Sports scores, stats from the weekend: Taunton, B-R wrestling win South Sectionals
TAUNTON— It was a weekend jam-packed with Greater Taunton area high school sports action.
Here's a look at all of the stats, scores and highlights from Saturday and Sunday.
Boys Hockey: Taunton vs. West Bridgewater/East Bridgewater
SCORE: Taunton 5, West Bridgewater/East Bridgewater 3
LOCATION: Aleixo Arena
DATE: Feb. 11
RECORD: 11-8 (3-6 Hockomock League)
HIGHLIGHTS: Conner Goranson led the way for the Tigers with a pair of goals and an assist while Colton Scheralis had goal and an assist, Connor McGrath had a goal, Dylan McCaughey and Travis Cashman each had a pair of assists and Jonathan McGrath recorded an assist.
NEXT GAME: Wednesday at Foxboro
Girls Hockey: Hockomock Stars vs. Longmeadow
SCORE: Longmeadow 8, Hockomock Stars 1
LOCATION: Foxboro Sports Center
DATE: Feb. 11
RECORD: 0-16 (0-6 Hockomock)
NEXT GAME: Wednesday vs. Walpole
Wrestling: Taunton at MIAA Division I South Sectionals
RESULT: First Place (281.5)
LOCATION: Brockton High School
DATE: Feb. 11
RECORD: 21-2 (3-1 Hockomock)
HIGHLIGHTS: The Tigers defended their Division I South Sectional title with first place finishes from Xavier Sandoval (132), Ben Mandeville (145) and Ethan Harris (182), while Mike Leskoski (113), Elijah Prophete (195) and Logan Frank (220) came in second, Johnnie Mainer-Smith (106) Anthony Viera (138) came in third, Ryan Jones (120), Brian Haen (126), Gabe Leskoski (160) and Will Buffington (170) came in fourth and John Mandeville (152) and Bobby Tran (285) finished fifth. Both Sandoval and Ben Mandeville recorded their 100th career wins during the tournament.
NEXT MEET: Friday at MIAA Division I Championship
Girls Hockey: West Bridgewater/East Bridgewater/Bridgewater-Raynham at Stoughton/Sharon
SCORE: West Bridgewater/East Bridgewater/Bridgewater-Raynham 5, Stoughton/Sharon 1
LOCATION: Canton Ice House
DATE: Feb. 11
RECORD: 4-9-2
HIGHLIGHTS: Grace Ogilvie led the way for the Wild Vikings with a pair of goals and an assist, while Lauren McPherson also scored a pair of goals, Susana Carriere netted her first varsity goal and Abi Gropman recorded an assist.
NEXT GAME: Saturday at Nantucket
Photos:Division 1 South Sectional wrestling
Boys Indoor Track: Bridgewater-Raynham at MSTCA Qualifier
LOCATION: Reggie Lewis Center
DATE: Feb. 11
RECORD: 2-2 (2-2 Southeast Conference)
HIGHLIGHTS: Connor Johnson was the top performer for the Trojans, coming in 13th in the 55 meter hurdles with a personal best time of 0:08.67 and 16th in the long jump with a distance of 18' 10".
NEXT MEET: Saturday at MIAA Division II Championship
Girls Indoor Track: Bridgewater-Raynham at MSTCA Qualifier
LOCATION: Reggie Lewis Center
DATE: Feb. 11
RECORD: 2-2 (2-2 SEC)
HIGHLIGHTS: The 4x400 meter relay team of Sydney O'Donnell, Emily Keefe, Nethica Auguste and Brianna Reid won with a time of 4:09.51 while in the 300 meter, two Trojan runners set new personal records as Mahalia Forbes-Smith came in third with a time of 0:43:54 and Lily Giurleo finished sixth with a time of 0:43.95. Auguste was B-R's best performer in field events, finishing fourth in the long jump with a distance of 15' 7.5".
NEXT MEET: Saturday at MIAA Division II Championship
Boys Swimming: Bridgewater-Raynham at MIAA South Sectionals
RESULT: 32nd Place (6)
LOCATION: Greater Beverly YMCA
DATE: Feb. 12
RECORD: 7-0 (3-0 SEC)
HIGHLIGHTS: Cam Hogg finished 13th overall in the 200 yard individual medley with a time of 2:08.01 while Jack Werb finished 17th in the breaststroke with a time of 0:58.56, a top three time in program history.
NEXT MEET: Saturday at MIAA Division I Championship
Girls Swimming: Bridgewater-Raynham at MIAA South Sectionals
RESULT: 18th Place (35)
LOCATION: Greater Beverly YMCA
DATE: Feb. 11
RECORD: 6-1 (2-1 SEC)
HIGHLIGHTS: Jessie McNeil won the 200 yard individual medley with a personal best time of 2:07.24, becoming the eighth Trojan swimmer to win a South Sectional championship in the program's 14 year history, and also finished third in the 100 yard breaststroke with another personal best time of 1:08.34. Eva Chaves finished ninth in the 50 yard freestyle with a Division I Championship qualifying time.
NEXT MEET: Saturday at MIAA Division I Championship
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Gymnastics: Bridgewater-Raynham at Cranberry League Championship
RESULT: First Place (145.05)
LOCATION: Spectrum Gymnastics
DATE: Feb. 11
RECORD: 9-0 (9-0 Cranberry League)
HIGHLIGHTS: Katie Russo won the All Around category with a season high 37.3 (career-high 9.7 on vault, 9.3 on bars, 8.8 on beam and another career-high 9.5 on floor) while Lily Moreira was third with a 36.25 (career-high 9.15 on vault, career-high 9.0 on bars, career-high 9.1 on beam and 9.1 on floor). Sage Balsamo won the beam with a 9.1 while Cecilia Meoli won the floor with a season-best 9.25. Meoli also finished third in the bars with an 8.7 while Brianna Buckley finished above her in second with an 8.75 and Mia Balsamo finished second on the floor with a season-best 9.2.
