Hockomock League Indoor Track Championships 2026

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The Franklin girls won the 2026 Hockomock League Championship meet. (Ryan Lanigan/HockomockSports.com)
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The Attleboro boys won the 2026 Hockomock League Championship meet. (Ryan Lanigan/HockomockSports.com)

The Hockomock League Championships were held at the TRACK at New Balance on Thursday evening. Below are the team results and the top six finishes for each event. Click here for the boys results and here for the girls results.

Click here for the girls track championships photo gallery.

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** – New meet record

Boys Team Results

1. Attleboro – 104
2. Oliver Ames – 86.5
3. Stoughton – 85
4. Franklin – 48.5
5. King Philip – 39
6. Canton – 33
T7. Mansfield – 28
T7. Sharon – 28
9. North Attleboro – 22
10. Foxboro – 21
11. Taunton – 11
12. Milford – 1

55M Dash
1. Peter Gubka, Franklin – 6.57
2. Alexandre Andrade, Stoughton – 6.596
3. Maddex Chan, Stoughton – 6.600
4. Brodey Pierre, Stoughton – 6.69
5. Nicholas Nanton, North Attleboro – 6.74
6. Braiden Carrico, Attleboro – 6.79
7. Stephon Reed, Franklin – 6.88
8. Zayne Thomas, Attleboro – 6.91

300M Dash
1. Connor McDonald, King Philip – 36.54
2. Maddex Chan, Stoughton – 36.83
3. Benbella Cetoute, Stoughton – 36.92
4. Logan Vaughn, North Attleboro – 37.13
5. Xavier Cardoso, Sharon – 37.47
6. Kerven Georges, Stoughton – 37.52
7. Jake Fairweather, Attleboro – 37.70
8. Zayne Thomas, Attleboro – 37.92

600M
1. Timmy Chase, Foxboro – 1:24.55
2. Aidan Moriarty, Stoughton – 1:24.71
3. Eamonn Kelly, Foxboro – 1:26.14
4. Douglas Smith, Oliver Ames – 1:26.25
5. Edgar Esquivel, Attleboro – 1:26.56
6. Bailey Gavin, Oliver Ames – 1:27.99
7. Max Ribeiro-Evora, Stoughton – 1:28.01
8. Chris Lewis, Stoughton – 1:28.64

1000M
1. Ryan Love, King Philip – 2:40.42
2. Tristan Grant, Canton – 2:43.76
3. Jake Hauvuy, Oliver Ames – 2:45.37
4. Owen Lacaillade, Attleboro – 2:45.63
5. Nicholas Reposa, Taunton – 2:46.10
6. Cameron Santos, Attleboro – 2:46.87
7. Jeffrey Cleverdon, King Philip – 2:48.07
8. Liam Woods, Foxboro – 2:48.23

1 Mile
1. Landon Sarney, Oliver Ames – 4:31.64
2. Kyle Twomey, Franklin – 4:34.15
3. Camden Martin, Attleboro – 4:35.58
4. Trevor Martorana, Stoughton – 4:37.81
5. Lawrence Dear, Oliver Ames – 4:38.41
6. Matthew Pritchard, Stoughton – 4:40.36
7. Corey Yifru, Oliver Ames – 4:46.14
8. Jayden Madden, Milford – 4:53.33

2 Mile
1. Landon Sarney, Oliver Ames – 9:59.24
2. Alex Pinnix, Sharon – 10:01.53
3. Joey Federline Jr., Mansfield – 10:02.77
4. Nikita Cherapukha, Mansfield – 10:05.78
5. Lawrence Dear, Oliver Ames – 10:14.56
6. Colin Donahue, Oliver Ames – 10:14.89
7. Michael Joseph, King Philip – 10:15.63
8. Jordan Trucchi, Taunton – 10:19.73

55M Hurdles
1. Fareed Oseni, Attleboro – 7.54
2. Peter Gubka, Franklin – 7.89
3. Patrick Dunlap, Oliver Ames – 8.22
4. Connor McDonald, King Philip – 8.25
5. Brandon Souza, Attleboro – 8.33
6. Rain Zheng, Sharon – 8.46
7. Cayden Anderson, Mansfield – 8.48
8. John Martinek, Canton – 8.52

