Eight high school highlights from the first day with every MIAA spring tournament underway
Then we published five playoff primers dissecting the favorites, sleepers, players to watch, longest road trips, and best matchups in the
In the afternoon, Globe correspondents
Matty Wasserman
and
Aiden Barker
were dispatched to the first day of the
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As the evening rolled around, it was all about the playoff action.
Now, onto the highlights.
1. Milestones
Before we get to some highlights from the end of the regular season, on Thursday North Andover's
Isa Robinson
netted her 100th career goal in a 16-5 Division 1 first-round win over Barnstable.
Earlier, Winchester junior
Ryan Martin
became the school's all-time leading goal scorer, surpassing
Jake Mabardy's
mark of 151 goals.
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Congrats to Ryan Martin the new all time leading goals scorer at Winchester High School.
— winchesterbvlax (@winchesterbvlax)
Newburyport senior
Reese Bromby
became the program's all-time leading scorer with 263 goals, moving past
Molly Rose Kearney's
total of 261, set in 2018. Bromby is fourth in Clippers history with 324 points, six behind
Lilly Pons
('24) for third.
In boys' volleyball, Braintree senior
Deon Li
surpassed 1,000 career assists last week and Norton junior outside hitter
Andrew Strojny
was named American Volleyball Coaches Association Player of the Week for May 12-18 after posting 86 kills, 31 digs, 6 aces, and 3 blocks.
Congrats to Andrew Strojny for being named AVCA Player of the Week 🎉🎉 Keep up the great work!
— Meg Hardiman (@megmroo)
Walkoff wins
West Bridgewater's
Allie Edgerly
laid down a suicide squeeze bunt with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh and
Haylee Krakowski
raced home for a 6-5 win over Old Colony in the preliminary round of the Division 4 tournament.
In the Division 5 baseball preliminary round, No. 29 Hull walked off Avon, 4-3, on
Logan Griffin's
RBI single in the bottom of the seventh.
2. Going, going, gone
It wasn't a big day for offensive fireworks, and we already read about
Nick Bonasera's
would-be blast for Triton.
Mohawk Trail got a trio of homers from
Bella Brown Stratton
,
Sadie Wilcox
, and
Riley Dyer
, Milton's
Victoria Fish
sent one out against Masconomet, and
Will Ferguson
launched one for Millis in a 2-1 win over Madison Park.
3. Daily lacrosse leaderboard
Goals
Julia Kipperman
, Nauset, 12
Robbie DeGasperis
, Milford, 6
Nick Emsing
, BC High, 5
Murphy Belvin
, BC High, 4
Meghan Daley
, North Andover, 4
Ema Luczkow
, Dover-Sherborn, 4
Allie Wile
, Ipswich, 4
Points
Kipperman, Nauset, 12
DeGasperis, Milford, 7
Emsing, BC High, 6
Isa Robinson
, North Andover, 6
Luke Allen
, BC High, 5
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Belvin, BC High, 5
Daley, North Andover, 5
Sophia Fina
, North Andover, 5
Lyla Greenleaf
, Ipswich, 4
Luczkow, Dover-Sherborn, 4
Wile, Ipswich, 4
4. Daily strikeout leaderboard
Regan Bryant
, West Bridgewater, 15
Charlie Mallett
, West Bridgewater, 12
Grace Stevens
, Mohawk Trail, 12
Zahria Daley
, Milton, 11
Dani Jameson
, Mansfield, 10
Ted Hipp
, Hull, 10
Andrew Morse
, Millis, 7
Josh Roberts
, Amesbury, 7
5. Coaching carousel
Millis named
Connor Moroney
as its boys' basketball coach. Moroney has served as an assistant at Franklin and is an assistant football coach at Norton. The New Hampshire graduate teaches physical education at Callahan Elementary in Norwood and has served as camp director of the Sarah Behn Basketball Camps since 2022 and has worked at the Dana Barros Basketball Club in Stoughton.
— Millis Athletics (@MillisAthletics)
Billerica football brought back 2009 Gatorade Player of the Year
Nick LaSpada
to coach its quarterbacks. The former Merrimack quarterback has served as an assistant at Phillips Exeter.
Nick needs no Introduction to the Billerica community. Billerica High legend and Merrimack College grad will work with the quarterbacks. The 2009 Gatorade player of the year is one of the area's all time great players and leaders.
— Shawn Theriault (@TheriaultShawn)
Andover High is bringing back
Matt Silva
as its offensive coordinator. Silva was the Golden Warriors' OC from 2017-21 and has remained on staff coaching Andover's quarterbacks. The two-time Globe All-Scholastic enjoyed a record-setting career at Framingham State before returning to coach at Andover in 2016.
Introducing Coach Matt Silva to the 2025 Andover High School Football staff. Coach Silva is no stranger to Andover and we are excited to bring him back. He knows how competitive the MVC is and he brings a lot of experience as both a collegiate player and a former OC and…
— Pact Performance (@PactPerformance)
6. Commitment central
Milton senior
Ryan O'Donnell
has committed to play men's soccer at Mass. Maritime.
Congratulations to Ryan O'Donnell has he intends to play soccer at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Well Done....Go 'Cats!
— Milton HS Athletics (@MHS_Wildcats_)
Holland (formerly Burke) basketball star
Yassine Amghar
committed to play at Framingham State. The 6-foot point guard averaged 21 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals after transferring from Excel Academy.
Congrats to our guy
— Burke Boys Basketball (@Burke_MBB)
His Bulldogs teammate, senior
Jayden White
, a 6-4 wing, announced his commitment to Cerro Coso Community College.
The hard work, the ups and downs, the sacrifices — it's all worth it. Blessed to commit to Cerro Coso Community College!!!
— Jayden White (@jaydenxwhitee)
The Greater Lawrence boys' basketball program enjoyed three college commitments in less than 24 hours, with
Ebe Efosa
and
Ellis Macea
committing to play at Southern Maine Community College and
Darialdy 'Tahko' Lara
announcing he will play at Plymouth State.
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7. College corner
UConn women's lacrosse senior
Riley Daly
, an Ipswich graduate, was selected to play in the IWLCA Senior All-Star game on Saturday at the USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md. Daly was a unanimous All-Big East first team selection after leading the Huskies with 103 draw controls and finishing her career fourth in program history with 151 draw controls.
Congratulations to Riley Daly on being selected to play in the
— UConn Lacrosse (@UConnWLAX)
Joson Sanon
, a Fall River native who played one season at Durfee before transferring to Vermont Academy, has withdrawn from the NBA Draft process,
8. Lastly...
And here's your feel-good moment of the day:
An unforgettable day. Our team headed in to Mass General to watch our team manager Brady Cullen 'Ring the Bell'. The strength and spirit he has show throughout this process has been absolutely remarkable -an inspiration to us all.
— North Reading Baseball (@NRHSBaseball1)
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