Franklin Offense Stalls In State Semifinal Loss
Battle Tested Panthers Return to D1 East Final
Thursday’s Schedule & Scoreboard – 06/02/16
Today’s playoff games are listed below.
Baseball
D1 South
#2 King Philip, 3 vs. #15 Catholic Memorial, 4 – Final
#4 Taunton, 1 vs. #13 Brookline, 2 – Final (8 inn.) – Luke Figueira pitched seven innings without surrendering an earned run but the Tigers couldn’t overcome a run by the Warriors in the top of the eighth inning. Figueira struck out seven and allowed three hits and four walks in a no decision. Christian Simoes, Jack Moynihan and Matt Machado each had two hits for Taunton, which totaled 11 hits as a team.
#9 Franklin, 4 @ #8 Durfee, 6 – Final – Franklin took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning but the Hilltoppers climbed back into the game with four in the bottom half and added single runs in the second and third. Offensively, Nick Santucci went 1-3 with an RBI, a walk and a run scored, Brad Jarosz was 2-3, Mike Skaza knocked in a run and both Steve Ferguson and Alex Bissanti scored a run for the Panthers. Sophomore Jake Noviello pitched well in relief for the Panthers, tossing four innings with just one run allowed while striking out five.
#12 Attleboro, 1 @ #5 Norwood, 0 – Final (9 inn.) – Click here for a recap of the game.
D2 South
#12 Oliver Ames, 0 @ #5 Nauset, 9 – Final – Oliver Ames only registered a pair of hits against Nauset pitcher Paul Prue, who tossed a complete game shutout with seven strikeouts. Senior Josh Minuskin had a triple and sophomore Matt Muir had a single for OA.
#14 Canton, 1 @ #3 Middleboro, 0 – Final (9 inn.) – Canton senior Kevin Powers tossed a complete game, nine inning shutout to lead the Bulldogs past the defending D2 State Champions. Powers worked around a bases loaded situation in the bottom of the eighth and the Bulldogs went on to score the winning run in the top of the ninth. Jim Jenkins had his second hit of the game, a double, and moved to third on a bunt from Jimmy Hamrock. Sean Doyle then connected and Jenkins came home to score on an error. Powers stretched his scoreless inning streak to 24 straight, scattering five hits while striking out six batters. Mike McMahon also had two hits for Canton while Joe Peccia (11 putouts), Joe Bires and Matt Casamento each had a hit.
D3 South
#17 Foxboro, 1 @ #16 Scituate, 2 – Final
Softball
D1 South
#14 North Attleboro, 7 vs. #19 Walpole, 8 – Final – North Attleboro rallied for four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning but were unable to push the tying run across the plate. Liz Morehouse connected for a two-run home run and Kaylea Sherman had three hits on the day.
#15 Franklin, 4 vs. #18 Somerset Berkley, 6 – Final (8 inn.)
#16 Mansfield, 4 vs. #17 Notre Dame Academy 0 – Final – The Hornets scored all four runs in the third inning and senior pitcher Maddie Letendre struck out 12 while allowing just two hits as Mansfield advanced in the tournament. Megan Letendre and Marissa Staffier (2-3) each knocked in a run and Maddie Letendre (1-3) singled to score them both to take a 4-0 lead. Bri Homer and Jocelyn Reardon (1-2) scored runs for the Hornets. Mady Bendanillo, Kara Bendanillo and Rachel Carafa each added a hit for the Hornets.
#23 Oliver Ames, 4 @ #10 Norwood, 8 – Final – Oliver Ames scored three runs in the first inning and added another in the second but the Mustangs offense proved to be too much. Missy Krim (2-3, run scored) reached on a single to left, advanced on a bunt single from Rachel Han and bunt single from Victoria Ziner (2-4, run scored) loaded the bases. Jamie Gottwald (1-4, RBI, run scored) batted in a run for OA and then scored off a two-RBI hit from Caroline Mahoney (2-3, two RBI).
D3 South
#21 Foxboro, 9 @ #12 Westwood, 6 – Final
Boys Lacrosse
D1 South
#5 Franklin, 17 vs. #12 Bridgewater-Raynham, 2 – Final – Austin Kent scored four goals and had three assists for the Panthers, who also got four goals and an assist from Eric Civetti. Chase Tanner added three goals for Franklin and Jake Alexander had two, as well as winning 21-of-23 face-offs.
