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SEC League Soccer Action Underway

Southeast Conference soccer action is in full swing this week. On Tuesday, Brockton and Bridgewater-Raynham squared off, as did Durfee and Dartmouth. In both cases, all school’s teams came away with splits.

In the Dartmouth and Durfee match-ups, the Durfee boys posted a 2-0 victory, while the Dartmouth girls were able to squeeze out a 1-0 win in their hard-fought battle with the Hilltoppers. The Bridgewater-Raynham girls posted a 2-1 win over their Brockton counterparts, while the Brockton boys were simply too much for the the Trojans, posting a dominating 11-1 victory.

In the Dartmouth-Durfee boys match-up, it was a case of not being able to finish for the Indians. Dartmouth outshot the Hilltoppers 6-1 in the first half but the game remained scoreless at the break. Early in the second half, Durfee was awarded a penalty kick and Landon Medeiros made good on the bid, giving the Toppers the lead. Thomas Gonsalves notched a last-minute goal for Durfee to ice the contest. Durfee goalie, Xavier Inacio finished with nine saves in posting the clean sheet.

With the win, Durfee remains undefeated on the season with a 4-0-1 mark. The Hilltoppers, 1-0-1 in the SEC, are tied atop the conference standings with Brockton, with whom they played to a draw last week. Dartmouth meanwhile, falls to 1-3 overall and 0-1 in the conference.

Julia Hargraves

The girls match-up was another evenly-fought affair with both teams taking turns with dangerous attacks. Dartmouth scored the game’s only goal about five minutes in and held off the Toppers throughout. Durfee actually had more high quality scoring chances but Indian goalie Alexandra Cojocaru made some nice stops, including one diving save. Durfee also had a couple of direct kicks from just outside the box and several times got behind the Dartmouth defense but repeatedly failed to put the ball on frame.

With the win, the Indians improved to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the Southeast Conference. Durfee meanwhile is 3-3 on the year with all three losses being one-goal margins. The Toppers are 0-2 in league play, having dropped a 4-3 heart-breaker to Brockton last week.

In the B-R-Brockton girls match-up, the Trojan’s goals were scored by Lily Ford and Willow Forbes-Smith. B-R goalkeeper Cori Cahill stooped eight shots. The Boxers got their lone tally on a penalty kick inside the final 10 minutes. The Trojans are now 4-2 overall and 2-0 in the SEC. Brockton, meanwhile, suffered its first loss of the year, dropping to 3-1 overall and 1-1 in league play.

With its easy win over Bridgewater-Raynham, Brockton improves to 2-1-2 overall and 1-0-1 in the SEC. The Trojans meanwhile, have lost their first five contests to open the year, including a 0-2 mark in the conference.

Durfee Girls Teams Off To Great Starts

The Durfee High girls teams got off to excellent starts, as the volleyball, field hockey and soccer teams all posted victories in their season openers. In addition, cross country runner Maggie O’Connell posted a record-breaking performance in the cross country team’s season debut.

The girls volleyball team kicked off the 2022 campaign with a sweep of Middleboro on the road. The Lady Hilltoppers took the first set 25-21 before cruising in the second, 25-12. The third was tight but Durfee prevailed 25-22 to complete the sweep. Jasmine Caine led the way for the Toppers with two aces, five kills, seven digs and 12 assists. Selena Pereira also had a solid scoresheet with five aces and 10 assists. Gabby Farias added four aces. Alexis Layne had 16 digs, while Lauren Kutcher chipped in with five kills.

The Durfee field hockey won a hard-fought, defensive battle, 2-1 at home against Old Rochester. Toni Freitas and Ellia Delisle scored the Durfee goals. Junior Emily Curran assisted on the Freitas tally.

Julia Hargraves
Julia Hargraves

The Hilltopper girls soccer posted an impressive 3-0 victory at home over Old Rochester. Early on it looked like the Bulldogs would be no match for Durfee, as the Toppers controlled play and scored just over a minute into the contest. Old Rochester righted its ship though and the score remained 1-0 until Durfee junior, Julia Hargraves doubled the lead with just over eight minutes to play. Hargraves buried another two minutes later to seal the deal. Abby Carreiro posted the clean sheet in goal.

