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English boys basketball emerges as a powerhouse
By Joyce Erekson
rather than to its ability and that
also has to improve.
"They have to come to want
we've done the last few years
when we went to the Tsongas
Arena and last year when we lost
to Andover in overtime," Carr
said.
Still, Carr knows he has some
pretty talented players who have
what it takes to succeed.
Carr said Collins is the heart
and soul of the team and is all
about the effort.
"You would see it on the football field," Carr said. "He's unbelievably competitive."
Carr called Rosario one of the
best point guards in Eastern Mass
and the best player on the team.
"He can shoot it. He's great
on ball defense. He's a true point
guard," Carr said.
Rosario scored 22 points
against Swampscott last week
and 15 against Revere.
Silfa has been a monster offensively for the Bulldogs. He
scored 37 points against Revere
and 25 points against Swampscott.
"Anthony's issue with us when
he was a freshman was his defense. He wasn't a big fan of it,"
Carr said. "He's a scorer. But he's
grown up an awful lot after a year
at St. Mary's. He's really embracing the defense. He's trying to
pick up the system."
Carr said when Silfa gets going and starts shooting threes,
he's as good a shooter as there is.
Hilaire started hitting his stride
last year and is a key factor in the
success this year. At 6-6, he's a
high flyer and a great shot blocker," Carr said.
Venantius Phillip has been a
pleasant surprise for Carr. He's
the first guy off the bench, which
is something Carr didn't see coming at the start of the season.
Jeam Castillo, Liocar Terrero and
Brett Holey have also contributed
to the team's success.
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The English High boys basketball team is hitting the midway point of the season and if
coach Mike Carr was inclined
to send home progress reports,
he'd probably give high marks
for the overall results with a
couple of "needs improvement"
comments sprinkled in.
The Bulldogs are 9-1 with
their only loss coming in overtime against Everett. Carr isn't
one to sandbag. He and his staff
knew before the first game this
could be special season if the
stars line up. Translation - players need to stay healthy, eligible
and buy into the system that has
served the Bulldogs well the last
few years.
At this point, English is 2-for3 with buying into the system
the area that needs a little attention.
"We knew this could be a
special team, with Erick (Rosario) and Stevie (Collins) having
played varsity since their freshman year and Johnny Hilaire
coming into his own the second
half of the season last year. "
Throw Jordan Lark (he
missed last year due to a football injury and eligibility issues)
into the mix along with Anthony Silfa, an explosive offensive
threat who played at English as
a freshman, transferred to St.
Mary's for his sophomore year
and is now back with the Bulldogs, and it's easy to understand
the optimism.
"We feel that we can be successful," Carr said. "But looking
at Division 1, it should be loaded this year. There's certainly
going to be a lot of competition
out there."
Although there's plenty to
worry about down the line,
Carr's immediate concern is getting his own team to take care of
business.
"The deal with this group is
they really haven't jelled yet,"
Carr said. "We're off to a 9-1
start, but I kind of feel we're
winning more on our talent than
on running the things we need
to be running to be successful in
Division 1."
Carr said English prides itself
on its pressure defense, but right
now it’s coming in spurts. He
said the team sometimes plays
to the level of the competition
Mike Carr drives his family
legacy onward and upward
By Joyce Erekson
The English High boys basketball team has enjoyed plenty
of success the past few years under coach Mike Carr.
The Bulldogs were eliminated in the Division 1 North quarterfinals last year in a thrilling
game against Andover that went
into overtime. In 2013, English
made it to the Division 1 North
final where it lost to Central
Catholic
Carr has enjoyed the ride he's
taken with the Bulldogs and
Lynn English head coach Mike
Carr has his team rolling along
with a 9-1 record to-date.
he's hoping this year's team will
make some noise in the post
season, but it's a ride he wishes
his father, Mike Carr, was along
to enjoy. The senior Carr was a
football coach at Lynn Tech for
20 years and a basketball coach
at St. Mary's back when Tony
Conigliaro was playing. Carr
died in 2000.
"He had such an impact on so
many young kids who are now
grown men," Carr said, adding
that these guys have come up
to him over the years to tell him
what his father did for them.
"That's a special legacy. I
hope one day down the line people will come back to me or to
my kids and say hey, you had an
impact," he said.
Carr said his father would
have enjoyed watching the Bulldogs.
