Boyd leads Pats in fourth.

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COLUMN: BOYS' ROUNDUP

BASKETBALL

Burncoat 65, Worcester Tech 62

Brendon Boyd scored 9 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter, including two free throws with 35 seconds left that sealed the road win for the Patriots (4-12).

Anthony Orama led the victors with 17 points, while Markese Berry finished with 12 points and 8 rebounds and Darien Forman chipped in 9 rebounds and 6 points.

Jesus Lopez kept the Eagles (6-9) in the game with 23 points and 11 rebounds, while brother Abi Lopez scored 13 and Ysander Figueroa added 14.

Grafton 70, Oxford 56

Junior guard Trevor Stock scored 25 points as the host Indians (10-6, 6-3) qualified for the postseason with a SWCL East win over the Pirates (9-7, 6-3).

Junior guard Mark Bradshaw added 20 points, and junior Chris Resker grabbed 11 rebounds to go with his 7 points

Senior John Burke led Oxford with 12 points.

Uxbridge 53, Northbridge 35

Senior forward Andrew Groth scored 16 points and pulled down 15 rebounds, while Kyle Allaire (17 points) netted four 3-pointers to lead the host Spartans (13-4, 7-2) in the SWCL East.

Uxbridge outscored the Rams, 20-13, in the second quarter to take a 14-point halftime lead.

Tyler Bennett led Northbridge Rams (12-6, 4-4) with 17 points.

Leominster 81, North Middlesex 69

Junior Bobby Goldsby scored 23 points and sophomore Tyler Strange had 17 for the visiting Blue Devils (8-7).

Junior guards Ryan Woodward and Zack Trust had 21 and 20 points, respectively, for the Patriots (1-14).

Douglas 61, Abby Kelley 33

The host Tigers (10-6) qualified for their first Central Mass. playoff berth in 35 years with a victory over the Bears (4-13).

Senior center Zach Valleire's 21 points and 12 rebounds led Douglas, while seniors Chris Davis and Joe Sasster each added 12 points.

Abby Kelley (4-13) was paced by Tyler Wysledt's 7 points.

Whit. Christian 77, St. Mary's 46

Behind sophomore forward Andrew Dykstra's 27 points, the host Crusaders (13-2) erased a first-quarter deficit to beat the Eagles (10-7). Garrett Harden added 12 points and Jake Himmotu 11.

Senior guard Peter Drozdowski led St. Mary's with 12 points.

Valley Tech 51, Tri-County 27

Mike O'Leary scored 16 points and Chad Holbrook added 13 to lead the host Beavers (4-12).

Tri-County is 5-11.

Pomfret 70, Bancroft 46

Junior guard Jimmy Kelley scored 13 of his team-high 15 points in the first half, but the Bulldogs (11-5) were outscored, 31-16, in the second half by host Pomfret Academy (9-4).

Dave Mack had 8 points and 8 rebounds...