Globe Schools Insider: Start your day with Saturday’s highlights, including two D1 commitments and eight stars

Saturday sure felt like the calm before the storm.

Next weekend will mark the end of the regular season for just about every MIAA sport — soccer gets a few extra days — and the football tournament brackets will be released Nov. 1.

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The highlight of Saturday — Lexington’s Sal Frelick homering in the sixth inning to tie World Series Game 2 off St. John’s (Shrewsbury) graduate Ian Seymour notwithstanding — came from Boston College, which was led to a 49-27 win over Georgia Tech by a pair of former local high school stars.

Bo MacCormack III, a Buckingham Browne & Nichols graduate from Westford, ran 20 times for 155 yards and three touchdowns, and Charlie Comella, a Xaverian graduate from Wellesley, snared a pair of interceptions, including a dagger 47-yard pick-6 in the fourth quarter.

Burlington field hockey senior Lauren Scalia reached 810 career saves during a 1-0 loss to Woburn on Friday, finishing the game with 818 to move into third place on the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) list of career saves leaders.

She moved ahead of Sophia Bozzone (809) of Wynnewood Friends’ Central School in Pennsylvania, and now sits behind Emily Hawkins (1,176) of Wyncote Cheltenham (Penn.). Ceidy Aragon (1,186) of Lakewood (N.J.) holds the top spot.

It was a quiet day for surprise results, but unranked Lexington boys’ soccer worked for a 2-2 draw with No. 14 Framingham thanks to goals from Dimitris Koumoutsakos and Baylen Fusilier.

▪ It took two overtime periods before sophomore Emerson McCann netted the winner for Cardinal Spellman, producing a 2-1 girls’ soccer win over Bishop Fenwick and securing the Catholic Central Conference League title for the Cardinals (12-1-1).

▪ Four team and individual champions were crowned at the Cape & Islands cross-country championships on a 5K course at Manuel F. Correllus State Forest in Edgartown.

Martha’s Vineyard won the Atlantic Division boys’ title with 47 points, outpacing second-place Sandwich (67), which was led by individual winner Alex Palomar-Nelson in 16 minutes, 40.3 seconds. Ben Fuller (sixth, 17:20.1) and Robert Riis (seventh, 17:31.3) were the top Vineyarder finishers. With 35 points, the Falmouth girls, led by individual winner Tess Ledwell (19:49.3), emerged as Atlantic champions ahead of Sandwich (55).

The Sturgis West boys finished on top of the Lighthouse division with 42 points, while Falmouth Academy (50) placed second. Sturgis East’s Nathan Newcomb won the race in 17:54.7. On the girls’ side, Sturgis East (24 points) topped Sturgis West (31), with Sturgis East’s Tallulah Clifford winning by 58 seconds (19:10.2).

Shane Lawlor, Andover — The senior produced a hat trick for the Scarlet Knights in a 5-0 boys’ soccer triumph over Acton-Boxborough.

Cam MacGregor, Bellingham — The senior quarterback threw for five touchdowns and totaled 225 yards of offense to power the Blackhawks to a 42-0 win over Upper Cape.

Brady Shuffain and Joseph Seaman, Sharon/Dedham —Shuffain, a senior, let loose for 346 yards and three touchdowns on 16-of-27 passing, hitting his classmate, Seaman, eight times for 226 yards and two scores to beat Monument Mountain 48-14.

Seraun Pitt, Atlantis Charter — The junior ran for 114 yards and two touchdowns, adding an interception as he lifted the Tritons to a 34-18 win over Holbrook/Avon.

Max Tillmann, Medfield — Already the program’s all-time leading scorer, the junior added to his tally with a hat trick in a 4-2 boys’ soccer win over Pembroke.

Kyra Ward and Alicia Marcal, Chelmsford — Ward, a senior, was equally impressive on offense (27 kills) and defense (26 digs), plus had three aces in a 3-2 girls’ volleyball victory over Acton-Boxborough. Marcal, a junior, handed out 28 assists with 15 digs and five blocks.

Framingham junior Kiley Lombardo announced her commitment to play Division 1 women’s soccer at Northeastern. She also plays for the FC Stars.

Dana Hall junior Katherine Sutphin, from Wellesley, has committed to play Division 1 women’s lacrosse at Wofford.

At the Division 3 level: English High senior Jaurel Melo is headed to Colby where he plans to play baseball; New Bedford senior Jordyn Correia has committed to play men’s basketball at Roger Williams; Tabor junior Michael Letendre, from Raynham, has committed to play golf for Tufts; Xaverian senior James McKenna, from Dedham, announced his intention to play baseball at Lasell; Barnstable senior quarterback Kyle Coffin is headed to Westfield State, where he’s committed to play football; Phillips Andover senior Alani Rodriguez is committed to Babson to play women’s basketball; and Northfield Mt. Hermon senior Zayd Leanna, who started his high school career at Newburyport, is bound for Babson to play men’s basketball.

Shane Lawlor, North Andover, 3

Max Tillmann, Medfield, 3

Violet Acheson, Beverly, 2

Khloe Bonin, Archbishop Williams, 2

Okan Dervisoglu, Braintree, 2

Dylan Fencer, Whitman-Hanson, 2

Sara Janelli, Stoughton, 2

Gavin Kwon, Governor’s, 2

Tia LaBrecque, Bishop Feehan, 2

Michaela Ranieri, Braintree, 2

Elizabeth Robinson, Chelmsford, 2

Savannah Sanon, Braintree, 2

Jaydin Simpson, Beverly, 2

Calvin Guevara, Nantucket, 2

Seraun Pitt, Atlantis, 114

Steven Joseph, Dexter Southfield, 100

Rory Funke, Dexter Southfield, 96

Rory Funke, Dexter Southfield, 2

Brady Shuffain, Sharon/Dedham, 346

Cam MacGregor, Bellingham, 225

Marcio Semedo, Brockton, 193

Rory Funke, Dexter Southfield, 173

Cam MacGregor, Bellingham, 5

Brady Shuffain, Sharon/Dedham, 3

Joseph Seaman, Sharon/Dedham, 226

Bryce Rogozenski, Northbridge, 135

Anthony Barrasso, Bellingham, 75

Anthony Barrasso, Bellingham, 2

Brock Barry, Bellingham, 2

Joseph Seaman, Sharon/Dedham, 2

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