Martell winning over all skeptics

Bedford boys thrive under female coach

When Ashley Martell took over as Bedford boys’ lacrosse coach shortly before the season, she knew her players might be skeptical. A couple of months later, Martell’s new offensive system is firing on all cylinders, and the No. 13 Bucs roared to an 18-4 win over No. 20 Essex Tech in the first round of the Division 3 tournament.

“I think they were skeptical at first, because it’s not everyday you see a woman coaching boys’ lacrosse,” said Martell, who is likely the only female coach woman to win a boys’ lacrosse tournament game in Eastern Mass.

Bedford dominated from the opening faceoff behind senior Eric Miles (6 goals, 3 assists).

Division 1 State

BC High 21, Wachusett 2 —

The second-seeded Eagles (17-2) cruised in a tourney opener behind Patrick Maroney (3 goals, 3 assists).

Franklin 20, Methuen 0 — Seniors Tyler Sacchetti and Luke Davis each scored three goals for the fourth-seeded Panthers (18-1) in the first round.

Hingham 15, Beverly 6 — Two players (Colin Lasch and Henry Woodyatt) posted hat tricks for the fifth-seeded Harbormen (18-2) in the first round.

Marshfield 12, Bishop Feehan 8 — Graham Schofield racked up five goals for the 10th-seeded Rams (15-4) in a first-round win.

Division 2 State

Billerica 20, Westborough 4 — Jason Martin (5 assists), Adam Priest (3 assists), Kam Tremblay (2 assists), and Steven Gentile racked up hat tricks for the fifth-seeded Indians (13-6) in a first-round win.

Burlington 17, Westfield 7 — Jason Kane and Nolan Jennings scored five goals apiece for the No. 12 Red Devils (14-5) in a firstround matchup.

Duxbury 20, West Springfield 5 — Wyatt Glass (6 goals, 2 assists) led all scorers for the third-seeded Dragons (17-3) in a first-round win.

Mansfield 19, Whitman-Hanson6— Ryan DeGirolamo loomed made 15 saves for the ninth-seeded Hornets (14-6) in a first-round win.

Reading 20, Plymouth North 4 — Eamon Centrella (6 goals, 1 assist) and Robbie Granara (1 goal, 7 assists) powered the top-seeded Rockets (18-1) in the first round.

Scituate 17, Oliver Ames 5 — Will Robinson deposited six goals for the sixth-seeded Sailors (13-8) in a first-round win.

Westwood 18, North Attleborough 10 — Donald Varnerin grooved four goals and dished out two assists for the 14th-seeded Wolverines (15-4) in a first-round win.

Division 3 State

Apponequet 12, Fairhaven 4 —

The 12th-seeded Lakers (16-1) advanced to the second round on the strength of five goals from Kenny Wisniewski.

Falmouth 18, Pembroke 4 — Ollie Partridge (4 goals, 2 assists) led the attack for the seventh-seeded Clippers (13-6) in the first round.

Medfield 17, Arlington Catholic 5— Tim Collins scored seven goals for the fifth-seeded Warriors (13-6) in a first-round win.

Newburyport 10, Ashland 4 — Colin Fuller’s hat trick powered the third-seeded Clippers (13-6) in a first-round matchup.

Shawsheen 12, Nipmuc 11 — Caleb Caceres scored in overtime to lift the No. 17 Rams (13-6) in the first round.

Wayland 8, Triton 6 — Charlie Lieb scored five goals for the No. 18 Warriors (6-11) in the first round. Division 4 State

Abington 17, South Shore VocTech 4 — Hunter Grafton totaled 10 points (6 goals, 4 assists) for the fifth-seeded Green Wave (14-4) in a first-round win.

Dover-Sherborn 10, East Bridgewater 3 — Grant Sullivan put up eight points (3 goals, 5 assists) for the third-seeded Raiders (13-6) in a first-round win.

Nantucket 16, Seekonk 0 — Junior Cole Chambers surpassed 100 career goals with four strikes for the sixth-seeded Whalers (13-6) in a first-round blowout.

Rockland 16, Martha’s Vineyard 7 — More than half of the 11th-seeded Bulldogs’ goals were from Lucas Leander, who found the back of the net nine times in a firstround win for Rockland (15-4).

