“Lily is a great leader. Every time she gets the ball up top, she squares up nice, makes a move and it’s like dunk. Points. Points. Points. She’s awesome.””

Senior forward Alora DaFonseca

Senior forward Lily Pichette scored 21 points as the Westport girls basketball team walloped Avon 49-19, in a Mayflower Athletic Conference home game on Friday afternoon. The win evened the Wildcats overall record to 6-6. Westport played four games in five days last week and went 3-1 during that stretch. The Wildcats beat Case 51-50 on Monday, Holbrook 54-39 on Wednesday and lost to Bourne 37-34, before pasting Avon on Friday. 

“Four games in five days, it puts a lot on the girls,” said Westport head coach Jen Gargiulo after the team’s loss to Bourne. “I can’t ask anything more of them. They’ve been working hard. They trust in each other and I’m proud of them.”  

The Wildcats got Pichette involved early during the Avon game. She scored six in the first quarter, five in the second, eight in the third and two in the fourth. The co-captain also pulled down 12 rebounds and grabbed four steals and dished out two assists. 

“I’m really excited,” said Pichette of her senior year. “The team is pretty good this year. I love playing with these girls. They are like my family and I’m really proud to be part of this team.” 

“Lily is a great leader. Every time she gets the ball up top, she squares up nice, makes a move and it’s like dunk. Points. Points. Points. She’s awesome.” said senior forward Alora DaFonseca, who has been called to action off the bench, since senior center Sarah Carney injured her foot.

“Alora has been a beast under the basket,” said Pichette. “She works hard and and has been a big help down low.” 

Junior guard and co-captain Leah Sylvain scored 12 points, collected six steals an assist and a rebound. 

“Leah’s playing great,” said Pichette of her teammate. “She’s really important. Especially with our outside shooting.”

Lacey Chaunt scored six points, pulled down seven rebounds and had three assists and two steals. Abbey Silvia scored six points, seven rebounds, two assists and three steals. Korynne Holden and Tess Silvia each netted a bucket during the game. The Wildcats led 16-8 at halftime then poured it on and scored 17 points in the third quarter and 15 more in the fourth. 

Next up: The Wildcats hose Bristol Plymouth on Monday at 5 p.m. and Bishop Connolly on Wednesday at 5 p.m.

Ben Boudria scores 23 as Wildcats crush Panthers 75-43

While the girls walloped Avon at home, junior point guard Ben Boudria scored a game high 23 points as the Wildcats crushed the Panthers 75-43 at Avon on Friday night.

“Ben was highly efficient with his shooting,” said Westport head coach Scot Boudria. “He went four of seven from the three point line and five for five from the foul line. He was also highly effective running the point with four steals and only two turnovers.”  

The 11-1 Wildcats beat Holbrook 80-67 at home on Wednesday, Jan 26. and currently have a two game winning streak since losing their first game of the season to West Bridgewater 71-66 on Friday, Jan. 21. 

Westport led just 32-29 at halftime before flipping the switch in the third quarter. Boudria scored 11 of his 23 points in the third and sank two three pointers. Junior guard Hunter Broduer also drained a three and scored five of his nine points in the third quarter. Owen Boudria, Aidan Rock and Dom Vitorino combined to shoot six of ten from the foul line as Westport took a 54-33 lead. 

Coach Boudria emptied his bench in the fourth quarter. Ben Boudria stayed hot and sank two more three pointers as the Wildcats piled on 22 more points. Junior guard Cam Leary sank a three pointer and scored five of his seven points. Senior forward Jayden Zuber also buried a three and added a bucket for five points. Max Morotti netted three and Liam Molloy added two. 

Next up: The Wildcats travel to Bristol Plymouth for a non league game on Monday and to Bishop Connolly for a Mayflower Athletic Conference game on Wednesday. 

Wildcats scoring: Ben Boudria scored 23 points, Hunter Brodeur and Owen Boudria each scored 9, Ben Poitras scored 8, Cam Leary scored 7, Aidan Rock and Jayden Zuber each scored 5, Dom Vitorino scored 4, Max Morotti scored 3 and Liam Molloy netted a bucket.