In a showdown between the second-ranked Whitman-Hanson and third-ranked Hingham girls’ soccer teams on Saturday morning, Caroline Harkins was the difference.
The junior forward connected for her second goal of the game at the 77th minute to lift host Hingham (12-0-1, 10-0-1 Patriot League) to a 2-1 victory, handing the Panthers (11-1-1) their first loss of the season.
“Huge crowd. The girls really feed off the energy,’’ said Hingham coach Ryan Puntiri.
Whitman-Hanson struck first in the 30th minute. Two minutes later, Harkins knotted the game with her 18th of the season.
“Our first goal came off a cross from Kira Maguire,’’ said Puntiri. “We had good possession, she knocked it in . . . it was just a great cross, perfectly timed, great service.’’
In the second half, Harkins converted a through ball from senior Eve Hewins.
“It was just a great effort,’’ said Puntiri. “[Harkins] took a defender one-on-one in the box and beat the goalie back post.’’
Even with a lead in the game’s final few minutes, Puntiri’s focus was making sure his team finished strong, as they have all season.
“I was just looking at the clock to see much time we had left,’’ he said. “My immediate thought was ‘the game is not over.’ ’’
Following the game, Puntiri’s message to his team: “Great win, enjoy the weekend, back to work on Monday.’’
Milton 6, North Quincy 0 — Alyssa Lum, the leading scorer in the Bay State Conference, scored a goal and notched two assists for the Wildcats (7-4-2).
Silver Lake 1, Marshfield 1 — Jill Wohlgemuth netted the tying goal for the Lakers (7-4-3) in the 48th minute. Kellie Smith scored for Marshfield.
Newton South 2, Framingham 0 — The No. 8 Lions (11-0-1) remained undefeated on the strength of goals from sophomore Audrey Lavey and senior Kaabya Shaparala.
Rivers 0, Brooks 0 — Brooks keeper Caroline Drinkwater recorded 10 saves to post her first career shutout.
Boys’ soccerSt. John’s Prep 2, BC High 0 — Sophomore Sam Smith and junior Brian Brennan connected for goals as Prep (8-4-2, 7-0-1 Catholic Conference) clinched the conference title. Making his first varsity start, junior center back Chris Jennings was stellar on defense.
St. Sebastian’s 1, Belmont Hill 0 — Abama Kaba, a senior from Norwood, scored in the 56th minute to lift the Arrows (4-5).
Phillips Andover 4, Tilton 1 — Senior midfielder Andry Proctor scored two goals for the Big Blue (6-2-1).
Lynnfield 1, St. Peter-Marian 0 — Sophomore Nathan Bass scored for the Pioneers.
Portsmouth Abbey 5, Beaver Country Day 0 — Ryan Day scored a pair of goals to power Abbey (7-1-2, 7-0-1 EIL).
Field hockey
Dennis-Yarmouth 1, Bridgewater-Raynham 0 — Junior forward Anna McGaffigan scored the winner for the Dolphins (11-0-2).
Silver Lake 1, Marshfield 1 — Senior captain Anna Battista scored the tying goal with 23 seconds left for the Lakers.
Nobles 2, Thayer 1 — Sophomore Lily Farden of Hingham scored her second goal of the game three minutes into overtime to lift the Bulldogs (7-0-1). Thayer keeper Emily Smith (Abington) made 20 saves in net and junior Stephanie Lyons (Quincy) scored for Tigers (5-5).
Central Catholic 3, Gloucester 1 — Mary Lambert, Serena Rousseau, and Courtney Woronka scored goals while Nicole Brennan made seven saves in net to lead the Raiders (10-3-1).
Girls’ volleyball
Needham 3, Newton South 2 — Suela Miloshi (6 aces) helped the 10-4 Rockets pull out a 15-13 win in the deciding fifth set.
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