It was New Bedford High’s first home basketball game of the season, and Rose was slated to start. “I was so pumped and so nervous,” she said. “There were so many things that I was thinking.

Tom Tarpey enjoyed plenty of success coaching boys basketball at New Bedford High in the 2010s, but he’s had an even bigger impact on the school over the past 11 years as the athletic director ...

HIGHLIGHTS: The Hilltoppers punched their ticket to the postseason after beating league opponent New Bedford in a tough grind-it-out game at home. Jeyden Espinal led Durfee with a team-high 19 points.

Tom Tarpey enjoyed plenty of success coaching boys basketball at New Bedford High in the 2010s, but he’s had an even bigger impact on the school over the past 11 years as the athletic director.