HIGH 5
►Meg Rico (above), King Philip: The senior ace put on a show in the circle in her final high school game, striking out 17 in 12 innings, but the Warriors fell to Bridgewater-Raynham in the Division 1 South final, 1-0.
►Shannon Smith (above), Milford: The junior righty struck out 16 — that put her at 337 for the season — to beat Agawam, 13-0, and send the Scarlet Hawks to the Division 1 state title game.
►Jackie Orangio, Assabet Valley: The senior centerfielder had four hits, two steals, an RBI, and a run scored in her team's extra-innings loss to Turners Falls in the Division 3 state semifinals, 6-5.
►Anthony Perry, St. John's Shrewsbury: The senior lefty pitched nine innings and struck out 10, but the Pioneers fell to Algonquin, 2-1, in the Division 1 Central final.
►Luke Serra , Algonquin: Pitching six scoreless innings in the Division 1 Central final, the junior righty helped his team beat St. John's, 2-1.
PERRY'S TOP 10 SOFTBALL TEAMS
(Records through Wednesday’s games)
1. Milford (24-0)
2. King Philip (21-3)
3. Acton-Boxborough (17-7)
4. Newton North (19-4)
5. Bellingham (20-3)
6. Hopkinton (19-4)
7. Hudson (18-5)
8. Framingham (15-7)
9. Shrewsbury (16-5)
10. Assabet Valley Tech (20-2)
PERRY'S TOP 10 BASEBALL TEAMS
1. Algonquin (15-9)
2. St. John’s Shrewsbury (22-3)
3. Franklin (19-3)
4. Newton North (14-11)
5. Acton-Boxborough (16-7)
6. Lincoln-Sudbury (17-5)
7. Nashoba (15-6)
8. Milford (17-4)
9. Framingham (12-8)
10. Hopkinton (17-5)
Compiled by Phil Perry![]()


