Dennis-Yarmouth’s offense continued to click as the Dolphins rolled to a 5-1 victory over St. John Paul II in field hockey action on Monday.
The Dolphins improved to 11-3-2 and scored at least five goals for the fifth time this season, getting goals from Aurora Quenneville, Leah Woodward, Olivia Almonte, Kimmie Sherpa and Jenna Richard. Richard also contributed two assists, while Brooke Chicoine added another. Almonte, an eighth grader, provided one of the highlights by scoring the first goal of her career.
Dennis-Yarmouth controlled the game offensively, outshooting St. John Paul II 19-3. The Lions fell to 5-7-2, with Onbolee Bellow scoring their lone goal near the end of the fourth quarter.
In other high school sports action:
Girls Soccer
Plymouth South 2, Nauset 0: The Warriors (9-3-2) conceded two late second-half goals after failing to take advantage of strong periods of possession and some dangerous opportunities in the first half. Nauset had strong individual defensive efforts from Raya Campeau and Maddie Coccoro.
Falmouth 2, St. John Paul II 1: The Clippers (10-4-2) have won three of their past four games after beating the Lions (3-11-1).
Heather Crowell and Neila Cardoza scored the goals for Falmouth.
Alex DePaula scored the Lions' goal in the second half off a corner kick with an assist from Ariel Thompson. Thompson played a good game at center back along with Mila Smith, Serafina Mecca and Addie Lambert. Mia Medeiros battled all day in the midfield, and Abby Farmer kept constant pressure on the Clippers' back line.
Boys Soccer
Bourne 5, Rising Tide 2: The Canalmen (4-11-1) had their highest-scoring game of the season.
Brady Russell scored his first varsity goal, while Mycah Hingston finished with two goals, one assisted by Ben Buckley. Cam Lyons had a goal and three assists. Theo Goux scored on a power header from the far side of the box.
Westport 1, Monomoy 1:Tate Laramee scored the lone goal for the Sharks (8-4-4) on an assist from Derek Laramee.
Abington 5, Mashpee 0: The Falcons (2-12-1) fell at home.
Girls Volleyball
Oliver Ames 3, Barnstable 0: The Red Hawks (14-5) fell in back-to-back matches for the first time this season as they lost to the defending Division 2 state champions 12-25, 11-25, 15-25. Bella Magalhaes and Ava Johnston had seven and six kills, respectively, and Maddy Campbell had 14 assists.
Fairhaven 3, Falmouth 0: The Clippers (1-16) lost 7-25, 13-25, 15-25. Defensively, Kinleigh Mohan and Lauren Kendall led the way with 10 and seven digs, respectively. Adele Heintz had three aces, four digs and two kills.
Westport 3, Monomoy 2: The Sharks (11-4) lost back-to-back matches for the first time this season as they fell in five sets, 17-25, 25-23, 25-18, 23-25, 14-15. Kinsey Lister, Rory Shortis and Jane Pillsbury combined for 18 kills to lead the attack. Ella Cutter added 25 assists and five aces.
Boys Golf
Division 3 MIAA State Championship
Cape and Islands League Atlantic Division co-champion Sandwich placed 10th as the region's lone team representative at the Division 3 state championship hosted by Stockbridge.
Sam Konary had the team’s low score with a round of 10-over 81. Sandwich posted a team total of 72-over 356. Anderson Lauf, Owen LaBelle and Bradley Moesman also posted counting scores.
Cape Cod Academy’s Olivia Jatczak and St. John Paul II’s Griffin Mayo each shot a 6-over 77 to finish in a four-way tie for fifth as individual competitors. Brian Skelly (St. John Paul II) tied for 51st.
Sunday
The Upper Cape Tech cross country team turned in strong performances at the State Vocational Championship. The boys placed fourth, led by Sam Fischer, Oliver Tribuzio, Rory Smith and Michael Banis. Emmitt Buckingham and Chase Lipin rounded out the scoring.
The Upper Cape Tech girls finished fifth, highlighted by personal-best times from Maggie Connolly and Penelope Heaslip.
Courtney Jacobs is the Sports Editor for the Cape Cod Times. You can contact him at cjacobs@capecodonline.com and follow him on X: @coolinwithCJ
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