Framingham gives Medford the boot again

It's becoming an annual fall classic: Framingham vs. Medford in the Division 1 boys tournament. Meeting for the third straight year in the competition, host Framingham endured a physical game laced with fouls and offside calls yesterday and took a 1-0 win on an unseasonably warm afternoon.

"They're a good team," Framingham coach Dan Avery said of Medford. "That's a tough first-round draw. We've seen them so many times in the last four or five years, it's almost like a league game."

If the many encounters have given the teams an opportunity to get to know each other, they've also given them the chance to get on each others' nerves. The fast-paced game was often interrupted by fouls because of rough play inside and outside the lines.

"It was just a very physical game, but we just worked really hard," said Framingham senior Aaron Kanarek.

Kanarek was a big part of the effort, providing the game's only score.

With 12 minutes left, junior midfielder Marlon Ramalho took the ball down the left sideline.

"I knew he was going to dribble back and I was waiting, thinking, 'Don't mess this up,' " said Kanarek.

Kanarek didn't. He slid the ball into the left side of the net and drew a raucous ovation from his teammates when Avery lifted him immediately following the play.

The goal came after many opportunities. The Flyers had three forays inside the penalty area in the final six minutes of the first half. Medford had a golden opportunity midway through the second half, but Framingham defender Ryan Pennie cleared the ball off the goal line.

Framingham, which lost to Medford in the 2004 playoffs, eliminated the Mustangs for the third straight season. The Flyers will play host to Everett in a North quarterfinal tomorrow.

Elsewhere in Division 1 North, Jon Woefel's hat trick helped St. John's Prep upset Haverhill, 4-1 . . . David Taylor netted two goals and Dan Eppstein recorded a shutout as Brookline defeated Lynn Classical, 3-0 . . . Westford Academy's Alex Sangiovanni scored in overtime to oust Lincoln-Sudbury, 2-1 . . . Ryan Canillas scored 30 seconds into overtime to lead Everett past Peabody, 3-2 . . . George Gomez scored in Madison Park's 3-0 victory over Newton North.

Division 2 North: With four minutes left, Bradley McDonald scored to push Masconomet past Stoneham, 1-0 . . . Anil Singhal had 10 saves in Wayland's 2-0 upset of Burke . . . Caleb Rogers hit the decisive penalty kick to seal Wilmington's shootout win over Newburyport . . . William Martinez's overtime goal lifted Chelsea past Danvers, 4-3.

Division 3 North: Rich Madigan scored with 40 seconds left to lift Shawsheen over Greater Lawrence, 2-1 . . . John Frazier notched two goals in a Tyngsboro's 6-0 victory over Maimonides.

Division 1 South: Derek Quadros recorded his seventh shutout of the season in New Bedford's 4-0 win over Xaverian.

Division 2 South: Bobby Saraf netted two goals in Canton's 3-0 victory over Sharon.

Division 3 South: Tony Bolduc scored the winner in the final minute, lifting Cardinal Spellman over Seekonk, 2-1.

Girls

Division 1 North: Nicole Raine scored and added an assist as Westford rallied to oust Haverhill, 3-1 . . . Alex Doody and Samantha Zetlin each had a goal and an assist as Framingham ousted Salem, 5-1.

Division 2 North: Ashley Evangelista's two goals lifted Central Catholic past Wilmington, 3-0.

Division 1 South: Devin Petta's two goals lifted Whitman-Hanson past Fontbonne, 3-0 . . . Freshman Taylor Levy's OT goal lifted Bishop Feehan past Needham, 1-0.

Division 2 South: Katherine McManus recorded eight saves in Cardinal Spellman's 1-0 victory over Hingham.

Globe correspondent Sarina Mathai contributed to this report.