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High Jump
1. Joshua Saint-Vil, Canton – 6-02.00
2. Fareed Oseni, Attleboro – 6-00.00
2. Nathan Chery, Attleboro – 6-00.00
4. Peter Gubka, Franklin – 6-00.00
5. Angel Assad, Canton – 5-08.00
6. Ryan Loring, Oliver Ames – 5-08.00
6. Stephon Reed, Franklin – 5-08.00
8. Adam Elshohna, Sharon – 5-08.00

Long Jump
1. Tobiah Stessman, Sharon – 21-09.50
2. Braiden Carrico, Attleboro – 21-05.50
3. Mathis Cineus, Attleboro – 20-04.75
4. Alexandre Andrade, Stoughton – 20-04.25
5. Jaydinh Rivera, Attleboro – 19-07.00
6. Tristian Ware, Oliver Ames – 18-10.50
7. Lucas Mastin, North Attleboro – 18-06.50
8. Ryan Loring, Oliver Ames – 18-06.50

Shot Put
1. Mitchell Callender, Oliver Ames – 61-09.50**
2. Noah Williams, Attleboro – 52-04.50
3. Ademola Abujade, Attleboro – 47-10.50
4. Bryan Rogers, Mansfield – 47-10.00
5. Zachary Spencer, North Attleboro – 45-04.25
6. Gabriel Rivera, Stoughton – 44-06.25
7. Jaeden Thompson, Taunton – 43-08.00
8. Matthew Lord, Franklin – 43-06.50

4×200 Relay
1. Stoughton (Maddex Chan, Benbella Cetoute, Brodey Pierre, Kerven Georges) – 1:31.78
2. Attleboro (Braiden Carrico, Jake Fairweather, Jabriel Ismail, Tommy Labathe) – 1:33.87
3. Mansfield (Cam Sekora, Alex Scarlett, Nico Smith, EJ Rodriguez) – 1:34.32
4. North Attleboro (Nicholas Nanton, Lucas Mastin, Martin Rogers, Logan Vaughn) – 1:35.11
5. Franklin (Owen Bertoldi, Peter Theodorou, Micah Feldman, Stephon Reed) – 1:35.18
6. Taunton (Milan Abonghmbuh, Collin Mattos, Michael Braxton, Xavier Gordon) – 1:35.45
7. Canton (Sony Chery, Angel Assad, John Martinek, Joshua Saint-Vil) – 1:35.49
8. Oliver Ames (Tyler Ford, Bruno Diaz, Patrick Dunlap, Samuel Flashenburg) – 1:35.67

4×400 Relay
1. King Philip (Duggan Commendul, Chris DelVecchio, Connor McDonald, Ryan Love) – 3:31.54
2. Stoughton (Chris Lewis, Max Ribeiro-Evora, Aiden Tran, Aidan Moriarty) – 3:31.57
3. Oliver Ames (Ryan Loring, Tyler Ford, Patrick Dunlap, Bailey Gavin) – 3:34.70
4. Attleboro (Edgar Esquivel, Azyha Perez, Parker Robinson, Owen Lacaillade) – 3:35.13
5. Foxboro (Liam Woods, Timmy Chase, Henry Thies, Eamonn Kelly) – 3:39.19
6. Canton (Dalton Wong, Tommy Oliver, Morrell Mondesir, Declan Monahan) – 3:43.14
7. Sharon (Sean Cullen, Xavier Cardoso, Owen Snow, Logan Volk) – 3:44.71
8. Mansfield (Kiyan O’Reilly, Adam Gardner, Aidan Norige, Jack Howard) – 3:44.96

4×800 Relay
1. Oliver Ames (Douglas Smith, Jake Hauvuy, Devon McStowe, Landon Sarney) – 8:28.93
2. Franklin (Nicholas Mitchell, Ethan Riley, Andrew Scotland, Kyle Twomey) – 8:36.02
3. Attleboro (Camden Martin, Daniel Morin, Julian Veloz, Cameron Santos) – 8:36.41
4. Canton (Riley Swearingen, Samuel Siegel, Minh Hong, Tristan Grant) – 8:38.46
5. Stoughton (Trevor Martorana, Matthew Pritchard, Max Pokraka, Jacob Katzen) – 8:39.04
6. Mansfield (Owen DiGregorio, Bobby Stock, Ryan Johnson, Jake Federline) – 8:55.03
7. North Attleboro (Andrew Helenek, Brayden Poirier, Jim Gallagher, Brady Shankle) – 9:02.22
8. Taunton (Nicholas Reposa, Jordan Trucchi, Trent Trucchi, Gregory Westberg) – 9:09.83

Click here for the girls track championships photo gallery.

