Globe Schools Insider: Boys’ soccer upsets, an undefeated XC career, Patriots coach of the week

With lots to cover from Tuesday — including Lexington canceling its next two football games and Saugus forfeiting its Friday matchup with Gloucester, both citing player safety because of low numbers — we’re going to dive right into all the highlights, but take a minute to read about the six golf sectionals held Tuesday, following five on Monday, with one more slated for Wednesday ahead of Monday’s three state championship meets.

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On Monday, Meghan Murray became the first player in Pembroke girls’ volleyball history to reach 1,000 career assists. Committed to Southern New Hampshire, the senior also surpassed 500 kills earlier this season.

▪ With a victory against Oliver Ames, Canton senior Lauren Raffetto wrapped up her dual-meet career with a perfect 20-0 record, never having missed or loss a dual meet in four seasons. She won in 18 minutes, 58 seconds, a full 23 seconds ahead of runner-up and teammate Addy Azar.

▪ Reading junior Charlie Ballestas gathered 11 kills, including the 500th of her career, during a 3-0 girls’ volleyball win over Belmont.

▪ Hopedale field hockey senior Lexi Carroll notched her 100th career point during a 4-0 win over Notre Dame (Worcester).

▪ Hudson girls’ soccer senior captain Anna Iacobucci reached 100 career points while netting a hat trick to defeat West Boylston, 6-2.

▪ With a 4-1 victory over Attleboro, King Philip girls’ soccer coach Gary Pichel claimed his 300th career win. He won 111 games in 10 seasons at Nipmuc, including back-to-back state titles in 2005-06. After one year at Hudson Catholic (12 wins), he arrived at KP 16 years ago and has racked up 177 wins with the Warriors, capturing back-to-back Hockomock Kelley-Rex titles and two state semifinal appearances.

▪ On Monday, Greater Lowell girls’ soccer coach Brian Martin earned his 200th career win with a 5-0 triumph over Mystic Valley.

▪ Also on Monday, Masconomet senior Evy Mills made four saves in a 1-0 blanking of Swampscott to earn her 50th career shutout.

Two of the top 11 ranked boys’ soccer teams fell, while on the girls’ side a Top 10 showdown ended in a draw.

No. 6 Wayland boys’ soccer got goals from brothers Colton and Caiden Alhart to defeat No. 2 Concord-Carlisle, 2-1, and unranked Hingham took down No. 11 Duxbury, 2-1, on Callum Owens’s goal in the final two minutes.

No. 9 Hingham girls’ soccer played to a 1-1 draw with No. 4 Duxbury. Dragons senior Anna Manganello put her team ahead with a first-half penalty kick before Hingham senior Taylor Bello deposited the equalizer, her 25th goal of the season, in the final minute.

▪ Belmont field hockey captured the Middlesex League Liberty Division title for the second time in three years with a 4-0 win over Reading. Freshman Grace Brodigan scored on her 15th birthday and GiGi Mastrangelo added two goals.

▪ Winchester girls’ volleyball claimed the Middlesex League crown with a 3-0 road sweep of Arlington, powered by 12 kills from Hazel Lovins and 10 from Maddie Crooks.

▪ King Philip girls’ soccer clinched a share of the Hockomock Davenport Division title with its 4-1 win over Attleboro.

▪ Bridgewater-Raynham girls’ soccer locked up the Pioneer Athletic Conference crown with an 8-0 victory over Barnstable, finishing 4-0 in league play.

▪ On Monday, Greater Lowell girls’ soccer defeated Mystic Valley, 5-0, to capture the Commonwealth Upper championship.

Kayleigh Bonavita, Newburyport — The sophomore produced a hat trick in the Clippers’ 7-0 girls’ soccer victory vs. Essex Tech.

Gabi Lorenzini, St. Mary’s — The junior was a presence at the net, at the service line, and on the floor, posting 21 kills, 10 digs, 3 aces, and 15 service points in a five-set girls’ volleyball win over Malden Catholic.

Audrey Manning, Lynnfield — The senior put up a triple-double with 18 kills, 10 digs, and 15 assists in a 3-0 girls’ volleyball win over North Andover. She is on pace to reach 1,000 assists next week.

