By Nick Ironside, Globe Correspondent

Mike Lewis used to coach Cohasset’s junior varsity girls’ basketball team. That was when he first noticed a point guard he would soon have on his team.

Kelly Martin, Scituate's now senior point guard, played that day against Cohasset, and Lewis hasn’t forgotten Martin’s work ethic.

“The thing that stood out is how active and tough she is as a defender,” said Lewis. “She’s a real hard-nose player.”

Lewis also recalled Martin’s ability to transition from defense to offense quickly two years ago.

Now instead of coaching against Martin, Lewis is in his first season as the Scituate's’ (5-0) basketball coach. He was able to coach Martin as she crossed 1,000 points against Quincy on Friday night.

“All of her teammates knew,” Lewis said. “There was a great atmosphere, and everyone was really pulling for her.”

Martin needed 21 points to crack 1,000 at Quincy. With 20 points already on the night, the 5-foot-9 point guard stepped to the free throw line in the third quarter stuck at 999 career points.

Then she sank her first free throw.

“For an away game, there were a lot of people from Scituate and they knew she was 21 points away,” Lewis said. “It’s a nice milestone to be a part of.”

Lewis noted that after a break in the action once she scored her 1,000th point and the first free throw, Martin went back out and sank her second. She finished with 22 points on the night.

As a first-year varsity coach, Lewis has been extremely impressed with Martin, who will attend Stonehill College (Easton, Mass.) on a full scholarship next fall to play basketball.

“She’s a court leader. Sometimes it’s like having a second coach on the court,” Lewis said.

“She gives 100 percent in practice every single day. I think that’s one of her best characteristics.”

Martin isn’t just a scorer, though.

“She has great leadership skills,” said Lewis. “The kids respect and look up to her. They feed off her energy.”

Lewis said he doesn’t look into the future too much, but he’s happy with how the team’s playing.

“We’re playing very good defense right now,” he said. “We’re playing very good basketball.”

And the Sailors’ coach knows that the unblemished record is, in part, a tribute to Martin’s hard work.

“It’s a luxury to have her.”

By Zac Vierra, Globe Correspondent

The Duxbury girls’ hockey team is driven by the offense of senior center Hannah Murphy and the play between the pipes of junior goalie Rachel Myette. In Wednesday’s 4-2 win over Hingham, the pair shined as Murphy scored a hat trick and added an assist while Myette made 18 saves to give the first-ranked Green Dragons (5-0) their 34th straight victory.

Murphy gave Duxbury the lead in the first period when she got a pass from Zoe Griffin, came across the net from the left to the right getting the Hingham goalie to move one way before flipping the puck into the vacant side of the net.

In the second period, Murphy sprung loose in the neutral zone and received a pass from Griffin, then fired a wrist shot stick side that found the back of the net. Later in the period on a power play, Murphy passed to Marissa Fichter who quickly passed back to Murphy as she found the back of the net to complete the hat trick.

“The bigger the stage the bigger she plays,” said Duxbury coach Friend Weiler about Murphy, who has been named Globe All-Scholastic in ice hockey, field hockey, and lacrosse. “She never quits and has the heart of a lion out there.”

Hingham rebounded with two goals in the second to make it 3-2 but Myette came up huge with 10 saves in the period to hold the Green Dragons' lead.

“Hingham was trying to get traffic in front of the net so Rachel made a lot of screen saves. She made the saves when we needed to keep the lead,” said Weiler.

In the third period Murphy found freshman Julia Nolan, who beat the goalie glove side to give Duxbury a 4-2 cushion.

It was the fourth win over a Division 1 opponent this season for Duxbury, the two-time Division 2 state champions.

“We play tough teams and that puts you in position to be ready for the tournament,” said Weiler.

By Anthony Gulizia, Globe Correspondent

Senior forward Hector Sarmiento gave the Chelsea Red Devils just the spark they needed.

