TAUNTON — Whitman-Hanson beat Dartmouth 4-0 Tuesday evening to win the girls Division 1 South title.

Whitman-Hanson will face off against Acton-Boxboro in the state semi-finals 5 p.m. Thursday at Weymouth High school.

Here's Whitman-Hanson coach David Floeck on the win:

Bridgewater-Raynham won the coin flip this morning and will represent the Old Colony League at the Division 1A playoffs. On the coin flip, Barnstable was the odd team out, leaving B-R and Taunton. The Trojans win Sunday over Taunton gave them the head-to-head advantage and OCL playoff berth on Dec. 1.

The background on the coin flip is here.

The coin flip to decide the Old Colony League's playoff representative will be held Tuesday morning at 9 at the Friendly's Restaurant in Sagamore. The coin flip will break a tie between Barnstable, Bridgewater-Raynham, and Taunton. All three are 3-1 in the OCL.

Walpole's Ryan Izzo has broken the state record for football scoring, rushing for a touchdown with 8:33 left in the first half of Sunday's game vs. Natick, Boston.com producer Zuri Berry reports from the sideline. Izzo set up the record-breaking score on a 52-yard pass out of the Wildcat formation to quarterback Peter Bowes.

But the news was not all good for the Rebels. Natick scored 21 unanswered points in the second half and beat Walpole, 35-14. The win sends Natick to the Division 2 playoffs.

Izzo has eight points in the game and now has 686 career points. He also kicked two extra points as Walpole had a 14-7 lead in the second quarter.

The lead didn't last long, however, as Natick hit on an 84-yard pass from Scott McCummings to Robbie Jackson and the score was 14-14 at the half. Then McCummings went to work again, scoring on a 23-yard run and Natick was up, 21-14, after three quarters.

Earlier, after one quarter of play, it was 7-7 but Izzo didn't have the touchdown, just the extra point. David Conroy scored for Walpole on a 61-yard pass reception (followed by Izzo's extra point). The Natick score is by CJ Dawson on a 2-yard run.

The previous scoring record holder, Austin Prep's Nathan Sherr, scored 682 points between 2003 and 2006.

NEPSAC announced the lineup for is 2009 bowl games. All games will take place next Saturday.
Eaton-Estey Bowl: Phillips Exeter (7-0) vs. Hotchkiss (7-1) at Cushing.
DelPrete-Theobold Bowl: Suffield (8-0) vs. King Low Heywood Thomas (8-0) at Kingswood Oxford (Conn.).
Samson-Lorden Bowl: Kimball Union (8-0) vs. Lawrence Academy (8-0) at Cushing.
Austin Bowl: Canterbury (7-1) vs. New Hampton (7-1) at Williston Northampton.
Clark-Francis Bowl: Brooks (7-1) vs. Pingree (7-1) at Belmont Hill.

Andrea Keklak was the top finishers and Claire Arthur took fourth place as the Lincoln-Sudbury girls cross country team won the Division 1 championship at Franklin Park today.

Teammates Megan Broecker finished 11th and Holly Clarke finished 12th.

Here are the results:

Individuals-1. Andrea Keklak, Lincoln-Sudbury, 19:26; 2. Margo Gillis, Newton-North, 19:44; 3. Kathy O'Keefe, Newton-South, 19:53; 4. Claire
Arthur, Lincoln-Sudbury, 20:04; 5. Erin Donovan, Lowell, 20:10; 6. Julie
Solimine, Haverhill, 20:15; 7. Christine Davis, Acton-Boxborough, 20:16; 8.
Mary Cole, Franklin, 20:28; 9. Melanie Fineman, Newton South, 20:29; 10.
Megan Ross, Franklin, 20:29; 11. Megan Broecker, Lincoln-Sudbury, 20:32;
12. Holly Clarke, Lincoln-Sudbury, 20:33; 13. Madeleine Reed, Newton-South,
20:42; 14. Dekotee Chea, Chelmsford, 20:52; 15. Leah Gellineau, Brookline,
20:55.

Team Scores-1. Lincoln-Sudbury, 58; 2. Newton South, 74; 3. Franklin, 100; 4. Haverhill, 164; 5. Acton-Boxborough, 176; 6. Weymouth, 179; 7. Lowell, 187; 8. Billerica, 206; 9. Chelmsford, 260; 10. Brookline, 301.