Maggie O'Connell
Maggie O’Connell

O’Connell, a junior, took first place against Diman Vocational with a time of 21:26. That was good enough to set the Diman course record. Fellow junior Camryn Letendre took second at the event with a solid time of 24:00.

Durfee’s Cadet Wins Triple Jump at Meet of Champions

Durfee track & field star Shakira Cadet continued her impressive, record-breaking season by taking first place at the 2022 MIAA Meet of Champions held at Westfield State University. Cadet took first place with a jump of 38’11.5″. The distance was good enough to set a new schools record. The distance also qualifies her to compete at nationals.

Shakira Cadet
Shakira Cadet

Durfee Tennis Takes Two From Brockton

A day after Brockton track and field swept Durfee, the Hilltoppers’ boys and girls tennis squads returned the favor against their Southeast Conference foe, winning both matches against the Boxers. Both the Durfee boys and girls teams won their matches handily, as both won by 4-1 scores.

With the win, the Durfee boys improve to 9-3 overall and sit in second place in the SEC with a 3-1 mark. Brockton meanwhile, is 0-5 overall and 0-4 in league play. The Hilltopper girls are now 5-8 overall and 2-2 in the conference. The Boxers fall to 1-6 overall and 1-3 in the SEC.

In the boys action, Durfee’s first singles player, Jorge Beltran cruised in the first set 6-1 but needed to win a 7-5 tie-breaker to defeat Christian Wahnon in the second set, 7-6. At second singles, Durfee’s Chris Panchley won easily against Joel Nunoo, 6-1, 6-0. Hilltopper Will Rumsey then had an even easier time at third singles, winning 6-0, 6-0 to sweep the singles matches for Durfee.

Brockton picked up its lone point at first doubles. There, the duo of Stevenson Exantus and Fedson Exantus defeated Durfee’s Jack Fitzgerald and Murali Mahaseth in a hard-fought match, prevailing 2-6, 6-1, 10-6. Hilltoppers Jesse Tamba and Colin Fleet then took the second doubles match, defeating Ren Long and Nick White 6-0, 6-2

Liv Rumsey

In the girls match, Durfee’s Dalia Karam dominated at first singles, knocking off Milani Depina 6-2, 6-0. Liv Rumsey then won for the Toppers at second singles, posting a 6-3, 6-1 win over Ahunna Okreke. Morgan Ledo then completed the singles sweep for Durfee by winning 6-2, 6-4 over Brockton’s Christelle Jean-Baptiste.

At first doubles, Durfee’s Tabicas twins, Madi and Brooke were victorious against Renece Vernon and Nedjy Joseph, 6-3, 6-4. Brockton earned its point at second doubles. There, Jessica Le and Priscilla Barros knocked off Gabby Farias and Sydney Duong 6-1, 6-3.

Brockton Sweeps Durfee in Track & Field

The Brockton track and field teams both emerged as winners over Southeast Conference foe Durfee but at very different margins of victory. The Boxer boys displayed complete domination, winning 102-11, while the Brockton girls won by the slimmest of margins, 66-65.

For the Brockton boys, Christensen Paul and Aaron Russell were double-winners. Paul took the 100 meters and long jump, while Russell took top honors in the discus and shot put. In the hurdles, Boxers Antonio Tobon won the 400 meters, while Henry Tait took first in the 11 meters. Mike Darche (javelin), Jaden Lopes-Ribeiro (high jump), Nick O’Connell (2 mile) and Gavin Gareri (800 meters) were Brockton’s other winners.

In the girls action, Brockton’s Taylor Campbell won shot put with a new personal best throw of 33’5”. Kiica Garnier took first in the 400 meter hurdles, while Janelle Murphy won the 2 mile event. The Boxers’ relay teams were outstanding. The 4×100 meter team of Catherine Moyes, Desiree Santos, Lucieny Tavares, and Issys Price took first with a time of 54.8 seconds, while the 4×400 meter team of Edeh Ugbo, Gabby Warner, Aniyha Hill, and Keria Williamson won with a time of 4:30.21

Durfee meanwhile had triple winners in Shakira Cadet and Emma McDonnell. Cadet won the high jump, triple jump and 100 meters. McDonnell took first in the long jump, 100 meter hurdles and 200 meters. Maggie O’Connell and Kathryn Gauvin were double winners. O’Connell won the mile and 800 meters, while Gauvin took the javelin and 400 meters. Durfee’s Adunoluwa Olubanwo took first in the discus

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Durfee girls Track & field team. Photo from @DurfeeTF

Bridgewater-Raynham Tennis Sweeps Brockton

The Bridgewater-Raynham tennis teams took care of business against Southeast Conference foe Brockton, winning both the boys and girls matches. The Trojan boys prevailed by a slim, 3-2 margin, while the Lady Trojans blacked the Boxers, 5-0.

