Here is a look at the fourth week of results in scheduled games for all ORR athletic teams.
Football: Coming into this week, the boys’ football team knew that they would be facing one of their toughest competitors of the season in GNB Voc-Tech. The strength of their opposition was on full force last Friday, as the Bulldogs suffered their first loss of the season in a heartbreaking 20-15 defeat. The GNB Voc-Tech Bears jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first half, and it looked as if the Bulldogs would not be able to come back. But thanks to a pivotal 39-yard pass play between Quarterback Alex Aruri and Lupe Martinez, the Bulldogs got on the board and picked up some momentum with a two-point conversion off of a blocked extra-point attempt. With just over two minutes in the game left, Darien Dumond ran a 50-yard sweep to give the Bulldogs the lead. The Bulldogs looked as if the game was theirs, with the Bears only at midfield and just 24 seconds to go. But an impressive run by the Bears running-back gave GNB Voc-Tech the score they needed, and the Bulldogs had no time to counter. The Bulldogs have a bye week this week and will return to action on October 10 at home against Dighton-Rehoboth.
Field Hockey: The Lady Bulldogs also suffered their first loss of the season to Sandwich, 1-0. With thirty seconds remaining, Sandwich was able to sneak one by the ORR defense. Luckily, the loss does not count towards the SCC record for ORR, who remain perfect in the conference. The girls took out some of their frustration with a 6-0 blowout against Case later in the week. Devyn O’Connor led the way with two goals, while Sophie Church, Amanda Hiller, Kasey Baltz, and Sarah Robertson each pitched in one. The girls closed out their week with a 2-0 victory over Dighton-Rehoboth, with O’Connor scoring both goals once again. Goalie Mya Lunn turned away five shots to earn her seventh shutout of the season in nine games.
Boys’ Soccer: The Bulldogs lost some of their momentum as they started their week off with two losses to Seekonk and Bourne, both by the score of 1-0. Luckily, the boys snapped their short losing streak with a big 2-1 win over Case. Evan Santos and Mason DaSilva provided first half goals to lead the ORR offense, while junior Melvin Vincent made six saves in net.
Girls’ Soccer: The Lady Bulldogs also had a rough start to their week, as they were handed their first loss of the season to Seekonk, 2-0. The girls could not seem to find the back of the net despite a few good opportunities and thus suffered their first conference and overall defeat of the season. They did, however, turn things around, as they won both of their games against Bourne, 1-0 (Amy Bichajian with the lone goal) and Case, 4-1 (Nicole Gifford, Kaleigh Goulart, Bailey Truesdale, and Leah Przybyszewski each providing a goal).
Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country: Both the boys’ and girls’ cross country teams remained undefeated this week, as the girls’ defeated Bourne in a 15-50 blowout, while the boys’ won in a closer 27-32 win. For the girls, newcomer Maddie Meyer continued her excellent debut season, winning the race in 21:05. The Lady Bulldogs had more than 10 runners finish ahead of the first Bourne runner, easily clinching the victory. The boys’ race was closer than expected, but thanks to key places by Mitch Midwood, Michael Kassabian, James Goulart, Patrick Briand, and Caleb Jagoda, the boys were able to come out on top.
Golf: This week, the ORR golf team faced their toughest competition of the season, SCC powerhouse Apponequet. After a tight match, the depth of the ORR squad prevailed, as the boys won in a clutch 166-152 victory. Though Apponequet’s top three golfers were ahead of ORR’s top three golfers by ten points, the Bulldogs proved their depth was their biggest asset, as the rest of the team shot much better than their counterparts to take the lead and secure the win. Jackson Mitchell was the top scorer for the Bulldogs, shooting a two-over-par 38. The boys followed up their important SCC victory with a 155-104 win over GNB Voc-Tech to improve their record to a perfect 10-0.
Volleyball: The Lady Bulldogs had a great week, winning two of their three games and showing overall improvement from the beginning of the season. The girls pulled out two big wins over Seekonk (3-1) and Bourne (3-2), with Zoe Smith and Michaelah Nunes leading ORR both offensively and defensively. This was a much needed boost to the Lady Bulldogs, whose record is now 3-8.
Below are the overall team records, followed by the conference records in wins, losses, and ties as of September 28.
Football: (3-1-0) (3-1-0); Field Hockey: (8-1-0) (8-0-0); Girls’ Soccer: (7-1-1) (7-1-1); Boys’ Soccer: (6-4-0) (6-3-0); Golf: (10-0-0) (10-0-0); Volleyball: (3-8-0) (3-6-0); Boys’ Cross Country: (2-0-0) (2-0-0); Girls’ Cross Country: (2-0-0) (2-0-0).
By Michael Kassabian
