Girls Gymnastics Opens With Win Over Arlington

Last night, the Girl's gymnastics team beat Arlington 133.1 to 132.05 in their season opener. It was a close meet on bars, vault, and floor. The final score came down to the balance beam. Staying on the beam is how the girls won the meet.

The girls did a great job and are back in the gym preparing for their meet on Friday against Melrose. Some highlights of the meet: Vault Leighann Ellis scored (8.4) and Cara DiPerna (8.3). Bars Leighann Ellis (8.05) Alyssa Mitchell (8.0) Casey Landry (8.0). Floor Leighann Ellis (9.1) and Cara DiPerna (9.1). Balance Beam Leighann Ellis (9.1)Cara DiPerna (9.0) Sonja Swanfeldt and Alyssa McNeill (8.4)

BHS Wrestlers Improve To 8-4

Here are the Burlington Wrestling results from 1/2/10.

Lawrence 43 Burlington 21

103 Elvis Genao (L) Forfeit

112 Jorge Aquino (L) WBMD 12-2 Pete Flemming

119 Jonathon Cruz (L) WBF :47 Jake DeRosa

125 Jake Sherman (B) 7-4 Hugo Dominquez

130 Adrian Sosa (L) WBF 3:05 Munish Gandevia

135 Argenis Carpio (L) 4-3 Steve Goetz

140 Matt Sherman (B) WBF 2:54 Anthony DeLeon

145 Sebastian Jiminez (L) 6-0 Luke Nigro

152 Kevin Barrucci (B) WBF 2:51 Steven Arce

160 Kevin Valerio (L) 6-3 Jason Hubbard

171 Juan Rodriguez (L) WBF 1:29 Mike Welsch

189 Alex Giampapa (B) WBF 2:50 Ricardo Lopez

215 No Contest

285 Chris Polanco (L) WBF :39 Alex Alessi

Noble ME 51 Burlington 26

112 Rob Quimby (N) 4-2 Pete Flemming

119 Billy Bagley (N) WBF 1:41 Jake DeRosa

125 Jake Sherman (B) 11-5 Ken Hagen

130 Tyler Beaudet (N) WBF 1:15 Steve Goetz

135 Matt Sherman (B) WBF 3:42 Jake Bagley

140 Joe Badger (N) WBF 3:44 Luke Nigro

145 Ben Valencia (N) WBF :35 Dave Swiniarski

152 Kevin Barrucci (B) WBF :40 Brian Bentley

160 Jason Hubbard (B) WBTF 16-1 3:58 Matt Roaf

171 Chris Allinson (N) WBF :31 Mike Welsch

189 Micah Lewis (N) WBF :22 Bill Brazil

215 Alex Giampapa (B) WBF 1:31 Kevin Collins

285 Dylan Zenga (N) WBF :35 Alex Alessi

103 Kayleigh Longley (N) Forfeit

Burlington 53 Hudson 24

119 Pete Flemming (B) WBF :59 Kevin Downing

125 Jake Sherman (B) WBF 5:46 Tim Parker

130 Steve Goetz (B) WBF 5:47 Doug Maguire

135 Matt Sherman (B) WBF 5:01 David Rogers

140 Luke Nigro (B) WBF 5:30 Nick Mallett

145 Shawn Keene (H) WBF :24 Dave Swiniarski

152 No Contest

160 Kevin Barrucci (B) WBTF 15-0 3rd Jared Ware

171 Jason Hubbard (B) WBF 3:34 Ethan Cecelya

189 Mike Welsch (B) WBF 3:45 Victor Zabalu

215 Alex Giampapa (B) WBF :38 Nick Sukis

285 Hiago Fontoura (H) Forfeit

103 Vinny Bonina (H) Forfeit

112 Jalen Ware (H) Forfeit

Burlington 48 Worcester Voke 18

125 Jake Sherman (B) WBF 1:00 Avery Hamilton

130 Munish Gandevia (B) WBF :45 Dan Tolles

135 Matt Sherman (B) WBF 4:44 Jose Rivera

140 Luke Nigro (B) Forfeit

145 Tony Soto (W) WBF :50 Dave Swiniarski

152 Kevin Barrucci (B) WBF :21 Hailey Harvard

160 Jason Hubbard (B) Forfeit

171, 189, 215 No Contest

285 Adrian Rivera (W) WBF 1:10 Alex Alessi

103 AJ Razzaq (W) Forfeit

112 Pete Flemming (B) WBF :48 Peter Lam

119 Jake DeRosa (B) WBF 1:40 Philip Tran

Burlington is now 8-4.

Boys JV Hockey Team Starts New Year With Win

The JV Hockey team played Billerica yesterday at the Burlington Ice palace and came up with a 1-0 win. The lone goal was scored by Alex Johnson with assists from Peter Vigneau and Kyle Burke. It was a great game to watch as both teams having plenty of scoring opportunities.

