January 2014 The Reporter
Bay View Basketball
Bay View remains at 1-1 with a win over West Warwick (54-46) and a lost to (undefeated Rogers (45-27).
EPHS Boys Basketball
The Townie basketball team has December wins over Tiverton (59-45) and Ponagansett. They opened their Holiday Tourney with a win Over Ponaganset, 82-57. After struggling to make shots over the last two games, the Townies broke out against the Chieftains. The backcourt duo of Charlie Brown and Brandon Rebollo accounted for 47 of EP’s 82 points. “Brown had 30 points for us with 7 assists and 6 rebounds, while Rebollo, making his first varsity start, drained 5 first half threes,” said Head Coach Alex Butler. Ep had 51 first half points and never looked back. The team lost to Central (64-52) and to Barrington (62-47) during last month.
EPHS Boys Indoor Track & Field
Shorthanded Townies Remain Undefeated Defeat Central and Mt. Pleasant to start the season. The Boys Indoor Track & Field team remained undefeated in the state’s top division (the Metropolitan Division), and reached 5 wins and 0 losses on the season by defeating Central High School 52-48 and Mt. Pleasant High School 85-15. “The win was impressive for the team since we once again were forced to compete without some of our top athletes due to injury and illness,” said last years RI Coach of the Year, Bob Lyons. The win was doubly impressive for the Townies because for the second week in a row they defeated one of the teams projected as a preseason favorite to win this year’s state title (Central High School). Individual winners for the Townies during the track meet were; Trystan Casey in the Long Jump, Leon Edmonds in the Shot Put and Mike Monagle in the 3000 Meter. The EPHS Girls Indoor track team has a 1-1 record to date with a win over Woonsocket and a loss to North Kingstown.
EPHS Hockey Townies Defeat Spartans/ Narragansett
The Townies Hockey Team improved to 3-2 with a 5-1 win over Ponagansett and a 6-1 win vs the Scituate/Tolman Coop in Smithfield. Junior goalie Marc LaValley had another outstanding performance in net, turning away the first 26 shots he faced before Scituate tallied a late third period goal. Senior captain Josh Letendre scored 3 goals. Junior captain Kyle Marquis and his classmate Jared Estrella added a goal and a pair of assists. Junior Ryan Costa had a
Marc LaValley, EPHS Hockey Goalie having a great season.
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