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Girls Team Results

1. Franklin – 80
2. Oliver Ames – 73
3. King Philip – 71
4. Canton – 51
5. Foxboro – 47
6. Stoughton – 43
7. Attleboro – 36
8. North Attleboro – 32
9. Sharon – 27
10. Taunton – 23
11. Mansfield – 22
12. Milford – 2

55M Dash
1. Nina Kyei-Aboagye, Sharon – 7.01**
2. Lavender Kozaka, Oliver Ames – 7.20
3. Alex D’Amadio, King Philip – 7.25
4. Kennedy Samuel, Attleboro – 7.47
5. Ali Gill, King Philip – 7.57
6. Layori Bernardez, Stoughton – 7.59
7. Avery Gardner, Mansfield – 7.62
8. Mia Flanagan, Foxboro – 7.63

300M Dash
1. Nina Kyei-Aboagye, Sharon – 39.50**
2. Lauren Bober, Foxboro – 41.10
3. Chloe Dubuisson, Canton – 41.55
4. Lavender Kozaka, Oliver Ames – 42.02
5. Grace Martinek, Canton – 43.01
6. Julia Smith, North Attleboro – 43.33
7. Chloe McGarry, Foxboro – 43.51
8. Shyon Morris, Stoughton – 43.75

600M
1. Madison Bruno, Franklin – 1:38.92
2. Ryleigh Maher, Oliver Ames – 1:40.31
3. Shelby Hodges, Oliver Ames – 1:40.63
4. Sarah Jones, Mansfield – 1:41.97
5. Sara Janelli, Stoughton – 1:42.17
6. Avery Parkinson, North Attleboro – 1:42.45
7. Keira Murphy, Milford – 1:43.80
8. Makayla Donoghue, Foxboro – 1:45.71

1000M
1. Gwenyth Holland, Franklin – 3:01.75
2. Lauren Share, Foxboro – 3:04.59
3. Victoria Courtright-Lim, Franklin – 3:08.83
4. Nora Giannacopoulos, Canton – 3:18.26
5. Lindsey Mitchell, Stoughton – 3:18.81
6. Ashley Cleverdon, King Philip – 3:27.67
7. Jessica Xiang, Sharon – 3:32.33
8. Ameera Mathur, Franklin – 3:35.58

1 Mile
1. Stella Nappa, Franklin – 5:20.51
2. Katie Beaulieu, Oliver Ames – 5:22.55
3. Riley DoRosario, King Philip – 5:32.56
4. Savannah Copeland, Franklin – 5:34.20
5. Madeline Barry, Oliver Ames – 5:37.12
6. Emma Dorich, Foxboro – 5:46.43
7. Rylee Levesque, Taunton – 5:49.06
8. Madeleine Driscoll, Canton – 5:50.14

2 Mile
1. Molly Galgoczy, North Attleboro – 11:43.38
2. Katie Beaulieu, Oliver Ames – 11:51.34
3. Ashley Powers, Oliver Ames – 11:57.81
4. Devin Thomas, Oliver Ames – 12:00.87
5. Riley DoRosario, King Philip – 12:22.12
6. Isabella Holland, Canton – 12:26.64
7. Maria Noonan, King Philip – 12:42.33
8. Annabelle Santiago, Franklin – 12:49.58

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55M Hurdles
1. Chloe Dubuisson, Canton – 8.64
2. Alex D’Amadio, King Philip – 8.93
3. S’Staarr Parham, Attleboro – 9.10
4. Ava Quintin, King Philip – 9.15
5. Phoebe Cuneo, Franklin – 9.26
6. Faith Bober, Foxboro – 9.36
7. Renee Leao, Taunton – 9.64
8. Sadie Kent, Franklin – 9.75

High Jump
1. Ella McManus, King Philip – 4-10.00
1. S’Staarr Parham, Attleboro – 4-10.00
3. Riley Buckley, North Attleboro – 4-10.00
4. Imani Ashu, Stoughton – 4-10.00
5. Ashley Cleverdon, King Philip – 4-08.00
6. Natalia Mallei, Canton – 4-08.00
7. Adilza Semedo, Taunton – 4-08.00
8. Rory Bresson, King Philip – 4-06.00