Jenna Davidner was the top finisher for the girls Division 2 cross country championship at Franklin Park Saturday.

Davidner finished in 19:15, ahead of Beverly's Monica Adler by 15 seconds (19:31).

Here are the full results for Division 2 girls:

Individuals-1. Jenna Davidner, Oliver Ames, 19:15; 2. Monica Adler, Beverly, 19:31; 3. Abbey D'Agostino, Masconomet, 19:44; 4. Priyanka Fouda,
Wellesley, 20:04; 5. Caroline Kimball-Katz, Concord-Carlisle, 20:05; 6.
Cassandra Olson, Mansfield, 20:06; 7. Jessie Kaliski, Wellesley, 20:06; 8.
Katina Russell, Needham, 20:16; 9. Millie Chapman, Beverly, 20:20; 10.
Katie Jessee, Concord-Carlisle, 20:22; 11. Courtney Shea, Walpole, 20:28;
12. Kelci Sullivan, Whitman-Hanson, 20:30; 13. Micayla Oniskey, Reading,
20:34; 14. Devyn Pryor, Dartmouth, 20:40; 15. Ali Kirsch, Sharon, 20:42.

Team Scores-1. Wellesley, 95. 2. Whitman-Hanson, 123; 3. Concord-Carlisle,
131; 4. Oliver Ames, 141; 5. Dracut, 192; 6. Needham, 248; 6. North
Andover, 248; 8. Walpole, 270; 9. Beverly, 289; 9. Tewksbury, 289.

Vivian Hanley finished second overall and Erin Murphy finished third overall as the Bishop Feehan girls cross country team won the Division 3 championship Saturday at Franklin Park.

Here are the full results:

Individuals-1. Lindsay Walsh, Swampscott, 19:06; 2. Viviana Hanley,Bishop Feehan, 19:20; 3. Erin Murphy, Bishop Feehan, 19:30; 4. Mairead Kiernan, Milton, 19:37; 5. Alanna Poretta, Pentucket, 19:43; 6. Megan Barry, Dennis-Yarmouth, 19:50; 7. Erin Svensen, Bishop Feehan, 20:01; 8. Heather Connick, Pembroke, 20:15; 9. Anisa Arsenault, Bishop Feehan, 20:20; 10. Nicole Pettit, Westwood, 20:21; 11. Haley Dyer, Danvers, 20:24; 12. Nicole Borofski, Plymouth North, 20:25; 13. Kellie Lodge, Hopkinton, 20:29; 14. Rachael Keating, Westwood, 20:36; 15. Emily Hughes, Milton, 20:39.

Team Scores-1. Bishop Feehan, 40; 2. Milton, 95; 3. Dennis-Yarmouth, 189; 4. Swampscott, 212; 5. Medfield, 216; 6. Marblehead, 230; 7. Pembroke, 236; 8. Westwood, 251; 9. Hingham, 252; 10. Hopkinton, 270.

Kristen Ashley finished second and Emily Senning took third as the Hamilton-Wenham girls cross country team won the Division 4 championship at Franklin Park in Boston this morning.

Dover-Sherbon's Lee Milne was the top overall finisher, in 20:04.

Here's the results from the event:

Individuals-1. Lee Milne, Dover-Sherbon, 20:04; 2. Kristen Ashley,
Hamilton-Wenham, 20:37; 3. Emily Senning, Hamilton-Wenham, 20:42; 4.
Shannon Feguson, Norwell, 20:47; 5. Katie Powers, Cardinal Spellman, 20:48;
6. Jen Salit, Seekonk, 20:49; 7. Lauren Chow, Weston, 21:05; 8. Emily
Gagliardi, Seekonk, 21:18; 9. Cyrena Shiland, Hamilton-Wenham, 21:20; 10.
Abigail Pohl, Weston, 21:33; 11. Erica Gagnon, Archbishop William, 21:35;
12. Charlotte Walmsley, Weston, 21:35; 13. Kerry Phelan, Hamilton-Wenham,
21:39; 14. Megan Dreyer, Martha's Vineyard, 22:00; 15. Abigail Alegi, Coyle
& Cassidy, 22:06.

Team Scores-1. Hamilton-Wenham, 43; 2. Seekonk,110; 3. Weston, 142; 4.
Coyle & Cassidy, 144; 5. Norwell, 163; 6. Dover-Sherbon, 177; 7. Bedford,
197; 8. Ursuline Academy, 261; 9. Newburyport, 303; 10. Old Rochester, 344.

