Jaden Lovell struck out nine and gave up five hits and two walks over seven innings while going 1-for-3 at the plate as No. 10 East Bridgewater (17-6) edged No. 18 Dennis-Yarmouth 2-1 in a Div. 4 baseball quarterfinal.
Conor Secrist delivered a game-winning single in the last of the ninth to give No. 2 St. John’s (Shrewsbury) (19-3) a 7-6 win over Catholic Conference rival St. John’s Prep in a Div. 1 quarterfinal.
Ty Gilmore tossed a complete-game three-hitter as No. 1 Georgetown (22-1) rolled to a 9-2 win over No. 9 Hopkins Academy in a Div. 5 state quarterfinal contest. Carter Lucido contributed a two-run double, while Jake Gilbo homered for the Royals.
Scarlett Mirak (hat trick), Karleigh Mutch (two goals), Teagan Morrissey, Sarah Fortier and Charlotte Skelly found the net for No. 4 Concord-Carlisle (18-5) in an 8-4 Div. 1 quarterfinal win over No. 5 Weymouth.
Halle Greenleaf scored five goals and added an assist, while Allie Wile added four goals as No. 4 Ipswich (18-1) doubled up on fifth-seeded Sandwich in a Div. 4 quarterfinal.
Spencer Chapman scored four goals as No. 7 Needham (16-5) knocked off second-seeded Lincoln-Sudbury 14-7 in a Div. 1 state quarterfinal. … Drew Bossi put the pressure on early with four first-quarter goals, and Oliver Rosselli added two goals and an assist as No. 1 St. John’s Prep (19-2) routed No. 9 Franklin, 17-3.
After trailing by nine runs, third-seeded Hudson rallied to a 10-9 Div. 3 state quarterfinal win over No. 6 Triton with a three-run seventh inning.
All-Scholastic pitcher Samantha Lincoln of Taunton was named the Gatorade Massachusetts Softball Player of the Year. The left-hander has a 16-0 record with an 0.27 ERA and has allowed just 30 hits in 105 innings with 228 strikeouts. An excellent student with a 4.25 GPA, Lincoln will pitch at Texas Tech in the fall.
BASEBALL
DIVISION 1
QUARTERFINALS – Friday
Leominster 10, Braintree 5
St. John’s (S), 7, St. John’s Prep 6 (9i)
DIVISION 2
QUARTERFINAL – Friday
Plymouth North 3, Norwood 0
DIVISION 4
QUARTERFINAL – Friday
E. Bridgewater 2, Dennis-Yarm. 1
DIVISION 5
QUARTERFINAL – Friday
Georgetown 9, Hopkins Acad. 2
BOYS LACROSSE
DIVISION 1
QUARTERFINALS – Friday
BC High 7, Xaverian 2
Needham 14, Lincoln-Sud. 7
St. John’s Prep 17, Franklin 3
DIVISION 2
QUARTERFINALS – Friday
Duxbury 8, Reading 5
Longmeadow 16, Billerica 2
DIVISION 3
QUARTERFINALS – Friday
Falmouth 18, Burlington 9
Scituate 18, Nashoba 6
DIVISION 4
QUARTERFINAL – Friday
Sandwich 14, Pentucket 8
GIRLS LACROSSE
DIVISION 1
QUARTERFINALS – Friday
Central Cath. 15, Chelmsford 11
Concord-Carlisle 8, Weymouth 4
Lincoln-Sud. 11, No. Andover 5
DIVISION 2
QUARTERFINALS – Friday
E. Longmeadow 10, Reading 9
Hingham 13, Longmeadow 8
Notre Dame (H) 18, Duxbury 7
Walpole 19, Westwood 12
DIVISION 4
QUARTERFINALS – Friday
Cohasset 19, Manch.-Essex 7
Ipswich 16, Sandwich 8
GIRLS RUGBY
DIVISION 1
SEMIFINAL – Friday
Weymouth 60, Algonquin 29
SOFTBALL
DIVISION 1
QUARTERFINALS – Friday
Wachusett 11, Bishop Feehan 0
DIVISION 2
QUARTERFINALS – Friday
Marblehead 4, Silver Lake 3
Walpole 6, Somerset Berkley 0
DIVISION 3
QUARTERFINAL – Friday
Hudson 10, Triton 9
DIVISION 4
QUARTERFINAL – Friday
Pittsfield 5, Uxbridge 4
DIVISION 5
QUARTERFINALS – Friday
Hopedale 2, West Boylston 0
Tahanto 5, Greenfield 2
BOYS TENNIS
QUARTERFINAL – Friday
Lexington 4, BC High 1
DIVISION 2
QUARTERFINAL – Friday
Hingham 3, Sharon 2
DIVISION 4
QUARTERFINAL – Friday
PV Chinese Immersion 3, Fairhaven 2
GIRLS TENNIS
DIVISION 2
QUARTERFINALS – Friday
Longmeadow 5, Sharon 0
VOLLEYBALL
DIVISION 1
QUARTERFINALS – Friday
Needham 3, Brookline 1
Newton North 3, BC High 1
DIVISION 2
QUARTERFINAL – Friday
Agawam 3, Medfield 0