NEXT MEET: Feb. 25 at MIAA South Sectionals
Wrestling: Bridgewater-Raynham at MIAA Division II South Sectionals
RESULT: First Place (221.5)
LOCATION: Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School
DATE: Feb. 11
RECORD: 23-1-1 (3-0 SEC)
HIGHLIGHTS: The Trojans defended their Division II South Sectional title with first place finishes from Brent von Magnus (120), Chris Hogg (182) and Nathan Leach (195), while Christian Curley (170) and Myles Beckett (220) came in second, Jack Alves (126) came in third, Declan Fahy (285) came in fourth, Kennedie Davis (106) and Matt Fernandes (113) came in fifth and Brendan Rosher (145), Fletcher Rinke (152) and Charlie Swenson (160) all finished sixth in their respective weight classes.
NEXT MEET: Saturday at MIAA Division II Championship
Boys Hockey: Southeastern/Bristol-Plymouth at Cohasset/Hull
SCORE: Cohasset/Hull 4, Southeastern/Bristol-Plymouth 1
LOCATION: Connell Memorial Rink
DATE: Feb. 11
RECORD: 8-5-1 (6-2 Mayflower League)
HIGHLIGHTS: Sean Kelly scored the lone Hawks goal off assists from Nick Falcione and Andrew Flanagan.
NEXT GAME: Wednesday vs. Quincy
Wrestling: Bristol-Plymouth at MIAA Division III South Sectional
RESULT: Fourth Place (166)
LOCATION: Foxboro High School
DATE: Feb. 11
RECORD: 12-7 (2-2 MAC)
HIGHLIGHTS: Jacob Bettencourt won the 132 lb. weight class while Jack Ramonetta (160) came in second, Danny Keefe (120), Matt Keefe (126) and James McDonough (220) came in fourth, Isaiah Aaron (138) and Nathan Hicks (152) and Cody Reed (182) came in fifth and Brooke Weafer (106) and Aidan Gardiner (145) finished sixth.
NEXT MEET: Friday at MIA Division III Championship
Photos:South Coast Conference Track Championship
Boys Hockey: Dighton-Rehoboth/Seekonk at Greater New Bedford
SCORE: Dighton-Rehoboth/Seekonk 6, Greater New Bedford 0
LOCATION: Hetland Memorial Arena
DATE: Feb. 11
RECORD: 11-3-1 (7-2-1 South Coast Conference)
HIGHLIGHTS: Noah Bastis, Brady Fitzpatrick, Brett Axon, Adam Bastis, Evan Silvia and Aidan Boothe all found the back of the net for the Falcon Warriors while Sam Bastis and Nathanael Manosh combined for the shutout in net.
NEXT GAME: Wednesday at Bishop Stang
Boys Indoor Track: Dighton-Rehoboth at SCC Championship
RESULT: Fifth Place (29)
LOCATION: Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School
DATE: Feb. 11
HIGHLIGHTS: The Falcons earned a pair of silver medals in field events, with Joel DaSilva finishing second in the high jump with a height of 5'7" and Destin Michener finishing second in the shot put with a distance of 48' 6.5". Spencer Jones came in third in the high jump with a height of 5' 7", Matt Suprenard finished third in the 300 meter with a time of 0:40.09, Nick Ware came in fifth in the two mile with a time of 11:05.79 and the 4x400 meter relay team of Jackson Pogany, Thomas Dyson, Mason Morgado and Jeremy Gale finished sixth with a time of 4:06.9.
NEXT MEET: Wednesday at MIAA Division IV Championship
Girls Indoor Track: Dighton-Rehoboth at SCC Championship
RESULT: Eighth Place (14)
LOCATION: Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School
DATE: Feb. 11
HIGHLIGHTS: Madelyn Kelley was the Falcons' top performer as she finished fourth in the shot put with a top distance of 32' 2" while Ryan Welzel came in sixth with a top distance of 31' 10", Grace Sullivan came in fourth in the 300 meter with a time of 0:47.03 and sixth in the 55 meter with a time of 0:08.1, Jaelyn Johnson came in sixth in the 1000 meter with a time of 3:47.72, Zoey Jestude came in sixth in the mile with a time of 6:07.93 and the 4x400 meter relay team of Kelsey Bain, Angie Cabral, Madison Root and Faith Hickey finished fifth with a time of 5:08.4.
NEXT MEET: Wednesday at MIAA Division IV Championship
Wrestling: Bristol Aggie/Dighton-Rehoboth at Division III South Sectionals
RESULT: Fifth Place (154)
LOCATION: Foxboro High School
DATE: Feb. 11
RECORD: 6-3 (2-2 MAC)
HIGHLIGHTS: Richard McGreevy won the 195 lb. weight class while David Hunt (126), Malakai Risotti (170) and Brady Benfeito (285) came in second, Ryan Moitoso (138) came in fourth, Brennan Chisholm (106) and Josh Hoskins (145) came in fifth and Griffin Machie (113) finished sixth.
NEXT MEET: Friday at MIA Division III Championship
Taunton Daily Gazette sports reporter Cameron Merritt can be reached at cmerritt@tauntongazette.com. You can follow him on Twitter at @CamMerritt_News. Support local journalism by purchasing a digital or print subscription to the Taunton Daily Gazette today.
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