Hornets improve to 10-4
Published in the February 8, 2018 edition
SENIOR CAPTAINS Taylor Moore (33) and Noel Riley (5) box out their Lynnfield opponents on this foul shot. The Hornets swept the season series against the Pioneers. (John Friberg Photo)
By DAN NUNN
NORTH READING — Nine Hornets scored as North Reading annihilated the Lynnfield Pioneers by an astounding score of 73-25 on Friday night.
Junior Mia DeNofrio was terrific with a game high 16 points. Junior Casey McAuliffe scored 12 points, sophomore Lauren Sullivan had 11 points and senior captain Noel Riley added 10 points off the bench. With the victory NRHS qualified for the state tournament for the eighth consecutive season.
NRHS quickly got rolling in the first quarter. Their largest lead was 21-4 and were ahead 21-7 by the end of one. North Reading continued firing on all cylinders in the second quarter. The Pioneers only managed five points and the lead ballooned to 37-12 at the half.
The second half was almost a carbon copy of the first. Lynnfield didn’t put up much of a fight and the Hornets won by the astonishing 48-point margin.
