2026 Basketball Showcase Recap
The 2026 Bay State Summer Games Basketball Showcase took place from Friday, July 17 to Sunday, July 19 at Lasell University in Newton, MA
Game 1
Metro Come Up Short Against Southeast/Coastal
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Metro lost to Southeast/Coastal 50-54 on Friday July 17th at Lasell University.
Game 2
Central Edge Past Northeast
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Central narrowly defeated Northeast, 49-45, on Friday at Lasell University. Natalia Morais scored 14 points to lead Central. Trailing 12-5, Northeast went on an 8-point run to take the lead. Central got out to a 25-22 lead at halftime before closing out the victory. Central controlled the first quarter, outscoring Northeast 10-5. Central scored at will in the paint. They went 15-16 on twos. Central shot well from distance, going 4-4 from three. Morais knocked down two shots from beyond the arc for Central. Central passed the ball well with 14 assists on 19 made baskets. Madelyn Hogan (9 points), Bronwyn LaChapelle (6 points), Maya Lewis (6 points), Marren Berry (5 points), Elizabeth Lynch (3 points), Billie Whittle (2 points), and Claire Acocelli (2 points) also pitched in for Central. Ashley Cohen led Northeast in scoring with 16 points. Northeast scored at will in the paint. They went 13-13 on twos. Hannah Frew and Cohen each hit multiple three-pointers for Northeast. The team shot 7-8 (88%) from beyond the arc. Also contributing for Northeast were Haley Dube (9 points), Frew (6 points), Celia Harrington (6 points), Stella Harrington (5 points), Maddy Rodrigues (3 points), and Sydney Schofield (3 points).
Game 3
Kiara Collins Has Big Day In Metro Loss To West
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Kiara Collins scored 17 points, but Metro still fell to West, 63-55, on Friday. Leading 12-9, West went on a 12-2 run to pull further away. Trailing 40-28, Metro went on a 9-point run to close the gap. Metro played particularly well in the third quarter, outscoring West 9-7. Teagan Precourt hit two threes for Metro. Metro passed the ball well with 20 assists on 23 made baskets. Jah’Mya Simeon (12 points), Salamata Bah (11 points), Precourt (8 points), and Cailynne Tyler- Wilson (6 points) also pitched in for Metro. River Seagrave led West in scoring with 19 points. Additional scorers for West included Synye Baker (12 points), Samone Young (12 points), Laura Minardi (11 points), Morgan Litz (4 points), Aubrie Jodoin (3 points), and Lily Coleman (2 points).
Game 4
Narrow Victory For Southeast/Coastal Over Northeast
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Southeast/Coastal narrowly defeated Northeast, 52-50, on Friday at Lasell University. Ava Butler scored 10 points to lead Southeast/Coastal. Trailing 14-7, Northeast went on a 12-point run to take the lead. Southeast/Coastal trailed 24-22 at halftime before coming back for the victory. The third quarter was the best for Southeast/Coastal as they outscored Northeast 16-12. Southeast/Coastal had four assists in the quarter. Ava Auld hit three threes for Southeast/Coastal. Southeast/Coastal passed the ball well with 16 assists on 18 made baskets. Auld (9 points), Isabelle Rameakea (7 points), Sophia Forrester (6 points), Sabrina Dykeman (4 points), Chloe Ogilvie (4 points), Savannah Ford (3 points), and Amanda Howe (2 points) also pitched in for Southeast/Coastal. Maddy Rodrigues led Northeast in scoring with 16 points. Ashley Cohen and Stella Harrington each hit multiple three-pointers for Northeast. Cohen (12 points), Harrington (11 points), Hannah Frew (5 points), Haley Dube (5 points), Kaitlyn Hashem (2 points), and Celia Harrington (2 points) helped out Northeast as well.
Game 5
Natalia Morais Has Big Day In Central Loss To West
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Natalia Morais scored 12 points, but Central still fell to West, 65-48, on Friday at Lasell University. Leading 27-25, West went on an 11-2 run to pull further away. Leading 38-29, West went on an 8-point run to pull further away. Central had five assists in the fourth quarter, as they outscored West 12-11. Morais hit two threes for Central. Central passed the ball well with 21 assists on 22 made baskets. Also contributing for Central were Madelyn Hogan (9 points), Maya Lewis (8 points), Claire Acocelli (8 points), Marren Berry (5 points), Bronwyn LaChapelle (4 points), and Elizabeth Lynch (4 points). Samone Young was the leading scorer for West with 18 points. Synye Baker hit three threes for West. Also contributing for West were Baker (15 points), Laura Minardi (9 points), Lily Coleman (5 points), Aubrie Jodoin (5 points), River Seagrave (5 points), Morgan Litz (4 points), and Olivia Sekowski (3 points).
Game 6
Northeast Come Back To Defeat Metro
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Northeast rallied from an 11-point deficit to defeat Metro 45-33 on Saturday at Lasell University. Metro led 18-7 before Northeast mounted their comeback. Ashley Cohen scored 20 points to lead Northeast. Trailing 18-7, Northeast went on a 14-point run to take the lead. Northeast got out to a 21-18 lead at halftime before closing out the victory. The second quarter was the best for Northeast as they outscored Metro 15-2. Cohen scored 10 points in the quarter. Cohen and Stella Harrington each hit multiple three-pointers for Northeast. Northeast passed the ball well with 17 assists on 17 made baskets. Harrington (13 points), Maddy Rodrigues (6 points), Celia Harrington (4 points), and Hannah Frew (2 points) also pitched in for Northeast. Sofia Jimenez scored 12 points to lead Metro. Salamata Bah (7 points), Teagan Precourt (4 points), and Cailynne Tyler- Wilson (2 points) helped out Metro as well.
