cath. Memorial, 7. Feb. 24 First round Attleboro at North Attleboro, Brain-tree at Marshfield, BrooklineNatick winner at Mansfield, DurfeeBarnsta-ble winner at Madison Park, Needham at Brockton, Taunton at Franklin, Xa-verianWeymouth winner at Newton North, 7.

DIVISION 2 SOUTH Seeds 1. Whitman-Hanson (18-2); 2. Milton (16-4); 3. Scituate (15-4); 4. Falmouth (15-5); 5.

Duxbury (15-5); 6. Somerset (13-5); 7. Medfield (14-6); 8. Hopkin-ton (14-6); 9. Plymouth N.

(13-7); 10. Boston English (13-8); Wellesley (11-7); Oliver Ames (12-8); Dennis-Yarmouth (10-8); Sandwich (11-9); Stoughton (11-9); Pembroke (10-10); Quincy (10-10). Feb. 22 Preliminary Quincy at Pembroke, 7. Feb.

24 First round Boston English at Medfield, Dennis-Yarmouth at Falmouth, Oliver Ames at Duxbury, PembrokeQuincy at Whit-Hanson, Plymouth N. at Hopkinton, Sandwich at Scituate, Stoughton at Milton, 7. DIVISION 3 SOUTH Seeds 1. Card. Spellman (19-1); 2.

Medway (19-1); 3. Wareham (19-1); 4. Norwell (18-2); 5. Abington (17-3); 6. Martha's Vineyard (15-3); 7.

Bp. Feehan (15-5); 8. Dighton-Rehoboth (14-6); 9. Abp. Williams (14-6); 10.

Gr. New Bedford (13-7); 11. Rockland (13-7); 12. Bp. Stang (11-7); 13.

Norton (12-8); 14. Seekonk (11-9); 15. Fairhaven (11-9); 16. Dedham (10-10); 17. O'Bryant (9-9); 18.

Appone-quet (10-10); 19. Bellingham (10-10); 20. Foxboro (9-11); 21. Canton (8-12); 22. Hanover (7-13).

Feb. 23 Preliminary Apponequet at Fairhaven, Bellingham at Seekonk, Canton at Bp. Stang, Foxboro at Norton, Hanover at Rockland, O'Bryant at Dedham, 7. Feb. 25 First round Abp.

Williams at DedhamO'Bryant at Card. Spellman, FairhavenApponequet winner at Medway, Gr. New Bedford at Bp. Feehan, RocklandHanover winner at Martha's SeekonkBellingham winner at Wareham, StangCanton winner at Abington, 7. Feb.

26 First round NortonFoxboro winner at Norwell, 7. DIVISION 4 SOUTH Seeds 1. Westport (18-2); 2. Avon (16-2); 3. Cathedral (15-5); 4.

Hull (13-5); 5. Cape Cod Acad. (13-5); 6. Marian (14-6); 7. Bp.

Connolly (13-7); 8. Mashpee (13-8); 9. Harwich (13-9); 10. Tri-County (10-8); 11. Cape Cod Tech (11-9); 12.

Chatham (10-10); 13. Sturgis (9-9); 14. Blue Hills (10-10); 15. Southeastern (10-10); 16. Sacred Heart (10-10); 17.

W. Bridgewater (10-10); 18. Millis (9-11). Feb. 23 Preliminary Millis at Southeastern, W.

Bridge-water at Sacred Heart, 7. Feb. 25 First round Blue Hills at Cathedral, Cape Cod Tech vs. Marian at Framingham, Chatham at Cape Cod Harwich at Mashpee, MillisSoutheastern winner at Avon, SHWB winner at Westport, Sturgis at Hull, Tri-County at Bp. Connolly, 7.

GIRLS DIVISION 1 NORTH Seeds 1. Central Cath. (19-2); 2. Westford (18-2); 3. Andover (19-3); 4.

Pea-body (17-3); 5. Revere (16-4); 6. Lynn English (17-5); 7. Woburn (15-5); 8. Somerville (14-6); 9.

Lincoln-Sudbury (13-7); 10. Acton-Boxboro (13-7); 11. Masconomet (14-8); 12. Lowell (10-6); 13. Everett (11-9); 14.

Methuen (10-10); 15. Cambridge (9-11). Feb. 22 First round Acton-Boxboro at Woburn, Everett at Peabody, Masconomet at Lynn English, 7. Feb.

23 First round Cambridge at Westford, Lowell at Revere, 7. Feb. 24 First round Lincoln-Sudbury at Somerville, Methuen at Andover, 7. Feb. 26 Quarterfinals SomervilleL-S winner at Central 7.

DIVISION 2 NORTH Seeds 1. Melrose (17-3); 2. Reading (17-3); 3. Arlington Cath. (16-4); 4.

