When the Braintree girls’ basketball team needed to answer an Archbishop Williams bucket Saturday afternoon, the Wamps turned to Keelah Dixon­. And any time Braintree needed a defensive stop, Dixon was in the right place at the right time to force a turnover.

The junior guard finished with a game-high 28 points to lead the top-ranked Wamps past No. 4 Archbishop Williams, 57-42, on the Bishops’ home court.

“We love big games, we don’t get to play them often, so when it’s competitive we’re really excited and we just bring our game,’’ Dixon said. “I knew it was going to be a scrappy game. They’re a really good team and we knew it was going to be kind of an aggression thing — like who’s more aggressive, who wants it more — and I think we proved ourselves.’’

Archbishop Williams senior captain Victoria Dean scored the first basket of the day after driving hard into the lane and making a layup, but Dixon countered with 5 straight points and the Wamps (12-0) never looked back.

“When things weren’t going our way or they were just messy and we were all over the place, [Dixon] hit some of the big shots that kind of got us settled and allowed us to take a deep breath a little bit,’’ Braintree coach Kristen McDonnell said. “She hit threes, she went to the basket, she forced most of their foul trouble, which was good in the first half, so we got a lot out of that, too.’’

Braintree led, 15-6, after the first quarter. Archbishop Williams (9-2) picked up the offense in the second, but the Wamps held a 26-18 lead at halftime and opened the third quarter with a 7-0 run to put the game out of reach.

Senior captain Brianna Herlihy finished with 14 points for Braintree. Sophomore guard Asiah Dingle led Archbishop Williams with 17.

“Whenever Braintree plays Archies it’s always a battle,’’ McDonnell said. “There’s a lot of pride on the line in terms of representing the town and they play really well against us. I think they get very excited for the game and they made us work for everything we got tonight.’’

Martha’s Vineyard 57, Bishop Stang 34 — Junior Erin Hill scored 20 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the host Vineyarders.

Worcester Academy 73, Phillips Andover 41 — Seniors Lexi Hackett (16 points) and Abby O’Keefe (15) helped the visiting Hilltoppers (14-1) extend their winning streak to nine games. Aliyah Boston and Kiera Fernandes both added 11 for Worcester Academy. Stephanie Humes (14 points) and Macy Katarini (10) led the Gungas (3-10).

South Lancaster 48, Immaculate Heart of Mary 24 — Sophomore Meghan Comley scored 14 points to pace the host Crusaders (3-9) past Immaculate Heart.

Boys’ basketball

Middlesex 74, Hebron (Maine) 48 — Senior Brandon Shaw scored 23 points for Middlesex.

Brooks 77, BB&N 43 — Junior forward Tamenang Choh netted 11 points and grabbed 10 boards for Brooks.

Oxford 61, Nipmuc 56 — Shaun McCarthy led all scorers with 21 points and Jared Buckley (16 points) was 12 of 14 from the free-throw line to push the No. 10 Pirates (12-2) past the host Warriors (8-6). Jared Schutrick added 14 points for Oxford. Zach Hunter led Nipmuc with 14 points, while Kyle Downing and Thomas Sperino both added 12.

Bartlett 93, St. Bernard’s 84 — Eric Sgariglia (29 points) made five 3-pointers and Anthony Grzembski added 26 points to lead the No. 6 Indians (11-2) past the host Bernardians (4-10). Marcus Babineau scored 28 points on eight 3-pointers, while Ryan Fillebrown added 19, Joe Saba 12 and Cooper Bigelow 11 for St. Bernard’s. Tyler Davern scored 16 points for Bartlett.

Nashoba 62, Clinton 47 — Trevor Manyak had a game-high 15 points and Tony Kennon added 12 to lead the eighth-ranked host Chieftains (9-4) past the Gaels (10-6). Clinton’s Brendan Dion had 11 points.

Worcester Academy 76, Cheshire Academy 67 — Seniors Nassir Barrino and Tanner Johnson both scored 19 points to lead the visiting Hilltoppers (9-9) past the Fighting Cats. Jesse Wims added 12 points for Worcester Academy, while Caden Dumas and James Wells both added 10. Cheshire’s Clayton Lesann scored 14 points.

