🏀Game of the weekend
Forty-eight seconds into the fourth quarter, things couldn’t have been worse for Scituate women’s basketball.
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What happened the rest of the way could be the spark the Spartans need to close out the second half of the regular season.
With seven points down and less than 4:30 left, Scituate ran out and Addi Naylor was in the right place at the right time, making a putback with 1:20 left to play that turned out to be the winning basket in a 35-33 victory over Putnam Science Academy.
Steph Coro, Scituate girls basketball coach
The teams battled hard in their Saturday matinee session with the Connecticut team taking a 30-26 lead after three quarters. Putnam hit a free throw and layup at the line on his first two possessions of the quarter to extend the lead to seven, and with the defense in control, it looked like they had enough to win.
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Scituate had other ideas. The Spartans’ comeback was slow and steady, starting with a layup by Naylor with 4:12 left. After a minute of scoreless basketball, Brooklyn Rusillo He came up with a layup and 50 seconds later, Aliana Solis He buried a three-pointer from the left wing that tied the game at 33 with 2:57 left.
Both defenses were blocked and it was difficult to get a good look. With 1:20 left, Russillo had a chance to put the Spartans ahead but his shot went long. Naylor was in perfect position on the weak side, collecting the rebound and returning it to make it 35-33. Scituate did what needed to be done on the defensive end and closed out the game.
Gabby Rusillo led Sciutate with 14 points and her sister Brooklyn nearly reached double figures, scoring nine. Naylor and Solís contributed the rest of the scoring with six points each.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17
🏀WOMEN’S BASKETBALL – Division I
Madison Chiaradio, Western Women’s Basketball
West 54, Cranston West 33
Madison Chiaradio He came off the bench and had a strong performance for the Bulldogs as they made an early lead and kept the momentum going in a 54-33 win over the Falcons.
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Westerly’s trip to Cranston West was a business trip and it showed in his play. The Bulldogs received strong efforts from their usual suspects, but Chiarado, part of the talented freshman class, had one of the best games of his young career, coming off the bench and scoring 12 points on the night.
The game started slow with Westerly leading 14-7 after the first quarter and 25-13 at halftime, but an inspired third quarter turned it into a 20-point game before the Bulldogs put the game away.
all stator Ella Reyes He had a good game, scoring 18 points with eighth rebounds and four steals. Madison Pellegrino He also played well with seven points and four rebounds and Santana Hamelin He had 11 rebounds and five assists.
🏀WOMEN’S BASKETBALL – Division I
Kat Amado, East Providence women’s basketball
East Providence 58, Toll 17
The Townies wasted no time getting their weekend underway, using a dominant first quarter to close out the game early in a 58-17 victory over the Titans.
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East Providence shined on the offensive and defensive end in the first quarter. The Townies had the toll gate out of place (keeping it at only four points) and Kat Amado and Nadiyah Calouro-Vargas They combined for five three-pointers that helped put the team up 28-4.
Calouro-Vargas finished as the Townies’ top scorer with 14 points and Trinidad Provencher was also in double figures with 12. Amado scored nine and Jordin Peckham He hit two 3-pointers in the second half and scored eight points.
Aria Eddy He was Toll Gate’s leading scorer with seven points.
Rogers 45, Cumberland 31
It wasn’t the best start for the Vikings, but Zaida Aponte got the offense going in the third quarter to win 45-31 over the Clippers.
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Neither Rogers nor Cumberland could handle much offensively in the first half, as the Vikings made four field goals and two free throws and the Clippers made four field goals and one free throw to make it a 10-10 game at halftime.
Aponte made sure things improved in the second half. His third quarter performance sparked the Rogers offense, as he scored half of his team’s points and sent them into the fourth quarter with a 32-17 lead before closing out the game.
Aponte finished his afternoon with 16 points and Tameka Robertson He was in double figures with 12 points. Abby Hole added seven for Rogers and Tess Margolis contributed four in the victory.
Sam Hogan He tried to get Cumberland rolling and scored all 11 of his points in the second half of the loss.
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Lincoln School 77, Smithfield 53
The Lynx set the pace in the first quarter with the offense and then let the defense set the tone in the second en route to a 77-53 victory over the Sentinels.
Two of the best teams in Division II put on a show in the first quarter, as Sara Berubé, Alivia Harris and Aubrey Watkins launched the Lincoln School offensive and Ava Lopez, Elaina Reed and Annabelle Lally They were hurting Smithfield.
The Lynx led 21-19 after the first quarter, but focused on the defensive end in the second and held the Sentinels to just five points. Whiting reign scored seven points in the quarter and Lincoln School took a 37-26 lead into halftime.
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With the defense continuing to apply pressure, Berube provided the offensive momentum and his 14 points in the second were enough to put the game away before the fourth quarter began.
Berube finished as the game’s leading scorer with 26 points. Whitening was right behind her with 24 points and Watkins was also in double figures with 12. Harris closed her afternoon with eight points.
Lally finished her day as Smithfield’s leading scorer with 18 points, scoring 11 of them in the final frame. Reed hit three 3-pointers and scored 14 and Lopez has 10 in the loss.
🏀CHILDREN’S BASKETBALL – Division I Results
Lowell Charter School (Massachusetts) 56, Tolman 43
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Longmeadow (dough) 55, Shea 47
Chaminade (New York) 68, Hendricken 57
Barrington 59, San Bernardo 50
New London (Conn.) 71, Central 65
Lincoln 56, Springfield (Massachusetts) 53
Classic 91, Taconic (Massachusetts) 38
Monte Pleasant 52, North Providence 36
🏀MEN’S BASKETBALL – Division III Results
New Mission (Massachusetts) 73, Esperanza 40
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18
🏀CHILDREN’S BASKETBALL – Division I Results
Tolman 48, Maranacook (Maine), 45
St. Mary’s Lynn (Massachusetts) 82, Central 62
Free Academy of Rome (NY) 54, Barrington 47
Lincoln 83, Grafton (Massachusetts) 52
TODAY’S GAMES
MONDAY, JANUARY 19
🏀CHILDREN’S BASKETBALL – Division II
Portsmouth at St. Raphael, 2 p.m.
Classic vs. St. Anthony’s in the Basketball Hall of Fame, TBD
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🏀BOYS’ BASKETBALL – Division III
Exeter-West Greenwich at Central Falls, 2 p.m.
🏀WOMEN’S BASKETBALL – Division I
Johnston at St. Raphael, 12 p.m.
Woonsocket in Juanita Sánchez, 1:00 p.m.
Pawtucket at Barrington, 1 p.m.
Portsmouth at Cranston West, 7 p.m.
🏀WOMEN’S BASKETBALL – Division II
View of the bay in East Providence, 2 p.m.
Cranston East at the toll gate, 6:30 p.m.
West Warwick at Tiverton, 7 p.m.
🏀WOMEN’S BASKETBALL – Division III
Burrillville at Achievement First, 4 p.m.
Providence Field Day at Central, 4 p.m.
Central Falls in Middletown, 5:30 p.m.
Coventry at Prout, 6:30 p.m.
This article originally appeared in The Providence Journal: Rhode Island High School Basketball Scores for January 17-18, 2026.