Chelsea trailed Whittier Tech, who was 5-0 entering the contest, in the waning moments of the fourth quarter Wednesday when Sarmiento scored a layup with 5.2 seconds left to lift the Red Devils (1-5) to a 49-48 victory – their first of the season.

The Red Devils have struggled and are playing without Sammy Mojica, a senior who transferred to the Brimmer and May School. Last season, Mojica averaged 24 points, 8 rebounds and 6 steals to help lead the Red Devils to a 14-7 record.

"We're rebuilding this year with a lot of freshman and sophomores," Chelsea coach Jay Siegal said. "We were struggling, but this was a big win for us. The kids played well."

By Nicole Iodice, Globe Correspondent

Every year in San Antonio, Texas, the nation's top 90 high school football players go against each other in an East vs. West showdown in the U.S Army All-American Bowl.

This year, Everett High offensive lineman John Montelus, who committed to play at Notre Dame, is in the All-American Bowl. The game is at 1 p.m. on Saturday and will be televised on NBC.

For the past 12 years, the All-American Bowl has been the nation's premier high school football game and has seen 175 players go on to play in the NFL, including Jets quarterbacks Tim Tebow and Mark Sanchez.

The All-American Bowl also includes the nation's top 125 high school marching band musicians, who will perform during halftime.

By Craig Forde, Globe Correspondent

Malden Catholic’s newly refurbished Gerard Doherty Gym will see plenty of action this weekend when the school hosts the inaugural IAABO 27 Referees vs. Cancer Holiday Basketball Tournament.

The two-day event features eight teams with a combined 20-9 record competing in two separate divisions, with each crowning a champion on Sunday.

Saturday
Small School Division
Game 1, Noon - Winchester (2-2) vs. Whittier Tech (3-1)
Game 2, 1:30 p.m. - Arlington Catholic (3-0) vs. St. Clement (4-0)

Large School Division
Game 3, 3 p.m. - Brookline (2-2) vs. Belmont (0-3)
Game 4, 4:30 p.m.- Malden Catholic (3-1) vs. Salem (3-0)

Sunday
Consolation games
Game 5, noon- Small School Division
Game 6, 1:30 p.m. - Large School Division

Championship games
Game 7, 3 p.m.- Small School Division
Game 8, 4:30 p.m.- Large School Division

All proceeds will benefit the IAABO 27 Referees for Cancer initiative, which has raised nearly $13,000 for cancer research in 2012.

Malden Catholic is located at 99 Crystal Street in Malden.

By Zac Vierra, Globe Correspondent

The Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association 2012 All-State Team was announced Thursday. Players must be nominated by their head coaches to be considered for the team and this year there were over 100 nominations from coaches across the state. The team will be honored at a banquet sponsored by the MHSFCA and the Gridiron Club of Great Boston on Sunday, March 2, 2013 at The Lantana in Randolph. Here is the list of the 26 players who made the team:

OFFENSE

Quarterbacks - Zach Bartak, Greenfield; Mackay Lowrie, Roxbury Latin; Nick Peabody, Barnstable.

Running backs - Vincent Burton, Blue Hills; Dylan Oxsen, Plymouth South; Quron Wright, Holy Name.

Wide receivers - Will Heikkinen, Andover; Brian O' Malley, St. Sebastian's.

Linemen - Aaron Dyke, Auburn; John Foster, Scituate; Rob Kosharek, Duxbury; Jack McDonald, BC High; John Montelus, Everett.

DEFENSE

Linemen - Matt Comerford, Reading; Terrel Correia, Nantucket; Joe Previte, Brockton; Maurice Hurst, Xaverian.

Linebackers - Cam Hanley, Walpole; Sha'ki Holines, Commerce; Zack Hume, Nashoba; Bryan Vieira, Thayer.

Defensive backs - Brendan Flaherty, Beverly; Kiivone Howard, Foxboro; Dylan Mann, Masconomet; Alex Moore, St. John's Prep; Justin Mount, Westford Academy.

