Elai Machado (5 TDs) and Aavian Peña (3) each rushed for more than 100 yards as No. 9 KIPP Academy rolled over host No. 8 Frontier Regional 46-6 Friday night.
Joan Ortiz caught a touchdown pass as the Panthers led 32-0 at halftime. They’ll take on top-ranked Nashoba Valley Tech in the Division 8 Round of 8 (TBD).
“Defensively, it was great,” KIPP coach Jim Rabbitt said. “We came out and had an attitude we hadn’t had all year. When we’re playing fast and physically, it’s hard to stay with us. We scored every time we had the ball in the first half.”
FOOTBALL
No. 6 Bourne 28
No. 11 Lynn Tech 16
Despite a 6-yard touchdown from Anthony Brown and 3-yarder from Jadiel Ortega late in the fourth quarter, Lynn Tech reached the end of the road in Division 8. The Tigers fought hard after trailing 22-0 at halftime.
No. 6 Marblehead 42
No. 11 Shepherd Hill Regional 14
Breydan Callahan was a man on a mission for the Magicians, who took down Shepherd Hill for the second time this season. He scored three rushing touchdowns to go with another through the air. Finn Gallup threw a pair of touchdown passes to Landon Dosch as Marblehead cruised in the Division 4 tournament. Marblehead visits No. 3 Canton next week (TBD).
No. 6 Archbishop Williams 14
No. 11 Swampscott 7
In the opening round of the Division 5 tournament, Swampscott met its match on enemy turf. Quarterback John von Barta connected with Will Bush (55-yard screen pass) for the game’s opening touchdown during the second quarter.
No. 7 Bishop Fenwick 27
No. 10 Medway 14
Bishop Fenwick senior captain Dylan Patturelli (124 yards rushing, 2 TDs) led by example as the Crusaders ran away from Medway at Donaldson Stadium in Peabody. Fenwick will travel and face No. 2 Abington in the next round of the Division 6 tournament.
No. 1 St. John’s Prep 38
No. 16 Framingham 0
The top-ranked Eagles defended Glatz Field in their Division 1 opener. The Prep will host No. 8 Leominster next Friday at 6 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
No. 11 Auburn 3
No. 6 Lynnfield 2
In a Sweet 16 tilt at Pioneer Stadium, No. 11 Auburn needed just 38 seconds of overtime to eliminate No. 6 Lynnfield from the Division 3 tournament.
“They came out of the overtime quicker than we did. Maybe that’s on me, but I thought we were ready to go,” said Lynnfield coach Mark Vermont. “They definitely were quicker right off the bat. We didn’t play a poor game at all — it was a good game. We settled the ball very well in the midfield and the defense played great. Victoria (Minor) had some great saves. It’s a tough way to end.”
Junior Ava Damiani staked the Pioneers to a 1-0 lead at the 10-minute mark of the first half. Fellow junior Adriana Regitano picked up the assist. Auburn knotted the score 1-1 about 11 minutes later.
Lynnfield regained its lead early in the second half on a goal by senior captain Bella Sykes (from junior Hannah Doherty). Once again, Auburn responded with an equalizer.
The last 20 minutes belonged to the Pioneers, who dominated possession, only to be denied by Auburn’s defense.
“I thought we played well,” Vermont said. “It was back and forth, and I thought we had some chances. Before the end of the second half, we were really pushing.”
The Cape Ann League Kinney Division champion Pioneers finished 14-3-3.
FIELD HOCKEY
No. 2 Sandwich 6
No. 10 Lynnfield 0
Lynnfield ran into trouble against second-seeded Sandwich as goalie Bridget McGee made 13 saves. Coach Kerri Doherty led the Cape Ann League champion Pioneers to a 16-2-3 season.
VOLLEYBALL
No. 4 Lynnfield 3
No. 5 Old Rochester 0
Despite being ranked just one spot higher than Old Rochester, the Pioneers swept their opposition Friday night and punched their Final Four ticket in Division 3.
No. 3 Longmeadow 3
No. 6 Marblehead 1
In set scores of 25-18, 22-25, 22-25, and 18-25, Marblehead (20-3) reached the end of the road in Division 2. Leading the Magicians were Greta Sachs (15 kills, 3 blocks), Lila Moniz (14 kills, 15 digs), Eva Burke (38 assists), and Sydney Faris (14 digs).