#11 King Philip, 6 @ #6 Mansfield, 5 – Final – Click here for a recap of the game. Click here for a photo gallery from the game.
D2 South
#8 Oliver Ames, 0 @ #1 Hingham, 17 – Final
Girls Lacrosse
D1 East
#1 Franklin, 11 vs. #8 Newton North, 3 – Final – Franklin raced out to a 7-0 lead at half and held the Tigers of Newton North scoreless for the first 35 minutes of the game. Kenzie Pleshaw had four goals to lead Franklin while Julia Jette had one goal three assists, Diana Griffin scored twice and had a pair of assists. Head coach Kristin Igoe credited her defense with a very strong game, led by Sam Jones, who won six draws and two ground balls.
D2 East
#8 North Attleboro, 10 @ #1 Walpole, 20 – Final – Hana Caster scored four goals for the Rocketeers and Mackenzie Rosenberg added three in the loss.
Boys Tennis
D1 South
#13 Mansfield, 1 @ #4 Franklin, 4 – Final – Franklin got a pair of wins in both singles and doubles to advance in the MIAA tournament. Junior Eli Brooks battled back for a 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 win at second singles and freshman Dan Barrow won 6-4, 6-2 at third singles. Tom Mancini and James Johnston continued their stellar seasons with a 6-2, 6-1 win at first doubles and Jeremy Gan and Derek Wu won 6-0, 6-1 at second doubles. Mansfield’s Benny Lin won 6-2, 6-2 at first singles.
#6 North Attleboro, 5 vs. #11 Brockton, 0 – Final – North Attleboro won four of the five matches in straight sets to knock out the Boxers. Mitchell Dyer won 6-4, 6-3 at first singles, Zack Pfeffer won 6-1, 6-1 in second singles and Barsomo Nuay won 6-1, 6-1 at third singles. Jeff Yao and Ben Pfeffer won 3-6, 7-5, 8-6 at first doubles and Jake Fontes and Daniel Zhang won 6-0, 6-2 at second doubles.
D2 South
#13 Canton, 3 @ #4 Dighton-Rehoboth, 2 – Final
#14 Foxboro, 0 @ #3 Plymouth North, 5 – Final
Girls Tennis
D1 South
#14 Taunton, 4 vs. #19 Bridgewater-Raynham, 1 – Final
#18 Franklin, 5 @ #15 Oliver Ames, 0 – Final – Franklin won all three single matches in straight sets and won both doubles matches in tie breakers to get the sweep. Hannah Sweeney won 6-0, 6-1 at first singles, Anna Humphreys won 6-1, 6-0 at second singles and Anja Deric won 6-0, 6-1 at third singles. Stephanie Schaivo and Katelyn Davenport won 0-6, 7-6 (8-6) at first doubles and Selma Wu and Halle Love won 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (10-2) at second doubles.
#20 Mansfield, 3 @ #13 Marshfield, 2 – Final – The visiting Mansfield Hornet swept doubles play and sophomore Sarah Doyle scored a big win at third singles to get the upset win. Doyle won 6-1, 6-2 to get Mansfield’s lone point in singles play. Senior Cathryn Heavey and junior Chloe Peterson won 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) and freshmen Tessa Garufi and Elizabeth Elsner won 6-2, 6-1 at second doubles.
D2 South
#4 Foxboro, 3 vs. #13 Westwood 2 – Final
Friday’s Schedule & Scoreboard – 04/22/16
Today’s games are listed below.
Baseball
Foxboro, 1 @ Attleboro, 9 – Final – Tyler McGovern was masterful on the mound and Nate Tellier was perfect at the plate as Attleboro picked up a win over visiting Foxboro. McGovern threw a complete game, scattering three hits and striking out 12 to get the win. Tellier was 4-4 at the plate with a pair of doubles and a triple. He also drove in a pair and had two stolen bases. Will Carter added a double and a triple and Jon Dunn had two hits and two RBI for the Bombardiers.
Mansfield, 3 @ Hingham, 2 – Final Mansfield rallied in the top of the seventh inning with two runs to beat the Harbormen on the road. Freshman Dan Saraceno led off the final inning with a triple and Max Boen knocked him in for the tying run with a single. Boen eventually came around to score the go-ahead run on a passed ball. Sophomore Tyler Dalton got the win on the mound in a complete game effort. Dalton struck out four, scattering five hits. He closed the door in the seventh by inducing a 1-6-3 double play.
