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Jameilen Jones scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half to lead BC High over Catholic Conference rival Catholic Memorial, 61-59, last night at McNeice Pavilion. After trailing, 35-24, at the half, the second-ranked Eagles rallied behind Jones and Charles Collins (12 points) to pick up a statement win over the third-ranked Knights. "We just persevered. " said Jones. "We've been working hard in practice and we had a lot of confidence. It was a rivalry game, so that just added a little bit more to the game, too. " Jones scored 14 of the Eagles' 21 points in the final frame, including...

Among the stock activity stories for Monday, May 21, from AP Business News: — Shares of Avon Products Inc. fell after an analyst said the beauty company will have to step up spending to fix the business as he downgraded the stock. The report comes after smaller beauty rival Coty Inc. dropped its $10.7 billion takeover bid for Avon last week. — Shares of American Eagle Outfitters Inc. climbed after the teen retailer announced plans to exit its children's business and detailed the departure of Chief Financial Officer Joan Hilson.

Jeremiah Trotter was unemployed and seemingly out of options. So he picked up a phone, called his former coach and apologized for the behavior that led to his departure from Philadelphia three years ago. Seven months later, the hard-hitting middle linebacker is going back to the Pro Bowl, and the Eagles again are one victory away from playing in the Super Bowl. "I believe this is our year," said Trotter, who came back to the Eagles last summer after two seasons in Washington.

Shares of American Eagle Outfitters Inc. climbed Monday after the teen retailer announced plans to exit its children's business and detailed the departure of Chief Financial Officer Joan Hilson. THE SPARK: American Eagle said late Friday that it will exit 77kids, which includes 22 stores and an online business. It is exploring a potential full or partial sale of the business. The Pittsburgh company also said that CFO Joan Hilson is stepping down at the end of July. It's the second major leadership change at American Eagle in the past few months.

St. John’s Prep boys’ lacrosse coach John Roy stood on the sideline early during yesterday’s EMass Division 1 first-round game, nervously shuffling his feet, shifting his weight from left to right. He unfolded his arms just long enough to channel his voice as he shouted to his players. “We can’t possess,’’ the Eagles coach yelled midway through the opening quarter, his frustration clear. “We haven’t had the ball the whole quarter!’’ At that point, the reigning Division 1 champs held a 1-0 lead over host Framingham (14-5)

ANAHEIM, Calif. - In the infant stages of a young team's season, sustaining a high level of play has been Boston College's most arduous task. For nearly 14 minutes against Saint Louis yesterday, the Eagles led in the game by hauling down offensive boards, forcing outside shots, collapsing on post players, and poking away entry passes. It couldn't be sustained, though. Saint Louis turned a pair of BC turnovers into fast-break buckets, helping flip an 8-point deficit into a 15-point advantage.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — DeSean Jackson never thought he’d get a chance to field the ball, and Matt Dodge was ordered to punt away from the Eagles’ elusive return man. Well the rookie punted all right, straight to Jackson, who bobbled the ball before taking off on one of the greatest plays in NFL history — a breathtaking 65-yard punt return for the winning touchdown on the final play of the game. The Eagles did it again to the New York Giants, winning, 38-31, at the New Meadowlands Stadium yesterday — a bitter loss that revived memories of “The...

LOWELL - BC High was a run-first team all season, led by Preston Cooper, then Deontae Ramey-Doe when Cooper suffered a broken ankle Oct. 22. But in the Division 1 Eastern Mass playoffs last night, coach Jon Bartlett decided on an air attack and quarterback Bartley Regan executed, throwing two touchdowns as the Eagles beat Chelmsford, 34-13, to advance to the Super Bowl. "With some of the guys we have this year we know we could throw the ball, and today they needed to do that and we did a great job," Bartlett said.

On Friday night, 13th-ranked Boston University had more penalties (17) than shots (15) but still beat archrival Boston College, 5-3, at Conte Forum. Last night at Agganis Arena, the third-ranked Eagles were outshot by a 41-31 margin but ran away with a 6-1 decision. "So, we win the game [Friday] and I was very disheartened with how we played," said BU coach Jack Parker. "I didn't like how we approached the game once it went along. [Last night], for the first two periods, I really like how my team played.

