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12/05/202412/06/2024

King Philip Can’t Clear Final Hurdle, Falls to Top Seed CM

King Philip football Keigan Canto-Osorio — King Philip junior Keigan Canto-Osorio is tackled short of the goal line by a pair of Catholic Memorial defenders at Gillette Stadium. (Ryan Lanigan/HockomockSports.com)

By Josh Perry || HockomockSports.com Managing Editor

FOXBORO, Mass. – All season long, King Philip (12-1) has been preparing for the challenge of taking on Catholic Memorial (11-1) in the Div. 2 Super Bowl. The Warriors have never shied away from the ultimate goal of facing the Knights for the third time with the state championship on the line.

KP got its chance on Thursday night in the final game of the night at Gillette Stadium, but for the third time in four years, the Knights proved to have too much for the Warriors to handle. CM’s high-powered offense racked up 469 yards of offense (including 334 on the ground) in a 39-21 victory, denying KP a second straight D2 title and ending its win streak at 25 games.

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“They have too many dudes to contain,” KP coach Brian Lee explained. “We practice as long as we can practice and we come up with some schemes and then a kid breaks a tackle and he’s gone. They’re big, they’re strong, they’re fast, they’re just better. All you can do is keep playing as hard as you can play.”

He added, “You’re just trying to come up with answers and it’s really hard to find weaknesses over there.”

The game got off to a wild start.

On the first play from scrimmage, Lasean Sharp (eight carries, 148 yards) took the handoff between the left guard and tackle, found a seam, and raced 65 yards for the touchdown. After Boston College-commit Mekhi Dodd (19 carries, 129 yards) added the two-point conversion, CM led 8-0 with just 10 seconds off the clock.

KP came back with the perfect response. On the second play of KP’s opening possession, Drew Laplante (17 carries, 157 yards) took a draw to the right side, finding a hole, cutting to the outside, and streaking away untouched for a 64-yard score. Zach Gebhard (6-of-16, 86 yards) hit Keigan Canto-Osorio for the two-point conversion and after a minute of game time, it was all tied up at 8-8.

The Warriors settled down after that frantic start, as Drew Herlin and Liam King stuffed a run for a loss of two and Luke Gunning and Canto-Osorio combined to sack CM quarterback Kise Flannery and force a punt. Although KP went three-and-out, Tommy Kilroy pinned the Knights back at their own eight.

CM marched down field with Flannery (8-of-12, 135 yards) connecting with Caleb Garrity for 33 yards down to the KP 33. The ensuing snap got away and Nick Gallagher pounced on it to get KP back the ball. Unfortunately for the Warriors, three plays later they put the ball on the ground and CM took over at the KP 45.

Kilroy stuffed Sharp for no gain on third and two and Aiden Astorino stepped up to tackle Dodd short of the sticks on fourth down to keep the game tied. The ensuing punt was a short one and CM started again in KP territory.

This time, the Knights capitalized. On third and four, Flannery got loose for a 26-yard rush down to the three, and three plays later he punched it in for a 14-8 edge.

After another KP punt, CM went on a 10-play, 62-yard drive to extend the lead to two scores. Flannery picked up a big third and long with an 11-yard pass to Gavin Brown and then, on fourth and four, he rolled out to his right, eluded a potential sack, and flicked a pass behind the KP secondary to Dodd for a game-changing 37-yard touchdown with 30 seconds left in the half.

Laplante would break a 47-yard run to give KP a shot at the end zone with just seven seconds remaining, but a pair of back-corner fades fell incomplete.

“I would usually never try and score at the end of the half like that,” Lee said, “but you have to try and keep it close because once the floodgates opened, once we started throwing, it gets out of hand for us. You can play for a while, but eventually, they wear you down.”

KP got the ball to start the second half but was forced to punt. CM took over at its own 15 and needed just six plays to tack on another score. Dodd took the first snap and broke it for 37 yards. Two plays later, he took a toss to the left and went up the sideline for 30 more. Flannery would cap the drive with a three-yard keeper and it was 26-8.

