HS Roundup: Six Frontier field hockey players record goals to knock off Franklin Tech, 6-1, in Div. 4 Round of 32 (PHOTOS)

Franklin Tech’s Lilianna Inman, left, battles Frontier’s Macy DeMaio for possession during the host Redhawks’ 6-1 win in the MIAA Division 4 Round of 32 on Friday in South Deerfield.

Franklin Tech’s Lilianna Inman, left, battles Frontier’s Macy DeMaio for possession during the host Redhawks’ 6-1 win in the MIAA Division 4 Round of 32 on Friday in South Deerfield. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ

Frontier’s Claire Kirkendall, left, is pursued by Franklin Tech’s Katy Lengieza during the host Redhawks’ 6-1 win in the MIAA Division 4 Round of 32 on Friday in South Deerfield.

Frontier’s Claire Kirkendall, left, is pursued by Franklin Tech’s Katy Lengieza during the host Redhawks’ 6-1 win in the MIAA Division 4 Round of 32 on Friday in South Deerfield. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ

Frontier’s Ashley Taylor, left, and Franklin Tech’s Nora Cutting vie for the ball during the host Redhawks’ 6-1 win in the MIAA Division 4 Round of 32 on Friday in South Deerfield.

Frontier’s Ashley Taylor, left, and Franklin Tech’s Nora Cutting vie for the ball during the host Redhawks’ 6-1 win in the MIAA Division 4 Round of 32 on Friday in South Deerfield. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ

Franklin Tech’s Cordelia Guerin, left, and Frontier’s Lauryn Kalinowski vie for control of the ball during the host Redhawks’ 6-1 win in the MIAA Division 4 Round of 32 on Friday in South Deerfield.

Franklin Tech’s Cordelia Guerin, left, and Frontier’s Lauryn Kalinowski vie for control of the ball during the host Redhawks’ 6-1 win in the MIAA Division 4 Round of 32 on Friday in South Deerfield. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ

Staff Report

Published: 11-01-2024 8:39 PM

A four-goal second quarter was more than enough for the Frontier field hockey team, as the fourth-seeded Redhawks scored all of their goals before halftime en route to a 6-1 win over No. 29 Franklin Tech in the MIAA Division 4 Round of 32 on Friday in South Deerfield.

Frontier (16-2-2) advanced to the Round of 16, where it will host No. 13 West Bridgewater at a date and time to be determined. West Bridgewater blanked No. 20 Stoneham, 3-0, in its Round of 32 game on Friday.

“We talked about it at practice, now we’re entering the state tournament and if you don’t win, you don’t advance,” Frontier coach Missy Mahar said. “We reminded them that this is what’s at stake. I think coming off a championship game [against Greenfield] on Monday, it’s just trying to refocus them. We’ve got to lock it back in.”

Harper Modestow, Rowan Reilly, Addison Harrington, Ashley Taylor, Stella Heflin and Lauryn Kalinowski tallied for the Hawks, which led 2-0 after one quarter and 6-0 at half. Harrington, Elsa Brown, Taylor, Macy DeMaio, Claire Kirkendall and Nora Sloan notched assists.

Hannah Gilbert broke up the shutout with a goal for the Eagles (12-6-2) in the fourth quarter assisted by Katy Lengieza. Madison Markwell made 20 saves in net for Tech, a performance that impressed Mahar.

“She had an amazing game,” the Frontier coach said of Markwell. “She had some really good saves in some crucial moments.”

No. 16 Clinton 2, No. 17 Greenfield 1 — The Green Wave played a close one with the Gaels on Friday, with Clinton squeaking out a 2-1 victory to advance to the Round of 16. 

The Gaels advances to play top-seeded Uxbridge in the Round of 16. 

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Madi Lemay had the goal for Greenfield, with Riley Thayer providing the assist. The Wave closed their season with a 10-9 record. 

Girls volleyball

Div. 4 Round of 32

No. 6 Frontier 3, No. 27 Ayer Shirley 0 — The Redhawks opened the Div. 4 tournament with an emphatic victory, cruising to a 25-9, 25-10, 26-24 victory over the Panthers at Goodnow Gymnasium Friday. 

Frontier (15-6) advances to host the winner of No. 11 Rockland and No. 22 Stoneham in the Round of 16. 

Caitlin Maio put down six kills and two aces, Bailey Martin tallied six kills and one ace, Sophia Pinardi smashed six kills, Parrish Stilla and Cadence Martin each had nine assists while Ariana Miller made 13 digs for Frontier. 

Div. 5 prelim

No. 31 Georgetown 3, No. 34 Mahar 0 — The Senators’ season came to a close on Friday, falling to the Royals in three sets in Georgetown. 

Mahar closes out its season with a 9-10 record. 

Madelynn Burgess finished with 11 assists, four digs and two aces, Turin Gurganus had two aces and two digs, Mia Santana tallied four kills and one ace, Hayden Comeau added three kills, one ace, five digs and one block while Scarleth Aranda Lebron put down three kills for in the loss for Mahar.