With the win, the B-R boys even their league mark at 1-1 heading into their match against New Bedford, which is also 1-1 in SEC action. Brockton falls to 0-2 in the conference. The Lady Trojans meanwhile, are tied with Dartmouth atop the SEC standings with a 2-0 mark. Brockton drops to 1-1.

In the boys match, Brockton took first single in a hard-fought battle. Christian Wahnon emerged victorious over Kiefer Jule 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. The Trojans won relatively easily at second and third singles. Logan Thomas bested Clifford James 6-1, 6-0 and after a tight first set, Michael Harrington prevailed over Ren Long 6-4, 6-1.

In the doubles action, Brockton’s first doubles duo Stevenson Exantus and Fedson Exantus won a tight battle against B-R’s Tommy Hammond and Ryan Levine 6-4, 6-4. Second dubles went to B-R, as Cooper Hammond and Anthony Farraz cruised against Jahir Tineo and Joel Nunoo 6-2, 6-0.

In the girls match, B-R’s Nicole Kimball was outstanding at first singles, winning over Milani Depina 6-0, 6-0. Lily Balutis was also very strong at second singles, defeating Renece Vernon 6-0, 6-2. Ellie Balutis completed the singles sweep with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Ahunna Okreke.

In doubles action, Brockton’s first doubles duo of Christelle Jean- Baptiste and Samantha Blanchard put up a fight against Annalies Colwell and Marlena Colwell, losing 6-2, 6-4. The Lady Trojans’ second doubles team of Smitty Sriram and Eily Mitchell completed the shutout with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Alexandria Johnson and Priscilla Barros.

B-R Sweeps New Bedford In Diamond Shutouts

It was all Bridgewater-Raynham against Southeast Conference rival New Bedford, as the Trojans posted shutout victories in both baseball and softball. The B-R baseball squad posted a 5-0 win, while the Lady Trojans won 8-0 in a match-up of squads that had yet to lose in league play.

B-R starter Mike Logiudice earned the win. He allowed just two hits over his five innings of work. Luke Barry went the rest of the way, posting four strikeouts. New Bedford pitcher Ben Frenette worked the first four innings, allowing one earned run, while striking out one. Aaron Pimental pitched the final three innings for the Whalers.

With the win, B-R improves to 8-2 overall and 2-1 in the SEC. New Bedford meanwhile, falls to 4-6 overall and 2-2 in conference play.

Lily Welch

In softball, B-R pitcher Lily Welch went the distance, fanning 11 Whaler batters, while giving up just three hits and walking no one. Offensively, Riain Keefe, Taylor Reid and Emma Talpey led the way. All had three hits on the day. Keefe had an RBI and scored three times. Reid had a pair of RBI and Julia Shearstone had a three-run triple.

With the win, the Lady Trojans even their overall record at 5-5 and improve to a conference leading 4-0 in the SEC. It was the first conference loss for New Bedford, as the Whalers now sit in second place at 2-1.

Dartmouth Softball Pulls Out Close One Against Durfee

FALL RIVER, MA – Down to its last out and trailing by two, the Dartmouth softball team battled back to pull off a 10-8 victory over host Durfee in Southeast Conference action at the Kuss Middle School field. With the win, The Indians improve to 4-5 on the year and 1-1 in the SEC. Durfee falls to 1-7 overall and 0-3 in conference play.

Megan Arruda

Pitcher Megan Arruda earned the win for Dartmouth. She pitched the first three innings and re-entered to throw the final two. She allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits, while striking five and walking three. Broke Silvia went the distance for Durfee.

The Indians collected 15 hits in the game, led by Kalisa Pomfret, who went 5-for-5 on the day, scoring twice. Lily Gioiosa had three hits and three runs scored for Dartmouth, while Kathryn Lancaster and Sofia Dias had two each.

