The Fall Sports season is drawing to a close, but this week’s recap takes a look at the latest results for Old Rochester Regional High School football, the Girls’ Volleyball team, and both Cross Country teams. Most notable is the Girls’ Cross Country’s thrilling state meet victory, the first in school history. They will continue their season at the All-State meet on Saturday, along with freshman Adam Sylvia of the boys’ team, who qualified as an individual.
Football: This Friday, the boys took on Rockland a week after demolishing Case 44-22. Playing in their second consecutive away game, the Bulldogs lost 48-34. Although their offense continued to post stellar results, Rockland’s speed-driven offensive attack and huge second half proved too much for the Bulldogs on Friday night. Sophomore running back Harry Smith recorded 23 carries for 212 yards, three touchdowns (including one on a 69-yard run), and a two-point conversion. Junior quarterback Cam Hamilton threw 20 passes, his most on the season, completing six for 88 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions. The receivers on his touchdowns were junior tight end Grant Reuter (7 yards) and senior running back Darien Dumond (33 yards). Hamilton also ran 10 times for 46 yards and added a two-point conversion. Their next game will be the classic Thanksgiving matchup against Apponequet, whom they lost to 20-15 back in September. The game will be at home on Thursday, November 26 at 10:00 am.
Boys’ Cross Country: The team’s top seven runners got the chance to compete at the D-5 state meet after a two-week break. The meet was hosted on Saturday amidst windy, cold conditions at the hilly Wrentham Development Center course. The team placed ninth, meeting lofty expectation thanks to several strong performances. Freshman Adam Sylvia (17:53), junior James Goulart (18:09), senior Jared Wheeler (18:20), and freshman Geoffrey Noonan (18:33) led the way as the youth-driven team made a strong showing. Sylvia will go on to represent the team as an individual at this Saturday’s All-State Meet at Stanley Park in Westfield.
Girls’ Cross Country: The Lady Bulldogs’ varsity runners competed for a championship at the D-5 state meet on Saturday after a nice rest period. Running at the Wrentham Development Center, the girls edged the Hamilton-Wenham Generals 64-77, as they placed four runners amongst the top 14. The win gave Coaches Cindy and Bill Tilden their first state championship for Girls’ Cross Country. Senior Madeline Meyer (19:47), senior Nina Bourgeois (19:56), sophomore Madisen Martin (20:03), sophomore Madeline Scheub (20:10), and junior Avery Nugent (20:37) were the scoring runners in the phenomenal performance, made even more impressive by the harsh conditions and violent wind. This Saturday, they’ll go back to Stanley Park in Westfield to run in the All-State Meet.
Volleyball: Monday’s game against Notre Dame Academy was perhaps the biggest game for ORR volleyball in a decade. Coming off Thursday night’s huge win over Hingham, the Lady Bulldogs were looking to score a huge victory on Monday evening. Despite a valiant effort, the girls fell short to the powerful Notre Dame, who won on three consecutive sets, 25-12, 25-14, and 25-7. The Lady Bulldogs were aided by the strong play of senior Haley Agiuar, who recorded 15 digs. Overall, it was a tough loss, but a crucial and successful season for the team. Seven seniors played in their final game on Monday and many of them, including Agiuar, Hayli Marshall, Zoe Smith, Michaelah Nunes, and Olivia Bellefeuille, were the team’s leaders and biggest contributors. Congratulations to coach Matthew Bisso for guiding the girls to their first playoff victory in eight years and setting the team up well for the future. Notable returning players include junior Emma Collings.
Below are the overall fall team records, followed by the conference records in wins, losses, and ties as of November 15.
Boys’ Cross Country: (6-1-0)(6-1-0); Girls’ Cross Country: (7-0-0)(7-0-0); Golf: (17-1-0)(16-0-0); Football: (4-6-0)(4-4-0); Volleyball: (13-11-0)(8-9-0); Field Hockey: (9-7-4)(8-2-4); Boys’ Soccer: (9-11-2)(8-8-2); Girls’ Soccer: (10-9-2)(9-6-1).
By Patrick Briand