Seekonk's Johnny Gregorek took first place overall in the Division 4 cross country championships at Franklin Park, leading his team to win the overall championship.

He finished in 16:47.

Old Rochester's Dan Dourdeville finished second overall in the race in 16:51. Greg Krathwohl, of Ipswich, finished third in 16:59.

Here are the Division 4 boys results:

Individuals – 1. Johnny Gregorek, Seekonk, 16:47; 2. Dana Dourdeville, Old Rochester, 16:51; 3. Greg Krathwohl, Ipswich, 16:59; 4. Conor Lyons,
Hamilton-Wenham, 17:20; 5. Chris Benevento, Hamilton-Wenham, 17:27; 6. Tyler Faulkner, Minuteman, 17:33; 7. Nathan Larrimer, Seekonk, 17:33; 8. Ben Girard, Manchester Essex, 17:34; 9. William Harrington, Bishop Fenwick, 17:37; 10. Cody Archambault, Seekonk, 17:43; 11. Jamie Eberlein, Weston, 17:43; 12. Greg Englehart, Newburyport, 17:45; 13. Kieran Kinnare, Ipswich, 17:46; 14. Ryan Brown, Seekonk, 17:48; 15. Nicholas Foley, Cape Cod Academy, 17:49.

Team scores – 1. Seekonk, 51; 2. Newburyport, 101; 3. Hamilton-Wenham, 127; 4. Old Rochester, 233; 5. Weston, 241; 6. Bishop Fenwick, 252; 7. Ipswich, 259; 8. Norwell, 273; 9. Martha's Vineyard, 342; 10. North Reading, 353.

Dennis-Yarmouth's Max Darrah was the top finisher in the Division 3 boys cross country championship at Franklin Park, Pembroke took home the hardwood with four runners finishing in the top 10.

Pembroke's Paul Cina took second overall (16:40), while teammates Ryan Kelley finished fourth (16:53), Joe Vercollone (17:04) finished seventh, and Brendan Adams finished eighth (17:08).

Here are the Division 3 results for individuals and teams:

Individuals – 1. Max Darrah, Dennis-Yarmouth, 16:27; 2. Paul Cina, Pembroke, 16:40; 3. Bryan Stanley, Whittier Rvt, 16:51; 4. Ryan Kelley, Pembroke, 16:53; 5. Bobby McShane, Bishop Feehan, 17:00; 6. David Allen, Sandwich, 17:01; 7. Joe Vercollone, Pembroke, 17:04; 8. Brendan Adams, Pembroke, 17:08; 9. James Wigglesworth, Marblehead, 17:16; 10. Brendan Sullivan, Foxboro, 17:18; 11. Tucker Reece, Marblehead, 17:24; 12. Joey Smith, Medfield, 17:26; 13. Tim Gill, Bishop Feehan, 17:28; 14. Jake Medeiros, Dighton-Rehoboth, 17:29; 15. Zach Maddigan, Middleboro, 17:31.

Team scores – 1. Pembroke, 34; 2. Bishop Feehan, 85; 3. Marblehead, 158; 4. Sandwich, 165; 5. Medfield, 172; 6. Dennis-Yarmouth, 196; 7. Canton, 294; 8. Dighton-Rehoboth, 313; 9. Holliston, 345; 10. Hopkinton, 346.

Patrick McGowan was the top finisher for Division 2 boys cross country, helping Mansfield win the championship today at Franklin Park in Boston.

He finished in 16:02, five ticks ahead of the individual runner-up Anthony Taylor of Arlington (16:07).

McGowan's teammates Shayne Collins (16:25) finished in third place and Brendan Boyle (16:34) finished fifth overall.

Here are the results from the Division 2 field:

Individuals – 1. Patrick McGowan, Mansfield, 16:02; 2. Anthony Taylor, Arlington, 16:07; 3. Shayne Collins, Mansfield, 16:25; 4. Tyler Sullivan, Whitman-Hanson, 16:28; 5. Brendan Boyle, Mansfield, 16:34; 6. Ed Colvin, Catholic Memorial, 16:39; 7. Joel Hubbard, Marshfield, 16:47; 8. Max Lawton, Reading, 16:50; 9. Drew Beck, Oliver Ames, 16:53; 10. Kevin Thomas, Marshfield, 16:54; 11. Dan Joyce, Marshfield, 16:56; 12. Caulin Rogers, Gloucester, 16:57; 13. Darryl Varney, North Andover, 16:59; 14. Phil Lavely, Concord-Carlisle, 17:01; 15. Max O'Brien, North Andover, 17:02.