Sharon, 1 @ Medway, 8 – Final
Stoughton, 0 @ Whitman-Hanson, 5 – Final
Softball
Attleboro, 6 @ Dartmouth, 7 – Final
Foxboro vs. Westwood, 3:45
King Philip, 7 vs. Bishop Feehan, 3 – Final – Kali Magane delivered a stellar performance in the circle to help the Warriors avenge a loss to the Shamrocks earlier this month. Magane struck out 12, allowing just three hits on the day. Christa Wagner was 4-4 on the day with a homerun, a triple and three runs scored. Jenn Hutnyan added a two-run double and Magane helped her own cause with a pair of hits at the plate.
Mansfield, 10 @ Holliston, 5 – Final – The Hornets capitalized on nine hits to double up on Holliston. Megan Letendre had two hits and two RBI, Kara Bendanillo had a pair of hits and Maddie Letendre had one hit and two RBI. Marissa Staffier and Bri Homer each had a hit, Mady Bendanillo had a triple and scored on an error and Sarah Bradley had her first varsity hit and an RBI for the Hornets. Maddie Letendre stuck out seven, allowing five hits in a complete game effort to get the win.
Oliver Ames, 5 @ Walpole, 1 – Final – Freshman Kayla Georgeu kept the Rebels at bay, tossing a complete game with five strikeouts and only four hits allowed. OA’s bats came to life with nine hits on the day. Missy Krim was 2-4 with an RBI and a run scored, Rachel Han was 2-3 with a double and a run scored, Katie Pursley had a big triple in the 7th to score Jamie Gottwald (hit, RBI) and Victoria Ziner was 2-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
Boys Lacrosse
Taunton, 0 @ Attleboro, 13 – Final
Girls Lacrosse
Sharon, 8 @ Attleboro, 7 – Final
Franklin, 17 vs. Medfield, 6 – Final – Franklin raced out to a 9-0 lead in the first half and never looked back against D2 powerhouse Medfield. Kendall Reardon led Franklin with three goals and two assists while Kenzie Pleshaw and Diana Griffin had three goals apiece. Julia Jette and Halle Atkinson each had two goals for the Panthers. Head coach Kristin Igoe said Dana Lewandowski played well on defense, causing three turnovers.
North Attleboro, 12 @ King Philip, 13 – Final
Boys Tennis
King Philip, 0 vs. Bishop Feehan, 5 – Final
Mansfield @ Holliston, 11:00AM
Girls Tennis
King Philip, 4 @ Bishop Feehan, 1 – Final
Monday’s Schedule & Scoreboard – 04/18/16
Today’s games are listed below.
Baseball
Franklin, 5 @ Bishop Feehan, 6 – Final (8 inn.)
Milford, 3 @ King Philip, 7 – Final – Sophomore Ben Furfari’s first home run couldn’t have come at a better time. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning, Furfari connected for a walk off grand slam to give the Warriors’ a non-league win. Jake Cavanagh pitched four innings, scattering four hits with five strikeouts and two earned runs allowed. Jake Lannigan got the win in relief, going three innings with three hits allowing, one strikeout and one earned run allowed. King Philip had 10 hits as a team.
Oliver Ames, 7 vs. Silver Lake, 11 – Final – The Tigers scored seven unanswered runs but it was too little too late after handing the Lakers an early lead. Josh Minuskin had a pair of hits and knocked in four runs for OA while Chris Romero also had a pair of hits.
Taunton, 5 @ Coyle & Cassidy, 6 – Final (9 inn.) – Christian Simoes had three hits and three RBI for the Tigers, while sophomore Joe Manchester had a pair of hits and an RBI and Matt Machado had two hits and two runs scored. Freshman Jack Moynihan made his pitching debut for Taunton, striking out a pair in three innings of work while allowing two earned runs.
Softball
Franklin, 1 @ Bishop Feehan, 7 – Final
Boys Lacrosse
Attleboro, 3 @ Sharon, 22 – Final
Foxboro, 1 vs. Reading, 15 – Final – Jake Addeche made 12 saves for the Warriors and Brendan Tully scored Foxboro’s lone goal of the game.
Girls Lacrosse
Franklin, 10 vs. Bishop Feehan, 3 – Final – Kendall Reardon scored twice and had one assist to lead the Panthers while Diana Griffin and Annie Walsh each netted a pair of goals. Head coach Kristin Igoe noted the entire defense played well, led by five ground balls from Sam Jones.