Sandwich 15, Stoneham 3 — Avery Richardson struck for three goals with an assist for the secondseeded Blue Knights (12-7) in a first-round win.

Girls’ lacrosse Division 1 State

Chelmsford 12, Lexington 1 — Amelia Kelley, Taija Bell, and Maggie Loeber tallied three goals apiece for the No. 9 Lions (15-4) in the first round.

Hingham 11, Algonquin 8 — Caroline Connolly scored four goals and Madeline Packard added three points to lead the 16th-seeded Harborwomen (14-8) in the first round.

Weymouth 17, Peabody 3 — Megan Doyle totaled six points, 14 draw controls, and four caused turnovers to lead the 11th-seeded Wildcats (15-6)in the first round.

Division 2 State

Billerica 14, Canton 5 — Sara MacLeod buried a team-high six goals, and Audrey Toce chipped in three goals and two assists to lead the 15-seeded Indians (8-11) in the first round.

Melrose 10, Westborough 9 —

Meg Casey’s four goals, including the winner, led the 16th-seeded Red Hawks (9-8) in the first round.

Scituate 17, Agawam 6 — Charlotte Spaulding fired in 10 goals to lead the seventh-ranked Sailors (12-7) in the first round.

Division 3 State

Medfield 20, Greater Lowell 2

— Kelly Blake, Alex Blake, and Izzy Kittredge scored three goals apiece to lead the second-ranked Warriors (18-3) in the first round.

Notre Dame (Worcester) 16, Middleborough 7 —

Ava Leahy netted her 100th career goal and Maddie Duggan recorded her 100th career point for the No. 15 Rebels (15-6) in the first-round win.

Swampscott 17, Dedham 5 —

Senior Brooke Waters scored five goals to lead the No. 9 Big Blue (13-4) in the first round.

Division 4 State

Ipswich 17, Belchertown 2 — Carolyn Bailey (3 goals, 1 assist) and Ella Stein (3 goals, 1 assist) combined to lead the top-seeded Tigers (16-1) in the first round.

Sandwich 18, Advanced Math and Science 4 — Ryann Cobban scored four goals to lead the sixthseeded Blue Knights (16-4) in the first round.

Tahanto 24, Littleton 11 — Julia Rubinow racked up eight goals and eight assists and tallied her 400th career point to lead the No. 12 Stags (15-2) in the first round.

Boys’ tennis Division 2 State

Hingham 5, Mansfield 0 — Ben LaRhette and Nick Dubois (6-1, 7-5) battled to a doubles win as the fourth-seeded Harbormen (18-4) rolled to a second-round victory.

Girls’ tennis Division 2 State

Duxbury 3, Westwood 2 — Caroline Sutliffe won at first singles (6-1, 6-0), powering the eighthseeded Green Dragons (17-5) to a second-round win.

Masconomet 5, Marblehead 0 — Senior captain Kendall Skulley triumphed at first singles (6-0, 6-0) as the fourth-seeded Chieftains (17-0) cruised in the second round.

Boys’ volleyball

Division 1 State

Methuen 3, Chelmsford 1 —

The 16th-seeded Rangers (13-8) avenged two regular-season losses to secure their first state tournament win since 2012.

St. John’s (Shrewsbury) 3, North Andover 0 — Matt Deeley (11 kills, 10 digs) and Ben Saro (28 digs) led the fourth-seeded Pioneers (17-4) to a second-round win.

Division 2 State

Greater New Bedford 3, Leominster 1 —

Curran Farnworth (12 kills, 19 digs, 3 aces) led the way as the seventh-seeded Bears (15-3) earned a second-round victory.

Wayland 3, Holyoke 0 — Finn Bell notched a program-record 11 aces to go with 15 kills, in a firstround win for the No. 13 seed Warriors (9-12).

South Heptathlon

Franklin’s Sarah Dumas (2,839 points) jumped out to a commanding lead on Day 1 of the MSTCA South Heptathlon at Notre Dame Academy (Hingham). Dumas notched first-place finishes in the 100-meter hurdles (15.04), shot put (10.58 meters), and 200-meter dash (26.45).