Boys’ hockey

Reading 3, Lexington 0 — Matt Thomson scored two goals to lead the 10th-ranked Rockets (8-1-5).

Chelmsford 6, Waltham 1 — Jake Green had three goals and two assists to lead the No. 11 Lions (10-2-2).

Everett 8, Brookline 0 — Marc Faia scored four goals and had an assist, Jack MacLaughlin had five helpers, and Casarra Roderick made 20 saves to earn her first career shutout.

Winthrop 5, Beverly 1 — Junior forward Charlie Page scored a hat trick and also had an assist for the Vikings (8-5-3).

Bishop Feehan 2, Coyle & Cassidy 1 — Senior goalie Mike Capprini made 30 saves to help the Shamrocks win at home.

East Boston 8, Nashoba Valley Tech 2 — John Lockhead netted two goals and had an assist while eclipsing 100 career points.

Dracut 5, Newton South 2 — Brian Smith scored two goals as the home Middies grabbed the win.

Masconomet 4, Lynnfield 1 — Senior Mike Ouellette netted two goals to lead the Chieftains (6-6-1).

Weymouth 3, Newton North 2 — Senior Chris Munichiello scored two goals to boost the home Wildcats over Newton North.

Sacred Heart 3, Southeastern 1 — Liam Walsh scored two goals to help the home Saints pick up the win.

St. John Paul II 3, Saint Joseph Prep 2 — Junior goalie Gil Bach had 37 saves for the Lions.

Hopkinton 6, Norton 2 — Freshman Steve Simoes scored three goals and added an assist as the visiting Hillers picked up the win. Sophomore Will Abbott added one goal and three assists.

Pembroke 5, North Quincy 1 — Senior’s Billy Hickey and Jake Marani each tallied a goal and an assist as the visiting Titans grabbed the win.

Stoughton 2, Taunton 1 — Mark Sheehan netted two goals to give the visiting Black Knights the win.

Longmeadow 4, Wachusett 2 — Shane Sullivan and Johnathan Ruggiero scored for the visiting Mountaineers (8-6-1), but Mike Tabb scored twice in the third to lift the Lancers. Paul Happy and Andrew Iacobini both had assists for Wachusett.

Hopedale 3, Cardinal Spellman 2 — Noah Luccini tied the game in the second period and scored the winner with 3 minutes left to lift the host Blue Raiders (2-11) past the Cardinals. Shawn MacTavish scored for Hopedale, while Bryan Testa assisted on both of Luccini’s goals. Peter Panagopoulos and Jacob Dembrosky scored for Cardinal Spellman.

Groton-Dunstable 2, North Middlesex 1 — Chris Lattini and Ben Strauss scored in the third period to help the visiting No. 2 Crusaders (11-1-2, 6-0 Roy) edge the No. 4 Patriots (9-4, 3-3). Matthew McCarthy scored North Middlesex’s goal on the power play in the first period.

Shrewsbury 3, Westfield 2 — Matt Ward scored his second goal of the game with 2:03 remaining to lift the host top-ranked Colonials (13-1-1) past the Tigers. Liam Quinlivan scored in the second period for Shrewsbury and teammates James Abbott and Adam Twitchell both added two assists. Liam Whitman and Ryan Porter scored for Westfield.

Littleton 2, Burncoat 2 — Ritchie Planchet scored a power-play goal with the goalie pulled with 28 seconds left to pull the host Lions (7-5-2, 4-1-1 Russell) even with the Wildcats (4-9-1, 1-4-1). Andrew Williamson and Joe Arsenault scored for Worcester. Littleton’s Kris Cecere scored in the first period.

Oakmont 3, Fitchburg 2 — Brandon Truax scored the winning goal in the middle of the second period to help the host Spartans (7-6-1, 4-4-1 Coughlin) edge the Red Raiders (8-5-1, 5-4). Mike Amblo and Sean Richard both scored for Oakmont. Zach Cormier and Ben Tollman both had a goal and an assist for Fitchburg.

