Brockton & Durfee Split In Hoop Action

The 2025-26 Big 3 Conference basketball season kicked off last night, with the home court teams prevailing. The Brockton boys defeated visiting Durfee, 52-36, while the host Durfee girls prevailed, 50-32 over the Lady Boxers.

In the girls action, the Hilltoppers were led by Jasiya Norwood with 17 points. Tajeaya Sterling added 14 points, while Skyla Coward chipped in with 8 points.

For the Lady Boxers sophomore Kendall O’Brien led the way with 9 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and 3 steals. Other key contributors for Brockton were:

Layla Rivera 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals
Aymma Semedo 7 points, 7 rebounds, 6 steals
Victoria Colombo 2 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals
Jayla Bonds 3 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 steal
Seliyah Holland 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal

Durfee’s Jasiya Norwood

On the boys side, Durfee’s Jaheim Calixte had a strong game with 15 points and 15 rebounds. Rashad Williams added 6 points, while Marvins Antonie and Sir Morales chipped in with 5 points each.

Big 3 conference hoop action continues when Brockton and New Bedford square off on January 13. The Brockton boys will again be at home, while the Lady Whalers will host the girls match-up.

Durfee Girls Hoop Wins Holiday Tournament

The Durfee girls basketball team took first place in the Skip Karam Holiday Tournament, held at Durfee’s Luke Urban Field House. The Lady Hilltoppers defeated Somerset-Berkley, 46-31 in the championship game. Durfee’s Jasiya Norwood was named tournament MVP.

MVP Jasiya Norwood

Leading scorers for Durfee were:

Jasiya Norwood-15pts
Skyla Coward-9pts
Anjie Olubonwu-8pts
Tajeaya Sterling-6pts
Avery Layne-4pts

The Toppers reached the title game by defeating Case in the semi-final round, 59-18

Durfee’s leading scorers in that contest were:

Jasiya Norwood-15pts
Tajeaya Sterling-11pts
Ava Amaral-9pts
Jean Marie Castillo-6pts
Jade Winslow-4pts

Durfee Swim & Dive Splits With B-R

Durfee faced off against Bridgewater-Raynham at Durfee High School’s Karen Jarabek Pool. The meet was split with the boys falling to 0-2 in their 74-66 loss and the girls picking up their first win to go to 1-1 on the season, winning 78-68.

On the girls side double winners came from Claire Bjerre in the Dive Event and 500 Free (161.15 and 7:09.25), Bella Nunes in the 100 Back and 200 IM (1:27.60 and 3:18.88), individual wins came from Avery Antunes in the 100 Fly (1:20.51) and Kai Levesque in the 100 Breast (1:32.46). Durfee would also sweep all three relays with Antunes, Nunes, Levesque and Ella Farias in the 200 Medley Relay (2:20.82), Antunes, Levesque, Bjerre, and Farias in the 200 Free Relay (1:57.55), and the 400 Free Relay by Nunes, Levesque, Gretta Moniz, and Liliana Goncalves (5:24.63).

For the boys, Micah Ross kicked off the meet, winning the Dive Event with a score of 188.25. Michael Harrington was a double winner in the 200 and 500 Free events (2:16.83 and 6:17.90) Omar Mahmoud in both the 200 IM and 100 Breaststroke races (2:42.41 and 1:19.38). The relay team of Harrington, Mahmoud, Richard Rittenberg, and Logan Vandenburgh also won the 400 Relay with a time of 4:28.57.

Brockton Dominates at Big 3 Cross Country Championships

The Brockton boys and girls cross country teams both easily took first place the 2025 Big 3 Conference Meet held on October 22. In the boys action, the Boxers, led by a first place performance from Seamus Canniff, took 8 of the top ten spots. On the girls side, the Lady Boxers took 5 of the top 10 spots, paced by first-place finisher, Aubrey Talbot.

Team Scores:

Boys
1. Brockton – 20
2. New Bedford – 48
3. Durfee – 68

Girls
1. Brockton – 24
2. Durfee – 49
3. New Bedford – 45

Boys Top 10

Girls Top 10

Durfee and N.B. Split Cross Country Meets

The Durfee and New Bedford cross country teams split their meets held in Fall River. The New Bedford boys won their meet, 19-38, while the Lady Hilltoppers captured their first victory of the season by defeating New Bedford, 26-30.

In the boys meet, the Whalers took five of the top six spots. New Bedford’s J.P. Morris led the way, finishing in 18:21. Durfee’s Zach Topolewski was second, as he broke the 20-minute barrier for the first time, finishing in 19:36. The Whalers’ Christopher Bernier (19:37), Henry Anselmo (20:47) and Connor Lipka (20:53) rounded out the top five finishers. Every Durfee runner posted a personal best in the meet.

On the girls side, New Bedford’s Madelyn Baylies finished first at 21:54. The Lady Hilltoppers grabbed the next three spots though. Anjola Olubanwo was second at 22;13, followed by Corrine Wang (24:04) and Shayla Harrison (24:26). June Wildman rounded out the top five, finishing in 24:30. Like their male counterparts, every Durfee runner posted a personal best.

New Bedford’s Serenity Coleman Wins State Title

Congratulations are in order for New Bedford sophomore swimmer Serenity Coleman, who took 1st place in the 50 yard freestyle event at the MIAA Division 1 State Championships, held Saturday, February 15 at Boston University. She becomes the first Whaler swimmer to win a state title since 2016, when Kyleigh Barao completed back-to-back state championships in the 100 butterfly.

In a thrillingly tight race, with the top seven finishers coming within one second of each other, Coleman bested Concord-Carlisle’s sophomore Elisabeth Reiling by one-hundredth of a second to take the title.

Big 3 Athletes win at MIAA South Sectional Championships

On Saturday (Feb. 8) at MIT in Boston, Durfee’s Rachael Silva and New Bedford’s Serenity Coleman emerged as South Sectional Champions. Silva took first place in the diving event (435.20), while Coleman grabbed the top spot in the 50 (24.63) and 100 (54.12) freestyle events.

Below is Silva’s title clinching last dive, a back 1-1/2 somersault with a 1/2 twist in the free position (5231D).