BOYS’ BASKETBALL - Central 79, James Wood 64

WINCHESTER — Central’s Dominic Strother scored 34 points and cracked the 1,000-point mark for his career as the Falcons pulled away from James Wood on Thursday at Shirley Gymnasium.

Central (15-1) led 18-16 after one quarter and 34-28 at the half against the Colonels (11-7), who dropped their fourth straight. The Falcons’ margin increased to 57-50 through three quarters. Needing 17 points to reach 1,000, Strother cracked the mark on a basket in the third period.

Leaders — James Wood: Jerome McCarthy 13 points, 5 rebounds; Jacob Medina 13 points; James Cornwell 10, Ethan Russell 10. Central: Alex Neff 15, Kelan Hoover 13.