Nashoba 5, Grafton 3 — Dean Anastas and Bryce Chaput both scored twice and Brad Colvin added a goal and an assist to power the No. 5 Chieftains (11-1, 7-0 Coughlin) past the host Indians (8-4-2, 5-2-1). Tyler Hart scored a pair of power-play goals for Grafton, while Trevor Thomas added a goal. Mike Magliozzi assisted on both of Anastas’ goals for Nashoba.

Worcester Academy 7, Rye Country Day 1 — Sophomore Chris DelMastro had a goal and three assists, and senior Marcello Nicoletti, sophomore Mitchell Pelletier and freshman Jake Hughes each added a goal and an assist to power the host Hilltoppers (5-11) past the Wildcats. Joe Ripa, Antonio Avallone and Mickey Riley also scored for Worcester Academy.

Arlington Catholic 4, St. John’s (Shrewsbury) 2 — Ty Matthews and Andrew Estrella scored, while Corey Splaine made 25 saves as the visiting Pioneers (4-11) fell.

Girls’ hockey

Notre Dame (Hingham) 6, Fontbonne 2 — Eighth-grader Gabrielle Roy had two goals and two assists to lead the seventh-ranked Cougars (12-2).

Masconomet 3, Peabody 1 — Sophomore Charisse Flanagan tallied two goals to pace the visiting Chieftains.

Wellesley 5, Walpole 0 — Senior forward Sophie Vernon scored two goals while junior Alyssa Cimino made 17 saves to earn the shutout.

Brooks 2, Dexter/Southfield 2 — Annie Berry and Megan Doherty scored for Dexter/Southfield while goaltender Kelly Lavelle made 32 saves.

Portsmouth Abbey 11, Beaver Country Day 1 — Izzy Fournier, Alyssa Alves, Taylor Yates, and Riley Carter all scored their first varsity goals as the home Ravens coasted to victory.

Winchester 5, Woburn 4 — Senior Melissa Zavez scored two goals and added two assists as the home Sachems picked up the win.

Marshfield 7, Nauset 0 — Sophomore Olivia Mastrangelo scored two goals and had three assists while sophomore Rachael Burum added a goal and four assists as Marshfield (10-5) qualified for the Division 2 South Sectional Tournament.

Whitman-Hanson 3, Norwell 1 — Hannah Tracy scored two goals and Mel McAleer added a goal and an assists to help Whitman-Hanson improve to 8-4.

Canton 1, Duxbury 1 — Goaltender Colleen Kelleher made 34 saves to preserve the tie.

Hingham 4, Sandwich 0 — Freshman goalie Leah White recorded her fourth shutout as the Harborwomen improved to 11-3-1.

Worcester Academy 6, Kingswood-Oxford 0 — Senior Michaela McNamara scored twice, while junior Taylor Brown and senior Moira Mullaney both added a goal and an assist to lead the visiting Hilltoppers (14-3-3) past the Wyverns. Molly Norton had two assists for Worcester Academy, while Sydney LaPointe and Lizzi Barberio both added a goal.

Auburn 4, Oakmont 2 — Katie Mason’s assist on Julia Crowley’s goal in the first period gave her 100 career points, the first Auburn girl to reach the milestone. Carrianne Fortier, Nicole Berthiaume and Samantha Moreau also scored for the Rockets (3-10). Celine Pelton and Maddison Chevarie scored for the Spartans (3-10), while Cassidy Driscoll had two assists. Oakmont’s Bridgette Martin made 41 saves and Colleen Fellows made 15 saves for the Rockets.

Wrestling

Chelmsford 52, Natick 18 — Chelmsford (19-0) got pins from Davey Goodall (152 pounds), Joe Vecchione (160), Nick Spinale (220), and Ryan Cove (285) to hand Natick its first loss of the season.

Boys’ swimming

Westborough 114, Northbridge 38 — Westboro’s Jared Wong won the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke to pace the Rangers (11-0) past the host Rams (1-9). Ethan Mills was tops in the 50 and 100 freestyle for Northbridge.

Girls’ swimming

Northbridge 104, Westborough 65 — Sarah Kilcoyne won the 100 butterfly and 200 I.M., and teammate Chloe Deveney was first in the 500 freestyle 100 backstroke to lead the host Rams (8-2) over the Rangers (6-5).

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