Published February 3, 2021
By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI
IPSWICH — The red-hot Lynnfield High girls’ basketball team won its third consecutive game last Friday night as they won at Ipswich, 38-29. With that victory, the team climbed back to the .500 mark at 4-4.
“They sat in a zone and we were not hitting our outside shots,” explained Lynnfield’s first-year head coach Jeannie Cavallaro. “It was our third game of the week, and with only six players, we were a little tired but able to do some good things late.”
Lynnfield led 13-8 at the half as both teams struggled on offense in the first half.
The Pioneers then outscored the Tigers 25-21 in the second half.
Senior co-captain Caroline Waisnor led the Pioneers in scoring with 16 points while fellow senior co-captain Ava Buonfiglio added nine. Grace Klonsky, another senior co-captain, chipped in six.
On Jan. 27, the Pioneers won,39-27 at Manchester-Essex.
Lynnfield led this one 21-15 at the half and never gave up that advantage in the second half.
“It took us a while to get going,” admitted Cavallaro. “We did start to pull away late.”
Buonfiglio, a senior forward, had 13 points while Klonsky and Bella George both added nine points each. Waisnor chipped in eight as the team had balanced scoring.
The night before the Manchester-Essex win, the Pioneers won at Triton, 54-20, up in Byfield.
“We put pressure on them early on defense and caused several turnovers,” said Cavallaro, as the defense shut the Viking offense down.
Lynnfield led this one 24-8 at the half and were never threatened in the second half.
Buonfiglio had a team-high 16 points while junior forward Riley Hallahan had 12. George and Klonsky both scored eight points.
The next game for the Pioneers will be on Feb. 8 at 5:45 p.m. as they welcome Rockport.