Latin Acad. (14-5); 5. Winchester (14-6); 6. N. Andover (14-6); 7.

Danvers (14-6); 8. Tewksbury (13-7); 9. Dracut (13-9); 10. Lynn Classical (11-9); 11. Gloucester (11-9); 12.

Wilmington (11-9); 13. Brighton (9-9). Feb. 22 First round Brighton at Latin Gloucester atN. Andover, 7.

Feb. 24 First round Dracut at Tewksbury, Lynn Classical at Danvers, Wilmington at Winchester, 7. Feb. 25 Quarterfinal NAGloucester winner at Arlington 7. Feb.

26 Quarterfinal DanversClassical winner at Reading, 7. Feb. 27 Quarterfinal TewksburyDracut winner at Melrose, 7. DIVISION 3 NORTH Seeds 1. Pentucket (22-0); 2.

Ipswich (18-2); 3. Stoneham (17-3); 4. St. Mary's (16-6); 5. Weston (14-6); 6.

N. Reading (14-6); 7. Bp. Fenwick (13-7); 8. Bedford (12-8); 9.

Swampscott (11-9); 10. Water-town (7-13). Feb. 22 First round Watertown vs. Bp.

Fenwick at Endicott College, Beverly, 8. Feb. 23 First round Swampscott at Bedford, 7. Feb. 25 Quarterfinals FenwickWatertown winner at Ipswich, N.

Reading at Stoneham, Weston at St. Mary's, 7. Feb. 26 Quarterfinal BedfordSwampscott winner at Pentucket. DIVISION 4 NORTH Seeds 1.

Pope John Whittier (16-4); 3. New Mission (15-4); 4. Lowell Cath. (15-5); 5. PMA (15-5); 6.

Fenway (14-5); 7. Mt. St. Joseph (13-7); 8. Essex Aggie (13-7); 9.

Minuteman (13-7); 10. Mystic Valley (10-6); 11. Shawsheen (11-8); 12. St. Clement (11-9); 13.

Trinity Cath. (10-10); 14. Maimonides (7-7); 15. Gr. Lowell (10-10); 16.

Manchester-Essex (8-12); 17. Notre Dame (T) (7-13); 18. Ma-tignon (7-13); 19. Georgetown (6-14). Feb.

22 Preliminary Matignon vs. Gr. Lowell at Lowell Notre Dame (T) at Manchester, 7. Feb. 23 Preliminary Georgetown vs.

Maimonides at Alumni Field, Lowell, 5:30. Feb. 22 First round Trinity Cath. at Lowell 7. Feb.

23 First round Mystic Valley vs. Mt. St. Joseph, St. Clement at PMA, 7.

Feb. 24 First round Fenway vs. Shawsheen, MEND-T winner at Pope John, Minuteman at Essex Aggie, 7. Feb. 25 First round GLMatignon winner at Whittier, 7.

TBA First round MaimonidesGeorgetown winner at New Mission. DIVISION 1 SOUTH Seeds 1. Wellesley (19-1); 2. New Bedford (18-2); 3. Whitman-Hanson (16-2); 4.

Marshfield (17-3); 5. Brockton (17-3); 6. Newton N. (17-3); 7. Plymouth S.

(16-4); 8. Newton S. (14-4); 9. Needham (15-5); 10. Durfee (14-6); 11.

Franklin (15-7); 12. Mansfield (13-7); 13. W. Roxbury (11-7); 14. Braintree (10-8); 15.

N. Attleboro (11-9); 16. Quincy (11-9); 17. Brookline (11-9); 18. Falmouth (12-10); 19.

Dartmouth (8-7); 20. Madison Park (9-9); 21. Taunton (8-10); 22. (6-13). Feb.

23 Preliminary at Franklin, Brookline vs. Quincy at N. Quincy, Dartmouth at Braintree, Falmouth at N. Attleboro, Madison Park at W. Roxbury, Taunton at Mansfield, 7.

Feb. 25 First round BraintreeDartmouth winner at Whit-Hanson, Durfee at Plymouth MansfieldTaunton winner at Brockton, NAFalmouth winner at New Bedford, Needham at Newton QuincyBrook-line winner at Wellesley, WRMP winner at Marshfield, 7. Feb. 26 First round B-RFranklinwinneratNewton DIVISION 2 SOUTH Seeds 1. Fontbonne (19-1); 2.

Oliver Ames (19-1); 3. Foxboro (17-3); 4. Medfield (17-3); 5. Scituate (16-4); 6. Dighton-Rehoboth (15-5); 7.

Hopkinton (13-7); 8. Sharon (13-7); 9. Bp. Feehan (13-7); 10. Silver Lake (13-7); 11.

