FOXBORO – The substantial enlargement of the Wally Seaver Excessive College Invitational over the past decade has opened the ground for basketball groups from six totally different states to point out off their abilities inside a large pool, all within the title of fundraising to combat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
A yr after falling brief in one of many finals in 2024, Trinity (N.H.) traveled nearly 100 miles one-way to seal the deal within the invitational’s 14th version of its “predominant occasion” Sunday afternoon at Mass Premier Courts.
Trinity went unbeaten in pool play of the Blue Division earlier than topping Attleboro within the semifinals and Mansfield within the championship, 53-45. Jordan Torres led the workforce in scoring within the last sport with 17 factors.
“There’s positively a way of delight to maintain enterprise,” Torres stated. “Final yr we got here right here, we made it to the championship and we got here up brief. This yr, we actually needed to take it dwelling for our college. … It’s an excellent match.”
Trinity was one among six groups topped champions at Mass Premier Courts, which break up the load with Dana Barros Basketball Membership to host 134 groups over 11 totally different divisions within the invitational’s largest yr but. Between this “Primary Occasion” and the Wally Seaver HS Invitational’s new “North Occasion” it ran in June, the as soon as 16-team match has turn into the biggest interscholastic summer season basketball match in New England with over 150 groups.
Invitational founder and director Paul Seaver intends to run the numbers of how a lot was fundraised on Monday. However as of Sunday, he was optimistic and hopeful the entire can be between $15,000 and $20,000 – which might be a brand new excessive. That cash shall be donated to the invitational’s associate, The Pete Frates ALS Basis.
“I’m thrilled,” Seaver stated. “The storyline is extra so a thanks, on our finish, to St. John’s Prep, to Mass Premier Courts, to the Dana Barros Basketball Membership, to all of the officers that take part and work. All of the groups, all of the coaches, all of the gamers, all of the dad and mom.”
“Us increasing and us rising yr in and yr out isn’t doable with out all people coming collectively,” he continued. “We are able to’t do that with no entire collaboration from so many various individuals. … It’s simply so superior to see (so many) coming collectively to assist what’s was an incredible occasion I by no means dreamed of once we began this, for clearly an incredible trigger.”
Trinity was the one champion from out of state, although it practically had a chance within the Blue Division for an all-New Hampshire last in opposition to Portsmouth – which narrowly misplaced to Mansfield within the semifinals.
“There’s so many various states on this match,” Torres stated. “Simply from throughout New England and New York. Bringing it dwelling for New Hampshire means rather a lot. … I used to be tremendous drained in (the championship) however I nonetheless needed to return out on high, push via.”
Chicopee Complete defeated Shepherd Hill within the Orange Division’s championship. St. Mary’s of Lynn topped Canton within the Inexperienced Division, and Larger Lawrence bested Outdated Rochester within the Black Division.
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