(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by the coaches and administrators of the Wamesit Warriors.) Tewksbury (Warriors) vs. Revere The 8th grade ‘A’ Wamesit Warriors from Tewksbury lost a high-scoring contest to Revere, by a final of 81-63. Turnovers on offense were the difference. Despite picking up a fourth foul to start the second half, limiting his minutes, Justin Derrah scored 32 points, to go along with double-figure rebounds. Ryan Briggs hot shooting, including three 3-point baskets, and 16 total points, helped keep things close, but it wasn’t enough. Other Warrior …

(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by the coaches and administrators of the Wamesit Warriors Basketball program.) Tewksbury (Warriors) vs. Saugus  The 8th grade ‘A’ Wamesit Warriors from Tewksbury were not able to overcome a 32-16 foul discrepancy, having three players foul out, and a fourth player almost experiencing the same fate, in a close 55-48 loss to the Sachems from Saugus. Nick Dunlap scored 13 points, Ryan Briggs 15, and Justin Derrah a team-leading 16, with all three players knocking down 3-point bombs. Devan Bere made a three-point basket, and Jack Theriault …

(Editor's note: The following information was supplied by the coaches and administrators of the Wamesit Warriors Basketball Program.) Tewksbury (Warriors) vs. Melrose  The 8th grade ‘A’ Wamesit Warriors from Tewksbury beat Melrose, by a score of 66-53. Eight players got in the scoring column.  Nick Dunlap scored 6 points, Andrew White 4 points, Devan Bere 4 points, Connor McLean 3 points, Jack Theriault 2 points, and Ryan Bain 3 points.  High scorers were the back/frontcourt tandem of Ryan Briggs with 15 and Justin Derrah leading with 29 points. The Warriors led at halftime by ten, and …

(Editor's note: The followingoinformation was submitted by the coaches and administrators of the Wamesit Warriors Basketball program.) WW 37, Masconomet  23 The young Warriors came out of the Christmas break and picked up just where they left off.  The back half of a home and away series in Masco and coming away with a convincing 37 -23 victory.  Superb passing in the half court game as well as on the fast break were the keys to having all 11 players in the scoring column.  Jack Kelly & Colby Wilson led the way with 6 pts each. Jay Connolly with 5 pts and David Miller and Colby Brown with 4 …

(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by the coaches and administrators of the Wamesit Warriors Basketball program.) Warriors 8th Grade A 49, Leominster 47The 8th grade ‘A’ Wamesit Warriors from Tewksbury beat Leominster in an exciting and close contest, by a score of 49-47, ending with Justin Derrah taking the ball the length of the court on an inbounds pass and converting a shot with 3 seconds remaining to break the tie. Eight different Warrior players scored, led by Derrah’s 24 points and 15 rebounds. Andrew White was a force in the first half with two baskets, and made …

(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by the coaches and administrators of the Wamesit Warriors Basketball program.) The 6th Grade Wamesit Warriors have started their 2011-12 campaign with an eye on getting back to the Championship. After five games it is clear that there is a lot of work to do.  The Warriors are 3-2 and have had some fun games. In their opening victory (43-26) Tyler Wilson paced the team with 12 points, while Kyle Harkins had 8, Patrick Carleton 6 & Blake Hiltz had 5. Game Two was a tough loss to Salem (67-35). Kyle Harkins led the team with 12 points and …

(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by the coaches of the Wamesit Warriors Youth Basketball program.) The 8th grade ‘A’ Wamesit Warriors from Tewksbury won their second consecutive game, with a convincing 52-23 victory over Hamilton-Wenham. Every player scored, and the bench played big minutes, helping to balance the scoring and make solid contributions to the team win.  Ryan Briggs bounced back after committing two early fouls, to score 16 points, including three 3-point baskets. Andrew White scored 5 points to go along with 9 rebounds, Justin Derrah led both teams in …

(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by the coaches and administrators of the Wamesit Warriors basketball program.) The 8th grade ‘A’ Wamesit Warriors from Tewksbury split a pair of games over the weekend beating Danvers by a score of 55-20, and losing a hard-fought game to Saugus 56-44, after leading at the half. The Warriors went to the bench early and often in both games, and got big contributions.  Leading scorers for the games were Justin Derrah with 28 points to go along with 23 rebounds, Ryan Briggs with 17 points and great leadership from the point guard position, …

(Editor's note: the following information was submitted by the coaches and administrators of the Wamesit Warriors Basketball program.) Warriors 60 Malden  49 Congratulations to the 8th grade Wamesit Warriors from Tewksbury after completing a perfect season, winning every game, and finishing with a Championship victory, beating a tough Malden team 60-49 in the Division 1 Eastern League playoffs. The Warriors final record was 23-0. The mark of this great group of young men was defense and rebounding, and the Championship game was no different. The Warriors won the rebounding battle, 44-32, and …

(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by the coaches and administration of the Wamesit Warriors basketball program.)Eastern Hoops League 7th Grade Championship Game Wamesit Warriors 59, Peabody 40 The Warriors had a great season this year and played well, but they saved their best basketball when it counted the most. In the final game of the season, the Warriors played hard and fast and never gave Peabody a chance to even get into this game.  The Warriors had 10 steals in the first half and held Peabody to just 18 points.  Kevin Vonkahle (7) and Connor MacLean (4) were very …

