Tournament Roundup: WHS boys lax storms past Goffstown, York boys tennis posts second upset
HAMPTON – The Winnacunnet High School boys lacrosse team saw six different players score a goal and the Warriors opened the Division II tournament with a 12-1 win over Goffstown on Thursday.
“We played a strong game, start to finish,” Winnacunnet head coach Pat Snow said. “Lots of hustle plays on ground balls and we limited our mistakes with possession. A good team win, but we'll need our best tomorrow.”
No. 6 Winnacunnet (12-4) will visit No. 3 Windham on Saturday at 5 p.m. The Jaguars advanced with a 20-3 win over Windham.
Caleb White led Winnacunnet with four goals, while Antonio Franciosa had three and Ryan Ciolfi had two. Jacob Magri, Levon McCann and Tanyon Ziolkowski all had one goal for the Warriors. Kyle Tilley had three assists, while Ziolkowsi and Franciosa both had one.
BOYS LACROSSE
DIVISON II
Oyster River 8
Hanover 4
DURHAM – Junior Sam Guilmette had four goals and two assists for the Bobcats in this first-round game.
Oyster River will visit No. 1 Portsmouth on Saturday in a quarterfinal game.
Senior Marc Parsons added two goals for the Bobcats, while senior Gabe Goodwin and sophomore Evan Plourde both had a goal.
Oyster River goalie Finn Mason had 12 saves.
BASEBALL
DIVISION I
No. 2 Pinkerton 10
No. 15 Spaulding 0
DERRY – The Astros broke open a 1-0 game with a nine-run sixth inning in this Division I first-round win.
“I think we executed our plan,” said Spaulding coach BJ Gagnon said. “Our plan was to try to limit their runs scored and try to find a way to score two or three runs and see what happens. We did that, but we didn’t execute some of the little things in the bottom of the sixth and it came back to bite us.”
Spaulding senior left-hander Conor Bryant allowed just one run through five innings. Pinkerton’s Lorenzo Corsetto reached on an infield single to lead off the third inning, and scored on an error.
“The score doesn’t show how close it was, for sure,” Gagnon said. “Proud of our guys. They competed. But you’ve got to tip your hat to Pinkerton. They kept coming at us. That’s a very good baseball team over there. They are probably going to make some noise in this tournament.”
“(Bryant) did a heck of a job for them,” Pinkerton coach Stephen Campo said. “He kept us off balance all day. We finally made some adjustments and went the other way with it, as opposed to trying to yank everything to left field. We were able to put some pressure on their defensively and we got a couple breaks.”
Pinkerton senior right-hander Tom Rioux allowed two hits and struck out seven over six innings.
“(Rioux) pitched fantastic, he’s been solid all year,” Campo said. “He’s been overshadowed by Liam (Doyle) all year, but he’s just as good. I think he’s one of the top five pitchers in the state, and he came out and proved it today.”
Sam Farrington and Wesley Alfonso both had a hit for Spaulding.
“We are losing some key parts to our team who aren’t easy to replace,” Gagnon said. “It’s always tough to lose kids that you feel strongly about. Really good kids. They were fun to coach.”
DIVISION II
No. 6 Oyster River 6
No. 11 Lebanon 0
DURHAM – Senior Andy Carlson struck out seven and alllowed four hits over seven innings, leading the sixth-seeded Bobcats to this Division II first round win.
Oyster River will play at No. 3 Souhegan on Saturday in a semfinal. Souhegan advanced with a 6-1 win over No. 14 Stevens.
Carlson also had three hits, one RBI and one run. Teammates Brandon Raitt, Silas Garland, Wylder Tonkin, and Cam Sengenberger all had RBI hits, while John Federico scored two runs.
DIVISION IV
No. 4 Newmarket 1
No. 13 Hinsdale 0
NEWMARKET - Kaleb Cecchetti allowed five hits and struck out 12 over 6 2/3 innings, leading Newmarket to this first-round win.
Cecchetti also drove in the game’s only run, scoring Andrew Berthiaume, who had singled.
Cooper Mills, Cam Moran and Alex Dyer all had singles for Newmarket (12-5).
Newmarket will host No. 5 Littleton on Saturday at 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL
DIVISON III
No. 8 St. Thomas Aquinas 14
No. 9 Gilford 2
DOVER – Junior Ashleigh von der Linden struck out seven, including the 300th of her career, as the Saints advanced with this first-round win. The game ended after five innings due to the 10-run rule.
St. Thomas Aquinas (13-4) will visit top-seeded Prospect Mountain on Saturday in a quarterfinal game.
Von der Linden had two hits, including a three-run homer for the Saints. Teammates Abbie Gaynor (two hits, three RBIs), Sophie Graziano (two hits, three runs, two RBIs), Ava Coffey (two hits, two RBIs) and Alaina Bolduc (two hits, RBI) led the St. Thomas offense.
BOYS TENNIS
MAINE CLASS B SOUTH
No. 10 York 3
No. 2 Medomak Valley 2
WALDOBORO, Maine – The 10th-seeded Wildcats posted their second straight upset with this Class B South quarterfinal match.
The Wildcats swept the doubles and also won at No. 1 singles.
York’s Connor D’Aquila won his singles match, 6-2, 6-2.
York’s Ben Soares and Matt Leclerc won at No. 1 doubles, 6-3, 7-6, and Nathan Pfirman and Lucas Matson won 6-2, 6-4 at No. 2.
The Wildcats will face No. 3 Greely on Saturday in a regional semifinal.
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Winnacunnet boys lacrosse beats Goffstown in NHIAA Division II boys lacrosse
