Eight high school takeaways from Thursday, including college commitments and catching up on Hall of Fame inductions
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Medway senior catcher
Priya Bedard
collected her 100th career hit in an 18-12 win over Medfield, Braintree junior
Norah Downey
recorded her 300th save in a 21-4 loss to Wellesley, Beverly's
Ashley Wallace
broke the school's girls' lacrosse freshman scoring record with four goals and an assist, and Canton junior
JJ Faulk
set a school record in the long jump with a leap of 22 feet, 2 inches in a 94-42 loss to Mansfield.
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There were a trio of no-hitters, with Dartmouth's
Kasey Pomfret
shutting down Durfee for five innings with 11 strikeouts in a 17-0 drubbing. Waltham's
Billy Champion
and
Brendan O'Toole
combined to no-hit Wayland 5-0, and Ipswich's
Aurelia Teheen
and
Liz Marsella
teamed up for a 10-strikeout no-hitter over Rockport, cruising 17-0.
2. Walk-off wins
Sophomore
Nick Garbarino
broke a scoreless tie for Newburyport in the top of the 10th with an RBI single to deliver the Clippers a 1-0 win over Triton, but the day's only true walk-off came in the second game of a doubleheader for Middleborough, which trailed New Bedford, 4-3, in the nightcap when
Nolan Trottier
singled in two runs in the bottom of the seventh for a 5-4 Sachems victory.
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3. Going, going, gone
Pentucket freshman
Kam Bonneau
, Wareham freshman
Jolee Anderson
, and Dighton-Rehoboth junior
Cam Cloonan
, who is committed to Villanova, all connected for two home runs, while Cohasset teammates
Caitlyn Simms
and
Libby Morgan
both recorded round-trippers, as did Milton's
Zahria Daley
and
Victoria Fish
.
The rest of the day's homers belonged to King Philip's
Ali Gill
, Sandwich's
Joe Coughlan
, Chelmsford's
Matt Stuart
, Hanover's
Abby Hanna
, and Central Catholic's
Emily Goc
.
4. Daily lacrosse leaderboard
Goals
Connor Wallace
, Beverly, 10
Julia Kipperman
, Nauset, 9
Harrison Barbieri
, Cape Cod Academy, 6
Pasquale Candelino
, Somerville, 6
Ella Ryan
, Lincoln-Sudbury, 6
John Scarpello
, Wakefield, 6
Kam Tremblay
, Billerica, 6
Akira Umbrello
, St. John Paul II, 6
Nick Ambrose
, Natick, 5
Quinn Anderson
, Sandwich, 5
Millie Brady
, Acton-Boxborough, 5
Alex Fivek
, Concord-Carlisle, 5
Clare Latham
, Bishop Feehan, 5
Cece Levrault
, Apponequet, 5
Will Levrault
, Apponequet, 5
Ryan Martin
, Winchester, 5
Alex Peck
, Natick, 5
Grant Sullivan
, Dover-Sherborn, 5
Points
Levrault, Apponequet, 13
Wallace, Beverly, 11
Ambrose, Natick, 10
Peck, Natick, 10
Tremblay, Billerica, 10
Bradley, Apponequet, 9
Taylor Richardson
, St. John Paul II, 9
LaRosa, South Shore, 8
Sophie Philbrick
, St. John Paul II, 8
Ryan, Lincoln-Sudbury, 8
Scarpello, Wakefield, 8
Anderson, Sandwich, 7
Levrault, Apponequet, 7
Sullivan, Dover-Sherborn, 7
Kenny Wisniewski
, Apponequet, 7
5. Daily strikeout leaderboard
Nick Bonasera
, Triton, 14
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Delaney Moquin
, Silver Lake, 14
Lizzy Ahearn
, Milton, 13
Sara Keck
, Wilmington, 11
Jayden Souza
, Durfee, 11
Ty Creighton
, Sandwich, 10
Travers Moodie
, Medford, 10
Shay Rexrode
, Braintree, 10
Jack Anderson
, Greater New Bedford, 9
Caroline Arruda
, Marshfield, 9
Matt Stuart
, Chelmsford, 9
6. Commitment corner
Medway senior
Zach Arnpriester
, a long-stick middie, has committed to play men's lacrosse at Mass Maritime, while Mustangs classmate
Matt Olynciw
, a 5-foot-8-inch righthander and infielder, will play baseball at Maine-Farmington.
Congratulations to Zach Arnpriester on his commitment to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy to play Men's Lacrosse!
— Medway Athletics (@MedwayAthletics)
Congratulations to Matt Olynciw on his commitment to UMaine-Farmington for Baseball!
— Medway Athletics (@MedwayAthletics)
Isaiah Ferguson
, a 6-foot-1-inch combo guard who earned Commonwealth Athletic Conference All-Star status as an eighth grader for Notre Dame-Tyngsborough, announced he is transferring to Lowell Catholic.
I'm excited about this upcoming fall when I will be attending Lowell Catholic High School and continuing my career as a student athlete. All in, LC Crusaders! ⚔️
— Isaiah Ferguson (@FergysLockedIn)
7. Worthy Whalers
New Bedford High will hold its 2025 Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday at the Century House in Acushnet. Inductees include:
Michael Oliveira
('72, football, indoor track, baseball),
Steve Wynn
('87, basketball),
Dr. Kristin Hardy-Fortin
('91, field hockey, basketball, softball),
Jeffrey Coelho
('95, soccer, track),
Susan (Medeiros) Raposo
('95, volleyball),
Marques Houtman
('97, basketball, track),
John Marsh
('04, wrestling), and
Shelly DePina
('08, volleyball, basketball, track).
8. Catching up on awards
Last weekend, the Massachusetts Hockey Coaches Association inducted its 2025 class and handed out awards, with Hingham's
Caroline Doherty
receiving Girls' Player of the Year honors and Billerica's
Danny Viscione
being chosen as Boys' Player of the Year.
The coaching inductees were Boston Latin's
Frank Woods
, Arlington's
John Messuri
, Xaverian's
Dave Spinale
, Hingham's
Tom Findley
, and Falmouth assistant
Scott Crocker
.
Eric Doyle
received the Brian 'Trooper' Sullivan Award and
Gary Demopoulos
was honored with the William J. Stewart Jr. award. Billerica's
Jim Egan
was named Boys' Coach of the Year, while Milton's
Matt Lodi
received the girls coaching honor.
The Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association also held its Hall of Fame ceremony over the weekend, inducting Auburn's
Jeff Cormier
, Milton's
Steve Dembowski
, Burlington's
Shawn Maguire
, Leominster's
Dave Palazzi
, Chelmsford's
Bruce Rich
, and Bishop Fenwick's
Dave Woods
.
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