Game 7
Central Beat Southeast/Coastal In Back-And-Forth Game
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Central defeated Southeast/Coastal, 51-39, in a back-and-forth game on Saturday. There were seven lead changes in the game. Natalia Morais scored 14 points to lead Central. Central had a strong first half, leading 25-20 at halftime and never looked back, securing the victory. Leading 27-22, Central went on an 8-point run to pull further away. Leading 36-30, Central went on a 10-3 run to pull further away. Central had seven assists in the third quarter, as they outscored Southeast/Coastal 15-10. Maya Lewis (13 points), Marren Berry (7 points), Madelyn Hogan (5 points), Claire Acocelli (4 points), Bronwyn LaChapelle (3 points), and Elizabeth Lynch (3 points) also pitched in for Central. Sophia Forrester and Amanda Howe led Southeast/Coastal in scoring with six points each. Forrester knocked down two shots from beyond the arc for Southeast/Coastal. Sabrina Dykeman (5 points), Kailey O’ Connell (5 points), Isabelle Rameakea (4 points), Savannah Ford (3 points), Mallorie Peterson (3 points), Ava Auld (3 points), Ava Butler (2 points), and Chloe Ogilvie (2 points) helped out Southeast/Coastal as well.
Game 8
River Seagrave Carries West To Victory Over Northeast
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West past Northeast, 55-46, on Saturday at Lasell University as River Seagrave scored 15 points. West had a strong first half, leading 27-21 at halftime and never looked back, securing the victory. West had six assists in the third quarter, as they outscored Northeast 18-6. West passed the ball well with 15 assists on 23 made baskets. Also contributing for West were Samone Young (14 points), Eden Murray (12 points), Laura Minardi (4 points), Lily Coleman (2 points), Synye Baker (2 points), and Olivia Sekowski (2 points). Ashley Cohen was the leading scorer for Northeast with 15 points. Cohen and Stella Harrington each hit multiple three-pointers for Northeast. Also contributing for Northeast were Harrington (10 points), Hannah Frew (6 points), Haley Dube (5 points), Maddy Rodrigues (4 points), and Celia Harrington (2 points).
Game 9
Metro Battle Hard In Loss To Central
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Metro lost to Central, 52-34, in a game featuring eight lead changes on Saturday at Lasell University. Leading 24-16, Central went on a 7-point run to pull further away. Teagan Precourt and Jah’Mya Simeon led Metro in scoring with eight points each. Cailynne Tyler- Wilson (4 points), Salamata Bah (2 points), Aixa Rosa (2 points), and Sofia Jimenez (2 points) helped out Metro as well. Natalia Morais led Central in scoring with 26 points. Morais hit six threes for Central. Elizabeth Lynch (6 points), Madelyn Hogan (5 points), Marren Berry (5 points), Maya Lewis (4 points), Claire Acocelli (3 points), Bronwyn LaChapelle (2 points), Billie Whittle (2 points), and Maria Fox (1 point) helped out Central as well.
Game 10
Southeast/Coastal Cannot Keep Up With West
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Southeast/Coastal couldn't keep up with West, 55-21, on Saturday at Lasell University. Leading 4-1, West went on a 14-point run to pull further away. Sophia Forrester scored five points to lead Southeast/Coastal. Additional scorers for Southeast/Coastal included Savannah Ford (4 points), Mallorie Peterson (3 points), Chloe Ogilvie (3 points), Ava Butler (2 points), and Isabelle Rameakea (2 points). River Seagrave was the leading scorer for West with 16 points. Seagrave hit two threes for West. Laura Minardi (11 points), Samone Young (10 points), Olivia Sekowski (8 points), Eden Murray (4 points), and Lily Coleman (3 points) also pitched in for West.
Game 11 | Bronze Game
Northeast Battle Hard In Loss To Southeast/Coastal
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Northeast lost to Southeast/Coastal, 40-34, in a game featuring eight lead changes on Sunday. Northeast had a promising first half, taking a 17-15 lead into halftime, but couldn't hold on for the victory. Trailing 21-20, Southeast/Coastal went on an 8-point run to take the lead. Northeast bested Southeast/Coastal 9-8 in the first quarter, their strongest of the game. Hannah Frew scored nine points to lead Northeast. Also contributing for Northeast were Ashley Cohen (8 points), Maddy Rodrigues (5 points), Stella Harrington (5 points), Haley Dube (3 points), Kaitlyn Hashem (2 points), and Celia Harrington (2 points). Ava Butler was the leading scorer for Southeast/Coastal with 11 points. Additional scorers for Southeast/Coastal included Sophia Forrester (7 points), Isabelle Rameakea (7 points), Sabrina Dykeman (4 points), Mallorie Peterson (3 points), Chloe Ogilvie (3 points), Savannah Ford (2 points), and Kailey O’ Connell (2 points).
Game 12 | Gold Game
Central Narrowly Fall To West
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Central suffered a close loss, 53-49, versus West on Sunday. Central faced a tough challenge, as they fell behind by 10 points 52-42, but never gave up and tried to mount a comeback. Despite getting out to a 25-23 lead at halftime, Central couldn't hold on for the victory. Trailing 25-23, West went on an 11-point run to take the lead. Central bested West 16-13 in the first quarter, their strongest of the game. Madelyn Hogan was the leading scorer for Central with 15 points. Hogan and Natalia Morais each hit multiple three-pointers for Central. Additional scorers for Central included Bronwyn LaChapelle (10 points), Morais (10 points), Claire Acocelli (5 points), Marren Berry (5 points), and Maya Lewis (4 points). Laura Minardi led West in scoring with 15 points. River Seagrave (14 points), Samone Young (14 points), Eden Murray (6 points), Synye Baker (2 points), and Olivia Sekowski (2 points) helped out West as well.