The Warriors started their next drive well, as Gebhard found Jack Assini open for 11 yards and they got as far as the CM 39 before turning it over on downs. A short punt gifted KP great field position and the Warriors cashed in. Gebhard hit Hayden Schmitz on a slant for 15 and on the next play Schmitz was wide open on the left side for a 42-yard TD reception to cut the lead down to 12.

CM made sure momentum was short-lived. Sharp took the first play 51 yards all the way to the KP 20. The defense stiffened, as Tallan King and Herlin stuffed Flannery to bring up third and four and then Will Bubluski and Astorino brought down Dodd for a yard. KP had the chance to get the ball back, but Sharp managed to get four yards around the edge and then Dodd took the next snap up the middle for a nine-yard score.

Bubluski and Herlin had sacks of Flannery to end a CM possession, but Brown intercepted a Gebhard pass to get the ball right back. Flannery hit Garrity for a 22-yard completion and Sharp finished off the drive with a 10-yard touchdown run.

KP would still have time for one more drive, as King fought his way into the end zone from the six, with Sean Woods tacking on the extra point to round out the scoring.

It was a disappointing night for the Warriors, but it takes nothing away from what continues to be the most remarkable stretch of success in program history. This was KP’s seventh Super Bowl appearance in the past eight seasons, including three wins.

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“I can try to explain to people what it takes to be here seven years out of eight and they wouldn’t believe me,” he said. “That’s what breaks my heart for them is they work so hard. You get what you earn and we couldn’t earn it on the field tonight. We got here, we got the shot, I’ve just got to figure out a way to get over this next big hurdle.”

Today’s games are listed below.

Boys Indoor Track (@ the TRACK at New Balance)
Canton, 45 @ Oliver Ames, 55 – Final – Oliver Ames earned eight points from four events to open the season with a close win over Canton. The Tigers took the top two spots in the high jump (Nolan Querzoli, Patrick Dunlap), the 55M dash (Daniel Nowakowski, Lu Etienne), the 2 Mile (Brody Lake, Oscar Feodoroff), and the 1 Mile (Landon Sarney, Feodoroff). Dunlap added a win in the 55M hurdles, Lake took first in the 1000M, and Querzoli added a second win in the 300M. Mo Arugollu earned eight points for Canton by winning the long jump and taking second in the 600M, which was won by teammate Parker Allen. Mark McDonough added a win in the shot put (37-00.00) and Dan Krasylnykov took second in the 300M and third in the 55M dash. Sam Vail added a second place finish in the 55M hurdles.

Mansfield, 86 @ Foxboro, 14 – Final – The Hornets took two of the top three spots in all 10 events and won both relays to open the season with an impressive performance and a win over Foxboro. Mansfield swept the shot put (Ben Fahy, Ramari Fernandez, Samuel Rieth), the 55M hurdles (Santino Marrese, Alex Radchouk, KJ Mahoney), the 55M dash (Myles Brown, Chamberlain Guthrie Jr., Sirius Li), and the 1 Mile (Talon Johnson, Joseph Federline Jr., Luke DuBeau). Guthrie Jr. also won the long jump (21-01.50) while Mansfield picked up other wins from Aldric Scott (high jump, 5-06.00), Colby Quersher (1000M, 2:51.91), Marco Geminiani (600M, 1:28.41) and Enaam Bhuiyan (300M, 38.83). Foxboro’s Timmy Chase won the 2 Mile in 11:07.44 while Cooper Lawson took second in both the high jump and the 600M.

Sharon, 75 @ Stoughton, 25 – Final – Elijah Wisdom started the season with a bang, winning three events to lead the Eagles past Stoughton. Wisdom took first in the long jump (20-11.75), the 55M dash (6.80), and the 300M (37.14). The Eagles swept four events: the 2 Mile (Matteo Lozano, Isaac Tsymberov, Riley Newbold), the 55M hurdles (Tobiah Stessman, Cole Feifer, Hillel Preil), the 55M dash (Wisdom, David Bondar, Preil), and the 1 Mile (Alexander Blumen, Tsymberov, Alex Pinnix). Kathrik Pisupati (2:43.97) won the 1000M and Zach Connors (1:36.82) crossed first in the 300M. Stoughton’s Joshua Udeh won the high jump and Ethan Jiminez took first in the shot put.

