Ken Bell
kbell@abc6.com
Classical held off Hope 79 to 75. Kealen Ives celebrated his 17th birthday with 34 points.
North Providence beat Tolman 47 to 45 thanks to a pair of free throws by Joel Diaz with five seconds left.
In girls basketball, North Providence overcame a 15 point second half deficet to beat Moses Brown, 44 to 37.
And Rogers remained unbeaten after bouncing Coventry, 56 to 46. The Vikings are now 13-0 overall.