HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: South Shore MIAA state semifinal scores and highlights
Heading into Tuesday, there were 10 South Shore high school teams remaining in the MIAA state tournaments (not counting the seven football teams set to play on Friday and Saturday).
In total, there are five girls soccer teams, four boys soccer teams and one field hockey team still alive.
The Oliver Ames High boys and girls soccer are both still standing, and they're trying to repeat what Norwell accomplished last fall by winning titles in both sports. The OA boys will play No. 12 Plymouth North in the only double local battle on Wednesday.
The Weymouth boys soccer team is on a thrilling underdog run as a No. 12 seed following a pair of overtime winners. No. 10 Randolph is trying to orchestrate a third consecutive upset in Div. 4.
The Silver Lake, Hingham and Cohasset girls soccer teams have unfinished business after losing in last year's state final.
Cohasset is the lone field hockey team left standing.
Tuesday, Nov. 15
GIRLS SOCCER – Silver Lake 1, Minnechaug 0: The No. 10 Lakers (11-3-8) are going back to the Div. 2 finals after finishing as runner ups last year. Freshman Avery DePaul scored the winning goal off a feed from Shea Kelleher in the 72nd minute.
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BOYS SOCCER - Needham 2, Weymouth 0: The Wildcats’ bid for a state title was snuffed out in the Div. 1 semifinals at Natick High as the top-seeded Rockets (19-1-2) got second-half goals from Dilin Meloni and Campbell Keyes. Needham will play either No. 2 St. John’s (Shrewsbury) or No. 3 St. John’s Prep in the final. Weymouth, the 12th seed, finishes with a 13-3-6 record.
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GIRLS SOCCER: Hingham 2, Bishop Feehan 1 (PKs): It took 100 minutes of soccer and penalty kicks, but the No. 2 Harborwomen (18-0-4) clinched a spot in the Div. 1 state final. Ava Varholak's shot was the difference in the shootout while Sophie Reale scored the goal in regulation. Hingham will play the winner of Wednesday's game between Wellesley and Algonquin in the state final on Saturday (time and location TBD).
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GIRLS SOCCER: OIiver Ames 1, Grafton 0 (2OT): Emma Gavin scored the lone goal off a feed from Jenna Gilman for the No. 1 Tigers (16-3-1). Goalkeeper Janiya Matier made a key save to extend the game in overtime. OA will play Silver Lake in the Div. 2 final on Saturday (time and location TBD).
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FIELD HOCKEY: Manchester Essex 2, Cohasset 1 (shootout): Manchester Essex tied the game with eight seconds left in regulation and advanced to the Div. 4 final. Catherine Brisbane scored the lone goal for the Skippers.
Wednesday, Nov. 16
BOYS SOCCER: Blackstone Valley Tech 3, Randolph 1: Angelot Brun scored for the Blue Devils in the Div. 4 state semifinal loss.
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GIRLS SOCCER: Cohasset 3, Hampshire Regional 1: The top-seeded Skippers advance to the Div. 4 state final on Saturday. Seniors Sarah Conroy, Cat Herman, and freshman Ava Carcio each finished with a goal.
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BOYS SOCCER: Oliver Ames 2, Plymouth North 0: The Tigers advance to their fourth state title game since 2014. Andrew Martins and Luke Churchill scored for OA in the win. No. 1 OA will play No. 2 Hopkinton in the Div. 2 state final on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at Walpole High.
GIRLS SOCCER: Hanover 1, Dover-Sherborn 0 (PKs): Callie Baldwin scored as the Hawks out-shot D-S, 3-1, in penalty kicks to advance to the Div. 3 state final. Hanover will play Dedham on Saturday at 2:15 p.m. at Manning Field in Lynn.
This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: South Shore high school teams compete in MIAA state semifinals
