High school roundup: East Boston girls soccer team makes history with victory

The East Boston ladies soccer group couldn’t have picked a greater time to make historical past.

Anahi Vasquez’ third aim of the sport in extra time gave the Thirty third-seeded Jets (16-4-2) their first-ever match win, 3-2, victory over No. 32 Amesbury in a Div. 4 North preliminary spherical contest Saturday morning. Subsequent up for East Boston is a gap spherical date with top-seeded Cohasset.

“I’m simply so very pleased with these Woman Jets,” stated East Boston coach Wealthy LaCara. “The women knew that that they had the possibility to make historical past and do one thing no Eastie group has ever executed earlier than. We performed 13 gamers and the women have been exhausted, however continued to resist the strain. It was a complete group effort.”

The sport-winner got here 5 minutes into the extra time interval. Vasquez rushed down the left aspect and tucked the ball house with the skin of her proper foot. Keeper Diana Melgar, who was excellent within the Boston Metropolis League playoffs, made a number of key stops to maintain her group within the sport. Not dangerous for somebody LaCara wasn’t positive he was going to have.

“We needed to make a take care of her job in order that she might play,” LaCara stated. “As soon as the sport ended we dropped off Diana at her job within the North Finish.”

In different ladies soccer motion, Lily Hofmann scored twice as Sandwich defeated Shawsheen, 3-0, in a Div 3. preliminary spherical match. Julia Hargraves tallied a aim and an help as Durfee topped Peabody, 2-1, in a Div. 1 first spherical assembly.

Subject hockey

Melissa Leone netted a hat trick as Ashland dropped Dennis-Yarmouth, 3-2, in a Div. 3 first spherical conflict. … Molly and Maggie Driscoll netted two objectives every whereas Caroline Andrade added three assists as Watertown beat Norwell, 7-0. Junior Katie Radzik had a hat trick as No. 10 Hanover defeated No. 23 Auburn 4-1.

Within the Div. 2 first spherical, Camille Perlov scored twice as No. 13 Hopkinton (10-4-5) edged No. 20 Nauset 2-1.

Boys soccer

Miguel Vasconcelos scored the lone aim for No. 18 Sharon as they topped No. 15 North Attleboro, 1-0, in a Div. 2 preliminary spherical matchup.

Jonas Norsica had a hat trick and Angelot Brun added a pair as No. 10 Randolph (11-6-2) defeated No. 23 Burke 7-2 in a Div, 4 preliminary spherical contest.

Women soccer

Junior Lily Hofmann scored twice as No. 28 Sandwich (9-6-2) blanked Shawsheen, 3-0 in a Div. 3 preliminary spherical sport.

In a Div. 1 preliminary spherical assembly, Julia Hargraves completed with a aim and an help to steer No. 36 Durfee (13-5-1) to a 2-1 win over Peabody.