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When Pentucket junior Tess Nogueira went down with an injury in their game at Whittier, the Sachems knew that they would have to call upon their bench to take a bigger role than they are used to. The reserves didn’t miss a beat however as Pentucket defeated Whittier, 53-46 on Sunday afternoon.

When Pentucket junior Tess Nogueira went down with an injury in their game at Whittier, the Sachems knew that they would have to call upon their bench to take a bigger role than they are used to. The reserves didn’t miss a beat however as Pentucket defeated Whittier, 53-46 on Sunday afternoon.

Whittier trailed for most of the game until Andrea Terranova scored with just a minute to play.  Her basket put the Wildcats up by one (52-51) and a defensive stop and two free throws later, Whittier earned a 54-51 win over Shawsheen - in a battle of two CAC undefeated teams.  Terranova and Catherine Roche each had 12 points and Christina Medley led Whittier 16. Michaela Martin came up with a game-saving block in the final seconds to secure the win.

Whittier Tech's girls rallied from a 29-15 halftime hole to tie the game in regulation on two Christina Medley free throws with four seconds left and then poured it on in overtime to beat Division 1 Brockton, 67-61. Kendra Brasil scored six of her 10 points in overtime while Catherine Roche led the unbeaten Wildcats (7-0) with 14 points, one more than Medley.

WHITTIER – In most high schools you won’t find many seniors mixing with the freshmen. At Whittier, however, they’re not only socializing but they also share the ball pretty well.

Freshmen Kayla Riley (17) and Andrea Terranova (11) and senior Catherine Roche (10) hit double figures as Whittier downed Greater Lawrence 70-44.

Whittier Tech's girls got off to a rousing start, whipping Northeast 59-19, with freshmen leading the way.  Freshman Kayla Riley had three 3-pointers and 13 points and classmates Andrea Terranova and Michaela Martin both scored eight points. Another frosh, 6-foot-4 Samnell VonLeh, had 6 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks in one half.