Kaylee Master, Watertown — The senior midfielder couldn’t be stopped in front of the cage, depositing five goals in a 6-0 field hockey triumph over Burlington.

Fia Parnes, Newton South — Another sophomore producing a hat trick, this time in a 4-1 girls’ soccer win over Nashoba.

Kiki Wright, Andover — The freshman slammed a whopping 33 kills, coming up with 18 digs and landing four aces in a hard-fought 3-2 girls’ volleyball win over Shrewsbury.

Walpole became the first team to shut out Milton since Sept. 6, 2024, last Friday, earning coach Chris Sullivan Patriots Coach of the Week honors.

Walpole (4-2) went up 21-0 in the first half as Blake Pileski completed 7 of 7 passes for 129 yards and two touchdowns to Shane Harrington. From there, it was all defense.

“Coach Chris Sullivan and his staff did an outstanding job preparing their team,” Patriots Hall of Famer Andre Tippett said after delivering a $1,000 donation from the Kraft family and Patriots Charitable foundation. “Shutting out one of the top offensive teams in the state speaks to the discipline, toughness, and commitment of these young men.”

The big one dropped Sunday when Xaverian quarterback Will Wood announced he was switching his commitment from Penn State to Boston College, citing a desire to stay closer to home, as well as his connection with the Eagles’ coaching staff.

Now on to more recent college decisions:

▪ Peabody senior Victoria Vaz, a 5-1 attack who posted 90 points as a junior, has committed to play Division 1 women’s lacrosse at Central Connecticut State.

▪ Belmont Hill junior Charlie Crabbe, from Dover, announced his intention to play Division 1 baseball at Brown. The 5-foot-10-inch infielder/righthanded pitcher maxes out at 89 miles per hour.

For Division 3: Catholic Memorial senior Maliq Khan committed to RPI for football, Central Catholic senior Anthony Polichetti is bound for Wheaton to play baseball, Minnechaug senior Liam Faneuff is off to Hartford to play men’s lacrosse, and Zoe Bouvier is headed to Rivier to play women’s lacrosse.

A Rhode Island talent is coming to Massachusetts. Justin Urey, who was slated to be a senior at Times Squared Academy in Providence, announced he’s transferring to CATS Academy in Boston. The 5-foot-10-inch point guard topped 1,000 points as a junior for Times Squared.

The MIAA golf sectionals were held Monday and Tuesday — with the exception of Division 2 South on Wednesday at Segregansett — and the top three teams in each division advanced to one of the three state championship meets. This was the final year of sectional meets.

Division 1 South: 1. Xaverian, 2. Wellesley, 3. Hingham

Division 1 North: 1. BC High, 2. Belmont, 3. St. John’s Prep

Division 1 Central: 1. St. John’s (Shrewsbury), 2. Lincoln-Sudbury, 3. COncord-Carlisle

Division 1 West: 1. Longmeadow, 2. Auburn, 3. Wachusett

Division 2 North: 1. Masconomet, 2. Newburyport, 3. Milton

Division 2 Central: 1. Medfield, 2. Norwood, 3. Archbishop Williams

Division 2 West: 1. Tantasqua, 2. Mount Greylock, 3. St. Bernard’s

Division 3 North: 1. Triton, 2. Lynnfield, 3. Ipswich

Division 3 Central: 1. Hopedale, 2. West Bridgewater, 3. Advanced Math & Science

Division 3 South: 1. Old Rochester, 2. Norwell, 3. Sandwich

Division 3 West: 1. Monty Tech, 2. Franklin County Tech, 3. Lenox

▪ Wesleyan junior Dylan Cote, a North Andover graduate, was named NESCAC Runner of the Week after capturing his third victory of the season, winning the 241-runner Connecticut College Invitational in 23 minutes, 52.4 seconds.

▪ Northeastern freshman Dam Caulfield, who grew up in Needham and played two years for Belmont Hill, was named the Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week by Hockey East on Monday after making 34 saves in his first collegiate start.

▪ Rhode Island College freshman Marco Hoxholli, a Somerville graduate, was tabbed the Little East men’s soccer Rookie of the Week for scoring the tying strike in the 85th minute against Babson for his first collegiate goal.

