Ryan, Norwood upset Stoughton

Behind 22 kills and eight blocks from Kiki Ryan, No. 15

Norwood upset second-seeded Stoughton, 3-2, in a Division 2 South first-round girls volleyball match yesterday.

Hallie Dunn posted nine kills, 15 digs and 13 service points as No. 12 Central Catholic (11-7) upended No. 5

Masconomet, 3-0, in a Div. 1 North first-round meeting. . . . Katherine Furxhi had 10 kills, three blocks and three assists to lead No. 4 Woburn (18-3) in a 3-0 sweep of No. 13 Billerica. . . . Mandy Dumais registered 33 digs and Lizzie Myers collected 10 kills to fuel No. 8 Marblehead (15-6) past No. 9 Beverly, 3-1.

In Div. 2 North first round action, Erin Torpey notched seven kills as No. 2 Melrose (20-2) swept No. 15 Whittier Tech, 3-0. . . . Lauren Flynn’s 16 kills and 15 digs sparked third-seeded Hamilton-Wenham (19-2) past No. 14 Tewksbury, 3-1.

Ella Kim recorded 19 kills as eighth-seeded Newton South (12-8) took down No. 9

Medford, 3-1, in Div. 1 Central/East first round play. . . . Camryn Burgio’s eight kills and five aces helped sixthseeded North Quincy (14-7) topple No. 11 Everett, 3-0.

Amanda Gilbert tallied seven kills and three aces to propel No. 3 Hopkinton (182) to a 3-0 sweep of No. 14 Doherty in a Div. 1 Central/ West matchup.

Field hockey

In Div. 1 South preliminary round action, Hailey Camire scored twice for No. 13 Dartmouth (9-3-5) to edge No. 20

Norwood, 3-2. ... Brooke Hamilton tallied a goal and an assist as No. 10 Wellesley (13-4-2) defeated No. 23

Hingham, 3-0. . . . Cassi Ronan recorded a hat trick and an assist to lift No. 18 Franklin (10-7-2) over No. 15 Westwood, 7-3. . . . Paige Shanley made eight saves as No. 24

Braintree (7-7-5) earned its first postseason victory in program history, 2-1 over No. 9 Bridgewater-Raynham.

Maddie DiPietro scored twice to lift No. 4 Central Catholic (16-2-1) to a 4-2 Div. 1 North first round win over No. 13 Concord-Carlisle.

Football

In a nonplayoff matchup, Robbie Sarmanian ran for three touchdowns and a twopoint conversion, powering

Manchester-Essex (4-5) to a 48-12 victory over O’Bryant (3-5). . . . Ethan Phelps ran 21 times for 126 yards and scored two touchdowns as

Whitman-Hanson (5-2) beat

Barnstable, 30-20.