Smith, Reid carry Needham
Matt Smith had 10 catches for 153 yards and a touchdown, while Tyler Reid rushed the ball 20 times for 79 yards and two scores as No.12 Needham (3-0) cruised to a 38-7 victory over Newton North in a Bay State Conference crossover contest yesterday.
In other BSC crossover action, Billy Silvia ran for one score and forced a pair of turnovers on defense as No. 9 Braintree (3-0) outscored Framingham, 46-28 . . . . Mark Barrett threw for three scores and ran for a fourth as Brookline (2-1) edged Weymouth, 27-24.
Ryan Kelleher completed 17of-21 passes for 271 yards and two scores, both going to Luke D’Aloia, as Hopkinton (2-1) defeated Norwood, 28-6, in the Tri-Valley Large.
Nick Raneri threw a pair of touchdown passes to Ryan Gaumond and Brendan McHugh ran for two more scores as North Attleboro (2-1) defeated Sharon, 42-14, in the Hockomock Davenport.
Ryan Halliday rushed for 120 yards and the game’s only touchdown, while Cole Baker booted a pair of field goals as No. 15-ranked King Philip (2-1) relied on a strong defensive effort to knock off Attleboro, 122, in a Hockomock Kelley-Rex battle.
In Northeastern Conference Tier 3 action, Marvens Jean ripped off a 75-yard scoring run and Mason Nikolas threw a 55-yard TD pass to Christian Correia as Saugus (1-2) handled Salem, 14-0, giving interim coach Mike Mabee his first varsity win.
Dylan Cann rushed for a career-high 302 yards and four touchdowns as Austin Prep (12) picked up its first win of the year, 36-0, over Matignon/St. Joseph’s in the Catholic Central Small.
Two Juzary Salim rushing touchdowns proved to be the difference as Upper Cape (21) upended South Shore, 21-14, in a Mayflower Athletic Small contest . . . . Jermaine Rivera’s 50-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter was the game’s only score as Cape Cod Tech (12) defeated Old Colony, 8-0.
Mike Piazza started the season with a bang, throwing five touchdown passes as Belmont Hill (1-0) rolled to a 49-14 victory over Roxbury Latin in the Independent School League . . . . Billy Seidl threw for 177 yards and one score, while rushing for 63 and another as St. Sebastian’s (1-0) shut out Milton Academy . . . . Quin Stott ran for 150 yards and four touchdowns as Governor’s Academy (1-0) handled Brooks, 42-15 . ... Jack Thorbahn passed for 154 yards and a pair of touchdowns as
Thayer Academy (1-0) defeated
Middlesex, 27-7.
Luke MacPhail completed 13-of-20 passes for 185 yards and four scores as Dexter Southfield (1-0) coasted to a 42-12 win over Hebron Academy in an Evergreen League matchup.
In Friday night action: Vincent Brazzo ran for two scores and threw a game-winning 20-yard touchdown pass to Ben Condon as Essex Tech (1-2) rallied from a 14-0 deficit to defeat Manchester-Essex, 27-20, in a nonleague contest. ... Zach Sanderson ran for 150 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries, while Sean O’Brien added 128 rushing yards and three scores as Northeast (30) ran over Roxbury Prep, 4014 . . . . Luke McMenamin threw three touchdown passes as Milton (2-1) shut out Dartmouth, 24-0.
John Roberts’ 1-yard touchdown run with 34.2 seconds left gave No. 3 Duxbury (3-0) a hard-fought 12-6 win over
Plymouth North in a Patriot Keenan contest. Roberts threw for 110 yards and also added 54 rushing yards.
Devin Lambert completed 18-of-29 passes for 236 yards and two scores as Dracut (2-0) handled Chelmsford, 37-0, in a Merrimack Valley Small contest. Cam McCullough caught eight passes for 126 yards and a score, while Jakob Rivers added a game-opening 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
Ricky Brutus ran for 130 yards and two touchdowns, while catching a game-winning 16-yard touchdown pass from Connor Bryant with 26 seconds left as Methuen (3-0) rallied from a 28-14 halftime deficit to defeat Lowell, 35-28, in an Merrimack Valley Conference Large game.
Kevin Peete ran for 245 yards and three scores as Melrose (21) defeated Watertown, 28-13, in the Middlesex Freedom.
Ben Yanakakis threw two touchdown passes and ran for a third as part of a 28-point first quarter as Ipswich (3-0) rolled to a 49-6 win over Triton in a Cape Ann League crossover contest.
Boys soccer
Noah Ferrer scored the game-winner with two minutes to spare as Wilmington (13-3) earned a 2-1 victory over nonleague opponent Beverly.
Field hockey
In a nonleague game, Abby Marchand scored a pair of goals and assisted on another to lead Martha’s Vineyard (4-2) past Dighton-Rehoboth, 3-0.