LYNN – Midway through the second quarter of last night’s Boverini Tourney final against Classical, Lynn English coach Fred Hogan came over to the scorers table, and remarked that the first team to get to 20 (points) would win the game.Keep in mind that both teams were shooting abysmally from the floor (neither team had registered in double digits at the time of Hogan’s comment) and that only eight points were netted in theopening stanza.Hogan proved to be clairvoyant, as the Lady Bulldogs blew open a 12-10 halftime edge to overtake Classical, 49-41 at the Conigliaro Gym at St. Mary’s, for the title. It was English’s second straight city championship.St. Mary’s overtook Tech in the consolation game to clinch third place in the tourney.”Two years ago, we were 4-16, and so winning this back-to-back is tremendous,” said the coach, whose club improved to 5-1.”Classical’s one of the top teams in the conference, so we had to play our best against them.”The Lady Rams (4-2) closed the gap to 22-18 late in the third period on a soft jumper from the line by Christina McKenzie, Yet the Lady Bulldogs rattled the next nine points to close the quarter with a 31-18 lead. Included in that run was a hellacious three-pointer from guard Kayla Murkison and a pair of nifty baskets from tourney MVP Jeanette Anderson (20 points, 21 boards; she had a staggering 46 rebounds in the two-game tourney).English extended its margin to 12 (35-23) early in the fourth, but back-to-back threes by guard Bryanna Connolly (Classical’s high scorer with 14) and guard Keila Brown (11) brought the Lady Rams to within 35-29. Brown followed with another hoop after a sloppy English exchange to bring Classical to 35-31, but that would be as close as it would get.Freshman forward Olivia Dupree scored from underneath, then Anderson hit a short jumper. Teammate Lashaunda Hogan added a pair of free throws to extend the advatage back up to 10 (41-31) with 3:20 remaining. Though Brown made things interesting moments later with another three (to make the score 43-36), the Lady Bulldogs added to their total from the line to perserve the win.”The only thing I ask for from the team is effort, and they gave that,” said Classical coach Tom Sawyer. “They didn’t quit at all, and they battled back very well. English is a pretty good team, and Anderson is just so tough to defend against, especially in the low post.”Neither team looked as though they were even going to get into double digits once the game began. Both squads were committing turnovers constantly, as well as missing shots. The game’s first point wasn’t scored until 2 1/2 minutes had been already played (a free throw by Anderson). Classical’s Frances Mathieu registered the intial field goal of the contest a minute later, and the Lady Bulldogs didn’t hit their first shot from the field until the first minute of the second period.”That really didn’t bother me,” said Hogan of the game’s lack of scoring in the first stanza. “Both teams were sloppy, and we missed 21 layups in nthe first half. But if they weren’t scoring, they weren’t either. I just told our kids to keep shooting, and they did. The shots eventually fell. Our game plan was to stop (Christina) McKenzie, as she was averaging 15 (points). We held her to one field goal (and four points overall), as (Olivia) Dupree did a great job covering her.”Both teams would eventually come out of their respective scoring funks in the second quarter, though they were both still plagued by sloppy play. The Lady Bulldogs took a 12-10 halftime edge by registering back-to-back hoops by Anderson and guard Jenicia Duggins (12).In addition to Anderson, Duggins, Hogan, and Brown were also named to the all-tourney team. St. Mary’s Tori Faieta and Tech’s Shena Mitchell rounded out the squad.ConsolationSt. Mary’s 71, Tech 31The Spartans made quick work of the Tigers in the consolation game. All-Tournament team selection Tori Faieta led her team with 12 points as St. Mary’s led 27-9 at the end of