O'Bryant (11-7); 12. Norwood (11-7); 13. Hingham (12-8); 14. Duxbury (11-9); 15. Walpole (11-9); 16.

Nauset (10-9); 17. Natick (10-10); 18. Hol-liston (10-10). Feb. 23 Preliminary Holliston at Walpole, Natick at Nauset, 7.

Feb. 24 First round Bp. Feehan at Sharon, O'Bryant at 7. Feb. 25 First round Duxbury at Foxboro, Hingham at Medfield, NausetNatick winner at Fontbonne (Eastern Nazarene), Norwood at Scituate, WalpoleHolliston wi nner at 01 iver Ames, 7.

DIVISION 3 SOUTH Seeds 1. Coyle Cassidy (17-3); 2. Burke (16-3); 3. Old Rochester (16-4); 4. Abp.

Williams (16-5); 5. Card. Spellman (15-5); 6. Westwood (15-5); 7. Ashland (15-5); 8.

Hanover (14-6); 9. Carver (14-6); 10. Fairhaven (12-6); 11. Wareham (13-7); 12. Abington (11-9); 13.

Ursuline (10-10); 14. Rockland (9-11); 15. Canton (6-14); 16. Dedham (2-16). Feb.

22 First round Abington at Card. Spellman, Canton at Burke, Carver at Hanover, Dedham at Coyle Cassidy, Fairhaven at Ashland, Rockland at Old Rochester, Ursuline at Abp. Williams, Wareham at Westwood, 7. DIVISION 4 SOUTH Seeds 1. Cohasset (20-0); 2.

S. Shore Christian (20-2); 3. Nantucket (18-2); 4. Blue Hills (17-3); 5. Hull (15-3); 6.

West-port (13-3); 7. Old Colony (16-4); 8. W. Bridgewater (16-4); 9. Avon (15-5); 10.

Norfolk Aggie (14-6); 11. Southeastern (14-6); 12. Millis (13-7); 13. Gr. New Bedford (13-7); 14.

Bp. Connolly (12-8); 15. S. Shore Voke (12-8); 16. Harwich (13-9).

Feb. 22 First round Avon at W. Bridgewater, Bp. Connolly at Nantucket, Gr. New Bedford at Blue Hills, Harwich at Cohasset, Millis at Hull, Norfolk Aggie at Old Colony, S.

Shore Voke vs. S. Shore Christian, Southeastern at Westport, 7. team that big. Boxing out is part of our game plan, and we got away from our game plan." The first half was close throughout, with neither team able to gain much of an edge.

The Cardinals caught a break late in the second period when Titans center Ousmane Drame (10 points, 17 rebounds) picked up his third foul. The Cardinals responded by utilizing a big lineup that helped them gain a 31-26 lead at halftime. The Titans came back to tie it at 33 early in the third, but Drame picked up his fourth foul midway through the frame. The Cardinals took advantage by going on an 11-0 run that was capped by Braithwaite's 3-point-er. CHAMPIONSHIPS Burke to only 2 points in the second and those came from a field goal with 18 seconds remaining by senior forward Adri-enne Martin.

Although Titans freshman Donaziah Fountain (16 points, 13 rebounds) was silent in the first, she came out gunning in the second, tallying 9 points before the break. The combination of balanced offense and solid defense against Ellison gave New Mission a 30-10, lead at the half. Titans coach Greg Berry knew which buttons to push with Ellison, having coached the junior guard when she played for New Mission and during Amateur Athletic Union basketball. Berry knew if the Titans put two or three people on Ellison, eventually she would wear down. "In the second half, I just said, 'Turn it up defensively, continue to frustrate her, and she'll start to stop Berry said.

"I knew during the middle of the third quarter, when she just started throwing anything up, she stopped playing. The girls members last Friday at Maiden High, and the 7-0 decision was an- BUZZY BARTON nounced Unanimous vote yesterday afternoon. "It makes me sick to my stomach because I know I had no part of any kind of recruitment," Barton said. The ruling found that assistant coach Simmie Lee Anderson contacted McMillan and encouraged him to attend English, and that principal Andrew Fila found housing for him within the city. It also found that Anderson acted on his own, but that Barton, Fila, and athletic director Gary Molea needed to be held responsible for Anderson's actions.

McMillan was denied a waiver by East Boston and is ineligible to play for the Bulldogs this season. In addition to Barton's suspension, the ruling added three penalties: Anderson is ineligible from coaching MIAA teams until further notice; Fila will be sent a letter of reprimand citing his culpability in the recruitment of a student; and Molea will be sent a letter instructing him to work with the superintendent of schools, Catherine Latham, to establish clear guidelines in regards to residency and the transfer of students in and out of Lynn schools. Both Molea and Rubin did not return requests for comment yesterday. The decision may be appealed to the MIAA board of directors, or a subcommittee of the board if so designated. The board or subcommittee may then uphold the decision, increase the penalty, reduce the penalty, or create a new penalty.