Team scores – 1. Mansfield, 58; 2. Concord-Carlisle, 115; 3. Oliver Ames, 134; 4. Reading, 173; 5. North Andover, 174; 6. Wellesley, 201; 7. Marshfield, 217; 8. Whitman-Hanson, 225; 9. Walpole, 235; 10. Gloucester, 239.

Results are streaming in and our first shout out goes to the Lowell boys cross-country team, which won the Division 1 championship today at Franklin Park.

Xaverian's John Bleday was the top finisher (16:28), but Lowell packed the top 15 with three finishers (tying with second place team Methuen), including No. 5 Michael Giardina (17:00), No. 11 Nicholas Mullen (17:15) and No. 12 Padraic Donovan (17:16).

Here are the scores and times:

Individuals – 1. John Bleday, Xaverian, 16:28; 2. Jared Reddy, Methuen,
16:33; 3. Andrew Herring, Lexington, 16:35; 4. Steven Sollowin, Weymouth,
16:42; 5. Michael Giardina, Lowell, 17:00; 6. A.J. Rossi, St. John's Prep,
17:03; 7. Chernet Sisay, Brookline, 17:03; 8. Mike Amirault, Xaverian,
17:06; 9. Evan Braz, Peabody, 17:09; 10. Andrew Stamatopulos, Methuen,
17:10; 11. Nicholas Mullen, Lowell, 17:15; 12. Padraic Donovan, Lowell,
17:16; 13. Simon Voorhees, Andover, 17:21; 14. Ben Pare, Methuen, 17:23;
15. Tevin Honohan, New Bedford, 17:27.

Team scores – 1. Lowell, 67; 2. Methuen, 107; 3. St. John's Prep, 128; 4.
Brookline, 157; 5. Lexington, 175; 6. BC High, 234; 7. Lincoln-Sudbury,
241; 8. Westford Academy, 263; 9. Andover, 268; 10. Peabody, 274.

Highlights from Lawrence Academy's 28-26 win over BB&N.

Some quick notes about this game:

— It was a thriller. BB&N took it down to the final possession after scoring two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to come within two points (the final score of 28-26). They had an opportunity to win the game, with 2:28 left on the clock and the ball to make things interesting. After a couple of do-nothing plays and then a first down, the Knights were called for holding on a running play that would've given them a first down on third and 1. Knights coach John Papas exploded after the game about the call.

Here are the quotes taken by correspondent Brendan Hall after the game (You can read his game story here.):

It was the worst call I’ve ever seen in my 32 years of coaching. Number one the judgment, it was a holding call behind the play supposedly. Now that I’ve had chance, we immediately watched the tape, it was a 100-percent clean cut block by our left guard – 100 percent clean. I’ve been coaching for 32 years and I’ve never complained about a call publicly, but I will now. It was a disgrace – you can quote me – It’s a disgrace that a call like that took away our chance, our chance to win the football game. We are talking about the ISL championship. The kids had a chance to win. We’re not talking about a pass interference call, we’re talking about a backside supposed holding call. I am going go to (the) league commissioner about it. All the effort of these kids put in in their four years, and it comes down to a call like that. I take nothing away from Lawrence Academy. They are a fine, great football team who played well enough to win. We just wanted a chance at end to win.

The 2009 Veterans Day Boys Basketball Classic gets underway Saturday morning at the Rivers School in Weston. The two-day tournament has three divisions with some of the top young talent in New England competing. Hosted by the Boston Amateur Basketball Club, competition will be held in under-15, under-16, and open divisions. Saturday’s first game is at 9 a.m. with MA Premier Golf facing Middlesex. The BABC has two teams competing, the BABC freshman and the sophomore team. Games continue Sunday starting at noon.

Tomorrow rain, wind, and misery. But tonight belongs to high school football. Here's a look at tonight's key matchups, as we look for that darn umbrella.

East Boston 29, Madison Park 0: Two Stanley Greene touchdown runs put the Jets on top and Eastie cruised to the Boston North title and the Division 4 playoffs.

Billerica 34, Central Catholic 6: Four Nick LaSpada TD passes gives Billerica the MVC Large title.

