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School roundup

Acton-Boxboro girls cruise right past Weston

By John Mayo
Globe Correspondent / October 15, 2009

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The Acton-Boxboro field hockey team avenged last season’s MIAA Division 1 North quarterfinal loss with a 4-2 victory over the Wildcats at Weston yesterday.

“We lost to Weston in the tournament last season, so the girls definitely had some extra incentive this year,’’ said Acton-Boxboro coach Mae Shoemaker. “We certainly wanted to prove ourselves, but most of all we just wanted to continue playing like we had been all season.’’

Trying to live up to that standard is not as easy, although Shoemaker’s Colonials entered the game against last year’s state champions not only with an unblemished record, but with a perfect goals-against tally as well.

Acton-Boxboro had outscored its opponents, 35-0, this season. Many of those goals came from senior captain Alexa Sikalis, who has 19 goals and 5 assists.

“I think Alexa was a bit overlooked last year,’’ said Shoemaker. “She is having a huge year this season.’’

Sikalis opened the Colonials’ scoring and buried a penalty stroke in the second half. Her second goal gave Acton-Boxboro a 3-2 lead. Senior Julia Pochini iced the game with the Colonials’ fourth goal with 2:11 left.

The win moved Acton-Boxboro to 10-0-0, while Weston fell to 11-1-1. The teams are in different divisions of the Dual County League, so a rematch will only be in the state tournament.

Duxbury 7, Pembroke 0 - Senior captain Lila Haffey led the Green Dragons (9-1-1) with two goals and three assists, while sophomore Grace Nissi chipped in two goals and one assist.

Hingham 1, Scituate 0 - Junior Beth Findley scored the winner.

Watertown 6, Stoneham 0 - Emily Sideris tallied two goals and two assists.

Arlington 1, Waltham 0 - Erika Roberts scored for the Spy Ponders.

Boys’ cross-country
Hopkinton 23, Holliston 32 - Hillers senior Cameron Fairbanks finished first in 16:33.

Girls’ cross-country
Swampscott 19, Danvers 42 - Senior Lindsey Walsh ran a 16:15 in the 2.85-mile race, setting a course record for the Big Blue.

Boys’ soccer
Arlington 3, Waltham 1 - Senior Miles Powell scored twice for Arlington (5-5-3) and Michael Biciocchi had the other Spy Ponders goal.

Canton 2, Franklin 0 - Sophomore Colby Gavigon tallied his fifth consecutive shutout for the Bulldogs (9-1-1).

Hamilton-Wenham 3, Manchester Essex 0 - Matt Herrick opened the scoring with a 25-yard free kick and Tomoki Sato and Sam Martinez added a goal each.

Burke 4, Madison Park 0 - Elton Borges and Maridilson Chicha scored two goals each.

Girls’ soccer
Belmont 2, Wakefield 0 - Senior Casey Reynolds scored on a penalty kick in the first half and Aoife O’Kelly got her third straight shutout.

Bourne 2, Old Rochester 1 - Jessica Klier scored the winning goal for the Canalmen, who improved to 11-0-1.

King Philip 1, Mansfield 0 - Sophomore goalie Alyssa Siegmann earned her first shutout of the season.

Danvers 6, Beverly 1 - Junior striker Brittany Russo scored four goals to help the Falcons (10-0-1) remain undefeated.

Girls’ volleyball
Plymouth South 3, Dennis-Yarmouth 2 - Maryanne O’Mara had seven good hits and eight key serves for the victors. Lacey Donahue chipped in with eight kills and six aces in 14 service points.

Barnstable 3, Attleboro 0 - Sophomore Kaylee Deluga led the Red Raiders with 19 kills, while senior Maribeth Martin added 27 assists.

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