Sunday, October 20, 2013

The Week in Review- 10/15-10/19/13

Boys and Girls Soccer raise awareness of Breast Cancer- Both the Boys and Girls Soccer teams sported their pink jerseys in Thursday's double-header with Sharon this week.  Thanks go out to all of the parent volunteers who helped make the event possible.  Kudos to the boys and girls players for their efforts.

Field Hockey continues to roll- Wins over Oliver Ames and Sharon have put the Field Hockey team on the brink of yet another Hock Davenport Championship. The 1-0 win over OA on the road Tuesday was a battle of the Davenport's two best teams. The Bulldog victory was sweet revenge as the Tigers had beaten the Bulldogs by the same score earlier in the season. Katie Kelleher recorded the lone goal in the victory.

The 'dogs dominated Sharon on the road on Friday, 5-1 on a hat trick and 2 assists by Kellie Stigas. The victory moves the team one step closer to a Davenport Championship with 2 games left.

Volleyball wins Davenport for 7th season in a row- The week started off with a bang for the Volleyball team as the squad breezed by Milford on Tuesday with a 3-0 (25-14, 25-8, 25-15) win that led to the team's 7th straight Hock Title. The week also ended on a high note as the team hosted Oliver Ames and came away with yet another Hock victory, 3-1. Sandwiched in between the two Hock victories was a clash of two of the top D2 teams in the state as the Bulldogs hosted Notre Dame Academy, the top ranked team in the state. The 'dogs started off strong early in the first game, but the visitors had too many weapons on the day and served up Canton's second loss of the season, 0-3. Avery Devoe led a strong Bulldog effort in the loss but it wasn't enough to overcome the top ranked squad.

Boys Soccer has unbeaten week...but no wins- The Boys Soccer team played to two scoreless ties this week- one against unbeaten Oliver Ames and one against Sharon- a team that had defeated the Bulldogs earlier in the season. The two ties mark the team's 6th shutout in the past 8 games but also mark the 3rd game in a row without a goal. Art McNally earned his 7th shutout of the season. The team  has to earn just one more point in its final two games to qualify for the state tournament for the 8th consecutive season.

Football jumps ahead early again, but can't hold on- For the 3rd consecutive game, the Bulldogs found the endzone first to jump ahead of their Hock opponent, this time the Foxboro Warriors, but failed to hold on as the Warriors came storming back for a 28-7 victory. Kevin Wing's 2 yard run capped off an early drive that was highlighted by a huge passing play when Brian Hagan threw a perfect strike to Derek Harris who made a great catch in traffic and tacked on some extra yardage putting the 'dogs in a great position early. The team moved the ball well for much of the game but the Warriors were able to convert on their opportunities and earned the road win.

Golfers perform well at Hock Championships- Junior Mike Breviglia shot a 78 at the Hock Championships at Granite Links on Thursday, becoming the first Bulldog golfer in recent memory to shoot the lowest score in the League- earning MVP honors on the day. His teammate Sam Hrubec shot the 2nd lowest score (an 80- tied with 2 other golfers). The team finished in 2nd place to Sharon High School. The team will compete in the State Tournament on Monday at Easton CC.

Girls Soccer wins 1 drops 2 in tough week of competition- The Girls Soccer team had a convincing 3-0 victory at home on Thursday night against Sharon. Gabby Matthews, Sarah MacQuarrie and Hannah Link each scored in the shutout win. Alana Murphy played well in goal. Thursday's victory was sandwiched by two tough losses- 3-0 to Oliver Ames and 1-0 to a very strong Andover team.