The final whistle of the season blew in the Elite 8 Round of the Division 5 boys basketball playoffs as Hull fell to Paulo Freire High School in Chicopee, 85-63. Senior Gabe Griffin ended his career with a solid 27-point performance, while senior Daniel Punchard went out with a 14-point effort. Griffin was selected as a league All-Star and was also named the South Shore League Tobin Division Player of the Year. Tyler Sordillo was also selected as a league all-star. Three Hull hockey players also were selected to the SSL All-Star team. Luke Dunham was honored as the Rookie of the Year as well as an All-Star, and Matt Mahoney and Rob Casagrande were All-Star selections.
Travel Hoop dynasty: The current 8th grade boys travel basketball team has done it again! The Hull boys won their third championship as a group, with a title-winning 52-42 win over Hingham on Sunday in the SSYB championship game. This group also won the championship as 5th graders in 2017 and the 7th grade summer league crown last year. Hull started slow, falling behind 9-0, but exploded for a 20-point second quarter to take a 28-24 lead into intermission. A 19-point third quarter led the way to the title victory, and also avenged its only loss of the season. Max MacEachern scored 19 points, Isaiah Green added 18 points and Chris Resnick chipped in with 8. In the semi-final on Friday night, the Pirates defeated Pembroke, 62-50, with a total team effort. Henry Buchleitner led the way with a season-high 19 points, and other scorers included Max MacEachern (12), Isaiah Green (8), Chris Resnick (7), Logan Griffin (3), Liam Conneely (2), Jack Gagne (2), Jason Grainger (2), and Jeffrey Reede (2). Teddy Hipp, Matthew Thomas and Landon Lepenven also contributed with tight defense and rebounding. The team has been coached by Brian MacEachern and Greg Griffin for the past five years. The 7th grade boys fell in the semi-finals to eventual champion Hingham, 39-35. Playing shorthanded, Hull led most of the way before foul trouble gave Hingham the advantage late in the game. The Pirates finished with a 13-3 record, and handed Hingham its only loss of the season. The team members were: Michael Cimetti, Christian Truglia, Nate Tiani, Elijah Perlmuter, Tristan Lofgren, Will Kenerson, Sam Szabo, Audie Bernard, Tegan Belew and Malik Ervin and was coached by Tony Truglia and John Tiani.
More hoopla: The Hull Youth Basketball In-Town program ended another successful season with its annual Championship Day on Saturday with four exciting title tilts. The Junior Girls winner was Lasting Impressions, who edged Proving Ground 22-20. The Junior Boys championship was won by R&S Tax Solutions with a close 26-22 win over Dalat. EM20 took the Senior Girls crown with a 23-15 win over Nantasket Flowers-McCarthy Gratta RE. The Senior Boys winner was Resnick Law with a 55-52 win over Riverstone.
Spring sports signups: Registration is open for Hull Youth Baseball and Hull Youth Girls Softball for this coming season. To register for all three divisions for Hull Youth Baseball, go to hullyouthbaseball@gmail.com. Evaluations for Division 1 will be on Saturday March 19, and for Division 2 on Sunday March 20. Hull Youth Softball will have three divisions this season and will play local travel games. Division 1 will be grades 2 and 3, Division 2 will be grades 4 and 5, and Division 3 will be grades 6-8. The season begins on April 25 and will run through late June/early July. To register go to hullgirlssoftball@ghmail.com. Early registration discount is effective through March 21.
Hull Tee Ball is looking for a new coordinator to take over the program. Hull Tee Ball is a great way to introduce 3-to 5-year-old boys and girls to organized sports. The number-one goal is to have fun, and the children develop some skills along the way. Hull Tee Ball has been played on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6 to 7 p.m. at Jones Park in Kenberma for six weeks in July and August. The league holds 501(c)(3) non-profit status, and playing fee is around $40 per child. Unfortunately, the league has not played the past two summers due to the COVID19 pandemic, but conditions look favorable to restart this summer. Anyone interested in taking over Hull Tee Ball should contact Eric Hipp at hipp.eric@gmail.com, or call 781-264-6940.
Please send sports information to alanmccall461@hotmail.com. Weekly deadline is Tuesday at 8 p.m.