Barton said he was not sure whether English would appeal the decision, although he did speak with Molea after the penalty was announced. The penalty called for in Rule 44 and levied by the MIAA was reduced because Rubin asked that the student-athletes of Lynn English not be punished and because Latham took quick action to suspend Anderson in the wake of the allegations. Barton said assistant coach Mike Carr will be head coach during the postseason as English tries to repeat as Division 1 Eastern Mass. champions. Although Barton is suspended from coaching and attending games, he will be allowed to lead practices.

He must also attend an MIAA Coaches Education Program prior to returning. Lynn English finished the regular season 19-1 and is the No. 2 seed in the Div. 1 North tournament behind Central Catholic. English hosts Maiden in the first round of the tournament Tuesday.

The Bulldogs could face East Boston in the North semifinals if both schools win two games. "I knew they were tired after yesterday's barn-burner," Wilson said, referring to the Titans' dramatic 68-67 win over East Boston in the semifinals. "I knew it would take its toll in the fourth quarter." The Cardinals pushed their lead to 52-40 early in the fourth, but the Titans, led by Osmel Ode-na (18 points) and McDaniels (13) came back to make things interesting down the stretch. Campbell said yesterday's victory will help the Cardinals when they begin play as the top seed in the Division 1 South tournament next week. "It just gives us more confidence in ourselves," Campbell said.

"We know we can make big-time plays in big-time games." sensed that, as well." Although Ellison's off-balance, gravity defying shots always seemed to fall through in the semifinals, her shots were erratic in the final. Ellison (15 points, 1 1 rebounds, 7 steals) managed to post 6 points in the third but nothing in the final quarter. Junior forward Frederika Lawson picked up the slack for Burke (14-5), netting all 9 of her points in the second half. New Mission (16-3) also dominated the boards, with Edna Cristo-Jon collecting 20 rebounds to go with her 10 points. Burke coach John Rice was 27-0 in the league tournament before the Bulldogs fell last night.

Berry said he was humbled to play against the man who had history on his side. "To even win on this type of stage against a guy who's never lost on this stage, I'm honored," Berry said. "I really didn't know what was going to happen, but hopefully Rice feels like the torch has been passed to the right person." wanted to do this for themselves," said McCormack. "They knew that the winner here gets to the state tournament and they were really motivated." That motivation showed and the flood gates opened in the final frame when Latin Academy scored three more times. First, Kerrigan scored unassisted after a pretty move and then Moran grabbed his second, with a helper from Kerrigan.

Latin Academy's final tally came from a freshman, Paul O'Keefe, with less than a minute to play. The Dragons (9-11-0) now return to the Division 3 North sectional tournament for the fourth straight year where they look to improve over last year's one-and-done performance. Eastie fell to 5-13-2. Amara Grautski GLOBE CORRESPONDENT I The open ing period I of the Bos ton City League girls' basketball championship started out as a back-and-forth duel between Ny-iesha Kelley and Khadijah Ellison at Madison Park High School yesterday. Both players were sizzling, with Kelley netting 9 points for New Mission and Ellison 8 for Burke.

But any hope for a close game was dashed when the Titans outscored the Bulldogs by 17 points in the second quarter, allowing New Mission to run away with a 59-32 victory and its second consecutive league title. "Our game plan was defense," said Kelley, who finished with 29 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists and was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. "So the idea was to come out with great defense and get the ball up and down the court." After leading 1 1-8 after one quarter, the Titans' defense held CITY HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS leads Latin Academy Kerrigan By Peter Martin GLOBE CORRESPONDENT Latin Academy won its 3 third consecutive Boston City hockey championship yesterday by beating East Boston, 5-0, at Matthews Arena. The Dragons overcame a lackluster first-period effort by turning on the style in the final two frames and taking advantage of a series of Eastie penalties. "We came out flat," Latin Academy coach Rob McCormack said.

"We had a good talk in the locker room after the first and really got the troops going." Those troops were led by sophomore Brendon Kerrigan, who had two goals and two assists and earned the game's Most Valuable Player award. His line- mate and classmate Kevin Moran chipped in two goals and an assist. "Those guys are leaders for us," McCormack said. "They are really coming into their own this year. We kept that line together to try to get them to build some chemistry and it really worked." The Dragons' offense clicked late in the first after peppering Eastie goalie Logan Coughlin for the entire period.

Kerrigan scored his first on a wrist shot, thanks to a feed from Moran, at 12:41. Moran scored Latin Academy's second goal at 7:01 of the second period. The sophomore was able to bury the puck in an open net after a pretty series of passes from Kerrigan and Michael Clough. "The guys on the team really GL C9 00:43 3RD.