▪ Bucknell junior Sally Hunter, a Phillips Exter graduate from Beverly, was a Patriot League field hockey honorable mention selection after her shootout goal clinched a 2-1 victory over Colgate.

The Framingham student section was planning a pink out night for Thursday’s football game against Brookline, but now the night has taken on extra meaning.

Athletic trainer Victoria Crowe will be honored with a “Flyers Fight Back Against Cancer” night and students and staff will be wearing orange shirts and ribbons to honor her battle with leukemia. After three years of fighting, Crowe entered remission this spring, but recently received news that her cancer is back and she will begin treatment again Friday.

Kayleigh Bonavita, Newburyport, 3

Anna Iacobucci, Hudson, 3

Fia Parnes, Newton South, 3

Haley Ament, Brookline, 2

Chino Azurdia-Cedeno, Catholic Memorial, 2

Jacob Baidoo, Springfield International, 2

Donnelle Balunos, King Philip, 2

Declan Carey, Pembroke, 2

Arthur Da Silva, Catholic Memorial, 2

Gabe Fabbiam, Framingham, 2

Sarah Lemieux, Bridgewater-Raynham, 2

Emmy Pitkin, Hamilton-Wenham, 2

Tommy Pothier, Pembroke, 2

Ruby Reardon, Newburyport, 2

Nina Sly, Boston Latin, 2

Tobias Swanbeck, St. John’s (S), 2

Giada Antidormi, Lynnfield, 2

Tommy Pothier, Pembroke, 2

Luke Williams, Pembroke, 2

Kaylee Master, Watertown, 5

Lauren Carr, Somerset Berkley, 2

Emma Cormier, Somerset Berkley, 2

Olivia Cormier, Somerset Berkley, 2

GiGi Mastrangelo, Belmont, 2

Ryan Crook, Somerset Berkley, 4

Aisling Brennock, Watertown, 3

Lauren Carr, Somerset Berkley, 2

Olivia Cormier, Somerset Berkley, 2

Gabi Lorenzini, St. Mary’s, 21

Ava Johnston, Barnstable, 20

Lucy Kulka, Wellesley, 18

Audrey Manning, Lynnfield, 18

Alexandra Reames, Swampscott, 17

Bella Magalhaes, Barnstable, 15

Lavinya Oliveira, Essex Tech, 15

Maria Leal, St. Mary’s, 13

Ella DiMauro Lozowski, Greater Lawrence, 12

Hazel Lovins, Winchester, 12

Charlie Ballestas, Reading, 11

Kendall Bent, Andover, 11

Milana Labkovich, Lynnfield, 11

Maddie Crooks, Winchester, 10

Kelly Nganju, Nashoba, 10

Sofia Sverdlova, Wellesley, 10

Maddy Campbell , Barnstable, 37

Julia Monteiro, Whitinsville Christian, 18

Asmeily Anziani, Greater Lawrence, 17

Sadie Souza, Essex Tech, 17

Claire Puglielli, Reading, 16

Audrey Manning, Lynnfield, 15

Hadley Myler, Nashoba, 14

Grayson Folger, Hamilton-Wenham, 13

Elliana Moretti, Lynnfield, 22

Lavinya Oliveira, Essex Tech, 14

Claire Zhang, Andover, 13

Jaelynn Jason, Barnstable, 12

Claire Puglielli, Reading, 11

Molly Bransford, Hamilton-Wenham, 10

Gabi Lorenzini, St. Mary’s, 10

Audrey Manning, Lynnfield, 10

Ava Rocheleau, Essex Tech, 10

Tessa Zielinski, Hamilton-Wenham, 10

Finley Seymour, Newburyport, 8

Gabby Vigeant, Newburyport, 8

Milana Labkovich, Lynnfield, 6

Ava Rocheleau, Essex Tech, 6

Kendall Bent, Andover, 12

Milana Labkovich, Lynnfield, 7

Brooke Barnett, Natick, 6

Olivia Bouffard, Swampscott, 3

From the source Brendan Kurie can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on X @BrendanKurie.