Chris Green, Ferreira Lead MBB Past Bunker Hill, 97-64

BROCKTON, Mass. ---- Chris Green (Taunton/Bridgton Academy) poured in a career-high 36 points and Antonio Ferreira (Stoughton/Stoughton HS) added a personal-best 25 as the Massasoit CC men's basketball team won convincingly 97-64 vs. Bunker Hill CC on Tuesday night.

Green's misses were few and far between all evening, making 15-of-19 shots (78.9 percent) from the floor, including 4-of-6 from downtown and added a pair of free throws en route to his big night in the box score. The Taunton native also recorded five rebounds, five assists and three steals.  

Green now leads all Region XXI players, averaging 25.8 points per game for the season.

Not far behind Green was Ferreira, who shot at nearly the same blistering percentage as his teammate. The 6-foot-3 Stoughton native, made 10-of-14 attempts (71.4 percent) and also went 4-of-6 from beyond the arc. He charted his fourth double-double of the season by corralling 10 boards.

A very fast paced game tipped in favor of the Warriors early on. Massasoit hit its first three shots from downtown as the home squad sunk eight of its nine 3-pointers of the game in the opening half. The Warriors took a commanding 53-28 lead into intermission and never looked back to earn the victory.

Behind the strong shooting of Green and Ferreira, Massasoit shot an impressive 57.6 percent (38-for-66) overall from the field and 9-for-20 (45 percent) from 3-point range.

Forward Anthony Conway (Boston/Walpole HS) chipped in with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting and nine rebounds. Trey Jones (Mattapan/Reading HS) had nine points, five steals and four assists, while Dashawn Brathwaite (Somerville/Somerville HS) contributed seven points and six boards in the win.

Next up for Massasoit is a home game against Holyoke CC at 3 p.m. on Saturday.