Motivated by the sting of last year’s Division 4 North semifinal loss to City League rival Fenway, New Mission senior captain Denia Davis-Stewart took the court Tuesday at Madison Park raring to help the fifth-seeded Titans knock off top-seeded Fenway in this year’s rematch.

“We were in this same exact position last year and I did not want to feel the same feeling that I felt last year,’’ Davis-Stewart said. “I was crushed, and this is my year as a senior to step up as a leader and prove everyone wrong.’’

The 6-foot-2-inch, Merrimack-bound center dominated the boards on both ends of the court, racking up 37 rebounds to go along with 11 points in a commanding 53-36 victory, giving the Titans a spot in Friday’s Division 4 North final against 10th-seeded Pope John.

“You know what, it’s something that I’m supposed to do,’’ Davis-Stewart said of her lofty rebound total. “It’s a good feeling that I’m able to do that but that’s what I’m supposed to do to make sure my team succeeds.’’

New Mission (17-5) suffered two losses to Fenway (18-4) earlier in the season, one in the City League championship.

“We decided to pick them up in the half court because when we played them full court they did pick us apart,’’ New Mission coach Mitchell Hercule said. Even though we lost by a couple of points [in the City League final], we definitely had to change it up.’’

“But it’s a great team over there, we can’t allow them to get up and down because they’ve got a lot of great athletes.’’

New Mission’s defensive adjustment shut down Fenway’s high-scoring seniors, Takora McIntyre and Jaqualah Holliman.

After New Mission jumped out to a 14-7 lead in the first quarter, junior guard Taneja Drayton drilled a 3-pointer at the buzzer to push the lead to 10 points heading into the second quarter.

New Mission continued to pile on before halftime and held a 32-15 lead at the break. Drayton scored 13 points in the first half and finished with a game-high 15.

“Offensively, she’s our leader,’’ Hercule said. “Defensively, Denia’s our leader, and they both stepped up to the plate today.’’

Senior captain Kayla Kelley chipped in with 13 points for New Mission. McIntyre also finished with 13 to lead the Panthers.

“It felt good, it felt really good,’’ Davis-Stewart said. “I made sure my team stayed very humble and did not give up the lead and that’s what we did.’’

Division 3 North

Bishop Fenwick 56, St. Mary’s 40 — Sydney Brennan totaled 17 points and six assists to lead the Falcons.

Division 4 North

Pope John 66, Mt. Alvernia 62 — Senior Gianni Hill scored 26 points, collected 12 rebounds, and dished out 7 assists and freshman Korine Haidul added 22 for the Lions (14-9).

Division 2 South

Hingham 50, Westwood 48 — Sophomore Haley Blasaetti hit the game-winning layup with 1.1 seconds left for the Harborman (17-6) .

Boys’ basketball

Division 1 North

Cambridge 64, Wakefield 42 — Jakigh Dottin scored 19 points and top-seeded Cambridge (21-1) broke open a tie game at the half by outscoring the Raiders, 22-7, in the third quarter. Central finishes 16-8.

Division 3 South

Apponequet 53, Rockland 49 — Andy Johnson had 14 points and Dylan Sheedy had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers (19-4).

Division 4 South

Cohasset 76, St. John Paul II 60 — Alex Norton had 21 points and sophomore Chase Bomeisler contributed 16 for the Skippers (14-9).

Cathedral 76, CASH 46 — Moses Flowers had 31 points for Cathedral.

Boys’ hockeyDivision 2 South

Medfield 2, Pembroke 1 — John McLean scored the game-winning goal with 9.5 seconds left in double overtime.

Girls’ hockeyDivision 1 State

Arlington Catholic 2, Duxbury 1 — Nicole Amato scored twice, including the winning goal with 1:03 left for the top-ranked Cougars (20-1-1).

Westford 2, Woburn 1 — Colleen Ellis led the the Grey Ghosts (13-5-5) with the winning goal in double overtime.

Bob Holmes of the Globe staff contributed. For more coverage, visit BostonGlobe.com/schools.