Will Wood threw three touchdown passes as No. 3 Xaverian (7-3) defeated sixth-seeded Leominster 35-20 in a Div. 1 state quarterfinal football game.
In a Div. 4 quarterfinal, Lawson Foley hauled in five receptions for 141 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while also playing a vital role defensively (two interceptions), returning a pick 25 yards for a third score as second-seeded Scituate (9-0) punched its ticket back to the Final Four with a 28-0 romp of No. 10 Wayland.
Jake Banda ran for 168 yards and a touchdown on nine carries, while Sidney Tildsley added 107 yards and three touchdowns as top-seeded Shawsheen (10-0) rolled to a 42-0 win over eighth-seeded Newburyport.
No. 4 Nashoba Tech (10-0) jumped out to a 14-0 lead two minutes into the game thanks to a 50-yard touchdown and a 60-yard punt return for a score by Chase Carney and never looked back en route to a 22-0 win over fifth-seeded Cathedral in a Div. 8 quarterfinal. … Jack Balzarini tossed over 300 passing yards with seven touchdowns, erupting to lead No. 3 Carver (8-2) back to the Final Four with a 44-19 win over No. 11 Bourne. … Haggai Joseph, Seneca Spencer and Mehki White scored two touchdowns each for No. 1 Randolph (9-1) during a 40-8 win over No. 8 Narragansett.
Robert Morris caught the game-winning touchdown with 44 seconds left, sealing No. 1 Reading’s (10-0) 11-point comeback in a 21-18 Div. 3 state quarterfinal win over No. 9 Milford.
Jack Luccarelli ran for 134 yards and four touchdowns on 14 carries as Norwell (8-2) doubled up Abington 28-14 in a Div. 6 quarterfinal matchup.
Logan Willis ran for 100 yards and accrued six sacks on defense, pairing with two Ben Squarcia touchdown runs and two Dominic Matteodo touchdown passes to lift third-seeded Mashpee (8-2) over No. 6 Amesbury in the Div. 7 quarterfinals.
Isaiah Bueno (two touchdowns) and Erick Romero each ran for at least 100 yards, fueling Northeast (5-5) in a 38-28 win over Diman in the Vocational Large School quarterfinals.
Sam Hubbard ran for 140 yards and a touchdown, while adding a TD reception as Natick (8-2) defeated Franklin 21-7 in a non-playoff contest. Jesse Gagliardi completed all five passes he attempted for 110 yards and two touchdowns. … John Farrell ran for four touchdowns, pacing Medway (7-3) in a 35-14 win over Bishop Stang. … Defense was at the forefront of Whitman-Hanson’s (3-7) 14-12 win over Middleboro, as Curtis Burke and Matt Lee recovered fumbles while Jacob Getchell (13 tackles, one for a loss) and Bobby Walker (three sacks, fumble recovery) starred. … Jayden Barber threw two touchdown passes as Dennis-Yarmouth (7-4) took down East Bridgewater, 31-0. … Devin O’Brien ran for three touchdowns and passed for another as Ashland (4-5) defeated Medfield, 42-8. … Dom White ran for two touchdowns, and Brandon Comeau threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score as Rockland (1-9) outlasted South Shore Voke, 35-26. … Jake Reilly ran for a pair of scores as Attleboro (4-6) defeated Brockton in overtime, 22-20. … … Isaiah Robinson finished with three touchdowns and over 250 total yards while also becoming the first 1,000 yard receiver in Nauset (7-3) history as the Warriors defeated Martha’s Vineyard, 18-7. … Zach Berkley completed 20-of-27 passes for 279 yards and two touchdowns, while Gabe Egan ran for 101 yards and two scores as Bellingham (7-3) bested Pembroke, 35-21.
Ryan Dragone completed 12-of-17 passes for 228 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing for a score, and Jaden Ssenfuma had four receptions for 163 yards and a touchdown as Waltham (5-5) beat Medford, 23-6. … Keyshon Wright threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score as O’Bryant (4-4) defeated Chelsea, 20-0. … Jason Berry threw three touchdown passes (two to Tanner DuPriest), and Otto Indelicato ran for two touchdowns, including the winning score with 21 seconds left to lift North Reading (8-2) to a 35-28 win over Bishop Fenwick. … Junior Matthew Tasker took 25 carries for 126 yards and three touchdowns to power Lincoln-Sudbury (5-5) to a 38-13 win over Everett. … Sean Dolen ran for 128 yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries as Winthrop (6-4) defeated KIPP, 42-24. … Shawn Hines ran in two touchdowns for Lowell Catholic (4-6) in a 14-8 win over Minuteman…. Everett Romano rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns as Triton (6-3) bested Boston Latin, 56-13. … Quinn Rocco Ryan and Elvis Espinal each scored twice as Salem (4-5) defeated Latin Academy, 35-13. … Cody Munafo ran for two scores as Saugus (3-7) blanked Brighton, 34-0.