By Liz Torres, Globe Correspondent

Malden Catholic sophomore Austin Batchelor has verbally committed to Boston College. The righthanded pitcher's velocity caught the eye of recruiters at a baseball showcase at the Lynn Invitational. He was spitting out 90 miles per hour pitches at only 15 years old.

"He's a Division 1 prospect because of that drive he had back when we was a kid who wanted to succeed in the game," said Rich Gilbride, Batchelor's seven-year AAU New England Firebirds coach.

"Austin would be on the national radar so it was great [Boston College baseball coach Mike] Gambino saw a lot in him."

Batchelor, who is slated to graduate high school in 2015, platooned as a starting catcher as a freshman and broke into the Lancers bullpen rotation to help lead the team to a 14-8 season. He comes from a family of baseball players, his father Dave, is the Lancers assistant baseball coach, and his brothers Beau, Bobby and David all played at the high school and collegiate levels.

The Austin Prep transfer steered Peabody's little league team as a pitcher and shortstop to the 2009 Little League World Series. He's also an honor roll student that plays forward and guard for the Lancers' basketball team.

By Craig Forde, Globe Correspondent

The back-to-back Super 8 champion Malden Catholic Lancers will host the inaugural Christie Serino Christmas Classic this Thursday and Friday at Valley Forum II in Malden.

The event will feature four of the top boys’ hockey programs in a tournament to honor the memory of Malden Catholic coach Chris Serino, who passed away in the offseason after battling throat cancer.

Serino was the architect of a Malden Catholic program that captured consecutive Super 8 championships while sending numerous players to Division 1 college hockey careers.

“He started something that no one thought that we could do,” said former Serino assistant and current Malden Catholic head coach John McLean. “He really accomplished a lot.”

The puck drops at 4 p.m. on Thursday when No. 11 Austin Prep (1-0-1) takes to the ice against St. Mary’s of Lynn (1-1-2). The upstart Cougars are looking to cement themselves as a Super 8 contender and a solid showing in this tournament could go a long way. The Spartans may not have the firepower that had them as the second seed in the Super 8 a year ago, but they have retooled and are always a team to be feared.

In the 6 p.m. slot on Thursday No. 4 Hingham (2-1) gets their first crack at the top-ranked Lancers (2-0). Last season the Harbormen lost both of their matchups against M.C. by a combined score of 12-3. They return a ton of talent and will look to ensure those results are a thing of the past. Of course, it’s been a while since anybody took out the Lancers on their home ice and Malden Catholic will look to honor coach Serino the best way it can.

The consolation and championship games will be played on Friday at 4 and 6 p.m.

By Zac Vierra, Globe Correspondent

Dylan DiNatale’s third period goal was enough as Willmington held on to beat Stoneham 1-0 on Saturday.

The Wildcats (2-1) were frustrated by Stoneham goalie Bob Giardano (27 saves) all game until DiNatale took a feed in the low slot, spun around, and fired a shot that found the low right corner of the net. The goal was assisted by Cam Owens and John Galasso.

Wilmington would hold on for the final 13:32 as Drew Foley picked his first shutout of the season with 14 saves.

“Being able to grind out a win this early in the season was good,” said Wilmington coach Steve Scanlon.

As the defending Division 2 state champs, Scanlon said he anticipates a high level of play from each of the team’s opponents this season. This was true on Saturday as Stoneham put up a solid effort.

“We are expecting to get everyone’s A game,” said Scanlon. “We are the biggest game on everyone’s schedule.”

Although many of the players are returning from last year’s team, the Wildcats have yet to skate a full lineup due to injuries and a flu bug which swept across the locker room. On Saturday two starters were missing.

“We have a lot of talent and are hoping we will get up to speed,” said Scanlon. “It is good to see you can win with people out.”

Willmington will return to the ice on Wednesday against Masconomet in the Haverhill Christmas Tournament.