Attleboro, 82 @ Taunton, 18 – Final – Attleboro swept the top three spots in five events in a season-opening win over Taunton. The Bombardiers swept the long jump (Adrian Rivera, Matteo Bulato, Aidan Pantages), the 2 Mile (Owen Lacaillade, Camden Martin, David Fleury), the 55M hurdles (Max Crawford, Pantages, Josh Codella), the 600M (Austin Bowie, Jonathan Tracey, Jacob Blazek), and the 1 Mile (Lacaillade, Martin, Julian Veloz). Billy Badger added a win in the 1000M while Crawford secured a second win in the high jump. Alexander Susol (shot put) and Dmitrius Shearrion (55M dash, 300M) had wins for the Tigers.

Franklin, 65 @ North Attleboro, 35 – Final – Taking nine points from both the shot put and the 55M hurdles, and eight more from the long jump, Franklin took care of business in a win over North Attleboro. Jacob Bowser won the shot put with Cole Sidwell and Julian Rampino completing the sweep, and Quinten Hardt took first in the 55M hurdles followed by Jaret Schmidt and Peter Gubka. Aidan Thorne added a win in the long jump with Gubka taking second for eight more points. Hardt had another win in the high jump, Brad Morin won the 600M, and Andrew Scotland crossed first in the 1 Mile (5:02.25). Abraham Guir was a double-winner for the Rocketeers, taking first in the 55M dash (6.72) and the 300M (37.08) while Connor Peterson clocked in at 2:46.99 to win the 1000M.

King Philip, 30 @ Milford, 70 – Final – Milford’s Alolye Okhipo was a double-winner and the Hawks swept three other events to take down King Philip in the season opener. Okhipo won both the high jump and the 55M hurdles and Milford took the top three placements in the 55M dash (Yael Lopez De Victoria, Jarret Brown, Taylor Feliciano), the 300M (Ben Parson, Shawn Pierce, John Arruda), and the 1 Mile (Brendan Morin, Damian Chaplin, Andrew DiGiando). Andrew Fletcher (2 Mile) and Joseph Pezza (1000M) also had wins for the Scarlet Hawks. Sean Woods scored 11 points for the Warriors with a win in the long jump and second place finishes in the high jump and the 55M hurdles, while Nick Gallagher (shot put) and Luca Giardini (600M) also had wins for KP.

Girls Indoor Track (@ the TRACK at New Balance)
Canton, 47 @ Oliver Ames, 53 – Final – In the closest matchup of the night, Oliver Ames won both relays to score a close win over Canton. The Bulldogs led 47-43 going into the final two relays but OA took booth, including the clinching 4×400 relay by six seconds. OA’s 4×400 team of Deanna Flaherty, Kensie Graham, Bridget Hughes, and Braelyn Graham clinched the win after the 4×200 team of Grace Okocha, Lavender Kozaka, Julia Hansen, and Brie Antebi took a two-second win at 1:53. Okocha and Kozaka went 1-2 in the 55M dash to earn key points early, and Kozaka also earned key points by taking second in the long jump. Flaherty and Shelby Hodges took the top two spots in the 600M, Kensie Graham and Brynn Cushing were first and third, respectively, in the 1000M, Braelyn Graham took first in the 1 Mile (5:44.81), and Iole Apostoli and Madeline Stewart were the top two runners in the 2 Mile. Canton’s Kati Oliver and Chloe Dubuisson were both double winners with Oliver winning the long jump (16-08.00) and the 55M hurdles (9.89) while Dubuisson took first in the high jump (4-04.00), the shot put (27-04.00) and added three points with a second-place run in the 300M, which was won by Lianna Camille. Sally Hoban added key points in her first varsity meet, taking second in the high jump.