Last Tuesday night the Warriors 5th grade squad began the playoffs as the 5th seed playing 4th seeded Masconomet. With six guys scoring points and aggressive defense this team was clearly ready for a playoff run.  Kyle Harkins paced the team with 10 points.  Braden Hiltz had 8, Ben McKay scored five, Blake Hiltz had four and Tyler Wilson and Patrick Carleton each had a bucket.   This was a game won with defense as they held the Masco squad to 24 points for a 31-24 victory.  On Friday night while the TMHS Hockey team was beating Saugus the Warriors traveled to Saugus to challenge the #1 seed. …

(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by the coaches and administrators of the Wamesit Warriors Basketball program.) Warriors 61 Peabody  36 The 8th grade Wamesit Warriors from Tewksbury continued their regular season dominance and moved to 21-0, after defeating Peabody 61-36 in the second round of the playoffs. The victory was won due to an incredible 52-22 rebounding advantage. The Tewksbury Warriors had scoring runs of 11-2, 14-1, and 7-0, thanks to high-pressure defense applied early, and often. James Sullivan grabbed 11 rebounds to go along with a couple of field goals…

(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by the Coaches and administration of the Wamesit Warriors basketball program.) Warriors 7th       51         Reading   35 After a first round blowout, the wariors faced Reading in the second round of the Eastern Hoops playoffs.  The Warriors started the game off a little rough and Reading was able to keep pace. After a quick first half timeout, the Warriors came back and started to play their game running the floor with Ryan Briggs, Ryan Bain and Nick Dunlap feeding the ball inside to a tough Connor MacLean and Justin Derrah.  The …

The 5th Grade Warriors closed out the regular season on Sunday with a 47-31 victory over Winthrop. Braden Hiltz was a scoring machine and led the team with 19 points and Kyle Harkins helped lead the scoring with 15 points of his own. Cam O'Hearn, Patrick Carleton and Blake Hiltz scored four each and Tyler Wilson pitched in a bucket.   This game was won in the first has as the Warriors held Winthrop to 10 first half points and had a comfortable 25-10 lead. Team Defense will be the key to this teams success going forward. With a 7-7 record overall, this team heads into the playoffs as the 5th …

(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by the coaches and administrators of the Wamesit Warriors Basketball program.) 4th Grade: Warriors 34 - Burlington 26 The Tewksbury 4th grade Wamesit Warriors ended the regular season on a high note defeating Burlington 34-26 to finish the regular season at 9-7. Leading the way were Colby Brown and Derek Graffeo with 8 points each. Jay Connolly added 7 points, Zack Weitz 5points, Michael Polimeno 4 points and Brennan Rogers with 2 points Kyle Zervas and Colby Wilson directed the offense all day with several assists each. Jack Kelly and …

Warriors 7th   53      Peabody     58 It was a tough loss for the Warriors 7th grade team this weekend in what was a solid game by both teams.  Peabody came out fast and took an early 7-0 lead as the Warriors could not get a shot to drop.  The Warriors needed a spark and Ryan Briggs answered the call scoring 15 points in the first half, jump starting his team to take a 9-point halftime lead 27-18.  Dunlap, Asselin and Derrah combined 6-8 from the free throw line to help with the lead. Again, the Warriors came out in the second half and quickly gave the ball away 3 times in a row while Peabody…

(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by the coaches and administrators of the Wamesit Warriors.) Warriors 63 Malden  52  The 8th grade Wamesit Warriors from Tewksbury are undefeated at 20-0, after winning a battle of the two top teams in the league, beating Malden in a slugfest, 63-52. The keys to victory for the Warriors were strong rebounding, and limiting turnovers.  James Sullivan played one of his best all-around games, leading the defensive charge, rebounding, and scoring 14 points. Alex Botazzi scored 5 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and took 2 big charges in the …

(Editor's note: The following information was provided by the administrators and coaches of the Wamesit Warriors Basketball program.) 5th Grade: Warriors 30 – Pentucket 16 With a small squad on Sunday due to sickness and vacation the Warriors were able to pull away from this tough squad. Leading the way offensively was Kyle Harkins with 12 points. Ben McKay chipped in with 8, Nathan Ell had five, Patrick Carleton four and Tyler Wilson rounded out the scoring with 1 point. Cam O'Hearn led the way defensively with some key stops down the stretch. He was helped by Tyler, Patrick and Nathan Ell …

(Editor's Note: The following information was provided by the Wamesit Warriors coaches and administrators.) Warriors 59 Peabody  43 The 8th grade Wamesit Warriors from Tewksbury ran their record to 17-0, beating Peabody, 59-43. Shayne Russell led the scoring with 15 points including two 3-pt baskets, followed by Joe Csokmay with 13. Russell also added 3 steals, and Csokmay 8 rebounds. Chris Caron and Craig Harkins each connected on two 3-pt. field-goals to take the pressure off of their front-court teammates, who were receiving double-coverage inside. Alex DiRocco added 5 points, 3 assists, …