Two minutes remained in last night's Hockey East clash between Boston University and Boston College, when Eagles coach Jerry York took a furtive glance up at the Conte Forum scoreboard. BC was feverishly trying to get on the board against the Terriers, who were desperately trying to help goaltender Kieran Millan preserve a 5-0 shutout. "You've got to credit BU," York said. "They came in here and played very, very well. They came into our building and it's kind of hard to sit there and watch 5-nothin' up on the board with two minutes left in the game.

Eagle Materials Inc. returned to profitability in its fiscal fourth quarter as revenue climbed 22 percent, benefiting from higher cement, wallboard and paperboard prices. The building materials maker said Wednesday that it is starting to see more construction occurring across most of its markets and that its earnings started to improve during the second half of the fiscal year, speeding up in the fourth quarter. Its earnings in the latest quarter came in below Wall Street expectations.

Senior center fielder Mark Stefaniak lined a one-out, bases-loaded single to center field in the eighth inning to lift the Xaverian baseball team to a 3-2 upset of Catholic Conference-leading and No. 4-ranked BC High Monday in Westwood. Junior Alex Person earned the victory with two innings of scoreless relief. "We are obviously going into this game as a sub-.500 team but our league is a war," Xaverian coach Jerry Lambert said. "It was a huge win and it really helps us get our momentum back.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - By all accounts, Kevin Na didn't have many issues in the final round with his pre-shot routine, which became one of the biggest stories at the Players Championship Saturday, when he took the lead despite battling an inability to take the club back in a timely manner. Na was much better with the multiple waggles and stops and restarts Sunday. But he heard enough negative comments from a small number of spectators that piled on to what turned into a tough day: Na shot 76 and finished tied for seventh.

The largest independent college of contemporary music in the world has awarded honorary degrees to the Eagles and Grammy Award-winning country singer Alison Krauss at a ceremony in Boston. The city's Berklee College of Music also has honored influential Ethiopian musician Mulatu Astatke, an alumnus. The artists were honored during the school's commencement ceremony Saturday. Students paid tribute to the artists with a concert featuring their music. More than 900 students from 58 countries graduated from Berklee this year.

The largest independent college of contemporary music in the world has awarded honorary degrees to the Eagles and Grammy winning country singer Alison Krauss at a ceremony in Boston. Boston's Berklee College of Music has also honored influential Ethiopian musician Mulatu Astatkle. The artists were honored during the school's commencement ceremony Saturday. Students paid tribute to the honored artists with a concert featuring their music. More than 900 students from 58 countries graduated from Berklee this year.

Tommy McDonald has St. John's Prep's number this season. For the second time, BC High's junior righthander tossed a complete-game, giving the visiting Eagles from Dorchester a 4-2 victory over the Eagles from Danvers Wednesday. BC High (12-2) improves to 5-1 in the Catholic Conference and reclaimed first place from St. John's Prep (12-3). McDonald allowed two runs on three hits and struck out four. He had 1-2-3 innings in the first, sixth, and seventh. "He did a great job out there spotting the ball, he moved his fastball extremely well and for the most part hit his...

What a difference a year can make. After losing in the quarterfinals to Lexington last season, the St. John’s Prep boys’ tennis team brought home the team’s first Division 1 North sectional championship in 10 years by beating the Minutemen, 3-2, yesterday at Newton South High School. The first to clinch a point for the Eagles was No. 3 singles Chris Toner, who remained undefeated this season by beating David Herrera, 6-0, 6-2. Prep’s No. 2 doubles team of Mike Beluch and Mark Corvi secured another point with a 6-4, 6-3 win. Although Lexington’s Benjamin Tso tied the match at 2 with a 6-3,...

Berklee has some big names lined up for its commencement Saturday. Don Henley , Glenn Frey , Joe Walsh , and Timothy Schmit of the Eagles, Grammy winner Alison Krauss , and Ethiopian musician Mulatu Astatke will all receive honorary doctor of music degrees at the school's commencement ceremony at the Agganis Arena. The night before, Berklee students will pay tribute to the honorees with a concert featuring their music, and Krauss and Astatke are both expected to perform.

American Eagle Outfitters Inc. soared after reporting preliminary first-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates of 10 cents per share, as the apparel chain was able to sell more merchandise at full price. Earnings per share rose to 18 to 20 cents, from 14 cents a year earlier. It will report full results May 23. Same-store sales rose 17 percent. It has been cutting back inventory and improving merchandise.