Ellis-Williams Reaches Milestone and More

HOCKEY

RMHS boys: After failing to find the net during the first two games of the young season, the Reading High boys hockey team finally found the winning formula this week and recorded wins against Xaverian Brothers and Wilmington High. The Rockets picked a nice time to break the goose egg next to the win column, as they handed the always tough Xaverian Hawks a 3-1 loss on Dec. 19 in a road game. That win doubtless stood the Rockets in good stead for their next game, as wins against Catholic Conference teams are hard enough to come by. Never mind road wins. Either way, to slip past the one of the newest additions to the Middlesex League, Wilmington, at Burbank Ice Arena on a third-period winner from sophomore Jake Barbera. Brian Shea and Rob Devaney also potted goals during the win.

Reading is now 2-1-1 overall on the season.

RMHS girls: The Lady Rockets got on the right track this week also, and did so in very convincing fashion: with a 9-0 road blowout of Wilmington on Dec. 21. Reading is now 1-3 overall.

Austin Prep boys: The Cougars kicked off the season on Dec. 21 against Archbishop Williams and came away from the Catholic Central League encounter with a 7-4 win. The AP skaters are back in action Dec. 31 at home against Andover.

Austin Prep girls: The Lady Cougars are still searching for their first win of the term after falling, 2-0, against Notre Dame of Hingham on Dec. 20.

BASKETBALL 

RMHS boys: The Rockets swept through the week in fine fashion, going 2-0, while one of the team’s senior stars surpassed a career milestone. on Dec. 20, and senior forward Jerry Ellis-Williams eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau with a 20 point performance. Kenny Reed also scored 20 on the Red Devils. On Friday the Rockets picked up where they left off, serving Wilmington with a 54-51 defeat at Hawkes Field House. Ellis-Williams continued to pad his impressive career totals, collecting 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Reed deposited 18 points.

RMHS girls: The potent Lady Rockets continue to leave the opposition chasing contrails. Reading picked up a pair of solid wins against ML crossover opponents last week, and are sitting pretty atop the ML Large leaderboard at 3-0, although meaningful league play has yet to commence. The Lady Rockets , on Dec. 20, led by Olivia Healy and Morgan O’Brien, who each netted 15 points in the win. Next up was Wilmington on Dec. 23, and the Wildcats proved no match for the veteran Lady Rockets and were duly ran off the court, 72-41.

INDOOR TRACK

RMHS boys: The Reading boys track squad bested Wilmington, 62-23, on Dec. 19 at Harvard University. Read more about the meet .

For the complete Middlesex League track picture, visit the Middlesex League website.