{"id":2003,"date":"2026-06-05T11:33:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T11:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2003"},"modified":"2026-06-05T11:33:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T11:33:50","slug":"thursdays-dozen-takeaways-from-the-high-school-tournament-and-meet-of-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2003","title":{"rendered":"Thursday\u2019s dozen takeaways from the high school tournament and Meet of Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>The girls\u2019 lacrosse semifinals are set. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Thursday, Chelmsford and Concord-Carlisle advanced in Division 1, Walpole moved on in D2, Wayland stayed alive in D3, and Ipswich, Nipmuc, and Sandwich all punched their semifinal tickets in D4. Find all the matchups here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2001\">Four things to think about while waiting for the Patriots to start minicamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The baseball and softball quarterfinals are solidified, and same with boys\u2019 lacrosse, which even saw its first semifinalist locked in when Marshfield defeated Reading, 11-9, in the Division 2 quarterfinals. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Find all of Thursday\u2019s playoff scores and recaps on our daily scoreboard. Looking for a certain game? Try our sport-specific scoreboards: Baseball | Softball | Boys\u2019 lacrosse | Girls\u2019 lacrosse | Boys\u2019 volleyball | Boys\u2019 tennis | Girls\u2019 tennis<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Peruse all of Thursday\u2019s highlights, including the first day of the Meet of Champions, which saw a Catholic Memorial junior break the state triple jump record:<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Three records fall, including the state triple-jump mark, during first day of Meet of Champions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>A four-run sixth, stellar pitching powers BC High baseball past Braintree, into Division 1 quarterfinal<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Thursday\u2019s softball roundup: In a special season, Shrewsbury secures spot in Division 1 quarterfinals<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Thursday\u2019s baseball roundup: Rocky Vankoski helps Catholic Memorial conquer St. John\u2019s Prep in 2nd round<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Thursday\u2019s volleyball\/tennis roundup: With a pause and purpose, Latin Academy boys\u2019 volleyball tops O\u2019Bryant<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Thursday\u2019s girls\u2019 lacrosse roundup: Defending champions Concord-Carlisle and Walpole cruise into semis<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Thursday\u2019s boys\u2019 lacrosse roundup: Everyone eats in Marshfield\u2019s offens<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>1. Milestones<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u25aa Longmeadow senior setter <b>Nhan Vuong<\/b> set the state\u2019s boys\u2019 volleyball assist record when he finished with 3,024 following a season-ending 3-0 Division 2 quarterfinal loss to Wayland. He had already become the first male player in state history to record 3,000 assists on Tuesday. <\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>\u25aa Medfield boys\u2019 lacrosse coach <b>John Isaf<\/b> recorded his 250th career win with a 14-5 triumph over Foxborough in the second round of the Division 3 tournament. Isaf has won four state championships, most recently in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u25aa Weston senior <b>Alex Palmer<\/b> won 18 faceoffs, among them the 600th of his career, during a 16-4 Division 3 boys\u2019 lacrosse second-round victory against Oakmont. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u25aa Abington junior <b>Gunner Hanna<\/b> and senior <b>Matt Grafton<\/b> both recorded hat tricks, each surpassing 100 career goals in the process, during a 14-4 Division 4 quarterfinal win over Lynnfield.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u25aa Winthrop senior <b>Seth Sacco<\/b> topped 100 goals on the season with a five-goal, four-assist performance in a 17-4 Division 4 second-round victory over East Bridgewater. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u25aa Milton senior <b>Victoria Fish<\/b> homered in a 3-2 Division 2 second-round softball loss to Wakefield, and with that blast she reached 100 career hits. <\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>\u25aa Norton senior <b>Liana Danubio<\/b> notched her 700th career strikeout during Wednesday\u2019s 14-1 Division 3 second-round softball win over North Reading, during which she fanned 11. <\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>2. The upsets<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Softball offered the most surprise results, with three major upsets across Divisions 3-4. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In D3, NO. 6 Foxborough was sent home, 16-0, by No. 11 Greater New Bedford, which reached the championship game last year as a 10 seed. The Bears got two homers from <b>Brielle Douglas<\/b>, who finished with a whopping eight RBIs, and <b>Akiira-Ley Vazquez<\/b> was equally dominant, homering while also spinning a two-hit shutout. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In D4, No. 5 Oxford and No. 6 Millbury both were bounced. Millbury lost, 3-2, to No. 11 East Bridgewater on<b> Miley DelCarmen\u2019s<\/b> RBI single in the sixth inning, and Oxford was undone, 8-2, by No. 12 Seekonk, which got 10 strikeouts from<b> Anya Fagundes<\/b> and a homer from <b>Shelby Quinn<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>MIAA postseason guide: Everything you need to know, with quarterfinal and semifinal schedules and scores<\/div>\n<p><span>Once again, the South Coast Conference is proving its depth and dominance, as GNB and Seekonk join Dighton-Rehoboth, Somerset Berkley, Apponequet, Joseph Case, and West Bridgewater as squads still standing out of the 10-team league. GNB and Case face off Friday in the D3 quarterfinals, while Seekonk and West Bridgewater face off Saturday in D4. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In D3 girls\u2019 tennis, No. 6 Swampscott continued its undefeated season, improving to 21-0 with a 4-1 win over No. 3 Lynnfield. In D4, No. 5 Bromfield slipped past No. 4 Amesbury, 3-2, and in D2 boys\u2019 tennis No. 5 Marblehead clipped No. 4 Walpole, 3-2. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In D3 girls\u2019 lacrosse, No. 5 Wayland outlasted No. 4 Newburyport in three overtimes, and in D5 baseball, No. 9 Hopedale got the best of No. 8 Cambridge, 10-3. <\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>3. Best finishes<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u25aa St. John\u2019s (Shrewsbury) nearly put the game away with 20 seconds left in overtime, but a big save from Winchester\u2019s <b>John Reuland<\/b> forced overtime, where <b>Gianni DePrimeo<\/b> buried his fourth goal of the game to send seventh-seeded Winchester into the Division 1 boys\u2019 lacrosse quarterfinals with a 15-14 win over the 10th-seeded Pioneers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1999\">\u2018One of my best birthday gifts\u2019: Forty years later, Bruins legend Cam Neely looks back on the trade that brought  him to Boston<\/a><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Wednesday\u2019s 10 high school tournament takeaways, plus the Gatorade baseball Player of the Year<\/div>\n<p><span>\u25aa It took three overtime periods and nearly three hours and to decide a winner between No. 5 Wayland and No. 4 Newburyport in their Division 2 girls\u2019 lacrosse quarterfinal showdown. In the end, freshman <b>Ailie Newton<\/b> set up classmate <b>Brynn Andrus<\/b> for the winning goal, sending the Warriors into the semifinals, 10-9.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>4. Going, going, gone<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Dennis-Yarmouth junior <b>John Richard<\/b> and GNB\u2019s Douglas, a junior, put on powerful displays Thursday. Richard ripped two-run homer and a grand slam to finish with six RBIs in a 16-9 Division 4 second-round win over Blue Hills, and Douglas crushed a solo shot and a three-run blast, finishing with eight RBIs to beat Foxborough. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Greater New Bedford also got a solo dinger from Vazquez, and the rest of the day\u2019s round-trippers came from: Catholic Memorial\u2019s <b>Rocky Vankoski<\/b>, Pope Francis\u2019s <b>Jake Reyngold<\/b>, Seekonk\u2019s Quinn, Clinton\u2019s <b>Brian Sylvester<\/b>, Milton\u2019s Fish, Taunton\u2019s <b>Grace Oliveira<\/b>, and Braintree\u2019s <b>Gabby Bennet<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>5. Eight stars<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><b>Ace Daigneault<\/b> and <b>Seth Sacco<\/b>, Winthrop \u2014 Daigneault, a junior, produced 9 points with six goals and three assists, and Sacco, a senior equaled his point output with five goals and four assists in a 17-4 Division 4 second-round boys\u2019 lacrosse win over East Bridgewater. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Miley Delcarmen<\/b>, East Bridgewater \u2014 The sophomore, who started the season as the Vikings\u2019 No. 3 starter, allowed just one earned run while dealing six punchouts in a 3-2 Division 4 softball second-round win over Millbury. The daughter of former Red Sox World Series champion <b>Manny Delcarmen<\/b>, she also singled and doubled, driving in two runs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Brielle Douglas<\/b> and <b>Akiira-ley Vazquez<\/b>, Greater New Bedford \u2014 They\u2019ve already made a couple of appearances in this edition of Takeaways, proof of their impressive showings. Douglas, a junior, drove in eight runs with two homers, and Vazquez homered, driving in two runs, while twirling a two-hit shutout with six strikeouts. <\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Varsity News: Breaking down the first week of the MIAA postseason<\/div>\n<p><span><b>John Richard<\/b>, Dennis-Yarmouth \u2014 His heroics have been covered before, but we couldn\u2019t leave him out here after the junior produced six RBIs thanks to a two-run homer in the fourth and a grand slam in the sixth to send Blue Hills home, 16-9, in the second round of the Division 4 baseball bracket. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Kayla Shaw<\/b>, Wakefield \u2014 The junior righthander opened the game with seven straight strikeouts, finishing with 13 to defeat Milton, 3-2, in Division 2 second-round softball action. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Tatum Swanson<\/b>, Somerset Berkley \u2014 The senior dominated in both phases, firing a four-hit shutout with eight strikeouts and delivering three RBIs in a 10-0 Division 2 second-round win against North Attleborough. <\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>6. Coaching carousel<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Hopkinton has promoted <b>Jessie Karner<\/b> to head girls\u2019 volleyball coach after three years as an assistant. Karner, a 2008 alum, also coaches JV wrestling and is an assistant softball coach. During the day she is a directed study teacher at the high school. The Hillers are coming off a 12-9 season that ended in the first round of the Division 1 tournament. <\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>7. Commitment central<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u25aa<b> Jaren Megan<\/b>, a Fairhaven graduate who spent the past two seasons at Northern Essex Community College, has committed to play Division 1 baseball at Stonehill. Megan slashed .380\/.487\/.620 with 43 steals, 52 runs, and 36 RBIs in 38 games last season for NECC. <\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>\u25aa On Wednesday, Norton celebrated its seniors going on to compete in sports in college: <b>Nick Toole<\/b> (soccer, Penn), <b>TJ Lach<\/b> (soccer, St. Anselm), <b>Kacie Alaimo<\/b> (lacrosse, Curry), <b>Andrew Strojny<\/b> (football, New Haven),<b> Ella Steele<\/b> (lacrosse, Wheaton),<b> Cam Keaney <\/b>(football, UMass Dartmouth), <b>Alex George<\/b> (volleyball, Elms), <b>Kyle Shine <\/b>(lacrosse, New England), <b>Quinn Murphy<\/b> (football, Mass. Maritime), and <b>Cole Mirka <\/b>(football, UMass Dartmouth). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u25aa Salem did the same Wednesday, honoring its college-bound athletes: <b>AJ Alessi<\/b> (lacrosse, Wentworth), <b>Shea Christel<\/b> (baseball, Wentworth), <b>Elvis Espinal<\/b> (football, Curry), <b>Oscar Fernandez<\/b> (football, Husson), <b>Nathaniel Lane<\/b> (basketball, Salem State), and <b>Elizabeth Reid <\/b>(soccer, Elms).<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>8. College corner<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u25aa Dartmouth College seniors <b>Madeline Koelbel<\/b>, a Duxbury graduate, and <b>Sudi Zhao<\/b>, a Lexington grad, were both named Intercollegiate Sailing Association All-American honorable mentions after helping the Big Green to a fourth-place finish at the Open team Race National Championship and a second-place finish in the A Division of the Open Fleet Race Championship. <\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>9. Lacrosse honors<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The Mass. Lacrosse Coaches Association handed out its awards and Lincoln-Sudbury\u2019s <b>Brian Vona <\/b>was named USA Lacrosse Coach of the Year after leading the Warriors to a 13-3 regular-season record and the No. 1 seed in Division 1. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hopkinton\u2019s <b>Chase O\u2019Donnell<\/b> received the Bob Scott award, and the following players were named All-American: Acton-Boxborough\u2019s <b>Ethan Fennel<\/b>, Andover\u2019s <b>Dan Guinee<\/b>, BC High\u2019s <b>TJ Emsing<\/b> and <b>Jackson Ketchen<\/b>, Dracut\u2019s <b>Owen French<\/b>, Falmouth\u2019s <b>Travis Smith<\/b>, Hingham\u2019s <b>Cam McKenna<\/b>, Mansfield\u2019s <b>Cole Hogencamp<\/b> and <b>Nico Smith<\/b>, Marshfield\u2019s<b> Sam O\u2019Brien<\/b>, Medfield\u2019s <b>Edward Breslin<\/b> and <b>Braeden Sutton<\/b>, Milton\u2019s <b>Ben Midura<\/b>, North Andover\u2019s <b>Tommy Farrell<\/b>, Norwell\u2019s <b>Jake McGuirk<\/b>, Reading\u2019s <b>Nick Casarano<\/b>, and Winchester\u2019s <b>Andrew Mango<\/b> and <b>Cooper Spence<\/b>, as well as Billerica\u2019s <b>Jackson Gearin<\/b>, <b>Kam Tremblay<\/b>, and <b>Braden Martin<\/b>; Lincoln-Sudbury\u2019s <b>Kevin Abair<\/b>, <b>Rex Friedholm<\/b>, and <b>Brady Malo<\/b>; and St. John\u2019s Prep\u2019s <b>Will Crawford<\/b>, <b>Ryan Doherty<\/b>, and <b>Ryan McCarthy<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1997\">In this sad Red Sox spring of 2026, they\u2019re no longer the talk of the town, and other thoughts<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>10. Diamond leaderboard<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4>Strikeouts<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Kayla Shaw, Wakefield, 13<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Anya Fagundes, Seekonk, 10<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Jacoby Hogencamp, Catholic Memorial, 9<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tatum Swanson, Somerset Berkley, 8<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Reese Taylor, Apponequet, 8<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cam Hohmann, Norwell, 7<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Shane Harrington, Walpole, 6<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4>RBIs<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Brielle