Long Jump
1. Alex D’Amadio, King Philip – 17-03.25
2. S’Staarr Parham, Attleboro – 16-05.75
3. Lauren Bober, Foxboro – 16-04.50
4. Julia Smith, North Attleboro – 16-00.25
5. Jossie Camp, Franklin – 16-00.00
6. Callie Joyce, Franklin – 15-08.25
7. Keilona Kennedy-Latham, Attleboro – 15-07.25
8. Madelyn Ghostlaw, King Philip – 14-10.00

Shot Put
1. Sophia Olaniyan, Taunton – 36-02.00
2. Baylee McCormack, Stoughton – 31-08.25
3. Lily Roche, Mansfield – 31-08.00
4. Chloe Dubuisson, Canton – 30-11.50
5. Nyomi Faulk, Canton – 30-09.75
6. Rory Bresson, King Philip – 30-01.75
7. Nina Saidj, Mansfield – 29-10.00
8. Max Cassinelli, Taunton – 29-02.25

4×200 Relay
1. Stoughton (Roudya Barron, Sara Janelli, Shyon Morris, Layori Bernardez) – 1:49.02
2. Foxboro (Chloe McGarry, Faith Bober, Mia Flanagan, Lauren Bober) – 1:49.81
3. Attleboro (Victoria Zaldivia, Jazmyn Brederson, Kennedy Samuel, Dermina Decius) – 1:50.83
4. Franklin (Jossie Camp, Penelope Brady, Julia Matteson, Isabelle Oteri) – 1:50.84
5. Oliver Ames (Kathleen Remare, Shelby Hodges, Katelyn Lemanski, Ryleigh Maher) – 1:51.16
6. Mansfield (Ayah Elazzouzi, Avery Gardner, Eva Reed, Mem Krieche) – 1:51.48
7. Canton (Grace Martinek, Laurisa Sindor, Norah Francois, Natalia Mallei) – 1:52.47
8. Taunton (Chloe Blanc, Riley Riendeau, Addison Burton, Neveah Young) – 1:53.98

4×400 Relay
1. Franklin (Gwenyth Holland, Phoebe Cuneo, Callie Joyce, Madison Bruno) – 4:07.30
2. Stoughton (Imani Ashu, Neissa Francois, Lindsey Mitchell, Sara Janelli) – 4:17.30
3. Oliver Ames (Molly Manning, Ryleigh Maher, Katelyn Lemanski, Shelby Hodges) – 4:18.94
4. Taunton (Renee Leao, Adilza Semedo, Rylee Levesque, Sierra Obazuaye) – 4:19.61
5. North Attleboro (Avery Parkinson, Rylie Souza, Joanna Joby, Julia Smith) – 4:19.67
6. Sharon (Maria Emilia Sanchez Verkkonen, Vivienne Kelleher, Samantha Agnew, Isla Tommaro) – 4:21.21
7. King Philip (Ella McDonald, Colleen McGowan, Olivia Wainwright, Ali Gill) – 4:22.02
8. Foxboro (Makayla Donoghue, Karina Hainsworth, Hayden Emerson, Keira D’Arcy) – 4:22.74

4×800 Relay
1. Franklin (Savannah Copeland, Keelan Donnelly, Stella Nappa, Victoria Courtright-Lim) – 10:04.46
2. Canton (Nora Giannacopoulos, Alexa Piazza, Madeleine Driscoll, Isabella Holland) – 10:19.81
3. Foxboro (Ava Picard, Julia Luck, Emma Dorich, Lauren Share) – 10:20.26
4. Oliver Ames (Erin Reilly, Kensie Graham, Ashley Powers, Madeline Barry) – 10:27.67
5. Mansfield (Evey Snyder, Alex Leman, Sarah Jones, Gwynne Pare) – 10:40.76
6. King Philip (Ella McManus, Charlotte Marks, Addison Burns, Ashley Cleverdon) – 10:56.83
7. Sharon (Jessica Xiang, Lilah Medeiros, Ella Pinnix, Iris Nolan) – 11:05.73
8. North Attleboro (Brooke Drury, Summer Shanahan, Greta Gouck, Molly Galgoczy) – 11:11.43

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2025 HockomockSports Field Hockey Awards

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2025 Hockomock League Field Hockey All Stars

Below are the official 2025 Hockomock League Field Hockey All Stars, selected by the coaches in the league.

