06-04-2025
Five high school sports takeaways from a Saturday stacked with dramatic finishes on the lacrosse field
Before we dive into the rest of Saturday's highlights, check out our daily sport roundups:
1. No-no's and milestones
Watertown senior
Lucas Pizzuto
tossed a no-hitter in a 22-1 win over Fitchburg.
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With two goals and one assist in a 10-4 loss to North Reading boys' lacrosse, Essex Tech junior
Mason Gadbois
joined the 100-point club. He has 61 goals and 41 assists in his career.
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2. Three stars
Tyler Moody
, Danvers
— The eighth grader couldn't be stopped, totaling 12 points with seven goals and five assists in a 17-5 win over Hamilton-Wenham boys' lacrosse.
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Zoe Spector
, Newton South — The freshman launched a two-run homer as part of a four-hit, five-RBI performance in the Tigers' 17-5 win over Masconomet girls' softball.
Viet Tran
, Lynn Classical — The senior earned Lynn City Tournament MVP honors after laying down 15 kills in the finals, a 3-0 boys' volleyball sweep for the Rams, who captured the city crown for the second year in a row.
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3. Going, going, gone
In his first varsity at-bat, BC High senior
Liam Wagner
cranked a two-run homer, helping the Eagles top Lincoln-Sudbury, 11-2.
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In addition to Spector's two-run shot for Newton South, teammate
Riley Cabrera
had a two-run blast of her own, finishing with four RBIs.
Brynn Kew
and
Harper Wade
homered for Nauset softball in a 22-10 loss to Bristol-Plymouth.
4. Daily lacrosse leaderboard
Goals
Tyler Moody
, Danvers, 7
Ava Nason
, St. Mary's, 6
Sara MacLeod
, Billerica, 5
Ally Orquiola
, Wilbraham & Monson, 5
Lexi Davos
, Norwell, 4
Rex Friedholm
, Lincoln-Sudbury, 4
Sophia Fruci
, Walpole, 4
Emily Hagan
, Walpole, 4
Jake McGuirk
, Norwell, 4
Elle Murphy
, Cardinal Spellman, 4
Points
Moody, Danvers, 12
Tommy Cyr
, Danvers, 7
MacLeod, Billerica, 7
Cooper Dunham
, Danvers, 6
Hagan, Walpole, 6
Caitlyn Naughton
, Walpole, 6
Colten Russo
, Masconomet, 6
5. Commitment corner
One of the most honored athletes in state history, Shawsheen's
Sid Tildsley
announced his commitment to wrestle at Harvard.
Tildsley, a four-time Globe All-Scholastics wrestler who set the state record for wins and became a four-time All-State champion, three-time New England champion, four-time Division 1 champion, four-time Lowell Holiday champion, and a three-time All-American.
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On the gridiron, Tildsley
At Harvard, he will be teammates with former Milton wrestler
Mason Pellegri
.
crimson is the new purple…
— Sidney Tildsley (@sidtildsley12)
Clinton's
Abdiel Zapata
, a 6-foot-3-inch guard who attended Bridgton Academy this year, announced he will play basketball at Suffolk.
100% committed beyond blessed AGTG‼️
— Abdiel Zapata ✞🇩🇴 (@abdielzapata12)
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