King Philip, 7 vs. Medfield, 18 – Final
Boys Tennis
Franklin, 2 vs. Hopedale, 3 – Final
Girls Tennis
Mansfield, 5 @ Milford, 0 – Final – Mansfield junior Paulina Martin won 6-1, 6-1 at first singles, senior Kathleen Giffels won 6-3, 6-0 at second singles and sophomore Sarah Doyle won 6-2, 6-3 at third singles. The Hornets also got wins from senior Cathryn Heavey and junior Chloe Peters at first doubles (6-1, 6-2) and freshmen Tessa Garufi and Elizabeth Elsner at second doubles (6-3, 6-2).
Boys Volleyball
Milford, 3 vs. Nipmuc, 0 – Final
Pleshaw Fires Franklin to Comeback Win
Mansfield Stings Franklin With Last Minute Goal
Sunday’s Schedule & Scoreboard – 11/08/15
Today’s games are listed below.
Boys Soccer
D1 South
#5 Mansfield, 0 @ #4 Needham, 2 – Final
D2 South
#3 Oliver Ames, 3 vs. #6 Hingham, 2 – Final (2OT)
D3 South
#3 Foxboro, 6 vs. #6 Rockland, 0 – Final – Junior Anthony Barreira and sophomore Joe Morrison each recorded three goals and an assist in the win for the Warriors.
Girls Soccer
D1 South
#11 North Attleboro, 1 @ #3 Franklin, 0 – Final
#12 Mansfield, 0 @ #4 Needham, 1 – Final
Field Hockey
D1 South
#1 Mansfield, 1 vs. #8 Wellesley, 0 – Final
#4 Franklin, 3 vs. #5 Dennis-Yarmouth, 1Â – Final – Caroline Lounsbury scored off a rebound with 59 seconds left in the first half to give the Panthers a boost going into the halftime break. Franklin carried that momentum into the second half as Diana Griffin doubled the lead just 30 seconds into the second frame. Head coach Lisa Cropper said freshman Annie Walsh scored a “beautiful top shelf” goal off a “sweet” pass from classmate Cassi Ronan to make it 3-0. Sam Jones made six saves, including two “incredibly athletic” diving saves with three minutes left to keep the lead.Â
#11 Oliver Ames, 0 @ #3 Sandwich, 1 – Final – Oliver Ames goalie Cassie Gavin made eight saves while head coach Janice Sundell said Katie Davenport, Erin McCormick and Christina Boudreau played well on defense.
#23 Canton, 1 @ #2 Walpole, 3 – Final – Colleen Phelan scored late in the first half to send the game into halftime tied but the Porkers were able to find the back of the net twice in the second half to get the win.Â
Sunday's Schedule & Scoreboard – 11/08/15
Today’s games are listed below.
Boys Soccer
D1 South
#5 Mansfield, 0 @ #4 Needham, 2 – Final
D2 South
#3 Oliver Ames, 3 vs. #6 Hingham, 2 – Final (2OT)
D3 South
#3 Foxboro, 6 vs. #6 Rockland, 0 – Final – Junior Anthony Barreira and sophomore Joe Morrison each recorded three goals and an assist in the win for the Warriors.
Girls Soccer
D1 South
#11 North Attleboro, 1 @ #3 Franklin, 0 – Final
#12 Mansfield, 0 @ #4 Needham, 1 – Final
Field Hockey
D1 South
#1 Mansfield, 1 vs. #8 Wellesley, 0 – Final
#4 Franklin, 3 vs. #5 Dennis-Yarmouth, 1Â – Final – Caroline Lounsbury scored off a rebound with 59 seconds left in the first half to give the Panthers a boost going into the halftime break. Franklin carried that momentum into the second half as Diana Griffin doubled the lead just 30 seconds into the second frame. Head coach Lisa Cropper said freshman Annie Walsh scored a “beautiful top shelf” goal off a “sweet” pass from classmate Cassi Ronan to make it 3-0. Sam Jones made six saves, including two “incredibly athletic” diving saves with three minutes left to keep the lead.Â
#11 Oliver Ames, 0 @ #3 Sandwich, 1 – Final – Oliver Ames goalie Cassie Gavin made eight saves while head coach Janice Sundell said Katie Davenport, Erin McCormick and Christina Boudreau played well on defense.
#23 Canton, 1 @ #2 Walpole, 3 – Final – Colleen Phelan scored late in the first half to send the game into halftime tied but the Porkers were able to find the back of the net twice in the second half to get the win.Â