Kelley-Rex Division MVP

Kelsey McCleary, Attleboro

Davenport Division MVP

Shannon Lane, Canton

Hockomock League All Stars

Kelsey McCleary, Attleboro
Megan Huntington, Attleboro
Tatiana Outland, Attleboro
Shannon Lane, Canton
Carolyn Schiavo, Canton
Shealyn Murphy, Canton
Cassidy Lyons, Canton
Brynn Allen, Foxboro
Kathleen Staruski, Foxboro
Devon Barry, Franklin
Ella Marzullo, Franklin
Ava Lucenta, Franklin
Jossie Camp, Franklin
Ella Morgan, King Philip
Tayla McDuff, King Philip
Calleigh Brady, King Philip
Gwynne Pare, Mansfield
Tessa Johnson, Mansfield
Kylie Merrill, Milford
Julia Smith, North Attleboro
Grace Jordan, North Attleboro
Linda Cooper, Oliver Ames
Kayla Kenney, Oliver Ames
Rachel Needle, Sharon
Kayla Monaghan, Stoughton
Kennedy MacEachern, Taunton

Honorable Mentions
Breanna Aveiro, Attleboro
Grace Martinek, Canton
Lauren Share, Foxboro
Addi Weiss, Franklin
Lauren Griffin, King Philip
Maryam Krieche, Mansfield
Iyanna Correa, Milford
Bailey Converse, North Attleboro
Anna Luke, Oliver Ames
Hailey Sand, Sharon
Truly Harding, Stoughton
Meghan Krockta, Taunton

Below are the official 2025 Hockomock League Field Hockey All Stars and honorable mentions, selected by the coaches in the league. Below are the official Hockomock League Field Hockey All Stars and honorable mentions, selected by the coaches in the league. Below are the official Hockomock League Field Hockey All Stars and honorable mentions, selected by the coaches in the league. Below are the official Hockomock League Field Hockey All Stars and honorable mentions, selected by the coaches in the league. Below are the official Hockomock League Field Hockey All Stars and honorable mentions, selected by the coaches in the league. Below are the official Hockomock League Field Hockey All Stars and honorable mentions, selected by the coaches in the league. Below are the official Hockomock League Field Hockey All Stars and honorable mentions, selected by the coaches in the league. Below are the official Hockomock League Field Hockey All Stars and honorable mentions, selected by the coaches in the league. Below are the official Hockomock League Field Hockey All Stars and honorable mentions, selected by the coaches in the league. Below are the official Hockomock League Field Hockey All Stars and honorable mentions, selected by the coaches in the league. Below are the official Hockomock League Field Hockey All Stars and honorable mentions, selected by the coaches in the league. Below are the official Hockomock League Field Hockey All Stars and honorable mentions, selected by the coaches in the league. Below are the official Hockomock League Field Hockey All Stars and honorable mentions, selected by the coaches in the league. 2025 Hockomock League Field Hockey All Stars

Despite Fierce Defensive Effort, Franklin Falls to Walpole in Final

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Taccini Delivers in Clutch, Franklin Edges Hopkinton to Reach Semis

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Franklin field hockey players mob freshman Cade Taccini (left) after her game-winning goal in double overtime. (Ryan Lanigan/HockomockSports.com)

By Josh Perry || HockomockSports.com Managing Editor

FRANKLIN, Mass. – Franklin took the lead in Monday afternoon’s Div. 1 quarterfinal at Beaver Pond Field midway through the second quarter. When the horn sounded at the end of the fourth quarter, the scoreboard showed that the Panthers were still in front by a goal, but Hopkinton forced a corner so even though the clock read 0:00 the game wasn’t over.

Senior Ella Fowler got space and time at the edge of the circle and hit a rocket into the far corner, tying the game in the most dramatic (or devastating, depending on your perspective) way possible.

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It was the kind of moment that could derail a team, especially one as young as Franklin, but the Panthers regrouped, reset, and regained control of the game. The hosts dominated in 7-on-7 and one minute into the second overtime period freshman midfielder Cade Taccini was tripped while driving at goal.

The officials gave a penalty stroke for denial of a clear scoring opportunity. Taccini was the pick to step up to the spot to try and win the game. She coolly rifled the ball into the top corner, giving the goalie no chance, sealing a 2-1 win, and sending the Panthers to their third state semifinal in the past five seasons.

