HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Quincy girls volleyball denies Whitman-Hanson's comeback bid

Eric McHugh, The Patriot Ledger
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The Whitman-Hanson High girls volleyball team couldn't dig all the way out of an 0-2 hole.

Host Quincy won the first two sets, 25-12, 25-11, then dropped the next two, 25-22, 25-23, before regrouping to win the final set, 15-7, to post a 3-2 Patriot League win over the Panthers on Wednesday.

The Presidents (9-4) had 19 aces, 44 kills on 37 assists, and 78 digs as a team.

Senior captains Ruby Scriven and Caitlin Leahy and junior libero Alyssa Barbato played well for W-H (8-5, 6-5).

In other high school action on Wednesday:

Plymouth North's Olivia Mackinnon looks to block the tip of Scituate's Evelyn Flynn during third set action of their match against Scituate at Scituate High on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022.
Plymouth North's Olivia Mackinnon looks to block the tip of Scituate's Evelyn Flynn during third set action of their match against Scituate at Scituate High on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

North Quincy 3, Silver Lake 1: Ava Bryan (8 kills), Kayla Lew (5 kills), Olivia Bailey (13 assists) and Zixian Situ (12 digs) led NQ (12-1) to a 22-25, 25-16, 25-12, 25-13 win. The Raiders had 25 aces total.

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South Shore Tech 3, Upper Cape 0: Gemma Geisler had 6 kills and served 27 for 28 with 8 aces for the Vikings (10-0). Zoey Bradshaw had 8 kills, and Mia Bradshaw served 14 for 14. Taylor Lines went on a 7-point serving run in the third set.

Hingham 3, Pembroke 1: Kaitlyn Truong and Meghan Keonan led the Harborwomen (8-4) to a 25-14, 25-19, 22-25, 25-17 home win.

Plymouth North 3, Scituate 0: The Blue Eagles (6-5) beat the Sailors (5-7) in Patriot League action, 25-20, 25-20, 25-14.

West Bridgewater 3, Holbrook 0: The Wildcats (9-2) topped the Bulldogs (3-7) in Mayflower Athletic Conference action.

Scituate's Cassidy Grant eyes her return during third set action of their match against Plymouth North at Scituate High on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022.
Scituate's Cassidy Grant eyes her return during third set action of their match against Plymouth North at Scituate High on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022.

BOYS SOCCER

Oliver Ames 8, Foxboro 0: Andrew Martins had his first career hat trick, plus an assist, bringing his season totals to 11 goals and 3 assists, as the visiting Tigers (8-0-2) wrapped up a playoff berth. Casey Milliken (2 goals, 2 assists for his third straight 4-point game), Mirry DaSilva (2 goals), Ryan Linhares (goal, assist) and Mikey Morias (first 2 career assists) also starred. Jackson Mercieri, Diego Riveira, Hector Bucio and Jake Williams played well for OA in the back, and goalkeeper Drew Hall recorded his sixth shutout of the season.

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Hingham 7, Plymouth South 0: Cole Sampson scored twice, and the Harbormen (6-0-3) got single goals from Nolan Clark, Chris Connelly, Nick Oravitz, Alessandro Neyra and Griffin Coppola.

Whitman-Hanson 2, Scituate 1: Evan Gillespie and Andrew Chichlowski scored for the Panthers (3-6, 2-6 Patriot League). Goalkeeper Dillon Galanis saved a late penalty kick to preserve the win. Jack Navicky had a strong game at center midfield.

West Bridgewater 2, Rockland 1: Ryan Estrella and Ben Fuller each had a goal and an assists, and goalkeeper Nick Navin had a strong game as the Wildcats (6-2-2) edged the Bulldogs (8-2-1) in a non-league game.

Northeast Metro Votech 4, Cardinal Spellman 2: Hayden Richard (first career goal) and Nate Monteiro (assisted by Daniel Loura) scored for the Cardinals in the loss.

Plymouth North 4, North Quincy 1: Lucas Magalhaes, Ben Young and Bradlee Sorensen each had a goal and an assist for North. Kevin Riley also played well.

Marshfield 2, Hanover 0: The Rams (5-2-1) blanked the Hawks (5-4-2) in Patriot League action.

GIRLS SOCCER

Cardinal Spellman 3, East Bridgewater 0: Caroline Bligh, Kaci Belmont (assisted by Emma Pero) and Marina Duffy scored for the Cardinals (6-1-2). Goalkeeper Taylor Dolan made 13 saves in the shutout.

Kaci Belmont, No. 8 of Cardinal Spellman, gets embraced by teammates after scoring an insurance goal in the first half of the girls soccer game against Esat Bridgewater on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022.
Kaci Belmont, No. 8 of Cardinal Spellman, gets embraced by teammates after scoring an insurance goal in the first half of the girls soccer game against Esat Bridgewater on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022.

Silver Lake 5, Pembroke 3: Senior Caileigh Jensen scored the winning goal midway through the second half as the visiting Lakers (3-2-4, 3-2-3 Patriot League) rallied from a 3-1 deficit. Shea Kelleher scored twice, and Kendyl Peterson and Paige Dudley added goals.

Hanover 2, Marshfield 1: The Hawks (8-1-1) rallied in the second half on goals by Ayla McDermod (assisted by Eva Kelliher) and Sophia Foley. Mia Pongratz and Natalie Mutschler split time in goal for Hanover.

Hingham 7, Plymouth South 0: Sophie Reale had a hat trick, and Emily Gibbons and Claire Murray each scored twice for the host Harborwomen (9-0-2).

Whitman Hanson 1, Scituate 1: Elizabeth Kowlski scored, and goalkeepers Ayla Dernier and Ava Patete split time in the nets for W-H (3-4-3).

Scituate's Sumner Harris celebrates a point during third set action of their match against Plymouth North at Scituate High on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022.
Scituate's Sumner Harris celebrates a point during third set action of their match against Plymouth North at Scituate High on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022.

BOYS GOLF

Scituate 264, Pembroke 268: At Pembroke Country Club, the Sailors (13-2, 11-2 Patriot League) were led by Andrew Belsan (42), Zach Fernandes (43), Isaac Breitenstein (44), Tommy McMellen (44) and Meyer Gack (45).

Hanover 255, North Quincy 278: Chris Doherty shot 1-over-par 37, and Ben Cataldo carded a 5-over 41 to lead the Hawks (9-3). Aiden Bridges and John Rogers each shot 45 for NQ.

Hingham 256, Whitman-Hanson 281: The Harbormen topped the Panthers in Patriot League action.

Archbishop Williams 221, St. Joseph Prep 101: Andrew Marcotte and Aaron McCarthy each shot 1-under 34 at Newton Commonwealth Golf Course to lead the Bishops (11-4).

FIELD HOCKEY

Cohasset 4, Carver 0: Senior captains Izzy Mercer and Ashleigh Johnson were strong defensively for Carver (5-3-3) in the loss. Goalkeeper Ali Perry made 13 saves. Cohasset is 6

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