"We have to eliminate turnovers, we've been averaging 18," said Mansfield High boys' hoop coach Mike Vaughan of tonight's Hockomock League, first-place showdown of unbeaten's with Franklin on the Hornets' floor, the James Albertini Gymnasium. "We have to stick to what we do well, which is get up and down the court - but, we have to play better defense" ...

**Holy Cross College freshman guard-forward Amy Lepley of Norfolk, the former Bishop Feehan Shamrock, was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week for the second time - averaging 9.3 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals in three games last week against La Salle, Howard and Dartmouth. She made 12-of-21 (.571) field goals, including 4-of-7 (.571) from behind the three-point line ...

**Bishop Feehan High's Jeffrey Thomas and King Philip High's Patrick Myers, both representing and leading the Attleboro Bluefish Swim Club to a first-place finish, competed at the New England Swimming Senior Championship meet at BU. Thomas finished No. 3 overall, taking second place in the 400 IM (4:01.8) and 100 breaststroke (59.11), third in the 500 freestyle (4:35.4), fourth in the 200 breaststroke (2:09.9) and 200 IM (1:55.1), seventh in the 100 freestyle (48.74) and 1,000-yard freestyle (9:37.4) and eighth in the 200 freestyle (1:43.87). Myers finished fourth, winning the 200 backstroke (1:49.8) and 200 butterfly (1:49.6), second in the 100 butterfly (50.19) and 100 backstroke (51.43), third in the 400 IM (4:02.70) and 200 freestyle (1:42.44) and sixth in the 200 IM (1:56.21) ...

**Former King Philip Warrior Dylan Barbieri, a product of the Bridgewater Bandits junior hockey program, is off to a terrific start with the Wentworth Institute hockey team (8-1-1; lone loss to Hamilton) with six assists in 10 games ...

**"If you're a player, a competitor, you're looking forward to the challenge - what you have individually and collectively as a team," said St. Bonaventure University men's hoop coach Mark Schmidt of North Attleboro, the former Bishop Feehan great, whose Bonnies (7-6) have lost all five road games. The Bonnies are shooting 51 percent from the floor and averaging 72 points per game ... **The track program at Bishop Feehan High under Bob L'Homme and Paul Powell has a solid foundation for the future in a trio of talented sophomores, 6-foot-3 weightman Tim McMakin, middle distance runner Rich Moschella (the son of the former Dighton-Rehoboth High star of the same name) and sprinter Matt Taylor. "Those are three kids to build around," said L'Homme ...

**The Wheaton College women's basketball 1,000-point club added another member, as senior Jenny Champney of Bedford became the 11th player in program history to hit the milestone, doing so with a 20-point game in a 15-point win over Elms College ...

**Former Seekonk High hoop Warrior Austin Syliva, a 6-4 senior forward with the Elms College basketball team (6-3) out in Chicopee is averaging 2.5 points and three rebounds per game ...

**Former Attleboro High Bombardier Cherie Parisi, the senior forward for the Mt. Ida College women's hoop team (6-5) is averaging 14 points and eight rebounds in nine contests. Parisi was great in her last two outings, a 15-point, nine-rebound game against Anna Maria and a 17-point, seven-rebound outing against WNEC ...

**To whom are you speaking? North Attleboro's Ed Hurley, refereeing a boys' hoop game earlier this week, had two fans ejected from the premises ...

**"She's finally healthy," related Mansfield High girls' hoop coach Mike Redding of senior forward Colleen Hooper, who nursed a sore knee during the first month of the season ... **Another is North Attleboro High hoopster Robin Armstrong, who had ankle surgery over the summer and is "only 60 percent," according to Rocketeer coach John DelBonis. "But, she's gutting it out, we need her too" ...

**"We have a lot of those, kids who can do a few nice things - but can they do it consistently and for longer periods of time," said Dighton-Rehoboth High boys' hoop coach Bill Cuthbertson of his five-win Falcons ...

**A big win for Brian Walmsley's Wheaton College men's hoop team (5-6) over NEWMAC and NCAA Division III power WPI (10-2) the other night by 12 points, the Lyons shooting 70.8-percent in the second half. Wheaton shot 17-for-24 from the floor over the final 20 minutes, hit six of their 10 three-pointers and went 14-for-15 at the free throw line - guard Anthony Coppola finishing with 29 points ...

PETER GOBIS can be reached at 508-236-0375 or at pgobis@thesunchronicle.com.

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