“Wild, wild,” said Franklin coach Michelle Hess. “In all my years, I’ve never experienced anything like that. Them scoring with no time left was pretty crushing but I walked over to my team and they were like, ‘We’ve got this.’ They were almost too excited, we did some reset breaths to get them back down.

She added, “As soon as they called that stroke, I knew it was going to be Cade. She’s got the strongest shot on our team and I had faith in her. They played out of their minds tonight. They really wanted this game and they wanted to send a message to show that we can get back to the Final Four.”

Taccini explained, “I knew that was my moment. I had to capitalize on it and if I didn’t I’d have to be running back and forth some more. I just remember putting the ball on the line and I knew my spot and I just knew I had to score that.”

Franklin started slowly in each of its first two playoff games but on Monday, even without leading scorerElla Marzullo who picked up an injury in warmups, the Panthers got onto the front foot early on.

Jossie Camp forced a turnover and stepped up into the attack. The ball swung to the right for Tori Cahill, who fed it to sophomore Penelope Brady on the right side of goal. Her shot was kicked aside by Riley Curtin. The rebound was cleared at the far post with freshman Lily Aparo lurking.

Late in the first, on a corner, Taccini slipped a pass to Addi Weiss but her shot was deflected out. Sophomore Clara Blongastainer followed with a drive through the crowd but there was no touch.

Hopkinton had a scoring opportunity early in the second quarter. Avery Quebec fired a shot towards goal but Abby Burke’s tip went wide. Taccini had another scoring chance at the other end and Brady saw her round cleared off the line with the rebound popping out to the other side the Hillers again managed to clear one right on the line.

The breakthrough came with 6:50 left to halftime and it came from an unlikely source. Taccini again played the initial pass into a crowd in front of goal and in the scrum, with Brady and Ava Lucenta also in the vicinity, junior Kiley Silvestri got the final touch to push the ball over the line, just her third goal of the season.

Fowler had a shot through a crowd blocked just in front of Franklin goalie Devon Barry, who didn’t face a shot on target until the Hopkinton goal, and Blongastainer managed to squeeze the rebound out of danger.

The best chance for the hosts came with no time left in the third quarter, as they created a pair of corners. On the second one, Taccini fired the ball into the crease and Brady got a piece of the shot but couldn’t steer it on goal.

In the fourth, Lucenta started a corner routine with a pass to Taccini, who found Brady in space to the right of goal. Her shot found Blongastainer’s stick but the deflection took the ball into her body. A couple minutes later, sophomore Samantha Feigen made a nice steal to keep Hopkinton pinned back. Brady fired the ball across the face of goal and Weiss wasn’t able to get a touch despite being at full stretch.

Searching for a second goal that could put the game away, Caydence Canavan found Taccini for a shot off a corner, but Curtin made the save.

Franklin had only allowed nine goals in 20 games coming into Monday, including a pair of shutouts in the playoffs, and hadn’t allowed a shot to get through to Barry since the opening round, but the Hillers got one more chance and Fowler did not miss with her unstoppable blast.

When the game went to 7-on-7, Hess threw out a lineup that included two seniors (Barry and Lucenta), a junior (Camp), two sophomores (Brady and Blongastainer), and two freshmen (Aparo and Taccini), with freshman Amelia Manning coming off the bench. In the biggest moment, it was a freshman that stepped up.

It comes as no surprise to Hess, who has leaned on her underclassmen right from the start. “They showed right from the get-go that they were going to buy into our culture and tradition,” she said. “We did graduate so many good players but these guys just believed from the very beginning and they knew we could get back.”

The Panthers don’t often have a chance to show off their resiliency but it was on full display on Monday, as they quickly righted the ship and found a way to win.

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“It definitely impacted our team a lot,” Taccini said of the Hopkinton goal, “but our coach, she really calmed us down. We do breaths, they really work. We knew this was our moment, we can’t lose. We never lose on the Beav, we just had to come out as strong as we can.”

Franklin (16-2-3) will face No. 3 Wellesley in the Final Four on Wednesday night at Westboro High. Five years ago, the program reached its first state semifinal. Now, it is headed to its third. The Panthers have reached the quarterfinal every year under the new tournament format.

“I’m very blessed with players who just love this sport and they just come out every day and work hard,” Hess said, emotion creeping into her voice as she thought about what it takes to keep the program at this level. “The expectation every year is to get back here and they buy into it.”

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