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Todd joins 400 club
Hingham coach 2d to reach mark
By Karl Capen
Globe Correspondent

Hingham coach John Todd became only the second boys’ lacrosse coach in state history to reach 400 wins as the seventh-ranked Harbormen took down Plymouth South, 13-0, at Plymouth on Tuesday.

Todd joins Rick Mazzei (405 wins) in the premier 400-club. Mazzei coached at Beverly, Saugus, and Malden Catholic.

Todd has been at the helm for Hingham the past 27 seasons after spending two years as the freshman coach.

The Harbormen seemed poised to secure the milestone for Todd early as they jumped out to a 2-0 advantage behind goals from juniors Devin Irvin and Collin Sullivan.

After the first quarter, Hingham held a 4-0 lead and didn’t stop there, doubling that number to 8-0 before the half.

Hingham (12-4) scored three more times in the third and twice in the fourth to complete the shutout over Plymouth South.

Sullivan and Irvin, along with senior Max Ullrich and sophomore Eric Rubino, led the way for the Harbormen with two goals apiece. Will Kellem recorded the shutout in net.

Brookline 11, Waltham 6 — Senior Jesse Leung led the Warriors (9-3) with four goals and three assists.

Reading 14, Wilmington 3 — Freshman Mike Tovin scored three goals and had two assists for the No. 3 Rockets (12-0).

Concord-Carlisle 13, Wayland 7 — Senior midfielder Andrew Hughes scored five goals for the fourth-ranked Patriots (12-1).

North Reading 13, Georgetown 4 — Senior attack Brad Lumb scored seven goals for the Hornets (7-6).

Girls’ lacrosse

Needham 16, Norwood 3 — Sarah Conley had four goals to lead the No. 3 Rockets (13-0).

Concord-Carlisle 19, Wayland 9 — Sophomore midfielder Payton Vaughn scored five goals for the No. 8 Patriots (12-3).

Ursuline 16, Marian 2 — Junior Megan Duffy scored five goals and had two assists for the Bears (6-6).

Watertown 20, Belmont 9 — Ally McCall had five goals for the Raiders (11-1).

Baseball

Brighton 5, Cathedral 4 — Alex Geronimo had 11 strikeouts for the Bengals (4-5).

Hopkinton 7, Medway 4 — Senior Drew Simi pitched a complete game and struck out 10 for the Hillers (6-4).

Whitman-Hanson 4, Duxbury 3 — Senior pinch hitter Ryan Amado capped off a comeback with a walkoff infield single for the Panthers (8-3).

Newton North 11, Needham 8 — Senior Mike Butera hit a three-run home run for the Tigers (8-4).

Peabody 5, Salem 4 — Sophomore Jake Gustin went 3 for 4 with a solo home run for the Tanners (8-5).

Softball

Norton 1, Norwood 0 — Sophomore Kelly Nelson pitched a perfect-game and struck out 14 for the Lancers (12-0).

Framingham 15, Natick 4 — Senior Colleen Myers went 4 for 5 with four runs scored and four RBIs for the Flyers (6-7).

Millis 10, Bellingham 0 — Sophomore Carly Wenzel scattered five hits and had 11 strikeouts and junior Abby Pyenson led the offense going 4 for 5 with two RBIs for the No. 19 Mohawks (10-3).

Boys’ track

East Bridgewater 119, Cohasset 17 — Junior Dan Lovell won the long jump, triple jump, high hurdles, and 400 hurdles for the Vikings (4-0).

Girls’ track

Sharon 69, Milford 67 — Sophomore Shira Stoller won the javelin and discus for the visiting Eagles (2-1).

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