LYNN – The Agganis Classics are not just about intensity and execution. As blasphemous as it may sound, it doesn’t matter who’s ahead when the last out is made or the final buzzer sounds. For better than a half-century, the Agganis Classics have honored Lynn legend Harry Agganis and the academic and athletic excellence of the area’s student-athletes.In the fourth annual Agganis All-Star Women’s Basketball Classic and the first played in the Paul F. Cavanagh Field House at Lynn English, the North overcame a halftime deficit spearheaded by its most valuable player, St. Mary’s Jaclyn Kapnis, and was victorious over the South squad, 44-29.”I told them to have fun. It’s an all-star game,” said North and first-time Agganis Classic coach Susan Downer of Central Catholic. “I told them to play hard, make it a fun experience and maybe play a little defense.”The North certainly stepped up its defense in the second half. Thanks to South MVP Christina Cavagnaro of Revere (10 points, three rebounds), the South closed the opening half on a 16-5 run and took a 20-15 advantage into intermission, but if there was any built-up momentum accumulated by the South, it was quickly quelled in the second half by the North.The South was limited to nine second-half points and no South participant scored more than one basket in the latter portion of the game. Led by Kapnis (10 points, three rebounds, steal) and Central Catholic’s Riley Dunn and her game-high 13 points (four rebounds), the North overcame its halftime deficit and rolled to victory.The game was knotted at 20 two minutes into the second half and was still close with five minutes left and the North leading 34-29, but a 10-0 North run to end the contest silenced any murmur of a South victory.”This was like first game of a summer league,” said South coach Jane Heil of Peabody, an Agganis Classic veteran. “These girls haven’t played in a while and they’ve never played together. It’s like riding a bike. They haven’t forgotten, but it took a while to get going.”Other members of the victorious North team were: Amesbury’s Breanna Comeau (five points, six rebounds, block), Andover’s Camille Fantini (two points, seven rebounds, three assists, two steals, block), Matignon’s Alyssa Murphy (one point), Central Catholic’s Jackie Vienneau (three points, three rebounds, three assists), Ipswich’s Lyndsay French (two rebounds), Wakefield’s Rachel Kaye (one point, four steals), and Masconomet’s Caroline Stewart (eight points, four rebounds, two blocks, two assists, three steals).Other South participants were: Classical’s Shardaye Berry (four points, five rebounds) and Jill Reddy (two rebounds), Tech’s Jessica Underwood (five points, six rebounds), Peabody’s Kristen Federico (three points, five rebounds), Winthrop’s Kristen Finn (four points, four rebounds) and Nicole Giaquinto (two rebounds), and Danvers’ Danielle Sherry (five points, three rebounds, three steals).The site of the Basketball Classic was fitting as the Agganis Classics committee issues an award in Paul F. Cavanagh’s honor. It is presented to a person who personifies Cavanagh and the Foundation’s ideals of sportsmanship, education and community. This year’s recipient was J. Brian McCarthy, president and CEO of Kelly’s Roast Beef. Cavanagh was a three-sport athlete at English and a defensive end on Boston College’s football team. He was a member of the Agganis Classics committee until his death in a place crash in 1990. The field house was dedicated to him in 2000.The game’s referees were Dave Margossian, his daughter Beth Margossian, and Lindsey Dulkis. All three donated their time to the Agganis Classic.