Taunton at Bridgewater-Raynham: Postponed until Sunday at 6:30.

Duxbury 15, Scituate 13: The Green Dragons win in the first overtime to take the Patriot Keenan title.

Lawrence Academy 28, BB&N 26: Two Marcus Grant touchdowns were enough to give Lawrence Academy the win and a NEPSAC bowl berth

Ryan Izzo's pursuit of the state scoring record will have to wait a day. The Natick at Walpole game has been rescheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m.

Elsewhere:

The Brockton at New Bedford game that should decide the Big Three champ has been rescheduled to Sunday at 2.

In other games:

Xaverian’s game with Catholic Memorial scheduled for Saturday has been rescheduled to Sunday at 1 at Xaverian.

St. John's Prep will play BC High Sunday at 1:30 in Danvers Abington's game tonight at Mashpee has been moved to Monday at 6 p.m.

Beverly at Swampscott now Sunday at 1.

Everett at Malden now Sunday at 3.

Michael Grossi and Mike Carraggi of The Boston Globe pick this weekend's high school football games. Think your high school football knowledge is mightier than that of the Mikes? Feel free to agree, disagree, or pick your own games in our comments section.

Scituate at Duxbury

Grossi – Both teams enter the tilt for the Patriot (Keenan) Title on impressive winning streaks. Scituate has won six straight since losing to undefeated Cohasset in Week 3. Duxbury is riding a seven game win streak since losing the first two games of the season. I’ll take the Dragons to continue their streak and go on to face Marshfield in the playoffs.

Carraggi – Duxbury may not have the swag they had last year when one top Division 1 coach told me they were THE best team in the state. But they have enough to overtake a slightly overachieving Scituate squad.
 
Natick at Walpole

Grossi – Natick and Walpole have been on a collision course all season. Neither has been tested until now. Both teams hold opponents to a touchdown a game while both score over 30. The key to this game is which team can contain the other’s star players. Right now, Ryan Izzo is 2-0 in his career against the Red and Blue. This year, I think Scott McCummings and Natick get over the hump and beat the Rebels.

Carraggi – Move over Pats-Colts. This is truly the game of the year, and this one should be a all-out war. Walpole is not what it was last season, but Natick is even better than its 2008 counterparts. The Red and Blue will squeak one out.

Brockton at New Bedford

Grossi – For the first time in a while, a team in the Big Three can give the Boxers a true challenge for the title. The Whalers match up well with Brockton as both have tons of speed. However, I think Brockton is more battle tested and have too many weapons for New Bedford to overcome.

Carraggi – Sniff, sniff. Smell that? Smells like an upset brewing. Not only does New Bedford's offense have the talent to put up a quick score on Brockton and force the Boxers' offense to climb out of a hole (something they do not excel in), but the Whalers are so under the radar that they could sneak up on the Boxers and take what many in Brockton believe is a birthright, a Big Three championship.
 
East Boston at Madison Park

Grossi – Hopefully no skirmishes erupt in this one. I’ll take the Jets to fly past Madison Park. East Boston scores more than two touchdowns more than Madison Park and gives up nearly as little points.

Carraggi – Are the refs going to be wearing helmets as well in this one? East Boston takes it.
 
Northeast at Chelsea

Grossi – Chelsea has ran wild over its opponents all year. They will continue to do so this week and the Devils will stamp their ticket to the postseason with the victory. Chelsea has six different backs that are effective, meaning that there is always a fresh body. That doesn’t bode well for Northeast.

Carraggi – Chelsea is so very close to what looked unlikely at the beginning of the season. The Devils will not let the foot off the gas.
 
King Philip at Foxboro

Grossi – No matter what, this game will end in victory for the Warriors. This is a match between two contrasting offensive philosophies. Foxboro pounds the ball down its opponent’s throats while King Philip has a quick strike offense. I think King Philip rises to the occasion and sets up a Hockomock League title game against Franklin on Thanksgiving.

Carraggi – It's been a dizzying year in the Hockomock League this season. Who wins this is really anybody's guess, but a strong ground game is what teams succeed with at this time of the year, and Foxboro just so happens to excel in that area.
 
Lawrence Academy at BB&N

Grossi – This match-up between teams with some exceptional talent should be a barnburner. Both have talented skill players and stout defenses. I think Lawrence Academy avenges last season’s defeat and ends BB&N’s win streak.