Douglas, Greater New Bedford, 8<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>John Richard, Dennis-Yarmouth, 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ella Maynard, Bridgewater-Raynham, 4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cole Pileski, Walpole, 4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Jack Coen, Xaverian, 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Erin Gunn, Somerset Berkley, 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mike O\u2019Keefe, Xaverian, 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tatum Swanson, Somerset Berkley, 3<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4>Runs<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Gavin Henegan, Xaverian, 4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Julia Costa, Somerset Berkley, 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Nathan Montville, Hopedale, 3<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>11. Lacrosse leaderboard<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4>Goals<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Mac Cole, Pentucket, 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ace Daigneault, Winthrop, 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Elisabeth Stutzman, Sandwich, 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tate Eriksen, Abington, 5<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Abi Reisig, Sandwich, 5<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Seth Sacco, Winthrop, 5<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Nate Whitworth, Weston, 5<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Luke Betty, Weston, 4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Gianni DePrimeo, Winchester, 4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Natalie Elder, Ipswich, 4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lydia Katezenback, Sandwich, 4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Dylan Martello, Reading, 4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Scarlett Mirak, Concord-Carlisle, 4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Allie Wile, Ipswich, 4<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4>Assists<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Locke Simunovic, Weston, 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Matt Grafton, Abington, 4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Seth Sacco, Winthrop, 4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ace Daigneault, Winthrop, 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Braeden Sutton, Medfield, 3<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4>Saves<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Will Henry, Medfield, 11<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>John Reuland, St. John\u2019s (Shrewsbury), 10<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Frankie Zilembo, Wayland, 10<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>12. Volleyball leaderboard<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4>Kills<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Bilal Douai, Latin Academy, 23<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>OT Perks, O\u2019Bryant, 21<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Andrew Yerak, Westfield, 16<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Finn Bell, Wayland, 15<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Giovanni Gonzalez, Westfield, 13<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mike Costa, Natick, 10<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Henry Engelman, Natick, 10<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Dylan Engelhardt, Wayland, 9<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4>Assists<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Max Yurtuc, Westfield, 40<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Luke Dratch, Natick, 38<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Zach O\u2019Donnell, Wayland, 26<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4>Digs<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Arlen Messier, Westfield, 18<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Giovanni Gonzalez, Westfield, 16<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Andrew Yerak, Westfield, 10<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4>Aces<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Finn Bell, Wayland, 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Zach O\u2019Donnell, Wayland, 2<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4>Blocks<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Finn Bell, Wayland, 4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>David Kefalas, Latin Academy, 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Zach O\u2019Donnell, Wayland, 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The baseball and softball quarterfinals are solidified, and same with boys\u2019 lacrosse, which even saw its first semifinalist locked in when Marshfield defeated Reading, 11-9, in the quarterfinals. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2002,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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