The Bulldogs defeat Putnam, 64-57 to claim Division 1 state championship First they beat three of the best of the state’s best basketball league, the Merrimack Valley. Then they ousted the best team in the south. And finally they bested…
Author: Cary Shuman
The ‘Zo’ Show Linton Was Brilliant in Bulldogs’ Run to the Title
He was simply awesome. Alonzo Linton, Lynn English’s 6-foot-5-inch senior, scored a game-high 27 points and had 12 rebounds to help the Budllogs set down Putnam 64-57, in the Division 1 state championship game Saturday at the Hart Center on…
Coach of the Year
Newton recognized Antonio Anderson’s potential to be a state champion coach Who knew? Who knew that Antonio Anderson, one of the greatest basketball players to ever come out of Lynn, would experience so much success, so fast as a high…
St. Mary’s Falls Short to Hoosac Valley in State Title Game
When the St. Mary’s High School girls basketball team scored 20 points in the opening quarter against Hoosac Valley – twice as many points as Hoosac had allowed on average in the tournament – it appeared that head coach Jeff…
Pam Gonzalez Concludes Her Outstanding Basketball Career at St. Mary’s High School
Pamela Gonzalez has been selected as an All-Scholastic, a much-deserved honor following her sensational senior season for the St. Mary’s High School of Lynn girls basketball team. Gonzalez, of Revere, led the Lady Spartans in to the Division 3 state…
Lynn English Advances to Division 1 State Final -Linton, Guzman, Rodriguez Lead Bulldogs To 76-62 Win over Newton North at Garden
It’s official now. No team is playing better basketball in eastern Massachusetts than Antonio Anderson’s Lynn English Bulldogs. The English hoopmen will compete for the Division 1 state championship Saturday in Worcester after completing a 32-minute clinic of team basketball…
St. Mary’s Beats Williams in TD Garden Thriller Matela’s Three-pointer Sends Spartans to State Final
Junior guard Olivia Matela swished a three-pointer with eight seconds left to give the St. Mary’s High School girls basketball team a thrilling 62-59 victory over Archbishop Williams in the Division 3 state semifinals Wednesday at the TD Garden. Matela…
Guzman Heats up the Garden Parquet Floor
When Lynn English basketball coach Antonio Anderson learned that Jarnel Guzman had transferred from St. John’s Prep to English, his first thought was: “I was happy.” Guzman, a junior guard, continues to bring smiles to the entire Lynn coaching staff.…
Arch Angels: St. Mary’s Prevails on Pivotal Shot Call
Jeff Newhall has led his St. Mary’s teams to two state titles, taken Marblehead to the brink of a third, won a tournament at Disney and several Boverinis, and produced a string of victories over the most elite programs in…
A Decade of Excellence Brian Lozzi Steps down as Lynn Chargers President
Brian Lozzi, president of the Lynn Chargers youth football and cheerleading organization for the past decade, has stepped down from his position. Lozzi’s exceptional leadership resulted in close to a 100 percent increase in participation on the Chargers’ football and…