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Globe correspondent

After putting up 31 points earlier in the week against New Bedford, Barnstable sophomore Molly Bent was practically unstoppable again, scoring 41 points against the same team in a 52-46 victory.

Bent has scored in double figures in each of the Red Raiders’ first four games with 28 points in first two games against Nauset and Brockton, which is probably why coach George Bent didn’t seem surprised she was able score a career high against the Whalers.

"There was nothing really different,” he said. “The first three games she’s been that good and she just kept it going.”

The guard’s great first-half shooting (23 first-half points) propelled her team to an early double-digit lead, however, the Whalers were able to storm back by double-teaming Bent and closed it to just a 4-point lead at halftime.

Coach Bent said the reason they were able to get the lead back is because Molly went away from shooting from the outside (3-4 3-point shooting) and focused more on driving to the basket and drawing fouls.

“In the second half, they had people face-guarding and helping [her] a lot,” Bent said. “They double-teamed her but they also fouled her a lot.”

Molly went 11 of 12 from the line.

While she’s been on fire, Bent recognized adjustments will need to be made as a result of opposing teams’ focusing their defenses in on her, however, he isn’t worried about her sharing the ball.

“She wants to do whatever it takes to win and I don’t think it will matter to her if she has 10, 20, 30, etc,” Bent said. “She’s a very unselfish player.”

By Seth Lakso, Globe Correspondent

The Plymouth South boys' basketball team had history on its side Thursday night when it rallied from 17 down after three quarters of play to top Nauset, 60-53, in overtime in Eastham.

The Panthers (2-1) accomplished a similar feat last season, rallying from 10 down to Nauset with two minutes to play for the win in regulation.

"I think that win [last season] stuck in the kids minds," said Plymouth South coach David Costa. "History was on our side, but to come back from 17 down took a lot of hard work from my kids too."

Junior guard Mike Nele led the Panthers with 18 points, 14 in the second half and overtime. Through three games, he's been the Panthers' most consistent threat, averaging 21 points a game.

The Panthers spent much of the game trying to confuse the Warriors (0-4) with different defensive looks, but abandoned the tactic for their usual full-court man-to-man defense after falling behind, 48-31, at the end of the third.

"We went from playing a lot of zone back to our normal [defense] and started generating some turnovers and once we got the momentum we didn't look back," said Costa.

Sophomore guard Jack Browne (12 points) was instrumental in the comeback, connecting on three fourth quarter 3-pointers to help Plymouth South finish regulation on a 20-3 run.

Sophomore Sam Letendre (14 points) hit a jumper with 20 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game at 51 and complete the comeback.

Browne's hot shooting from behind the arc continued in the extra frame, where he connected on a fourth 3 to help the Panthers pull away.

By Craig Forde, Globe Correspondent

Over the final two periods, defense helped keep Woburn within one goal of rival Burlington, and late in the game junior defenseman Mark DeSantis helped reel the Tanners reel in a point in a 2-2 tie Wednesday night at Ned O’Brien Rink.

A jumbled mess of bodies in front of Burlington goalie Derek DeCastro caused the puck to squirt out to DeSantis at the right point, where he blasted a slap shot through traffic and into the back of the net with 2:58 left to knot the game at 2-2.

“That’s the type of team we have,” said Woburn coach Jim Duran. “They grind and they work hard…and they’re playing with a lot of confidence right now.”

The Tanners (2-0-1) jumped to an early 1-0 lead when senior captain Jared Baker picked off a pass at center ice and skated in alone, putting a backhander past DeCastro (17 saves) seven minutes into the first period.

A returning salvo came two minutes later when C.J. Grinnell took a defender on a ride inside the left hash marks, flipping the puck up over the right shoulder of Woburn goalie Jeremy Flibotte (14 saves) to tie the game, 1-1.

