Botelho's score no small feat

Old Colony junior shoots 7-under 29

Jordan Botelho may be small, but he carries a big stick. The 5-foot-7-inch, 110-pound Old Colony junior shot a stunning 7-under-par 29 on the front nine at Acushnet River Valley Golf Course as the Cougars defeated West Bridgewater, 8.5-0.5, yesterday.

Botelho parred the first two holes, then birdied the next seven. Botelho's "accuracy, putting, and determination are unbelievable. He's the best all-around [golfer] I've had in 20 years," said Old Colony coach John Abaray.

Acushnet's final three holes on the front nine, according to Abaray, are very challenging and Abaray said Botelho was nervous.

It didn't show, as Botelho came up with birdies on the par-4 seventh (downhill dogleg left), par-3 eighth (an elevated green), and the 501-yard, par-5 ninth, where his final putt rolled around the cup and fell in.

Elsewhere, Norton defeated Dover-Sherborn, 256-282, at TPC Boston behind Peter Danko's 1-over 37; senior cocaptain Stephen Winslow shot a 1-under 35 to lead Concord-Carlisle over Waltham, 10.5-1.5, and into the state tournament for the seventh consecutive year; and Danvers, behind Matt Castanza's 1-over 36, got past Swampscott, 44.5-27.5.

Field hockey
Patriot: Megan Lowrance potted two goals and Jenny O'Brien and Meredith Barthold also scored as Scituate rolled past Middleboro, 4-0.

Cape Ann: Meriam Gehret continued her torrid pace by scoring twice in Lynnfield's 5-0 win over Wilmington. Gehret, a junior, has 17 goals and three assists in nine games . . . Hannah Birnie scored twice to pace Georgetown in its 3-1 victory over Triton.

Tri-Valley: Tamera Mills scored her first varsity goal and junior Meg Greff played well on defense to propel Hopkinton over Medway, 3-0.

Boys' soccer
Hockomock: Canton's captains led the way in a 1-0 win over North Attleboro. Bobby Saraf was tripped inside the 6-yard box, drawing a penalty kick that Matt Murray converted, and Devin O'Gorman made five saves to record his sixth shutout in seven games.

Merrimack Valley: Junior Kyle Adie recorded his second hat trick of the week to lead Dracut in its 5-3 win over Billerica.

Nonleague: Brockton, playing a man down for 71 minutes, beat Bridgewater-Raynham, 2-1, behind goals from Moises Alves and Jimm Guerrier.

Girls' soccer
Eastern Athletic: Bishop Feehan got two goals each from Taylor Levy and Siobhan Devoy in its 4-0 win over Somerset.

Patriot: Julia Leahy scored three times and Cate Bailey found the net twice as Hingham beat Randolph, 7-1.

Northeastern: Brittany Russo's four goals led Danvers to an 8-0 victory over Lynn Classical. Russo, a sophomore, has 17 goals and six assists in 10 games.

Volleyball
Greater Boston: Mykaliah Best (6 blocks, 2 kills, 1 ace) helped Cambridge beat Revere, 3-1.

Commonwealth: Shawsheen Tech defeated Greater Lowell behind 11 service points, 6 kills, and 2 aces from Tori Philbrook.