Townie students start winter sports
By Kevin Kelly
COLLEGE HOCKEY
BU senior captain Matt Grzelcyk and Harvard senior wing Jim Vesey had a goal and an assist each in the Terriers exciting 6-5 conquest of the Crimson on Jan. 7…Grzelcyk also notched his first career hat trick in a 7-2 BU thumping of UMass…Northeastern junior wing Brendan Collier tallied two assists in the Huskies 3-0 whitewashing of St. Lawrence…Salem St. sophomore wing Danielle Kelley slammed home a goal in the Lady Vikings 3-1 setback to Neumann.
Scoring (G-A-Pts) –
- Jim Vesey (SR/Harvard) 10-13-23
- Matt Grzelcyk (SR/BU) 6-4-10
- Brendan Collier (JR/Northeastern) 3-4-7
- Danielle Kelley (SOPH/Salem St.) 3-3-6
- Aaron Titcomb (SOPH/Merrimack) 1-5-6
- Mike Doherty (JR/Yale) 2-2-4
- Nolan Vesey (SOPH/Maine) 2-1-3
- Jacqueline Sindoris (FR/Salem State) 2-0-2
- Conal Lynch (JR/Tufts) 0-0-0
HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY
Boston Latin senior wing Will Ahern and junior defenseman Mark Williamson notched an assist each in a 9-1 drubbing of Dracut…Ahern added a goal and an assist in a Wolfpack 3-3 tie with Tewksbury…St. Clement senior sensation Matt Dighton tallied a goal and an assist in a 10-2 loss to St. Bernard…Matignon senior star Rose Sullivan posted a goal and an assist in a 7-0 smack down of Wayland.
Scoring (G-A-Pts) –
- Rose Sullivan, Matignon 12-8-20
- Micaela Sindoris, Worcester Academy 9-9-18
- Matt Dighton, St. Clement 7-6-13
- Will Ahern, Boston Latin 4-5-9
- E.J. White, East Boston 0-2-2
- Sean Wrenn, Malden Catholic 1-0-1
- Mark Williamson, Boston Latin 0-1-1
- Jacob Leavitt, East Boston 0-1-1
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Coach Leo Boucher of Charlestown and his St. Clement squad knocked Pope John XXIII (PJ) from the unbeaten ranks. The entertaining 63-61 overtime contest also saw PJ junior center Patrick Kelly grab 15 rebounds and notch 4 steals…Winchester sophomore guard Liam Fitzpatrick scored 11 points to go along with 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals as the Sachems stormed back from a late-game 10-point deficit to topple Hampshire Regional 63-59…Pope John XXIII freshman forward Renee Wang scored her first varsity points in a 62-32 drubbing of Marian.
If you know of a Charlestown student-athlete competing at the collegiate or high school varsity level not included on this list, please e-mail [email protected].