With the pressure turned up a notch, the Red Devils (1-1-1) struck again just 31 seconds later when defenseman Adam Crowley gathered a pass off the right boards and blasted a shot that trickled between Flibotte’s pads.

“We were getting outworked in the first period,” said Woburn captain Joe Connors. “The boys just came together in the locker room and said we weren’t going to get embarrassed.”

From there the game came down to the defense, and after allowing 12 shots on net in the first period, the Tanners blue liners, led by senior Andrew Deane, clamped down and allowed only four shots the rest of the way.

“We were having a real hard time getting it out of our own end,” said Duran. “What we wanted to do was try to dump into the neutral zone and pressure their D. That’s what we did and we had a lot of success.”

This past weekend, the Lincoln-Sudbury and Concord-Carlisle boys' ice hockey teams participated in the first annual "Warriors 4 Warriors, Patriots 4 Patriots" benefit hockey game. The game was a fundraising event to honor fallen soldier and former Lincoln-Sudbury team captain Lt. Scott Milley.

All the proceeds from the game were raised by students from both schools by selling commemorative wristbands, t-shirts, raffle sales and entry fees went to the Lt. Scott Milley Ranger Foundation and the Military Friends Foundation. Perhaps the only thing more impressive than the play, was that the idea for this benefit game came from Jordan Dow a Lincoln-Sudbury senior and captain of the hockey team.

Though Lincoln-Sudbury came away with the win, both schools look forward to the continuing the tradition of the Warriors 4 Warriors, Patriots 4 Patriots Benefit Game.

See highlights from the game and hear the coaches and players talk about Milley in the video above.

By Michael Giesta, Globe Correspondent

Peabody cross-country star Catarina Rocha, who finished second at nationals last Saturday in San Diego, has committed to run at Providence College.

Her father and coach at Peabody, Joe Rocha, thinks Providence is a great fit. “It fitted her personality and she felt comfortable there. She's going to spend her next four or five years there so that's important,” he said.

Rocha was named the Globe’s All-Scholastic athlete of the year in cross-country for the second consecutive year following the end of her 2012 campaign.

By Nick Ironside, Globe Correspondent

St. Joseph’s Prep girls’ hockey coach Tom McGrath has had teams that were so silent between periods he could have heard a pin drop.

But after two strong performances from freshman goalie Toni Gardner, the St. Joseph’s Prep (0-2) team has rallied behind its goaltender.

In her debut, Gardner made 37 saves in an 8-4 loss against Oliver Ames. But her work in net just two days after the Oliver Ames loss will be hard to top in Gardner’s career.

McGrath said Gardner’s effort on Friday night against Masconomet was one of the best he’s ever seen in his eight years at St. Joseph’s Prep and 23 years in coaching.

“It was remarkable,” said McGrath. “She gave us a chance to win the game with the score tied 0-0 after two periods. Toni’s giving us a real chance, and the girls are competing.”

Despite losing 4-1 at home to Masconomet, Gardner stopped 76 of the 80 shots the Chieftains fired at her.

“Her side to side movement is excellent, and she’s got great glove reactions,” said McGrath.

Before the season, St. Joseph’s Prep had a dilemma. Its senior goalie from the previous season transferred, and Gardner was the only goalie at tryouts. “We didn’t know what we were getting,” McGrath said. Now he’s thankful he has Gardner between the pipes.

“With the addition of Toni, we’re excited,” he said. “It was like a gift.” McGrath said the team believes more knowing Gardner is behind them. Against Masconomet, he and his team thought they could pull off the win.

Although St. Joseph’s Prep lost, three breakaways were squandered in a game that was close for two periods. But the players were still excited and competing. “They were all giving her a standing ovation between periods,” he said. “She’s bringing the kids’ spirits back up.”

By Liz Torres, Globe Correspondent

Governor's Academy senior Siobhan McDonough was named a 2012 All-American by the the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), the second girls' soccer player with the honor in the program's history.

