Globe Schools Insider: Landen O’Neil among four D1 lacrosse commitments, plus prep football highlights

What was set to be an unprecedented six straight days of high school football in Massachusetts will not come to be.

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Sunday’s Nantucket at Nashoba Valley Tech game has been cancelled because of the ongoing storm, as was Acton-Boxborough’s Friday night home game against Cambridge, which was initially postponed because of a power outage, but was unable to be rescheduled.

Monday will feature Austin Prep hosting Pingree at 5 p.m. in a NEPSAC Class C Group 1 matchup, meaning Week 3, which started with Sharon/Dedham defeating Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday night, will still stretch over six days.

Saturday’s standout gridiron game was No. 12 Shawsheen running its state-leading win streak to 30 in a row, dating back to the 2023 playoffs, with a suffocating defensive effort, holding Bishop Feehan to minus-10 yards in a 7-0 weather-influenced victory. Senior captain Quinn Carbone scored the only touchdown.

In his 34th year as the boys’ soccer coach at Canton, Danny Erickson strung up his 300th victory Thursday night, beating Attleboro, 2-1, to improve to 3-3 on the season. Overall, Erickson is 300-216-119.

Erickson (class of ‘89) has guided the Bulldogs to six Hockomock League titles, as well as their only appearance in the state championship game in 2021. He was inducted into the Massachusetts Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame in 2014.

Trailing, 10-7, in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter, BB&N junior Owen DeSalvo found the end zone with a 4-yard rush with 2 minutes, 23 seconds to go and the Knights stole a season-opening 14-10 road win over Trinity-Pawling in NEPSAC Class B play.

Charlie Ballestas, Reading — The junior rotated to the service line in the fifth set and put the match away with 10 straight points, adding to her 17 kills in a 3-2 girls’ volleyball win over Longmeadow.

Hunter Bentley, Wilmington — Just a freshman, he came up with a forced fumble and an interception, both the first of his career, as the Wildcats improved to 3-0 with a 42-7 rout of Arlington Catholic.

Rory Funke, Dexter Southfield — The junior dual-threat QB from Brookline proved his versatility, throwing for 187 yards and a TD and running 10 times for 105 yards and two scores in a 28-14 victory over Hotchkiss.

Julie Hall, Central Catholic — The senior helped the fourth-ranked Raiders stay perfect (8-0), providing offense (16 kills), defense (19 digs), and serving (four aces) in a 3-1 girls’ volleyball win vs. North Andover.

Talia Lowney, Greater Lowell — The junior opened the game with two goals in five minutes, getting the Gryphons (7-0) off to a strong start en route to a 7-0 girls’ soccer triumph over Lowell.

Jalen Morris, Rivers — The Marist-bound senior from Hyde Park exploded for five touchdown runs (from 50, 15, 15, 14, and 5 yards) to power Rivers to a 34-18 season-opening win over St. George’s.

▪ Tabor junior Landen O’Neil announced he will be heading to Duke to play Division 1 men’s lacrosse. The 6-foot-3-inch All-American attack from Centerville registered 62 goals and 57 assists while leading the Seawolves to the ISL title and an 18-1 record. He was named the Ned Herter ISL Player of the Year.

▪ St. John’s Prep junior Paul Kosinski announced his plans to play D1 men’s lacrosse at Denver. The 6-foot midfielder also plays for 3D New England Red.

▪ Longmeadow junior Sophia Hastings, a 5-6 midfielder, posted her commitment to Rhode Island women’s lacrosse. She also plays basketball and lacrosse and competes for Lax Plus Black.

▪ St. Mark’s junior Sadie Nash, a 5-6 attack from Franklin, announced her commitment to play D1 women’s lacrosse at Dartmouth. She finished fourth in the ISL with 78 points as a sophomore and also plays for the Mass Elite Red.

▪ Milton Academy junior Claire Elizabeth has decided to play Division 1 field hockey at Colgate. The 5-7 midfielder/forward from Hingham also plays for Northeast Elite.

From the Division 3 ranks: Archbishop Williams senior Nathan Killion, a 5-10 outfielder/third baseman, will play baseball at Bridgewater State; Xaverian senior Tyler Haynes, a 6-3 righthanded pitcher, committed to Saint Anselm to play baseball; Bedford senior goalie Paul Gaudreau is headed to Wheaton to play men’s lacrosse; Lawrence Academy senior Liv Doucette will play women’s hockey at Roger Williams, which is where Austin Prep senior Brady Ihrig, a 5-11 infielder, is headed to play baseball. Berkshire senior Chloe O’Brien, a 5-10 guard from Wakefield, is headed to Bowdoin to play women’s basketball; Avon Old Farms senior Sam Carbeau, a 6-3 righthanded pitcher from Concord, has committed to Bates for baseball.

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