The Everett boys’ hockey team captured its first Greater Boston League title since 1970 with a 7-0 victory over visiting Somerville Wednesday night at Allied Veterans Memorial Rink. This year’s title, which is shared with Medford, is just the second in the 55-year history of Everett hockey.
“The kids were through the roof,’’ Everett coach Jason Lawrence said. “They deserve it, they’ve been playing hard. This was one of our goals at the beginning of the year.’’
Junior forward Marc Faia scored four goals to propel the Crimson Tide (3-1 GBL, 6-7 overall).
“Marc had a great night, but we had a lot of guys chipping in,’’ Lawrence said.
Seniors J.J. MacLaughlin, Gino DeSimone, and Ray Suppa each scored once and recorded two assists.
Although it didn’t show up on the scoresheet, Lawrence praised the play of junior defenseman Jack MacLaughlin and junior forward Bryan Bessler.
“They stepped up tonight,’’ Lawrence said. “They’re always playing the game the right way.’’
Sophomore goalie Brendan Calderon made 20 saves to earn his first career shutout.
“He played great, he made the saves he needed to make,’’ Lawrence said. “Our defense really helped him out.’’
Boys’ swimming
Westford 95, St. John’s Prep 91 — Westford Academy and St. John’s Prep have built a competitive rivalry over the past decade. Last year, Westford won the Division 1 state final, snapping the Prep’s nine-year stranglehold.
Wednesday marked the first time the teams got together for a regular-season meet and it ended in dramatic fashion at UMass-Lowell. In the 400-yard freestyle relay, the last event of the meet, Westfield came from behind to beat St. John’s by two seconds to win, 95-91.
“We knew it would be a close race, Tony [Padvaiskas] does a great job with the Prep kids,’’ Westford coach Harriet Kinnett said. “We knew it was going to come down to the last relay . . . so it was exciting.’’
Westford needed first- and third-place finishes in order to tie the meet, but first and second would win it. The Prep’s Joseph Turk and Trevor Gowdy got the Prep out to a strong lead, but Westford’s third and fourth swimmers, Florian Haedicke and Jason Jung,were able to make up the ground and nudge Prep by two seconds.
Boys’ basketball
Middlesex 44, Roxbury Latin 38 — Middlesex sophomore guard Michael Doherty led the way with 15 points.
Cathedral 77, Manchester Essex 47 — Sophomore Dillon Barros scored 18 points to pace the No. 11 Panthers (13-2).
Blue Hills 67, Bristol-Plymouth 50 — Junior guard Jack Kiley scored a career-high 16 points to lead the Warriors (7-4).
Cardinal Spellman 83, Moses Brown 50 —Sophomore forward Mikey Spencer scored 19 points and pulled down six rebounds for the Cardinals (11-2).
Dover-Sherborn 48, Norton 34 — Sophomore Dante Eldridge had 15 points to lead the Raiders (11-3).
Greater Lowell 57, Arlington Catholic 55 — Senior guard Raymie Brown hit two free throws with four seconds left to win it for the Gryphons (10-2). He scored 19 points in the contest.
Girls’ basketballEssex Tech 44, Rockport 35 — Freshman Sydney Noyes paced the Hawks (8-6) with 14 points and 22 rebounds. Freshman Ginny Vienneau added 13 points.
Northeast 43, Presentation of Mary 36 — Senior guard Amanda Carlisle had 15 points for the Knights (6-8).
Brighton 66, Boston United 33 — Junior forward Gladys Ambers led the Bengals (7-6) with 29 points. Junior guard Aneytra Williams logged 12 assists and pulled down 10 rebounds.
Lynn Classical 60, Malden 25 — Sophomore forward Paris Wilkey scored a game-high 21 points for the Rams (11-6).
Ashland 37, Bellingham 24 — Senior Taylor Mazurek led the Clockers (8-5) with 14 points. Senior forward Megan Russell added 13.
Mt. Alvernia 52, St. Clement 42 — Junior Eleni Laskaris scored 14 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and added 3 assists to help the visiting Mustangs.
Millis 55, Holliston 48 — Katy Golden scored 21 points and pulled down 13 rebounds for the Mohawks (11-5).
Boys’ hockey
Natick 3, Braintree 0— Freshman Joe Shalib stopped 24 shots to earn his sixth shutout for the Redmen (9-4-1).
Wellesley 6, Milton 0— Senior Brendan White netted his first varsity goal to lift the Raiders (6-3-3).
Peabody 3, Danvers 0 — Junior Ethan LeBlanc scored two goals and assisted on the third for the Tanners (8-3-2).
Austin Prep 4, Matignon 0 — Senior goalie Ben Parker made 57 saves in a losing effort for Matignon.
Girls’ hockeyWellesley 6, Newton North 1 — Hannah MacDougall and Katie Hawkinson both notched a goal and an assist to pace the Raiders (7-1).
Wrestling
Walpole 39, Norwood 12 — At 285 pounds, Matt Rando pulled out an overtime victory for the Rebels.
Brandan Blom contributed to this report from Lowell. For more highlights, go to BostonGlobe.com.