The Andover native and four-year varsity starter pioneered two consecutive New England Prep School Athletic Conference (NEPSAC) Class B titles and co-captained an undefeated regular season, earning the ISL title and No. 1 seed in the NEPSAC tournament. The ISL offensive MVP and team MVP ended the season with 11 goals and seven assists.

McDonough verbally committed to University of Pittsburgh, which will be entering the Atlantic Coast Conference in the fall of 2013, on a soccer scholarship.

The tri-sport athlete captained Governor's girls' hockey team after earning two NEPSAC Division 2 Championships. The high honors student also ran outdoor track and field and holds the school record (58.41 seconds) in the 400 meter race.

By Hannah Becker, Globe Correspondent

Sharon football coach Dave Morse was named Patriots High School Coach of the Year, the NFL team announced Tuesday.

Morse led the Eagles to the EMass Division 3 Super Bowl title with a 12-3 victory over Wayland Dec. 1. In just his second season as head coach, Morse helped Sharon win the school's first ever Davenport Division title and make its first Super Bowl appearance.

In recognition of Morse's selection as Coach of the Year, the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation will donate $2,000 to Sharon's football program in Morse's name.

Patriots and Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Andre Tippett, the team's executive director of community affairs, visited Morse and his team Tuesday afternoon.

Morse was named Patriots Coach of the Week Sept. 25, after helping the Eagles begin the season 3-0 for the first time since 1998.

By Bob Holmes, Globe Staff

Duxbury golf coach Jack Stoddard has been named the boys' golf coach of the year by the National Federation of High Schools, according to athletic director Thomas Holdgate.

Stoddard, the Globe's Coach of the Year in 2010, will be honored at the MIAA annual meeting in late March as well on the national level some time after.

Stoddard started as the boys' golf coach at Duxbury in 1987 and during his time he's won 19 league championships and seven state championships. This fall, Duxbury went 14-2 and finished second in the Division 2 South Cape sectionals. Nick Drago was medalist with a round of 71 at the Easton Country Club.

By Liz Torres, Globe Correspondent

The Barnstable Red Raiders ratcheted up the intensity this season with several come-from-behind victories in the state tournament, one against Lincoln-Sudbury in a five-set rally with a last minute scoring surge to move on to the state final against Newton North.

Odds were in the Tigers' favor after having delivered an earlier loss to the Red Raiders, their first in two seasons. After a dominating presence by the Tigers' Keane Brazda, it looked like coach Richard Barton had the match in the bag. But Tom Turco's seniors rose to the occasion and with his Kayla Crook-Regan Bristol combo, the program clinched its 15th state championship. It also clinched Barnstable No. 1 ranking in the final girls' volleyball Top 20. Crook was the first Red Raider to eclipse the 1,500 assist mark, ending the season with over 2,000.

Newton North came in second in the poll.

With just a single blemish on its record, Melrose brushed past Longmeadow to clinch the Division 2 crown behind showstoppers Brooke Bell and Sarah McGowan, who snapped program records in doing so while falling in the top tier of the state statistically. Melrose finished the year No. 4 in the poll.

Frontier's Cassidy Stankowski helped her team beat Lynnfield in straight sets for the Division 3 crown. Lynnfield ends the year at No. 6.

Make sure to check out the final girls' volleyball poll to where each school is ranked.

By Craig Forde, Globe Correspondent

There was no doubt that Needham would finish atop the Globe's final Top 20 of the season after capturing the Division 1 state title. They hovered in the Top 5 all season long, but never made it to the top spot until now ... when it matters the most.

The rest of the top five are the same teams as the last two polls leading up to the tourney, with a few minor adjustments. Somerville proved its worth and finished No. 2 overall, having suffered its only defeat of the season to the top-ranked Rockets in the Division 1 EMass final.

Ranked in the top spot for much of the season, Masconomet slips to the fifth spot after catching its only loss of the season in the Div. 1 North semifinals against No. 3 St. John’s Prep, who quite possibly boasted the best defense in the state.

