Hingham advances with Reale thriller

Late goal keys win vs. W-H

After playing to two draws in the regular season, it was inevitable that the third matchup between Whitman-Hanson and Hingham, with much higher stakes, would come down to the wire.

And the only thing separating them last night in a Division 1 South quarterfinal at Dennis M. O’Brien Field in Whitman was a sensational tally from Hingham’s Lilly Reale with a minute left in regulation.

Reale uncorked a leftfooted blast from 30 yards out into the corner of the net in the 79th minute to lift No. 6 Hingham over thirdseeded Whitman-Hanson, 2-1.

“A lot of the burden has gone on (Reale) when we had Kira (Maguire) go down and she rose to the occasion big time,” said Hingham coach Ryan Puntiri as the Harborwomen (14-1-5) advance to face

Natick. “She can strike the ball as well as anybody and she saw an opportunity and let it fly.”

After several near-misses in the first half, Hingham struck first less than two minutes into the second half when Reale flicked in a shot in a scrum off a corner.

Whitman-Hanson (142-4) pressed for the equalizer and finally got it in the 69th minute. The Panthers played a ball over the top of Hingham’s defense and Riley Bina ran on to it and beat a charging keeper to level the score.

After the shock of the Panthers’ game-tying goal wore off, Reale, who was tightly marked all game, received just enough space in the middle of the field to get off her game-winning shot.

“I was mentally in shock like, ‘We just got scored on. There’s only so many minutes left in the game,’” Reale said. “I just wanted to help our team. We all gathered at one of the timeouts and said, ‘We can do this still.’”

In Div. 2 South quarterfinal action, Gaby Weilding scored the game’s only goal for No. 9 Hopkinton (11-3-6) in a 1-0 upset victory over top-seeded Old Rochester (17-3-0). … Heather Scheid, Ava Vasile, Audrey Cobb and Krislyn Thompkins all scored in the second half as No. 5 Medway (16-3-2) defeated fourth-seeded Somerset Berkley , 4-0. … Alex Panaggio’s goal late in the first half sent No. 3 Holli

ston (17-1-2) off and running en route to a 5-0 win over No. 7 Dartmouth.

Freshman Guilianna Gianino notched two goals for top-ranked Norwell (192-1) in a 3-0 victory over No. 12 Plymouth South (11-8-2), in a Div. 3 South semifinal.

Eleanor Fisher scored twice, including the goahead goal, to push No. 2

Brookline (14-1-5) to a 3-2 win over third-seeded Westford

Academy (12-5-1) for a spot in the Div. 1 North final.

Sophie DiGrande scored the game-winning goal in double overtime as No. 7

Swampscott (15-5-1) ousted third-seeded Stoneham, 1-0, in a Div. 3 North semifinal.

Boys soccer

Gabe Najim scored the game-winning goal with 12:20 left as No. 9 St. John’s Prep (15-2-4) advanced to the Div. 1 North final with a 2-1 win over fourth-seeded East Boston. Ethan Ambrosh tallied the other goal for the Eagles, while Roberto Dubon scored for the Jets (13-1-5).

James Boyle’s goal in the second half gave No. 1 North Andover (18-2-0) a 1-0 victory over No. 8 Charlestown in a Div. 2 North quarterfinal.

Alexander Loyd. Michael Chun and Patrick McMahon all scored, while Justin Keating recorded his 11th shutout as No. 1 Silver Lake (19-0-1) defeated No. 8 Hingham, 3-0, in a Div. 3 South quarterfinal.

Jake Silvestre launched a free kick that found twine in overtime, lifting secondseeded Seekonk (16-0-4) to a 2-1 victory over No. 7 Martha’s Vineyard (15-4-1), in the quarterfinal round of the Div. 3 South tournament . ... Jonny Paecht scored twice and Patrick Mejia added the third goal as No. 3 Holliston (14-1-3) defeated sixth-seeded Scituate, 3-1.

Cole Berry scored twice and No. 6 Carver (11-3-3) topped No. 14 West Bridgewater, 3-0, in a Div. 4 South quarterfinal. … Derek Partida’s goal gave No. 1 Nantucket (19-0-1) a 1-0 win over No. 8 Bourne. … Chris Longo and Michael McDougald scored as No. 5 Cohasset (14-4-2) eliminated fourth-seeded Sacred Heart, 2-0. … Jake Gauthier and Josh Vinagre each scored to push No. 2

Old Colony (15-2-3) past No. 10 South Shore Christian, 2-1.

Jack Dretler scored twice and Zach Campana got the game-winner in overtime to lift No. 6 Wayland (11-3-4) over No. 2 Dracut, 3-2 a in Div. 3 North semifinal.

Aidan Murray scored the game-winning goal on a penalty kick with 20-minutes remaining in a 1-0 victory for No. 11 Walpole (9-6-4) over third-ranked Milford (13-2-5) in a Div. 2 South quarterfinal.

Field hockey

Christina Calandra came up with two pivotal saves in the shootout to give No. 3 Manchester Essex (12-0-5) a 1-0 win over No. 2 Gloucester in a Div. 2 North semifinal.

Girls volleyball

Senior Riley James finished with 19 kills, breaking the state-record for kills with 1,652 at this point in her career, as No. 1 Barnstable (21-0) blanked No. 4 Dartmouth, 3-0 in the Div. 1 South semifinal round.

In a Div. 3 North semifinal, Lauren Kennedy led a convincing second-set victory with six kills and Abby Stanicek contributed five throughout the match as No. 5 Ipswich (14-6) upset top-seeded Essex Tech, 3-0.