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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Morrison's late homer lifts Marshfield softball past Whitman-Hanson

Dragon Mike Hocking slides under a late tag by SL infielder Connor Finn.Duxbury hosted Silver Lake High in baseball  on Friday April 14, 2023
Dragon Mike Hocking slides under a late tag by SL infielder Connor Finn.Duxbury hosted Silver Lake High in baseball on Friday April 14, 2023

Senior Jessica Morrison hit a two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning Friday to snap a 5-5 tie and lead the Marshfield High softball team to a 7-5 win over Patriot League rival Whitman-Hanson.

Morrison was 3-for-4 and drove in three runs for the Rams (4-1, 3-1 Patriot League).

Junior Rowan Dillion had two hits and an RBI and was a defensive standout in right field for Marshfield.

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For W-H, Taryn Leonard was 3-for-4, and Lauryn Meade and Kaylee Butterfield each went 2-for-4. Meade pitched the full game, allowing 7 hits, a walk and 6 strikeouts.

In other high school action on Friday:

SOFTBALL

Norwell 13, Cohasset 1: The Clippers won a South Shore League road game.

Malden Catholic 10, Fontbonne Academy 2: The Ducks lost on the road.

Hingham 6, Plymouth North 4: The Harborwomen won a Patriot League game at home.

Thayer Academy 17, Newton Country Day 3: The Tigers (2-1) won on the road.

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BASEBALL

Braintree 13, Brookline 3: Senior Dan Surette was 4-for-5 with a home run and 5 RBI, and senior Tim Carney added 3 hits and 4 RBI for the host Wamps (2-2). Junior Aidan Manning threw 4 shutout innings in relief for the win.

Brockton 5, Weymouth 4: Dom Hopkins hit a walk-off single for the Boxers (4-1). Jackson O’Brien got the complete-game victory, striking out 7. For Weymouth (3-2), Andrew Ferguson had a pair of hits, Dylan Umano drove in 2 runs, and Jack Browning threw 3 shutout relief innings.

Whitman-Hanson 12, Marshfield 0: Jacob Getchell got the road win for the Panthers, striking out 10 over 5 innings. Cam Beltramini had 2 hits and 2 RBI. W-H had 11 hits in all, from 9 different players.

Plymouth South 9, Scituate 4: Sophomore Colin Ducie earned the win for the Panthers (2-3), working 6 innings and allowing 3 earned runs with 7 strikeouts. He also was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Other hitting stars for South were Alex Carroll (2-for-5, 2 RBI) and Brad Leonard (2-for-3, double, RBI).

Duxbury 15, Silver Lake 5: Nick Ayres homered and Matt Horgan drove in 5 runs to lead the Dragons (4-1) to a Patriot League home win.

East Bridgewater 3, Bristol-Plymouth 2: Dave McNaught earned the win for the host Vikings (3-2), allowing an earned run over 5 innings with 8 strikeouts. He also drove in a run and scored.

Pembroke 5, Hanover 3: The Titans beat the Hawks on the road in Patriot League action.

Plymouth North 8, Hingham 1: The Blue Eagles won at home.

Milford 9, Canton 3: The Bulldogs lost at home.

BOYS LACROSSE

Rockland 15, Archbishop Williams 12: The Bulldogs won a non-league road game. Zac McClay (5 assists) and Sean Velozo each scored 4 goals for Archies.

Duxbury 20, North Quincy 1: Thirteen different players scored for the Dragons (4-0), led by Colin Hulett (4 goals, assist), Zachary Falls (3 goals) and Gavin Nagle (goal, 3 assists). NQ goalie Jacoby Quinn made 22 saves, and Thomas Manton scored the lone Raiders goal.

Sharon 17, Cardinal Spellman 5: Matt O’Donnell had a hat trick for the Cardinals in the non-league home loss.

Canton 10, Hanover 6: The Bulldogs beat the Hawks at home in non-league action.

GIRLS LACROSSE

Archbishop Williams 14, Rockland 0: Aliya Greenwood and Bridget Donovan combined for the shutout, and eight different players scored for the Bishops in the non-league road win.

Braintree 14, Canton 13: Emily McCabe had 6 goals and 4 assists for the Bulldogs in the non-league road loss. Ella Yeaton, Nora Giannacopoulos and Shannon McGrann each had a pair of goals.

Silver Lake 8, Bridgewater-Raynham 5: Cloe Geraigery had a hat trick and Maggie Keller made 18 saves for the Lakers in the non-league road win.

Hull 10, Cardinal Spellman 9: Freshman Erin Walsh scored the winning goal for the host Pirates (6-0).

Quincy 17, Boston Latin Academy 6: Senior Delia Nichol recorded her 100th career point in the road win.

Dedham 8, Stoughton 3: The Black Knights lost at home.

BOYS TENNIS

Hingham 5, Plymouth North 0: Travis Rugg, Ethan Warhaftig and Liam Arnold all won in straight sets for visiting Hingham. Will Baker and Ben LaRhette won in straight sets at first doubles, and John Murray and Sergio Munoz won 8-2 in an 8-game pro set at second doubles.

Whitman-Hanson 3, Marshfield 2: Brady Wright (7-6, 6-4) and Mateo Santalucia (6-2, 6-3) secured wins at first and second singles, respectively, for the Panthers (2-3), who also prevailed at first doubles with Tristan Baker and Ryan Hathaway (6-2, 6-3).

Canton 3, Milford 2: Drew Garrett and Jonathan Sithivong clinched the victory for the visiting Bulldogs, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) at first doubles. Max Kupferman and Bharat Rhamanathan swept their singles matches.

Duxbury 5, Silver Lake 0: Brandon Marconi and Bennet Stout won at second doubles for the host Dragons (4-0).

GIRLS TENNIS

Hingham 5, Plymouth North 0: Katelyn Erickson, Sanya Khadivi and Sam Ruddick won in singles, and host Hingham (4-0) swept the doubles with the teams of Maggie O'Keeffe/Sammy Price and Susie Anderson/Kate Radulski.

Marshfield 4, Whitman-Hanson 1: The Rams won a Patriot League road match. W-H's lone point came from second doubles as Ciara Flynn and Mary Lynam won, 6-1, 6-4.

Duxbury 5, Silver Lake 0: Caroline Sutliffe, Annabel Keating and Jordan Fiorentino won in singles for the visiting Dragons.

Pembroke 4, Hanover 1: The Titans won a Patriot League match at home.

BOYS RUGBY

Hanover 26, Weymouth 24: The Hawks won on the road in a rematch of last year's Division 2 state final.

Braintree 24, Marshfield 22: The Wamps edged the Rams.

Lincoln-Sudbury 27, Milton 20: The Wildcats lost at home.

GIRLS RUGBY

Weymouth 19, Brookline 15: The Wildcats won on the road.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Braintree 3, Quincy 0: The Wamps beat the Presidents (4-3) at home, 25-21, 27-25, 25-23.

This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: South Shore scores and highlights from Friday