Katerina Rumsey, Sadie Fitzgerald and Niyah Boone all had two hits for the Hilltoppers. Fitzgerald’s last hit was a clutch, two-out, two-run blast that put Durfee on up 8-6 in the bottom of the sixth inning. Rachael Silva reached base in three of four at-bats, stole a base and scored three times.

Dartmouth, playing aggressively on the base paths, managed to plate single runs in each of the first three innings to grab a 3-1 lead. Durfee struggled with men on base early but managed to score once in the bottom the fourth to pull within a run.

Dartmouth then hit the ball hard in the fifth, scoring three runs to push its lead to 6-2. Pomfret, Gioiosa and Desirae Paiva all had hits in the frame. Durfee finally ended its futility with runners on base to tie the game with four runs in the bottom of the inning. Rumsey led off with a triple down the left field line. Silva walked and stole second. Mia Jacob then walked to load the bases. A sacrifice fly brought in a run and Brooke Macedo’s double scored two more. Macedo later scored on a fielder’s choice to even the score at six.

Fitzgerald greeted after two-run homer

The bottom of the sixth started promisingly for Durfee as Rumsey and Silva both reached. A brilliant foul ball catch by Gioiosa who then threw for a double play appeared to thwart the threat. However, Fitzgerald then launched her two-run blast, scoring Silva ahead of her.

While Durfee, losers of six straight going in, had dreams of victory, Dartmouth had other ideas. Durfee got the leadoff batter but the Indians managed to load the bases with two outs. A pair of shots to the gap in right center brought all those runners in and Dartmouth added one more to go up by two. Arruda closed the door in the bottom of the inning for the win.

B-R Baseball Shuts Out Durfee

Behind a sterling complete game effort from Michael Logiudice, host Bridgewater-Raynham defeated Durfee, 5-0 in Southeast Conference baseball action. With the win, the Trojans improved to 7-2 overall and 1-1 in SEC play. The Hilltoppers fall to 4-4 overall and have yet to win in two conference outings.

In the route-going effort, Logiudice allowed four hits, while striking out one and walking one. His defense helped him out by turning four double plays in the game. Durfee starter, Ethan Cambra pitched well in defeat. It was a tough second inning though, as the Trojans plated all of their runs while collecting three hits in the frame.

B-R Softball Pulls Away From Durfee

Bridgewater, MA – It started out as a back-and-forth affair but the Bridgewater-Raynham softball team managed to continue to pile up the hits and post a convincing, 18-6 victory over visiting Durfee in Southeast Conference play. The win improves the Lady Trojans’ record to 3-5 on the season but they are off to a 2-0 start in SEC action. Durfee meanwhile, has now lost six straight to fall to 1-6 on the year, 0-2 in the SEC.

B-R pitcher Lilly Welch
Lilly Welch

Pitcher Lilly Welch picked up the win in relief. She held the Hilltoppers scoreless over four innings of work. Emma Talpey had four hits to lead the B-R attack. Leadoff hitter, Taylor Feist had three hits and scored two runs. Sadie Fitzgerald and Niyah Boone had two hits each for Durfee.

Early on, it looked like it might be the Hilltoppers’ day. They grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, when freshman Kat Rumsey led the game off with a single and came all the way around to score on Fitzgerald’s towering double to left-center. B-R came back quickly though, scoring two in the bottom of the frame to grab the lead. Feist, Taylor Reid and Talpey had hits in the rally that was aided by a Durfee error.

The Hilltoppers stormed back in the second, scoring three times to take a 4-2 lead. Emily Curran’s single was followed by back-to-back doubles from Boone and Selena Perreira for two Durfee runs. Freshman Rachael Silva then singled to center to score Perreira. The Lady Trojans then took advantage of Durfee miscues to score four times of their own and go up 6-4.

Durfee pitcher Emily Curran
Emily Curran

Durfee managed to come back to tie the game in the third on Brooke Macedo’s two-run blast over the fence in left that also brought in Fitzgerald, who had singled to lead off the inning. B-R then made a pitching change, brining in the hard-throwing Welch, who shut down the Hilltopper offense the rest of the way.

While Durfee failed to score the rest of the way, B-R continued to pile up the runs. The Lady Trojans scored four in the bottom of the third and then broke the game wide open with six runs in the fifth. B-R added two more in the sixth to end the contest via the 12-run mercy rule.

Images from the game