Carraggi – Look back on last year's game between these two and you will see the box score littered with current Division 1 college players. No matter what the outcome, we are all going to be winners in this potential classic. BB&N wins its 18th in a row.
 
Billerica at Central Catholic

Grossi – The winner of this game goes to the playoffs and wins the MVC Large. Both teams are similar in that their quarterbacks are catalysts. Andrew Ouellette of Central is an athletic quarterback and has a skill set similar to Nick LaSpada, Billerica’s super sophomore. So far Billerica hasn’t lost when LaSpada plays and I look for that streak to continue this week.

Carraggi – Both teams have truly earned the right to play for the championship this weekend. The Merrimack Valley Conference is no cakewalk, but these two squads have risen to the top. Central's defense is one of the best Billerica quarterback Nick LaSpada has seen all year, but the sophomore signal-caller is arguably the best player around these days. Pencil in Billerica-Everett in the first round.
 
Taunton at Bridgewater-Raynham

Grossi – Taunton has a chance to win a league title for the first time in over 20 years with a win. Bridgewater-Raynham is coming off loss that it can’t be happy about. I think that the Trojans funnel that anger over the loss and take out their aggression on a tough Taunton squad.

Carraggi – The upsets keep on flowing. Taunton is vastly improved over last year's team, and if it wasn't for a muffed snap on a punt attempt against Brockton, Taunton may very well have been favored in this one. Bridgewater-Raynham falls just short.
 
Attleboro at Barnstable

Grossi – Barnstable picked up a major upset victory last week and with a win this weekend, can mar the OCL race even more. Attleboro has been a bit of a disappointment this year. I think Barnstable continues its Cinderella run and beats the Bombardiers behind a balanced offensive attack.

Carraggi – Barnstable has been a pretty nice story this year in the competitive Old Colony League (by the way, has anyone heard from Dartmouth this season?) But Attleboro is tough, can score, and has one of the division's top backs and linebackers in Matty Campbell. Bombardiers away.

Grossi - 11-4 (4-1 last week)
Carraggi - 8-7 (1-4 last week)

As we wish for a real Christmas gift: Reading vs. Xaverian...

We tried to hire Woodward and Bernstein to uncover how the playoff race in the Merrimack Valley Conference (Large) was shaping up, but they weren't available. Instead, we contacted The Lowell Sun for some updated standings in the logically-challenged MVC points system (that is, one point for a win against an MVC Small school, two for a win against a Large school.)

1. Billerica 8
1. Central Catholic 8
3. Andover 5
4. Chelmsford 4
5. Lowell 1

KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR...

Game of the week:

(Merrimack Valley Conference Large) – Billerica at Central Catholic, Friday at 7
 
Regardless of who wins this game, there is still a possibility of both teams finishing with a maximum of 10 points after Thanksgiving. However, according to Chelmsford coach Bruce Rich, the tiebreaker would boil down to the head-to-head matchup. Therefore, the winner of this game will represent the MVC (Large) against the Greater Boston League winner (presumably Everett) in the playoffs.
 
This game feature's two of the most talented, dynamic players in the division, both at quarterback. Billerica's Nick LaSpada and Central Catholic's Andrew Oullette can hurt you in more ways than one, and containing either one of these players may be the key to a playoff berth.

Others to watch: 

(Big Three) – Brockton at New Bedford, Saturday at 1

Walpole's senior running back and kicker Ryan Izzo talked about being four points away from the Massachusetts state record for points scored in a football career. Right now, Izzo has 678 points behind Austin Prep's Nathan Sherr who scored 682 points between 2003 and 2006.

This from the University of Michigan:

The women's basketball program received a National Letter of Intent from 6-foot-4 Archbishop Williams center Val Driscoll. Driscoll, a native of Stoughton, Mass., will join the Wolverines for the 2010-11 season.
"We are ecstatic that Val will be joining us for next season," said coach Kevin Borseth. "Val is a big, strong presence around the basket and really demands attention down low. It is something that we haven't had, and we are excited to get her into our program. Val is an extremely hard worker and an all-around good person who I believe is going to be a major contributor to our program's success."