The final Top 20 also includes five teams that were not on the poll heading into the postseason. Of course No. 6 Medway headlines the big movers after the team's spectacular run to a Division 2 EMass title.

No. 13 Dartmouth returned to the Top 20 after slipping off for one week and No. 15 Watertown, No. 16 Holliston and No. 18 Madison Park all debut at the right time.

See the final Boston Globe boys' soccer Top 20.

By Colleen Casey,Globe Correspondent

The seniors on the Watertown field hockey team have never lost a game in their four-year tenure. They finished like they started, with another Division 2 state championship. Four straight state championships and a perfect 23-0 earned the Raiders the No. 1 slot.

Acton-Boxboro finished No.2 after earning its third Division 1 state championship in six years. The Colonials' 1-0 victory over No. 3 Walpole in the EMass final forced the Porkers down a slot.

Weston shot up to No. 4 after a deep run in the playoffs. The Wildcats defeated No. 5 Chelmsford 3-2 in OT in the North semifinals. Duxbury finishes eighth after falling to No.7 Franklin in the playoffs. No. 12 Monomoy came close to their first South crown, but fell to No. 10 Apponequet 2-0 in the finals.

No. 15 Lincoln Sudbury jumped ahead of No. 20 Westford with a 2-1 playoff victory.

See the final Boston Globe field hockey Top 20 here.

Peabody's Catarina Rocha, seen running at the EMass Division 1 championship, finished in second place in nationals on Saturday in San Diego. (Kayana Szymczak / For the Boston Globe)

By Zuri Berry, Boston.com Staff

Catarina Rocha, the talented cross-country runner from Peabody High School and the Division 1 player of the year for the Boston Globe's All-Scholastics, finished in second place at the Foot Locker Cross-Country Nationals in San Diego Saturday.

Rocha had gone undefeated in Massachusetts, winning the Bay State Invitational, the Eastern Mass. Division 1 race, the Division 1 All-State meet, and then the Foot Locker Northeast Regional to propel herself to nationals. She finished Saturday's race in 17:29, two seconds off her best mark of the season and five seconds behind winner Anna Roher of Mishawaka, Ind.

By Zuri Berry, Boston.com Staff

In our last episode of the season, Bob Holmes and I discuss the football selections for the Globe's All-Scholastics section.

See the full list of football All-Scholastics here. (See all the All-Scholastics here.)

Thanks for watching The Huddle this year. We'll see you again in 2013!

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By Zuri Berry, Boston.com Staff

Globe high school sports editor Bob Holmes discusses the latest All-Scholastics that will appear in Sunday's Boston Globe and on Boston.com.

By Craig Forde, Globe Correspondent

Five EMass soccer talents have been named as All-American’s by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), which presented their boys and girls award winners Friday in a press release.

A trio of players from the Hockomock League head the list, including Franklin forward Kristi Kirshe, who scored her 100th career goal during a postseason run that culminated in a Division 1 state title.

The two other Hock players are Maryland-bound Lauren Berman who scored over 40 goals as a senior for Canton and Oliver Ames keeper David MacKinnon who had 14 shutouts and a state-best 0.39 goals against average.

Before the season even started, Needham’s Mac Steeves was a front-runner to earn All-American honors, and he more than backed his application with a Div. 1 state title and a school record 45 points in his final season before heading to Providence.

The final EMass player to make the list is a familiar name as Concord-Carlisle’s Andrea O’Brien earned her second straight All-American honor after finishing her career with over 100 goals. She will play for Boston College next season.

Other Massachusetts players to be named to the All-American teams are forwards Riley Hellstein (Agawam), Siobahn McDonough (Governor’s), Zeiko Lewis (Berkshire School) Bernard Yeboah (Worcester Academy) and midfielder Ryan Reynolds (Springfield Cathedral).