High schools: Monday’s results

Merrimack Valley’s Lily Moser (489) and Madison Geddes (484) lead the pack at the Kingswood Invitational on Monday. Moser won the 5K in 21:21, while Geddes finished second in 21:57 to lead MV to the victory.

Merrimack Valley’s Lily Moser (489) and Madison Geddes (484) lead the pack at the Kingswood Invitational on Monday. Moser won the 5K in 21:21, while Geddes finished second in 21:57 to lead MV to the victory. JOSHUA SPAULDING / Salmon Press

Published: 09-16-2024 11:42 PM

Girls’ Cross Country

Merrimack Valley 23, Kennett 32

Key players: MV – Lily Moser (1st, 21:21), Madison Geddes (21:57), Reagan Jefferson (5th, 24:00), Emily Baca (7th, 24:15), Kendra Davidson (10th, 25:06)

Highlights: Moser and Geddes went 1-2, topping the field of 30 runners at the Kingswood Invitational. Kingswood (four runners) and Inter-Lakes (three runners) were short of the five runners needed for a team score.

Field Hockey

Concord 4, Merrimack 0

Key players: Concord – Ally McGonigle (2 goals), Elliana Wing (goal), Lilly Merrill (goal)

Coach’s quote: “It was nice to go into the half with three goals on the board and to finish up with a 4-0 win. Our midfielders and defense did a great job continuously feeding the ball to our forwards.” – Concord’s Nicole Armaganian

Records: Concord 5-1; Merrimack 1-5

Hopkinton 1, Bishop Brady 0

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Key players: Hopkinton – Autumn Meier (goal), Ryan Barrett (assist), Maddie Dwyer (defense), Crissy Johnson (defense); Bishop Brady – Ava Archambault (goalie), Marcella Tonge, Payton Bryson 

Coach’s quote: “Tonight was a competitive game, both teams came out hard. We played together and came out with the win. Proud of the hard work put in tonight.” – Hopkinton’s Kate Hohenberger

Records: Hopkinton 2-2; Brady 2-2

Merrimack Valley 4, Kingswood 1

Key players: MV – Kaiya Mercier (3 goals), Izzy Tucker (goal, assist), Lauren Bailey (assist), Taylor Gionet (14 saves), Zetta St. Onge (defense)

Highlights: Mercier opened up the scoring for the Pride about five minutes into Friday’s game, in the first quarter off a penalty corner straight shot from the top of the circle. Mercier scored again about seven minutes later off a pass from Tucker in the circle. Hanover scored with a minute left in the first quarter off a rebound. The Pride scored its final two goals in the second quarter and held the Bears scoreless in the second half. MV held a slight advantage in penalty corners, 5-4, while Hanover held the advantage in shots on goal, 15-11.

Coach’s quote: “This was a great win for us against a talented Hanover team. The girls have had a tough week and they continue to play hard and play together. I am very proud of them.” – MV’s Jen Colgan

Records: MV 4-1; Hanover 2-3

Golf

Bedford 186, Concord 192, Bishop Guertin 201, Spaulding 210

Key players: Concord – Carl Sirriana (38), Jaden Haas (38), Parker Lamb (38), Zach Nelson (39), Bobby Rochford (39)

Highlights: The Tide lost for just the second time this season in Monday’s match at Rochester Country Club. 

Coach’s quote: “Tough day when all your scoring players are in the 30’s and you don’t sweep. Bedford is a formidable opponent.” – Concord’s Mark McDonough

Records: Bedford 8-0; Concord 8-2; Bishop Guertin 6-5; Spaulding 3-8

Boys’ Soccer

Oyster River 3, Coe-Brown 0

Key players: Oyster River – Jacob Zilm (2 goals); Coe-Brown – Ryan Kouchoukos (midfield), Steve Phillips (goalie)

Coach’s quote: “The Bears had a good defensive performance in the first half to keep it knotted at 0-0 through (halftime). When OR broke through in the second, CB opened up in attempts to even the match and a solid OR team took advantage. We are proud of our players’ efforts.” – Coe-Brown’s Christian Gompert

Records: Oyster River 5-0; Coe-Brown 2-3