Driscoll is a three-year varsity letterwinner at Archbishop Williams. In 2008-09, she led her squad to the Massachusetts Division 3 South championship and the team claimed back-to-back Division 3 State Championships in 2006-07 and 2007-08. Driscoll averaged 19.4 points per game and has scored more than 1,000 career points. She is a three-time Catholic League All-Star and a two-time team captain at Archbishop Williams

Two former Globe All-Scholastics now at New Hampton School made it official Wednesday, signing National Letters of Intent to play college basketball. Reading's Evan Smotrycz signed with Michigan, while Dartaye Ruffin of Stoughton signed with Drexel. Smotrycz is a 6-9 small forward in his second year at New Hampton. Ruffin is a 6-8 forward. Both were all-scholastic in 2007-08 for the Globe.

Lynn Classical High School senior guard Jasper Grassa signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Division 2 Bentley University and play in the Northeast-10 on a full scholarship, according to a press release sent by Grassa's AAU coach Mark Papas.

Jasper made a verbal commitment several weeks ago after visits and meetings with both head coach Jay Lawson and assistant coach Kevin Bettencourt.

“I am very excited about attending Bentley next year. The academic reputation of Bentley University played a major role in my decision, as well as the opportunity to work with and play for coach Lawson and coach Bettencourt," the 6-foot Grassa said in the release. "I see this as a great opportunity for me to continue to play a game I love and receive an outstanding education that will prepare me for my future.”

At Classical, Grassa plays for his father, head coach Tom Grassa.

“I think Jasper’s strengths are a good fit for Bentley’s high octane style of play,” the elder Grassa said.

Last summer in Orlando, Grassa helped lead the Boston Warriors North AAU team to the National Super Showcase title over the New Jersey Roadrunners and Duke recruit Kyrie Irving.

“Jasper did it the old fashion way, he earned it," said Mike Papas, director of the Boston Warriors. "He went and played every play of every game as if it was for the national title. Coach Lawson will be getting a competitor.”

Barrett O'Neill was nearing the end of his unofficial visit to the University of Virginia yesterday morning when he met with the Cavaliers' pitching coach Karl Kuhn and was offered a scholarship.

It didn't take long for him to make up his mind -- 15 minutes later, the Ashland resident verbally committed to the Cavs' program over his other offer, Boston College, and interest from Clemson and Vanderbilt.

O'Neill, who reclassified as a junior this year at Dexter after transferring from Ashland High, is the second player in the state from the 2011 class to make a baseball commitment. His teammate, John Magliosi, is committed to Florida.

"The school for one, it's the best public university in the country," O'Neill said tonight via cell phone. "You look at the school and the baseball program, ranked sixth in the country at the end of the season...coach Kuhn's a great pitching coach. I really had a gut that this was the right place for me, and I didn't want to fight that."

O'Neill will come to the Charlottesville, Va. campus as a pitcher, though he only saw a few starts during the high school season due to injury. Still, scouts raved about his potential. He turned a few heads this summer during impressive showings at the Metrodome and at the 18-and-Under World Wood Bat Assoc. Championships, in East Cobb, Ga., both with the East Cobb Braves traveling squad.

One National League Scout told me last April he thought O'Neill would reach 90 miles per hour on his fastball by the end of the high school season. Last weekend, at a camp at UVA, O'Neill topped out at 92; along the way, he says his changeup has come along well, too.

Walpole 41, Needham 7 — Ryan Izzo scored five touchdowns as the Rebels won easily. The senior back is 4 points away from tying the state scoring record. Walpole plays unbeaten Natick next week.

What's more, Izzo pulled off the feat sick. He was allegedly puking on the sideline through the game.

Also, Doug Flutie stopped by to check out the game. He told the Globe his brother helps out with the Natick team.

Here's the scoring summary:

Walpole - 7 28 6 0 - 41
Needham - 0 7 0 0 - 7

First quarter
W - Ryan Izzo, 60 yard rush (Izzo kick)

Second quarter
W - Ryan Izzo, 7 yard rush (Izzo kick)
W - Ryan Izzo, 4 yard rush (Izzo kick)
W - Ryan Izzo, 2 yard rush (Izzo kick)
N - Kerry Hecker 31 yard pass from Kevin Brennan (Kevin Cray kick)
W - David Conroy 18 yard pass from Peter Bowes (Izzo kick)

Third quarter
W - Ryan Izzo 84 yard pass from Peter Bowes (Izzo kick failed)

Whittier 30, Manchester Essex 16 — A Nate Allen run followed by a fumble recovery in the endzone had Whittier on top, 16-0, after three quarters. A wild fourth quarter ended with Whittier a winner, 30-16.