WEST BRIDGEWATER BOYS BASKETBALL: RECAP Final: West Bridgewater 58 Cardinal Spellman 59 January 21, 2026. Cardinal Spellman defeated West Bridgewater in a non-league game by the score of 59-58. Cardinal Spellman was led in scoring with sharp and effective shooting by Deon Santos 22 points and Joey Ebian 16 points. Rayzhan Innocent scored 8 points and was a key factor with passing, assists and rebounds. West Bridgewater was highlighted by J.J. MacLean, who led the Wildcats in scoring with 18 points including 4 (3-pointers). Jag Garces scored 15 points and led the team with 7 assists. Lamar Valentina Jr. rounded out the double digit scoring with 10 points and led the team with 9 rebounds. Ben Stapleton had an outstanding final quarter that helped to key West Bridgewater in a comeback attempt, netting 9 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds in the fourth quarter. West Bridgewater started the game on fire, scoring the first 7 points to take a 7-0 lead on 4 points by Jag Garces and 3 from J.J MacLean. Cardinal Spellman scored its first points on a 3-pointer by Rayzhan Innocent to make it 7-3. Nick Navin then scored on a 3 pointer for the Wildcats to put them up 10-3. Cardinal Spellman then outscored West Bridgewater 11-4, led by 6 points from Joey Ebian to end the quarter with a 15-14 lead. Cardinal Spellman continued to stay hot as they outscored West Bridgewater 22-8 to take a 37-22 lead at halftime. Cardinal Spellman was led in the quarter by Deon Santos who scored 14 points. West Bridgewater began to claw back in the third quarter as they outscored Cardinal Spellman 14-7 thanks to a 9-0 scoring run at one point in the quarter to end the quarter with Cardinal Spellman leading 44-36. Midway through the fourth quarter West Bridgewater began a furious comeback to close the gap when J.J. MacLean made a 3-pointer to make the score a 5-point game with Cardinal Spellman leading 55-50. After a basket by Cardinal Spellman’s Rayzhan Innocent, the Wildcats J.J. MacLean struck again with another 3-pointer to close the score to 57-53. Then with 31 seconds left in the game Ben Stapleton drilled a 3-pointer for his 9thpoint in the quarter to make it a 2-point game 57-55. Cardinal Spellman’s Deon Santos was intentionally fouled and defied the crowd noise and sank both free throws with ease to put Cardinal Spellman up 59-55 with 12 seconds left. West Bridgewater’s J.J MacLean then netted his third 3 pointer in the quarter to make it a 1-point game 59-58 with 1 second left and then the game expired that ended with a Cardinal Spellman win but a valiant effort from West Bridgewater. Special Spotlight: West Bridgewater’s J.J. MacLean has made 10 (3-pointers) in the last 2 games while averaging 20 points a game. West Bridgewater is now 5-6 on the season. Cardinal Spellman is now 4-9. West Bridgewater Game Stat Contributors: 01/21/2026 Jag Garces: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal J.J. MacLean: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals Lamar Valentina Jr.: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block Nick Navin: 6 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist Armani Lloret: 2 rebounds, 1 assist Ben Stapleton: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal Colin O’Neil: 1 assist Hayden Razza: 1 steal @BoostersWb @WBboysbball @BrocktonSports @sports_ledger @ChrisMcDaniel88 @GlobeSchools @BrendanKurie @TylerBMcManus15 @Ray1Innocent @JoeyEbian11