Here is a look at the fifth week of results in scheduled games for all ORR athletic teams.
Field Hockey: The Lady Bulldogs began their week with a tough 3-0 loss to out-of-conference Falmouth. Although the ORR defense played well, the girls could not find the back of the net and couldn’t match the pace of the Falmouth offense. Luckily, the loss did not count towards the girls’ conference record, which remained intact this week with two shutout victories over SCC competitors Fairhaven, 2-0, and Bourne, 3-0. Devyn O’Connor and Darby Nolet led the offense in both games; they each scored a goal against Fairhaven and against Bourne, O’Connor notched two goals while Nolet added a single score.
Boys’ Soccer: The boys had a quiet week, but they made their lone game count, as they tied GNB Voc-Tech in a thrilling 2-2 tie. Previous to the game, the GNB Voc-Tech Bears had won nine games in a row, and were atop of the SCC. The Bulldogs prevented them from gaining their tenth win thanks to strong offensive performances by Alex Sousa and Shane DeSousa, as well as a great job in goal by junior Melvin Vincent. The Bulldogs got out to an early lead thanks to a goal from Sousa, assisted by Evan Santos, but the Bears quickly countered, tying it 1-1 at the half. Sousa then assisted a goal to DeSousa in the fifty-eighth minute, but only five minutes later, the Bears scored another equalizer, and the game remained scoreless from there. Vincent made ten saves in goal in a strong defensive performance by the Bulldogs.
Girls’ Soccer: The Lady Bulldogs also had only one game this week, and they also made it count in a 5-2 victory over GNB Voc-Tech. Kaleigh Goulart had a fantastic game, scoring a hat trick to lead the ORR offense. ORR got out to a 3-2 halftime lead and pulled ahead in the second half to clinch the victory. Other scorers for the Lady Bulldogs were seniors Camille Filloramo and Bailey Truesdale. Goalie Mikayla Demanche made three saves in net.
Golf: The golf team stayed perfect this week, winning both of their games to remain undefeated and atop the SCC rankings. The boys easily beat Fairhaven 158-87 early in the week, with Jackson Mitchell (38) and freshman Jason Gamache (39) leading the Bulldogs to their twelfth victory of the season. The Bulldogs then won a decisive game over SCC rival and powerhouse Dighton-Rehoboth, 147-141. Mitchell, Russell Noonan, and Collin Fitzpatrick all shot 40s for the top three spots, while Tyler Mourao (42), Jacob Durocher (45), and Kyle Sherman (45) rounded out the top six. The win was an important one, as DR was one of the last tough obstacles to overcome for ORR on their path to a SCC title.
Volleyball: The Lady Bulldogs faced two tough losses this week, one to Apponequet and the other to GNB Voc-Tech. The girls were shut out against Apponequet, 3-0, earlier in the week, and they lost 3-1 in a hard-fought game against GNB Voc-Tech. The girls managed to win the third set over their SCC opponent, but ultimately could not stop the dominant GNB Voc-Tech team in the fourth set.
Below are the overall team records, followed by the conference records in wins, losses, and ties as of October 5.
Football: (3-1-0) (3-1-0); Field Hockey: (10-2-0) (10-0-0); Girls’ Soccer: (8-1-1) (8-1-1); Boys’ Soccer: (6-4-1) (6-3-1); Golf: (13-0-0) (13-0-0); Volleyball: (3-10-0) (3-8-0); Boys’ Cross Country: (2-0-0) (2-0-0); Girls’ Cross Country: (2-0-0) (2-0-0).
By Michael Kassabian