"This would have been special to him," Carr said. "He had
a huge impact on my life. I'm
happy to be following in his
coaching footsteps."
Prior to coaching at his alma
mater, English, the younger Carr
spent 20 years as an assistant
basketball coach for the Stoneham High boys basketball team.
The Lynn English boys basketball team is pictured after winning the Walter Boverini Tournament championship in December at Lynn Tech.
The Lynn English boys basketball coaching staff has led the Bullogs to a 9-1 start to the season. From left,
are assistant coaches Joe Calnan, Tom Smiley, Steve Stranahan, head coach Mike Carr, and assistant coach
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LYNN ENGLISH LADY BULLDAWGS BASKETBALL
Photos by Bob Marra/robertmarraphotography.com
The Lynn English Lady Bulldawgs Basketball team took a
tough loss on the road Tuesday
night against league foe Winthrop
by a score of 48-22. Though it
was a hard-fought contest, Winthrop’s offense was too strong for
the Bulldawgs to overcome.
First-year coach Rachael
Bradley has the team improving
with each game.
ELUSIVE BALL: Winthrop's Gabriella Massa (5) and Lynn English Rachel Calnan try to get control of a bouncing ball.
SAVING STOOP: Rachel Calnan goes low to keep a loose ball in play.
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NOWHERE TO TURN: Lynn
English forward Nairobis Rodriguez finds her way blocked by
Winthrop’s Allie Love.
USING HER HEAD: Samantha Holey makes a "heads up" play.
STAY PUT!: Lynn English Tommi Hill (4) chases a ball that gets away.
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USING HER HEAD: Samantha Holey makes a "heads up" play.
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Community Partnership brings new windows to Camp Fire North Shore
Lynn Tech carpentry students and GE volunteers assisted Cam Fire North Shore in replacing and repairing the windows in its office building and
summer camp building.
to use the camp building year
round for additional programs to
the families we serve.”
“I was very pleased when
LVTI’s Director, Diane Paradis
gave us the green light to partic-
ipate on this project with the GE
volunteers,” said Brian Borders.
“The real world environment of
this project is an invaluable experience for the students. I could
not be more proud of the effort
and workmanship the students
showed throughout the weeks,
and I look forward to participating in additional community
service projects and partnerships
that not only benefit LVTI students, but the Lynn community
as a whole.”
“This project is a great example of GE Volunteers working
within the Lynn community and
schools to improve educational
and recreational opportunities to
children and their families,” said
GE’s Mike Macrorie.
Camp Fire North Shore is located on 75 acres of land at 2
Cain Road, off of Highland Avenue on the Lynn/Salem line.
They are a co-ed non-profit organization whose mission is to
“build caring, confident youth
and future leaders.” They serve
over 3,000 children from Lynn,
Salem, and surrounding communities through several programs
throughout the year including, a
state licensed After School Pro-
gram, Self -Reliance Program,
Teens In Action, Club Program
and a 10 week Summer Camp for
kids ages 5-13. The organization
also provides over 50 high school
and college students with employment each year.
Camp Fire is a reliable source
of education, advocacy and support in meeting the evolving
needs of boys and girls and their
families. Their curriculum and
methods have changed through
the years to meet the ever changing social environment while
keeping their core principals and
mission intact.
Students work on replacing the windows at the Camp Fire North
Shore building in Salem.
Students are pictured inside the Camp Fire North Shore building.
Lynn Tech carpentry students are pictured outside the Camp Fire North Shore office building.
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Camp Fire North Shore, in
partnership with GE volunteers
and Lynn Vocational Technical
Institute (LVTI) carpentry students, recently repaired and replaced all the windows in their
office building and summer
camp building.
The GE Volunteer Council generously awarded Camp
Fire with a grant that allowed
them to purchase new exterior windows and framing for
their office and summer camp
buildings. Several volunteers
from the foundation donated
their time to remove the exterior frames from the old windows. LVTI carpentry teacher
Brian Borders and his senior
class students repaired and replaced the windows in just a
few weeks’ time as part of their
curriculum.
“We are so thankful to GE
and Lynn Tech for their partnership in accomplishing this
important project,” said Camp
Fire North Shore Executive
Director Laurie Hamill. “This
will save hundreds of dollars in
heating this winter at our office
building and get us one step
closer to winterizing the camp
building. Our hope is to be able