Mansfield, 58 @ Foxboro, 38 – Final – Buoyed by a sweep in the long jump and seven total first place finishes, Mansfield opened the season with a win over Foxboro. Chloe Guthrie had a strong showing with a pair of individual wins and was apart of the winning 4×200 relay team along with Abigail Scott, Olivia Barry, and Elyssa Buchanan, who won the 55M hurdles (9.37). Guthrie won the long jump (15-00.50) and the 55M dash (7.41). Ashley Kirley and Elsie Roberts completed the Hornet sweep of the long jump. Caitlin Garrahy (33-04.00 shot put), Norah Puleo (3:27.64 1000M), and Anna Moore (5:52.66 1 Mile) also won for Mansfield. Chloe Davies won the high jump (4-10) for Foxboro, Paige Boligan took first in the 2 Mile (14:54.84), and Caroline Bass won the 600M (1:46.36) and teamed up with Adrianna Alberts, Ella Campbell, and Maddy Luck to won the 4×400 (4:26.04).

Sharon, 26 @ Stoughton, 68 – Final – Six different Black Knights secured a win to help Stoughton open the season in style with a win over Sharon. Kirsten Alexson (55M hurdles, 10.00), Julie Richardson (600M, 1:50.71), Lindsey Mitchell (1000M, 3:27.06), Grace Weisenberger (shot put, 24-03.00), Belleya Franck (high jump, 4-10.00), and Sivannah Marcy (long jump, 16-01.25) each earned five points apiece for winning their respective events. Stoughton also won both the 4×400 (Briana Lozano, Mitchell, Neala Garrels, Lauradin) and the 4×200 (Richardson, Marcy, Franck, Senai Whigham). Sharon’s Nina Kyei-Aboagye won both the 300M (43.29) and the 55M dash (7.65) while Amaya Zibrak took first in the 2 Mile (15:15.33).

Attleboro, 55 @ Taunton, 45 – Final – A win in one of the relays helped Attleboro secure a win over Taunton in a tight meet. The Bombardiers took points from all but one individual event, including six wins to earn 30 points. All six wins came from a different Bombardier with S’Staaar Parham winning the high jump (4-06.00), Keren Aldana taking first in the shot put (30-06.25), Emilia Smith crossing first in the 1 Mile (11:58.87), Zenda Gjoni winning the 55M hurdles (10.15), Isla Thompson taking first in the 1000M (3:34.49), and Jordan Riley winning the 300M (47.21). Attleboro iced the win with a win in the 4×400 relay (Allie McNamara, Josilyn Lacaillade, Alexis Cincotta, and Natalie Adema). Taunton swept the 55M dash: Grace Inacio won in 7.79 followed by Neveah Young and Ava Uhl, Bella Coughlin won the long jump (14-06.50), Sydney Martin took first in the 600M (1:51.02), and Sarah Mendonca crossed first in the 1 Mile (6:07.86). Taunton’s 4×200 relay of Renee Leao, Larissa Cardoso, Inacio, and Young won in 1:55.60.

Franklin, 81.5 @ North Attleboro, 17.5 – Final – Franklin took first place in all but one event, sweeping three of them in a win over North Attleboro. The Panthers took the top three spots in the shot put (Lily Deforge, Elizabeth Hopkins, Darby Nicholson), the 55M hurdles (Sarah Dumas, Ella Chandaria, Cailyn Bruno), and the 600M (Sophia Cuneo, Allison Powderly, Callie Joyce). Dumas also won both the high jump and the long jump, Chandaria took first in the 55M dash (7.73) and the 300M (43.72), and Madison Bruno crossed first in the 1000M (3:17.66). Molly Galgoczy won the 2 Mile race for the Rocketeers in 12:19.50.

King Philip, 87 @ Milford, 13 – Final – King Philip scored over five points in each event and swept both relays on its way to a win over Milford. Alex D’Amadio earned 15 points on her own with three first place finishes, winning the long jump (16-10.75), the 55M dash (7.56), and the 300M (43.92). The Warriors also got wins from Rory Bresson (high jump, 4-04.00), Katherine O’Neil (shot put, 32-03.00), Cheyanne Kelley (2 Mile, 14:03.99), Sarah Glaser (55m hurdles, 9.72), Ella McManus (1000M, 3:36.02), Donelle Balunos (600M, 2:02.34), and Addison Burns (1 Mile, 6:05.60).