REGION – Though a handful of teams saw their seasons end this past week, the Marlborough boys hockey team and the co-op girls hockey teams from Shrewsbury and Algonquin high schools remain active in their pursuit of a state championship.
The Panthers, Colonials and Titans each won their respective quarterfinals games this past week in overtime, teeing up a trio of semifinals clashes for Monday night.
The season now continues as teams look to maintain momentum.
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ASSABET
BOYS’ HOCKEY – MARCH 8
Assabet opened with a flurry of first period goals against Ashland last week. The Clockers answered, but the Aztecs managed to regain their lead to seize a 5-3 win.
This set up a quarterfinals clash with number-one-ranked Norwell on March 12.
BOYS’ HOCKEY – MARCH 12
Assabet kept things close in the first period. Norwell seized momentum from there, though, scoring five times in the second frame of their quarterfinals game on their way to a 7-1 win.
This loss ended Assabet’s season.
ALGONQUIN
GIRLS’ HOCKEY – MARCH 9
Mallory Farrell notched a pair of goals for the Titans as they upset seventh-ranked Westwood on the road in Canton.
GIRLS’ HOCKEY – MARCH 12
Algonquin – 1, Winchester – 0
Mallory Farrell snapped a 0-0 tie with a goal on a blistering wrist-shot in overtime. Goalie Lana Pacific notched the shutout for the Titans, continuing a streak that has seen her move through the first three rounds of this year’s MIAA Division II tournament without allowing a goal.
Algonquin will now take on Medfield in the state semifinals on Monday night at 5:30 p.m. at Loring Arena in Framingham.
GRAFTON
BOYS’ HOCKEY – MARCH 9
Grafton – 6, Burncoat – 1
BOYS’ HOCKEY – MARCH 12
Grafton – 1, Watertown – 2
An unbeaten streak that stretched back to Feb. 2 came to an end in Watertown on Saturday as Grafton fell in the semifinals of their Division IV boys hockey bracket.
“Tough ending to a great season,” the team’s official Twitter account noted in a message after the loss. “The boys battled until the final buzzer.”
“Thank you to our seniors,” it continued. “They set the program up for what is sure to be a bright future…”
HUDSON
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL – MARCH 8
Hudson – 51, Bishop Fenwick – 69
MARLBOROUGH
BOYS’ HOCKEY – MARCH 7
Marlborough – 8, Essex Tech – 0
Marcus Chrisafideis scored four goals for the Panthers as they dispatched Essex Tech at home at Navin Skating Rink in town.
The win set Marlborough up for a quarterfinals game against Danvers on Friday.
BOYS’ HOCKEY – MARCH 11
Marlborough – 4, Danvers – 3
Mark Evangelous scored an overtime game winner to propel the Panthers past Danvers.
Marlborough will now take on Lynnfield on Monday at 7:45 p.m. at the Tsongas Center in Lowell.
SHREWSBURY
GIRLS’ HOCKEY – MARCH 7
Shrewsbury – 5, Stoneham – 1
GIRLS’ HOCKEY – MARCH 12
Shrewsbury – 2, Notre Dame – 1
Shrewsbury skated past Notre Dame in overtime thanks to a game winning goal by Aislinn Bennett.
The win vaulted the Colonials into the state semifinals, where they’ll meet Arlington on Monday night at Gallo Arena in Bourne.
