Six high school postseason takeaways from Saturday, including a top-five falter and D6 track champs

In what will surely go down as the quietest day of the spring playoffs, just 33 games transpired Saturday, as well as the Division 6 outdoor track and field championships at Westfield State.

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The Ayer Shirley girls and Abington boys became the first state champions of the spring (non-unified category) as they both captured D6 crowns.

Saturday also marked the 54th edition of the Boston Shootout, managed by the BABC. Globe schools correspondent Matty Wasserman stopped by to check out some elite hoops.

In a rarity, there were no milestones to report Saturday, so we’ll jump right into the biggest upset of the tournament thus far, plus the day’s biggest stars, coaching moves, college commitments, and our daily leaderboards.

Find all of Saturday’s playoff scores and recaps on our scoreboard. Looking for a certain game? Try our sport-specific scoreboards: Baseball | Softball | Boys’ lacrosse | Girls’ lacrosse | Boys’ volleyball | Boys’ tennis | Girls’ tennis

Saturday’s roundups:

• Saturday’s tournament roundup: No. 12 Franklin girls’ lacrosse sets the tone vs. No. 5 Bishop Feehan
• Saturday’s volleyball roundup: ‘Look good, play good’ — Gus Da Silva is Milford’s leading hitter and barber

▪ One of the biggest stunners of the tournament probably shouldn’t have been. Just 10 days ago, Franklin girls’ lacrosse nipped Bishop Feehan, 9-8, in overtime.

On Saturday, the 12th-seeded Panthers paid another visit to Attleboro and the No. 5 Shamrocks, this time in the second round of the Division 1 tournament, once again left victorious, 11-8, making Feehan the highest-seeded team from any sport to falter thus far. The Panthers got six goals from senior captain Izzy Cross, and Clara Blongastainer scored twice, pulling her within two goals of 100 for her career.

“We kind of felt like an underdog, but also knew we were capable of winning,” said Franklin coach Kristin Igoe. “So we don’t really care about being the 12-seed, honestly.”

▪ In the does-it-even-count category was No. 17 North Reading boys’ lacrosse taking down No. 16 Nauset, 11-10, in a Division 3 matchup after rallying from down, 8-2, in the first half. Brendan Gazda notched a hat trick, Tony Tammaro added 5 points (two goals, three assists), and freshman Brayden Carlson picked the perfect time for his first two career goals.

Brady Banks, Bourne/Mashpee — The Belmont Abbey-committed senior from Bourne compiled 6 points, scoring three goals with three assists in a 15-1 boys’ lacrosse first-round win over Mt. Greylock.

Emma LeMire, McCann Tech — The junior spun a one-hitter, striking out nine and walking two in a 5-1 Division 5 first-round win over Wareham.

Audrianna Pelkey, Mt. Greylock — The senior provided a pair of clutch knocks, crushing a first-inning homer before ending the game with a walkoff RBI single to secure a 4-3 preliminary-round softball win over Minuteman.

Max Yurtuc, Westfield — The junior, who rcently surpassed 1,000 career assists, had another 32 in a 3-0 Division 2 first-round boys’ volleyball win over Wakefield, adding 7 digs, 3 aces, 2 kills, and 1.5 blocks for the second-seeded Bombers.

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Several prominent coaches are retiring:

▪ Mark Baldwin will be retiring as one of the state’s winningest baseball coaches when Hampshire’s season ends. The 39th-seeded Raiders, who already upset No. 26 Upper Cape, face No. 7 Seekonk in the first round.

Baldwin won 198 games at Northampton, the most in school history, but his heart was always at Hampshire, where he was a three-sport athlete (’82) before returning as baseball and soccer coach in the 1980s, basketball coach in the 1990s, and basketball, golf, and baseball coach since 2019.

Overall, Baldwin coached 33 years of high school baseball — 26 at the varsity level, including nine at Hampshire. His teams made 20 postseason appearances, won two league championships, and reached two Western Mass. semifinals. He’s won 253 games and counting and was a 2019 inductee into the Massachusetts Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

▪ BC High boys’ volleyball coach James Chen is stepping down after 10 seasons, eight as head coach. He helped the Eagles reach the tournament in all eight seasons, capturing the 2024 Catholic Conference title and a Division 1 semifinal appearance. Chen’s final game was Thursday’s 3-2 preliminary-round loss to Somerville.

▪ Also retiring is longtime Wachusett swim coach Jochen Welsch. Welsch, who was inducted into the Eastern Massachusetts Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association Hall of Fame in May, coached the Mountaineers for 25 years.

Bellingham junior Sophia Soto has committed to play women’s volleyball at Central Connecticut State. Soto, a Tri-Valley all-star, also plays for CMass Edge.

▪ St. John’s Prep junior Will Quigley, a Topsfield resident, recently announced he has committed to play men’s lacrosse at Saint Anselm.

▪ Hopedale senior Delaney Vaillette held a ceremony to celebrate her commitment to playing softball at Lesley.

▪ Cambridge boys’ soccer celebrated its college-bound seniors: Andre Baraglia (Hunter), Rhys Brown (Emerson), Michael Brown (Emerson), and Angel Nunez (Emerson).

▪ Leicester celebrated the signings of girls’ soccer senior Alexis Mercier, who is headed to Lasell, and Hannah Martin, who will play at Worcester State, as well as Jeremiah Kinsumba, who will play football and run track at Assumption.

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Izzy Cross, Franklin, 6

Chase Dreystadt, Bishop Feehan, 6

Emily Regan, Cohasset, 5

Shaye Denning, St. Mary’s, 4

Ty Hawkes, Bourne/Mashpee, 4

Will Lake, St. John’s (S), 4

Carter Richard, St. John’s (S), 4

Maddie Rogers, Reading, 4

Abby Shanahan, Reading, 4

Brady Banks, Bourne/Mashpee, 3

Brendan Gazda, North Reading, 3

Kate Greer, Cohasset, 3

Jacob Karter, Shrewsbury, 3

Ryan McCarthy, St. John’s Prep, 3

Ava Nason, St. Mary’s, 3

Josiah Galindrez, Chicopee Comp, 17

Tim Karcha, Agawam, 16

Mayck Moreira, Milford, 14

Thomas Klein, Needham, 11

Adam Mann, Lexington, 11

Zondo Pichardo, Quincy, 11

Nic Sanchez de Rojas, Lexington, 11

Bobby Pappas, Lowell, 9

Aundre Rivera, Lowell, 9

Jourden Bombard, Chicopee Comp, 8

Mike Tamayo, Lowell, 7

David Zhmiadziak, Agawam, 7

Max Yurtuc, Westfield, 32

Raymond Alvarez, Chicopee Comp, 31

Vitou Seng, Lowell, 31

Jake Seigal, Lexington, 15

Andrew Zhao, Lexington, 14

Logan Uy, Lowell, 38

Logan Sam, Lowell, 29

Anthony Pheng, Lowell, 17

Aundre Rivera, Lowell, 13

Will Conley, Wayland, 11

Tim Karcha, Agawam, 10

Jake Basan, Needham, 9

David Zhmiadziak, Agawam, 8

Bobby Pappas, Lowell, 9

Vitou Seng, Lowell, 5

Owen Short, Quincy, 5

Kolbey Manuelian, Lexington, 4

Jourdan Bombard, Chicopee Comp, 4

Matty Cloonan, Needham, 4

Tyler Goldberg, Needham, 4

Will Conley, Wayland, 3

Max Yurtuc, Westfield, 3