The Peabody-Lynnfield-North Reading girls hockey co-op, helmed by former St. Mary’s captain Michelle Roach, skated to success Wednesday evening – and to the Division 1 Sweet 16.
No. 12 PLNR took down No. 21 Waltham, 2-0, inside of the James McVann-Louis O’Keefe Memorial Skating Rink. Shirley Whitmore and Chloe Gromko registered goals, while Alyse Mutti picked up a shutout between the pipes.
Next up for PLNR is No. 5 Archbishop Williams, which defeated No. 28 Brookline on Wednesday.
BOYS HOCKEY
Winthrop 4
Apponequet 3
Winthrop’s Joe Pumphret tucked a triple-overtime goal in an early test for the No. 5 Vikings. They took down No. 28 Apponequet behind Phil Boncore’s pair of goals. Next up for Winthrop is a home game at 2 p.m. this Saturday against No. 12 Norwell or No. 21 Abington.
Marblehead 3
Blackstone Valley 2
Defending champion and No. 8 Marblehead faced a scare – and then some – in its showdown against No. 25 Blackstone Valley. But in the end, Crew Monaco scored with six seconds remaining to catapult the Magicians to the next round. Hayden Gallo and Kyle Hart also found the back of the net for Marblehead, which hosts No. 19 Dracut-Tyngsboro at 7 p.m. on Friday.
Essex Tech 6
Foxborough 2
Despite allowing the first goal of the game, No. 3 Essex Tech stormed back to jump all over Foxborough at the Essex Sports Center. Dynamic goal-scorer Brady Leonard (goal, assist) led the way for the Hawks, who host No. 19 Hopedale-Milford this Saturday.
Lynnfield 5
North Middlesex 4
The host No. 15 Pioneers defeated No. 18 North Middlesex in double overtime after Anthony Calla (2 goals) tucked the game-winning strike. Lynnfield’s Owen Considine tied the game with 30 seconds remaining in the third period. Brendan Driscoll and Lucas Deraps also scored goals.
