Hill School boys soccer tops Mercersburg, 3-2

Eight may currently be enough for The Hill School’s boys soccer team ... but that may not be the case for the future.

Chance Antonio’s goal in the 72nd minute proved the game-winner for the Blues in Saturday’s game with Mercersburg Academy. A 3-2 victory secured for the Hill a Mid-Atlantic Prep League-best eight championships, and it came in a duel of previously-unbeaten league entries.

Antonio’s tally in the 72nd minute was the first of his career. Host Mercersburg opened the scoring in the sixth minute, converting a corner kick only to have The Hill answer with a corner kick goal of its own two minutes later from co-captain Aidan Sullivan with Sam Becket on the assist. Becket assisted on a Josh Shepherd ‘20 goal a few minutes before intermission to send The Hill up 2-1.

Mercersburg scored on yet another corner to tie the match at 2 in the 55th minute before Antonio’s banger from 25 yards out. Alan Kim added two-save goaltending for the Hill.

Field hockey

HILL SCHOOL 5, MERCERSBURG AC. 0 >> The Blues maintained their unbeaten standing in the MAPL, rolling over Mercersburg Ac. to clinch no worse than a tie for the championship.

Hill (4-0) started off slow, but was able to use its passing style to keep possession throughout much of the game. Captain Isabella Palde led the way with two goals while her sister, Josephine, also scored twice with one assist. Logan Clouser also contributed one goal and one assist.

Both Hayley Gable and Brianna Hartman contributed to the shutout victory, the team’s fourth in five games.

Boys cross country

PAISAA >> Tucker Dunn headed the Hill School boys team’s showing in the association’s championship meet at Belmont Plateau

Dunn placed 15th in a time of 18:07, followed by Jamie Olson’s 17th-place (18:13) run. The Blues’ other top runners were Michael Soland (24th, 18:32), Antoine Neveu (19:06) and Thomas Stone.

The Hill was eighth of 14 teams in the field.

Girls cross country

PAISAA >> Olivia Tullman’s Top 10 finish keyed the Hill School girls team in the association’s championship meet at Belmont Plateau.

Tullman maintained her standing as the Blues’ leader by placing eighth in 20:57 — a finish that got her All-State second team honors. The Hill’s next five runners all crossed the line within 50 seconds of each other, headed by Amber Cao (28th, 22:56) and Maddie Kershner (29th, 22:56) and including Lilian Rizek (23:05), co-captain Calla Booth-Genthe, Chevelle Obuobi-Donkor (23:45) and Kathryn Gvodas (24:56).

The team finished sixth in the 12-school field.

Boys golf

KEYSTONE CUP >> The Hill School extended its hold on the championship trophy, against Mercersburg Academy and Kiski School, in the annual tournament.

Echo Wu tied for the tourney’s medalist prize while Billy Gussler finished second. The Blues also benefited from good play by Cam Miller and Nick Rafetto to win a third straight year, and to extend their current win streak to five.