HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: A school record, a 6-out save and a dinger for Canton's Andrew Butler
Canton High's Andrew Butler is a five-tool player, just look at what he did in the baseball team's 10-5 win over Bishop Feehan on Friday.
At the plate, Butler hit his first career home run. He had 3 hits and drove in 6 runs.
On the mound, he pitched 2 innings and struck out 4 to earn the 6-out save.
On the bases, he swiped two bags to break a school record with 21 stolen bases on the season.
That's a pretty good day for the senior.
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Jay Kelleher also contributed to the win, as he went 2-for-2 with an RBI and 2 runs scored. Starter Zach Peters pitched well to earn the win. Matt Quan had 2 RBI and 2 runs.
In other high school action on Friday:
BASEBALL
Milton 5, Stoughton 0: Owen McHugh tossed 5 shutout innings of 4-hit ball and went 2-or-3 with an RBI to pick up his first win for the Wildcats (16-2). Tommy Mitchell pitched 2 innings of shutout ball. Marcus Ollivierre went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a triple.
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Dedham 7, Cohasset 1: Senior Brendan Cingari had an RBI triple in the loss.
BC High 4, Xaverian 0: Ronan Donahue threw a complete-game shutout in the win.
Hingham 7, Duxbury 5: Chris Volpe worked 6 innings for the win, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits with 11 strikeouts as the Harbormen (10-6) clinched a playoff berth. Jeremy Aylward (2-for-3, double, RBI) and Kyle Swett (2-for-3, RBI, 2 runs) starred offensively, and Danny Kent notched the save. Ryan Flaherty hit a 3-run homer for Duxbury.
SOFTBALL
Archbishop Williams 5, Fontbonne 1: Shelby Parr tossed a strikeout with no walks, 12 strikeouts and 6 hits in the win. Alyssa Burke belted a solo home run while Regan Parr, Jess Keefe (1 RBI) and Meg Hansbury (2 RBI) each went 2-for-3. In the loss, shortstop Emme Finnigan starred defensively with a double play and several diving stops to prevent runs. Freshman Bella Buonopane and senior Maggie Smith each had a double.
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South Shore Tech 7, Upper Cape Tech 4: Tiana MacDonald had 3 hits and drove in 2 RBI while McKenzie Jepsen picked up the win in the circle with 9 strikeouts. Grace McCarthy and Avery Cina each went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
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Quincy 17, Scituate 4: Junior Cady Hansbury had a grand slam in the win.
Hanover 4, Pembroke 3 (9 inn.): Trailing 3-1, the Hawks (12-5, 11-4 Patriot League) tied the game in the bottom of the seventh inning on freshman Noey Giardina's 2-run homer. She also singled home the winning run in the ninth. Abby Hanna had 2 hits, including a double and RBI. Sophomore Erin Condon had 3 hits, and pitcher Abby Smith allowed 1 earned run and 6 strikeouts over 9 innings.
Milton 6, Canton 2: The Wildcats won a non-league game.
BOYS LACROSSE
Nobles 15, Thayer 11: The Tigers lost in the ISL semifinals.
Attleboro 12, Oliver Ames 8: Ben Reardon and Wyatt Fritchman each had hat tricks in the loss. Ryan Jaco and Victor Romeiro scored once.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Cohasset 13, Duxbury 12 (OT): Maddie Miller made a critical save in overtime which paved the way for Kira Fulton (4 goals, 2 assists) to feed Laney Larsen (5 goals, 3 assists) for the winning goal.
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Archbishop Williams 18, Fontbonne 2: The Bishops improved to 13-5 as 9 different players scored.
Canton 11, Whitman-Hanson 9: Fay Gallery scored 4 goals to lead the Bulldogs (12-2). Devan Spinale, Emily McCabe and Allie McCabe all scored 2 goals. Elyse Broderick stopped 13 shots. Ella Nagle (2 assists) and Lily O'Donnell each scored 2 goals for the Panthers (3-10).
Thayer 16, Governors 4: The Tigers won the ISL game.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Quincy 3, Braintree 0: The Presidents (10-8) qualified for the tournament with the 25-19, 25-21, 26-24 home win. Quincy had 29 kills on 26 assists with 35 digs and 5 blocks as a team.
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BOYS TENNIS
Oliver Ames 3, Milton 2: The Tigers avenged a 3-2 loss to the Wildcats last week. OA's second doubles team of Alex Vasilou and Ben Dias won in a third-set tiebreak 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-3).
Scituate 3, Quincy 2: The Sailors won the Patriot League match.
Plymouth North 4, Silver Lake 1: The Blue Eagles won the Patriot League match.
GIRLS TENNIS
Scituate 5, Quincy 0: The Sailors won the Patriot League match.
Plymouth North 5, Silver Lake 0: Emily Goulian (first), Ava Boyajian (second) and Helena Dhillon (third) swept the singles matches for the Blue Eagles. Aislyn Kelliher/Nyla Lavoie (first) and Gwyn Amonte/Kendall Zemotel (second) took the doubles matches.
CHEERLEADING
Whitman-Hanson announces new coach: Via press release on Friday, W-H announced Elise McMahon has been hired as the school's new coach.
McMahon captained the East Bridgewater High team and won three state titles and four New England titles before continuing her cheer career at Westfield State University.
"I am extremely proud and grateful for the opportunity to take over as head coach of the Whitman-Hanson varsity cheerleading team. Back to my roots of the South Shore, I am ready to put in the work and push our limits with these 14-time state champions,” McMahon said.
The Panthers have a history of success and have won 45 league titles to go with several national championships.
“Above all else, at Whitman-Hanson we want coaches who see our student-athletes as people first who we can help guide and shape who they become by teaching the values that educational athletics affords students,” W-H athletic director Bob Rodgers said. “Elise fits the bill and is right out of the same mold as our two terrific retiring coaches, Alyssa Pietrasik and Kayla Crawford.”
McMahon spent the last four years coaching at Hopkinton High. She's an elementary physical education teacher in Foxboro.
This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: South Shore high school sports scores and highlights from May 20
