Westford Youth Basketball, Fourth and Fifth Grade Boys' Results: Jan. 8

Wizards 26

Pythons 21

John Berrigan poured in 12 of his game high 16 points in the second half to help the Wizards overcome a one point half time deficit in knocking off the Pythons.  Jason Ward paced the Pythons with 10 points.

Team Phantom   38

Thunderbolts   26

Scott Beattie scored 8 points in each half to lead Team Phantom past the Thunderbolts.  Simon Wang dropped in 10 points for the Thunderbolts.

Gold Rush 18

Blue Tornadoes 14

Charles Zhang and Nick Faretra each scored 4 second half points to help the Gold Rush to a comeback win over the Blue Tornadoes.  Michael Zacharchuk scored 9 points for the Tornadoes as they spiritedly overcame an early 10-point deficit in a close contest.

Spartans 24

Bulls 13

The Westford Spartans got back into the win column with a tough battle versus the Bulls on Sunday.  The game was tight in the first half with both teams struggling to put the ball in the hoop. With the help of some tough defense from Ben Trotter and Zach Lawrence, as well as outstanding rebounding by Ryan O’Regan, the Spartans clawed back in the second half.  Bhargov Pappu broke the team record for blocked shots with 4, and Mike Ricciardi and Sambit Sahoo each scored to help the cause.    Luke Stocker nailed a long range shot to lift the Bulls spirits, but Spartans prevailed 24-13.

Bears 22

Generals 14

The Bears won their first game of the year, by defeating the Generals 22-14.  The Bears played an aggressive defense and stole the ball 20 times, led by Dan Marshall’s 5 steals and Andrew Jerzylo’s 4 steals.  Brain Alibrandi led the team in rebounding and scored a few baskets late in the 4^th quarter.  Shane Cressman and Alex Wood led the offense with 8 points each.

Heat 28

Hawks 18

The Heat won their first game of the season with an exciting win over the Hawks.  Drew Brown had an impressive game with 12 points and Adam Scaramuzzi added 10 more. Paul Healey and Donald Walk were solid on defense. For the Hawks, Owen McNeil and Tommy Holmstead each poured in 6 points and Matt Eggert and Max Bombardie also contributed offensively.

Celtics 34

Blue Thunder 11

The Celtics had very strong games from Ernie Barber and Jack Quinn who each poured in 12 points for the Celtics. Alexander Quattrocchi and Tyler Bella contributed offensively for the Blue Thunder.

White Warriors 28

Silver Bullets 25

In a very close contest, the undefeated Warriors beat a tough Silver Bullets team. The scoring was very even throughout. Nicholas Awada was the high scorer for the Warriors with 18 points, while his brother Andrew shot a big three-pointer in the 4^th quarter. For the Silver Bullets, Cam Barisano had a great game with 14 points.

Grey Ghosts 29

Blue Man Group 19

The Grey Ghosts were paced by excellent team scoring with Dom DiGiovine, Noah Cherry, Ryan Crann, Colin Carney, Nick Lofria, and Nishanth Navali all contributing offensively. For Blue Man Group, Drew Pian led all scoring with 11 points and Adam Betchelder , Peter Waldron and Declan Morse also had baskets.

Tigers 11

Green Monsters 8

In a defensive dual, the Tigers defeated the Green Monsters.  Matt Ryan, Colin Loesch, Jack Mahony, and Neil Brown put in strong efforts on defense. David Towers, Jakob Simas and Joshua Rosenstein had good games for the Green Monsters.

Blue Celtics 20

Blue Hawks 11

Tim Loosigian scored a big 3 pointer in the beginning of the second half to help the Blue Celtics defeat the Blue Hawks. Michael Sennot had a big game as well scoring 10 points. For the Blue Hawks, Tucker Champeau, Dylan Breen and Tony Roddy contributed offensively.