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Georgetown made quick work of defending champion Wilmington in a 52-35 thrashing. Jaymie Spears led the way with 16 points, and in spirte of being in foul trouble for most of the night, Julio Colon dropped in 10 of his own. Junior Chris Esposito got his first start of his varsity career and grabbed 10 boards in addition to scoring 4 points. Mike Messman had a huge night with a career-high 11 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks.

The Georgetown boys hoop team (11-2) cruised by defending CAL champ Wilmington 52-35. Jaymie Spears led the way with 15 points, 3 assists, and 3 steals, and Mike Messman (11 points, 6 rebounds, 5 blocks) and Chris Esposito (7 points and 10 rebounds) added some great defense. Julio Colon scored 10 points.

NORTH ANDOVER - The inferiority complex building with every victory, North Andover High chose the proactive route. "The papers, nothing. Nobody was even talking about us," said Knight junior Matt Sifferlen. "We kept hearing an awful lot about Georgetown, though. And that was pretty much our motivation." With Sifferlen exploding for 15 of his game-high 19 points in the second half, North Andover, now 9-3, erased a a second-quarter 16-point hole with a ferocious 24-3 run. Handing Georgetown its first Cape Ann League loss, 59-50, the Knights protected their home turf and their sagging reputation among the CAL large elite. "That's an excellent basketball team," said Knight coach Mike McVeigh of the now 10-2 Royals, who came in off a gigantic upset of Masconomet. "They were one point (a 54-53 loss to unbeaten Cathedral) from coming in here undefeated. Our guys got down early, but they never panicked and that was the key." Indeed, the Royals looked like they'd run the Knights right out of their own gym early, even with super soph Jaymie Spears picking up two fouls in the first 29 seconds. Julio Colon had nine and Josh Ingram seven as the Royals built their lead, but at 22-6 lead with 4:50 to intermission shrunk to 29-21 by the break. The Knights were coming, and there was little Georgetown could do about it. Sifferlen, Jeff Surette and Nick Fay all had hoops in the paint, forcing the Royals to collapse. "Coach told us to go inside first, and that would make the threes come easier," said Sifferlen. Suddenly, all those Knight bombs that clanged off in the first 16 minutes started tingling net. Tommy O'Connell (10 points), Sifferlen and Scott Ricketts (9 points) all drilled triples, and North Andover led by seven headed to the stretch run at 43-36. Georgetown, led by Spears with 15 points on 4 of 14 shooting, would get no closer than five the rest of the way. "Our press wasn't effective and we just couldn't buy a basket in the third quarter," said Georgetown coach Mike Rowinski.

Jaymie Spears scored 20 points for Georgetown (8-1). Julio Colon added 10.

"Our athleticism and full-court press was too much for them," Georgetown coach Mike Rowinsky said. "We gave up nine 3-pointers, so we need to do a better job of covering that as we get into the heart of our schedule."

Julio Colon finished with 11 points and nine rebounds as the Georgetown boys basketball team topped Pentucket 70-63, but it was Jaymie Spears who provided the bulk of the fireworks for the Royals. Spears hit 14 field goals and seven free throws en route to a 36-point night.

Jaymie Spears led Georgetown 25 points and eight assists as the Royals got a solid league win on the road against Lynnfield. Julio Colon (18 points) and Joe Esposito (12 points) each had solid contributions for the Royals. 

In addition to hitting a pair of field goals for four points, Julio Colon pulled in a career-high 17 boards in Georgetown's 62-34 thrashing of Triton. All this in limited time as Royals starters played less than a full half.

In addition to scoring four points, Julio Colon pulled in a career-high 17 boards in Georgetown's 62-34 thrashing of Triton. All this in limited time as Royals starters played less than a full half.

Julio Colon scored 18 points and Jaymie Spears added 15 points as Georgetown (3-1) advanced to the championship game of the Winthrop Invitational with a 62-54 win over Amesbury.

It ended up being a big night for Georgetown's Jaymie Spears, but you wouldn't have guessed it would turn out that way in the first half. In spite of scoring just six points through the opening two quarters, Spears exploded for 21 points in the second half to close the game at 27 in the Royals' 74-48 victory over Amesbury. Joe Esposito (12 points) and Mike Messman (14 points) also shined in the victory.