Seven high school sports takeaways from a Wednesday stocked with walk-off wins on the diamond
Where to start? There was
Ben Dowdall's
two-run double to give West Bridgewater a 2-1 win over Case, and
Liv Moeckel's
two-run double that pushed Central Catholic to a 3-2 win over Chelmsford, Marblehead's
Tessa Francis
joined the party, doubling in the ninth for a 2-0 win over Danvers.
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Tommy O'Donnell
rapped a walk-off hit for No. 4 BC High, which
Alex Rufo
delivered a walk-off single to beat St. John's Prep, 7-6, and
Chase Lepore
slapped the winner in Masconomet's 8-7 victory against Lawrence.
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Baseball
Final (extra innings)
Needham 7
St Johns Prep 6
Walk off win for the Rockets !
— Needham HS Athletics (@NHSRockets)
On the lacrosse field, Masconomet's
Tony Giachinno
had both the tying goal late in regulation and the overtime winner, finishing with five goals as the Chieftains sent Marblehead packing with an 11-10 win.
2. Milestones
Apponequet senior
Abby Bradley
notched her 200th career goal during a five-goal, four-assist performance in a 19-0 win over Greater New Bedford.
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King Philips senior
Makenzie McDevitt
did the same, scoring four times, including her 200th career goal, in a 17-10 win over Grafton. McDevitt is committed to Boston University.
Bridgewater-Raynham's
Emily Keefe
joined the 300-point club with a 5-point (4 goals, assist) day for the Trojans, who defeated Oliver Ames, 16-9, in the Trojan Classic.
Bridgewater-Raynham Girls Varsity Lacrosse:
Bridgewater-Raynham 16 Oliver Ames 9
April 23, 2025. The Bridgewater-Raynham Girls Varsity Lacrosse team won the Trojan Classic Championship as Bridgewater-Raynham's Emily Keefe had a monumental day in the win by getting her 300th…
— West Bridgewater News (@WBNewsFacts)
3. Three stars
Breanna Fontes
, Joseph Case — The senior carried a hot bat into a 25-0 win over West Bridgewater, homering and driving in seven runs.
Olivia Ormond
, Belmont — The sophomore delivered 14 strikeouts in a 2-0 no-hitter of Lexington, while her older sister, Amelia, provided two hits and scored a run in support.
Akiira'Ley Vazquez
, Greater New Bedford — The sophomore struck out 13 while recording her first varsity no-hitter, beating Fairhaven, 7-2.
4. Going, going, gone
Not content with one homer, Woburn's
Avery Simpson
and Nobles's
Laney Mead
both launched a pair of blasts on Wednesday, while Mead joined by teammate
Alexa Georgantas
, who also left the yard.
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Dighton-Rehoboth's
Emma Horrocks
and
Kylie Smith
went back-to-back in the fifth inning and Westport's
Lauryn Souza
and
Jayda Pequita
both hammered blasts. The rest of the day's round-trippers belonged to Braintree's
Luke Joyce
, BC High's
Jack Darcy
, Milton Academy's
Sadie Patel
, Haverhill's
Ava Moscaritolo
, and Pentucket's
Kam Bonneau
.
5. Daily lacrosse leaderboard
Goals
Sierra King
, King Philip, 8
Mikey Ferraro
, Bishop Feehan, 6
Jake Staples
, Haverhill, 6
Avery Valicenti
, Archbishop Williams, 6
Kenny Wisniewski
, Apponequet, 6
Abby Bradley
, Apponequet, 5
Tony Giachinno
, Masconomet, 5
Dexter Izzo
, Bishop Feehan, 5
Cooper Masso
, Bishop Feehan, 5
Ashley McLaren
, Bridgewater-Raynham, 5
Caitlyn Naughton
, Walpole, 5
Points
Wisniewski, Apponequet, 12
Will Levrault
, Apponequet, 11
Bradley, Apponequet, 9
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Ferraro, Bishop Feehan, 9
Blake Masso
, Bishop Feehan, 9
King, King Philip, 8
Cece Levrault
, Apponequet, 8
Mason Thompson
, King Philip, 8
Masso, Bishop Feehan, 7
McLaren, Bridgewater-Raynham, 7
Will Carey
, Masconomet, 6
Emily Fleming
, Archbishop Williams, 6
Izzo, Bishop Feehan, 6
6. Daily strikeout leaderboard
Gabe Zuber
, Apponequet, 16
Maddie Grant
, Georgetown, 15
Olivia Ormond
, Belmont, 14
Tessa Francis
, Marblehead, 13
Akiira'Ley Vazquez
, Greater New Bedford, 13
Max Deroche
, Braintree, 12
Edy LaTour
, Dighton-Rehoboth, 11
Ellie Beigel
, Rivers, 10
Jordan O'Malley
, Salem, 10
Jag Garces
, West Bridgewater, 9
Billy Gavin
, Malden, 9
Sophia Hahn
, Nobles, 9
Anthony Herbert
, Bishop Fenwick, 9
Brayden Mercier
, St. John's (S), 9
Ava Moscaritolo
, Haverhill, 9
Max Silvia
, Peabody, 9
Zahgros Tanner
, Newton North, 9
Reese Taylor
, Apponequet, 9
Will Trach
, Shawsheen, 9
McCoy Walsh
, King Philip, 9
Here and there
Malden Catholic graduate
KC Ugwuakazi
, who played three years at Stoughton, announced he will be transferring close to home, shifting from East Texas A&M to Merrimack. The 6-foot-9-inch sophomore, who also played one season at Cheshire Academy, averaged 5.3 points and 3.7 rebounds in 15 minutes per game in his second season with the Lions.
Letssss Worrkk MACK!!!
— KC Ugwuakazi (@KUgwuakazi)
Several teams took advantage of the April vacation week to travel together. Mansfield baseball stopped by the White House on Wednesday, while several of the 2024-25 state champions got to step on the field at Fenway Park.
The first stop of the day. The White House! Mansfield gets a quick picture of the front steps.
— Mansfield HS Hornets Baseball (@MHSHornetBASEBL)
Thank you
What an amazing experience!
— Medfield Athletics (@MedfieldAD)
State Champs recognized at Fenway tonight
— Brookline XC / T&F (@CoachMGlennon)
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