Goalie Derek DeCastro played solid in net for three periods for Burlington and captured a well deserved shutout. The JV Hockey team is currently 5-1-1 overall this season and will be facing Belmont and Wakefield this week.

Catching Up With Varsity Boys Hoop

Below are the recaps from our Boys Varsity Basketball games to date:

Burlington Vs Winchester

Burlington 59 – Winchester 54

Leading Scorer – Zach Hurynowicz – 21 Points

Leading Rebounder – Andrew Murkidijanian – 10 Rebounds

Burlington Vs Watertown

Burlington – 50

Watertown – 55

Leading Scorer – Derek DeAntonis – 19 points

Leading Rebounder – Andrew Murkidijanian – 6 Rebounds

Burlington Vs Melrose

Burlington – 60

Melrose – 56

Leading Scorer – Conner Gallivan – 18 points

Leading Rebounder – Joe Renaud – 7 Rebounds

Burlington Vs Reading

Burlington – 60

Reading – 75

Leading Scorer – Zach Hurynowicz – 45 Points

Leading Rebounder – Andrew Murkidijanian – 8 Rebounds

Holiday Tournament

Burlington Vs. Tewksbury

Burlington – 65

Tewksbury – 56

Leading Scorer – Zach Hurynowicz – 26 Points

Leading Rebounder – Andrew Murkidijanian – 11 Rebounds

Burlington Vs Wilmington

Burlington 65

Wilmington – 74

Leading Scorer – Zach Hurynowicz – 20 points

Leading Rebounder – Andrew Murkidijanian – 11 Rebounds

At holiday tournament Zach Hurynowicz and Andrew Murkidijanian were named to the All Tournament Team

In 5 games played Zach Hurynowicz is averaging 25 points a game.

In 5 games played Andrew Murkidijanian is averaging 8 rebounds a game.

Taranto's Performance Earns Globe Headline - Check Out Video From His Performance

Today's Boston Globe featured the following headline -

Taranto quick to impress in 1,000 - Click on the headline to see the entire article.

You can see a video clip of David's record-setting performance here. - You need to scroll down to Boys 1000m, Section 3. While you are on the site check out Gideon Kasiyre's performance in the Boys 600M, section 4. Gideon took first place in the event.

BHS Boys Track Brings Home 14 Medals From Freshmen-Sophomore Meet

The Burlington High Boys Indoor Track team brought 16 boys to the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center for Sunday's Freshmen-Sophomore Championship and came home with 14 medals in what was by far the team's best performance ever at this 30-year-old meet. Event winners included sophomores David Taranto (1000m) and Gideon Kasirye (600m). Taranto broke the meet record in the 1000 and was named the meet's outstanding male runner. Top six finishes earned medals. Results are listed below:

David Taranto: 1st Place, 1000-meters, 2:41.67 (New Meet Record and Runner of the Meet Award).

Gideon Kasirye: 1st Place, 600-meters, 1:30.47

Takunda Muzembe: 2nd Place, Long Jump, 19’ 0”

Nick Salvucci: 3rd Place, High Jump, 5’ 8”

4 x 200-meter Relay: 3rd Place, 1:41.23 (Ev Guerrier, Dan McDermott, Jonathan Dube, Takunda Muzembe)

4 x 400-meter Relay: 3rd Place, 3:51.95 (Zaven Ovian, Nick Ciardi, David Taranto, Gideon Kasirye)

Christos Saledas: 6th Place, 600-meters, 1:40.15

Bobby Bonetti: 6th Place, High Jump, 5’ 4”

Other competitors:

Chris Cao, Mile, 5:18.90

Mark Steinbach, Mile, 5:20.68

Jonathan Dube, 300m, 42.72

Shaun McDonnell, shot put, 32’ 3.5”

Walter Doan, shot put, 27’ 6”

Jonathan Dube, long jump, 17’ 4”

Adam Bonfilio, 55m Hurdles, 14.95

Bobby Bonetti, 55m Hurdles, 10.62

Ev Guerrier, 55m Dash, 7.32 (trials), 7.40 (semis)

Takunda Muzembe, 55m Dash, 7.14 (trials), 7.13 (semis), 7.17 (finals, 8th place).

Burlington Boys Skate Past Belmont 4-2

Great game in Belmont even though it was very cold. Burlington came out strong and it was 1 to 1 tie after the first. It was then a 2 to 1 lead for us after the second period.

Goal scorers for the Red Devils were Mike Fahey, Ryan Collins, Peter Milinazzo, and Neil Pandolfo.

We got 2 more goals in the third and won the game by a score of 4 to 2. The team is now 5-0-1. They're going to try to keep this winning streak on Wednesday against Woburn at 7:45.